We’ve all been music hunting before; scouring for that fresh taste you need to cry to, sing to, dance to. But when that song fails to deliver—well, you’re left unsatisfied and it just becomes background noise.
Fear not! I give you ‘vocaloid’: synthesized vocals that embrace all genres to provide the catchiest, liveliest, and heartbreaking songs ever. In this list below, the veteran herself presents three top-tier vocaloid tracks that will make it to YOUR top listened song.
- Wonderlands x Showtime, “Mr. Showtime”
If you love the spectacular jazz musicals on Broadway, Mr. Showtime is definitely for you. This song starts off with a burst of jumpy brass and the sharp melody of pianos that sneak higher, teasing a show behind rising curtains. You’re left dazzled by anticipation, baffled by a brilliance, right on the edge of your seat—then swung straight into a surge of rolling drums and trombones.
This track’s play on words is an unparalleled example of Wonderland x Showtime’s mastery of thrills. Taunting conversations sing the tale of the perilous journey of a dreamer on stage— a somber euphonium and ecstatic trumpets mirror verses of bitter struggle and triumph. Every punch of fanfare is dripped with adrenaline yet each lyric attunes an emotional touch, making Mr. Showtime a wonderfully chaotic choice of music.
- SAWTOWNE, “M@GICAL☆CURE! LOVE ♥ SHOT! feat. Hatsune Miku”
Drained and tired, but got a million things to do? Well, you can wave those worries goodbye because Magical Cure is THE remedy when you crave that cheerful, energetic spirit!
Opening with a bright chant and a lively tempo, Magical Cure follows a distinct pattern similar to that of a bubbly disco mix. Sawtowne’s specific tuning makes Miku’s calls wave alongside pulsing rays to fuel your excitement. Exuberant electronic beats explode like popping candy, lingering behind a sweet happiness in your mind.
This song is not blindly jolly, though; Miku injects fresh hope in a weary heart when she insists she’ll endure anything for your smile. Her confident air serves as that giant blue sky to look up to, with every sentence bouncing along with the rhythm.
It’s inevitable, of course. After those fervent beats and such piercing determination, you’ll find that the clock is suddenly on your side.
- Iyowa, “Kyu-kurarin” feat. Kafu
With some of the best musical representations of stifled grief and smoldering feelings, for many, Kyu-kurarin hits a little too close to home. Though seemingly bright and cheerful, this song masks its troubled melody in ways that only your heart will recognize.
A warped rhythm shapes the track, and strained yet upbeat notes stumble over and over again. Nimble trills of xylophones signal the urgent sunrise, a quivering touch of pity behind each chord of the piano. If you listen closely, the weight of a clumsy trudge forward is mournfully echoed.
A sigh dawns each line of Kafu’s melancholic confessions: her soaked heart, her fading resolve, her challenging days. The powerful chord progression is indistinguishable from a hollow vent of struggles; each slam is accompanied by her rehearsed smile that covers a lonely abyss inside, dizzy from the tiring cycle. You find yourself singing—no, admitting it all without thinking, two voices becoming one to release hidden feelings to a tragic world.
Kyu-kurarin is a devastatingly beautiful song, and allows you to be honest for once. Its wearied questions disguised as lyrics and its emotional tapestry makes you realize just how well a tangled composition can reveal the lone battle wrapped in pain.
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