The “Vocalo P” are transforming the Japanese music scene. Vocalo P refers to producers who use Vocaloid singing-synthesis software to create music and upload it to the internet. Long a subcultural ...

The rise of Vocaloid in pop culture was greatly made possible by the prominence of Hatsune Miku, yet her 2025 feature film wasn't given the attention it was worthy of. 2025 did provide itself to be a ...

The "Niconico VOCALOID SONGS" mid-year ranking for 2025 was recently announced. This chart, which was launched on Dec. 7, 2022, tracks the top 20 songs on Niconico created using voice synthesis ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

An interesting thing can happen with Vocaloid songs. Since these are characters who don’t have defined roles or personalities, people will sometimes use the music to create personas and situations for ...

Gadgets give us an easier way to find recipes, joke with friends, and kill time on the subway, but they can also have a much grander impact on our lives. This holiday season, we’re stepping back to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto.

The VOCALOID Collection ~2023 Spring~, one of the biggest events in the Vocaloid scene, will be held from March 18 to March 21. By Billboard Japan The VOCALOID Collection, also known as VocaColle, is ...

Hatsune Miku in New York in October. Photo: Courtesy of Crypton Future Media It wasn’t until 2007, though, that Crypton released Hatsune Miku (her name means “first sound of the future”), a highly ...

The “Niconico VOCALOID SONGS” mid-year ranking for 2025 was recently announced. This chart, which was launched on Dec. 7, 2022, tracks the top 20 songs on Niconico created using voice synthesis ...