“I’m glad I met you, I’m glad I met everyone;
And I’m glad that ‘me’ is who you all meet!
I could never say it enough times
But I speak up:
San-kyuu!
Hm, it almost reminds me of my own name
But thanks for today, and…
For tomorrow, for everything ahead,
Just like always, I’ll still be here!
If anything happens, come ask and I’ll sing,
As many times as it takes
Be it a new ‘hello’, or maybe
A ‘long time no see’… thank you all!”
~“39” (“San-Kyuu”) by Sasakure.UK and DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku
Happy birthday, Miku! :’D
So today, August 31st, is Miku’s birthday/anniversary. Six whole years of her wonderful music! :heart: I wasn’t able to make anything for her last year, but I really wanted to this year and started early. This was even finished a week ahead! Go, me~! I did have some difficulties and I’m still not 100% sure about how much I like this, but it’ll do. |3; Oh, yeah! I also decided to do the new V3 version of Miku, along with trying to add all her details. There isn’t a whole lot of differences from her original design, but I really love the box art. <3
Now, to say some gushy weird things. I know that things like Vocaloids are really weird to a lot of people - I mean, singing programs? Miku's high-pitched voice doesn't really help the matter, either. Yes, Vocaloids may not have a physical form, and probably never will. But does that truly, honestly mean they all have to sound horrible? That all music made with them is just trash? If you think about it, they're really no different than any other electronic instrument, and nobody complains when the keyboards in their favourite song is made on a computer. But Miku and everyone else can do so much more than any keyboard.
In my eyes, Vocaloids are possibilities. If there's an artist that can't find the vocals they need for their song, Miku allows them to create that music anyway. She sings the things everyone feels. Love, sadness, abandonment, hatred, anger, happiness. Those feelings come from the hearts of real, living people. So many times I've noticed people saying how they know how she feels in the songs, how they've gone through the same thing, how hearing the song helps them through the day. And it's more than that, too - she creates connections between people that won't end easily and wouldn't have begun without her. She inspires people to do what they enjoy. Musicians meet illustrators to create beautiful art for both eyes and ears; people make friends through the common love of her music; artists and writers can find endless possibilities for their artwork in the complete lack of restrictions Vocaloids provide.
...okay, I'm going to stop before I babble too much... so, uh... happy birthday, Miku! Please keep singing around the world six years from now, too! And to everyone else, thank you for looking and reading! If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play Project Diva F and overwhelm this adorable little singing synthesizer with gifts. x3
“39” / “San-Kyuu” (song) © Sasakure.UK and DECO*27
Hatsune Miku © Crypton Future Media
Vocaloid © Yamaha
Art © 2013 Siobhan/dashofcreativity, do not use without permission.