Since it has been obvious that I am being really lazy recently (rarely reply to comments and posting pics... ), I decided to update my journal more often to show that I'm still alive.

After all, I haven't been updating it for years... it's time to make use of this tiny space for something useful!



So what topic should I keep writing about? (Or more precisely, a topic that I would have the will to keep writing about -_-)
I finally decided on introducing various songs made by the VOCALOID fandom in order to introduce more people into the fandom.

For those who don't have any idea of what a Vocaloid really is, please click on the link above for more information.
Basically it's a singing synthesizer which allows musicians to create songs by generating the vocal from it, without the need of using their own voices or hiring singers.
Names like "Miku" or "Rin" means different voice based used for the vocal.

Each of them has a distinctive character design too.
For example, Hatsune Miku is a teenage girl with two giant ponytails, and Kagamine Len(the right one) is a teenage boy with a funny hair style which looks like a bunch of bananas...


Although my gallery may not be showing any hints that I have been listening to Vocaloid songs(unless you have checked out my account on last.fm), I have actually knew it ever since 1-2 months right after Hatsune Miku was released... that's means I'm quite familiar to the fandom!
Now I still keep checking for news Vocaloid songs produced by the massive fandom on Niconico.

I like to listen to Vocaloid songs because there are a wide array of styles I can choose from (given that there are lots of song producers talented in different areas), and many of them are electric songs (due to the fact that Vocaloids are most suitable for making this kind of songs), which I love very much.
Not to mention that the character designs are really cute!

And Last but not least, most of the songs are complete free since they're fanmade.



_{--------------------------- So let's start the first review! --------------------------}




For the first journal, I would introduce the first Vocaloid song that I have heard of:
It's... "Ievan Polkka"!

You may have known the meme long ago...
it's basically a video clip showing Inoue from Bleach spinning a leek and singing the "Ievan Polkka" song.


I have never heard of that though, until I have come accross the Vocaloid version of it made by Otomania:
Hatsune Miku ver. : [link]
Kagamine Rin and Len ver. : [link]
and a 3D animated ver! [link]

By the way, there are a lots of stunning music videos featuring the Vocaloid series aroung the internet too.
For example, videos like Nebula: [link] or みくみくにしてあげる♪:[link])
I guess it's where most people get known of the fandom, actually.


Of course I don't understand what they're singing, but that's when I started growing interesting on the characteristic voices that Vocaloids gives.
Since then I have start learning more about the world of Vocaloid.

I rarely draw fanarts to express my love to the fandom though, because there are already loads of beautiful arts available on the internet.
Not to mention that I cannot draw humans...


So that's all for this time. Next time I may introduce songs that are less popular and newer... _{and the journal will probably be shorter too}
For example, songs like "Diposable music" made by Binyu-P and featuring Hatsune Miku.
It's one of the few Vocaloid songs that I can understand without translated lyrics, by the way.