Talk:SeeU/@comment-53539-20160122205627/@comment-69.140.50.82-20160730204044

My theory as to why SeeU's didn't do well - sales wise:

- Vocaloid and vocalsynth in general was seen as just a gimmick. I think SeeU's problem was that the bulk of her promotion relied on GLAM. GLAM featured her in fanmeets and a year end concert that they participated in, but GLAM themselves weren't a popular group. They only lasted 2 years and when their contracts ended, no one stayed with the company - The companies involved didn't do much (they had crecrew only to nuke the site, I can count concerts for her on one hand). If she had more exposure beyond an unknown group and was treated more as an independant entity, more promotion, etc. then she might have been seen in a better light. Hard to say.

- As far as international fans are concerned... Kpop is starting to penetrate people's consciouses more, between PSY going viral, BIGBANG's success on international charts, groups from prior waves (such as Wonder Girls) making a revival, popularity with groups such as EXO, BTS, GFriend, Mamamoo, etc. and groups are coming to America to tour more. The 2011-2012 years... weren't strong as far as Kpop hits were concerned and if you weren't already a fan prior to 2010, chances are, you weren't paying attention to whatever was happening in South Korea. Ofc you also had Miku's army of fans who decried any attempt at a non-CFM cute vocal possibly overshadowing her.

- For both sides of the fandom: UTAU was already known and SeeU was one of fthe most expensive voices at the time when she released (I think she was $300 at some point - that's a lot to pay for a library (even if bi-lingual) - on top of upgrading the V3 editor and using a forwarding service). That's like comparing Photoshop to GIMP: people will tolerate the lower priced, lower quality option that's friendlier to their wallets (if they're not pirates). She's since become more accessible in price and she might start getting sales as a duet partner for UNI.

While I can't keep my hopes high for SeeU (as much as I love her), I can have hope that UNI will do well in the right hands. If they can prevent the mess ups made with SeeU, then UNI should have a chance.