Hatsune Miku

Information was taken from Vocaloid Wikia.

Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) is the first Japanese VOCALOID, codenamed CV01, developed by Crypton Future Media. Her software was released on 31st August, 2007. Her voice provider is Fujita Saki (藤田 咲 fujita saki), a Japanese voicer and singer. Miku is the most popular VOCALOID, as for now.

Concept
Miku was meant to be the first diva, "an android from the futuristic world". Her last name, Hatsune (初音), means "first sound", and her first name, Miku (ミク), stands for "future". That's why her name can be translated "the first sound from the future".

Appearance
Hatsune Miku was originally illustrated by KEI, a professional artist. KEI was given colors to work with, black and blue-green. It wasn't easy for KEI to complete the comission, but he finished it after a month.

Releases

 * Miku was first released on 31st August, 2007, as a VOCALOID2 character. In 2010, she got additional voicebanks with her Append.
 * A brand new and updated version of her voice library, with 5 voicebanks and an English one, was released under the name "Hatsune Miku V3 Bundle". Additionally, a special English voicebank was released for people living aboard, which excluded the Japanese libraries.

Trivia

 * Hatsune Miku was planned to be the first VOCALOID for the VOCALOID2 engine, but Sweet Ann was released 2 months before her. She is notable for being the first Japanese VOCALOID2, though.
 * Miku has totally 15 voicebanks released, which is the most vocals released for the VOCALOID engine.
 * She is notable for being the first VOCALOID to have an Append.