tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72179480755030224832024-03-05T18:19:42.877-08:00ミク ChannelToomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-91584362709960992152011-12-11T05:13:00.001-08:002011-12-11T05:25:51.485-08:00Future Single by TripshotsI feel a bit bad to post it here, since you can buy it in iTunes store, but I really like this one. It has consistent style and rythm that carries you along. Probably the best Vocaloid song I've heared in weeks.
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Now <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future-single/id328165477">go and buy it too</a>, because when we support Tripshots, he can continue making more great songs :)Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-85607955768212818442011-11-03T14:16:00.000-07:002011-11-03T14:16:58.207-07:00Lately, I was offered a job for creating augmented reality app for Android phones. I turned it down, because I don't have enough time and experience I guess. But I did some research and found this cute vid I'd like to share with you :)
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<br />It has loads of story behind it. You don't need to know it to enjoy the videos, but in case you're interested, then as described by "<a href="http://vocalochu.blogspot.com/2009/12/rinlen-paradise-of-light-and-shadow.html">DestinySeraphim</a>" (scroll to comments):
<br /><blockquote>Kamui Gakupo has doubts about the governance of the oracle over the lands due to the beliefs of dragonology due to the Dragon which must be appeased by the songs of a Diva, to prevent it from attacking the humans. Gakupo's grandfather was killed, probably by the dragon, and he probably sees the Diva system as something abhorent to him. Luka is that oracle ruling over the world. Kamui voices his opinions to Luka and is punished by him.
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<br />Music by: ひとしずくP (Hitoshizuku P)
<br />Art: Suzunosuke
<br />Translation: motokokusanagi2009
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<br />1/3 Looking For You In The Sky
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<br />2/3 Paradise of Light and Shadow
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<br />Canceled :(
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<br />Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-33331809837343814002011-08-21T14:16:00.000-07:002011-08-21T14:18:49.674-07:00Project Diva desuPlease play this at your next party :D
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<br />Song by t.Komine (うたたP/Utata-P)
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<br />Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-30753011994040397302011-08-08T08:51:00.000-07:002011-08-08T09:45:30.890-07:00Cinnamon Philosophy - ReviewThe last post from Toomas reminded me of something - back in March a friend of mine visited japan, coincidentally it was 1 day after the Great Tohoku Earthquake. Her stay in Japan was short, but among other souvenirs, she brought me "a Miku album" which she picked out with care - a cute girl came to her and said "this came out yesterday, please buy it".
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<br />First off - this is not just a CD. It comes in a box that is about 2 CDs wide, the extra space taken up by a cute handkerchief. The design and overall quality are laudable, after all, this is OSTER Project.
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<br />Back, with the handkerchief:
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<br />Sadly, music-wise this album was far from impressing me. It has Miku, chibi Miku, Meiko, Kaito, Luka and the Kagamine twins, but after listening through the CD once more to make this review, I remembered why I shelved it back in march - it just does not have much appeal. The tracks are too generic and for OSTER Project, even too amateurish. The only track that I liked was Sweet Drops, but that was in the 1st Project Diva game, making it quite old. I would like to tell more about it, but as the CD didn't give me much, this would be all that I could muster.
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<br />Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-30345685304215086402011-08-02T06:18:00.000-07:002011-08-02T06:50:05.779-07:00Alice in MusiclandThis got my attention in the last Vocaloid weekly ranking. Presented to you by OSTER Project, reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland played and sung by Vocaloids. Available on album <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/Cinnamon-Philosophy-OSTER-project-feat-%E5%88%9D%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF/dp/B003XXHU1I">Cinnamon Philosophy</a>. Great name :D<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nMcBMlA9hxE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15108950">Nico link</a>.<br /><br />Digging a bit more around I found some Project Diva 2 videos of the same song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMVZue6-X8E&playnext=1&list=PL80DAD8829B0040D6">like this</a> where Miku has Little Red Riding Hood costume. But here's something more interesting, partly dubbed into English version of it, which does not suck. Really.<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J2jzDPIacRo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FandubersProductions">Here's</a> their youtube channel, if you want to check out more.<br /><br />Enjoy!Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-24747380396399595062011-07-04T15:04:00.000-07:002011-07-04T15:06:30.656-07:00Remote ControllerI was suprised to not find it in Vocaloid Weekly Ranking, maybe I'm getting blind or it's that old song O_O<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xdXlrrFw-xQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-48434718391778876142011-05-05T23:53:00.000-07:002011-05-06T00:30:04.059-07:00Miku's official CarIt seems that Toyota has now given Miku her own set of wheels - they have made the new 2011 Toyota Corolla the official car of Hatsune Miku. Here is the promotional video:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E15PE7iGT0U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The commercial is not that bad, considering that this is actually targeted towards the American market, the CGI model looks rather decent and you have to love how they put in the concert appearance.<br /><br />If Toyota would start selling the FT-86 concept, the revival of the legendary AE86, I would just go to the dealership and quote Futurama: "shut up and take my money". Having Miku that as her official car would have meant that every anime and miku fan would go and buy it.<br /><br />Here you can follow the official Toyota page: <a href="http://www.toyota.com/corollamiku/">http://www.toyota.com/corollamiku/</a><br />The banner has a bit of a different design as I would like, but that is a matter of taste.Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-29072274744895944662011-04-20T00:20:00.000-07:002011-04-20T00:20:00.243-07:00Don't Mylist meThe truth about "mylist"-ing in NicoVideo. Direct analogue to "favourite"-ing in Youtube and "like"-ing in Facebook dialect.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sDn0BGbXDHI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10443906">NicoVideo link</a><br /><br />Here are the notes from translator to help you better understand the hidden clues. These are the same as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDn0BGbXDHI">under the video in Youtube</a> by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lygerzero0zero">lygerzero0zero</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">0:01</span> - MyList is Nico Nico Douga's video favoriting system<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">0:45</span> - "imifu" stands for "imi fumei" literally "meaning unclear," I thought "WTF" was the closest English equivalent<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1:12</span> - "Temporary just one click" refers to the button on the side of Nico Videos that allows you to add a video to your temporary MyList with one click. "Ippatsu" (which I rendered as "one click") probably also has certain -other- ways of interpreting it. "One go," "one fling" perhaps.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1:23</span> - "wktk" I couldn't come up with an English equivalent so I left it as it was. "wktk" is a common Nico comment and stands for "wakuteka" which in turn stands for "waku-waku teka-teka" which is roughly "sparkling with excitement." Imagine an anime character with sparkles around them and you get the gist.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1:44</span> - Just in case anyone didn't catch it, this refers to the video statistics, in this case probably the MyList count. People on Nico will often post congratulatory comments when a video hits a landmark such as 1000 MyLists.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2:00</span> - When a video becomes popular enough (I don't know the exact criteria but MyList count is definitely a factor) it will be marked as "Silver" or "Gold" and the video thumbnail will be surrounded in a silver or gold frame (incidentally the original video is currently silver. Everyone with a Nico account go MyList it!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2:32</span> - This isn't really a note, I'd just like to apologize for the text being screwed up in encoding.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2:37</span> - Your guess is as good as mine for when she mentions "points." I wouldn't be surprised if Nico has some kind of points system but I don't know of it and couldn't find anything on NicoNicoPedia.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">UPDATE:</span> Neibaku says: "I'm pretty sure the points are from when people pay to promote a video on Nico. They get points for it."Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-70290157534298414982011-04-18T10:16:00.000-07:002011-04-18T10:44:12.824-07:00Miku Drift in MoscowHello, dear reader. Until now I have avoided simply taking content from Sankaku, but this is just so bewildering that it deserves to be shared.<br /><br />Itasha - anime character or symbol decals on cars seems to be a rather japanese trend, most of us wouldn't be caught dead in one. But one crazy russian drift fanatic has taken his (rather beaten) Nissan 180SX and plastered it with Miku. It is one thing to see a shiny track BMW on a japanese circuit, seeing a 180SX with plastic-welded bumpers and missing rear hatch going sideways through the downtown of Moscow is impressive to say the least.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j9xDuIWrxaQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />You can read the whole article and see the rest of the pictures on <a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/04/18/miku-drift/">Sankaku Complex</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRysgYPc4NXibYlcMZadpAVrfMjKZSB3HpRMWkEo-a2gdl84jQHg7Rz_WXLnvFPDNHHeTU_-970ECGrasmR0kItseTnp9n_zldcZ1VZlfbvoo4iGGG1fQp4HVupEoyKn5_R_rkVR82Yo/s1600/hatsune-miku-nissan-180sx-drift-itasha-002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRysgYPc4NXibYlcMZadpAVrfMjKZSB3HpRMWkEo-a2gdl84jQHg7Rz_WXLnvFPDNHHeTU_-970ECGrasmR0kItseTnp9n_zldcZ1VZlfbvoo4iGGG1fQp4HVupEoyKn5_R_rkVR82Yo/s320/hatsune-miku-nissan-180sx-drift-itasha-002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596977377265932994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you know where to find such itasha, do leave a comment. I swear that if I can find a proper itasha, it will end up on my 1997 Saab which is the last car where it should belong.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOST102ReLYl0uRjZtymzw_sZvAtpjJIM-TqviN-DevAYHxZJhoD0fYqoqOsl59PklSHTnZ_nhrxmIncDl3M6l1-ImN_XXgORYveg-_ip0kH7vF5CzcJEHWcjcEN_vZswyu42k4FezKdU/s1600/hatsune-miku-nissan-180sx-drift-itasha-011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOST102ReLYl0uRjZtymzw_sZvAtpjJIM-TqviN-DevAYHxZJhoD0fYqoqOsl59PklSHTnZ_nhrxmIncDl3M6l1-ImN_XXgORYveg-_ip0kH7vF5CzcJEHWcjcEN_vZswyu42k4FezKdU/s320/hatsune-miku-nissan-180sx-drift-itasha-011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596978278339979762" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes spirit is more important than the impression it gives to the ignorant. I am sure, many would like to mock him for having anime style shimapan on his hood, but with his driving, who would actually dare to?Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-58116382781702058602011-04-11T02:51:00.000-07:002011-04-11T03:15:44.158-07:00UTAU ranking gets politicalI guess you all remember this song standing out amongst others.<br />"meltdown" by iroha(sasaki). Voice Kagamine Rin.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LqU0VTs0g1k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima, this song, I'd say, was abused to achieve something or more likely, was remade just for fun. A green faced politician "talking" about the situation (<a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14021824">NicoVideo link</a>). I checked that the lyrics are exactly the same as in the original song with some parts left out. It is bizarre to see how its high popularity has pushed it onto the first place in UTAU rankings. Scroll to <span style="font-weight:bold;">22:29</span> or click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKVbo2IaX9Y&t=22m29s">here</a> to see by yourself.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lKVbo2IaX9Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-10083477423875426352011-03-24T02:58:00.000-07:002011-03-24T06:01:20.918-07:00Vocaloid covers by ichikoAfter being away for a while, pressure for me to post has been building up. I keep finding songs that I really like. These lead to other great ones. I do a small background research and there I have it, a story to share. This time it is about certain Vocaloid/UTAU covers.<br /><br />It all started with this song. "Ten faced" (十面相). Music: YM, Vocal: GUMI, <a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm13304052">NicoNico link</a>.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X17i0K5gc3g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The same song sang by <span style="font-weight:bold;">ichiko</span>. Very lovely I'd say (<a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm13498635">NicoNico link</a>)<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nPqnA0A-4NQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Next. "Mosaic Roll". Music: <a href="http://deco27.com/">DECO*27</a>. Vocal: GUMI. <a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11398357">NicoNico link</a>.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W0fpdJ1yHLg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Ichiko's version of it (<a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11459642">NicoNico link</a>)<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jmkyZnXb7Zs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Let the last one be a mashup cover of wowaka's (Genjitsutouhi-P) works sung by toco×iciko.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="510" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C7knhL-DUiQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I hope this was enough to either scare you away (which I believe is very unlikely) or make you interested in ichiko's covers. I didn't find any playlist of her songs in Youtube, so you have to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=iciko&search=tag">search by a tag ichiko</a> (If you know or are willing to make a playlist, then let us know too :). A better source for digging deeper is of cource NicoNico video ( <a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/2886324">her user profile</a>). You can also <a href="http://twitter.com/icikoco">follow her in Twitter</a>.<br /><br />As a last word, I hope that people in Japan can recover from the ongoing humanitarian crisis and that they could regain trust in government which seems to be lacking of decisiveness and openness in handling the situation. If you can and feel that you want to help, you can do it from any part of the world by <a href="http://www.icrc.org/eng/donations/index.jsp">making a donation to Red Cross</a>.Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-34971392747903778182011-02-08T09:26:00.000-08:002011-02-08T09:41:32.276-08:00Jumpstart with "Escape"Hello, dear reader. If you are still here, it means that you have surpassed our expectations and we are truly happy to have you here after a hiatus of over half a year. I had personal matters to attend to and I don't even know where Toomas has been or doing in the meantime, but the matter was, that after a while of posting nothing, it is always difficult to come back - what would be important enough to break the silence? During the past months, Miku has been busy taking over the world, appearing in various parts of the world, being seen in paper articles, news broadcasts and even appearing as a tiny neondroid in an estonian IT paper magazine. If you are a fan, you have already read all about it in news channels like Sankaku and I personally did not feel a retelling would be worth posting.<br /><br />So here is my idea - I shall use this blog to just share Miku's music, dozens of new songs might pop up on a daily basis, so discovering something good from 2009 is in no way rare.<br /><br />Here is something different, a home-made CGI video to Miku's song "Escape". The small (or big) visual and physical glitches actually make it feel even more hand-made. The feeling is that some guy with limitless love for our electronic Diva spent ages doing this on his own, on a simple home computer. A feel, that can't be achieved by making something with dedicated graphics computers being controlled by a horde of guys on hire and no passion. The only real negative thing in the video would be Miku's eyes, which just look creepy.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yM0_0oSdwc8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />If you feel that you would like to share your ideas, music and passion, please do contact us.Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-43518048021995470632010-07-01T15:10:00.000-07:002010-07-01T15:31:07.869-07:00Going 3DFirst Miku video on Youtube that uses native youtube 3D player. Put on your colored glasses or cross your eyes and enjoy the video. I don't have the glasses so I chose "Cross-eyed" from 3D menu. For those who are not familiar with this viewing technique, here are a few tips. Try to look somewhere in the air between screen and yourself. You'll see 4 instances of the video this way, probably blurred. You have to match the middle ones and it should instantly become clear. If it doesn't happen, try to choose another distance. I have found that the farther away and the smaller the video is, the better is to get the effect. Still fullscreen can be viewed too when you know the trick.<br /> <br />The embedded player doesn't show the 3D button so I suspect you might not see the "Cross-eyed" version by default. If that's the case, click on video and go to Youtube to see it.<br /><br />Near Future<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6MbbWrwnMY&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6MbbWrwnMY&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />One more for your pleasure. No youtube-3D player this time.<br /><br />White Letter<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FLYK_fcPMDE&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FLYK_fcPMDE&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />The brave will also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRyDXVoYfOM">look this</a> random dot noise video with hidden Miku. I saw her there :)<br /><br />And I'm finishing off with something I would like to have at home, on my TV.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O5U2zI-zvKM&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O5U2zI-zvKM&hl=en_US&fs=1?color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-22168112292989849882010-06-16T11:07:00.000-07:002010-06-16T11:53:38.347-07:00A taste of classical musicToday it was my graduation ceremony. All the guys in suits and girls in beautiful dresses reminded the time when I sang in chorus. Especially vivid memories were from a trip to Finland where we performed Phantom Of The Opera on stage in multiple locations. I know it is over hyped, but I still like it very much. This lead me to a search for Vocaloid related classical songs, here is my selection of some of the best I found :)<br /><br />Phantom Of The Opera performed by Miku and a human voice. Background music quality is good and the voice of Miku is touching. I think it was a fun to make piece - singing quality duet with Miku. Among with the good words I still must tell that even if it's the best Miku's performance of this song, I didn't like how the instruments fitted together towards the end. Also I'd like to hear wider dynamic range with such a song. Anyway, I love it.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vPmAFyoGO50&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vPmAFyoGO50&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Didn't like that the male voice was not synthesized? Here's a version for you with Gakupo. He is maybe even more enjoyable than the male voice in previous one. This video might play in mono, so you may want to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thi2pTXBQbA&fmt=18">click here</a> for much better quality.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Thi2pTXBQbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Thi2pTXBQbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />While Miku and other Japanese Vocaloids are struggling with English, this is not a case with <a href="http://www.zero-g.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1004">Prima</a>. She is a virtual professional female soprano singer and can sing in English. The next song Eden, originally <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9gek4N0Rw">sang by Sarah Brightman</a>, gets a very cute and lovable twist when sang by Prima.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mVCeUF2Ln9w&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mVCeUF2Ln9w&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's one cracy one. An instrumental song by Liszt (one of my favorite classics) played through midi with Miku's voice. It is even hard to tell if it is Miku or not, but I think it is. Grand Galop Chromatique.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NY8f-8JO2JM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NY8f-8JO2JM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Let the last be not so classic, but close enough to fit under this theme. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfVJ11GXzXQ">Enya - Orinoco Flow</a> sang by Prima. I wanted to put it here, because this is a lovely song and Prima does a great job here too.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aqSUpbd8MWg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aqSUpbd8MWg&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />This is all for now. New news and songs next time, hopefully soon :)Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-78516782123187683562010-06-09T14:08:00.000-07:002010-06-09T14:30:55.492-07:00Small update and congratulationsFirst of all, we have not been kidnapped by aliens and intend to keep on bringing you, dear readers more Miku delights. As far as I know, Toomas was busy getting his Master's degree and I was busy getting my Bachelor's degree, so neither of us had any time to keep up with the news or write anything interesting.<br /><br />Yesterday Toomas had his birthday and I remembered it all too late. To make up for it, here is Miku with some chocolate. Congratulations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M9irkRMNGV3sZIyD_5MpZ0AONaqbmAYe7bKWzXPJ47DqFFZi6TVqVRFtdzfRiPjvJ8lmdXYloooB_5AHSnPmZ4j8arRc9a3ccxGycnVsAumiw7BP7EL9BnLN4SCVmAv51Eeayjm1ffw/s1600/1271541441550.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M9irkRMNGV3sZIyD_5MpZ0AONaqbmAYe7bKWzXPJ47DqFFZi6TVqVRFtdzfRiPjvJ8lmdXYloooB_5AHSnPmZ4j8arRc9a3ccxGycnVsAumiw7BP7EL9BnLN4SCVmAv51Eeayjm1ffw/s320/1271541441550.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480886075496571346" /></a>Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-27783153345353521642010-05-16T00:30:00.000-07:002010-05-16T01:30:30.228-07:00「NIGHT FLIGHT」Oh what lovely pure synth I'm hearing. Boarding to Lovely Night Flight with Miku starts in 5 minutes. Make sure you have all your belongings with you and don't forget the good mood :)<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P4Hmub8Nri0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P4Hmub8Nri0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Originally a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Pc4G68gNw">Pino commercial</a> but it's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2T-RA8frAk">more than that</a> performed by Perfume.<br /><br />Miku likes Perfume "Disco" songs?<br /><br />Room Disco<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z1GaO9PwXg8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z1GaO9PwXg8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />... and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okMt91RY65k">Chocolate Disco</a> too.Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-60140131640956614022010-05-06T04:02:00.000-07:002010-05-06T04:31:19.313-07:00A Peek of Project Diva 2As you might already know, Project Diva 2 will be released on the PSP on 29. July 2010 and is already up for pre-order. Little was known about it until now, some speculations being that it will be the same game with a new pack of songs. As it turns out, there have been changes in gameplay - in the first game, you usually needed two buttons, sometimes three and when the game wanted to make you howl, 4 buttons. Now it seems that instead of 20-hit rows with one button, there will be 4 buttons most of the time with surprise arrow targets to keep your left thumb busy, while in the original it was only idly gripping the PSP.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/48pNVurDA04&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/48pNVurDA04&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I seriously hope that they have balanced the tracks better than in the original. Some tracks with ridiculous bpm were easily completed because of the near-perfect rhythm, whereas some slow tracks seemed to have random targets in some places.<br /><br />Let's just hope for the best.Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-49671674330651236632010-04-17T14:26:00.000-07:002010-04-17T14:56:44.693-07:00AlliumProjectWhat would fit a Voice Synthesizer more than electronic music? Out of the vast depths of internet comes a completely unknown doujin album simply labeled "AlliumProject – Stir up Club Edition V2" The genres would be progressive electro and trance, befitting for a vocaloid, yet not that common. I was instantly hooked on it and have been listening to it ever since. Somewhat straying from the mainstream, it does not focus on the Vocaloid part, but more on the instrumental. As a listener of this type of music, I would go as far to say that this is "good electro with some vocaloid"<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fp-YtG1xfqs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fp-YtG1xfqs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />As it is doujin, it is legally obtainable for free from <a href="http://www.lunar.cc/database/">here</a>. Can't link it directly though. It does not require registration nor does it have annoying ads.<br /><br />In case the previous track was a bit too much for your taste, this is a bit more mellow, being somewhere in the dance region.<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O7NN5yWbBtU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O7NN5yWbBtU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />One more interesting experiment on the album was that there had been effort put into making Luka sing in english. I must say I am not a fan of her voice, it sounds atrocious in english and the track itself is not that good either. Now I only need an explanation to why I have been listening to it for 3 days.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K8omsgBWPzI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K8omsgBWPzI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />All the info is tersely noted <a href="http://www.compllege.com/allium/">here</a> and it is all in japanese. The 500 yen price tag is enough to make every vocaloid fan want to move to japan.Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-11182489870602624732010-03-30T14:45:00.000-07:002010-03-30T14:45:00.765-07:00Black★Rock Shooter photo shooting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4297712817_167c696d10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4297712817_167c696d10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Kodomut has posted in <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/">his photoblog</a> quite an impressive photo shooting sessions from Black Rock Shooter figure. One is <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/2010/01/23/brs_day/">a daytime version</a> and another is <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/2010/01/24/brs_night/">a night version</a>. Here is a slideshow that I could embed from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodomut/">Kodomut's Flickr account</a>.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="480"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkodomut%2Fsets%2F72157623144744659%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F4298472476%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkodomut%2Fsets%2F72157623144744659%2Fwith%2F4298472476%2F&set_id=72157623144744659&jump_to=4298472476"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkodomut%2Fsets%2F72157623144744659%2Fshow%2Fwith%2F4298472476%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkodomut%2Fsets%2F72157623144744659%2Fwith%2F4298472476%2F&set_id=72157623144744659&jump_to=4298472476" width="640" height="480"></embed></object><br /><br />I can say that I am quite a fan of his photos and keep an eye on <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/">his photoblog</a>. In many of his shooting sessions there is a role for nendoroid Miku. In fact he has multiple Mikus and a great collection of other nendoroids and other figures too. It <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/2009/12/18/third-week/">won't be boring</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4174888696_fe7a524fe1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4174888696_fe7a524fe1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Last pic was from <a href="http://www.kodomut.com/2009/12/11/noodles/">here</a> and as all pics in this post, it is shot by kodomut.<br /><br />In case you were expecing real BRS shoots, then don't be dissapointed. Take a look at this outstanding <a href="http://sakana.deviantart.com/art/BRS-There-s-no-Escape-156770348">*sakana's BRS cosplay session</a>. As a vocaloid fan and great cosplayer, we've mentioned her before in <a href="http://mikuchannel.blogspot.com/2009/12/magnet-cosplay.html">Magnet cosplay post</a>.Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-39698108217417188802010-03-27T16:11:00.001-07:002010-03-27T16:56:47.533-07:00Introducing Genjitsutouhi-P aka wowakaIt doesn't happen very often when I find such a great vocaloid song that I must find out who made it. Today I searched for the author of two such songs and they turned out to be the same. He is known as Genjitsutouhi-P or wowaka (<a href="http://wowakabeya.seesaa.net/">see his blog</a>, in Japanese). He's been around and making songs starting from May 2009. Now looking at <a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/12484677">his playlist in nicovideo</a> I see that I have heard some, but never dug deeper.<br /><br />Here these songs are accompanied with appealing video and English subs. His songs tend to go along with black and white. Somehow it suits his technically not too complex style well.<br /><br />Rolling Girl<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kgsK1CNPWI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-kgsK1CNPWI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Two-Faced Lovers<br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxuzIe08p78&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxuzIe08p78&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />The last song definately has a strong message...Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-18325361124177293232010-03-25T05:06:00.000-07:002010-03-29T06:13:24.420-07:00Aiko singing with Miku's voiceToday I was checking out the progress of <a href="http://www.projectaiko.com/">Project Aiko</a>. It is a pretty impressive fembot taking account that it is mostly built by one man. He has always been fascinated by robotics and anime. The major push came from watching <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=357">Chobits</a>.<br /><br />Anyway in one old video posted to Project Aiko homepage I discovered that he has made Aiko sing and to my big surprise the voice was all familiar Hatsune Miku singing the opening theme of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=394">Record of Lodoss War Anime</a>. I guess it was a live performance. In the future <a href="http://projectaiko.ace.st/project-aiko-hardware-software-f1/vocaloid-and-brains-software-t83.htm">Aiko might use Vocaloids for primary speech synthesis</a>, but the status of this development is not known.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5zu6h4H-GU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n5zu6h4H-GU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br />Citing Le Trung "<span style="font-style:italic;">Aiko singing opening theme song from Record of Lodoss War Anime. I have tried integrating Vocaloid with the BRAINS software for the first time. It doesn't go as well as I have hoped (too much echo), but it's a start.</span>"<br /><br />PS. And a warm welcome to our new follower :)<br /><br />EDIT:<br />I got a reply from Le Trung. It seems it won't happen soon, but no need to bury the hope yet! Citing:<br />"I am still working on it slowly. Due to back to school.<br />Don't really have much time to work on Aiko."Toomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-20127679725723698372010-03-11T14:16:00.000-08:002010-03-18T15:46:35.693-07:00Miku Live Performance - Miku's DayYou might remember Miku's first Live Performance and <a href="http://mikuchannel.blogspot.com/2009/08/live-performance-of-hatsune-miku.html">the blog entry about it.</a> While that was simply showing videos of Miku on a big screen, thanks to the wonders of Science, something thought to be impossible has been made possible - a full 3D "hologram" of our beloved Vocaloid on the stage. The technological miracle making this all possible is called "Transparent screen Projector". I really don't know about the details, but you can see the amount of realism it gives when compared to an average screen.<br /><br />The models used are 99% perfect, you can still notice some artificial elements, but overall, it is very smooth and lifelike, the little details like changing the outfit during smoke bursts are just the little bit extra that make it even better.<br /><br /><br />The only thing that I couldn't get used to would be her size. But it is also understandable and reasonable - if they can make her visible from all across the concert hall, why not do so?<br /><br />For more pictures, info and all the videos, go to <a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/03/12/mikus-day-live-spectacular/">Sankakucomplex</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">EDIT:</span><br />First of all, I would like to apologize for the confusion on why both blogkeepers wrote on the same subject - after same careful analysis from a hired chimp squad, it turns out that we started writing the posts at the somewhat same time, so neither of us knew that the other one was already writing. I actually discovered the 2nd post 3 days later.<br />Second: As Toomas already said, Sega has forced youtube to remove all videos of the show, thus everything we embedded earlier might or more probably, will not work. If I manage to find reuploaded versions or videos on niconico, I will edit this post again.Rihohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318995437297479834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217948075503022483.post-7152658832724915012010-03-11T12:16:00.000-08:002010-03-12T11:51:40.226-08:00Miku's Day live consert!On 9th of March at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=opera&rls=cs&sourceid=opera&oe=utf-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=zepp+tokyo&fb=1&hq=zepp&hnear=tokyo&cid=0,0,63591865974879772&ei=9lWZS-WQLcj64AbKr9D1Cg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQnwIwAA">Zepp Tokyo</a> concert hall something special and heartwarming for all Miku fans happened. The most spectacular Vocaloid concert this far was held there called "39's Giving Day" ("39" like "sankyuu ...", like "Thanks Giving Day"). It featured a wide on stage transparent screen where Miku, Luka, Rin and Len sang some of their best known hits and not just hits, but many of those I like. Unlike some <a href="http://mikuchannel.blogspot.com/2009/08/live-performance-of-hatsune-miku.html">previous "live events"</a>, this time I wish I could be there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdGHBW_X_aEiBs9WKHTKt11cRoOhLRpECjXkD_0pXTg8dJGQhhh913BPKbMk6DKBZp6Pur8D60t8LbMX84b3gDLhaZKWPyBh_r6py1NUYDZ17kjThyphenhyphenRhT9xmTAd73LHcZn5DnxrQkT7k/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdGHBW_X_aEiBs9WKHTKt11cRoOhLRpECjXkD_0pXTg8dJGQhhh913BPKbMk6DKBZp6Pur8D60t8LbMX84b3gDLhaZKWPyBh_r6py1NUYDZ17kjThyphenhyphenRhT9xmTAd73LHcZn5DnxrQkT7k/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447504877976194994" /></a><br /><br />Judging from the concert footage, over a thousand visitors attended and were very pleased with the show. The virtual stage was all for vocaloid, but the non-vocal part was performed in whole by live band as it seemed to me (I wonder who they were...) Even tho the sound quality is a quite poor it is not a waste of time to look at the video footage. I did get a concert feeling. They even faked the microphone too close to speakers feedback resonance :)<br /><br />EDIT: As Sega is not interested in sharing the concert footage, it is eager to take down all the concert videos from Youtube. Unless they have plans to release the concert on DVD or Blue Ray, I don't understand their actions. But for introduction purposes I still try to keep some concert content in this playlist so that people far far away from Tokyo can get a bit of feeling what such a concert is. In good faith I believe that this does no harm.<br /><br />The playlist has shrunk to the concert commercial, a small part of the concert and one interesting behind the scenes capture from one previous such event.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/26A70EC6A1C293EF&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/26A70EC6A1C293EF&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="505" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />In case you're curious the official site is <a href="http://miku.sega.jp/39/index.html">here</a> (tho I guess it's not much useful any more).<br /><br />EDIT: As I can see, Riho was also very interested in writing about this event. Honestly, I didn't know about that. :DToomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05679076999427825746noreply@blogger.com0