BETA
Chapter 1
The birth of a digital voice
Chapter 2
The power of crowd-sourced music
Chapter 3
From screen to stage
Chapter 4
A global cultural icon
YOUR GOAL
Master of The rise of Hatsune Miku
Ch 4 · A global cultural icon
yuki A global cultural icon
Code-born voice, takes the stage / Virtual idol, turns a new page / Global fans, ignite the age!
yuki Sega's 'Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA' video game series popularized Vocaloid music worldwide.
Fun Fact
Space traveler: In 2010, Japanese fans successfully lobbied to send metal plates featuring Hatsune Miku's image into space aboard the Akatsuki Venus probe.
Glossary
vocaloid (noun)
A software program that synthesizes a singing human voice using typed lyrics and melody. In 2014, this virtual singer opened for Lady Gaga’s Artpop tour across North America.
A software program that synthesizes a singing human voice using typed lyrics and melody. In 2014, this virtual singer opened for Lady Gaga’s Artpop tour across North America.
Quiz
For which American pop star did Hatsune Miku serve as the opening act during a 2014 stadium tour?
Quiz
Which of these major tech events or locations has Hatsune Miku NOT collaborated with or performed at?
Quiz
Approximately how many unique, fan-created songs have been released featuring Hatsune Miku's voice?
Quiz
In 2010, an illustration of Hatsune Miku was launched into space aboard which Japanese space probe?
Quiz
What was the name of the 3D vocaloid opera starring Hatsune Miku that debuted in Paris in 2013?