P.S. one thing to note though, is that he seems to dislike the idea of Vocaloids as characters, so MEIKO probably would always be nothing else than an instrument to him; but that's also fitting for such a professional musician

Tier 8 (cont’d)
91. Susumu Hirasawa - he's known for using LOLA in Byakkoya no Musume, in terms of vocal synths; but did you know he also used MEIKO in more than one of his songs?
this video shows one of them (FGG - World Inspection Tour ver)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVH...

Posted it! if you also have Instagram, go check out the other artists! :)
www.instagram.com/p/DQrUCJzDyw_

This is also a piece for a MEIKO 21st collab on Instagram! I'll share abt it here later in the day😋

Tier 8 (cont’d)
90. Densou Genchoukyou - another example of MEIKO usage in doujin music, and this one's a 2007 Touhou doujin CD
think abt Vocaloid "collabing" with Touhou in doujin ways years ago, and years later now we have an actual official collab!🥹
w.atwiki.jp/toho/pages/1...

only Cryptonloid who doesn't use a headset mic and belts out solely with her good old mic stand🎙

P.S. this is why I love the "MEIKO & mic unseparable" idea even more now, cuz originally they might have just slapped a mic drawing onto her box and that's it

and I appreciate how Crypton seems to recognize the importance of her mic in marketing and merch
after all she's the-

Tier 8 (cont’d)
89. mic as boxart - before Crypton ultimately went with the "energetic anime-style girl holding a mic" approach for MEIKO's boxart, the idea of simply putting an illust of a mic on the box was actually once considered
xtech.nikkei.com/dm/article/F...

Tier 8 (cont’d)
88. Lost Empire Saga - a 2005 doujin album by Tenmon, with MEIKO used in the last track
not only is it an instance of early MEIKO usage, it's nice to look at how some doujin music producers at that time tried to use her in their music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaPW...

Tier 8 (cont’d)
87. Virtual Singer 2004 Professional Edition - a Crypton employee mentioned smth like this name might've been used for MEIKO, had they just went with the traditional software naming way
oh, just imagine how different everything would be...
sg.wantedly.com/companies/cr...

Tier 8 (cont’d)
86. Get Lost trivia - Meiko Haigou has once said that Get Lost by Gozen-P is her favorite MEIKO song
don't know if it's still her fav today? ^^
x.com/meikohaigou/...

P.S. this is honestly a very rare and valuable info source
also highly backup-worthy given its age (I've made a backup myself already😌)

Tier 8 (cont’d)
85. wassy’s fav DIVA modules - for an anonymous question abt which DIVA/mirai modules he likes, he answered Whistle, Blazing and Wise Stone
do you share the same favorites as him? :>
x.com/wassy_m/stat...

Tier 8
84. V1 release announcement - in a really old 2ch thread that somehow can still be viewed, a user shared part of Crypton's email newsletter (Oct 2004), which announced MEIKO’s release and details - see reply no.772
kako.5ch.net/test/read.cg...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
83. Masa-P - the oldest Vocaloid producer (now deceased)
"The doctor has said that his (physical) values ​​have improved since he started writing songs for Miku and MEIKO."
shows how Vocaloid could literally help with a person's health🥹
www.itmedia.co.jp/news/article...

Tier 7 (cont’d)
82. VP’s MEIKO doodle while recording - a super cute doodle of MEIKO by her mom, aww❤️
she drew her in the midst of recording for her V3, and she also talked abt her feelings in this blog post
haigoumeiko.jugem.jp?eid=31