Hiroyuki Ito

Representative Director, Crypton Future Media, Inc., of “Hatsune Miku” Professor of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

Hatsune Miku is a virtual idol who will sing with a synthetic voice when a user inputs lyrics and a melody into a computer. Hatsune Miku has held live concerts not only in Japan but overseas as well, swaying the hearts of a multitude of fans. Hiroyuki Itoh, Representative Director at Crypton Future Media Inc., the company which created the Hatsune Miku synthetic voice software that is the cause of this sensation.

He made the business out of my hobby, computer music, and he consider himself as an “Otoya” (=sound seller). “Hatsune Miku” was released in August 2007, and he believes that it has become an opportunity for people to engage in creative activities.

I believe that the changes caused by this information revolution is just the beginning. The agricultural and industrial revolution brought about major changes in human life. The changes brought about by the information revolution have not yet reached that level. It’s just a transitional period, and it’s going to be the beginning of real change. In 20 to 30 years, people’s lives and the world will be changed dramatically. But we don’t know what kind of change it will be. How this change occurs is left to us and the young people who will lead the next generation.

 

 

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■Hiroyuki Itoh Interview (CEO of CRYPTON FUTURE MEDIA)

■【Hatsune Miku】 World is Mine / ryo（supercell）

■Lucky☆Orb feat. Hatsune Miku by emon(Tes.)