Entry #6 Music and Vocaloid

Project Sekai Colorful Stage! - Video Game

Growing up, I have always had a passion for music. One of the earliest memories I have is when I was singing songs with my older brother. To rock down to country, I really did not mind anything. But one day, when I was around 9, I was staying over at my Dad's for break, and he let me borrow his old iPhone for the time being. At the time, I was just watching toy unboxing and Minecraft videos, the usual for me. However, I got a video recommendation under one of the videos I was watching, and it was of a 3D anime girl with long teal hair, and I instantly fell in love with her voice. Thus, that began my downward spiral with Vocaloid as a whole. 


Vocaloid technology is a voice bank that is recordings of human voices, using which you can create songs just by inputting lyrics and a melody. Thousands of Vocaloids are being created every day. The most popular of the bunch is, of course, Hatsune Miku, who is the girl I mentioned before. She was created in 2007 and has over 100,000 songs worldwide. She has taken the world by storm, to songs, to video games, she is everywhere! Even if people do not listen to Vocaloid, they can recognize the girl with the teal Pigtails. One of her most well-known songs, "Miku" by Anamanaguchi, has over 76 million views on YouTube alone. 

                                                    Hatsune Miku Project Diva X - Video Game

Vocaloid as a whole has shaped many childhoods over the years; even if you have only seen one or heard a song, it has been everywhere in the past decade, slowly but surely, becoming the norm in music. I recommend two of my personal favorites to give everyone an introduction, those being "Fairy of the Mist" By Kikuo, a well-known Vocaloid artist, and "Yume no Manimani" By Siinamota. The world of Vocaloid is vast, with many different music genres that can fit anyone's taste. This has been one of my earliest obsessions, even since I was a child. Funnily enough, Hatsune Miku is not my favourite Vocaloid, even though I do love her; it is actually another Vocaloid called Gumi!


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  1. Joeametrius NelsonApril 2, 2026 at 7:13 AM

    What a cool thing to see how Vocaloid has shaped modern music culture. It’s wild to think Miku has over 100,000 songs. It really shows how this technology gives a voice to so many independent creators. cool post

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  2. ProfChrisApril 3, 2026 at 6:22 AM

    Your three new entries look pretty good, Montranay. Your writing flows pretty well, and you are starting to work the concepts of rhetoric to connect to your audience and keep them engaged. You have some interesting topics for your audience to connect to. Nice work on visual appeal with images and layout. Keep it up! Missing entry 5.

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