User:OtterJiang

Nice to Meet You: Or Did I Mean Me?
Hello, it is nice to meet you, I hope it's the same for the other way around, too. My name is Yahui Jiang, but I go by OJ, Otter, or just OtterJiang, for producer purposes. Writing a bunch of songs for a bunch of VOCALOIDs, and definitely obsessed with all the different VOCALOID languages. I want to work here and be both a producer and a help when it comes to VOCALOID knowledge. I've been in the fandom since 2008, my very first VOCALOID experience being "Honey Honey", the MMD PV with Sakine Meiko and the Crypton VOCALOIDs. I've been a fan ever since, one of my favorite producers I first saw being Puffihn, Mitchie M, 40meterP, HoneyWorks recently and many, MANY others.

Why I'm Here
I've always been a fan of VOCALOID. I tried to leave a while back because there were a lot of songs released that just didn't sit right with me (mostly just dark/creepy/controversial songs), and I didn't really like how there were some pretty offensive ones out there, particularly to certain beliefs that were being disrespected (but hey, it's the Internet. You have the right to say/write/sing whatever you want).

I came back because Chinese VOCALOIDs became a thing. I was so excited, as well as when SeeU was released (hearing about Kim Dahee's arrest pretty much broke my heart), the English VOCALOIDs slowly beginning to improve, and on top of that all the brilliant updates coming around with the Japanese VOCALOIDs, it was all too much. I just couldn't stay away.

Of course, with all the new info comes much ignorance. It kind of made me mad and frustrated, seeing how many people don't know anything about VOCALOID beyond the Big Eight (a friend of mine only knew the names of the Crypton one, referring to Gumi and Gakupo as the green and purple hair guys), and it's always so disappointing to find a fellow VOCALOID "fan", only to discover they hardly know a thing beyond the ones everyone knows about.

So I want to try and help educate, update and spread the VOCALOID love. Helping keep track of the Chinese VOCALOIDs, because they're arguably my favorite VOCALOIDs (whether its nationality bias or something, idek. I just think they're lovely), as well as SeeU and many, many Japanese VOCALOIDs (Rana, anyone?).

I just hope I can be as big a help as I want to.

Favourite Vocaloids
Everyone else seems to list their favorites, so I figure I might as well just give it a shot myself.

SeeU, Zhanyin Lorra, YANHE, Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling (in that order), round out my top five.

Yuzuki Yukari, Rana, Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Aoki Lapis, Mew, Tohoku Zunko, SF-A2 miki, Utatane Piko, Nekomura Iroha, Kaai Yuki, Hiyama Kiyoteru, ZOLA's WIL and many other Japanese VOCALOIDs are the ones I'm fond of.

MAIKA and Clara are my favorite Spanish VOCALOIDs (not too many choices I know, ONA is pretty much just MAIKA but in another language, and Bruno.. I just can't adjust to his voice. Especially when he sings higher octaves, it just.. it annoys me. No offense to Voctro Labs).

LOLA, OLIVER, AVANNA and YOHIOloid (ehh, sort of. His design is cool -that sounds extremely shallow, I know-), are my favorite English VOCALOIDs, though at the sound of the brief Ruby demonstration, I think there's going to be another Engloid in my future.

Masaoka Azuki, GUMI, IA, flower, KAITO and galaco NEO are just a few others on my favorites list. LEON has his own special reservation in my heart, riiiight there. "Fairy Tale" was the song that stole my heart. SONiKA as well, she actually was my very first VOCALOID. So it's safe to say that I learned how to use VOCALOID the hard way. It's like learning Chinese by just listening. It's near impossible, especially without proper sources (or so I've been told). But she'll always be one of my favorites, for certain. It makes me kind of sad that she's not as popular. But I digress. All VOCALOIDs are wonderful anyways!

About Me
I love anime; Attack on Titan, Free! Iwatobi SC/Eternal Summer, Legend of Korra (technically), and One Piece to name a few

I love to swim, and I've always wanted to do it competitively (NOT because of Free! though I won't lie, I kind of want to marry a competitive swimmer now), but for now it's just a side thing. I think I'm a little too old to consider joining the school swim team now, anyways.

Coca-Cola is wonderful.

I am 16 years old, and I love to write music that expresses my personal feelings, and lifts up others who go through tough things in life. I want my VOCALOID music to encourage others and help other people out, reassure them or give them hope, or something to that effect. Everyone needs a little pick-me-up sometimes, right?

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Feel free to chat with me, if you want. I'm more than happy to talk with others who love VOCALOIDs just as much as me!