VOCALOID3[]
Mew: Miu Sakamoto[]
Miu Sakamoto (坂本美雨) is a professional singer and the voice provider for the VOCALOID Mew.
She grew up in Tokyo until she was nine years old. Her parents decided to move to New York to continue their music careers. In 1997, she sang Ryuichi Sakamoto's "The never ending story". In 2006, she released an album called "Harmonious". She has a contract with Yamaha Music.
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SeeU: Dahee Kim[]
Dahee Kim (김다희), also known as Siwon, was a singer and was part of an idol group called GLAM, produced by Big Hit Entertainment. She is the voice provider for the VOCALOID SeeU. However, Dahee's musical career was interrupted when she was detained for illegal activities in 2014.[1] She was later given a 12 month prison sentence in January 2015 but bailed out in March 2015.[2]
On their official YouTube channel, it was stated that "GLAM" meant "Girls Be Ambitious." The group's official debut collaborated with Source Music.
Trivia[]
- The romanization of Dahee's name in the Western community lead to much confusion. However, the problem was resolved when GLAM romanized her name as "Dahee Kim" on SBS-MTV's real music drama GLAM.[3]
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Tone Rion: Nemu Yumemi[]
Nemu Yumemi (夢眠ねむ) is a model, actress, DJ, and a singer from the idol group Dempagumi.inc and has been in the group since 2009. She is the voice provider for VOCALOIDs Tone Rion and Yumemi Nemu.
She was born on July 14 and is from Mie Prefecture. Since Tone Rion's VOCALOID3 debut and release, her voice provider was undisclosed. It was not until December 28, 2016 that Nemu Yumemi was confirmed to be the voice provider for both Rion and the new VOCALOID, Yumemi Nemu.[4]
On October 13, 2018, she announced that she would leave Denpagumi and retire from show business in March 2019.[5]
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CUL: Eri Kitamura[]
Eri Kitamura (喜多村英梨) is a professional actress and singer who was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is also known to be an amateur manga artist in her spare time. She is the voice provider for the VOCALOID CUL, a mascot that was previously vocalized by VY1, a feminine-like voicebank.
External links[]
- Wikipedia (en)
- Wikipedia(ja)
- IMDB
- EarlyWing
- Twitter (@KITAxERI)
Yuzuki Yukari: Chihiro Ishiguro[]
Chihiro Ishiguro (石黒千尋) is a professional voice actress and the voice provider for the VOCALOID and VOICEROID Yuzuki Yukari.
She was born in 1983 in Yubari, Hokkaido. Her name was undisclosed during the initial distribution of Yukari. AH-Software Co. Ltd. hinted that Yukari's voice was provided by "a woman with mellow and clear vocal". It was not until December 22, 2012, Yukari's first anniversary, that Chihiro disclosed on a Niconico live broadcast that she was Yukari's voice provider.
External links[]
- Wikipedia (jp)
- Official blog
- Twitter (@chihiro_ishi)
IA: Lia[]
Lia is a professional singer who was best known for singing "Tori no Uta", the theme for the visual novel Air. She is the voice provider for VOCALOID IA.
She was once a former member of I've Sound and also did some Happy hardcore singing in her early career. She is known for doing several opening themes for Key's works, such as Air, Clannad, Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life, and Angel Beats!.
External links[]
- Wikipedia (en)
- Official website
- Twitter @Liabobo3
Aoki Lapis: Nako Eguchi[]
Nako Eguchi (江口菜子), also known as Hinanata (ひななた), is the voice provider for the VOCALOID Aoki Lapis.
A voice recording competition was held to find the voice provider for Lapis. Contestants were to upload a song that they think best suited her. This ended on September 9, 2011 with Nako winning the contest.
Luo Tianyi: Shan Xin[]
Shan Xin (山新), also known as Youji Wang (王宥霁) and Shuang Wang (王爽), is a professional voice actress and the one of the voice providers for the VOCALOID Luo Tianyi. She provided the voice samples for Tianyi's VOCALOID3, VOCALOID4, V4 Japanese, and VOCALOID5 packages respectively.
She was born on January 1, 1989 in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. She is known for her sweet, clear voice and skilled acting. She can speak and voice act in both Chinese and Japanese.
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galaco: Kou Shibasaki[]
Kou Shibasaki (柴咲コウ) is a professional singer and actress. She is the voice of the VOCALOID galaco.
She was born in Toshima, Tokyo. She became famous outside Japan for her role in the 2000 film, Battle Royale, in which she portrayed the insane, ruthless Mitsuko Souma. Her acting career took off with this movie and also raised her international profile, particularly in East Asia. Kou also won acclaim for her role in 2001 film Go, which earned her several awards, such as the Best Supporting Actress Award of Japanese Academy, the Hōchi Movie Award, and the Kinema Junpō Award.
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MAYU: Mayumi Morinaga[]
Mayumi Morinaga (森永真由美), also known as moimoi, MM, senya, and Prim, is a professional singer. She is the voice of the VOCALOID MAYU.
She was born on September 19, 1981 and is from Saga prefecture, Japan.
It was not revealed that she was MAYU's voice provider for a long time, and there still appears to be no official announcement; however, at some point, the declaration that she was MAYU's voice provider was added to her Twitter bio.
External links[]
- Wikipedia
- Official website
- Twitter @mayumimorinaga
AVANNA: Rachel D.[]
Rachel D. is an Irish professional singer, composer, musician and sound designer. She is the voice provider of the VOCALOID AVANNA.
When she's not working at her day job as a freelance sound designer and composer working primarily in the video game industry, she performs with two Brighton-based bands.
The identity of the voice provider was revealed on September 20, 2013 in an interview presented on the MikuStar website. However the Wikia is not allowed to provide further information.[6][7]
YUU: Minoru Takahashi[]
Minoru Takahashi (高橋実), also known as Minorun (みのルン), is a singer from the group ZOLA and the voice provider for the VOCALOID YUU: one of three voices featured in ZOLA PROJECT. As for the VOCALOID6 update, he did not return to rerecord for YUU. Instead, the voicebank used data from the original VOCALOID3 version.
In order to find the perfect voice providers for ZOLA PROJECT, YAMAHA selected over 40 candidates in their teens and twenties to record temporary voicebanks in order to test for the best quality. From those forty, YAMAHA selected three to undergo half a year of training to read "incantations" from which the phonemes would be selected.
In early 2015, Minoru retired from the ZOLA group. This was because his physical condition would not allow him to perform his best, however, he would still be active and continue his status as YUU's voice provider.[8]
He was born on June 17, 1992 and is from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Trivia[]
- He is a Gemini.
- His blood type is listed as B.
- He was the oldest member of ZOLA PROJECT.
External links[]
Profile- Official blog
- Twitter @minorun_0617
KYO: Yuu Miyazaki[]
Yuu Miyazaki (宮崎湧), also known as NANOX. (なのっくす。), is a singer from the group ZOLA and the voice provider for the VOCALOID KYO: one of three voices featured in ZOLA PROJECT. He reprised his role as KYO in the VOCALOID6 update.
In order to find the perfect voice providers for ZOLA PROJECT, YAMAHA selected over 40 candidates in their teens and twenties to record temporary voicebanks in order to test for the best quality. Of those forty, YAMAHA selected three to undergo half a year of training to read "incantations" from which the phonemes would be selected.
He was born on January 25, 1995 and is from Tokyo.
Trivia[]
- He is an Aquarius.
- His blood type is listed as B.
- He was the youngest member of ZOLA PROJECT.
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WIL: Mauie Cayton[]
Mauie Cayton (credited as M.Cayton), also known as Maui (まうい), is a singer from the ZOLA group and the voice provider of the VOCALOID WIL: one of three voices featured in ZOLA PROJECT. As for the VOCALOID6 update, he did not return to rerecord for WIL. Instead, the voicebank used data from the original VOCALOID3 version.
In order to find the perfect voice providers for ZOLA PROJECT, YAMAHA selected over 40 candidates in their teens and twenties to record temporary voicebanks in order to test for the best quality. Of those forty, YAMAHA selected three to undergo half a year of training to read "incantations" from which the phonemes would be selected.
He was born on January 11, 1994 and is from the Philippines.
Trivia[]
- He is a Capricorn.
- His blood type is listed as A.
External links[]
Profile- Official blog
- Twitter @Maui0111
- Vine
YANHE: Seira Ryu[]
Seira Ryu (劉セイラ), also known as Jingluo Liu (劉婧犖 / 刘婧荦), is a professional voice actress and the voice provider of the VOCALOID, YANHE.
She was born on November 25, 1985 in Beijing, China. She first started voice acting in high school for doujin games. As an utaite, she uses the names kkryu and Panda-shi (パンダ氏). She is a member of Aoni Production, a Japanese talent agency. She is known for voice acting in both Chinese and Japanese. An example is Fei Wong Tomoe Ignacio in the games Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory.
Trivia[]
- She was initially chosen to voice Zhiyu Moke, a male Chinese VOCALOID.
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YOHIOloid: YOHIO[]
YOHIO is a Swedish-born professional singer and the voice provider of the VOCALOID YOHIOloid.
He was born on July 12, 1995 and was the guitarist of the Swedish rock group Seremedy. In 2012, he started a solo career in Japan with a hit song called "SKY☆LiMiT". He then proceeded to take part in the Swedish music contest "Melodifestivalen" in 2013 and 2014, ending up in second and sixth place respectively. He's known for being a part of the Visual Kei culture. He often sings in English, such as in "Our Story", Japanese, and occasionally in Swedish.
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Merli: Misaki Kamata[]
Misaki Kamata (鎌田美沙紀) is the voice provider of the VOCALOID Merli.
A voice-recording competition was held to find the voice provider for Merli by having the contestants upload a song they think best suited her. There were a number of contestants chosen and soon narrowed down to two, resulting in Misaki and another contestant named Yuka. Misaki won the contest and became Merli's voice provider.
Kamata is from Aomori Prefecture and is affiliated with the voice actor management company "Wonder Space".[9]
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Macne Nana: Haruna Ikezawa[]
Haruna Ikezawa (池澤春菜) is a professional voice actress and the voice provider for VOCALOIDs Macne Nana and Macne Petit. She also provided the voice for the Macne Series' version of Macne Nana, Nana Petit, and Whisper☆Angel Sasayaki.
She was born on December 15, 1975 in Athens, Greece, but was raised in Kanagawa Prefecture.[10] She is a member of the voice actress group "More Peach Summer Snow", alongside Chiwa Saitou, Mamiko Noto, and Ryo Hirobashi. All four women also voiced characters in the anime "Sgt. Frog". She is best known for playing light-hearted or mysterious roles, such as "Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!" as Gō Seiba, "Hamtaro" as Haruna Hiroko (Roku-chan), "Sgt. Frog " as Momoka Nishizawa, and Coco Bandicoot in the Japanese dub of many games in the Crash Bandicoot series.
Trivia[]
- Haruna came up with the idea of the Macne Series back at 2009, pointing out in her regular column, "天声姫語 Vox Reginae, Vox Dei", carried in the magazine, Mac Fan, by Mainichi Communications, that no voice synthesizers existed for the Macintosh operating system at the time.[11]
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Tohoku Zunko: Satomi Satou[]
Satomi Satou (佐藤聡美) is a professional voice actress and the voice provider of the VOCALOID and VOICEROID Tohoku Zunko.
She was born on May 8, 1986, and is from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. She is best known for her role as Ritsu Tainaka, a character from the Japanese anime music show "K-On!" and Wendy Marvell in the "Fairy Tail" anime series.
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Rana: Ai Kakuma[]
Ai Kakuma (加隈亜衣) is a professional voice actress and the voice provider of the VOCALOID Rana.
She was born on September 9, 1988 in Fukuoka, Japan. She is known for her roles in "Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene", "Genshiken Nidaime", and "selector infected WIXOSS".
Trivia[]
- Both Ai and Rana share the same birthday (September 9).
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Chika: Chiaki Itou[]
Chiaki Itou (伊藤千晃) is a professional singer, actress, model, and dancer. She is also the voice profider of the VOCALOID Chika.
She was born on January 10, 1987 in Aichi, Japan. She is known for her singing and dancing career as a member of the Japanese co-ed band, AAA, although she left the band in March 2017.
Trivia[]
- She enjoys numerous types of activities, such as collecting perfume or playing sports
- She loves animals
- Her favorite school subject was music and her least favorite was languages
- She has two long-haired Chihuahuas named Jin and Hime. It is said that their names were given by a fortune-teller
- Chika's design was inspired by the outfit Chiaki wore during AAA's 5th Anniversary LIVE in 2010
External links[]
- Official blog
- Twitter @chiaki_AAA
Xin Hua: Wenyi Wang[]
Wenyi Wang (王文儀) is a Taiwanese voice acting apprentice and the voice provider of the VOCALOID Xin Hua. She is a member of Musinya Otome Studio and collaborates with CARDINAL Xinghai, a producer. She later became a vocalist and her first single was released on September 30, 2019.
It was noted that Wenyi was still in high school when she voiced Xin Hua and her image could not be revealed at the time of the VOCALOID's release until January 2016.[12]
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Yuezheng Ling: QI Inory[]
QI Inory (祈Inory), also known as Manqing Liang (梁蔓青), is a bilibili singer and the voice provider of the VOCALOID Yuezheng Ling. A voice recording competition was held to find the voice provider for Ling and QI Inory was the winning participant out of all 390 entries.
She was born on November 2, 1991 in Guangdong, China. She lives in Beijing and she studied at the Communication University of China. As an online singer, she performed many covers and dubs. Since her debut in 2006, she has been very active in making covers and performing live with people in the same field. Her most notable works are "Zuì Xuàn Dōngfāng Fēng" (最炫东方风) and "Memoria". She also sang many different songs for China Animations and Games, such as "Glimmer" (for "Nano-Core"). She is capable of singing in Japanese, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
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Other[]
Ueki-loid: Hitoshi Ueki[]
Hitoshi Ueki is a deceased comedian entertainer and the vocal basis for the VOCALOID3 Ueki-loid.
Trivia[]
- It was his eldest son, Hiro Kouichi, that contributed to the overall development of the private voicebank.
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Ring Suzune: MiKA[]
MiKA, also known as Kondo Mika (近藤みか), is a singer and the chosen voice provider for the unreleased VOCALOID character Ring Suzune.
Known by some as "The Voice of a Far-East Goddess", MiKA made her major solo debut as "Daisy x Daisy".[13] In May 2011, it was announced she would be the voice provider for the VOCALOID3 Ring Suzune, a character spawned from the "Everyone's Vocaloid project" (ボカロ計画 Vocalo-keikaku) contest which was held from February 25 to April 24.[14]. She is the younger sister of Mizuki Nana, a famous anisong singer in Japan.[15][16]
External links[]
- Official website (ja)
- Official website (en)
- Official blog
- Twitter @DaisyxDaisy
- Blog entries
- いよいよボーカロイドCV(*´∀`*) (Iyo Iyo Vocaloid CV): (May 28) -
- みんなのボカロ計画(●´ω`●) (Everybody's Vocaloid program): (May 29) -
Zhanyin Lorra: Gui Xian Ren[]
Gui Xian Ren (龟仙人)[17], also known as Turtle Girl (龟娘; Guī Niáng) and Qingqing Du (杜晴晴), is an Internet singer, radio host, and one of the most famous Internet voice actresses. She was the chosen voice provider for the unreleased VOCALOID Zhanyin Lorra. A voice recording competition was held to find the voice provider for her and Gui Xian Ren was the winning participant out of 4 entries.
She was born on April 1, 1991 and is from Huangpu District, Shanghai. She attended Xi'an Conservatory of Music. She participates in game explanations and walkthroughs and was also the voice actress for several characters from popular online video games. Her notable works are "Gùguó" (故国), and "Miāo Wāng zhī Gē" (喵汪之歌).
Trivia[]
- During the recording process for Lorra, Gui Xian Ren's nose was bleeding profusely for unknown reasons. Due to this, she had no choice but to record while this was happening.[18]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2014/09/02/glams-dahee-revealed-to-be-one-of-lee-byung-huns-blackmailers/
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2015/03/17/glams-dahee-updates-instagram-after-being-released-from-jail-on-bail/
- ↑ http://media.daum.net/entertain/showcase/glam/vod?id=20120606#42390140
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yumeminemu/status/813975460598026240
- ↑ https://twitter.com/yumeminemu/status/1051025989734526976
- ↑ http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/45133-mikustar%E2%80%99s-avanna-article-to-be-published-september-20/
- ↑ http://www.mikustar.com/Avanna.html
- ↑ Why Minorun left ZOLA
- ↑ http://www.wonder-space.net/talent/-/%E9%8E%8C%E7%94%B0%E7%BE%8E%E6%B2%99%E7%B4%80
- ↑ http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/ikezawa-haruna/
- ↑ http://www.moresay.com/animation/vocaloid-software-macne-nana-by-act2-mac%E9%9F%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%8A.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Yui.VOCALOID.P/photos/a.1493121574281234.1073741830.1470698219856903/1648339865426070/?type=3
- ↑ [1] TokyoHive - Daisy x Daisy to release 1st major single, “HOLY SHINE”
- ↑ [2] Vocaloidism - Ring Suzune and Lui Hibiki: Two New Vocaloids
- ↑ TV Dogatch Japan
- ↑ Nana Mizuki's Biography Book "Shin Ai" (深愛) ISBN: 9784344421356: Page 23.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/vocanese/posts/713732428695665 - When the contest results were posted on Facebook in English, Gui Xian Ren's name was incorrectly romanized as "Gui Shen Ren". This wiki uses the correct pinyin romanization.
- ↑ Lorra's recording finished!
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