Talk:SeeU/@comment-75.84.252.229-20130928061343

Really sad to hear about CreCrew and all of that. t^t It's sad because I have a theory that SeeU really, truly could have been a success had they played their cards a little differently.

Firstly, her voice provider. Vocaloid culture in Korea is already small enough, so I don't know what they were expecting by making her VB provider an idol from an unknown group. There are plenty of people from popular girl groups (take KARA, for example) who would have been better candidates as her VB provider, assuming that they would still want SeeU to be bilingual. Having a member of KARA produce SeeU's voicebank would have not only garnered the attention of their entire Korean fanbase, but also their fanbase in Japan, which is quite prominent. I imagine SeeU would have more support from KARA's Japanese fans, but I have no doubts that many of their Korean fans would have supported the project as well. Even so, the Japanese voice bank should have been released much later than the Korean voice bank - I'm talking at least a year or more, just to test the waters in Korea first and see how much interest the Vocaloid would be receiving in Japan. That way, Koreans would have been able to view her as more of "their own" instead of a product of Japan, which could have fended off the political disagreements that tainted SeeU from the minute of her release.

Thirdly, the character design - I think we're all aware of how often SeeU was dubbed as a "copycat of Miku." They should have avoided any similarities to Miku's design and made SeeU's design as original as possible to avoid causing trouble with whiny fans who are too adamant on shooting down any and every new Vocaloid as a copy of Miku. A more original design would have also acted as a factor in allowing the Korean fanbase to feel more attached to SeeU by establishing that feeling of having something that is their own. They should have avoided designing her to appeal to otakus.

Lastly, the name. A Korean name, I believe, would have also further solidified that feeling of having something that is their own.

Overall, it's upsetting to see what's happening to SeeU. Like others have said, developing a new Vocaloid might help SeeU find her ground again, but it'd be a tough bet. If we're lucky, another Korean company might decide to take their shot at developing their own Vocaloid too, since it does have a lot of potential to be successful. For now, all I can do is hope that SeeU makes a Kaito-style comeback. I get super excited whenever I see Japanese producers using her so…let's just see what happens.