Vocaloid: China is a project that develops Chinese Vocaloid(s). The project is headed by Shanghai He Nian, a small Chinese company that is a part of Bplats, Inc..

DevelopmentEdit

ContestEdit

To create a strong support for the first Chinese Vocaloid, a contest was held to pick the most popular design for the first Chinese Vocaloid.^[1]

There were the 5 winning entries:

• Grand Prize: Yayin Gongyu (original version of Luo Tianyi)
• Ling Caiyin (original version of Yuezheng Ling)
• Yayin (original version of Yuezheng Longya)
• MOKO (original version of Zhiyu Moke)
• Chou (original version of Mo Qingxian)

AnimeEdit

A series of advertising animations (宣伝用アニメーション) for Vocaloid: China.

	First PV Published on Jul 5, 2012 by vocaloidstore Introduction of Luo Tianyi Youtube Broadcast		Second PV Published on Jul 5, 2012 by vocaloidstore Introduction of Yuezheng Ling and Yuezheng Longya Youtube Broadcast
	Third PV Published on Aug 29, 2012 by vocaloidstore Introduction of Zhiyu Moke and Mo Qingxian Youtube Broadcast		Fourth PV Published on Sep 28, 2012 by vocaloidstore Mo Qingxian finds a purple flower dubbed Yi Xian Qing Youtube Broadcast
	Fifth PV Published on Nov 12, 2012 by vocaloidstore A concert is held; Luo and Ling sing together. Youtube Broadcast

CharactersEdit

Other than Tianyi, these characters will remain as character concepts and are confirmed to be merely backgrounds character. Their character concepts are similar to that of Ice Mountain.

Luo TianyiEdit

Luo Tianyi Biographical information Initial release July 12, 2012 Gender Female Age 15 Height 156 cm 157 cm (former) Weight Unknown Additional information Series type Vocaloid3 Ownership MOTH Illustrator MOTH (initial) ideolo (finalize) Affiliation YAMAHA Shanghai He Nian Website http://vocaloidchina.com/cn/

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Luo Tianyi (洛 天依; Luò Tiān-Yī) is an angel who came to earth with a mission to spread music to the world. Her personality is a little bit introversive, but she is still the type of girl who has a lot of empathy and does not give up easily. She admires the Vocaloids from the past, and is dreaming that day she can do just the same as them – use songs to bring happiness to the world. While she cannot communicate with humans due to the language barrier between humans and Vocaloids, she is very sensitive to others' emotions and can use songs to express her own emotions and thoughts.

Special skill: Resonate(共鸣)

Tianyi can detect "the song of your heart"(心中的歌声) of a person. The "Song" can be interpreted as the strongest emotion a person has at the moment, or a melody that represents a person. Even if the person can not express the melody his/herself, Tianyi can still hear it and sing it.

The creature next to Tianyi is Tian Dian(天钿), a fairy of music. Tian Dian is 30cm tall and is 10 years old. She cannot speak and transforms into Tianyi's microphone.

Luo Tianyi's concept art

Luo Tianyi's original winning concept Yayin Gongyu (雅音 宫羽)

Mo QingxianEdit

Mo Qingxian Biographical information Initial release Gender Female Age 17 16 (former) Height 171 cm 164 cm (former) Weight 48 kg (former) Additional information Series type Original character Ownership HANS Illustrator HANS (initial) ideolo (finalize) Affiliation Shanghai He Nian Website

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Mo Qingxian (墨 清弦; Mò Qīng-Xián) is a fashionable high school student. Because of her elegant and mature outlook, she is extremely popular in her highschool. Even though she seems to be a mysterious character, it is actually due to her poor health which gives her a slow reaction time. She dresses fashionably most of the time, yet her actions show great elegancy and traditional beauty. Qingxian loves traditional Chinese literature and poems, and is capable of playing many traditional Chinese instruments skillfully. She reacts slowly, but is still trying her best to take care of the juniors and the people around her. She also has a tendency to become philosophical suddenly.

The purple-flower creature on her arm is Yi Xian Qing (一弦青), who is 1 year old and is 20cm tall. It transforms into Qingxian's bass.

Mo Qingxian's concept art

Mo Qingxian's original winning concept Chou (蝶音)

Zhiyu MokeEdit

Zhiyu Moke Biographical information Initial release Gender Male Age 14 Height 150 cm Weight Unknown Additional information Series type Original character Ownership SAKU Illustrator SAKU (initial) ideolo (finalize) Affiliation Shanghai He Nian Website

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Zhiyu Moke (徵羽 摩柯; Zhǐ-Yŭ Mó-Kē) is a genius with an IQ of 168. Even though he is always wearing a smile which seems warming and innocent to everyone, he is actually the most Otaku of all Otaku. Starting threats in forums, editing MVs, uploading MVs, he has been seen as a "god" by some people on the internet......He is sometimes mistaken for a girl, even though he claims he hates it, but there are rumors of a popular cross-dressing cosplayer appearing in various comic conventions who looks very similar to him...though the truth is still unknown. Because he usually doesn't talk frequently, most people will take him as a "nice boy", but he will reveal his true otaku self when with his close friends. He can act somewhat like a professional debater when talking about anime or other otaku subject, but tends to react poorly to subjects that do not interest him.

The winged creature next to Moke is Fei (绯). Fei is 20cm tall along with a wingspan of 60cm, and is 500 years old. It's usually white, but turns red when angered. Fei often argues with Moke, and is quite childish. He transforms into Moke's wing-like keyboard.

Zhiyu Moke's concept art

Zhiyu Moke's original winning concept MOKO

Yuezheng LingEdit

Yuezheng Ling Biographical information Initial release Gender Female Age 16 Height 160 cm 155 cm (former) Weight 41 kg (former) Additional information Series type Original character Ownership Rikuhao Illustrator Rikuhao (initial) ideolo (finalize) Affiliation Shanghai He Nian Website

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Yuezheng Ling (乐正 绫; Yuè-Zhèng Líng) is a lively high school student. Her family runs a huge company- the Yuezheng company- which makes instruments and music. Her personality is very straight forward and can be seen as blunt sometimes. She is extremely energetic, for as much as a 3/4 of a day she spends running around all over the place. She loves music and huge, fluffy things. As forgiving as Ling is, she still has some girly issues in her life, too. The biggest problem seems to be from her older brother.

The creature below Ling is Shi Tian (释天). Shi Tian is 10,000 years old and is 200cm tall. He's very old, wise, and is tolerant with Ling. He transforms into Ling's electric guitar.

Yuezheng Ling's concept art

Yuezheng Ling's original winning concept Ling Caiyin (绫 彩音)

Yuezheng LongyaEdit

Yuezheng Longya Biographical information Initial release Gender Male Age 23 20 (former) Height 180 cm Weight Unknown Additional information Series type Original character Ownership ayaya Illustrator ayaya (initial) ideolo (finalize) Affiliation Shanghai He Nian Website

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Yuezheng Longya (乐正 龙牙; Yuè-Zhèng Lóng-Yá) is Ling's older brother and the heir to the Yuezheng corporation. A boy with an agile mind, he is looked up to by many others. Just like his sister, he is straight forward, but he also possesses the ability to make important decisions correctly and has the strong aura of a leader or superior. The only weakness of Longya is that he hates troublesome issues, and the only time he is not troubled by these issues is when they are related to his younger sister. He is very protective toward his sister, and can become slightly hysterical when dealing with things related to her.

The creature below Longya is Bei Chen (呗辰), who is 50,000 years old and is very wise. His height is unknown (It is listed as "????"). He transforms into Longya's drum set.

Yuezheng Longya's concept art

Yuezheng Longya's original winning concept Yayin (牙音)

ConcernsEdit

Unlike previous drawing contests, the Vocaloid:China contest ended up bringing up some concerns.

• One of the main issues seen during the event was that many of the entries had a "Miku formula" based on the successful design of Hatsune Miku. This was nothing that was considered new and had been witnessed before in some past vocaloids and art related competitions. Vocaloid:China's contest had been the first time this was truly criticized because a large number of entries were heavily influenced by past vocaloids.
• Her name was constructed in the same manner as Japanese Vocaloids are constructed, 雅音 means "elegant voice", 宫羽 are 2 notes in ancient Chinese music, same as DO and LA in modern music. This style of the name is awkward sounding to a native Chinese speaker and was influenced by the naming styles of the Crypton Future Media Vocaloids.
• Lastly, the winning entry had an extensive backstory, which no previously released Vocaloid have, while it was not kept, it was used as a starting point. The final vocaloid ended up with one of the most complex and through "canon" of any vocaloid, completing only in terms of complexity with Nekomura Iroha's "Kittyler" story.
• In addition, there was also an issue with Mo Qingxian's original design, which was the result of a trace (with modifications) of another artists work. This, however, was only discovered long after the competition and therefore was never an issue at the time of the results.

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Site: Vocaloid China
• Site: Vocaloid China project

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