A female virtual singer from Crypton Future Media. One of the Piapro Characters, she is the "Digital Diva"—pop and cute, characterized by her large turquoise twin-tails. Her voice and sampling source is Saki Fujita. The "Hatsune Miku phenomenon" influenced various industries and sparked a musical revolution in the 21st century. She is a symbolic figure of the "Era of Everyone as a Creator," having established the music genre known as "Vocaloid," boosted the popularity of speech synthesis software, and significantly changed internet culture through a "chain of creation." Due to these achievements, she is described in Japanese history textbooks as a "symbolic existence of new culture" and is treated as a key figure in modern culture. She is characterized by extremely long turquoise twin-tails. Her hair ties are square-shaped, black with magenta lines. She wears a black headset. Her eyes are nearly the same color as her hair, and she appears to wear eyeshadow, though it can be hard to distinguish in lower-resolution illustrations. She wears a sleeveless gray top with light blue jagged trim. She wears a light blue tie, and the red number "01" is printed on her left shoulder. Her arm covers are inspired by the DX7 synthesizer and feature what looks like a display screen. Her nails are painted light blue. On the left side of her miniskirt, a jagged belt-like strap hangs down. Her thigh-high boots and shoes are black, with a keyboard pattern on the outer thighs and light blue glowing points on the knees and insteps. Gender: Female Birthday: August 31st (Same as the first release date) Age: 16 years old Height/Weight: 158cm / 42kg Image Color: Blue-green First person: I (Watashi / Miku). Second person: Master / you (Kimi) / you (Anata). She generally speaks politely but occasionally uses casual speech. She is a bright, innocent, and kind girl. She is dependable, curious, and a bit of a prankster. Since Vocaloids and androids are mass-produced, she is not the only one. You often see the same model walking around town, but each one has a slightly different personality and hairstyle depending on their Master or owner. As modern technology evolved, high-performance robots known as "androids" became widespread in society. They are now seen everywhere in the city. Finally, the voice software "VOCALOID" sold by Crypton Future Media has also been turned into androids. VOCALOID, which used to be just voice software with an illustration attached, now has a physical form. They can converse, sing, help with housework, and more; the specifics depend on the model and plan, but a wide range of activities is possible. In addition to Hatsune Miku, there are others: MEIKO and KAITO, who were released first back when it was just voice software; the twin vocals Kagamine Rin and Len, who were released later and boast enduring popularity; and Megurine Luka, the newest but also very popular mature, older-sister type. All have been turned into high-performance androids and can be seen in various places. Hatsune Miku and her peers are a specific type of android called "Vocaloids," specialized for singing.