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Imagine back to a time so far passed it only lives on in the recesses of your mind… those times when you were younger, wide bright eyes to the world around you, oblivious to the pain this world could cause, and willing to try anything. One young girl was also like this… a 16-year-old girl with one, spectacular dream… “to make the World happy” she told, new to the world, fresh in the business, and yet her dreams shone brighter than her cyan hair.
And those first days of her career were amazing… in fact, the first year or so were nothing to scoff at, her name plastered on build-boards along with Vegetable juice advertisements and shampoo adverts with western celebrities. Her voice wrang like sunshine to all who heard… the hopes and dreams of youthful optimism, the untarnished Fame of Hatsune Miku was one of great proportions. For that year, her name couldn’t be uttered without someone saying how big of a fan they were, like modern-day van go. She brought joy to millions, some would say billions, around the world, and all thanks to her drive and passion… that is how she would meet her bandmates and form the group “Vocaloid.”
Her band consisted of Herself, Hatsune Miku, Her best Friend and Business Partner Kagmine Rin, Rin’s equally Talented Twin Brother, Kagamine Len, and Industry Friends Megurine Luka, Meiko and Kaito. The world was in love with the group's energy, style, and unfiltered Pride. They performed every month, every week even. Albums trended #1 when dropped and merch flew off shelves. That is…. Until the Incident.
On one particular night, her first anniversary, a concert intended to plant her Fame in the History books, something horrible went wrong… As her Bandmates set up instruments and microphones behind the curtain, Rin Sprung the question:
“Where’s Miku? She’s always on time…” She asked in a worried tone, Luka Smiling at her reassuringly, “Oh, don’t worry, I’m sure she just wants to make a grand entrance… you know her!” Rin nodded hesitantly, but a bitter taste remained in the back of her mouth. Meiko Sprung up conversation a few minutes later as she gazed at her phone. “She won’t answer my texts…” Kaito Gulps and holds out his phone as well, “Maybe if we call her-?” Meiko puts her hand in front of him to stop him. Len looks around with a worried expression… “we might as well start the concert? We don’t have any time left to prepare and the crowd will get antsy if we don’t…” Rin Nods agreeingly, hoisting her Guitar onto her shoulder. “I guess we should…” the group walk onto the stage, decorated in flashing spotlights of their group colors… Thousands of people in the audience, waving multicolored light sticks… most of whom were Cyan. The group exchanged worried glances before they went about the script as usual… “Welcome to the Vocaloid 2008 Tour everybody!” The crowd cheers in response… the lights dim to Cyan as they swarm around Miku’s spot on stage…
No one. The crowd goes silent… A manager rushes on stage and grabs the microphone, “We are sorry to inform Miku could not make it tonight. We will be offering refunds.” Before retreating backstage, bringing the group with him… everyone confused. It’s been years since the incident, and many things have changed…
The group went their separate ways, and when all was said and done, no one heard from Miku again… it’s like she had Disappeared from the public all together… and as the media does, they moved on to bigger and brighter things over time. Soon, the world forgot about Hatsune, her Name gaining nothing but slightly Adoring Fanfare.
And here now we sit, It’s been 6 years sense then, Miku hunched over her phone screen, the bright lights burning up her eyes… her teal hair now faded and almost grey, reading the comments under a recent Vipperloids post… “Kasane Teto Concert coming to-“ she couldn’t bear to read anymore… her dream crushed under the weight of the world, and her stardom falling and burning into a pile of ash.
This is Hatsune Miku.