Computer-Generated Pop Stars: Revolutionary or Ridiculous?
SodaHead Music
2012/03/12 13:00:00
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While one Japanese researcher is working to make violin strings out of spider silk, others are experimenting with music technology in a very different way. According to The Daily Caller, Hatsune Miku is a fictional Japanese pop star, or "Vocaloid," made from the sampled voice of actress Saki Fujita and a computer-generated green-haired image.
And though it's a kitschy idea, the computer-generated concert sold out in 24 theaters at $76 a ticket. Fans crowded into locations across Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to watch the final performances of Hatsune Miku, projected as a hologram and accompanied by a live band. For western audiences, videos of Miku performances might seem astounding. It's kind of like a Justin Bieber show... if Justin Bieber was a hologram. Is it really all that different? You tell us!
And if you want a peek at the computer-generated Japanese pop star in action, just click on the photo below or visit The Daily Caller article to watch the video.
And though it's a kitschy idea, the computer-generated concert sold out in 24 theaters at $76 a ticket. Fans crowded into locations across Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to watch the final performances of Hatsune Miku, projected as a hologram and accompanied by a live band. For western audiences, videos of Miku performances might seem astounding. It's kind of like a Justin Bieber show... if Justin Bieber was a hologram. Is it really all that different? You tell us!
And if you want a peek at the computer-generated Japanese pop star in action, just click on the photo below or visit The Daily Caller article to watch the video.
Read More: http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/09/japans-computer-...
Hatsune Miku would have sold out at a $150 ticket, you should have seen some of the tickets on Ebay O_O
I'll be the first to admit that some of it is awful, but it does contradict Murphy's law (I think that's the one). Where 95% of everything is crud. Hatsune Miku breaks that mould because it allows more creative thinkers to be able to put their work forwards without having to employ someone to sing it.
I hardly even listen to music with real vocals anyways. I'm a post-rock fan, so that makes up 95% of my music library.
Though, actually, there's a really wide variety as far as genres go. From this "flower techno" you speak of, to ballads, to death metal which I do NOT like, and a lot more.
But, well, the song I was thinking of when I said "ballad" was written by Clear-san, and he's only 28 and not balding at all, so there.
...And this one, and this one(I like the metaphor)... And I'll stop now.
I absolutely love Vocaloid! The program itself is a really cool concept- it gives a voice to people who, for whatever reason, don't want to share their own. And the songs come from such a wide variety of sources; people from different backgrounds with different stores to tell through Vocaloids... I think it's so cool!
As for the concerts, it's just fans getting together to enjoy music that they all love. No, there's no real singer, but it's fun to get together with people who like the same thing! And besides, the band's all real... ww
Oh, and by the way, I have a Vocaloid for my profile picture. :) Kagamine Len of Vocaloid 2, as he appears in the song "Imitation Black."
There's been a few more Engloids since then (and one bilingual), but none that have really gotten popular...
Vocaloid 1:
Vocaloid 2:
Vocaloid 3 (just released! :D):
With the release of Vocaloid 3, there's also now Korean and Chinese Vocaloids!
You might not want to Google that.
Personally~ I prefer yaoi. :)
I know all about roleplaying, but I never got into it myself. Yaoi roleplay, I think, would be especially embarrassing... >.>