Talk:Hatsune Miku/@comment-24.26.54.145-20181120230840/@comment-53539-20181121003307

Another fun fact, Megurine Luka was originally meant to be called "Hatsune Miku". Due to issues with finding a English speaker as well as a Japanese, they pushed it back.

So the Vocaloid we call "Hatsune Miku" today is not the one the original "Hatsune Miku" that was going to be made.

Likewise, there was originally only Rin, Len was added soon after Rin's conception due to the lack of a masculine vocal and having a provider who could do "young voice" characters roles (as in.. not really a masculine vocal, but a female voice acting in a male role because to use a male for that same role is not a good idea as there is only X amount of time because the young boy's voice breaks). CFM didn't plan a male vocal because of Kaito's legacy was "males don't sell", which is sadly true even to this day for male Japanese vocals, they struggle to sell against their female counterparts.

Either way CFM had 3 vocals planned that were female and would move onto the next project afterwards, though did not. They instead ended up just re-releasing the older vocals because Miku got too popular. :-?