初音未來英文

初音未來英文

HatsuneMiku:TheVirtualDiva(2000words)

Introduction:

HatsuneMikuisavocaloidsoftwaredevelopedbyCryptonFutureMedia,Inc.inJapanin2007.Shebecameincrediblypopularanddevelopedamassivefollowingcreatedbyherabilitytocreatesynthesizedsingingthroughtheuseofavocalsynthesizer.Thisgeneratedafanbase,includingcosplayersandartistswhodrewfanartofHatsuneMiku.ThispaperwilldelvedeeperintowhatexactlyHatsuneMikuis,howshechangedJapanesepopculture,thesubculturethatemergedfromher,andhowshebecameapopsensationoutsideofJapan.

DescriptionofHatsuneMiku:

HatsuneMikuisasingingsynthesizerapplicationwithaunique,synthesizedsingingvoice.She’sthefirstvocaloidproducedbyCryptonFutureMediaandispartofthefourthiterationoftheVocaloidseries.Thepronunciationofthename‘HatsuneMiku’is“Ha-tsu-neMi-ku”.ThenamecanbetranslatedintoEnglishas‘firstsoundofthefuture.’Miku’svoiceissampledfromvoiceactressSakiFujita,andacombinationofothervoicerecordingswasusedtomakeupthefinalvoice.ThesoftwareutilizesYamahaCorporation’sVocaloid2,Vocaloid3,andVocaloid4speechsynthesistechnologytoproducehervoice.

HerdesignwasinspiredbythemangaandanimecultureinJapan,andspecificallythecharacter“Rin”fromthemangacalled“RinandLen”.Miku’shairwasdesignedtoappear‘non-human,’resemblinghairfromananimecharacter.Herdesignissomewhatofahybridofmanydifferentanimecharacters,withblue-greenhair,aturquoisetie,andablackoutfitwithbuttonsdownthecenter.

Miku’spopularity:

Mikuhasgrowninpopularitysinceherdebutin2007.Herfanaticfollowershavecreatedtheirowncult-likesubculturebasedaroundher.Herfanbasehasgrownsolargethatin2010,awebsitewascreatedtotrackfan-generatedHatsuneMikucontent.Thiswebsiteisknownas‘Vocaloidism’andcoversthelatestHatsuneMikunewsforVocaloidfansworldwide.

ThephenomenonsurroundingHatsuneMikuhasmadeheravirtualambassadorforJapanesepopculture.Mikuhasmadeappearancesinmanycommercialsandevents,includingthe“HelloKitty35thAnniversary”ceremonyin2009.In2013,HatsuneMikuwastheopeningactforLadyGaga’s“ArtRave:TheArtpopBall”tourintheUnitedStates.ShehasproventoberemarkablypopularwithWesternaudiences,andmanyofhersongsareavailableonvideogamessuchasJustDance.

SubculturesurroundingHatsuneMiku:

ThefanbasecreatedbyHatsuneMikuisuniqueandratherlarge.Duetoheronlinepresence,MikuhasbecomesynonymouswiththecultureofpeopleontheInternetwhoarepassionateaboutanime,manga,videogames,andJapanesepopculture.So-called“Miku-culture”hascreatedmanysub-communities,includingcosplay,fanfiction,fanart,andevenfan-mademusic.ThissubculturehasbroughtpeopletogetherandcreatedrelationshipsbasedonasharedloveforHatsuneMiku.

ThecosplaycommunityrelatedtoHatsuneMikuisoneofthemostextensivefanbasesontheInternettoday.ThecosplaycommunityhasanenormouslistofMikuoutfits,andcosplayersfromaroundtheworlddressupasMikutoshowtheirloveforthecharacter.Anotherfavoritepass-timeofMiku’sfanbaseis“dressingherup”.HatsuneMikuisknownforappearinginvariousoutfitsandhavingherbandperformindiversecostumes.

HatsuneMikuandthefuture:

HatsuneMikuhasprovedthattheinternetisanexcellenttoolformusiciansandartists.Hervocalsoftwarehasbecomeaplatformformusiciansaroundtheworld,andmanyhaveutilizedhervoicefortheirsongs.Mikuhasappearedincommercials,onthenews,andinmusicvideos,andshecontinuestogainpopularityworldwide.

However,withthetechnologyofvoicesynthesisadvancingregularly,andAItechnologyimprovingrapidly,somehavespeculatedthatHatsuneMikumaybecomeobsolete.Ifthetechnologiesusedtocreateasyntheticsingingvoicecontinuetoimprove,thenHatsuneMikucouldeventuallybecomeoutdated.Thisissomethingthathergrowingfanbaseisnotlookingforwardto,astheyviewthe‘diva’asatimelesssymbolofpopculture.

Conclusion:

HatsuneMikuisaculturalphenomenonthatshowsnosignsofslowingdown.Shehasadevotedfanbasethathascreatedtheirsubculturebasedontheirloveforher.Mikushowshowtheinternetcanbeusedtobringpeopletogetherandcreatesharedinterests.Herimpactonpop-cultureinJapanandworldwidehasbeen