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Kikuo (musician)

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Keisuke Kikuchi (Japanese: 菊地恵介),[a] known professionally as Kikuo (Japanese: きくお) (born September 21, 1988) is a Japanese songwriter, Vocaloid producer, and DJ. As an independent artist under his own record label, "Kikuo Sound Works," he produces the lyrics and music for each of his songs, often with vocals provided by popular Crypton Future Media voicebank, Hatsune Miku. His unique style of music production is characterized by detailed, high-tempo sound design, with several overlaying instruments and effects to create colorful and upbeat harmonies, often juxtaposed by unsettling lyrics.

Kikuo
Born (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988 (age 35)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
GenresVocaloid, Doujin Music
Occupation(s)Songwriter, Vocaloid Producer, DJ
Years active2003–present
LabelsKikuo Sound Works
Websitekikuo.jp
Kikuo
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
GenreVocaloid
Subscribers1.25 million[1]
(July 15, 2024)
Total views340,133,348[1]
(July 15, 2024)
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2023
Last updated: July 15, 2024

Additionally, Kikuo is best known for his song, "Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love me, Love me, Love me)" (Japanese: 愛して愛して愛して) which surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in January 2023, the first Vocaloid song to achieve this feat, establishing h im as a leader of the Vocaloid genre.[2][3]

Biography

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Kikuo credits experiences in elementary school for inspiring him to be a creator, recalling that bullies would not harass him when they took interest in his creations, such as "gamebooks," even calling him talented and lucky to have such creativity.[4] In a 2023 interview with Japanese web magazine Freezine, Kikuo specifically discussed how bullying shaped his worldview and motivation to create:[5]

Original Japanese:

すごい前までさかのぼると、小学生のころいじめられてたけど、一人遊びで作ってたゲームブックみたいなのを見せたら、「お前すげぇ」みたいな風になって、ゲームブックやらせてるときだけ一時的にいじめが止んで、ゲームブック引っ込めたら途端にいじめられるみたいな。そういう状況から、「あ、創作じゃないと生きていけないんだ、俺この社会で」ってなって、中学のころに創作ならとりあえずなんでもいいから、自分の得意なもの探さなきゃと思って、いろんなことチャレンジしたんですけど苦手なこともでき。。。 ないこともすごく多いし、めっちゃ飽きっぽかったんで、あらゆることに飽きた結果、最後に一つだけ飽きなかったのがDTMだったみたいなことだったんですよ。

English Translation:

Going back a long way, when I was in elementary school I was being bullied, but when I showed them a gamebook that I made by myself, they were like, "You're amazing," and the bullying stopped temporarily when I was playing with the gamebook, but as soon as I took the gamebook away, the bullying started again. From that situation, I realized, "Oh, I can't survive in this society without creativity," and in middle school I thought I had to find something I was good at, anything creative, so I tried a lot of different things, but I couldn't do the things I wasn't good at...There were a lot of things I didn't have, and I got bored very easily, so I got bored of everything, and in the end, the only thing I didn't get bored of was DTM.

Though Kikuo initially used his creativity to evade school bullies, he concluded that creativity would be necessary to survive in society, too. His passion for Desktop Music (DTM) led him to start creating music in 2003, uploading songs to 2channel while still in middle school.[6][7] Noticing little interest in his early works, bright and flashy pop songs with dance tempos, he investigated the Vocaloid genre. Kikuo told Freezine that songs with more grotesque themes experienced greater success, leading him to make darker pieces, himself.[7]

Kikuo published his first Vocaloid song in 2010,[8] followed by his 2011 debut studio album, "Kikuo Miku." In 2016, he performed alongside other acts at the Dwango sponsored Smile Super Party (Japanese: ニコニコ超パーティー) in Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[9][10] Kikuo's work gained popularity, even being featured in the Educational Arts Company high school textbook, "High School Music 1" (Japanese: 高校生の音楽1), as part of a section covering the Vocaloid genre. His song "Six Greetings" was referenced in the chapter's text along with a lead sheet featuring lyrics and notes from the song.[11] Kikuo was also featured in a documentary by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) about Hatsune Miku.[12]

As of 2024, Kikuo has created over 1,000 songs,[13] more than a dozen albums, and worked with various shows, film projects, games, and other media (see Affiliated Works Below). His most popular songs among the fandom and by the number of streams include:

  • "Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love me, Love me, Love me)" (Japanese: 愛して愛して愛して)
  • "Kimi wa Dekinai Ko/You are a Useless Child" (Japanese: 君はできない子)
  • "Shikabane no Odori/Dance of the Corpses" (Japanese: しかばねの踊り)

The three songs belong to Kikuo's 2013 album "Kikuo Miku3" (Japanese: きくおミク3), and have amassed over 260 million streams collectively on Spotify, as of 2024.[14] "Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love me, Love me, Love me)" in particular surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in January 2023, making it the first Vocaloid song to achieve this feat, and most streamed song in the Vocaloid genre as a whole.[2][3]

Artistry

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Production

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Kikuo is very open about his music production, using a wide range of known and unknown instruments, effects, plugins, samples, and vocal synthesizers to create detailed compositions. Additionally, many of his songs feature unorthodox sounds, such as crushing fruit, wrenches and machinery, squeaks of toys and even sounds of childhood classrooms to enhance the settings of his songs.[15] Prefering not to use MIDI keys, Kikuo points and clicks with a computer mouse, or touchpad, to create melodies.[16] His production process has been recorded and highlighted as part of the 2012 "Miku Creator's Project" on Google+,[17] and also on the online education website, Coloso.[18][19] When asked in an interview with Rittor's music magazine, Plug+, about how he chooses sounds to set his music apart he replied, "The philosophy I always follow when choosing sounds is that 'beauty is consistency'...For example, I believe that an orderly arrangement of bricks is more beautiful than a jumble of stones. In music, we feel that something is beautiful when the notes are arranged according to certain rules."[20]

Japanese and Chinese software-voicebanks (collectively known as Vocaloids) provide the main vocals and ad-libs in most Kikuo songs. Recurring Vocaloids used by Kikuo include the popular virtual idol, Hatsune Miku from Crypton Future Media, and Qi Xuan (Mandarin:绮萱) from Beijing TimeDomain Technology's ACE Virtual Singer (Mandarin: ACE虚拟歌姬). He has also made demo songs (see Demo Songs below) for various Vocaloids running on the Vocaloid3 engine, including Tone Rion (Japanese: 兎眠りおん),[21] IA (Japanese: イア),[22] and Anri Rune (Japanese: 杏梨ルネ).[23] In addition to Vocaloids, Kikuo has also worked with traditional human voices as in the case of his lower-tempo, collaborative album "Kikuo feat. si_ku," where his friend and repeat album cover artist, "Kou Kiku Shikku" (Japanese: 黄菊しーく) or "si_ku," provided vocals.

Kikuo uses Studio One as his preferred DAW with VST plugins for instruments (VSTi) and effects (VSTfx). For VSTi, he is known to use Omnisphere, Kontakt, Massive, and Addictive Drums. For VSTfx he is known to use Fabfilter, Glitch Machines, Waves Signature Series, Ozone, and Komplete. Additionally, Kikuo acquires samples from Splice and Loopcloud, utilizing the software "Reference4" for acoustic corrections. His hardware preferences include the A7X Active Studio Monitor speaker from ADAM Audio in conjunction with Focal's Clear MG Pro headphones.[24] When asked by Plug+ about an effect he considers best for Vocaloid, Kikuo replied, "It's a pitch shifter. I think there's no point in using detailed and complicated effects because it won't be conveyed anyway. That's why I'm focusing on how to use old-fashioned retro plug-ins dynamically."[25]

Themes

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A recurring motif in Kikuo's most popular songs is that of the problem child and often resultant suffering. His use of upbeat and bright melodies, audio samples of toys, and lyrics about childhood experiences, accompanied by the youthful voices of the Vocaloids, often make the dark subject matter of his songs appear more twisted. The juxtaposition of vibrant sounds with dark lyrics have become a staple style of the Vocaloid genre. Such lyrics about childhood frustration could be influenced by the artist's childhood experiences with bullying in elementary school.[5] Many Kikuo songs also explore dreams and themes of escape, often amplified by abstract harmonies and otherworldly lyrics. It is worth noting that the perspective of many of Kikuo's songs are from that of a child, whose innocence may leave lyrics and themes up to the interpretation of the listener, much like in the case of an unreliable narrator.

Childhood Trauma

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Childhood trauma is a common theme throughout Kikuo's discography, but notably so in his most popular songs, highlighting the theme's popularity among the fandom. The lyrics of Kikuo's most streamed song, "Aishite Aishite Aishite/Love Me Love Me Love Me," for example, depict a toxic relationship between a child and some unseen character (presumably their parent). The child engages in people-pleasing behaviors in an attempt to earn affection, ultimately falling short of the unchanging expectations of their parent. For this reason, some listeners describe the song as depicting a subset of Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) known as "good child syndrome," where a desperate child will do anything they can to please someone (usually their parents) in return for an often unrequited love.[26] Similar themes are conveyed by Kikuo's third most streamed song, "Kimi wa Dekinai Ko/You are a Useless Child" (Japanese: 君はできない子), where a child struggles with feelings of worthlessness in the eyes of a verbally abusive parental figure. In this song, the parent degrades the child, calling them dirty, poor, and worthless in regards to their grades, fitness, and ability to speak. The lyrics hint at physical child abuse and self-harm in response to such criticisms, continuing to highlight the theme of struggle through commons parts of childhood.[27]

Darker examples of childhood trauma are found in Kikuo's fourth most streamed song, "Gomene Gomene/I'm Sorry I'm Sorry" (Japanese: ごめんね ごめんね), a song which focuses on the sexual abuse, rape, and prostitution of a child by an adult. The lyrics (from the child's perspective) convey sorrow as she expresses guilt and apology to the abusers for her uneasy feelings during such situations.[28] The song exemplifies the tendency of victims to blame themselves for their abuse, feeling as though they are the problem. The theme of the problem child is continued in "Mono o Parapara Kowasu/Breaking Things into Pieces" (Japanese: 物をぱらぱら壊す). The song describes a child who takes pleasure in the vandalism of personal belongings with attached memories and sentimental value. Some interpretations of the song label the child's behaviors as sadistic or as exhibitions of rage and attention seeking, while others attribute the destructive tendencies to innocent, child-like clumsiness or similarly, dojikko.[29]

Escapism

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Following the theme of trauma, many Kikuo songs delve into escapism or avenues to avoid pain and reality altogether. The lyrics of "Anagura-gurashi/Hole-Dwelling" (Japanese: あなぐらぐらし), for example, describe children at play in an inescapable and claustrophobic world of holes. Interpretations of the song attribute the suffocating feelings described in the song as representations of overbearing romantic partners, helicopter parents, or even the nature of Japanese work culture.[30] The song could also be a description of Denpa, characters who are often disconnected from reality, and who seem strange to outside observers. Similarly, the song could be about hikikomori, a form of severe social withdrawal primarily recognized and criticized in Japan. Another popular example of escapism is approached by Kikuo's second most-streamed song, "Shikabane no Odori/Dance of the Corpses" (Japanese: しかばねの踊り). The song's lyrics describe a rhythmic dance of corpses, marching toward the underworld. The narrator finds the dance tempting, hinting at suicide ideation and self destructive behavior's in response to adversity and hardship.[31] The innocent and childlike nature of Kikuo's songs allow the lyrics to be up to interpretation, though, much like in the case of an unreliable narrator. In the case of these two songs, the means of escapism addressed may simply be a play-pretend world and delusion or, more harshly, reclusion and death.

Major Works

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Albums

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Kikuo Albums (Groups Included)
English Title Japanese Title Romaji Title Notes Artist Featured Artists Runtime Song Count Release Date[Note 1]
Kikuo Miku きくおミク Kikuo Miku Kikuo 00:46:37 12 August 13, 2011
KIKUOWORLD Instrumental Kikuo 00:29:08 11 December 31, 2011
Kikuo Miku 2 きくおミク2 Kikuo Miku 2 Kikuo 00:45:59 12 August 11, 2012
KIKUOWORLD2 Instrumental Kikuo 00:22:53 7 December 31, 2012
Kikuo Miku 3 きくおミク3 Kikuo Miku 3 Kikuo 00:51:19 12 August 12, 2013
KIKUOWORLD3 Instrumental Kikuo 00:38:24 1 December 31, 2013
Whereabouts of the Living Being's Soul いきものの魂のゆくえ Ikimono no Tamashii no Yukue Collaborative Album Kikuo feat. si_ku si_ku 00:37:28 7 December 31, 2013
Kikuo Miku 0[Note 2] きくおミク0 [Note 3] Kikuo Miku 0 [Note 4] Pre-Vocaloid songs from 2005-2011, special selection of 28 songs from over 1,000[32] Kikuo 11 artists 01:13:35 28 August 17, 2014
Kikuo Miku 4 きくおミク4 Kikuo Miku 4 Kikuo 01:12:59 15 December 30, 2014
Act 1 第一幕 Dai ichi Maku Collaborative Album KikuoHana (Japanese: きくおはな) YURiCa/Hanatan 00:45:39 12 March 30, 2016
KikuoLive きくおLive Live Album from Nico Nico Party Kikuo 00:27:54 4 August 14, 2016
Act 2 第二幕 Dai ni Maku Collaborative Album KikuoHana (Japanese: きくおはな) YURiCa/Hanatan 00:48:09 12 March 31, 2017
Kikuo Miku 5 きくおミク5 Kikuo Miku 5 Kikuo 00:49:54 10 December 29, 2017
Kikuo Miku 6 きくおミク6 Kikuo Miku 6 Kikuo 00:47:47 12 November 6, 2019
Kikuo Miku 7 きくおミク7 Kikuo Miku 7 Kikuo 00:42:02 11 March 21, 2023

Singles

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Kikuo Singles
English Title Japanese Title Romaji Title Notes Artist Featured Artists Runtime Song Count Release Date[Note 1]
Voices of Svaahaa ソワカの声 Sowaka no Koe Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Kikuo 00:05:34 1 October 2, 2021
Astral Travel 幽体離脱 Yuutai Ridatsu Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Kikuo 00:05:23 1 March 21, 2022
Knife, Knife, Knife ナイフ、ナイフ、ナイフ Naifu, Naifu, Naifu Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Kikuo 00:03:24 1 May 1, 2022
My Time OMORI ver. (Kikuo cover) Collaborative Cover of Bo En's "My Time" from Omori, Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Bo En Kikuo 00:02:46 1 October 19, 2022
In a Deep, Dark Forest 深い森のなかで Fukai Mori no Naka de Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Kikuo 00:04:57 1 November 24, 2022
Good Kid and a Fox Spirit イイコと妖狐 Ii Ko to Youko Promotional for "Kikuo Miku7" Kikuo 00:03:53 1 December 31, 2022
Kara Kara Kara no Kara STuPiD DaNCe ReMiX カラカラカラのカラ STuPiD DaNCe ReMiX Kara Kara Kara no Kara STuPiD DaNCe ReMiX Kikuo 00:06:37 1 August 23, 2023
As it is, As it is, Without Change そのまんまそのまんま、そのままずっとそのまま Sono Manma Sono Manma, Sono Mama Zutto Sono Mama Kikuo 00:03:44 1 August 28, 2023

Demo Songs

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Demo Songs (Promotionals for Vocaloid3)
English Title Japanese Title Romaji Title Notes Artist Promoted Vocaloid Runtime Song Count Release Date[Note 1]
Pokkan Colors ぽっかんカラー Pokkan Karaa Re-released as 8th song on "Kikuo Miku2" Kikuo Tone Rion (Japanese: 兎眠りおん) 00:03:22 1 January 11, 2012
Dust Dust Curse 塵塵呪詛（チリチリジュソ） Chiri Chiri Juso Re-released as 7th song on "Kikuo Miku2" Kikuo IA (Japanese: イア) 00:03:46 1 January 27, 2012
Hallelujah Super Idol ハレルヤ・スーパーアイドル Hareruya Suppaa Aidoru Kikuo Anri Rune (Japanese: 杏梨ルネ) 00:03:56 1 June 29, 2013

Minor Works

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Works and side projects unrelated to Kikuo's mainstream discography are found below:

  • "Asian Melancholic" is a Kikuo side project debuted in 2015.[33][34] Compared to other projects, Asian Melancholic's work is eponymously more pensive and low-tempo, often instrumental with minor exceptions. His EP "At First" was released August 17, 2015 and include 5 songs with a runtime of 00:17:54.[Note 1]
  • "I Want an Older Sister" (Japanese: 僕はお姉さんがほしい) is a manga created by Kikuo in 2014, available on the Japanese art site Pixiv.[35][36]
  • "Kikuostories Aishite Aishite Aishite" (Japanese: Kikuostories 愛して愛して愛して) is a novel written by Kikuo and Ryoji Takamatsu (Japanese: 髙松 良次 文) in 2013, novelizing his two most popular songs, "Ashite Aishite Aishite / Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" and "Kimi wa Dekinai Ko / You are a Useless Child" into a love story and familial tragedy, respectively. [37]

Affiliated Works

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In addition to the above works, Kikuo has also supported various media projects including games, TV shows, movies, promotional content for Yamaha's Vocaloids (see Demo Songs above), and musical productions by other artists. His roles across these projects encompass all the roles of a sound engineer including, lyricist, composer (writing and arranging), audio master, mixer, et al. Projects with minor/loose Kikuo involvement are listed below:

  • Ikitama - Musical group headed by "si_ku" (Kikuo's friend, collaborator, and main artist). Kikuo helped compose and master.[38]
  • Kaikai Kitan/Ao no Waltz by Eve - String Arrangment alongside Nene Rio.[39]
  • Love Death 555! (Japanese: らぶデス555!) - Composed main theme "Itsudoko!? Love☆Link de Go Go Go!!!" (Japanese: イツドコ！？らぶ☆リンクdeゴーゴーゴー!!!)[40]
  • Touhou Project's 2012 game "東方蒼神縁起" - Composed much of soundtrack.[41][42]
  • Chunithm New (2021 Sega Arcade Game) - Helped compose "Spider's Thread" on the OST.[43]
  • Nagi Yanagi's Album "Memorandum" - Composed and Arranged "Surréalisme"[44]
  • Nintendo's 2019 Collaborative Album with Daoko for Dragalia Lost: "DAOKO × Dragalia Lost" - Composed and Arranged three songs across two discs.[45]

Tours and Events

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Kikuo has made several appearances in Japan over the years. His first world tour, "Kikuoland-Go-Round," will occur between 2024 and 2025.[46][47][48] In an interview with Plug+, Kikuo explained his motivation for touring overseas, "I knew I had fans all over the world, so I thought 'I can do it' [laughs]. I don't think a Vocaloid producer has ever performed overseas, so I wanted to do something unknown that no one has ever done before."[49]

See Also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kikuo's name has been elusive but reported here: https://vgmdb.net/artist/2358
  1. ^ a b c d Release Dates may not reflect dates seen on streaming services due to timezone differences, re-releases, or work being moved to services at dates later than initial release.
  2. ^ Full English Title: "A limited edition special production CD packed with songs from the seven years before Kikuo started using Vocaloid (Kikuo Miku0 for short! Includes commentary)"
  3. ^ Full Japanese Title: "きくおがボカロを始める前 7年間の楽曲を限界まで詰め込んだ数量限定の 特別生産CD (略してきくおミク0! 解説入り)"
  4. ^ Full Romaji Title: "Kikuo ga bokaro o hajimeru mae 7-nenkan no gakkyoku o genkai made tsumekonda sūryō gentei no tokubetsu seisan CD (ryaku shite Kikuo Miku0! Kaisetsu-iri)"

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "About Kikuo". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Masahiro Saito (Japanese: サイトウマサヒロ). February 26, 2023. Kikuo Detailed explanation of Vocaloid producer "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" has exceeded 100 million views! A thorough explanation of the super popular Vocaloid producer / きくお【ボカロP詳細解説】「愛して 愛して 愛して」が1億回再生突破！ 超人気ボカロPを徹底解説.
  3. ^ a b AikaRaika. September 1, 2023. KThe most played Hatsune Miku song in the world, Kikuo's "Love Me, Love Me, Love Me" made me sad / 世界一再生された初音ミク楽曲 kikuo「愛して 愛して 愛して」を聴いてつらくなった.
  4. ^ Kikuo. May 22, 2024. きくお インタビュー。“美とは整合性”という哲学とボカロ・ヒット曲「愛して愛して愛して」など楽曲制作の裏側を聞く　＠ニコニコ超会議2024.
  5. ^ a b 清水 里華. 2023. SOOOO × きくお 対談（前編） VOICE from DARKNESS ～闇からの声～.
  6. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo - バイオグラフィ / Biography.
  7. ^ a b 清水 里華. 2023. SOOOO × きくお 対談（前編） VOICE from DARKNESS ～闇からの声～.
  8. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo - バイオグラフィ / Biography.
  9. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo - バイオグラフィ / Biography.
  10. ^ Kikuo. 2016. きくおLive.
  11. ^ Kyogei, pg 8. 2022. Kyogei High School Music Textbook 1
  12. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo - バイオグラフィ / Biography.
  13. ^ Kikuo. 2014. きくお - 略してきくおミク0 SCANS.
  14. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo (Spotify).
  15. ^ 清水 里華. 2023. SOOOO × きくお 対談（前編） VOICE from DARKNESS ～闇からの声～.
  16. ^ Kikuo. May 22, 2024. きくお インタビュー。“美とは整合性”という哲学とボカロ・ヒット曲「愛して愛して愛して」など楽曲制作の裏側を聞く　＠ニコニコ超会議2024.
  17. ^ Google+. June 10, 2012. 初音ミク さかさまうちゅう メイキングHangouts on airVol.1on Google+Project.
  18. ^ Coloso. 2023. 10曲以上のきくおの代表曲を通して学ぶ曲制作 / Learn songwriting through over 10 of Kikuo's most popular songs.
  19. ^ Kikuo. June 20, 2023. Kikuo Coloso Post(Twitter).
  20. ^ Kikuo. May 22, 2024. きくお インタビュー。“美とは整合性”という哲学とボカロ・ヒット曲「愛して愛して愛して」など楽曲制作の裏側を聞く　＠ニコニコ超会議2024.
  21. ^ vocaloidstore. January 11, 2012. New Vocaloid 兎眠りおん (Tone Rion) demo song 「ぽっかんカラー」.
  22. ^ 1st Place. April 25, 2012. IA Sample Tracks.
  23. ^ NicoNicoPAWAH. June 29, 2013. 【Anri Rune DEMO】ハレルヤ・スーパーアイドル/ Hallelujah・Super Idol 【VOCALOID 3】+MP3 DOWNLOAD.
  24. ^ Kikuo. 2024. Kikuo - 音楽について / About Production.
  25. ^ Kikuo. May 22, 2024. きくお インタビュー。“美とは整合性”という哲学とボカロ・ヒット曲「愛して愛して愛して」など楽曲制作の裏側を聞く　＠ニコニコ超会議2024.
  26. ^ PretzelTheYandere. 2020. きくお (Kikuo) - 愛して愛して愛して (Love Me, Love Me, Love Me) ft. 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku) (Romanized).
  27. ^ Spooky_Grounds. 2020. きくお (Kikuo) - 君はできない子 (Kimi wa Dekinai Ko) ft. Hatsune Miku (English Translation).
  28. ^ YugaAoyama. 2020. きくお (Kikuo) - ごめんね ごめんね (Gomenne Gomenne) ft. Hatsune Miku (English Translation).
  29. ^ xxyaya. 2024. きくお (Kikuo) - 物をぱらぱら壊す (Mono wo Parapara Kowasu) ft. Hatsune Miku (English Translation).
  30. ^ bloodgirll. 2022. きくお (Kikuo) - あなぐらぐらし (Hole-Dwelling) ft. Hatsune Miku (English Translation).
  31. ^ EmperorGrid. 2022. しかばねの踊り (Dance of the Corpses).
  32. ^ Kikuo. 2014. きくお - 略してきくおミク0 SCANS.
  33. ^ Kikuo. August 2, 2015. きくお新名義 Asian melancholic をスタートします / Kikuo will start a new name Asian Melancholic.
  34. ^ Kikuo. August 11, 2015. きくお夏コミ情報まとめです。/ This is a summary of Kikuo summer comic information..
  35. ^ Kikuo. January 9, 2014. Kikuo Post(Tweet) About Manga Debut.
  36. ^ Kikuo. September 2, 2015. Kikuo Pixiv.
  37. ^ Kikuo, Ryoji Takamatsu (Japanese: 髙松 良次 文). August 23, 2023. Ｋｉｋｕｏｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ　愛して愛して愛して / Kikuostories Aishite Aishite Aishite.
  38. ^ 黄菊しーく (si_ku). 2016. Ikitama.
  39. ^ Eve. December 21, 2020. 蒼のワルツ - Eve MV.
  40. ^ Getchu. July 17, 2024. Love Death 555! ~v-Realtime Lovers~.
  41. ^ Touhou Soushinenki. 2009? Touhou Arrangment.
  42. ^ Kikuo. April 4, 2016. Touhou Soushinenki Post.
  43. ^ CHUNITHM NEW OST. October 12, 2022. Spider's Thread.
  44. ^ Nagi Yanagi. November 13, 2019. カップリングアルバム memorandum.
  45. ^ Galex DL. February 18, 2021. |Dragalia Lost Album (2019) ft DAOKO !.
  46. ^ Kikuo. July 17, 2024. Kikuo.
  47. ^ Kikuo. May 16, 2024. Kikuo World Tour 2024-2025 Kikuoland-Go-Round.
  48. ^ Orchard Enterprises NY, Inc (On PRTIMES). May 16, 2024. Vocaloid producer "Kikuo", who achieved 100 million plays as the first song using Vocaloid in the world, has announced that he will hold his first solo concert in Japan in about a year. This concert in Japan will be the start of a tour that will take him to China, North and South America, and Europe..
  49. ^ Kikuo. May 22, 2024. きくお インタビュー。“美とは整合性”という哲学とボカロ・ヒット曲「愛して愛して愛して」など楽曲制作の裏側を聞く　＠ニコニコ超会議2024.

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