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Naslov: VY1 Pon 07 Okt 2013, 7:54 pm

Company: Bplats, YAMAHA
Distributor: Bplats
Voice provider: unrevealed
Illustrator: An unknown #8 (original/2010), Manbou no Ane (V3/2011)
Reduced no.: BPSW-VY1-STD
Affilation: YAMAHA, VOCALO revolution

VY1 (codenamed: MIZKI) is a Japanese VOCALOID released in September 2010 for the VOCALOID2 engine, developed and distributed by Bplats, Inc., under the YAMAHA Corporation. There has since been a second installment developed for the VOCALOID3 engine and dubbed VY1v3, both products are released in deluxe and standard editions. The voice provider for VY1 has never been revealed.

Concept

Etymology
The acronym for VY1 is "VOCALOID YAMAHA 1".
The original VY1 codename for "Mizki" is a reference to hanamizuki.

Appearance
Unlike past Japanese VOCALOIDs, VY1, along with the voicebank's partner VY2, have never had an official avatar established for them, with the aim of allowing for creative freedom that other VOCALOIDs do not.
The refined version of the character "Kiku Kobushi" from the VesFes contest has been used as a concept for VY1, but has not been established as her official avatar.
Due to the professional design of VY1, the vocal often appears in use for apps and equipment that involves derivative products produced by Yamaha, either on its own or with VY2.

Relations
VY2; a complementary voice bank with masculine vocals.

Popularity

VY1 was first announced during the time when the focus was on Lily, and comparisons between the reaction in Japan towards Lily and VY1 have been noted and often brought up. Whereas Lily had many songs upon her release, VY1 was apparently slow to gain popularity. However over time, VY1's biggest hits in Nico Nico Douga were to come from 'new' producers who had never uploaded a work using 'VOCALOID' before.