by Amanda W, Jinyi L, and Eliana H.
Utaite is the Japanese term for Japanese singers who post covers, as well as their own songs on sites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube. Some of our favorite Utaite include; まふまふ(mafumafu),天月(amatsuki), Sou,うらたぬき(uratanuki),隣の坂田(tonari no sakata),そらる(soraru). Nqrse, and しま (Shima). If you have any questions that you would like to ask these people, you can find まふまふ at mafu.question@gmail.com. (Also, yes they do only speak in Japanese, however, they do understand basic English, so you can also say things simple english, download the Japanese keyboard, and/or use google translate)
Fun facts about these Utaite!
- Uratanuki is one of the shortest Utaite and is often made fun of for it.
- Mafumafu’s vocal range over is 5 octaves!
- Amatsuki is one of the only Utaite who doesn’t cover their face. “Confidence is the key to success” – Amatsuki
- Utaite became popular during August in 2007
- Sou begane his Utaite career in 2013
- Nqrse has made a song for Genshin Impact, as well as Sou! Amatsuki also made a song, and his animator decided to animate the music video using characters from the game.
- “UTAITE ARE INTROVERTED!!!!” -Amatsuki
~DID YOU KNOW~
The difference between a vocaloid producer and an Utaite is that Utaite cover other people’s songs and make their own, all Utaite sing with their own voice. Meanwhile vocaloid producers make original songs. Another difference is that Vocaloid are robots that are programmed to make the songs they make, whereas Utaite are real people who sing the songs they make.