初音ミク (はつね みく, hatsune miku)

日本のサブカルチャー　(nihon no sabukaluchaa) Japanese Subculture 4

初音ミク(Hatsune Miku)

  Hatsune Miku, sometimes referred to as Miku Hatsune, is a virtual singing idol developped by Crypton Future Media, headquartered in Sapporo city. She is the second Vocaloid sold using the Vocaloid 2 engine, and her voice is sampled from Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita.

　

  Hatsune Miku has perfromed at her concerts onstage as an animated projection, that is a new style of enjoying music. Her popularity has spread around the world with the performance collaborating even with classical music. She performed as the opening act for Lady Gaga’s concert.