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Thousands attend concert of digital pop star

2012-03-09 122 Dailymotion

A packed out Tokyo arena, fans flocking to see their idol.<br/> <br />But Hatsune Miku is unlike any other Japanese pop star.<br/> <br />She sings each song without ever missing a beat, and does her dance routine to perfection.<br/> <br />Unlike other chart-topping singers, though, Hatsune is not human.<br/> <br />Japan's latest pop sensation is in fact completely computer-generated.<br/> <br />But for her fans, who paid up to 76 US dollars for a concert ticket, it was money well spent.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: 21-year-old Hatsune Miku Fan, Yuya Ofuji, saying, (Japanese):<br/> <br />"It was absolutely amazing, it's like my heart is still racing. I don't think I'll be able to sleep."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: 19-year-old Hatsune Miku Fan, Hazuki Koide, saying (Japanese):<br/> <br />"I've liked her for a long time and wasn't able to come to the concert last year and I watched it in a movie theatre. But this year I thought, I absolutely had to make it."<br/> <br />Most popular in Japan, where she's also celebrated charts success, Hatsune's popularity spans into other Asian countries, including China and Taiwan.<br/> <br />As for the 10,000 concert goers, they might be the last ones to have seen the digital star live on stage.<br/> <br />According to event organizers they've advertised the shows in Tokyo as Hatsune Miku's "last" "for now".<br/> <br />Kathi Urban, Reuters

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