August, 2016

  • 29 August

    Lux Commercial Featuring Hatsune Miku & Scarlett Johansson Now Online

    The full commercial from Lux’s previous teaser announcement is now online! In this video, we finally get to hear the entirety of Mitchie M‘s song, Future Overture (Lux Ver.). There’s also a guest appearance by Scarlett Johansson with a special message for Hatsune Miku. With twintails as grand as Hatsune …

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  • 29 August

    Full-Orchestra Concert “Hatsune Miku Symphony” Comes to a Close, CD Announced

    -*On August 26, 2016, at the Tokyo International Forum A in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, Hatsune Miku’s historical, first-ever, full-orchestra concert Lux Straight & Beauty Presents Hatsune Miku Symphony was performed and concluded with resounding success. Music for the concert was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Hirofumi Kurita, who …

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  • 28 August

    Stardust Scale Figure Pre-Orders Now Open

    It was recently announced on Stardust’s official Weibo that pre-orders for the Stardust scale figure would be opening soon. At the time of this writing, pre-orders are now open until September 28th. The figure is set to release in March 2017 and will be priced at ¥590 RMB ($88 USD) …

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  • 27 August

    VNN Will Be Partnering with the Korean VOCALOID Website “VOCALOID Empire”!

    We have recently announced that VNN in Korean will be coming soon, so what better way to kick things off by partnering with one of the biggest Korean VOCALOID websites, “VOCALOID Empire“? If you have not heard of VOCALOID Empire, it is a website for Korean VOCALOID fans and is …

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  • 27 August

    VNN in Korean Available Soon!

    We have mentioned many times in the past that Korean would be coming to VNN, however, it has taken much longer than anticipated. We are now happy to announce that we will resume our project on VNN in Korean and it will be launched in the near future! This means …

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  • 27 August

    VNN and VocaDB Will Now Be Working Closely Together!

    For those of you who follow us, you are most likely familiar with what VocaDB.net is, as we link to this website quite often in our articles and posts. Although we are already partnered with VocaDB, VNN will now be working together with the staff of VocaDB to bring it …

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  • 26 August

    Lux CM Starring Hatsune Miku Announced For August 30th

    Hatsune Miku has been announced to star in a 60-second Lux commercial scheduled for release on August 30th. The CM aims to promote the new shampoo & conditioner series in line “Lux Super Rich Shine Straight & Beauty”, and will feature the theme song “Future Overture (LUX Ver.)” by Mitchie M. The announcement …

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  • 26 August

    Hatsune Miku V4 ENGLISH Demo Released, New Visual Revealed

    We’re now less than a week from Hatsune Miku V4X release! Crypton Future Media has released two new Hatsune Miku V4X demos today: “figure” by sasakure.UK and “Our Broken Anthem” by CircusP, featuring Hatsune Miku V4X Solid and Hatsune Miku V4 ENGLISH, respectively. In addition to the demo song releases, …

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  • 26 August

    Hatsune Miku Roll Cakes on Sale for a Limited Time at Akihabara and Shinjuku (※UPDATED)

    Special limited-time roll cakes bearing Miku’s KEI-designed box art illustration for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X HD are now on sale at the Akihabara and Shinjuku districts of Tokyo. These delectable goods are the result of a collaborative project between the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X HD team and Sweet …

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  • 26 August

    New Album From EXIT TUNES “Vocalocreation” Set to Release September 21st!

    EXIT TUNES announced their latest VOCALOID compilation album titled Vocalocreation feat. Hatsune Miku. It consists of 16 tracks from several famous producers, featuring vocals from various VOCALOIDs like: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, MEIKO, IA, GUMI, Kamui Gackpo, & MAYU. The cover features illustrations from artists such as …

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  • 26 August

    IA Merchandise at COMICUP18.5! Shanghai Concert Trailer Now on Bilibili!

    IA PARTY A GO-GO live concert will be held on August 27th at 8 PM in Shanghai, on the same day IA and Kagerou PROJECT merchandise will be available at 1st PLACE’s booth at COMICUP 18.5 during the day. In addition to selling merchandise at their booth, they will also …

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  • 26 August

    Crypton to Host a “9th Anniversary Congratulatory Live Nico Show” on Miku’s Upcoming Anniversary

    It’s almost August 31st, which means it’s also almost Miku’s 9th anniversary. Last year, Crypton hosted a live broadcast on Niconico called “Hatsune Miku Congratulatory Live Nico Show” to usher in her birthday, and it appears that they will be hosting a “9th Anniversary Congratulatory Live Nico Show” come this …

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  • 25 August

    VOCAMERICA is Now Hiring Animators!

    EmpathP is currently in the market to hire more animators for VOCAMERICA. As it stands now, the team assembled has a bigger workload than they’re able to handle. EmpathP would therefore like to extend the invitation to come and work for VOCAMERICA as a freelancer MMD motion tracer or freestyle animator. …

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  • 25 August

    “Sharpkey” the New Chinese Singing Synthesis Engine and Huan Xiaoyi (幻晓伊) Makes Her Debut！

    The new Chinese singing synthesis engine named “Sharpkey” now has its own Chinese voice library Huan Xiaoyi (幻晓伊). They have recently released a demo song of her by 哈士奇P: “【新引擎新歌姬】《野子》feat.【Sharpkey—幻晓伊】“. Sharpkey was developed solely by “Boxstar” and has been in development for three years. The engine is similar to that of …

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  • 23 August

    “doriko BEST 2008-2016” Album Set to Release August 31st!

    VOCALOID producer doriko is releasing an album of nearly 30 of his hits from the past eight years! The album, which features thirty songs using Hatsune Miku, is set to release on August 31st and will have two different editions: one with and one without a DVD with bonus music videos. …

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