HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE Returns for 2021
Are you someone who enjoyed last year’s GALAXY LIVE performance, or someone who wants to experience the excitement for the first time this year? Well regardless, this is the place you can find out everything about this year’s instalment, from how the show came about to how you can watch it yourself! To start with, you can watch the official promotional video for this year’s event here:
On December 15th, another video was posted to Twitter, showing the story behind GALAXY LIVE using 3D animation! It seems that only Miku’s voice can save the world…
If these videos have caught your interest, then check out the below sections to find out more:
Table of contents
>Official promotional illustrations
>GALAXY LIVE 2021 event details
Find out more about last year’s GALAXY LIVE here!
※Please not that all translations and transliterations here are unofficial
Event background
The event for 2021 was first announced in August this year, with this second installment consisting of a mix of attractions and a live show, all in the VR world!
Shortly after this, an illustration contest was held on piapro, which ran until October 29th 2021. It was said that winners could have their illustration featured on the front of official Bluray version of the concert or booklets about the event. 24 artworks in total were chosen as winners, and were displayed in the VR “MIKU WORLD” which could be accessed via INSPIXWORLD as an online exhibition. You can see the winning submission on piapro here.
And here’s what MIKU WORLD looked like! You could even receive cool, exclusive artworks from famous illustrators by logging in every day during the specific period of time
Following on from this, a digest version from last year’s GALAXY LIVE was put on Twitter too! It’s 4 minutes long, so definitely check it out if you’re curious:
GALAXY LIVE 2020 revival
There was even a “revival” of the concert from last year, where fans could relive the magic (or experience for the first time) between December 11th and 17th 2021. It’s now available on YouTube for 24 hours only! Go check it out while you can:
Official promotional illustrations for 2021
This year’s main promo illustration is courtesy of illustrator れおえん / Leoenn:
“Sing, that’s what I’ll do”
More official promotional artwork came courtesy of けけ / Keke and ペパーミント / Peppermint respectively:
ペパーミント / Peppermint‘s art:
けけ / Keke‘s art:
And the artist in charge of designing the secondary characters “Golem” and “Ravi” was @moi_moi7:
Theme Song
Title: ノヴァ / Nova
Producer: *Luna
Director: 上田希 / Ueda Nozomi
Graphics: 増田翼 / Masuda Tsubasa
Event details
- Event title: 「初音ミク GALAXY LIVE 2021」/ HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021
- Dates & times: December 18th (day 1) & 19th (day 2) 2021 at 18:00 JST (doors to the online event open at 17:30 on both days)
- Platform: INSPIXWORLD App (ios / Android) and their official website.
- Ticket cost: Between ￥0 and ￥4,500 for one ticket (see below for more details).
※Please note that the content for days 1 and 2 will be exactly the same.
※Please note that the INSPIXWORLD apps may not be available in your region
How to get and use tickets
- Day 1 tickets: can be bought at any point between November 17th 18:00 ~ December 18th 2021 at 18:30 JST.
- Day 2 tickets: can be bought at any point between November 17th 18:00 ~ December 19th 2021 at 18:30 JST.
- Archive only tickets: can be bought at any point between December 19th from the end of the show until December 24th 2021 at 12:00 JST.
- Archives: can be viewed as many times as you like from December 24th at 19:00 ~ January 23rd 2022 at 19:00 JST.
Web tickets (for viewing via the INSPIXWORLD official website)
HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 WEB ticket : ￥2,000 each
- A ticket which allows the purchaser to watch the entire GALAXY LIVE 2021 show, including access to an archived version. Please note that archives will be accessible after the show airs, and can only be watched via the INSPIXWORLD app. The archive can be watched as many times as you like until the last day of its availability (see below).
- Tickets can be bought from November 17th at 18:00 ~ December 24th 2021 at 12:00 JST.
- The show can be watched between December 18th at 18:00 ~ January 23rd 2022 at 19:00 JST (including the archive).
Smartphone app tickets (for watching via the INSPIXWORLD app)
※Please note that all of the below tickets can be purchased using IW (INSPIXWORLD) coins as well.
HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 ￥0 Trial Ticket : free
- A ticket which allows you to watch the first 10 minutes of HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021. It is possible to upgrade this type of ticket to one which contains the full broadcast.
HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 Full Concert Ticket : ￥3,000 each
- A ticket which allows you to view the full concert.
HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 Full Concert Ticket + Archive: ￥4,500
- A ticket which allows you to view the full concert AND the archive of it again the following day.
- The archive of the concert can only be viewed in normal mode, not VR mode.
- You can watch the archive as many times as you like during the time limit.
HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 Archive Only Ticket: ￥2,000
- A ticket which allows you to view the show as an archive only.
- Tickets are only available after the show is shown live.
- The content for this ticket is the same as the archive video that will be distributed with the ” HATSUNE MIKU GALAXY LIVE 2021 Full Concert Ticket + Archive “, so please be careful not to make a duplicate purchase.
※All prices here are in JPY and include tax
Watching from the INSPIXWORLD website
Step 1: Create your account
- Make sure you create an account with INSPIXWORLD
- Log in and buy your ticket
Step 2: Buying ticket(s)
- Buy your ticket from the official page on the INSPIXWORLD website
- If you don’t have enough IW coins, you can buy more from the website.
Watching from within the app
Step 1: Preparing to buy tickets
- Download the INSPIXWORLD app.
- Open the app and create your in-world character.
Step 2: Buying tickets
- Buy your ticket from within the app.
- If you don’t have enough IW coins, you can buy more from within the app.
Step 3: Equipment preparation
- If you wish to watch the show via VR mode, make sure to set up your VR goggles in advance.
- In order to fully immerse yourself in the live show, make sure to use headphones.
Step 4: Preparing to watch the show
- Ensure your phone is sufficiently charged prior to the live
- Make sure your version of the INSPIXWORLD app has been updated to the latest version
- Make sure to switch off notifications to avoid them interfering with you viewing the broadcast
- Check if your internet signal is strong and your internet source is secure.
Merchandise
As with any good VOCALOID-themed event, there was merchandise released! The first wave of goods was available until October 8th, but the second wave was released, available until December 19th. Make sure to grab some while you still can!
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Official T-shirt – ￥4,500
- Material: 100% cotton
- Sizes available: S, M, L and XL, XXL, XXXL
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Official Full Graphic T-shirt – ￥5,000
- Material: 100% cotton
- Sizes available: S, M, L and XL, XXL, XXXL
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Official Long-sleeved T-shirt – ￥5,500
- Material: 100% cotton
- Sizes available: S, M, L and XL, XXL, XXXL
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Official Hoodie – ￥6,500
- Materials: 52% cotton, 48% polyester
- Sizes available: S, M, L and XL, XXL, XXXL
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Tote Bag – ￥1,500
- Material: cotton
- Dimensions: bag = 260 x 330mm | handle: 25 x 280mm
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Muffler Towel – ￥2,000
- Material: 100% cotton
- Size: 20 x 110cm
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Mug – ￥1,000
- Material: porcelain
- Dimensions: 92 (H) x 80mm (W) + 35mm (handle), circumference: 80mm, capacity = 310ml
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Wireless charger – ￥4,000
- Size: Circumference = 100mm, depth = 7mm
- Comes with a 0.9 micro USB cable
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Acrylic Files – ￥500 each
- Dimensions: 310 (H) x 220mm (W)
- Leoenn ver.
- Peppermint ver.
- Keke ver.
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Facemask – ￥1,500
- Material: Polyester
- Size: 13 (H) x 21cm (W)
GALAXY LIVE 2021 Rubber Wristbands – ￥700 each
GALAXY LIVE 2021 “Cheki”* Set – ￥3,000
*”Cheki” are a brand of instant cameras from Fujifilm, which print images that look similar to Polaroids etc. Cheki usually feature a particular celebrity or idol in some sort of portrait pose.
- Cheki size: 85 x 54mm
- Set contents: 10 different Cheki
GALAXY LIVE 2021 VR Live Viewing Box – ￥2,000
- Similar to the concept of the Hatsune Miku “Hako Vision” hologram concert boxes, the idea here is to play the livestream of the concert on a tablet, place it on top of the Live House box, and it’ll make a cute projection, just like with a real live concert!
- Dimensions: 162 x 130 x 85mm
- Compatible smartphones: anything up to 160 x 80 x 10mm in dimension is compatible
Find the official online store for GALAXY LIVE 2021 merchandise here!
※For specific details on clothes sizing, please check out each individual product page on the Charamega online store
※All prices here are in JPY and include tax
※Please note that purchases made from the Charamega store (and some other retailers) can only be posted to addresses within Japan.
Official GALAXY LIVE 2021 CD
Fans could also preorder the official compilation CD for the event from now! It will include all the songs featured in the performance, including this year’s event theme song from *Luna.
Watch the cross fade here:
Find out more on the official CD page here!
Giveaways
There’s still one giveaway ongoing, where 100 people can win a 1,000 Amazon gift card! All you need to do is
- follow @mk_galaxy_live on Twitter
- Retweet the tweet below
- Use the hashtag #GALAXYLIVE2021 and post your impressions of the performance for this year*!
This contest is open until December 19th 2021 at 23:59 JST, so good luck to all who enter!
*Make sure that your Twitter account isn’t private, otherwise you won’t be eligible to win the contest.
There were also various other campaigns held, whereby fans could win cool prizes!
>1000 people could win a GALAXY LIVE-themed 1,000 yen Amazon gift card
>5 people could win an art board signed by producer*Luna
>222 people could win a GALAXY LIVE 2021 VR Live Viewing Box
>39 people could win GALAXY LIVE 2021 merchandise
Are you excited for the event this weekend? Advertisements for the event have even been shown in Tokyo’s Akihabara station, helping fans get hyped up for this weekend:
Last year’s GALAXY LIVE was one of the best online live performances we’d seen featuring Hatsune Miku, so we’re hoping that this year’s will be just as ground-breaking!
Links
Official event announcement on the piapro blog
Official GALAXY LIVE 2021 Illustration Contest page on piapro
GALAXY LIVE
INSPIXWORLD
- Official website
- Official Twitter account
You can download INSPIXWORLD for PC, ios and Android
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