Vocaloid おんがく！

こんにちは！ わたしは　Vocaloid 　がすきです！

For this week's blog post, I wanted to share music from a really fun game I used to play a lot in high school! The game's full name is Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, but people usually just call it Project Sekai instead. A rhythm game similar to piano tiles, the game consists of both commissioned songs and covers from many Japanese artists who make music in the style of Vocaloid! 

Vocaloid music is a genre created using voice synthesizer software, allowing people to generate vocals by typing lyrics and melodies, so they don't need a human vocalist. It utilizes voicebanks recorded from real singers who are represented by virtual character mascots, with Hatsune Miku herself being an example! While it is associated with just J-pop music, the style covers a wide range of genres, all touched on by the songs you can play along to in the game!

This specific song is called Tondemo-Wonderz, which translates to Outrageous Wonders! It is one of the more difficult songs to play on the game since the tiles go so fast, along with the fast paced rhythm of the song, but I still really enjoy the song! It centers on themes of finding happiness, joy, and wonder even in the hypothetical end of the world, urging people to embrace chaos and cheer through their existence. It highlights making other people smile and maintaining a positive attitude that never goes away! 

Reading along to the lyrics of the song, I'm able to distinguish the words and sounds they're saying even though they sing really quickly! It is a very joyful song that puts anyone in a good mood, and the singers sing pretty clearly despite how fast it goes!