Japan’s National Election with Vocaloid

Upper house election finished tonight 20:00 Sunday, July 21. This time, the use of the Internet was allowed first time in history. So far, there are no prominent Internet using candidate reported though. Another small difference which some people noticed this time is the usage of Vocaloid, human-voice music synthesizer software which might be best… Continue reading Japan’s National Election with Vocaloid

Hatsune Miku Appears On A Pizza In “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku”

Higa Industries, Inc. [J] has released the iOS AR (augmented reality) application in collaboration with the pizza chain “Domino’s Pizza” and virtual idol Hatsune Miku, “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku.” “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku” is an application which adds AR functions and Hatsune Miku contents to the already released Domino’s Pizza iOS Application “Domino’s… Continue reading Hatsune Miku Appears On A Pizza In “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku”

“Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Hatsune Miku Hong Kong and Taiwan executive committe has announced that they will hold “Miku Pa♪”, vocaloid Hatsune Miku’s concerts at Hong Kong and Taiwan.  They have also opened an Exclusive Site. [J] Hatsune Miku’s concerts held in foreign countries include “MIKUNOPOLIS” in Los Angeles on July 2nd 2011, and this will be the 2nd… Continue reading “Hatsune Miku” Hits Hong Kong, Taiwan, With “Miku Pa♪” Live Concerts

Many Hatsune Miku Videos Being Removed From YouTube By Invalid Copyright Report

Popular human voice synthesizer Vocaloid Hatsune Miku are getting known oversea as a Japanese web phenomenon. Like the global company Google picked it up as a “singer” for Chrome promotion in Japan, where they chose Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga for US. As the Chrome video shows, there are massive number of generated songs and… Continue reading Many Hatsune Miku Videos Being Removed From YouTube By Invalid Copyright Report

Hatsune Miku’s Song Used For Google Chrome Commercial Tops At iTunes Japan Chart

“Tell Your World “, the song which is used for Google Chrome Promotional campaign of livetune feat. Hatsune Mike (初音ミク) tops at iTunes Japan among all categories. iTunes Japan chart at 19th January was following. The song was released in 18th January on iTunes Japan and right after the release, ranked top 10. On next day, it… Continue reading Hatsune Miku’s Song Used For Google Chrome Commercial Tops At iTunes Japan Chart

Fan’s Made Virtual Singer Hatsune Miku Concert “At Home”

As Google evangelized that Hatsune Miku is an user-generated phenomenon, not just a girl’s voice synthesizer application. Then, all of her characters, song, voice and dances at concerts may not be a possessions of officials. Fans are trying to reproduce her concerts in their rooms. YouTube user aokikc used a mosquito screen as a substitute… Continue reading Fan’s Made Virtual Singer Hatsune Miku Concert “At Home”

Google Chrome Promotion With Hatsune Miku

Like US Google featuring Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, Google Japan chose the most popular singer on Japanese web, virtual singing tool Hatsune Miku, a 61 seconds video which praises all involved creators. The playing count does not move up from 309, which might be from Japanese word-play 3(=Mi) 9(=ku). You may check the stats… Continue reading Google Chrome Promotion With Hatsune Miku

Moymoypalaboy Everybody Copied By MMD. So WTF Is MMD?

Moymoypalaboy’s Everybody (Backstreet Boys) is a popular user generated movie played about 3 million times on YouTube. Then what is this movie rapidly adding its played count? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-287ehU1U4 From the Japanese title “【MMD】 「顔芸担当」 × 「エアボ兄弟」 でEVERYBODY 【オリジナル】” “[MMD][Kaogei Tantou]x[Eabo Kyodai] de EVERYBODY [Original]”, which shows the left side movie is made by MMD =… Continue reading Moymoypalaboy Everybody Copied By MMD. So WTF Is MMD?

Crypton Offers Hatsune Miku Social Game For Gree Android

Crypton Future Media Company has begun to offer a social game “Hatsune Miku Vocalo×Live!” for the Android version of the GREE, one of the most profitable social gaming networks around the world. The new “Hatsune Miku Vocalo×Live” is for the Android device. The same title is now being offered on GREE for feature phones. The… Continue reading Crypton Offers Hatsune Miku Social Game For Gree Android