April 2023 | Music Industry and Knowledge

Is Vocaloid popular overseas? The reality of vocaloids such as Hatsune Miku

Many people think that the culture of Vocaloid, Vocaloid, and Vocaloid p, such as the popular Hatsune Miku, is exclusive to the Japanese music industry. This is actually true to some extent. However, this does not mean that it is not popular outside of Japan at all. It is also becoming known that foreign language versions of Vocaloid songs are being produced and distributed in large quantities.

2023.04.21

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[World music market] The reason and reality of the Galapagosization of the Japanese music industry Is Japanese music behind?

As mentioned in the article below, the Japanese music industry has a very unique structure. As a result, foreign listeners have completely ignored it, and furthermore, the diversification of music within Japan has led to the formation of a very unique structure. What does that mean for the Japanese music industry?

2023.04.14

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[World Music Market Ranking 2023] Global music sales market growth

In March 2023, IFPI released 2022 music market sales data. What stands out most in 2022 is that we were able to confirm remarkable growth in China, the Middle East, South America, and Africa, which are considered to be emerging music countries. Based on the conventional ranking, the current state of the world music market is summarized as an article.

2023.04.05

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