RIP=RELEASE

Background
"RIP=RELEASE" is an answer song to Kagamine Len's song "SPICE!", another song by minato. It portrays how Luka knew she would get hurt, yet couldn't help being in love. It also shows a slight bit of obsession as she wants to "rip and release" his throat to obtain vengeance for what he has done to her.

"RIP=RELEASE" was uploaded just hours before the end of January 30, 2009, the day Luka was released. It reached one million views on May 10, 2009, at 14:22 hours Japan Time. Additionally, it was the highest-scoring song on the Weekly Vocaloid Ranking in 2009, gaining that status when it earned 843,233 points during week 70 (February 2, 2009).

This song is featured on the album Festiva! and the EXIT TUNES compilation album Vocalostar.

In January 2015, a short version of this song was used as a demo for Megurine Luka V4X. It used the English lyrics composed by and utilizes both of Luka's English vocals to demonstrate cross synthesis. It also showcased the growl feature in the demo.

The song was also commented on by Asakawa Yuu herself; she stated that Luka "really sounds like [her] real voice".

Lyrics
Japanese lyrics = Approved English lyrics = Written by Rockleetist, this version of "RIP=RELEASE" was used for a demonstration of Megurine Luka V4X English.

Concerts
This song was featured in the following concerts.
 * MikuPa Live in Tokyo 2011
 * MikuPa Live in Sapporo 2011
 * MikuPa Live in Singapore 2011
 * MikuPa Live in Tokyo 2012
 * MikuPa Live in Hong Kong and Taiwan 2012
 * MikuPa Live in Kansai 2013