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 2 · The power of crowd-sourced music
yuki The power of crowd-sourced music
Miku, you're the sound! From fans' creativity, your concerts astound!
yuki The 2007 song 'Melt' by ryo proved that synthetic voices could evoke deep human emotion.
yuki Crypton adopted a revolutionary open-license policy that allowed fans to legally use Miku's image.
Fun Fact
The leek connection: The viral video linking Hatsune Miku to a spring onion was actually a parody of an anime scene from the show Bleach.
Glossary
crowdsourcing (noun)
The practice of obtaining ideas, services, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people. Since 2007, this collaborative process has allowed global fans to compose over 100,000 songs for Hatsune Miku.
The practice of obtaining ideas, services, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people. Since 2007, this collaborative process has allowed global fans to compose over 100,000 songs for Hatsune Miku.
Quiz
To which Finnish folk song was Hatsune Miku singing while waving a vegetable in her early viral meme?
Quiz
Which of these best describes how early Vocaloid creators collaborated on Nico Nico Douga?
Quiz
What vegetable became Hatsune Miku's official character item due to a viral 2007 animation?
Quiz
What license did Crypton adopt to allow fans to use Hatsune Miku's image non-commercially?
Quiz
Which video-sharing website served as the primary platform for early Hatsune Miku viral hits?