Meet Japan's Latest Teenage Pop Star - A 3D Hologram
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Move over Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, a new pop star has been just been born er, downloaded. Japanese teenager Hatsune Miku is young, beautiful stylish and . . . . not real? Yes that's right, for the 16-year old, 5 ft. 2in. tall singing sensation with thousands of fans, is not a human but a 3D hologram!
The brainchild of Crypton Future Media, the digital singing diva can be downloaded and programmed to sing any song the customer likes.
Hatsune, who uses the voice from Japanese voice actress Saki Fujita to 'talk' has become so popular that she now has a hit single and is currently on a sold-out concert tour, performing on stage just like any other pop star, complete with a live band and thousands of cheering fans.
She has also guest starred in a number of popular Japanese anime shows and upon the request of 14,000 fans had her image etched onto three metal plates that were carried to Space aboard the Japanese Spaceship Akatuki, that launched in March 2010.
While the young teenager currently croons only Japanese songs, she is scheduled to make her English song debut soon - So don't be surprised if you get an invite to watch Hatsune Miku - Live in Concert, soon!
Sources: Dailymail.co.uk, wikipedia.com
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1321 Comments
- panda_powerover 4 yearsshes soo cool
- panda_powerover 4 yearsi love her 😍😍😍🌹🌹
- coolvaeover 4 yearsshe look's like the character's from the game pecachoo.she also dance's very funny! LOL!
- saphege_emsalmost 4 yearsit's Japan and 2010 mate. everything was weird then and we find it still weird (and some consider it cringe) but that's because stuff like this was, well, new!
- bookfan2009over 4 yearsLaughing like crazy! Her dancing is so funny!
- sokeefe_foreverover 4 yearsDefinitely agreeing on that one!🤣
- goodvibesonly09over 4 yearsIKR I TOTALY AGREE xD
- howlsover 4 yearsOmg yes
- wolfy_blueover 4 yearstots agree
- bookfan2009over 4 yearsTheyre all cheering for her like, YAH!! lol
- bookfan2009over 4 yearsOMG! That's so funny! lol 😂
- goodvibesonly09over 4 yearsTo me its SO FUNNY! She looks SO FUNNY when she dances because she isnt a real person! xD LOL #Laughing my head off! 🤣
- ceebeeover 4 yearsMe too! xD
- wolfy_blueover 4 yearsyes i agree! XD
- itzdesiover 4 yearsShe can dance to and sing cool
- wolfiedreamover 4 yearsI'm on side Anime for life
- animal_loveover 4 yearsPretty cool.
- little_angel727over 4 yearsIt looks like those pretty characters in japan animations. Loved it when I was 7!