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Background[]
"ECHO" is an original song composed and produced by Crusher, originally published under the collaborative duo CIRCRUSH. It became very popular shortly after its upload on Niconico, reaching #1 on Weekly VOCALOID Ranking and receiving many derivative works. The girl in the video is named Primadonna.
The lyrics to "ECHO" are open and can be interpreted in many different ways; Crusher has expressly stated that there is no particular meaning to Echo's song lyrics, and that some fans have explained the lyrics better than Crusher could herself.[1]
This song has entered the Hall of Legend and is the most viewed English language Vocaloid song. As of April 2024, it is the second most viewed official upload of a VOCALOID song (only behind "Goodbye Sengen"). On April 21, ECHO has reached 100 million YouTube views, becoming the first English Vocaloid song in reach this milestone and the second Vocaloid (any language) song to reach this milestone. Hence, this is one of Crusher's most notable songs, and GUMI's song with the highest view count to date.
This song has been featured on TBS's ranking show "Rank Oukoku" as 2nd most popular VOCALOID song of 2014 on Niconico Video.[2][3] "ECHO" is also available in JOYSOUND and Club DAM, allowing it to be sung in Japanese karaoke bars.[4]
In 2017, ECHO got released as a single in all major music distribution services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, etc.) with revised tuning by Frutella.
On October 10, 2024, Crusher uploaded a new remix of the song titled "ECHO (ReAdmission Remix)" in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
Succeeding versions[]
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher (music, lyrics, Illust), Frutella (Tuning)
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Categories | Revised Version |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | |
Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Categories | Arrangement |
Description | This remix is featured on Crusher-P's album, CONCIENTIA Bonus CD.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | The Living Tombstone (remix), Crusher (illust), Fruutella (VSQ), Orko (guitar), Andrew Duemig (video effects)
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | 赤井 はあと (Akai Haato)
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Producers | きちはち先輩(illust), 近所のにーちゃん先輩 (video), らずのん先輩(mix)
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Categories | Human Cover; Original MV; |
Description | Full version, cover by Hololive VTuber Akai Haato.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher
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Categories | Revised Version |
Producers | Crusher
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Teniwoha (remix)
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Categories | Arrangement |
Description | This remix is featured on Crusher-P's album, CONCIENTIA.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher (music, lyrics, illust), Fruutella (VSQ), Emumelo (movie)
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Categories | Arrangement; Spin-off; PV |
Description | Featured in the album ボカロで覚える高校英単語 (Vocalo de Oboeru Koukou Eitango) as part of the "MUSIC STUDY PROJECT".
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Featuring | Chiguma Marume (CV: Subaru Kimura)
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Producers | Tooshoo (video)
EXIT TUNES |
Categories | Human Cover; Original MV |
Description | A cover featured in the ACTORS series. Featured on the album ACTORS 5, released by EXIT TUNES.
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Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Megurine Luka, Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
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Producers | |
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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Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
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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 Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya)
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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 Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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Featuring | Vivid BAD SQUAD: Megurine Luka, Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
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Producers | Shikimi (illust), YM (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 1st full album Vivid BAD SQUAD SEKAI ALBUM Vol.1, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on May 4th, 2021.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher (music, lyrics), YZYX (mixing, mastering)
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Description | A new remaster of the original song featured on the single ECHO / ReAdmission Remix.
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Lyrics[]
The clock stopped ticking forever ago
How long have I been up? I don't know
I can't get a grip, but I can't let go
There wasn't anything to hold onto, though
Why can't I see,
Why can't I see
All the colors
That you see?
Please can I be,
Please can I be
Colorful and free?
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
ECHO...
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
And never look back
And never look back
AND NEVER LOOK BACK
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
The clock stopped ticking forever ago
How long have I been up? I don't know
I can't get a grip, but I can't let go
There wasn't anything to hold onto, though
Why can't I see,
Why can't I see
All the colors
That you see?
Please can I be,
Please can I be
Colorful and free? (Yeah)
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
ECHO...
When I was sleeping, I had a dream.
If I had been awake, would I have screamed?
And who could have seen what was coming next?
Taunting me with her eyes, she disappeared.
I've been running,
always running.
Maybe you know
where she is.
Was my voice heard?
Did she listen?
Someone said I had been dead.
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back
I'm gonna burn my house down
And never look back
And never look back
AND NEVER LOOK BACK
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV
I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror
Derivatives[]
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Producers | Rylitah (cover, illust, VSQ lyrics conversion)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Chorus |
Description | MP3 download link is here.
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Featuring | Megurine Luka V4X English
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Producers | Utakoloid (cover, mixing, illust, harmonies), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx), Gran (video)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | KAITO V3 English
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Producers | Slapegg (cover, edit, mixing), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Description | MP3 download link is here.
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Featuring | GUMI V3
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Producers | Ariotsu (cover, Japanese lyrics adaption)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Alternative Language |
Featuring | |
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Producers | St. Derp (cover), Crusher & CircusP (VSQ)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | Emi A (cover), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | kimzipsin (tuning, mixing), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | JorroTreul (tuning, mixing, VSQ lyrics conversion), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | Kagamine Len Append (Power)
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Producers | Seiho524 (cover, mixing), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | AfiquTheVocaloid12 (cover), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | Camui Gackpo V3 Power
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Producers | Jade S. (illust, tuning, VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | Kohaku Merry (Trapeze)
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Producers | Shiogama (tuning), hikage (mixing), tama (UST), Neochroma (VCCV English lyrics conversion)
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Categories | UTAU Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | fmcaddy12 (tuning, UST conversion) Ashita-Tsukiloid (UST)
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Categories | UTAU Cover |
Featuring | CopperCross (-FELIDAE-)
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Producers | Dav-P (tuning, mixing/mastering, UST conversion) Crusher-P (VSQ) Ryuto Yamada (video) S.A.M Intel (artwork)
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Categories | UTAU Cover |
Featuring | Azure
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Producers | Azure (mixing, encode)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Featuring | riza
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Categories | Human Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | Eon (mixing), ajimita (illust), Michikora (movie)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | CircusP (mixing), Mystsaphyr (video)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | dj-Jo (remix), LuLuSeason (illust), Shawn Christmas (mixing), Fruutella (pre-mixing), Sokei (video)
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Categories | Human Cover; Arrangement |
Featuring | |
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Producers | N.U. (screams), Cally Q (rap lyrics), GongJun (mixing), Nanji (encode), Tsukamoto.G (video), Fade (illust)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade Hand-drawn PV |
Featuring | |
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Producers | no name (mixing, mastering), nyankobrq (cutup)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Featuring | |
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Producers | Razunon (mixing), Kinjo no niichan (PV), kichihachi (illust)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Featuring | |
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Producers | 近藤康行 (vocal direction), 滑川高広 (recording engineer), Giga-P (mixing), NNNuventus (video)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Featuring | |
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Producers | はまひろ (mixing), しょうけいさん (movie), 種田優太 (illust)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Featuring | Kagura Nana Black
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Producers | 02 (mixing), KageP (movie, camera), どっと (3D model), RediaIC (stage), moka (motion)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV; Dance Cover |
Featuring | |
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Producers | PEACEPUNK (mixing), ひなつ (illust), Ryuugen "Malcolm" Drake (movie)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Description | Released as part of Meloco Kyoran's 1st birthday celebration
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Featuring | |
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Producers | Yuca Amaya (mixing), Miya (movie), Miya (illust)
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Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | ikapi
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | ryogo (music, video), Satou Shio (illust)
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | Megurine Luka V4X English
aru (chorus) |
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Producers | aru (cover, arrangement), Crusher & CircusP (VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Remix |
Description |
Featuring | Meltberry
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Producers | Meltberry (illust, remix)
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Categories | Human Cover; Arrangement; Fanmade Hand-drawn PV |
Producers | Sakasafukurou
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | dj-Jo (remix, video), LuLuSeason (illust)
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Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | Kagamine Rin & Len V4 English
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Producers | |
Categories | Arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | MikuMikuMina
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Categories | Fanmade MMD PV |
Translation | Hibikase × ECHO |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI English
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Producers | Usana
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Categories | Mashup |
Description |
Featuring | GUMI English, Mes
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Producers | sakicchi
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Categories | Parody |
Description | A parody PV featuring DIpper Pines from the TV series Gravity Falls. Added vocals from Mes's cover are added into GUMI's version.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | BillNight Cipher
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Categories | Parody |
Description | A parody PV of the song featuring Frisk from the RPG game Undertale.
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Other media appearances[]
Literature[]
On October 8, 2015, the one year anniversary of the song, it was announced that ECHO would be receiving a Japanese novel adaption.[6] It was written by Akira and illustrated by Oguchi, one of the official illustrators for Kantai Collection.[7] A promotional video was uploaded on February 12, 2016. An English translation of the novel was released.
The novel got released by PHP-Comix on February 26th, 2016 and it's being sold in Japan bookstores and Amazon.[8] [9]
Discography[]
This song was featured in the following albums:
- CONCIENTIA ft. 3 remixes
- ECHO / ReAdmission Remix
This song was featured in the following compilation albums:
- Download feat. 初音ミク
- EXIT TUNES PRESENTS THE BEST OF GUMI from Megpoid
- EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Entrance Dream Music
- SPACE DIVE!! feat. GUMI
- Digital Stars feat. MIKU & GUMI Compilation
Concerts[]
This song has been performed as part of the set list for the VOCALOID performance at Niconico Cho Party 2015, as a remix/duet with Hibikase. It was later performed at Project SEKAI Colorful LIVE 2nd -Will- by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Megurine Luka.
Video games[]
This song was featured in the following games:
CHUNITHM Series[]
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maimai Series[]
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O.N.G.E.K.I. Series[]
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SOUND VOLTEX Series[]
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Groove Coaster Series[]
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Other games[]
- REFLEC BEAT plus
- jubeat (app)
- Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by GUMI; SEKAI version by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Megurine Luka)
- Tetote x Connect
Trivia[]
- This is the first song by a western VOCALOID producer to enter the Hall of Legend.
- This is the first English VOCALOID song to reach 100 million Youtube views, and the second VOCALOID song ever to reach this milestone.
- The song was originally to be sung by Megurine Luka. CircusP cites himself as the reason why it ended up being sung by GUMI.[10]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Thanks for 800,000 views! - Google+
- ↑ TBS Television: Rank Oukoku
- ↑
ECHO on TV - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post) - ↑
ECHO in a Club DAM karaoke bar - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post) - ↑ @CCrusherr: I had no idea that the Echo x Hibikase mash up was the second song in the nico cho party
- ↑ @PHPcomix
- ↑ ECHO novel website
- ↑ ECHO novel website
- ↑ ECHO novel Amazon Listing
- ↑ Let's try to tune Nana English [Attempt 2
External links[]
Official[]
- Illustrations:
- Illustration — pixiv
- Illustration 2 — pixiv
- Illustration (The Living Tombstone Remix) — pixiv
- DL & Streaming Platforms:
- MP3 Download — Dropbox
- VSQ and Instrumental — Dropbox
- Novel Website