[Refreshing] A Special Feature on Vocaloid Summer Songs [Nostalgia]

Dream FireworksMafumafu

[MV] Dream Fireworks / Mafumafu [Original Song]

This is a song that carries a boy’s feelings on a wistful melody.

You can sense that indescribable loneliness that lingers after a festival has ended throughout the entire piece.

How about listening to it on a cool summer night? The video features the version sung by Mafumafu himself.

cool summerimie

imie – Cool Summer feat. Hatsune Miku, Shamio, Satoru Hiejima

A Japanese-style song by imie that evokes beautiful summer scenery.

Released in August 2020, it later became the title track of the album “Reika.” Hatsune Miku’s clear vocals conjure cool, summery memories.

The gentle melody and intricate arrangement weave a sonic world that feels like a summer evening at dusk.

It’s the perfect track for moments when you want to savor the bittersweet passing of the seasons or quietly sink into your memories at night.

AstronautPowapowa-P

[Hatsune Miku] Astronauts [Original]

It’s not a song that directly feels like summer, but I thought it gives the image of someone setting out on their own in the summer, so I really wanted to recommend it.

By varying the number of sounds and the dynamics of the arrangement, it expresses emotional fluctuations.

In particular, the chorus sounds like the protagonist is shouting their feelings with all their might.

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[Hatsune Miku] Background, Drowning in Summer / Background, Sinking into Summer [With Subtitles]

It’s a slow-tempo rock ballad.

The song was released in 2013 and was composed by n-buna, who is also active as the composer for the band Yorushika.

The guitar sounds distorted, yet somehow it feels transparent.

Give it a listen when you find yourself thinking, “Ah, summer is ending…”

If the world were to end tomorrowpropellin

[Original] “If the world were to end tomorrow”

The tempo feels pleasantly like walking.

This is a work by the Vocaloid producer, Propelinn.

It was released in 2015 on Niconico and YouTube.

Its philosophical lyrics and solid musical sensibility are appreciated by Vocaloid fans.

Waiting for the rain.Afternoon tea

Waiting for the Rain. / Otomachi Una

Here’s one I’d like you to listen to at the end of summer, when you start to feel autumn coming on.

It’s a track by Gote Aogiki, also known as Gogo-Tea, released in 2019.

A chest that aches, bound by memories—lyrics that sing of bittersweet, painful emotions.

While it has a driving guitar rock sound, it gives a stronger impression of nostalgia than sheer energy, as if a cool breeze were blowing through.

According to Gogo-Tea, the theme is “the season of parting.” True to that, it’s a Vocaloid song whose message and feelings come through clearly.

End of Summer, Beginning of Lovescoop

【GUMI】End of Summer, Beginning of Love【Original Song + PV】

The shimmering guitar arpeggios create a summery atmosphere.

Uploaded to a video site in 2012 by Sukoppu, who has released many songs that evoke youthful feelings, it quickly became a popular track.

The lyrics are especially relatable for teenage girls, don’t you think?