Naoto Fuuga (風雅 なおと, September 17) is a male Japanese singer who was born in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. He now Lives in Nerima, Tokyo.

Meiko Haigo (拝郷 メイコ, May 6, 1978) is a female singer-songwriter from Tokyo. Her real name is Haigo Meiko (拝郷 芽衣子, same reading).

Miku no Hi Kanshasai 39's Giving Day (ミクの日感謝祭39's Giving Day), known in English as "Miku's Thanksgiving Festival; 39's Giving Day" was Hatsune Miku's 1st live concert. It was held on March 9, 2010, and featured other prominent Crypton Future Media-ow...

Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 "MikuPa"; 39's THANK's (初音ミク ライブパーティー 2011 「ミクパ」;-39's THANK's LIVE), was an annual Hatsune Miku concert that lasted three years. It was the first concert to be shown outside of Tokyo, including overseas.

"MIKUNOPOLIS in LOS ANGELES -Happy to meet you! I'm HATSUNE MIKU-" was a concert held on July 2, 2011 at the Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California. The entry fee was only $15 USD and the event was streamed on Nico Nico Douga for 1,500 NicoPoints. The concert was or...

The Hatsune Miku DAIBA de DIVA series of events have been held for around 4 weeks each participating year at Tokyo Joypolis in Odaiba, Tokyo. It has been held in conjunction with the Hatsune Miku video game series "Project DIVA" to advertise upcoming releases or milesto...

Vocaloid Opera "THE END" was a theatrical opera that was first held on May 23, 2013, in Bunkamura, Shibuya, Japan with a second session on November 13th and 15th, in Paris, France. The opera has since been shown on theater screens around the world including the United S...

Magical Mirai is an annual event that combines a live concert with an exhibition that shows the creative culture of Hatsune Miku. Over 40,000 attendees come to the event and it is now in its 8th year, with another Magical Mirai planned for 2020.

"artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball" was the fourth headlining concert tour by American musician Lady Gaga and was held to promote her third studio album Artpop. Following ArtRave's concept, Hatsune Miku was invited to open up for Lady Gaga's during her world tour, from M...

HATSUNE MIKO EXPO (or MIKU EXPO for short) is a series of international events and exhibitions featuring Hatsune Miku, in addition to the other Vocaloids Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO. It has been held all around the world and continues to be one of ...

On October 8, 2014, Hatsune Miku made her U.S. television debut by performing her song "Sharing the World" on the Late Show with David Letterman.

SNOW Miku is a series of events held annually in Hokkaido that was started as a part of the Sapporo Snow Festival. "SNOW Miku" started as a snow sculpture of a character based on Hatsune Miku that was created for the 61st Sapporo Snow Festival in 2010. As Crypton Future...

Miku Symphony was initially a 2-day live concert in association with Crypton Future Media, TWINDRILL, SEGA, and the Warner Music Group and a sequel to the Miku Symphony concerts was performed in the 2016-2017 period. The concerts have been held Yokohama, Osaka, and Hokkaido. Miku...

Hatsune Miku x Kodo Special Live Performance was the encore collaboration featuring virtual singer Hatsune Miku and Kodo Taiko at NHK Hall on March 4 and 5, 2017. The event was part of the “Tokyo Olympic Official Program” which aims at spreading the charm of Japanese culture and ...

Besides Crypton Future Media-sponsored events, Hatsune Miku has performed in over 50 concerts all across Japan. From 2009 to 2014, she regularly made appearances but has recently limited her activities.

KarenT (stylized as KARENT) is an independent record label that is operated by Crypton Future Media and is focused on Vocaloid music distribution. KARENT releases songs via download and streaming platforms such as the iTunes Store, Amazon music, and Spotify, though they also rele...

EXIT TUNES is a Japanese record label that is managed by Pony Canyon. Formerly known as the the label QUAKE INC., in October 2011 they changed titles to EXIT TUNES Inc. On July 1, 2019, all business with the exception of music publishing and writer management was transferred to ...

BALLOOM was an independent Japanese record label that was active for 3 years and formed by Vocaloid producers.

niconico (formerly Nico Nico Douga, abbreviated as NND) is Japan's largest video sharing service provided by Dwango. “Niconico” is a Japanese ideophone, meaning to smile. Before niconico was formed, there were concerns in regards to copyright and the legality of the service. ...

Good Smile Company, Inc. is a Japanese manufacturer of figurines. Some of the figurine series they manage are Nendoroid and figma product lines. Its products are generally based on anime, manga, and games that are popular in Japan but have become popular for releasing products wi...

Piapro is a content-sharing website. Piapro was created by Crypton Future Media, Inc. and is currently managed by them. The name Piapro is an abbreviation of the phrase peer production (ピアプロダクション piaprodacushon).

Crypton Future Media, Crypton for short, is a company that specializes in audio generation for music. The company is based in Hokkaido, Japan.

"Hatsune Miku - Project DIVA-" is a rhythm game released by the SEGA group (arcade ver. by SEGA Interactive and consumer ver. by SEGA Games). This game features Hatsune Miku, and other Crypton-created Vocaloids. It was originally released on July 2, 2009, exclusively fo...

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade was released to arcades in January of 2010. It is created by Sega and Crypton Future Media to be the arcade version of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA game that released in 2009, updated with different visuals. The game primarily features Vocaloid...

Hatsune Miku Project Mirai also known as Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project Mirai was released in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a rhythm game created by both Sega and Crypton Future Media as a spin-off of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series of Vocaloid rhythm games.

Miku Flick was a 2012 rhythm game created by Sega and Crypton Future Media. It was released for the iOS operating system. The game is similar in style to the Project DIVA series of Hatsune Miku games and was released in Japan on March 9, 2012 and internationally on April 9, 2012....

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of SEGA feat. HATSUNE MIKU Project, Sega announced a brand-new Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA title to be released on Nintendo Switch.

MIKUNAVI is a smartphone application developed by Crypton Future Media and was released in July 2019.

Vocaloid characters are often depicted with a particular item, for example Hatsune Miku is often pictured as holding a leek and Kagamine Rin a mikan orange. This is often a source of confusion for many people who are unfamiliar with Vocaloid characters as the relevance of these i...

The otaku culture is a Japanese subculture born around 1980. It is one of the biggest and more diverse subcultures in Japan. Those who take part in this culture are known as otaku, people with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga.Some publications classify otaku i...

Karaoke refers to a type of entertainment where an amateur singer sings along with recorded music using a microphone. The song is usually an instrumental version originally sang with vocals and are often well-known songs. Karaoke can also refer to the pre-recording itself. The “k...

Due to the fact that Hatsune Miku debuted online, in particular niconico douga, various blogs and informative website have spawned dedicated in sharing news to fans all over the world.

VOCALOID (hereafter stylized as Vocaloid) is the term for voice synthesis technology that was developed by Yamaha. Sung lyrics can be created by inputting the melody and lyrics into the software, which then converts into a playable audio file that has been sung by a sampled human...

MikuMikuDance is a 3D-CG software that creates computer animation by manipulating preset 3D models of characters. It was created by Yu Higuchi and is abbreviated as MMD. In addition to using 3D models of Vocaloid characters such as Hatsune Miku by default, it is possible to impor...

Kei Garou (born April 1, 1981), often stylized as "KEI", is a Japanese illustrator and manga author. He was born in Chitose, Hokkaido but now resides in Tokyo. He mainly does character design for light novels, but has also contributed to various anime, game, manga, and ...

Masaki Asai (born January 7, 1973), commonly referred to as "Masaki Apsy", is a Japanese figure prototype specialist. He was born in Osaka prefecture and serves as the head of F-Face (plastica), a major amateur dealer at Wonder Festival. He specializes in selling self-d...

Domino's Pizza of Japan launched a collaboration campaign between itself and Hatsune Miku in March of 2013. The campaign involved distributing a custom version of the Domino’s ordering app, with menus drawing inspiration from various Vocaloid music videos. The app also featur...

Studie GLAD Racing is a motorsports team which participates in the GT300 race division of the Super GT racing series. In 2008, Good Smile Company became their pimrary sponsor and they subsequently used a car that featured illustrations of Hatsune Miku. In 2010 Good Smile Company ...

Snow Miku is a winter-themed version of Hatsune Miku and the mascot of the annual Snow Festival that takes place in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Beginning in 2010, Snow Miku has since expanded to her own eponymous festival that runs alongside Sapporo, including events such as snow s...

From March 3rd to March 10th, 2012, Hatsune Miku “invaded” Family Mart, a convenience store chain originating from Japan, as a promotion for her event, Miku no Hi Kanshasai. Each store featured Hatsune Miku decorations and offered exclusive items for customers who spent at least ...

Kizuna AI is a Virtual YouTuber, and musical artist who is managed by Activ8 and their subsidiary company upd8. She is a self-proclaimed artificial intelligence (A.I.) which is also evident by the capitalization of “AI” in her name. Her character design was by En Morikura (森倉円), ...

In 2012, Toyota collaborated with Hatsune Miku for the Toyota Big Air event. In January of 2012, they began selling limited-edition "Toyota Big Air x Hatsune Miku" tickets. Over 3000 sets of these tickets ended up being sold from major subway stations in Sapporo. Additi...

Nendoroids are plastic figures produced by Good Smile Company. They usually depict anime or game characters, and have big heads and small bodies in order to accentuate their cuteness. They feature interchangeable face and body parts to allow for a variety of different expressions...

Figmas (officially stylized as figma) are plastic figures produced by Max Factory and sold by Good Smile Company as part of their action figure series. As action figures, they are made with a focus on being able to perform a variety of poses and being a faithful depiction of the ...

Dollfie is a brand name for a series of synthetic resin-based ball-joint dolls manufactured and sold by the Volks Corporation. The first ball-joint doll sold under this brand was officially released in November 1998. The name “Dollfie” was created through the combination of the w...

Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure) refers to the act of dressing up as a character, usually from a manga, comic books, anime, cartoons, games, television series, or movies. It is a portmanteau of the words costume play. Participants, called cosplayers, often cosplay at fan events and has se...

For each of the events that Hatsune Miku appears in, there is a large variety of merchandise for sale. In general, you don't need to buy a ticket to the concert, there will be a separate ticket that will grant access to the exhibit in order to purchase merchandise.

Hatsune Miku is not a stranger to advertising figurines such as Nendoroids and figmas, but she has also been involved with many food collaborations. Crypton Future Media works with many well-known Japanese food and beverage companies to advertise her and many often sell out short...