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Miku fans wanted a hologram concert — they got a TV show instead

The internet’s biggest Vocaloid.

She’s not a real person, and she didn’t get her start in some obscure anime — she’s a Vocaloid, which is a synthetic voice that can be fed melodies and song lyrics to output as vocal performances, and she puts on concerts. 404 Media called Miku a “bonafide virtual pop idol with a large, global following” that often “performs” in the form of a hologram, like that weird 2Pac one from 2012’s Coachella or the avatar-based ABBA shows that have been going gangbusters in London. Miku Expo 2024’s organizers apparently made some tweaks for the San Jose, California, show last night, scooting the screen back a bit:

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