Jun 302018
 

The Hatsune Miku 2018 concert in Los Angeles has finally come to a close. The 50th Miku Expo concert kicked off with a major success (completely sold out), and gave a fresh start to the tour. We are excited to share with you the music setlist of the concert, and what could serve as a concert setlist model for the tour this year. Check it out below!

Los Angeles Concert Setlist

01. Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru by ika ft. Hatsune Miku
02. Senbonzakura by KurousaP ft. Hatsune Miku
03. Ghost Rule by DECO*27 ft. Hatsune Miku

<MIKU EXPO 2018 INTRO>

04. AgeAge Again by Mitchie M ft. Hatsune Miku
05. Meltdown by iroha(sasaki) ft. Kagamine Rin
06. Dappou Rock by Neru ft. Kagamine Len
07. Doctor=Funk Beat by nyanyannya ft. KAITO
08. Boukyaku Shinjuu by OPA ft. MEIKO
09. glow by keeno ft. Hatsune Miku
10. Through the Night by Slushii ft. Hatsune Miku
11. Romeo and Cinderella by doriko ft. Hatsune Miku
12. Envy Catwalk by Tohma ft. Hatsune Miku
13. Can’t Make A Song!! by MatrixMarioX ft. Hatsune Miku
14. Double Lariat by Agoaniki ft. Megurine Luka
15. 8HIT by JesusP ft. Kagamine Rin & Len
16. Remote Control by JesusP ft. Kagamine Rin & Len
17. Gemini by Dixie Flatline ft. Kagamine Rin & Len

<Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! (BAND INTRO)>

18. Satisfaction by kz(livetune) ft. Hatsune Miku
19. Kimagure Mercy by HachioujiP ft. Hatsune Miku
20. Luka Luka★Night Fever by samfree ft. Megurine Luka
21. World is Mine by ryo(supercell) ft. Hatsune Miku
22. Sakura no Ame by halyosy ft. Hatsune Miku
23. Decade by Dixie Flatline ft. Hatsune Miku

<ENCORE>

24. Dune by Hachi ft. Hatsune Miku
25. Miku by Anamanaguchi ft. Hatsune Miku
26. Tell Your World by kz(livetune) ft. Hatsune Miku
27. Melt by ryo(supercell) ft. Hatsune Miku

Jun 292018
 

A new update has hit Magical Mirai 2018 site today announcing the return of DJ Live event and music session this year. The first is a ticketed special DJ live to be held at exhibition stage in Tokyo on August 31st~September 1st. The two hour-long performances features six different notable artists across the dates, one of which is Omoi, the composer of Magical Mirai 2018’s theme song “Greenlights Serenade”.

The second, named “Magical Challenge Stage“, is a free-viewing music session featuring “Senbonzakura” by KurousaPregarded as one of the top Vocaloid songs of all time. The performances will be held on September 1st~2nd (also at exhibition stage in Tokyo) with 164 as our Day 1’s special guest. In addition to the listed performers below, five participants from home will also be joining in playing saxophone, violin, guitar, drum, and Yamaha’s Electone each.

Hatsune Miku: Magical Mirai 2018 will be held in Osaka and Tokyo on August 25th~26th and August 31st~September 2nd, respectively. The dates are closing in! http://magicalmirai.com/2018/

Exhibition Stage Special Live (Tokyo)

Date: August 31st, 2018 (Friday)
Time: OPEN 18:30 START 19:00
Artists: kz (livetune), Natsushiro Takaaki, PinocchioP

Date: September 1st, 2018 (Saturday)
Time: OPEN 19:00 START 19:30
Artists: emon (Tes.), Omoi (composer of “Greenlights Serenade” ), Wada Takeaki (KurageP)

Ticket Price: 2,000 Yen
Presales Lottery: June 30th at 12:00 JST~July 9th
General Sale: July 8th at 10:00 JST

Free-Viewing Live “Magical Challenge Stage” (Tokyo)

Date: September 1st~2nd
Time: 10:30~11:10 JST
Artists164 (Day 1’s special guest), Yamaki Kazuyuki (Saxophone), Takeuchi Izumi (Violin), Yamanaka Yuya (Guitar), Kawarai Mitsuru (Drum), Kobayashi Takeshi (Electone), and five participants playing saxophone, violin, guitar, drum, and Electone each.

Via the official Hatsune Miku blog

Jun 272018
 

The official details are finally out of the bag for the Hatsune Miku special edition Mi 6X smartphone from Xiaomi! While most of the details were leaked yesterday, the official update posted today fixes a few leak errors, and gives us all new images of the packaging and accessories! This collaboration with Xiaomi commemorates Hatsune Miku’s 10th anniversary.

For starters, that’s some real eye-opening packaging!The packaging opens and unfolds to display the beautiful theme are drawn by Mame no Moto. Inside, you’ll find the limited edition Mi 6X phone with a unique serial number and art by ZYre inscribed on its backside along with the “Miku 10th” logo, a 10,000mAh Mi powerbank with matching artwork, a TPU case with color artwork matching the inscription art, and a metallic collectors card stamped with a matching serial number, and inscribed with Mame no Moto’s artwork.

More photos below!

Some of the rumored specs changed, so here’s what’s been officially announced:

Hardware
– Screen: 5.99″ at 1080×2160
– Chipset: Snapdragon 660 CPU, Adreno 512 GPU
– RAM/Storage: 6GB/64GB (No MicroSD slot)
– Front Camera: 20MP (f1.8, AI enabled)
– Rear Cameras: 12MP (f1.8) + 20MP (f1.8, AI enabled)
– Battery: 3010 mAh
– Rear Fingerprint
– Quickcharge 3.0

Software
– OS: Android 8.1 Oreo / MIUI 9.5
– Exclusive downloadable themes

All of this is set to go on sale on Xiaomi’s Chinese webstore on July 3rd China time for 2099RMB, or about $320 USD. Not bad at all for what you get! Below is the official CM, featuring the 3D model recently teased by YYB on Twitter.

How to get one
You need to be logged into your Bilibili account, then go to the official announcement page (linked below), and press the pink button up to 5 times per day, and you gain 5 extra chances when you share the campaign to either Weibo, QQ or Baidu. Each press is a chance for an “F code”, which is needed to buy the phone. Each person can only win once. Essentially, this is a chance system. Please note the phone only ships within China.

Official Miku edition Mi 6X Announcement page: https://www.bilibili.com/blackboard/activity-mikumi6xpc.html

Jun 262018
 

We’re still a day away from the reveal of the details of Xiaomi’s collaboration with Hatsune Miku, but that hasn’t stopped nearly the full details about the campaign from leaking!

Thanks to leaks, we know that Xiaomi will announce a special Hatsune Miku edition of their Mi 6X phone, which is a premium mid-range device. This is a step up from last year’s Miku edition Redmi Note 4X, which was a budget mid-range.

The Miku Edition Mi 6X bundle will include the phone, along with their well-known Mi powerbank (likely the 10,000 mAh model). Both of which will feature lineart on the backside by an illustrator we’re friends with, @ZY_Remix!

The full collaboration details will be officially announced on June 28th, China time, while the expected launch date is July 3rd. It will be priced at 2099 Chinese Yuan ($320 USD). Here’s what we know about the device, according to the alleged leaks:

Special Hatsune Miku Edition Xiaomi
– Screen: 5.99″ at 1080×2160
– Chipset: Snapdragon 660 CPU, Adreno 512 GPU
– RAM/Storage: 6GB/128GB
– Front Camera: 20MP (f1.8)
– Rear Cameras: 12MP (f1.8) + 20MP (f1.8)
– Battery: 3010 mAh
– OS: Android 8.1 / MIUI 9.5
– Rear Fingerprint

The phone is said to launch on July 3rd on Xiaomi’s Chinese webstore, but we’ll know for sure after the official announcements tomorrow. Stay tuned! As a bonus, here’s a short video released by Xiaomi for reaching 2 million points on their support campaign, as well as a teaser artwork posted by one of the campaign illustrators, Mame no Moto.

Xiaomi x Hatsune Miku Campaign page: https://www.bilibili.com/blackboard/activity-mixchuyin.html

Via mysmartprice

Jun 262018
 

Just a few days left until the Miku Expo 2018 USA and MX tour kicks off, and Los Angeles is the first stop of the tour on June 29th! We’re also happy to announce that one one of our staff (the one currently writing) will be attending the Los Angeles event, and we’re also giving away 150 sets of glow sticks, along with MikuFan.com pin badges featuring the beautiful art drawn for our website by Asahi Kuroi!

Each “MikuFan Glow Stick Bundle” includes:
– One 6″ green chemical glow stick w/ string
– One MikuFan.com pin badge (1.25″ diameter)
– One MikuFan.com contact card

The glow stick sets will be given away near the Microsoft Theater venue in the final hours leading up to the event, likely starting at about 3PM on June 29th. Feel free to come by and say hello, and grab a glow stick before they’re gone! And don’t worry, we’ll still have plenty of pin badges after the glow sticks run out!

If you’re wondering how to find MikuFan staff, look for someone wearing the MikuFan.com T-shirt seen below. We’ll see you at the event!