Nostalogic

Background[]

"Nostalogic" is a J-pop, dance-pop, EDM, eurodance, electronic, electropop, pop rock song composed by yuukiss, featuring MEIKO, with additional lyric contribution by rose. The song became one of the triggers for the "Loli Meiko" also the development of the official derivative Sakine Meiko by Nanameue-P and Daigoman. The full version was featured in the album "VOCALOID Produced by Yamaha" under the name Nostalogic (THE VOCALOID edit). The full version, featuring the PV by yumiko, was uploaded 2 years after the original, which surpassed the original in popularity.

A short WIP titled I Tried to Tune MEIKO Like a Loli in an Original Song was uploaded in September 2007, in which yuukiss had tuned MEIKO to sound younger than she naturally sounds. The song was an early version of Nostalogic. The song was further worked upon over the next four months, and received another short upload in late January 2008 under the name Nostalogic, showcasing the results up to that point. Compared to the WIP four months prior, the melody had been reworked into the finalized version, and the pitching of MEIKO improved. The finalized version of the song was uploaded seventeen days later in early February, which was the radio edit. The full version was included in the aforementioned album that released in September 2011.

The song has various meanings; it may tell of MEIKO who longed for the days of the past. Yuukiss has a tendency to add parts of lyrics / melodies to his other works (so they all are somehow connected); a melody of Nostalogic can be heard in the song "FLOWER TAIL" sung by KAITO; and "FLOWER TAIL" has similar lyrics with "Fairy-taled" sung by MEIKO. Some may interpret that, even though the genre and singers of the three songs are completely different, they may be related in terms of lyrics and melody.

On November 5, 2014, yuukiss uploaded a version called, "Nostalogic (MEIKO-SAN mix)" in celebration of MEIKO's 10th Anniversary. This version uses MEIKO's natural tone as opposed to "Loli Meiko". It was however, featured in the album Vocalospace beforehand. This day also marks where Nostalogic had reached #1 on NicoNico Daily VOCALOID Ranking.

On November 8, 2015 the single edit version had reached one million views, reaching the Hall of Legend.

The word Nostalogic is a combination of nostalgia and logic.

Succeeding versions[]

Nostalogic (single edit)

Featuring	MEIKO
Producers	Yumiko
Categories	VOCALOID Cover
Description	The "full" version of the song with added lyrics and a dance PV by yumiko.

Nostalogic Vocalogenesis

Featuring	MEIKO
Producers	Brother-P
Categories	Original PV
Description	A promotional video to promote the song Nostalogic in the album "Vocalogenesis".

THE VOCALOID edit

Featuring	MEIKO
Producers	yuukiss
Categories	Remix
Description	A version released on The VOCALOID.

Nostalogic (MEIKO-SAN mix)

Featuring	MEIKO
Producers	yuukiss (music), SEGA (PV)
Categories	Remix
Description	A version which uses MEIKO's natural tone. It was uploaded during MEIKO's 10th Anniversary and uses the PV of Nostalogic from Project DIVA Arcade. This version has gained over 1,000,000 views on niconico.

Miku Symphony 2019's Version

初音ミクシンフォニー～Miku Symphony 2019 オーケストラライブ CD

Producers	Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Categories	Arrangement
Description	This version is featured in the album Hatsune Miku Symphony ~Miku Symphony 2019~ Orchestra Live CD.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size)

Featuring	MORE MORE JUMP!: MEIKO, Kiritani Haruka (CV: Yoshioka Mayu), Hinomori Shizuku (CV: Honnizumi Rina)
Producers	omu (video) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. A 2DMV is also available in-game.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal (1)]

Featuring	MORE MORE JUMP!: Hinomori Shizuku (CV: Honnizumi Rina)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal (2)]

Featuring	MORE MORE JUMP!: Kiritani Haruka (CV: Yoshioka Mayu)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full)

Featuring	MORE MORE JUMP!: MEIKO, Kiritani Haruka (CV: Yoshioka Mayu), Hinomori Shizuku (CV: Honnizumi Rina)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content
Description	Full version, featured in MORE MORE JUMP!'s 1st full album MORE MORE JUMP! SEKAI ALBUM Vol.1, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
(M-E-I-K-O M-E-I-K-O…)
(Uh Yeah A-ha…)
(Fuh Ooh…)

ふいに過(よ)ぎる　ハシャギ声	fui ni yogiru hashagi goe
"0"と"1"で残された　Passed days	"Zero" to "ichi" de noko sareta Passed days
胸を衝(つ)く　痛みの理由(わけ)は	mune o tsuku itami no wake wa
後悔？　それともNostalogic…？	akirame? soretomo Nostalogic...?

瞬(またた)く　光に誘われ	matataku hikari ni sasoware
過去を　辿り・巡り・我に返り	kako o tadori meguri ware ni kaeri
目の前に　広がる景色は	me no mae ni hirogaru keshiki wa
君と観た　未来と同じ	Kimi to mita mirai to onaji

遠くに消えた	touku ni kieta
落描きの唄　きっと	rakugaki no uta kitto
色褪(あ)せないで	iro ase naide
今も　僕に　聴こえてる	Ima mo boku ni kikoeteru

遠くに見えた	touku ni kieta
約束の場所　ずっと	yakusoku no basho zutto
息　弾ませて	iki hazumasete
今も　僕は　目指してる	Ima mo boku ni kikoeteru
今も　君は　目指してる…？	Ima mo kimi ni kikoeteru...?

(La La La La　Ha-aah…)

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
（M-E-I-K-O　M-E-I-K-O…）

（Uh Yeah A-ha…）

（Fuh Ooh…）

不意に過(よ)ぎる　ハシャギ声	fui ni yo giru hashagi goe
"0"と"1"で残された　Passed days	"zero" to "ichi" de noko sareta Passed days
胸を衝(つ)く　痛みの理由(わけ)は	mune o tsuku itami no wake wa
諦め？　それとも　Nostalogic…？	akirame? soretomo Nostalogic...?

瞬(またた)く　光に誘われ	Matataku hikari ni sasoware
過去を　辿り・巡り・我に返り	kako o tadori meguri ga ni kaeri
目の前に　広がる景色は	me no mae ni hirogaru keshiki wa
君と観た　未来と同じ	kimi to mita mirai to onaji

遠くに消えた　落描きの唄　きっと	tooku ni kieta rakugaki no uta kitto
色褪(あ)せないで	iro ase nai de
今も　僕に　聴こえてる	ima mo boku ni kikoeteru
今も　僕に　聴こえてる	ima mo boku ni kikoeteru

（M-E-I-K-O　M-E-I-K-O…）

（Uh Yeah A-ha…）

（Fuh Ooh…）

無為に過ぎる　時間だけ	mui ni sugiru jikan dake
同じ位置で眺めてた　Like chess pieces	onaji ichi de nagameteta Like chess pieces
薄れ往く輝き　それは	usure iku kagayaki sore wa
目的？　それとも　Nostalogic…？	mokuteki? soretomo Nostalogic...?

羽ばたく翼を横目に	habataku tsubasa o yokome ni
空回り・ばかり・焦り募り	karamawari bakari aseri tsunori
語り合った　「希望＋可能性」	katariatta "kibou + kanousei"
あの日々が　ただ恋しい	ano hibi ga tada koishii

遠く見据えた　始まりの場所　きっと	tooku misueta hajimari no basho kitto
ただそれだけが	tada sore dake ga
今の　僕を　支えてる	ima no boku o sasaeteru
今の　僕を　支えてる	ima no boku o sasaeteru

（M-E-I-K-O　M-E-I-K-O…）

（Nostalogic...）

（Nostalogic...）

朝が来るまで　目を閉じて	asagakuru made me o tojite
そして羊と後悔を　数えるの	soshite hitsuji to koukai o kazoeru no
戻れないことぐらい　判ってるけど	modorenai koto gurai wakatteru kedo
でも　だけど　理想は捨てずに	demo dakedo risou wa sutezu ni

遠くに消えた　落描きの唄　きっと	tooku ni kieta rakugaki no uta kitto
色褪(あ)せないで	iro ase nai de
今も　僕に　聴こえてる	ima mo boku ni kikoeteru

遠く目指した　約束の場所　ずっと	tooku mezashita yakusoku no basho zutto
息　弾ませて	iki hazuma sete
今も　僕は　目指してる	ima mo boku wa mezashiteru
今も　君は　目指してる…？	ima mo kimi wa mezashiteru...?

（La La La La　Ha-aah…）