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初音未来英文 Hatsune Miku: The Virtual Diva (2000 words) Introduction: Hatsune Miku is a vocaloid software developed by Crypton Future Media, Inc. in Japan in 2007. She became incredibly popular and developed a massive following created by her ability to create synthesized singing through the use of a vocal synthesizer. This generated a fan base, including cosplayers and artists who drew fanart of Hatsune Miku. This paper will delve deeper into what exactly Hatsune Miku is, how she changed Japanese pop culture, the subculture that emerged from her, and how she became a pop sensation outside of Japan. Description of Hatsune Miku: Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer application with a unique, synthesized singing voice. She’s the first vocaloid produced by Crypton Future Media and is part of the fourth iteration of the Vocaloid series. The pronunciation of the name ‘Hatsune Miku’ is “Ha-tsu-ne Mi-ku”. The name can be translated into English as ‘first sound of the future.’ Miku’s voice is sampled from voice actress Saki Fujita, and a combination of other voice recordings was used to make up the final voice. The software utilizes Yamaha Corporation’s Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3, and Vocaloid 4 speech synthesis technology to produce her voice. Her design was inspired by the manga and anime culture in Japan, and specifically the character “Rin” from the manga called “Rin and Len”. Miku’s hair was designed to appear ‘non-human,’ resembling hair from an anime character. Her design is somewhat of a hybrid of many different anime characters, with blue-green hair, a turquoise tie, and a black outfit with buttons down the center. Miku’s popularity: Miku has grown in popularity since her debut in 2007. Her fanatic followers have created their own cult-like subculture based around her. Her fan base has grown so large that in 2010, a website was created to track fan-generated Hatsune Miku content. This website is known as ‘Vocaloidism’ and covers the latest Hatsune Miku news for Vocaloid fa