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Tier 8 (cont’d)
90. Densou Genchoukyou - another example of MEIKO usage in doujin music, and this one's a 2007 Touhou doujin CD
think abt Vocaloid "collabing" with Touhou in doujin ways years ago, and years later now we have an actual official collab!🥹
w.atwiki.jp/toho/pages/1...

only Cryptonloid who doesn't use a headset mic and belts out solely with her good old mic stand🎙

P.S. this is why I love the "MEIKO & mic unseparable" idea even more now, cuz originally they might have just slapped a mic drawing onto her box and that's it

and I appreciate how Crypton seems to recognize the importance of her mic in marketing and merch
after all she's the-

第2回：出会いは着メロから（下） コンピュータに歌わせる─そう志した剣持が，後にVOCALOIDと名付けられる技術の開発に着手したのは2000年3月である。当時既に，サンプリングされた歌声でメロディを奏でられる機器や技術はあったが，「歌詞を載せて歌う」にはほど遠い代物だった。

Tier 8 (cont’d)
89. mic as boxart - before Crypton ultimately went with the "energetic anime-style girl holding a mic" approach for MEIKO's boxart, the idea of simply putting an illust of a mic on the box was actually once considered
xtech.nikkei.com/dm/article/F...

YouTube video by GerrardW Tenmon - 悠久の老木 partⅡ

Tier 8 (cont’d)
88. Lost Empire Saga - a 2005 doujin album by Tenmon, with MEIKO used in the last track
not only is it an instance of early MEIKO usage, it's nice to look at how some doujin music producers at that time tried to use her in their music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaPW...

縦長絵はいいぞということでいつかのEXPOのアメコミMEIKO再掲

#MEIKO

世界初の日本語歌唱ボーカロイド『MEIKO』の発売から20年！ 歌声合成ソフトウェア事業の歩みを振り返ってみた | 事業を知る 今から20年前の今日、当社は初めて、自社で企画・開発した歌声合成ソフトウェア（別称：バーチャルシンガー・ソフトウェア）を発売いたしました。VOCALOID（ボーカロイド）初の日本語女性ライブラリ...

Tier 8 (cont’d)
87. Virtual Singer 2004 Professional Edition - a Crypton employee mentioned smth like this name might've been used for MEIKO, had they just went with the traditional software naming way
oh, just imagine how different everything would be...
sg.wantedly.com/companies/cr...

拝郷メイコ on X: "@colorful_mii ありがとう！嬉しくて私も泣きそうですT∀T MEIKO の曲で好きなのは「GET LOST」ですよー。" / X @colorful_mii ありがとう！嬉しくて私も泣きそうですT∀T MEIKO の曲で好きなのは「GET LOST」ですよー。

Tier 8 (cont’d)
86. Get Lost trivia - Meiko Haigou has once said that Get Lost by Gozen-P is her favorite MEIKO song
don't know if it's still her fav today? ^^
x.com/meikohaigou/...

P.S. this is honestly a very rare and valuable info source
also highly backup-worthy given its age (I've made a backup myself already😌)

わっしー on X: "これは実は三つほどあります！ ホイッスルさんとブレイジングさんとワイズストーンさんが好きです！ #質問箱 #Peing https://t.co/iwr1wDqrhg https://t.co/7JbAjsTtOC" / X これは実は三つほどあります！ ホイッスルさんとブレイジングさんとワイズストーンさんが好きです！ #質問箱 #Peing https://t.co/iwr1wDqrhg https://t.co/7JbAjsTtOC

Tier 8 (cont’d)
85. wassy’s fav DIVA modules - for an anonymous question abt which DIVA/mirai modules he likes, he answered Whistle, Blazing and Wise Stone
do you share the same favorites as him? :>
x.com/wassy_m/stat...

Tier 8
84. V1 release announcement - in a really old 2ch thread that somehow can still be viewed, a user shared part of Crypton's email newsletter (Oct 2004), which announced MEIKO’s release and details - see reply no.772
kako.5ch.net/test/read.cg...

日本のVOCALOID発売から10年、中の人たちの思いは？　「MEIKO」生誕10周年イベントに行ってきた 日本初のVOCALOID音源「MEIKO」誕生から10年を迎えた。10周年生誕祭では、ボーカロイドの父・剣持さんとクリプトンの伊藤社長が当時を振り返ったほか、MEIKOの中の人こと拝郷メイコさんらが“VOCALOIDと中の人とのギャップ問題”を語った。

Tier 7 (cont’d)
83. Masa-P - the oldest Vocaloid producer (now deceased)
"The doctor has said that his (physical) values ​​have improved since he started writing songs for Miku and MEIKO."
shows how Vocaloid could literally help with a person's health🥹
www.itmedia.co.jp/news/article...

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Tier 7 (cont’d)
82. VP’s MEIKO doodle while recording - a super cute doodle of MEIKO by her mom, aww❤️
she drew her in the midst of recording for her V3, and she also talked abt her feelings in this blog post
haigoumeiko.jugem.jp?eid=31

who wanna make songs but have got no one to sing for them, and that Vocaloid could help them achieve their ambitions and expand musical possibilities
how heartwarming!💖

“中の人”がボカロ曲を歌う！？　そして最後は歌姫降臨！　『初音ミク -プロジェクト ディーヴァ- F』発売記念イベント開催 - ファミ通.com 2013年3月7日に開催された『初音ミク -プロジェクト ディーヴァ- F』発売記念イベント“DAIBA de Thanks！”。豪華ゲストによるトークとライブの模様をリポート。

Tier 7 (cont’d)
81. reason VP took the job - Haigou said during DAIBA de Thanks! that a major thing to move her and made her take on the job of recording MEIKO's voice, was how the Vocaloid software could benefit aspiring musicians-
www.famitsu.com/news/201303/...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
80. Oct 8 2004 seminar - on this day (exactly 21 years ago!), a free seminar to demonstrate MEIKO and commemorate her eventual release was held by Yamaha and Crypton
Meiko Haigou also made an appearance at the event as a guest
web.archive.org/web/20040929...

YouTube video by ウェザーニュース ソラウタノナツ

P.S. here's more info regarding the weather program
weathernews.jp/smart/soraut...
and the MV of the voice provider's song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy_T...

「ソラウタノナツ（VOCALOID MIX）」 ホワホワP feat.MEIKO 「ソラウタノナツ（VOCALOID MIX）」 ホワホワP feat.MEIKO [音楽・サウンド] 民間気象会社ウェザーニューズが運営する24時間生放送の気象情報番組「SOLiVE24」の公式サポートソ...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
79. Sorauta no Natsu - ソラウタノナツ in Japanese, a summer-themed song written and sung by Meiko Haigou for a Japanese weather program in 2012
a MEIKO version with a remixed instrumental is made by Howahowa-P
www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1917...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
78. Let’s Sing a DTM! - a serialized column in the now out of print DTM Magazine
it showcased MEIKO (& KAITO later) with covers and gave usage tips to readers from Mar 2005 to Oct 2006
made and written by Eiji Hirasawa, who made 01_ballade
web.archive.org/web/20071006...

High five!5️⃣🙌
#MEIKO #pjsk_FA #prsk_FA
#merrymeikos #merrycherryart

MEIKO in Japanese radio - YouTube Very interesting find - MEIKO used for jingles in a Japanese radio program from around 2005 to 2007. I might be able to find even more instances but I need t...

P.S. I'm not sure when the usage ended, but I do know that it lasted for a few years cuz I could still hear her in some 2007 episodes

I also made a playlist with timestamps to the MEIKO jingles which I compiled from archives someone else uploaded
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

（再）伊集院光 深夜の馬鹿力ジングル集 その1 （再）伊集院光 深夜の馬鹿力ジングル集 その1 [ラジオ] 後ろに行くほどUp's時代のが多め。以前消されたものに修正を施して再up。第2弾sm7304205 第3弾sm805...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
77. Shinya no Bakachikara - a Japanese late night radio program
from around 2005, they began to use MEIKO for some jingles of the program and you can hear them in this video
so MEIKO actually appeared in radio waves before Miku was born
www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6770...

私のMEIKO。 私のMEIKO。 1年以上基本的に変わっていません。 そのセッティングがコレ。 もし、参考にしたい方がいればご自由にどうぞ。

Tier 7 (cont’d)
76. shu-t's config - he posted the configs for his V1 MEIKO in his 2011 blog post "My MEIKO"
he also said it's ok to use it for reference if you'd like, so feel free to try it if you're curious abt his settings for MEIKO!
flowtime.seesaa.net/article/2268...

MEIKO20周年、クリプトン 佐々木渉が語る“VOCALOID黎明期”前夜の軌跡　「そのままでいてくれることが救い」 2004年に世界初の日本語対応バーチャルシンガー・ソフトウェアとして発売されたMEIKO。その後、2007年に初音ミクが発売され、“ボーカロイド文化”として新たな創作文化が花開く前夜には、どんなことが起こっていたのかーー初音ミクの開発者でもあるクリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社の佐々木渉氏への…

Tier 7
75. MEIKO 2 - in an interview for MEIKO's 20th, wat said that there was a prototype "MEIKO 2" which was later shelved
this MEIKO 2 existed in 2006 when V2 was still under development, so it's different from the V2 Append that happened later
realsound.jp/2024/12/post...

Tier 6 (cont’d)
74. Blue Crystal red belt meaning - in Blue Crystal's design sheet, Anko said that the red belt symbolizes the flow of blood, which is so cool (MEIKO's full of life!❤️‍🔥)
also mentioned that the "belt bra" comes from the theme of "restraint"
www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/...

yuukiss on X: "＿人人人人人人人人人人人人＿ ＞　10年越しのネタバラシ　＜ ￣Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^￣ What I kept secret for 10 years #MEIKO #Nostalogic #TMNETWORK #Fanks https://t.co/yBnrUsRTi2" / X ＿人人人人人人人人人人人人＿ ＞　10年越しのネタバラシ　＜ ￣Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^￣ What I kept secret for 10 years #MEIKO #Nostalogic #TMNETWORK #Fanks https://t.co/yBnrUsRTi2

Tier 6 (cont’d)
73. Nostalogic & TM Network - the interlude of Nostalogic is actually a tribute to TM Network from yuukiss
it's interesting to hear the inspiration and influence there!
x.com/yuukiss/stat...

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Tier 6 (cont’d)
72. censored V3 - for some reason the MEIKO V3 image for Big Fish Audio(?) had some of her skin poorly filled red, apparently with the bucket tool
idk why it'd exist, it's just very odd🤔
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/10...

2024 Meiko

[piaproイラスト]Fun creating together! (作品情報はありません)

the piapro version's a bit less well rendered tho... I've made some careless mistakes again ._.
piapro.jp/t/suPq

I submitted for the latest piapro contest!
I don't exactly know what this contest is, but I like the theme which is supporting creation so I wanna draw MEIKO who does that💖
#MEIKO #merrymeikos #merrycherryart