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**Hanafu and MONDO GROSSOâ??s â??My Voiceâ?? Introduces the World to â??VIRTUAL HUMAN KAFâ?? **
The article is about the rising popularity of virtual singers, focusing on the song “My Voice,” released on September 6th. This song is a collaboration between Hanafu, a pioneer in virtual music, and MONDO GROSSO, the solo project of producer Shinichi Osawa. Itâ??s part of the “Kumikyoku” series where Hanafu collaborates with various real-world artists and composers. The music video for this song is particularly notable for being the first to use “VIRTUAL HUMAN KAF” technology, creating a virtual human, with photo-realistic qualities, bringing a level of visual sophistication and realism to the music video.
This virtual human, representing the singer, has been used to portray the song’s emotions and feelings visually, showcasing loneliness, purity, and inner feelings with more expressive and nuanced imagery. The director, Hironobu Nagasawa, and the CG production by VFX artist group khaki Yokohara Yamato, had to ensure that the essence and the emotions of the song werenâ??t lost in translation to the CG representation. They worked meticulously to portray the song’s feelings and the danceable beat tempo to give an audio-reactive impression to the video, giving it a somewhat ominous atmosphere.
Nagasawa wanted the music video to represent themes of “awakening,” using the video as a form of expression for VIRTUAL HUMAN KAFâ??s first appearance. He envisaged representing Kafuâ??s past experiences and memories and then awakening them, all visualized with the help of Mr. Yokoharaâ??s CG work. The article suggests that the use of such advanced technology is a significant leap forward, but it also emphasizes that the song itself and the existence of VIRTUAL HUMAN KAF is just an extension of Kafu’s story and another aspect of visual expression that virtual artists can offer. It’s not just about the technology but also about expanding the worldview that only virtual artists can offer.
https://realsound.jp/2023/09/post-1439395.html
https://realsound.jp/2023/09/post-1439395.html