Melola Discovery

← Melola Discovery

Akses terbuka Jurnal

Perbandingan Vocaloid Karakter Hatsune Miku dengan Karakter Mirror Images Produksi Crypton Future Media

NAWA: Journal of Japanese Studies · Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025) · hlm. 1–13

DOI
10.69908/nawa.v2i2.44893
ISSN
3062-6544, 3062-6773
Terbit
2025-06-22
Penerbit
Departemen Sastra Jepang, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Hasanuddin
Bahasa
en
Lisensi
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

Abstrak

Vocaloid is not just a music production tool, but a pop culture phenomenon that combines technology, visual art, and fan creativity. The Vocaloid phenomenon began with the launch of Hatsune Miku in 2007 by Crypton Future Media in collaboration with Yamaha. Shortly thereafter, another character known as Mirror Image was released, namely Kagamine Rin and Len. The emergence of these two Vocaloids has revolutionized the Japanese music landscape. Through voice synthesis software, Vocaloid enables individuals to create music without the limitations of human vocalists. The Vocaloid fan community supports collaborative works, from songs to fan art, and hosts live holographic concerts that blur the lines between reality and fiction. This strengthens cross-border community bonds, making Vocaloid one of the most influential digital creative ecosystems of the 21st century. Therefore, the emergence of Miku and Mirror Image significantly influenced the development of popular culture at the time. However, in its development, Mirror Image has been inconsistent in improving its audio and visual quality, making it less popular today. Unlike Mirror Image, Miku has become an enduring symbol of the virtual idol in the “database” industry model, where fans continue to produce and shape their own narratives. This article analyzes the development of Vocaloid as popular culture and compares the character of Hatsune Miku with the character of Mirror Image as part of popular culture.

Kata kunci

Jaringan kolaborasi para penulis

6 penulis · 9 tautan kepenulisan bersama

Arahkan kursor atau ketuk sebuah nama untuk menyorot rekan penulisnya. Klik dua kali untuk membuka halaman penulis.

  • Hasanuddin University
  • Afiliasi tidak diketahui
  • Organisasi berbeda
  • Organisasi sama
  • Afiliasi tidak diketahui
  • Garis lebih tebal = lebih banyak artikel bersama · lingkaran lebih besar = lebih banyak artikel
Tampilkan sebagai tabel
Rekan penulisOrganisasiArtikel bersama
Fithyani AnwarHasanuddin University1
Kasmawati KasmawatiHasanuddin University1
Aqilah NurilmiAfiliasi tidak diketahui1

Afiliasi berasal dari OpenAlex; metadata OAI-PMH jurnal tidak memuatnya. Penulis tanpa ID OpenAlex dicocokkan berdasarkan nama, sehingga dua orang bisa tergabung atau satu orang bisa terpisah.

Sumber metadata: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/nawa/oai, pertama di-harvest 2 Nov 2026, terakhir terlihat 8 Nov 2026.
Metadata asli (oai_dc) 
<oai_dc:dc xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/  http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd">
	<dc:title xml:lang="en">Perbandingan Vocaloid Karakter Hatsune Miku dengan Karakter Mirror Images Produksi Crypton Future Media</dc:title>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Fatsyal, Sabina</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Nurfitri, Nurfitri</dc:creator>
	<dc:creator xml:lang="en">Azizah, Cica Nur</dc:creator>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Vocaloid</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Hatsune Miku</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject xml:lang="en">Mirror Image</dc:subject>
	<dc:description xml:lang="en">Vocaloid is not just a music production tool, but a pop culture phenomenon that combines technology, visual art, and fan creativity. The Vocaloid phenomenon began with the launch of Hatsune Miku in 2007 by Crypton Future Media in collaboration with Yamaha. Shortly thereafter, another character known as Mirror Image was released, namely Kagamine Rin and Len. The emergence of these two Vocaloids has revolutionized the Japanese music landscape. Through voice synthesis software, Vocaloid enables individuals to create music without the limitations of human vocalists. The Vocaloid fan community supports collaborative works, from songs to fan art, and hosts live holographic concerts that blur the lines between reality and fiction. This strengthens cross-border community bonds, making Vocaloid one of the most influential digital creative ecosystems of the 21st century. Therefore, the emergence of Miku and Mirror Image significantly influenced the development of popular culture at the time. However, in its development, Mirror Image has been inconsistent in improving its audio and visual quality, making it less popular today. Unlike Mirror Image, Miku has become an enduring symbol of the virtual idol in the “database” industry model, where fans continue to produce and shape their own narratives. This article analyzes the development of Vocaloid as popular culture and compares the character of Hatsune Miku with the character of Mirror Image as part of popular culture. </dc:description>
	<dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Departemen Sastra Jepang, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Hasanuddin</dc:publisher>
	<dc:date>2025-06-22</dc:date>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
	<dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion</dc:type>
	<dc:type xml:lang="en">Peer-reviewed Article</dc:type>
	<dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
	<dc:identifier>https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/nawa/article/view/44893</dc:identifier>
	<dc:identifier>10.69908/nawa.v2i2.44893</dc:identifier>
	<dc:source xml:lang="en">NAWA: Journal of Japanese Studies; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): September 2025; 1-13</dc:source>
	<dc:source>3062-6544</dc:source>
	<dc:source>3062-6773</dc:source>
	<dc:source>10.69908/nawa.v2i2</dc:source>
	<dc:language>en</dc:language>
	<dc:relation>https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/nawa/article/view/44893/12997</dc:relation>
	<dc:rights xml:lang="en">Copyright (c) 2025 Sabina Fatsyal, Nurfitri Nurfitri, Cica Nur Azizah</dc:rights>
	<dc:rights xml:lang="en">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</dc:rights>
</oai_dc:dc>