[Refreshing] A Special Feature on Vocaloid Summer Songs [Nostalgia]

Girl 775Summer is over

Girl 775

Let’s surrender ourselves to the noisy band sound.

This track by Vocaloid producer Natsu Shuryo-kai was released in 2021.

As you listen, you can feel a sound image that balances sharpness and heft surging toward you.

It’s distinctive yet catchy—that’s one of its hallmarks.

It evokes images of the shimmering summer air and skin damp with sweat under the blazing sun—an energetic work.

Highly recommended for those who love avant-garde music unlike anything else.

super summer vacationYomii

Day 13 of 31 – Morning – Boku No Natsuyasumi 2 – My Summer Vacation 2 English Translation

A Vocaloid song released on August 29, 2014, and the first one composed by Yomii.

Running because he was about to be late for a date with his girlfriend, making lots of memories from playing around, being chased by homework on the final day.

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It breezily sings about such everyday moments of summer vacation over a fast-paced rock sound.

Many listeners are sure to relate.

Goodbye, Snidelypotential 0

Goodbye, Sneidery / Potential 0 feat. Hatsune Miku

It’s a sing-along-friendly, easy-on-the-ears guitar rock number.

The track is by Vocaloid producer Potensharu Zero, also known for “Yūgure Jetson” and “Fumō!”, and it was released in 2022.

The band sound has a wonderfully relaxed feel to it.

The lyrics are also outstanding, giving you that “It’s fine if they laugh—let’s go the way I want to go” kind of mood.

Listening to it while walking under an endless summer blue sky is sure to lift your spirits.

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Haruna. “Daydream Clear-Sky Theory” feat. Hatsune Miku & Kaai Yuki

This is a rock tune you’ll want to listen to when you’re in the mood to bask in nostalgia under a blue sky.

It’s a track by the popular Vocaloid producer Haruna, known for hits like “Mirai Sozo Nikki,” released in July 2023.

The dance-rock rhythm paired with a light, nimble guitar riff makes it incredibly satisfying to the ear.

In contrast, the lyrics dwell on a backward-looking desire to “disappear,” and that juxtaposition draws you into its world.

If you’re a teen, it’ll especially hit home.

HarmoniaPARUXU

Harmonia / feat. Mai

A track released by PARUXU in August 2024, featuring Mai from Synthesizer V.

It’s marked by a crystalline piano-rock sound and a driving, brisk rhythm.

The lyrics capture fleeting moments and the fragility of youth, blending freshness with a touch of melancholy.

Recommended for those sentimental moods that come with the changing seasons.

Blue Tonenaraku

Blue Tone – Kasane Teto

A Japanese-style Vocaloid song that you’ll want to listen to at the end of summer.

It’s a track by naraku, released in September 2024.

The melody traces a traditional Japanese scale, and Kasane Teto’s solid vocal delivery leaves a strong impression.

The lyrics are filled with symbolic imagery—vanishing lives, a road leading to the land of the dead—heightening the sense of transience.

As you listen, thoughts of the summer that has passed, eternal love, and feelings for someone precious swell up… it really tightens your chest.

It might be perfect to play during Obon season.

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White Monkshood / Kasane Teto

Mashiro no Torikabuto is a song by Harufuri, released in August 2024.

The solid, distinctive vocals of Kasane Teto leave a strong impression.

Set to a snappy guitar-rock sound, it sings of nostalgia for a summer that has passed.

In contrast with the lively sound, it’s filled with feelings for something precious that’s been lost, making your heart ache.

Through this work, you too will likely feel the farewells and sense of loss that arrive with the changing seasons.