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Hatsune Miku Expo to debut in Singapore in November
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Hatsune Miku Expo, popularly known as Miku Expo, is a concert tour series featuring the virtual idol.
SINGAPORE - Popular virtual idol Hatsune Miku will perform in Singapore in November, as part of her multi-city Asia tour for the Hatsune Miku Expo 2025.
The one-day event is set to take place at The Star Theatre on Nov 19, with ticket sales to start at 12pm on July 22 on the Ticketmaster website.
Hatsune Miku, bearing the official codename CV01, is a
computer-simulated pop star created by Japanese music technology company Crypton Future Media in Sapporo, Japan.
She evolved into a singing sensation, after starting out as a music software that enabled people to make their computer sing by entering lyrics and melodies.
She boasts a following of 2.4 million on Facebook and over 3.8 million on YouTube.
Hatsune Miku Expo, popularly known as Miku Expo, is a concert tour series featuring the virtual idol. Concerts have been held across Europe, North America, and Asia. The upcoming tour will also travel to nearby destinations such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila and Kuala Lumpur.
She is typically projected as a 3D hologram onto a mega screen, singing and dancing while accompanied by a live band. It is accompanied by sub-events such as exhibitions, workshops and club events to allow fans to mingle and share the various aspects of the sub-culture, according to the expo's website.
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A 4-minute clip of her performance in Vancouver from the North America Hatsune Miku Expo 2024 has garnered over 2.9 million views on YouTube.
The Straits Times has reached out to AEG Presents Asia and Ticketmaster for more information.
