Miku Expo

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Cosplay of Hatsune Miku in Taipei promoting Miku Expo 2019

Miku Expo is a series of world tours organized by Crypton Future Media starring the virtual singing software character Hatsune Miku. The performances include notable user-created Vocaloid songs and digital choreography of Miku dancing, projected onto glass screens.[1]

History

2010s

Miku Expo 2014 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia and the United States, specifically in Los Angeles and New York City. The theme song for the tour was "Sharing The World", produced by

Bighead.[2]

Miku Expo 2015 was held on June 26–27 in Shanghai, China.[3]

Miku Expo 2016 was held in Japan on March 23-April 10, North America on April 23-June 5, Taiwan on June 25 and 26, and in China on December 3 and 4 in Shanghai, and 10 and 11 in Beijing.[4][5][6] Anamanaguchi was the opening act for the North American tour.[1]

Miku Expo 2017 was held on December 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7][8]

Miku Expo 2018 was held from June 29 until July 19 in the United States and Mexico, and on December 1 until 8 in Paris, France, Cologne, Germany, and London, England.[9][10][11][12]

Miku Expo 2019 was held on May 11 in Taiwan and on July 27 in Hong Kong.[13]

2020s

Miku Expo 2020 took place in Europe in January 11–28, in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. A USA & Canada tour was originally scheduled to take place in April and May, but it was postponed to the following year after initially rescheduling to September–October, and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15]

In October 2020, a virtual livestream performance online was announced and funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that ran for 2 months starting on November 12, 2020, and raised over ¥60,000,000, more than double its intended target of ¥25,000,000 [16] and took place on June 6, 2021.

Miku Expo Rewind was held on June 5, 2022. Unlike previous years, this event consisted of a specially-curated compilation of performances of songs that were recorded at past HATSUNE MIKU EXPO concerts, many of which had not been released beforehand. In addition, a variety of online sub-events, exhibitions, and workshops were also held in conjunction with the event. A second online event, "Miku Expo Rewind+" was also held on November 6 of the same year.

Miku Expo VR took place on November 12, 2023.

In September 2023, it was announced that Miku Expo 2024 will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a tour across North America, with tour dates scheduled to take place from April to May.[17] In March of the following year, it was also announced that there would also be a tour in Europe, scheduled in October and November.[18] The 2024 expo was heavily criticized online, due to the fact that Miku was displayed on a large LED screen, rather than a hologram from previous years.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Min, Lio. "What Live Music Can Learn From The World's Biggest Virtual Pop Star". Nylon. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "MIKU EXPO 2014 Releases Official Theme Song "Sharing The World" by BIGHEAD feat. Hatsune Miku". tokyogirlsupdate.
  3. ^ "MIKU EXPO in Shanghai 応援ツアー".
  4. ^ "HATSUNE MIKU IS COMING BACK TO NORTH AMERICA SPRING 2016, THIS TIME BIGGER THAN EVER!". microsofttheater.
  5. ^ "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2016 Japan Tour : Liveレポート".
  6. ^ "Miku Expo 2016 North America kicks off in Seattle". nwasianweekly.
  7. ^ "She came, she saw and oh, did she conquer!".
  8. ^ "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2017 HITTING MALAYSIA; WILL BE HAPPENING DECEMBER 2017".
  9. ^ "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2018 EUROPE".
  10. ^ "HATSUNE MIKU REGRESA A MÉXICO CON SU EXPO 2018".
  11. ^ "Hatsune Miku triunfa en México". K-magazine.
  12. ^ "Hatsune Miku Expo 2018 USA & Mexico – Songwriting Contest".
  13. ^ "Miku Expo 2019".
  14. ^ "Japanese Virtual Star Hatsune Miku's 'MIKU EXPO' Sets Spring 2020 Tour Dates for U.S. & Canada". Billboard.
  15. ^ "As COVID-19 cripples live music, hopeful promoters look ahead". japantimes.
  16. ^ "Hatsune Miku Global Concert "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2021 Online" Official announcement". Twitter.
  17. ^ "Miku Expo 2024 Announcement on Twitter". X (formerly Twitter).
  18. ^ "Miku Expo 2024 Europe on X". Twitter.
  19. ^ Shepard, Kenneth (April 8, 2024). "Hatsune Miku Fans Demand Refunds After Underwhelming Concert". Kotaku.

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