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Paradachshund@lemmy.today 2 years agoHuh interesting. I guess I’ve never understood the idol thing, much less a virtual one. I ask this in a totally non-judgmental and purely curious way: what’s the appeal?
TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Okay so as a Vocaloid fan, I’ll try to explain best as I can
First off, computer voices are just cool, and we just like how a lot of them sound. I love Kagamine Rin’s voice for example, and still would even if she wasn’t a computer program.
Second, the community surrounding Vocaloid is absolutely massive. If you like a real singer, they’ll have a limit to how many songs they can release. But since this is an instrument, anyone can release a song with practically the same voice (practically since people usually tune it differently). There’s music in tons of different genres, by tons of different artists, all sung by Miku.
Third, I’m assuming when you’re talking about ‘appeal’ here you in some part mean the concerts. Well, on these concerts the band covers both original songs made specifically for the event by prominent Vocaloid producers, and band covers of existing popular songs. At least I think that’s how that works, I’ve never been to one before. So there’s not only hearing songs you like on there, but also meeting with like-minded people with the same interest as you. Also the animations for them are just so damn smooth
Four, a lot of us are just weebs
I’m bad at explaining but I hope that helped a bit at least :)
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Not at all, that was a great explanation! I like hearing about things I don’t understand from people who are passionate about them, so thanks for the response.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
To add a little to the appeal that transcends music/concerts
Basicly because they are supossed to be instru ments the characters don’t really have an official backstory. Having such could limit create freedom. Kagamine Rin/Len for example are designed to work together (sold together). They are often perceived as siblings by the community but Crypton (company) specificly did not make them siblings so they can still be used in a romantic duet.
This means the characters are like puppets where everyone can project any of their own feelings and interpretation on top of them. Making them ideal for telling stories with.
Unike real people they also can’t be involved in scandals or offensive statements. Neither c they get offended by the extremeties of fandom expression.
Its genuinly a very safe space for exploring all kinds of creativity.
Paradachshund@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Whoa, I was not expecting a response to a 2 year old post today 😂
Appreciate the added info!