Talk:LUMi/@comment-32926503-20171011041021/@comment-53539-20171226095631

There is famous, but there are cultural icons, lets put it this way there is a difference between successful singers and famous. For example, Gackt is a well known singer who happens to be known outside of Japan more commandingly then the majority of other singers.

The difference between Slade from Black Sabbath voicing a vocaloid and the guy from Lordi is one such example. Yes, Lordi won the Eurovision song contest, but Slade has significantly more notable, ditto its the same for if Ozzy Osbourne did one versus the singer of Blind Guaridan. Its the same for the singers Gackt and Sachiko versus Piko, Lia, etc, the people you listed. This is why the Japanese made a huge fuss themselves when Sachiko was getting a Vocaloid, because her release was really significant. The trouble with famous singers is like with Gackt, a lot of people only buy these vocaloids if they are often a fan of said singer.

Erm... Gackpoid was released before Piko software and has nothing to do with Miriam, in fact Piko the singer wasn't even really a well known voice in 2008 when Gackt was getting his vocaloid made. Long story short in regards to the English and Japanese though, even now English and Japanese developments are leaning on each other and back in the days of Gackt voicing Gackpo, they had none.

Also bare in mind there are still far more people who are successful or famous versus those who are vocing vocaloid.