V Flower
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| Developer(s) | Yamaha Corporation Gynoid Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 9, 2014 |
| Stable release | V4 Flower
/ July 16, 2015 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows macOS |
| Available in | Japanese |
| Type | Vocal Synthesizer Application |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Homepage |
V Flower (ブイフラワ) is a Vocaloid voicebank produced by Gynoid Co., Ltd. The mascot is known as "Flower (フラワ)". Flower has recently made history in that she is the VOCALOID with the most views on an official YouTube upload. Her song Goodbye Sengen, composed by Chinozo, has reached 100 million views as of July 26th, 2022, making it the most viewed VOCALOID song, most viewed song made using a voice synthesizer, and most viewed VOCALOID song that isn't sung by Hatsune Miku.
Development
V Flower is a Japanese female vocal with a powerful, cute yet androgynous voice designed to specialize in rock music. Her vocal allows for the reserved female tone needed for slow rock songs yet have the heavy sound needed for faster and more upbeat rock. She debuted in HoneyWorks' song "Inokori Sensei," which was uploaded on April 17, 2014.[1]
The download version of the voicebank was released on May 9 and for physical release in the summer of 2014. A physical release was later confirmed to be for July 16, 2014.[2]
Additional Software
On July 16, 2015, Gynoid Co., Ltd. released a Vocaloid 4 update to V Flower called "V4 Flower". The update contained improvements to the overall vocal plus access to the new "growl" ability. Early sales of V4 Flower occurred at Vom@s 32.
Characteristics
On her official website, Flower is described as a 'kuudere'.
Flower's V4 design was originally used by the artist, Miwasiba, in July 2014. The appearance was originally done as fanart by the artist and was a "shota" version of Flower.[3] The official flower Twitter account noted that the new Vocaloid 4 design was the "short haired" version of Flower, while the original Vocaloid 3 version was the "long haired" version of the same character.[4] The official Twitter account said that the design was to reflect how Flower herself is now "perfect flower", having both a "pistil" (long haired version) and "stamen" (short haired version).[5] Due to confusion caused by the comment, with responses thinking Flower was intersex, it was noted by the account that Flower has a "pistil" (female reproductive organ). The Twitter account also noted the change of hairstyle did not change her nature.[6] The illustrator also confirmed Flower is still a girl on the Vocaloid Facebook page and reference sheets, despite adopting a "shota" design.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "超会議３参加ハニワが新ボカロで動画投稿ニコニコインフォ". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "ロックに特化したキレのあるパワフルな女性歌声ライブラリ ヤマハ ソフトウェア『VOCALOID™3 Library v flower』（ブイフラワ） 5月9日（金）より先行ダウンロード販売開始 - ニュースリリース - ヤマハ株式会社". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "△○□×". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "v flower (ブイフラワ)". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "v flower (ブイフラワ)". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "v flower (ブイフラワ)". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "VOCALOID - VOCALOID Library "v flower" will come in... - Facebook". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "△○□×". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
