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Vocalo Zanmai 2
is the sixth studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on August 17, 2022, through Universal Sigma in five editions: a two-CD release with an instrumental disc, streaming, the First-Press Limited ∞ Edition with the ''8th Anniversary Japan Tour ∞ -Infinity-'' Blu-ray, the First-Press Limited Vocalo Edition with a bonus track and a documentary DVD, and the Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition box set, which combines all physical media editions with nine extra DVDs. Like the band's 2014 debut album, ''Vocalo Zanmai'' consists of Vocaloid (and two CeVIO) songs covered in the band's style of mixing traditional Japanese musical instruments (''wagakki'') with heavy metal. The album peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's albums chart. Track listing All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band. Personnel * Yuko Suzuhana – vocals * Machiya – guitar, vocals (track 6), backing vocals * Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen * Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto * Asa – bass * Daisuke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagakki Band
is a Japanese band that combines rock music with ''wagakki'' (traditional Japanese musical instruments) and ''shigin'' (Japanese poems reciting art). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recordings but they have since written their own original music. Their music videos for the songs and have attracted millions of views on YouTube. They have played live in Asia, Europe, and the United States. History 2012–2013: Conception and early work Shigin singer Yuko Suzuhana (who had been elected Miss Nico Nama '' ニコ生'' in 2011), shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, and koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro formed the band Hanafugetsu in February 2012. Suzuhana also played piano at this time. Suzuhana then conceived a band that fused the traditional and modern sides of Japanese culture, leading to the formation of Wagakki Band. In August 2012 the members of Hanafugetsu met guitarist Machiya, who was a notable session musician with a reputation for fast playing. Around this tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine ''Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence from ''Billboard''s parent company to the Billboard brand name in Japan,"Hanshin Contents Link, the operator of Billboard Japan": and manages, among others, the website www.billboard-japan.com and several "Billboard Live"-branded music clubs located in the country. In February 2008, Hanshin Contents Link, under licence from ''Billboard'', launched the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 music chart. As of 2016, the list of charts compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' also includes an albums chart named ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums, sales-only-based charts Top Singles Sales, Top Albums Sales, Top Jazz Albums Sales, and Top Classical Albums Sales, a radio-airplay chart named Radio Songs, an animation music Animation music is original music written specifically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakura
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of Prunus, genus ''Prunus'' or Prunus subg. Cerasus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry tree, cherry trees that produce fruit for eating.Toshio Katsuki. (2015) ''Sakura''. pp.14–18 Iwanami Shoten. It is considered the national flower of Japan. Wild species of the cherry tree is widely distributed mainly in the Northern hemisphere. In the mainstream classification in Europe and North America, cherry trees for ornamental purposes are classified into the genus ''Prunus'' which consists of about 400 species. In the mainstream classification in Japan, China, and Russia, on the other hand, ornamental cherry trees are classified into the genus ''Cerasus'', which consists of about 100 species separated from the genus ''Prunus'', and the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senbonzakura (song)
is a 2011 song written by Japanese music producer , utilizing the Vocaloid 2 voicebank Hatsune Miku. First posted onto video sharing site Niconico, on , the song quickly became viral and inspired multiple cover versions and other derivative works. Release and reception "Senbonzakura" was first posted onto Niconico on 17 September 2011 by Kurousa-P. Accompanied by a fast rock-inspired beat, the lyrics reference the Meiji Restoration and the Taishō era. The accompanying music video, illustrated by , similarly draws inspiration from the same time period and features Hatsune Miku in a military-esque uniform. After its release on Niconico, the music video became viral and broke one million views in 42 days (by 29 October). The song is also very popular among karaoke singers. Joysound, a karaoke store chain, reported that "Senbonzakura" was the third most-sung song in 2012, behind AKB48's "Heavy Rotation" and Golden Bomber's "Memeshikute". The song was performed by Sachiko Kobayas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Sengen
is a 2020 song written by Japanese music producer Chinozo, utilizing the Vocaloid voice library V Flower. The song is the most viewed Vocaloid song on YouTube with more than 100 million views, and received over 3 billion listens on TikTok by 2022. A light novel adaptation was released on October 25, 2021, and sold over one hundred thousand copies by 2022. Background Influenced by Japanese Vocaloid music producers Harumaki Gohan and , Chinozo started to create Vocaloid music. Attracted by Japanese illustrator Chika Aruse's illustrations posted on Piapro, he decided to collaborate with Aruse to create a Vocaloid music video. In an interview, Chinozo said the situation was "becoming dark" due to the spread of the COVID-19, so he wanted to make some upbeat music. Music and lyrics "Goodbye Sengen" is a fast-paced rock song with a tempo of 170 beats per minute. Its vocal range spans from the low note of C4 to the high note of C6. The pre-chorus features a repeating hook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanaria (musician)
is a Japanese musician. After making their debut with the song "Hyakkisai" (2020), they rose to popularity with their next song "King", released three months later. She has also released two albums, ''King'' (2020) and ''Kanaria.code'' (2022). Biography Kanaria was born on 30 May 2002. On 10 May 2020, twenty days before their eighteenth birthday, they made their career debut with their Hatsune Miku song "Hyakkisai", which Eimika Katsuya characterizes as having "a rhythmic '' wa'' melody like a '' Bon Odori'' dance" and lyrics as "mysterious, code-like nd aJapanese-style song that will send shivers down your spine". Kanaria rose to popularity with their next song "King", released on 10 August 2020. On 9 December 2020, their album ''King'' was released. On 7 May 2021, Kanaria appeared on '' Music Station'' as “the next big thing”. She also wrote, composed, and arranged the song "Domestic De Violence" on Ado's 2022 debut album '' Kyōgen''. In September 2022, Kanaria released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megurine Luka
, codenamed "CV03", is a Vocaloid software developed by Crypton Future Media, headquartered in Sapporo, Japan. Its official ''moe'' anthropomorphism is a 20-year-old woman. She uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 and Vocaloid 4 singing synthesizer technology. Her voice is sampled from Yū Asakawa. She has performed alongside other Vocaloids at live concerts onstage as an animated hologram projection. Her official code name, ''CV03'', refers to their position as the third Vocaloid made by Crypton Future Media for their "Character Vocal Series" (abbreviated "CV Series"), succeeding both Hatsune Miku (code-named ''CV01'') and Kagamine Rin/Len (code-named ''CV02''). Development Luka was developed by Crypton Future Media using Yamaha's Vocaloid 2. Her voice was created by taking vocal samples from voice actress Yū Asakawa at a controlled pitch and tone. Megurine Luka was the first Vocaloid designed to fully support producing vocals in both Japanese and English, and the first additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V Flower
, stylized as v flower is a Vocaloid voice library produced by Gynoid Co., Ltd. The mascot character attached to the product is known as . The sonGoodbye Declaration composed bChinozofeaturing V Flower became the most viewed VOCALOID song in history, and the most viewed song with lead vocals sung by a voice synthesizer in history, having surpassed 100 million views on YouTube in July 2021. Development V Flower is an androgynous female Japanese vocal with a powerful voice designed to specialize in rock music. She debuted in HoneyWorks' song "Inokori Sensei," which was uploaded on April 17, 2014. The download version of the original software developed for the Vocaloid 3 engine was released on May 9 and for physical release in the summer of 2014. A physical release was later confirmed to be for July 16, 2014. Subsequent Releases On July 16, 2015, Gynoid Co., Ltd. released a Vocaloid 4 update to V Flower called "V4 Flower". The update contained improvements to the overall vocal and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megpoid
is a Vocaloid by Internet Co., Ltd. Her voice is sampled by Megumi Nakajima. The mascot of the software is called (stylized as GUMI). She is also sometimes called Megpoid GUMI, or GUMI Megpoid. The name "Gumi" is the voice provider Megumi Nakajima's nickname from her childhood. The software name, "Megpoid", was taken from the provider's name, "Megumi." The second half, the "poid", is short for "like Vocaloid," the full implied name of this product is "Megumi-like Vocaloid." Development Gumi was developed by Internet Co., Ltd. using Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizer software. Her voice was created by taking vocal samples from singer Megumi Nakajima at a controlled pitch and tone. On December 11, 2010, the president of Internet Co. announced that Gackpoid, Megpoid, and Lily would be distributed in Taiwan. Additional software On October 21, 2011, a new version of the software, called "V3 Megpoid", was released containing a package of four different tones of Gumi's voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatsune Miku
, also called Miku Hatsune, and officially code-named CV01, is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and its official moe anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mascot character, a 16-year-old girl with long, turquoise bunches, twintails. Miku's personification has been marketed as a virtual Japanese idol, idol, and has performed at live virtual concerts onstage as an animated projection (rear-cast projection on a specially coated glass screen). Miku uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3, and Vocaloid 4 singing synthesizing technologies. She also uses Crypton Future Media's Piapro Studio, a standalone singing synthesizer editor. She was the second Vocaloid sold using the Vocaloid 2 Software engine, engine and the first Japanese Vocaloid to use the Japanese version of the 2 engine. The voice is modeled from Japanese Seiyū, voice actress Saki Fujita. The name of the character comes from merging the Japanese language, Japanese words for , , and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IA (software)
is a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application developed by 1st Place Co., Ltd., headquartered in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. They use Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 3 singing synthesizer technology. Her voice is created using samples of Lia. She has performed at live concerts onstage as either an animated projection or a Pepper's ghost. Many songs have been made with her. IA's name was taken from her voice provider's name, "Lia". She was illustrated by Aka Akasaka, the author of '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' and ''Oshi no Ko''. Development After Lia got married and was expecting a baby she was forced to put her career as a singer on hold. Because of this, production began on IA as a way to "stand in" as a substitute during the singer's absence. IA was developed by 1st Place Co., Ltd. using Yamaha's Vocaloid 3. Her voice was created by taking voice samples from Japanese singer Lia at a controlled pitch and tone. She was the first release for the "Aria on the Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orangestar
Orangestar is a Japanese Vocaloid music producer and composer. He began uploading songs to Niconico in 2013. In 2015, he released his first album ''Unfinished Eight Beats'' at the age of 17, and the album topped at rank 45 in Japan according to Oricon's weekly charts. Orangestar stopped his musical activities for about two years starting from 2017 due to his missionary responsibilities as a mormon and became active again in 2020. Later that year, he married illustrator Kase ( ja, 夏背). Biography Orangestar was born in Japan into a Christian household. He started going to church at an early age. His father suggested that he learn to play the piano. Orangestar did not like it much, but continued playing until he graduated from middle school. He then went to Tsudanuma High School, a music high school in Chiba, for a year. During his one year of high school, he got to know Vocaloid music through his friends, while his father bought him DAW software, including Cubase. After he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
