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Background[]
"Imperial Girl" is an original song by R Sound Design. It is his most notable work to date.
The song entails the singer's perceptions of the city as its frequent explorer at night. She describes the city as the embodiment of the zeitgeist of its residents and herself a zombie wandering without a goal; however listless and degrading one may be in its streets at night, the city will wake up to the bright daylight of tomorrow, and as the witness of such transformation, she calls herself "imperial girl." However, as the song progresses, the singer reveals her deeper trauma from a failed relationship, calls for the other to be punished for her suffering as she wanders through the night, refers to herself as "weeping girl," a homophone of "imperial girl" in Japanese, and ultimately takes her own life, leaving all her emotions and memories, regardless of good or bad, into the city night she once held dear.
This song has entered the Hall of Legend and exceeded over 20 million YouTube views.
Succeeding versions[]
| Featuring | R Sound Design
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| Categories | Human Cover; Self-cover |
| Description | This version is featured in his self-cover album Replica.
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| Featuring | R Sound Design
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| Categories | Remix |
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| Categories | Demonstration Song |
| Featuring | Hatsune Miku NT Whisper+
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| Producers | Crypton Future Media, Inc.
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| Categories | Demonstration Song |
| Translation | Re:Imperial Girl |
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| Featuring | Hatsune Miku
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| Producers | R Sound Design
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| Categories | Remaster |
| Description | Uploaded in commemoration of Teikoku Shoujo's 5th anniversary.
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| Categories | Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; In-game content |
| Description | Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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| Producers | jny, SmileBoom, Takumadrops (arrange), anbiyori (video)
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| Categories | Arrangement |
| Description | An instrumental medley arrangement of various VOCALOID songs that can be played as background music while the listener studies.
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| Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena)
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| Producers | SWAV (illust), Lye (video)
SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc. |
| Categories | Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game content |
| Description | Full version, featured in Vivid BAD SQUAD's 2nd full album Vivid BAD SQUAD SEKAI ALBUM Vol.2, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on September 4, 2023.
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| Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina)
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| Producers | SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
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| Categories | Human Cover; In-game content |
| Description | Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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| Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena)
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| Producers | SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
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| Categories | Human Cover; In-game content |
| Description | Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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Lyrics[]
| Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
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| 頽廃的都市構想 | taihai teki toshi kousou |
| 浮ついた世のシーンでメロウに | uwatsuita yo no shiin de merou ni |
| 雑踏の中息衝いたTrap ChiptuneとNeon アラカルト | zattou no naka ikizuita Trap Chiptune to Neon arakaruto |
| 感傷的都市逍遥 | kanshouteki toshi shouyou |
| フラついた夜のミームとメロディ | furatsuita yoru no miimu to merodi |
| 彷徨って行き着いた路地裏の闇夜に溶ける | samayotte ikitsuita rojiura no yamiyo ni tokeru |
| 本能的都市抗争 | honnouteki toshi kousou |
| 騒ついた銀のホールでファジーに | zawatsuita gin no hooru de fajii ni |
| 喧騒の中色褪せぬVaporwave Makina エトセトラ | kensou no naka iroasenu Vaporwave Makina etosetora |
| 絶対的都市権能 | zettaiteki toshi kennou |
| ヘラついた今日のあいつをバターに | heratsuita kyou no aitsu o bataa ni |
| 強がって噛み付いた 聳える都市のシステム | tsuyogatte kamitsuita sobieru toshi no shisutemu |
| 純金製の欠乏感を左の耳にぶら下げて | junkinsei no ketsuboukan o hidari no mimi ni burasagete |
| 芳香性の憂鬱感を纏ったら | houkousei no yuuutsukan o matottara |
| 抗菌性の停滞感を両手の爪に散りばめて | koukinsei no teitaikan o ryoute no tsume ni chiribamete |
| どうせ何も起きることのないこの夜に | douse nani mo okiru koto no nai kono yoru ni |
| 朽ちゆく身体と心を連れ | kuchi yuku karada to kokoro o tsure |
| 一人当て無く漂っていくの | hitori ate naku tadayotte iku no |
| 形骸的残響に絆され滅びゆく都市を這い回るゾンビ | keigaiteki zankyou ni hodasare horobi yuku toshi o haimawaru zonbi |
| どんなにどんなに夜に堕ちても | donna ni donna ni yoru ni ochite mo |
| 明日の光が世界を染めてく | asu no hikari ga sekai o someteku |
| 蘇る私は | yomigaeru watashi wa |
| 帝国少女 | teikoku shoujo |
| 盲目的都市幻想 | moumokuteki toshi gensou |
| ひしめき合うスノッブと漂うクロエ | hishimekiau sunobbu to tadayou kuroe |
| 私をちょっと狂わせるPUSHER Wave Pablo エトセトラ | watashi o chotto kuruwaseru PUSHER Wave Pablo etosetora |
| 恋愛的都市様相 | renaiteki toshi yousou |
| 目眩く夜とジーンのシャワーに | mekurumeku yoru to jiin no shawaa ni |
| 直濡れた指の先でなぞる恋のシニカル | hiranureta yubi no saki de nazoru koi no shinikaru |
| 金剛性の背徳感を薬の指に光らせて | kongousei no haitokukan o kusuri no yubi ni hikarasete |
| 伸縮性の優越感に袖を通して | shinshukusei no yuuetsukan ni sode o tooshite |
| 後天性の先入観で両目の淵を彩った | koutensei no sennyuukan de ryoume no fuchi o irodotta |
| 違う人とあの部屋で夢を見るならもう | chigau hito to ano heya de yume o miru nara mou |
| 私の身体と心を傷付けた罪を償いなさいよ | watashi no karada to kokoro o kizutsuketa tsumi o tsugunainasai yo |
| 衝動的感情に流されて行き着く先はクライクライ夜 | shoudouteki kanjou ni nagasarete ikitsuku saki wa kurai kurai yoru |
| あんなにあんなに縛られたのは | anna ni anna ni shibarareta no wa |
| あなたに愛して欲しかっただけ | anata ni aishite hoshikatta dake |
| 泣き濡れる私は | nakinureru watashi wa |
| 啼哭少女 | teikoku shoujo |
| もう遣る瀬無い浮かぬ日々も | mou yaru senai ukanu hibi mo |
| 揺れる摩天楼に抱かれて | yureru matenrou ni dakarete |
| ビルにまみえる夜空の星に願いを込める | biru ni mamieru yozora no hoshi ni negai o komeru |
| こんな夜に | konna yoru ni |
| 朽ちゆく身体と心を連れ | kuchi yuku karada to kokoro o tsure |
| 一人当て無く漂っていくの | hitori ate naku tadayotte iku no |
| 形骸的残響に絆され滅びゆく都市を這い回るゾンビ | keigaiteki zankyou ni hodasare horobi yuku toshi o haimawaru zonbi |
| どんなにどんなに夜に堕ちても | donna ni donna ni yoru ni ochite mo |
| 明日の光が世界を染めてく | asu no hikari ga sekai o someteku |
| 未来などどうでもいいのよ | mirai nado dou demo ii no yo |
| こんなにこんなに愛した場所よ | konna ni konna ni aishita basho yo |
| 何度も何度も歩いた道よ | nando mo nando mo aruita michi yo |
| 催涙的郷愁に襲われ | sairuiteki kyoushuu ni osoware |
| 黄昏る街を駆け抜けるゾンビ | tasogareru machi o kakenukeru zonbi |
| 私の身体と心の傷 あなたの笑顔も声も全部 | watashi no karada to kokoro no kizu anata no egao mo koe mo zenbu |
| ここに置いて逝くわ | koko ni oite iku wa |
| 帝国少女 | teikoku shoujo |
Derivatives[]
| Producers | Itou Kashitarou (vocals), kain (mixing, encode)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Producers | NORISTRY (vocals), Gaoo (mixing), Zakuro (encode)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
Other media appearances[]
Discography[]
This song was featured in the following albums:
- 帝国少女 (Teikoku Shoujo) (single)
- City Girl Syndrome
Video games[]
This song was featured in the following video games:
- CHUNITHM
- Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by Hatsune Miku; SEKAI version by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Hatsune Miku)
- maimai Deluxe PRiSM PLUS
Gallery[]
External links[]
Official[]
- Blog
- DL & Streaming Platforms:
- Instrumental:
- Off-vocal (2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Mastered) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Key -6 2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (2mix Mastered) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Key -3 2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (2mix Mastered) — piapro
- Lyrics — piapro
