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Vocaloids
written on Thursday, 6 November 2014 @ 09:46 ✈
Yay today's the last session of sociology GDs! Really wished i could contribute more but i just don't have the content. And i kinda suck at phrasing what i wanna say cos..i still don't know my stuff. It makes me wanna form study groups with my friends too haha! Actually i did form one but it takes quite a lot of effort to maintain and everyone's busy with their assignments and stuff): Maybe next sem ba! Or reading week! Anyway, kinda slow but I JUST FOUND OUT WHAT EXACTLY VOCALOIDS ARE TODAY. Essentially, its a digitally produced anime popstar singer; its voice is digitally arranged, pre-recorded and auto-tuned from a real person's voice. And the most popular vocaloid is none other than Hatsune Miku. Go check it out on Youtube if you haven't heard of it. Last i checked, she performed in a concert with hundreds of cheering fans, enthusiastically waving their lightsticks and cheering!! It has over 2 million views. WOW. I was mind blown O_O! For the uninitiated (oh don't you love this phrase HAHAHA):
My first reaction was just absolute shock because i couldn't believe that one would actually pay to watch an animated holographic girl sing. ANIMATED YO, you can just watch it at home, but yea you can argue that being at the concert gives a totally different feel BUT STILL, "ITS NOT REAAALLL!!!" Its like an animated movie but way more expensive??
Check out these reactions! I love this youtube channel hahaha.
So..what's your reaction to this internet sensation?
Pretty clear that there's a mix of reactions between both age groups, some people could not accept it because it just wasn't real. Hatsune Miku couldn't give you emotional vocals and some perceive that liking and being a fan of it is just dumb. You can't hug it. Or talk to it. Well its common to be a fan of cartoon TV shows, ya know adventure time, pokemon, but vocaloids brings it to another new level.
Let me give you a brief insight into the fan demographics for Hatsune Miku:
1. It isn't only restricted to Japan. Though Japan's culture is extremely different from that of America/UK, people all around the whole are pretty much hyped up about this hologram singing dude
Hatsune was the most wanted singer for the London Olympics 2012.
She's also having a concert in LA this year:
2. Couldn't find statistics but i would presume teenagers occupy the largest proportion of its fan base.
They attract teens to the concerts by giving discounts for those under the age of 18.
They also have this "Miku Miku dance" program which complements the song so you can dance along with it.
Many are shocked by the level of technological advancement which created Hatsune.
This is how i feel about this topic:
Personally, i think that the creation of Hatsune is darn cool, its marketed extremely well, as seen from its enormous fan base. And that the fans are so willing to fork out their money to buy tickets to watch a hologram sing and dance. Its pretty funny that the band members are real and the main singer is fake..exact reverse of a typical concert. The singer sings along to the BG music. But in this case the instrumentalists play along to Hatsune's recorded songs.
I'm a guitar player and i make covers- and i really hate auto tune.. I mean a lil auto-tune is fine, c'mon many singers do that, but this is too extreme. But it all really depends on your interpretation of music. What do you look out for in a song? I listen for emotions and strength of vocals, i love to hear singers belt out dat high note, full of emotion~ Auto tune just makes it sound emotionless to me and it gives me headache lols. But if you like cute music and auto tune, congrats you've found paradise!
I do appreciate the hard work music arrangers put in behind the scenes, pretty darn awesome but this kind of music is not my style haha. One good thing is that Hatsune doesn't really have to deal with anti-fans/stalkers HAHA.
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