My brother always said "music theory is descriptive, not prescriptive" As in music theory merely adds words to what is already innate in us to make and enjoy in music.
@@unavaatu i pretty much disagree with it, music theory is a great tool that makes your composing go 10x faster than you just try to go on randon notes till it sounds good, cuz with music theory, you already know the names to what will sound good, so, its an easier way!!!
Music theory, while able to be adapted, has its limits when it comes to creativity. Unrestricted experimentation however… while its chances of success are nearly minimal, the possible results can become far more wild than thought possible.
I remember watching a video some time back and it said something along the lines of "Music theory isn't a set of rules you must follow, but a guide" Basically meaning that, music theory is important to stop the song from being all over the place, but you musn't let it stop you from breaking some of those rules otherwise it just sounds like every other song, but of course, you must not stray too far from theory as your song will most likely fall apart.
As someone who is currently taking music theory it honestly depends on the audience Classical being strict as hell and jazz being like eh just make it work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If someone is into more experimental music of course they use music theory to learn the rules and break them It should go without saying but it is extremely important to understand in what ways you can break the rules and how you utilize them If you don’t have basic pieces you won’t know what to take and what to give to a song It’s like adding spices to a soup that isn’t even boiling Also although experimental music is very swag and good and people should enjoy it more, it tends to be less popular because it breaks the usual conventions and repetition of popular music
I'm kinda sad to know that Hole Dwelling was written during a time when Kikuo was so distressed, because that song brought me a lot of comfort. Anytime I felt super overwhelmed, I would hear this song on loop for hours. I'm glad that he is doing better now but I really appreciate his music that doesn't follows standard musical theory, as it makes his songs special. It's also a shame that Kikuo got exposed to Western culture late because I guess we dig darker songs more than what a general Japanese audience would accept. It's also a shame that his work got stopped and cancelled so many times : /
What a lovely video, to explore the history of your music and how it has evolved. I have been a fan of Kikuo since I was 12 years old, and now I am 21 and still listen regularly. These songs give me life, and I’m so thankful you chose to use your life to create and share beauty with others. Thank you, Kikuo!! 🙇♀️
Same! I'm 22 and have also been following since at around the same age. Artists like Kikuo will always be my favourite & I'm so happy he shared some of his journey for us.
I'm actually so happy for Kikuo that he found success in music, even if nothing was going well for him he still had the willpower to keep powering through and keep producing music. That's something a lot of people are unable to do.
I honestly adore this guy. His music is phenomenal, and seeing how his music evolved over time to what it is today is just amazing. Kikuo you are a true musician.
Agreed. Listening to his music really makes me happy. The melodies of the songs are so catchy they stick like glue to my brain. For some reason their songs are really nostalgic for me too.
Imagine some kid at your high school writes the school song and he's known for making some pretty wild songs but it turns out that Kikuo himself was the one who arranged your school song. What a freaking legend.
It's the way that Kikuo still continued making music even when his earlier works weren't well recieved that makes me look up to him even more than I already do. If that was me, I would've just cried and given up lol but I know that would get me nowhere
The fact that Kikuo hadn't even heard of a DAW and couldn't wrap his head around a chord progression 6 years into his career WHILE making music that good is absolutely mind-boggling to me. Absolute talent and passion right there
Looking at Kikuo's popularity now, it's hard to imagine there was a time where he couldn't get more than 3 replies on a thread. Great character development
It's crazy to think that people take most of this guys songs literally, only to find out he's just a musician that has some hardships like the rest of humanity, as a fellow musician getting to see the insight of someone with some of the most well known songs of the past century really opens my eyes for what my future may behold
The best kinds of teachers are like the ones you've had. Telling you NOT to take his music classes because your songs would become boring. What an awesome guy Your songs are just that good
Kind of true, as he will unconsciously managing the music based on 'music theories' (especially if you went to classical music school). And it's really great to see Kikuo can explore various songs that can't be described with those theories
I disagree. Music theory can be really useful when you want to express something but don't know how to get there. It's like a tool, not a bunch of "official rules". It's like when you want to draw a landscape but don't know nothing about perspective. Sometimes the drawing will become the way you wanted it, but sometimes not, and you won't get why.
I think it's nice that Kikuo is open to speak about his mental health, especially since he's from a society that takes mental health too lightly. Seeing as to how some vocaloid producers or producers in a similar community constantly destroy their own mental health over making music, this openness can encourage such people to take care of their mental health more.
I’m just wondering if he possibly forgot any and had to go back and check what it was inspired by, there’s also the possibility he wrote down his inspirations for the music he made. Personally I’d forget in an instant.
There is one thing that has stayed consistent through out the years and that's your love for experimentation, that and jingling, twinkling noises. it feels like they're in all of your songs, the sounds of bells, wind chimes, music boxes, they're everywhere! I love it!
Ayy the legend is back when the world needed him the most! Edit:what the, 652 likes? Wow thx also I alr know that Kikuo posted last week ago, it's so long to wait and nvm
きくおさんこんにちは。私は昔からきくおさんの大ファンで、それこそDTMの前の時代からずっと応援してきました😊（棒人間と言えば、その意味がきっと伝わることでしょう！）学生時代はMP3プレイヤーに夜霧の砂漠という曲を入れて聴きながら通った思い出があります。夜空のふりかけやCoffee Dope into the seaも聞いていました。勢いで、自分もReasonを購入してDTMに励んでいたのですが、きくおさんのような魅惑的な曲は到底つくれず、心からすげーなと思っていました。ボカロでバズった時も「うおー！来たのか・・」って感じでこっちまで嬉しくなっていました。これからも陰から応援していきます。
Honestly, I was teetering on the edge of taking my own life back then. I was desperate to find something, anything to cling onto. I found your music by complete chance. It was dark and beautiful, I hadn't heard anything like it before. I thought I could hang on a bit longer to see what you make next. Even now I'm still clinging to things to keep me afloat, but it's different now. I finally feel that bit of strength and fire to keep going. Now instead of listening to your songs when I'm sad, I'm come to your songs when I'm happy. Thanks, kikuo.
That's exactly how it was for me too. I think Kikuo found a lot of his fans in their time of darkness and gave them something to relate to. His music made us not feel alone. I think he's somewhat of a saint for that.
It’s amazing the kind of impact Kikuo has had in the community 💕 I was also in a very dark place when I discovered his work, and his songs almost made me feel as if I wasn’t alone. It gave me a reason to continue on. Kikuo is truly amazing
What's minblowing is that his first VOCALOID song was already a masterpiece. It's still one of my favorites. So it didn't take him that long to find his style and identity as a producer.
"tried to learn music theory from my teacher, was told not to because it'd make my music boring" that music teacher knew what they were talking about. ~a sound engineer 9:38 is the oldest song i've heard in this list! I had no clue that you have such a brutal life during all of this. Although, I did assume so a little bit from the darker music taste, but I fricken adore you, Kikuo!
How many years did Kikuo-san sit on a balance ball instead of a chair LOL??? I'm glad you have a chair now and I'm excited to listen to more of your works now that you're feeling better!! Thank you for all the years of music I didn't think it was that long ago that you released songs like A Happy Death or UFO and the rest. Time passes by so quick, thank you for your work!!
In just the past 2 months Kikuo has made heavy strides to probably being the most outgoing and human producer I know of. Especially all of his work to make sure his American market isn’t out of the loop, I’m certain it’s not going underappreciated. Such a unique experience from this video that I don’t think I’ve seen from anyone else, it truly gives me a greater appreciation knowing that everything is mostly self taught and hearing the progression of how things came together.
I can’t believe that my birth year (not as miku) was the start of Kikuo’s legendary _vocaloid_ beginning. My man’s music career just BOOSTED through the roof during (and after) the 2010’s. Excellent job Kikuo, keep up the stunning work!
Videos like thins which show us how the artist started to where they are now in their glory days is so amazing. Thank you Kikuo, for your amazing music
"Gomenne Gomenne" was the song that I discover from you, so I might not a long life fan of yours yet. But I Adore it. I love it. Thank you Kikuo-P. You gave me a meaning to life again with your song, everytime I felt depressed, I could just hear your musics and the stressed just gone in a matter of hour.
mine also,i discovered it through comments on Maretu's coin locker baby.I was traumatized in gomene gomene but as soon as time progresses i discovered Aishite from him.And went to his other songs,i discovered how underrated his other songs are especially his one album even though it's a KikuoMiku album(it's on my pfp). Also omg yes Kikuo's music and songs help me cope,it gives me energy to do things and i really love it
10:33 "Vocaloid songs at the time were very dark, so I thought that even if it was dark, people would listen to it. I went all out" *looks at I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry* Yeah, you definitely weren't kidding about going all out
As someone who's been listening and enjoying your music since 2009 or so, I just want to say that I'm so glad you never gave up. I don't know if any of us really know what will happen next, but I'm excited to see where you go from here.
i've been listening to your music since 2011, when i was 11 years old. i'm 21 now, and your music still speaks to me even after all this time. you've grown so much, and i'm proud of you!! 音楽を作ってくれてありがとう!
i just loved the fact that u kept doing music ignoring the hate and appreciating the reviews, and that above that a few people understood or supported you, you didnt stop composing and searching new methods to do music that everyone can enjoy, including yourself; my respects dude
I am actually so impressed with how well he tuned vocaloids for someone just starting out. Compared to everyone else he had a unique way of making miku sound different from other producers.
S, on the moon and yume no umi actually sound pretty good! They feel like the first foray into what would eventually become your style. I like them not /because/ they are your style, but because I think the other more "peppy" music you were making just didn't stand out enough and weren't unique. The darker songs sounded more interesting, and like you were experimenting and having fun creatively. It's great that you didn't give up and accepted and sought out criticism and kept perservering to make music! It must have been very difficult - I know I couldn't have done that. And I'm impressed you made sonna me and gomenne at the same time! They both became very popular with the dark theme, and it's great how over time you were able to shift to a more artistic and nuanced way of presenting dark topics rather than going for a sort of "shock value" by being blunt or explicit. I love your work kikuo and I hope you take your time and rest easy while creating music in the future
I totally agree. I was told even back then that dark and creative music was better than "peppy" music that was designed to "sell", but I wasn't sure. Because I was obsessive about making money to get out of the house as soon as possible, and I had a fixed idea that flashy, up-tempo songs would sell. In fact, it was the very behavior of the listeners that taught me to make darker songs. It was not me, but the listeners who discovered my talent first. In this respect, I am very grateful to my listeners. Thank you very much!
wow kikuo history this is super inspiring, seeing how many times kikuo was knocked down doing something he was genuinely good at doing, it makes me sad how everyone in the past treated his early works, very rude but he managed to take that criticism and better himself with it. its amazing to see how he is now compared to many years ago knowing that kikuo spent many years not knowing how chord progressions worked despite being a full time music maker is somewhat comforting, this says that its ok to not know how to do everything you should know about your occupation. like how many of us artists begin drawing randomly without taking proper classes and studies ive first listened to kikuo in my first year in high school (around the time i was leaving an abusive, toxic home and starting a new life in new home so my head wasn't in the right place to create art at the moment) and i still do today, i always turn his music on when i started making art again and it always put a smile on my face when i was upset, even the dark songs. kikuo has definitely earned the love he gets today
Oh, your old music is so different but I like it a lot, I can definitely hear the DJ Technorch influence in your +God track. What a journey, even at the beginning your work was great even if very different from what you do now. It's sad to see you received a lot of negative comments during your time on work I think was very good. I'm glad you've found your style now and are confident with it, it's very distinct.
I'm not some sort of big fan, but I'm extremely grateful and feel somewhat humbled that I live in the era where I can bear witness to the legendary Kikuo, and enjoy his previous works and those yet to come, to the absolute fullest. One day for sure, we will all look back to these years and can say that "indeed, those were the days."
his songs were a HUGE part of my teenage years and i’m still a such big fan to this day!! the vocaloid community would definitely not be the same without his work
Fuck fuck fuck this is too perfect. I can't believe Kikuo started out with a bomberman inspired hardcore beat. I wish Kikuo would do a new bomberman indpired song. I love the way the samples of the old SNES games sound and it would be a great callback to his roots!
If I'm not wrong, this was brought upon partly by a fan's comment about a playlist of Kikuo's discography compiled by another fan. Kikuo replied saying that he was amazed that people could even dig up some of his very early work and said that there are some of his early work that just didn't exist in the internet anymore
@@minana2785 He has some stuff on his pixiv (I don't remember the title but there's a long story that I love as much as his music) and others as freebies on some of his albums
Absolutely fascinating, Kikuo please never stop being you, best wishes for your future endeavors! Also thank you for the option of English subtitles as well it was quite the experience to learn more about your history!
As I sat on my bed cutting my skin I found myself scrolling on UA-cam and listening to Kikuo's music, this made my life more easier to live. Kikuo made my negative thoughts go away and make me feel at ease they also made my life have a purpose which is to look forward on the next music that they would post and vibe with it instead of taking my own life.
I'm absolutely fascinated in hearing about an artists journey. Everyone starts somewhere and it's inspiring to hear his experiences with others in the vocaloid scene. Never stop being you, Kikuo!
wow cool more kikuo songs to add to the playlist thanks for the new thumbnail for it king But on a serious note, thank you for sharing your work over the years and your feelings on your improvement! It's amazing to see how your style has evolved over time and how much you've grown as an artist!!
Heyo in this video there's a song called lovely wave (the one played right after tabiji), and ik you have a hugeee playlist of kikuo songs and i couldn't find it in there. Did i happen to miss it while looking for it, or is it even by kikuo? Sorry to ask this of u but if you know anything about it it'd be cool if u could tell me
@@Rahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... no sorry i’ve never seen the song before while searching so it’s been added with a source of “?” in the spreadsheet. i hope he’ll release it one day though because it sounds nice
there are already lots of comments about your incrediable music, I can't even express my feelings about them in words. Your music saved me when some life\death situations were going on, and I'm very thankful for all this unique inspiration through years! If they ask me, what musucian touched my soul in the most tragic way, I would tell them I adore Kikuo. There are sufferings you need to survive and a huge amout of hard work to do to make such Art.
Your old songs are really wonderful to listen to! I wish there was a playlist where I could listen to your old works Though that aside, it's really nice to see you persevere and stay determined in making a lot of songs despite the things you were experiencing in life. Your history can teach a lot of lessons to many viewers. Thank you kikuo for your amazing songs, you are a blessing :D You deserve a biiiiig hug
Holy heck I'm glad you got through dark times- But looking at your music evolution was just amazing, you grew so much! I don't know why but I started crying cause I was overjoyed maybe? You and your music are incredible! When I first listened to your music, it became a drug- and it still is. It's actually practically my life. They just make me feel- not dead anymore (since I was suffering at the time). We all love you and your music, and hope you stay healthy!
Kikuo: wtf are chord progressions???
The music: *absolute bangers*
Self taught musicians do be like that and struggle with all these professional terms like what does those even mean lmao
My brother always said "music theory is descriptive, not prescriptive" As in music theory merely adds words to what is already innate in us to make and enjoy in music.
@@unavaatu i pretty much disagree with it, music theory is a great tool that makes your composing go 10x faster than you just try to go on randon notes till it sounds good, cuz with music theory, you already know the names to what will sound good, so, its an easier way!!!
One thing will never change about this guy:
His accordion solos will still be as phenomenal as ever.
Facts
TRUEE ✨
i live for those solos
You're right!
the one on The Cat's Dining Table and Aishite *ARE FIRE*
You know your songs are a banger if your music teacher doesn't want your music to be boring.
Music theory, while able to be adapted, has its limits when it comes to creativity. Unrestricted experimentation however… while its chances of success are nearly minimal, the possible results can become far more wild than thought possible.
I remember watching a video some time back and it said something along the lines of "Music theory isn't a set of rules you must follow, but a guide"
Basically meaning that, music theory is important to stop the song from being all over the place, but you musn't let it stop you from breaking some of those rules otherwise it just sounds like every other song, but of course, you must not stray too far from theory as your song will most likely fall apart.
Do you know the song at 9:50
As someone who is currently taking music theory it honestly depends on the audience
Classical being strict as hell and jazz being like eh just make it work ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If someone is into more experimental music of course they use music theory to learn the rules and break them
It should go without saying but it is extremely important to understand in what ways you can break the rules and how you utilize them
If you don’t have basic pieces you won’t know what to take and what to give to a song
It’s like adding spices to a soup that isn’t even boiling
Also although experimental music is very swag and good and people should enjoy it more,
it tends to be less popular because it breaks the usual conventions and repetition of popular music
@@mikehawk4715 月の妖怪 :) tsuki no youkai
I'm kinda sad to know that Hole Dwelling was written during a time when Kikuo was so distressed, because that song brought me a lot of comfort. Anytime I felt super overwhelmed, I would hear this song on loop for hours. I'm glad that he is doing better now but I really appreciate his music that doesn't follows standard musical theory, as it makes his songs special. It's also a shame that Kikuo got exposed to Western culture late because I guess we dig darker songs more than what a general Japanese audience would accept. It's also a shame that his work got stopped and cancelled so many times : /
literally my favourite song❤️
me too, km6 is probably my favourite
Was cancelled? Why??
@@Noelciaaa probably due to the dark themes in the songs. I enjoy them so much though
@@CheesyChise ughhh that’s so dumb tbh :/
"I thought people wouldn't listen to a dark song" oh God there are tons of people like me who likes the songs that gives us existential dread lol
I love dark songs as well
theres so much hidden meaning, its fun to figure it out. or when you hear the lyrics and the darkness just hits you like a brick
@@wasntnikki And you get to think that you're smart because you figured out the meaning xD
@@fishwithbutter IKR?!
Hello yes me thad be me also.
What a lovely video, to explore the history of your music and how it has evolved. I have been a fan of Kikuo since I was 12 years old, and now I am 21 and still listen regularly. These songs give me life, and I’m so thankful you chose to use your life to create and share beauty with others. Thank you, Kikuo!! 🙇♀️
Yes
Best Fanfic
Same! I'm 22 and have also been following since at around the same age. Artists like Kikuo will always be my favourite & I'm so happy he shared some of his journey for us.
I am also a member of the "kikuo fan in their early 20s but started listening in middle school" gang
I just started listening to kikuo and vocaloid but he is a truly amazing artist
I'm actually so happy for Kikuo that he found success in music, even if nothing was going well for him he still had the willpower to keep powering through and keep producing music. That's something a lot of people are unable to do.
gachiGASM
@@andres30890 Sleep tight, aniki.
Fax!
H-He..?
@@kavundora5639 Yeah, he’s a guy lol.
決して音楽理論をけなしてる訳じゃないしドドド素人の意見だから気にせんで欲しいのだけど、きくおさんが音楽理論学ぼうとしたときに「曲がつまんなくなるからやるな」って言った音楽教師さんが居なかったら今彼のこの音楽を私たちは聞けてなかったのかもって考えるとなんかゾッとした
音楽理論を習おうとするきくおに「曲がつまんなくなるからやるな」と言った教師優秀過ぎる
あの時のスレの音楽作ってたのがきくおだったなんて…あの時リアルタイムでこの人めげずにいつも投稿してるなって思ってました。そこからここまでの音楽を作れるなんて本当にすごいし知らぬ間にファンにもなっていた…。
I honestly adore this guy. His music is phenomenal, and seeing how his music evolved over time to what it is today is just amazing. Kikuo you are a true musician.
fellow Kobayashi enjoyer
@@TotallyHaze sup, you have great taste my friend.
Agreed!
me too!
Agreed. Listening to his music really makes me happy. The melodies of the songs are so catchy they stick like glue to my brain. For some reason their songs are really nostalgic for me too.
音楽理論を習おうとしたきくおさんを止めた教師がいなかったら今のきくおさんの音楽はないのかもしれない、教師さんありがとう
🙏🙏🙏
666 k que de hay no pase esta de la. De la ostia ✨ 666 Demon
hay you look like akane from tbhk
Alabadoseaelmaestro
ぞう とりです
Imagine some kid at your high school writes the school song and he's known for making some pretty wild songs but it turns out that Kikuo himself was the one who arranged your school song. What a freaking legend.
Bet the girl who turned him down and started to hate him feels pretty stupid now
@@peoniibudikr and kikuo will look back at that girl and say: what if she knew i was gonna be famous
It's the way that Kikuo still continued making music even when his earlier works weren't well recieved that makes me look up to him even more than I already do. If that was me, I would've just cried and given up lol but I know that would get me nowhere
agreed he didn't gave up easily even though there are a lot of obstacles in front of him😭
The fact that Kikuo hadn't even heard of a DAW and couldn't wrap his head around a chord progression 6 years into his career WHILE making music that good is absolutely mind-boggling to me. Absolute talent and passion right there
fr!!
Looking at Kikuo's popularity now, it's hard to imagine there was a time where he couldn't get more than 3 replies on a thread. Great character development
Even one of Kikuo's earliest music, is not that bad. heck some are actually good.
Madlad has been at it for 18 years!
@heaven foop me too i honestly loved,, all of them ? i was like wow he was a genius from the start
Those game soundtracks were amazing. Would fit right into a big shot Nintendo game.
@@SkygerbyGameplays And he already made a song in a Nintendo game! His two songs got included in that game too.
Which ones?
I will call this:
*「KIKUO EVOLUTION OF MUSIC」*
Now we know his origins and progression of his music and I am so proud for he has become today!
Aren’t we all so proud of him❤️
創作者が実在してるのを実感してなんか感動しました…きくおさん大好きです
プロジェクトの背後に1人以上の人が必要です。
It's crazy to think that people take most of this guys songs literally, only to find out he's just a musician that has some hardships like the rest of humanity, as a fellow musician getting to see the insight of someone with some of the most well known songs of the past century really opens my eyes for what my future may behold
How can you not take these songs literally?
@@_wandering_aimlessly.8676 ??? How could anyone? Unless y'all discovered the concept of art a minute ago. lol
Quite literally 😭
Wtf, f*ck theorie
The best kinds of teachers are like the ones you've had. Telling you NOT to take his music classes because your songs would become boring. What an awesome guy
Your songs are just that good
Kind of true, as he will unconsciously managing the music based on 'music theories' (especially if you went to classical music school). And it's really great to see Kikuo can explore various songs that can't be described with those theories
Experimentation and creativity is key, don't let school shackle that, especially in music. Really great advice from Kikuo-san!
We stan kikuo's music teacher
I disagree. Music theory can be really useful when you want to express something but don't know how to get there. It's like a tool, not a bunch of "official rules". It's like when you want to draw a landscape but don't know nothing about perspective. Sometimes the drawing will become the way you wanted it, but sometimes not, and you won't get why.
初めてきくおさんの曲を聴いた時｢この人 天才だ！！才能の塊だ！｣と思ったけど、想像以上に四苦八苦しながら曲を作ってきたんだなぁ
同じ人間なんだなぁと、なぜかホッとした
ボコボコにされても創作を続けられる、メンタルの強さがうらやましいな
メンタルの強さと言うより、言葉の捉え方なような気がします。批判コメントを批判やダメージと捉えず、自分の実力の指標や糧として捉えていた。だからたくさんのダメージに耐えた、みたいな感じではないような印象を受けました。
それをメンタルの強さと言うのかもしれませんが…笑
罵倒ではなく真っ当な批判をしてくれる環境は羨ましいですね…
@@Shiro-Ururi なるほどです…！ コメントありがとうございます🙇♀️
動画内で｢ボコボコに…｣という言葉が出ていたので、てっきりダメージがあったのかと思いましたが
確かに、批判のたびに『自分の存在価値を否定された』と感じた訳ではなさそうですね
あくまで『実力不足を指摘された』という意味で「ボコボコ」という表現をなさってるのかもしれません
『実力不足を指摘されるのは辛い、でもめげずに頑張る』って感じなんでしょうね
すごく健全な、スポーツマンのような発想だなぁと思いました
きくおさんの曲って、一見 病んだ感じのが多いのに、作る人の姿勢は、ものすごく健全で健康的な気がします
罵倒でなく真っ当な批判、って大事ですよね
なんかこう勝手に病んでるって言うか真面目な神だと思ってるからこういう動画ではたんたんと説明していくのかなって思ってたけどところどころおふざけも入ってて「あ、人間なのか…。」って感じた。
I think it's nice that Kikuo is open to speak about his mental health, especially since he's from a society that takes mental health too lightly. Seeing as to how some vocaloid producers or producers in a similar community constantly destroy their own mental health over making music, this openness can encourage such people to take care of their mental health more.
自分、きくおさんの曲のほんとに一部しか知らないんだな…
もっと知りたい
ボカロだけじゃなくてきくおさんの作った色々な曲をもっとたくさん聴きたいな〜って思う
Then do itt
過激すぎて削除されるとか病んでしまったとかきくおさんらしい一面あるなって思ったらラテアートハマってお腹壊してるのめちゃめちゃ可愛かった。復帰に立ち会えて本当に幸運だと思ってます。
Its really cool how he remembers and credits everyone who inspired him to make the songs
1k likes no comments???
@@solixqq there's nothing much else to say...
I’m just wondering if he possibly forgot any and had to go back and check what it was inspired by, there’s also the possibility he wrote down his inspirations for the music he made. Personally I’d forget in an instant.
There is one thing that has stayed consistent through out the years and that's your love for experimentation, that and jingling, twinkling noises. it feels like they're in all of your songs, the sounds of bells, wind chimes, music boxes, they're everywhere! I love it!
きくおさんの暗い雰囲気のボカロしか聞いたことがなかったし、そのせいできくおさん=暗いみたいなイメージが着いちゃってたけど初期の魔法少女アニメのOPみたいな曲も作れるんだと知って創れる世界観の幅がめっちゃ広い人だなと思いました…
聞いただけできくおさんだ！と分かるくらいには音が独特で、どれも中毒性が高いのでほんと大好きです
心と体に気をつけてください！これからもよろしくおねがいします。
初めて「君はできない子」を聴いたときにポップなサウンドに暗い歌詞がどストライクにハマってすごく聴き込みました。それからはずっときくおさんの曲を聴いてます！
こんな昔から活動されていたのは知らなかったので、いっぱい知れてよかったです(^^)
これからも音楽活動頑張って下さい！
さつきがてんこもりさんとサークル仲間だったのはびっくりしました笑
Ayy the legend is back when the world needed him the most!
Edit:what the, 652 likes? Wow thx also I alr know that Kikuo posted last week ago, it's so long to wait and nvm
I’m having a hard time at school but Kikuo, PinocchioP, vocaloid and other things are motivating me ^^ so you’re very right about that
He literally posted last week tho
@@mitskiyiseviyorum Lmao yeah
My fav part is when he became addicted to latte art and ended up drinking to much coffee to the point of stomachs aches lol
唯一、小学生の時から高校生の現在まで聴き続けてるのはきくおさんの曲だけです。
本当に大好きで大好きで、また活動を再開していただけるのが本当に嬉しくて仕方ないです。
これからもずっと聞き続けます。本当に大好きです。
2016年頃に鬱になった時、きくおさんの病んだ曲を爆音イヤホンで聞くことでどうにか自分を保ってました。
徐々に回復しているものの未だ鬱は治りませんが、きくおさんの曲が無ければあの時は乗り越えられませんでした。
自傷行動のように、病んだ時は暗くてグロテスクな娯楽を必要とします。
頭の中の嫌いな自分や辛い現実をやっつけてくれます。
曲を作り続けてくださって、本当にありがとうございます。
これからも応援しております。
きくおさんの初めて聴いた曲は「君はできない子」です。
中学生の頃にうごメモで知り、とても大好きでした。
オリ棒界隈では「ごめんねごめんね」
の曲がつかわれた作品が多かったような気がします。
私は中学生の個人研究の際、きくおさんの曲ついての感想ポスターをつくりました！
大好きな曲について書くことができて楽しかったです！
猫庭や東方の音楽も聴きました！
今は「ボクを忘れた空想紀行」が好きです。ミクの絵が好きです。
辛い人生でも生きられました。
私はきくおさんの曲に救われました。
本当にありがとうございます！
応援しているよ🌽
初手がすごい
「曲がつまらなくなるからやるな」と言ってくれた音楽の先生凄すぎる
普段はあまり感じられない（失礼）きくおさんの「人間らしさ」がめっちゃ感じられてよかった…
初期の頃はやっぱりいろんな曲調の曲を作られてたんですね
どれだけ仲良くなっても、あなたから人間らしさを感じられない ということを、自分はリアルでも昔から非常によく言われるので、ある意味「淡々と」という感想は一番よく当たっていると思います。ｗ
そんなつもりはないんですけどね。。ｗ ありがとうございます！！
てんしょうしょうてんしょうを小学生の頃初めて聴いたときに謎の腹痛に見舞われて以来から逆に「この人すげえ‼」となり今もめちゃ聴いてます
復帰ありがとうございます!!!!!大好きです!!!!
きくおさんこんにちは。私は昔からきくおさんの大ファンで、それこそDTMの前の時代からずっと応援してきました😊（棒人間と言えば、その意味がきっと伝わることでしょう！）学生時代はMP3プレイヤーに夜霧の砂漠という曲を入れて聴きながら通った思い出があります。夜空のふりかけやCoffee Dope into the seaも聞いていました。勢いで、自分もReasonを購入してDTMに励んでいたのですが、きくおさんのような魅惑的な曲は到底つくれず、心からすげーなと思っていました。ボカロでバズった時も「うおー！来たのか・・」って感じでこっちまで嬉しくなっていました。これからも陰から応援していきます。
天才に成り上がるってこれだけの努力を要するんだろうな………
いつも曲を聞かせていただいておりますがきくおさんがあんなに素晴らしい曲を作れるのは元々持ち合わせた技術のように感じていました…ここまで苦労して今のきくおさんが居るとは正直思ってもみなかったです。音楽教師の方にも感謝しかないですね。
Honestly, I was teetering on the edge of taking my own life back then. I was desperate to find something, anything to cling onto. I found your music by complete chance. It was dark and beautiful, I hadn't heard anything like it before. I thought I could hang on a bit longer to see what you make next. Even now I'm still clinging to things to keep me afloat, but it's different now. I finally feel that bit of strength and fire to keep going. Now instead of listening to your songs when I'm sad, I'm come to your songs when I'm happy. Thanks, kikuo.
That's exactly how it was for me too. I think Kikuo found a lot of his fans in their time of darkness and gave them something to relate to. His music made us not feel alone. I think he's somewhat of a saint for that.
It’s amazing the kind of impact Kikuo has had in the community 💕 I was also in a very dark place when I discovered his work, and his songs almost made me feel as if I wasn’t alone. It gave me a reason to continue on. Kikuo is truly amazing
ぼくの中学生時代を支えてくれたのきくおさんの楽曲でした。2012.13年くらいからずっとファンです。色んな曲を聴いても、やっぱりきくおさんに戻ってきます。復帰してくださって本当に嬉しいです。本当にありがとう。ソワカの声も鬼リピしてます。特に産声が大好きです。
No wonder his music is so good. He's been doing this for years.
What's minblowing is that his first VOCALOID song was already a masterpiece. It's still one of my favorites. So it didn't take him that long to find his style and identity as a producer.
"tried to learn music theory from my teacher, was told not to because it'd make my music boring"
that music teacher knew what they were talking about. ~a sound engineer
9:38 is the oldest song i've heard in this list!
I had no clue that you have such a brutal life during all of this. Although, I did assume so a little bit from the darker music taste, but I fricken adore you, Kikuo!
どんどん今のきくおさんに近づいていくのが見ていていい意味で鳥肌立ちました、こうやって天才って作られていくのか………
曲の前にきくおさんの体調が心配です…これからも無理せず頑張っていってほしいです…
引き続き応援しています。
今のきくおさんの音楽が出来上がるまでに色々なことをしてきたんですね、凄いです。辛口評価しないのを自分の音楽がまだまだだと考えれるのが私にはとても素晴らしいなって思いました。
メンタルって回復した後こそ折れやすくて危険だし休み休みで創作してほしい 活動頻度が下がったり休止になったとしても、のんびりきくおさんの作品を待ってます 素敵な曲をありがとう
How many years did Kikuo-san sit on a balance ball instead of a chair LOL??? I'm glad you have a chair now and I'm excited to listen to more of your works now that you're feeling better!! Thank you for all the years of music I didn't think it was that long ago that you released songs like A Happy Death or UFO and the rest. Time passes by so quick, thank you for your work!!
I actually bought a balance ball bc of this video xd. It helps with focusing imo.
Lowkey looks kinda comfy ngl
I’m actually kinda tempted to try a balance ball out at work now...
he actually uses a standing desk now! ^^
imagine how the people bullying him on 2chan feel now that he's one of the biggest vocaloid artists out there
挫折や絶望、満たされない承認欲求によるストレス…。
様々な要因で多くの人が諦めたり完全に折れてしまう中、己の音楽をただひたすらに信じて作ってきて徐々に理解と期待を得ていくその過程。とても感動しました。また曲が現代に近づいていく中でやはり計り知れないセンスと才能をひしひしと感じ、こんな曲を作れるのはきくおさんしかいないこと。私やその他多くの人間にとって本当にかけがえのない存在であることを実感しました。
あなたは「貴方」しかいない。「貴方の音楽」はあなたしか作れない。ぜひこれからも活動を続けられてください。
いつまでもファンです。
In just the past 2 months Kikuo has made heavy strides to probably being the most outgoing and human producer I know of.
Especially all of his work to make sure his American market isn’t out of the loop, I’m certain it’s not going underappreciated.
Such a unique experience from this video that I don’t think I’ve seen from anyone else, it truly gives me a greater appreciation knowing that everything is mostly self taught and hearing the progression of how things came together.
By American I meant English speaking, my bad.
何があってもきくおだけは愛してる。
需要しかない動画ありがとうございます。既に繰り返し見ています。
なにより復帰してくださって本当に本当にものすごく嬉しいです。
きくおさんの創るものが生き甲斐なんです。どうか長生きしてください。。。。。
I can’t believe that my birth year (not as miku) was the start of Kikuo’s legendary _vocaloid_ beginning. My man’s music career just BOOSTED through the roof during (and after) the 2010’s. Excellent job Kikuo, keep up the stunning work!
きくおさんの曲が今と昔じゃ全然ちがくてびっくりしました
音楽のセンスはもともとあったのだと思いますが、やはり努力が感じられてきくおさんも人間なんだ！！ってなりました((
Videos like thins which show us how the artist started to where they are now in their glory days is so amazing.
Thank you Kikuo, for your amazing music
Have some respect, spell his name properly ..
@@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464 I understand I spelled his name wrong but did you have to make such a statement?
@@linart8555 yes
"Gomenne Gomenne" was the song that I discover from you, so I might not a long life fan of yours yet.
But I Adore it. I love it.
Thank you Kikuo-P. You gave me a meaning to life again with your song, everytime I felt depressed, I could just hear your musics and the stressed just gone in a matter of hour.
mine also,i discovered it through comments on Maretu's coin locker baby.I was traumatized in gomene gomene but as soon as time progresses i discovered Aishite from him.And went to his other songs,i discovered how underrated his other songs are especially his one album even though it's a KikuoMiku album(it's on my pfp).
Also omg yes Kikuo's music and songs help me cope,it gives me energy to do things and i really love it
@@RaineLikesTheSillyDinosaur The Cope is strong from Kikuo's songs and now I am standing as a strong man living out my fullest
まず影響元が自分で分析できている時点で凄いと感じた…
10:33 "Vocaloid songs at the time were very dark, so I thought that even if it was dark, people would listen to it. I went all out"
*looks at I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry*
Yeah, you definitely weren't kidding about going all out
Bro cooked fr
As someone who's been listening and enjoying your music since 2009 or so, I just want to say that I'm so glad you never gave up.
I don't know if any of us really know what will happen next, but I'm excited to see where you go from here.
Bro his music truly evolved and looking at the growth is really dang engaging
中学一年生の頃に『ごめんねごめんね』を友達の家で聞いたのが印象的すぎて、10年以上経った今もきくおさんに魅了されています((( *´꒳`* )))
きくおさんの音楽の振り幅が滅茶苦茶広いなあとつくづく思います。
学生の頃からかなりアクティブに創作活動(音楽もイラストも)をしていたのは想像以上でしたが、今もなお新しい音作りに挑戦し続ける姿勢が本当に素敵です。
最初からメロディセンス光ってるけど、やっぱり続ける力ってすごいなぁ
i've been listening to your music since 2011, when i was 11 years old. i'm 21 now, and your music still speaks to me even after all this time. you've grown so much, and i'm proud of you!!
音楽を作ってくれてありがとう!
i just loved the fact that u kept doing music ignoring the hate and appreciating the reviews, and that above that a few people understood or supported you, you didnt stop composing and searching new methods to do music that everyone can enjoy, including yourself; my respects dude
i think he rather learned from the hate and improved instead of giving up which is very admirable
I love how he actually drop out of school and leave home just to create all this masterpiece, and it's all worth it
When the world needed him the most
He returned
I am actually so impressed with how well he tuned vocaloids for someone just starting out. Compared to everyone else he had a unique way of making miku sound different from other producers.
1:14
発狂花火百景聴くためにここに定期的にきてるんだけえぐいくらい気に入りすぎてやばい
S, on the moon and yume no umi actually sound pretty good! They feel like the first foray into what would eventually become your style. I like them not /because/ they are your style, but because I think the other more "peppy" music you were making just didn't stand out enough and weren't unique. The darker songs sounded more interesting, and like you were experimenting and having fun creatively. It's great that you didn't give up and accepted and sought out criticism and kept perservering to make music! It must have been very difficult - I know I couldn't have done that.
And I'm impressed you made sonna me and gomenne at the same time! They both became very popular with the dark theme, and it's great how over time you were able to shift to a more artistic and nuanced way of presenting dark topics rather than going for a sort of "shock value" by being blunt or explicit.
I love your work kikuo and I hope you take your time and rest easy while creating music in the future
I totally agree.
I was told even back then that dark and creative music was better than "peppy" music that was designed to "sell", but I wasn't sure.
Because I was obsessive about making money to get out of the house as soon as possible, and I had a fixed idea that flashy, up-tempo songs would sell.
In fact, it was the very behavior of the listeners that taught me to make darker songs.
It was not me, but the listeners who discovered my talent first.
In this respect, I am very grateful to my listeners.
Thank you very much!
@@kikuo_sound Thank you! ^^
元々公開の予定無くて、動画作ってくださった方がいたからせっかくだし…って投稿した曲が今じゃ4000万回再生&100万高評価ですよ…！？動画が作られなかったらこんなことにはなってなかったのかと思うと…( ; ﾟДﾟ)
言葉では言い表せない位感動してる
なんか私の好きな曲たちはこういう風に作られてきたんだってのをしっかり知れて嬉しい(*^^*)
きくおさんの曲に惹かれて、何度も何度も聴いております。
体調、ご無理なさらずお過ごし下さい。
成人したての頃「僕をそんな目で見ないで」で初めてきくおさんを知り、それからずっとひっそり聴きづけておりました。
あまり気持ちを言語化するのが得意ではない自分ですが「はてさてどうなっていくのやら これからもよろしくね」の言葉を読んで、はじめてコメントしようと思います！
これからもずっと聴いて応援します！！！
wow
kikuo history
this is super inspiring, seeing how many times kikuo was knocked down doing something he was genuinely good at doing, it makes me sad how everyone in the past treated his early works, very rude but he managed to take that criticism and better himself with it. its amazing to see how he is now compared to many years ago
knowing that kikuo spent many years not knowing how chord progressions worked despite being a full time music maker is somewhat comforting, this says that its ok to not know how to do everything you should know about your occupation. like how many of us artists begin drawing randomly without taking proper classes and studies
ive first listened to kikuo in my first year in high school (around the time i was leaving an abusive, toxic home and starting a new life in new home so my head wasn't in the right place to create art at the moment) and i still do today, i always turn his music on when i started making art again and it always put a smile on my face when i was upset, even the dark songs. kikuo has definitely earned the love he gets today
Oh, your old music is so different but I like it a lot, I can definitely hear the DJ Technorch influence in your +God track.
What a journey, even at the beginning your work was great even if very different from what you do now. It's sad to see you received a lot of negative comments during your time on work I think was very good. I'm glad you've found your style now and are confident with it, it's very distinct.
I'm not some sort of big fan, but I'm extremely grateful and feel somewhat humbled that I live in the era where I can bear witness to the legendary Kikuo, and enjoy his previous works and those yet to come, to the absolute fullest.
One day for sure, we will all look back to these years and can say that "indeed, those were the days."
his songs were a HUGE part of my teenage years and i’m still a such big fan to this day!! the vocaloid community would definitely not be the same without his work
Fuck fuck fuck this is too perfect. I can't believe Kikuo started out with a bomberman inspired hardcore beat. I wish Kikuo would do a new bomberman indpired song. I love the way the samples of the old SNES games sound and it would be a great callback to his roots!
まさか自分の生まれ年から現在まできくおさんが音楽活動をされていたとは！！感激です… 自分の人生分のきくおさんの努力をしみじみ感じます…
Wow i thought this was a fan analysis but turns out it's by kikuo! Nobody's a bigger kikuo fan than kikuo himself 😆
Oh shoot, I didn't even realized till I read your comment
If I'm not wrong, this was brought upon partly by a fan's comment about a playlist of Kikuo's discography compiled by another fan. Kikuo replied saying that he was amazed that people could even dig up some of his very early work and said that there are some of his early work that just didn't exist in the internet anymore
@@leonidesbabanto1585 yea, about his early work, im surprise their could found alot of them like wow "hardcore fan power" i guess
You know what? I’m really happy that he addresses everytime he was caught in a public outrage and acknowledges that it had affect on his growth!
I'm so glad he didn't let those sickos kill his creativity. Both his music and his drawings and comics are very dear to me.
@@raccoonchild I didn't even know he made manga, could you tell me what the names of them are?
@@minana2785 He has some stuff on his pixiv (I don't remember the title but there's a long story that I love as much as his music) and others as freebies on some of his albums
Replying to get his pixiv
Where pixiv
あなたの芸術を共有してありがとう、私はあなたのフォロワーをそう幸せにさせる音楽を健康、幸せ続けることを望む。 アルゼンチンからのご挨拶です。
Absolutely fascinating, Kikuo please never stop being you, best wishes for your future endeavors!
Also thank you for the option of English subtitles as well it was quite the experience to learn more about your history!
らぶギアとごめんねごめんねが同日完成なの最高に狂ってて好き
最後のこれからもよろしくねがなんかめちゃ嬉しくて感極まった
新曲に引き続いて解説つきの動画も投稿してくれるなんて……ありがてえありがてえ……
小学生の頃にきくおさんの音楽を聴いて私の音楽の好みの形成にとてつもなく大きい影響を与えられました。
何かを考えているとき、何も考えていないとき、私はきくおさんの曲をいつでも聴いています。
きくおさんの曲が私の生活の一部になっています。ずっと好きです。きくおさんの事がより深く知ることができて嬉しいです。ありがとうございます。
As I sat on my bed cutting my skin I found myself scrolling on UA-cam and listening to Kikuo's music, this made my life more easier to live. Kikuo made my negative thoughts go away and make me feel at ease they also made my life have a purpose which is to look forward on the next music that they would post and vibe with it instead of taking my own life.
I’m glad you’re still here❤
Same
きくおさんの曲とっても好きです
生きて曲を作り続けてくれてありがとう
I'm absolutely fascinated in hearing about an artists journey. Everyone starts somewhere and it's inspiring to hear his experiences with others in the vocaloid scene. Never stop being you, Kikuo!
wow cool more kikuo songs to add to the playlist thanks for the new thumbnail for it king
But on a serious note, thank you for sharing your work over the years and your feelings on your improvement! It's amazing to see how your style has evolved over time and how much you've grown as an artist!!
I wondered for a second "what playlist?"
And then I recognised the name. THAT playlist.
Heyo in this video there's a song called lovely wave (the one played right after tabiji), and ik you have a hugeee playlist of kikuo songs and i couldn't find it in there. Did i happen to miss it while looking for it, or is it even by kikuo? Sorry to ask this of u but if you know anything about it it'd be cool if u could tell me
@@Rahhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... no sorry i’ve never seen the song before while searching so it’s been added with a source of “?” in the spreadsheet. i hope he’ll release it one day though because it sounds nice
@@PrinceSeiker aw dang thanks for responding anyway. I really hope he releases it someday
中学生の時に、たまたまオススメにでてきた君はできない子を聞いてからきくおさんのとりこです。
何年経っても定期的に聞きたくなる、中毒性のあるきくおさんの曲が大好きです。
隅から隅まで紹介されていたので、何だかちゃんときくおさんって生きてるんだなぁ、と(褒めてます)
6:03 Lovely wave可愛くてめっちゃ好きです!!!
The 2020 remixes of "We should not do bad things" and "You're a useless child" is so good. Would you release an album for it one day?
I kinda want kikuo to release the "one hundred views of crazy fireworks" idk if he did I never check his channel or stalk it alot
Oh my god, there's new remixes of those songs? Do you have a link I'd like to have a listen!!
音楽を愛し続けてくれてありがとうございます😭
月の妖怪から知ってる曲出てきてくれたとき泣いてしまいました😭
there are already lots of comments about your incrediable music, I can't even express my feelings about them in words. Your music saved me when some life\death situations were going on, and I'm very thankful for all this unique inspiration through years! If they ask me, what musucian touched my soul in the most tragic way, I would tell them I adore Kikuo. There are sufferings you need to survive and a huge amout of hard work to do to make such Art.
Your old songs are really wonderful to listen to! I wish there was a playlist where I could listen to your old works
Though that aside, it's really nice to see you persevere and stay determined in making a lot of songs despite the things you were experiencing in life. Your history can teach a lot of lessons to many viewers. Thank you kikuo for your amazing songs, you are a blessing :D
You deserve a biiiiig hug
here’s a pretty big playlist someone made actually: ua-cam.com/play/PLHlV6hJ48ptBlo-IenzBeuRbcRnDWgS67.html
@@Julie-ro7ri interesting! Thank you very much
I agree! ^^
@@Julie-ro7ri nicee, thank you :3
Holy heck I'm glad you got through dark times- But looking at your music evolution was just amazing, you grew so much! I don't know why but I started crying cause I was overjoyed maybe?
You and your music are incredible! When I first listened to your music, it became a drug- and it still is. It's actually practically my life. They just make me feel- not dead anymore (since I was suffering at the time).
We all love you and your music, and hope you stay healthy!
私が知っていたのは、今まできくおさんが駆け抜けて来た物のほんの上澄みだったのだと思いました。並々ならぬ努力ときくおさん特有の世界観によって織り成された楽曲達が今でも大好きです。
これからもお身体に気をつけて、楽曲制作頑張ってください！応援してます！