MIKU EXPO 2021 Song Contest Winners & Costume Design Contest
Big waves are being made in the world of VOCALOID concerts, with arguably the biggest online performance featuring the piapro characters coming soon – MIKU EXPO 2021! We recently covered their highly successful crowdfunding project, and now we have the details about two more ways that fans can get involved with this momentous event… the song contest and costume design contest!
MIKU EXPO 2021 Song Contest Winners
The aim of this contest was for people to submit songs featuring Hatsune Miku, with the overall winner being actually featured in the aforementioned concert! Submissions were being accepted until November 30th 2021, with songs needing to be submitted via the relevant page here. And without further ado, here are the results!
Grand Prize Winner
>> “Thousand Little Voices” by Vault Kid & Flanger Moose
Prizes for the Grand Prize winner(s) include:
- Their song will be performed at the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2021 Online concert*
- Their song will be included in the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2021 Online Crowdfunding Exclusive “SONOCA**” Music Download Card.
- 100,000 JPY voucher for music production products from SONICWIRE
- An assortment of Hatsune Miku and Piapro Characters goods.
*Dependent on funding status of the MIKU EXPO 2021 Online crowdfunding campaign.
** – A “SONOCA card” is a special type of card developed by Crypton Future Media, and they can have specific VOCALOID songs and music loaded onto them, which can be tranferred to your other devices such as your phone!
**UPDATE ON DECEMBER 18, 2020**
A lyric video for the song is now up on Hatsune Miku’s official YouTube channel!
Runners-up (x2)
>> “Cyber Sweet Bakery” by SCONE
Miku’s singing voice perfectly fits this cute song!!
>> “With This Love” by nostraightanswer
This song will have you drawn in from the very beginning!
(We were actually lucky enough to feature an interview with the incredibly talented nostraightanswer earlier this year, which you can check out here!)
Prizes for the Grand Prize winner(s) include:
- Their songs will be included in the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2021 Online Crowdfunding Exclusive SONOCA Music Download Card.
- 30,000 JPY worth of products from SONICWIRE
- An assortment of Hatsune Miku and Piapro Characters goods.
Honourable Mentions
>> “Bitter to Better” by Signal From Afar
The ambient sound brings you comfort! It makes you want to listen again.
>> “Flying Solo” by Gianloop
Such a beautiful, heartfelt song that will remind you of your strength.
※For more information as to the rules and guidelines regarding the song contest, please see here.
Costume design contest
So now that we know the grand prize winner of the song contest, the organisers are looking for an outfit design for Miku to wear in-concert while performing the song! And YOU could be the one to design that very costume!
Competition details
- Concept: create a costume for Miku to wear during her performance of the song “Thousand Little Voices”
- Application period: December 4th, 2020 ~ January 4th, 2021, 11 AM JST
- Template: please make sure to download the template for the design from here
Submission guidelines:
- Character: Hatsune Miku
- File format: .jpeg or .png
- Color mode: RGB
- Resolution: 350dpi or higher
- Please post your submission to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag “#ME2021CDC” and submit the post’s URL via the Google Form link at the bottom of this page. There are no limits to the number of submissions per person.
※Please make sure to check the full contest guidelines and rules listed here to ensure that your entry is a valid submission. Entries which do NOT follow all of the rules will not count and therefore cannot win.
What an interesting array of songs chosen by the organisers! MIKU EXPO 2021 sure looks to be an unforgettable experience for fans across the globe, and we can’t wait to hear the newest developments. Well done to everyone who submitted entries for the song contest, and good luck to those planning on entering the design competition.
**UPDATE ON JANUARY 26th 2021**
The winner of the costume design contest has now been announced!
Aizumarill is the creator of the cute design below, and we can look forward to seeing it rendered for the live performance of “Thousand Little Voices” by Vault Kid & Flanger Moose!
~Tanudama
