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Xingchen (Simplified Chinese: 星尘; Traditional Chinese: 星塵), also known in English as Stardust, is a Chinese VOCALOID developed by Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd., in collaboration and distributed by Beijing Photek S&T Development Co., Ltd. for the VOCALOID4 engine in April 2016. She is the first VOCALOID for the Voicebank Customize Project and was later part of the MEDIUM⁵ cast.[1]

In February 2021, Xingchen was released for Synthesizer V Studio as a Synthesizer V AI voicebank known as "Xingchen Infinity".[2]

She is voiced by Chalili (茶理理; Chálǐlǐ), a Chinese utaite.[3]

Concept[]

Xingchen was originally a mascot for the doujinshi group and series Quadimension.[4]

According to the Quadimension 3 album artbook and November's design concepts, Xingchen is capable of flying to Earth by using her hair. However, it was noted that she does not necessarily need to flap her hair while flying in space.[5]

Her birthday is August 12.[6] Her zodiac sign is Leo.

One of the most prominent aspects for Xingchen's character and design is that she carries a yellow star tetrahedron (also known as a "double tetrahedron"). This shape is also present on the left corner of her dress and as the third stroke of "星" in her logo. The star tetrahedron represents the human body, heaven and earth, or aether, and is a shape found in Metatron's Cube.[7] This was later confirmed to be an influence to her overall character concept, especially during her time as Quadimensionko.[8] In the artbook for Fairytale released in 2019, the attribute for the star tetrahedron was labelled as "sacred" or "holy" (神圣).[9]

In March 2019, Xingchen was revealed to be part of the MEDIUM⁵ cast and was one of the girls who derived from a single being known as ZERO who possessed Metatron's Cube.[10] It was noted that out of all five derivatives, Xingchen looked and sounded the most like ZERO, as ZERO was based on the original Quadimensionko concept due the the company's fondness for the initial design and was repurposed. Xingchen and ZERO were both one person and not one person, somewhere in between, representing the past and the present.

Etymology[]

Her name, Xingchen (星尘; Xīngchén), means "Stardust" in Chinese. "Stardust" is her official English name as it appears on her boxart, numerous promotional material, and is utilized on her official social media accounts.

She was originally known as "Quadimensionko".

Appearance[]

Xingchen's initial VOCALOID design was based on her original Quadimensionko concept. There were notable minor changes as she was given a skirt, shorter pigtails on the lower side of her head, and a different top. This design was drawn by November and was inspired by science-fiction.

However, due to the Chinese fans' worries about her appearance looking similar to Hatsune Miku, Xingchen was later redesigned.[11] Her final design was drawn by ideolo but was conceptualized by November. Her quad-tail hairstyle was still kept but worn in a different way. She also wore a new one-piece dress and her arm-warmers were replaced with long gloves.

Xingchen's quad-tail hairstyle was created to represent "Quadimension".[12]

Relations[]

For more on VOCALOID relationships, see the FAQ.

  • Cangqiong - Older Sister
  • Chiyu - Older Sister
  • Haiyi - Younger Sister
  • Shian - Younger Sister
  • ZERO - Originator
  • Muxin - Fellow MEDIUM⁵ vocal.
  • Minus - Fellow MEDIUM⁵ vocal. Previously known as Xingchen Minus, but since November 2023 known as Yongye Minus.[13]
  • Xingchen Infinity - The strongest form of Xingchen after the sisters remerge into one. However, instead of returning as ZERO, she emerges as Infinity due to the origin crystals of each character having their own life experiences. Infinity is the "all possibilities after Xingchen is freed from the shackles".[14]

History[]

Marketing[]

On September 26, 2015, an illustration contest for Xingchen's official artbook was launched and ended in December. Prizes were available to all who participated. Art pieces needed to tag Xingchen's official Weibo page or be sent in to the email address provided.[15] The winners were revealed on January 2, 2016: ORRY Miao, COCYTOPIA, KYURITIZU, Sida, and Lanbaba. They received gold phone straps of Xingchen, a place within the artbook, and payment. Chinese runner ups received silver phone straps, while overseas runner ups received a digital copy of Xingchen's artbook. No physicals were available for the overseas contestants due to shipping costs. The artbook consisted of 30 to 40 pages.[16]

Quadimension asked the fans for suggestions about the name for the official debut album and artbook. The artbook was later named "银河美术馆" (Yínhé Měishù Guǎn / Gallery of the Galaxy) while the album was named Star Wish.[17]

A figure was announced to be showcased at Wonder Festival on February 17, 2016.[18] The finished product was revealed in August 2016 and was made available for preorder on August 29.[19]

Voicebanks[]

Xingchen
Xingchen is a youthful, deep-toned female vocalist built for Mandarin Chinese.

Music featuring Xingchen[]

  • On this wiki, Xingchen is featured in 151 songs , 32 albums , 1 events.
StardustLogo
海棠仙
YouTube logo
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Translation Hǎitáng Xiān
Featuring
Xingchen
Producers
Yukinsnow (compose, arrange), Wei Cai zhi Yi (lyrics), Hua er bu ku (tuning)
Categories Original song
½如梦
YouTube logo
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Translation ½ Rú Mèng
Featuring
Xingchen
Producers
H.K.Kun (lyrics, compose, production, mixing, arrange, instrument recording), JazzzzMaybe (arrange, instrument recording), Jiangwuluanwan (tuning, performance recording, instrument cooperation)
Categories Original song
荆棘王冠
YouTube logo
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Translation Jīngjí Wángguàn
Featuring
Xingchen
Producers
Tang Tang (music), Ze Xing (lyrics), Senjougahara Yousei (tuning)
Categories Original song
牧星者
bilibili logo
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Translation Mù Xīng Zhě
Featuring
Xingchen
Producers
Categories Original song
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Reputation[]

Status

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Reaction

When Xingchen was first announced as a VOCALOID, the Chinese fandom expressed deep concern about the lack of male VOCALOIDs and were worried about a striking resemblance to Hatsune Miku, but this was not as important as some fans already knew her as Quadimensionko from her past appearances.[20] In addition, they were accepting of designs that utilized the "twin tail" hairstyle since characters in the past, such as Dongfang Zhizi, followed this concept. Rather than expressing anger against these designs, the fans were calm and peaceful in their reactions. The Western fandom expressed more concern about Xingchen's resemblance to Miku in contrast.

Due to the Chinese fans' concern for her initial design, Quadimension changed Xingchen's appearance. When the new design was first revealed to a certain number of fans, some thought she looked a little more like Yuzuki Yukari, but were happy with the new look. However, when her design was fully revealed at Firefly Con 2015 to a larger crowd, a large number of fans thought that the new design ruined the uniqueness of her first design and felt that she changed too much, as there were people who were fond of her previous appearance. On the other hand, Western fans thought she looked similar to Yukari and developed mixed reactions: some liked this design better than the last, some were fond of the previous design, or some simply disliked both.

After Xingchen was released, she developed loyal and dedicated fans. She also attracted retired Chinese-language producers back into the fandom and they expressed their interests in creating songs for her.

Trivia
  • While she is the first VOCALOID developed by Shanghai HENIAN to not be part of the Vsinger project, Xin Hua was the first Chinese VOCALOID to not be part of it overall.
  • She is the first to not receive a Molihua demo. Every Chinese VOCALOID before her, including Zhanyin Lorra, sang the song at some point during their development.
  • The first song featuring Xingchen to reach one million views was "Deities of Cathaysia", an original by Haixian Mian, T-L-S, Xie Jiao Jiaozhu, and Nalanxunfeng on February 26, 2017.
  • In 2019, Xingchen's initial design was later repurposed for ZERO, a girl who carried Metatron's Cube before she split into five: Cangqiong, Chiyu, Xingchen, Haiyi, and Shian.
Achievements
  • First Chinese VOCALOID4
  • First Beijing Photek VOCALOID
  • First Chinese VOCALOID4 developed by Shanghai HENIAN
  • First VOCALOID from the Voice Customize Project
  • First female Chinese VOCALOID4

References[]

External links[]

Language Description Site
Chinese Quad-Stardust Official website Link
Chinese 星尘_Official The official Weibo account for Xingchen Link
English and Chinese 星尘Stardust_Official The official Twitter account for Xingchen Link
English and Chinese 星尘 Stardust The official YouTube account for Xingchen Link
Chinese 星尘Official The official bilibili account Link
Chinese 星尘Official Official bilibili playlist Link

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