![]() ![]() Originally envisioned as a marketing tool, Miku has gone from a glorified advertisement to one of the most recognisable performers in Japan today. In recent years we’ve seen many virtual singers being developed, but Miku has retained her place as the most famous avatar on the scene. The singing synthesizer programme allows users to generate a voice on their computer and manipulate it to make it sound how they’d like. Hatsune Miku is a singing voice synthesizer developed by Sapporo-based software company Crypton Future Media, utilising the Yamaha-built VOCALOID™ voice engine. Hatsune Miku, Japan’s premier virtual pop star, is ready to shine in real life. ![]() A sea of glowsticks – the same colour as the singer’s hair, a blue-green that turns the floor into a bed of neon seaweed – lights up. Several hundred visitors have expressed their love for the headliner by dressing like her, complete with wigs. Thousands of fans wait for the show to start, as a dozen workers on stage check the instruments of the band that’s backing tonight’s show. People pack the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on a crisp autumn weekend to watch one of the most famous pop stars in Japan. ![]()
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