So, let's go!
Featured Vocaloid
The one, the only, the diva Miku Hatsune! Her voice provider is Saki Fujita, the third Crypton Vocaloid, the second for the Vocaloid2 engine-- the first in Japan, though-- and code-named CV01. Her most well-known roles are everything everywhere in Melt, Love is War, the Third Alice in Alice Human Sacrifice, the Green Girl/Spirit of ELD in Story of Evil, the Cinderella-wannabe in Cendrillon, and the girl in Cantarella, and... a lot of other songs. She's the one who brought Vocaloid into the spotlight with her cover of Ievan Polkka that skyrocket to meme status on NND. Later she also saved Kaito from obscurity. She is by far the most popular Vocaloid there is, and Crypton Future Media's mascot. Coincidentally, the number 39 can be pronounced "mi-ku", so it is treated as a number associated with her and, more generally, Vocaloid as a whole.She was the first to receive an Append version due to complaints that her cheery voice was not suited to some songs. Miku is generally portrayed as a cheerful girl, if a bit of a diva. Her voice is upbeat and very soprano, though it often lacks depth. However, most producers find her voice very user-friendly, so she sings many, many, many songs.
Featured Producer
Our featured producer is the beloved DECO*27, with 27 pronounced as "nee-na" and the asterisk left silent. DECO*27 became popular in Japan for his songs with Miku, but Coward Montblanc sung by Gumi brought him into fame overseas. He is known for his vaguely philosophical love songs, that often appear to have some tangential relationship to each other. Mostly Miku and Gumi sing the songs he writes. He has catchy instrumentals and is decent in terms of editing voices. If you listen closely, you can hear him singing along in some bits of songs... He's quiet but he's there. An interview with him can be found here from about a year ago. Most of his work can be found on iTunes. Again, kind of a producer you have to know especially because of spaz's weird headcanon of weird.
Vocaloid Vocabulary
"Nico Nico Douga" is basically Japanese Youtube except a bit different. The comments appear as scrolling across the video, and you have to have an account to watch the videos. It is often shortened to NND for convenience. NND is the source of most Vocaloid songs, human covers, et cetera. It also is the place of the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking, but at Vocaloidism.com you can watch it without an account.
What's on Spaz's iPod?
Once Upon a Me by our featured producer, sung by our featured Vocaloid... it's cute. And motivating. Even though the PV's art style is a bit weird.
The Classics
Two Breaths Walking again by DECO*27 and sung by Miku. I can't find the best translation of it but there. The PV is cool too.
Crowning Music of Awesome
Mozaik Role, sung by Gumi and produced by that guy up there. The PV is awesome, the instrumental is catchy, and it's just an awesome song. Also spelled Mosaik Roll, Mozaic Role, Mozaik Roll, etc... and is speculated to be a sequel to Coward Montblanc. Again, there's a better translation out there but I can't find it at the current time.
Crowning Music of Creepy
Kaito's cover of Uninstall, with a PV and altered lyrics to convey... something else. This is one of his yandere (sweet on the outside but serial-killer-insane on the insane) songs... There is ketchup in this video. Yeah. It's ketchup. Just ketchup, that's all. That's all it is, just some... ketchup... yeah... right... all it is... And he's singing really high-pitched, which just adds to everything... um... sweet dreams? it's just ketchup it's just ketchup it's just ketchup
Crowning Music of Cute
Yume Yume/Dream-Dream by... oh forget it, just look up a bit. A charming and cute song with an adorable PV that may or may not employ a stable time loop.
Spotlight Cover
Rin's dance/rave cover of Love is War is freaking amazing. Go listen to it. It will be stuck in your head all day.
Spotlight Duet
Pedal Heart, in which Gumi sings for all of it and DECO*27 sings for most of it-- what, that doesn't count? Oh yes it does. Hush, it's adorable.
Random Recommendation
Nekomimi Switch/Cat-Ears Switch sung by Rin and Len and produced by daniwell, I think. *dies of cute*
Recent News
Nothing much to report, but the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking can be found at Vocaloidism.com!
End Note
Wow, lots of Miku and Gumi here. Oh well. At least I shoehorned Kaito in there somewhere--
*spaz uninstalled*
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