Ievan Polkka

Ievan Polkka is a song originally sung by Finnish band Loituma which gained popularity as a Vocaloid cover song. The song shot to fame due to the popular internet meme of Orihime Inoue from the Japanese manga Bleach twirling a negi to an infinte loop of the 5th stanza of Ievan Polkka. The first Vocaloid to cover the song was by Miku Hatsune under the alias of Miku Hachune of which this song was her first appearence. Since then there have been countless other covers by the other vocaloids including solos, duets and even a quartet mimicing the original.

Miku Hatsune
Voice, character design and video by Otomania.


 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast


 * Argueably Miku's most famous song, this version is a parody of the infamous video showing Orihime Inoue from Bleach twirling a leek to an infinite loop of the Ievan Polkka's 5th stanza. Miku's version stars Miku Hachune (はちゅねミク), who is a blank-eyed doll-like chibi version of Miku with a gaping mouth that waves a leek in time to the music. It is this video which solidified Miku's food item as a leek or negi.

Rin Kagamine
Voice and Video by Otomania.


 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Yotube broadcast


 * One of the first songs sung by the Kagamine twins after their release. Rin sings the 5th stanza while Len provides the backing vocals. Though the original video is simply a static image of the twin's box art, there have been several other versions including a parody of Miku Hachune with Rin and Len drawn in a similar fashion throwing their food items along with several others which include their Road roller.

Len Kagamine
Voice and Video by Orebanana-P


 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast


 * Len's version is unique as his where he sings the entire song rather than just the 5th stanza, thus setting the trend for future interpretations.

Luka Megurine
Voice and Video by Miron-P


 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast


 * This cover sports a different tune to what is used for the other vocaloid covers and gives a different feel to the song.

Kaito
Voice and Video by Acappella-P


 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast


 * Kaito's version is a full rendition of the original song much like Lens. There is also a second parody version where Katio's voice is inentionally off-key, possibly in response to Kaitos higher than usual pitch in the original video.