Why the Internet HATES Polar the Metaverse Singer

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  • čas přidán 8. 08. 2022
  • Polar, the metaverse virtual singer from TheSoul Publishing, recently led to a lot of controversy in the vocaloid, VTuber and VSinger, and animation fandoms. This video discusses why the internet hates Polar, and whether the backlash is deserved.
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  • @theVtuberCh
    @theVtuberCh Před rokem +5506

    “Her music is inoffensive” personally I think that is a part of the problem with her music. It is so bland. Music for young people should irritate their parents.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +685

      Yeah, I definitely agree that it's bland. But I can understand why people in middle school/early high school might enjoy it.

    • @CamzCritiques
      @CamzCritiques Před rokem

      i'm her target demographic and the song Generation Z is so soft brain-no thoughts-head empty-out of touch capitalist dum dum pandering trash

    • @plutoisaplanet9643
      @plutoisaplanet9643 Před rokem +129

      Just look at Usseewa

    • @Cure_Hana
      @Cure_Hana Před rokem +244

      Exactly. Part of the appeal of Vocaloid is how much creative freedom it gives for indie composers to experiment with different genres and to deliver messages that mainstream artists wouldn’t even consider touching.

    • @blackrosejinx5563
      @blackrosejinx5563 Před rokem +144

      THIS IS WHAT I’M SAYING.
      People think that by playing it safe and using redone concepts automatically puts them in the line of fame when it is literally the exact opposite. A lot of very popular Vocaloid songs (especially from people like Maretu and Kikuo) handle very dark and macabre concepts.
      But they handle it with passion, and a lot of the time, the people who make these songs are coming from a personal place. Her songs lack passion and by proxy, all “relatability” is completely lost.
      Also if you really wanna make a song that caters to Gen Z, how about stop having people from Gen X and Millennials create the songs. It feels like they try way too hard

  • @mikumiku3897
    @mikumiku3897 Před rokem +4356

    The quote "all originals have their cheap copies that shouldn't exist" takes sense with polar

  • @NeoGraena
    @NeoGraena Před rokem +1647

    Worst part the people behind her are just the 5 minute crafts people.
    That is already a blunt example that this is just soulless

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +194

      Exactly. It's just mass-produced lazy content designed to take advantage of the algorithm.

    • @icantchooseamaindps6322
      @icantchooseamaindps6322 Před rokem +48

      LMAOO I KNEW IT they look so familiar 💀

    • @eIychia
      @eIychia Před rokem +70

      It’s made by the SoulPublishing but everything they made is soulless

    • @sprinx2052
      @sprinx2052 Před rokem +29

      @@eIychia WheresTheSoul Publishing

    • @nittayoshifumi8252
      @nittayoshifumi8252 Před rokem +7

      oh the irony

  • @sera_sarzad
    @sera_sarzad Před rokem +2166

    I appreciate you saying not to attack the person behind her.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +308

      I think it's important to say because as much as it's fun to make memes about the company, there definitely will be people who go too far and go after the person.

    • @blackrosejinx5563
      @blackrosejinx5563 Před rokem +107

      I haven’t seen them give credit to her actual voice actress funnily enough, but if she is credited then I truly wish the best for her. She does not deserve to be attached to that godawful company :(

    • @mahiru20ten
      @mahiru20ten Před rokem +32

      I mean, what would be a reason to attack the person behind her? She just portrays the character.

    • @Seelenfisch
      @Seelenfisch Před rokem +51

      ​@@mahiru20ten There isn't a reason, but people do it anyway.
      For example, back when Star Wars Episode 8 came out, people hated the character Rose so much they went after the actress who played her

    • @thereisanidiotbelowthiscomment
      @thereisanidiotbelowthiscomment Před rokem +11

      @@mahiru20ten why not? most of us humans are brainless. same thing happened with a bunch of crybabies who hated the abby character from tlou2 so they sent death threats to her voice actress.

  • @sunshinesolace3540
    @sunshinesolace3540 Před rokem +968

    As a Vocaloid fan, I think one of the most wonderful things about Vocaloid is that it's the fanbase who create music, not the company who distributes the software, rather than whatever it is we have going on here.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +82

      I agree. I'm always impressed with the quality of music coming out of the Vocaloid community.

    • @Ysk1109
      @Ysk1109 Před rokem +3

      Yes

    • @animegirlsfan02
      @animegirlsfan02 Před rokem +4

      I'm a Vocaloid fan 200%

    • @AngelicKitsunehehe
      @AngelicKitsunehehe Před rokem +1

      I’m a vocaloid fan 10000000%
      I agree with everything you said.

    • @I_am_a_chicken64
      @I_am_a_chicken64 Před rokem

      I've been a vocaloid fan since I was 7 and yeah vocaloid producers are better with their creativity

  • @luiseatoll6368
    @luiseatoll6368 Před rokem +2273

    From my POV the Vtuber/Vocaloid ignored by Reuters of all people is what irritates me. People always cited them to be the impartial, well-researched news but seeing this just tell me they're bought just like everyone else. They slept through the Vtuber boom with Myth so they're pretending they're on time with Polar. It's really annoying.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +192

      Exactly! You'd think they would search up some history on their own even if the company didn't mention vocaloid or VTubers.

    • @fatalblue
      @fatalblue Před rokem +33

      @白 空 News reporting agency

    • @CanIgetUwU
      @CanIgetUwU Před rokem +19

      With the rise of popularity of Hololive and long history of Vocaloid, may Reuters are trying to compete with them.

    • @generalgreevus8773
      @generalgreevus8773 Před rokem +26

      I think it was intentional by Reuters. The company behind Polar is the same ones responsible behind 5 minute crafts and other sketchy youtube channels. If I had to assume what is going on behind the scenes, the actual person behind Polar wanted to become a vtuber idol much like Hololive, but she made a contract with a very sketchy company. The company itself wanted to try and separate Polar and themselves from vtubers all together, in an attempt to stand out. Obviously they weren't successful in this endeavor. I think they are using bots as their subscribers and you would see that in the comments of her videos up until Polar started to get flamed for her music. In their defense Polar's music isn't good. The lyrics are quite bland and I think the sound engineer is horrible at their job. Polar's voice albeit isn't terrible, but I think the company behind Polar certainly isn't bringing out Polar's best

    • @yezki8
      @yezki8 Před rokem +11

      Every normies slept through EVERY nerd and gaming boom. They're not pretending, they're that out of touch

  • @Spark_Chaser
    @Spark_Chaser Před rokem +735

    TheSoul Publishing pandering to the whole "VTuber/Vocaloid" thing without fully understanding what works. This reeks of "Hello Fellow Kids" energy.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +43

      Haha that's exactly what it feels like

  • @senbontorii2680
    @senbontorii2680 Před rokem +1299

    The creepy "you won't last 30 seconds playing this game" aesthetic, generic music with boring lyrics, janky animation that makes Pocoyo look like Road to El Dorado, and the sheer laziness of not even animating a mouth are all terrible enough without knowing she's a corporate rip-off. Does Meta have no quality control at all?

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +132

      That's soulless corporations for you. Putting in as little effort as possible while cashing in as much as possible lol.

    • @boombam9611
      @boombam9611 Před rokem +63

      Omg, that ‘ you won’t last 30 seconds ‘ aesthetics really went well

    • @offbeatorchestra
      @offbeatorchestra Před rokem +26

      HAHAHA top tier description

    • @blackrosejinx5563
      @blackrosejinx5563 Před rokem +1

      THE P0^N AD AESTHETIC AHSJAJJJSJ

    • @rayofmoonlight8652
      @rayofmoonlight8652 Před rokem +56

      Hey don't talk about my boy Pocoyo like that /lh

  • @axuwu6939
    @axuwu6939 Před rokem +992

    As a huge vocaloid fan, everything about Polar and the way the company’s been getting ripped apart for this has been hilarious, and I’m just watching it all go down with a bucket of popcorn 🍿

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +54

      It is quite entertaining

    • @platypus3674
      @platypus3674 Před rokem +6

      Same 🍿

    • @Awesomeasumpta13
      @Awesomeasumpta13 Před rokem +4

      I'm just hearing about it now from this video, so I'll join in with the popcorn.

    • @axuwu6939
      @axuwu6939 Před rokem +3

      @Sus master sus 🍿 Here you go, there’s enough popcorn for all of us!

    • @KittyTrackz
      @KittyTrackz Před rokem +4

      Does it have butter and salt? ( srry I’m just picky)

  • @BrandonRTalks
    @BrandonRTalks Před rokem +755

    Comparing Polar to Wish in the thumbnail was genius 😂
    But totally agree. I don't have anything against the singer. It's the soulless mega corporation and the way they're doing this that I really can't stand.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +33

      Haha glad you liked it! Yeah, everything is so blandly manufactured when there's so much great existing stuff to take inspiration from.

    • @rezafahlevi7503
      @rezafahlevi7503 Před rokem +1

      @@MatrixAMch may I have the art source for the Hatsune Miku in the thumbnail, please?

  • @somebodyonce6063
    @somebodyonce6063 Před rokem +373

    At this point I see Polar as a literal *triple* disgrace to the Vocaloid, Vtuber and Utaite fandoms
    TheSoul should just use their money to make 5 minute crafts actually good, not make more garbage

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +20

      Very true, they have the money to make good content but just choose to expand the bad content

  • @simonecesarlastname1852
    @simonecesarlastname1852 Před rokem +932

    A little worried about Polar being targeted towards children, seeing as most other Vtubers (or maybe just the Vtubers I like to watch) tend to be not so seiso.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +133

      Her stuff seems really tame. I think it's likely there won't really be any unseiso stuff since they want to make the content as monetizable as possible.

    • @Nshadowtail
      @Nshadowtail Před rokem +91

      @@MatrixAMch The problem isn't likely to be Polar herself so much as the simple fact that there will be people who watch existing vtuber and/or vocalid content checking her out. This will create a link between her and other performers that will be recognized by recommendation algorithms-- so even if Polar herself is totally fine (which, given who owns her, is unlikely) kids watching her will probably get directed to less-clean performers through recommended videos.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +48

      @@Nshadowtail That's a fair point. I didn't consider that.

    • @mirzapramudya1580
      @mirzapramudya1580 Před rokem +15

      @@Nshadowtail literally everyone's worries when CookieSwirl became a VTuber

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 Před rokem +3

      @@mirzapramudya1580 but honestly i dont mind it as long as they say not every vtuber is sfw

  • @komos3719
    @komos3719 Před rokem +178

    Hatsune Miku rose to prominence as a result of community effort. There are producers behind every single vocaloid song and the producers can be anyone.
    Polar looks to be nothing more than a corporate cash grab. Her growth doesn't appear to be natural or from communal effort so it doesn't come across as genuine.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +18

      For sure, you can really see the difference between this cheap corporate music and the talent and effort that Vocaloid producers put into their songs.

    • @komos3719
      @komos3719 Před rokem +6

      @@MatrixAMch Exactly. Huge amounts of work and passion is made Hatsune Miku (and other vocaloid/utau) what she is today.
      Polar just seems disrespectful for how little effort her company put into her, while expecting the most. No hate on her or her music though.

  • @eglaiosdeminecraft9259
    @eglaiosdeminecraft9259 Před rokem +127

    "Any harassment of the actress is unacceptable"
    It's like asking Twitter not to be Twitter.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +21

      That's true, but I still felt that I needed to say it. I don't want to indirectly encourage anyone to go after her.

    • @eglaiosdeminecraft9259
      @eglaiosdeminecraft9259 Před rokem +6

      @@MatrixAMch Yea, at least doing the minimum we can

    • @Hanniiim
      @Hanniiim Před rokem

      @@MatrixAMch would be better if she just stopped existing since she's not that good at all anyway's, but yk what, I'll choose peace so I'm forcing myself to go on with it and live my life

  • @Neinteen91
    @Neinteen91 Před rokem +56

    It's heartbreaking that so many creators and artist who use vocal synthesizers puts their heart, soul, and every ounce of creativity into making music and videos while this 3D model that dances awkward to popular music with emojis as visual effects and voiced over by some voice actor, all for just views and gaining popularity, is claiming that she is "Original"... It's so disrespectful.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +6

      Yeah, but that just means we should show even more support to the original ones.

  • @Pinkyorangegirl
    @Pinkyorangegirl Před rokem +340

    Jeez, i would honestly be offensed if she becomes more popular than all the singers from Vocaloid and the squid sisters and i don't want to see her perform with real life celebrities, because that would be a nightmare.

    • @bisahnchen8727
      @bisahnchen8727 Před rokem +53

      I agree. But I reeaally doubt that any singer would take Polar seriously, at least I hope so.
      Also, unrelated, wasn't it Off The Hook that performed on stage, not the Squid Sisters? Or did both of them have a concert?

    • @Pinkyorangegirl
      @Pinkyorangegirl Před rokem +22

      @@bisahnchen8727 It was both the squid sisters and off the hook who had concerts

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +60

      Honestly Miku has had such a big cultural impact that I don't think Polar could ever become more popular.

    • @bisahnchen8727
      @bisahnchen8727 Před rokem +3

      @@Pinkyorangegirl Ah, alright, thanks.

    • @wibs0n68
      @wibs0n68 Před rokem +3

      @@MatrixAMch Miku by itself is already too big for polar to fight. That's just miku, not the whole Vocaloid, not even Utau. If it really happens, it would take a bunch of decades

  • @lobcos
    @lobcos Před rokem +124

    i kinda find it funny that polars newest video has 74K views in 7 days (despite having that big of a following.) yet if we look at kanarias song queen, which was made the same day, already has over a million views, a music box cover, mashups, and covers.
    wow

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +27

      That's because Kanaria is amazing haha

    • @tsucacaur
      @tsucacaur Před rokem +2

      kanaria is just a whole league above
      also W shiho pfp

  • @ainedroid
    @ainedroid Před rokem +202

    I just heard about polar today and honestly I’m kinda confused on how they got that big of a following. It could be that I’m just ignorant of the more tiktokish culture but it kinda feels like at least half of polar’s following probably comes from bots, kids mindlessly going through CZcams kids/ youtube shorts, or normie teens finding them and forgetting they’re following polar. I could be wrong but with how low the engagement is, it wouldn’t surprise me

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +33

      Yeah, it's definitely possible. I don't know enough about it to actually say that's what it is, but the low engagement is unusual for sure.

    • @anzu4870
      @anzu4870 Před rokem +34

      I don't use tiktock, but decided to check her CZcams channel out of curiosity. The videos were not only boring also, they didn't had much views and likes, and everything was screaming "bots". That's what I'm thinking.

    • @offbeatorchestra
      @offbeatorchestra Před rokem +9

      Most definitely botted

    • @undefinederror40404
      @undefinederror40404 Před rokem +22

      They probably wanted to start it off with a lot of followers to make it look like she's already gaining trackion to become "the next big thing". Creating a fake sense of demand and liking in hopes that real people would join in.. If enough people did they could drop the bots. I'm sorry for the person who provides the voice but I hope the thing flops. It lacks creativity and reeks of corporate greed and ignorance.

    • @ainedroid
      @ainedroid Před rokem +4

      @@undefinederror40404 that seems legit and makes a lot of sense

  • @PIMUS-P
    @PIMUS-P Před rokem +61

    #makevocaloidgreatagain
    Yo man, Next year Hatsune Miku will be officially the same age as her official age

  • @Eosinophyllis
    @Eosinophyllis Před rokem +93

    It’s hilarious how thesoul thinks polar performing is an original concept when a moderately successful synth got her own super high quality concert

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +13

      Yeah, Polar won't be the first, second or even like fifth person to do it.

  • @waffl39music
    @waffl39music Před rokem +55

    Polar having a song called “Generation Z” is just a flat giveaway that it’s her directed audience, as a Gen-Zer I am very disappointed.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +10

      It's smart to make content for Gen Z, but sadly this isn't good content.

    • @scarlettealwing2819
      @scarlettealwing2819 Před rokem +4

      Same 😭 I’m so offended that they think we like this

  • @1988foxtrot
    @1988foxtrot Před rokem +82

    Cryptobro/Metaverse/Web 3.0 bro's business strategy: Take something that has been around for years, do it worse, claimed to have invented it, expect nobody to call them out for it and wonder why nobody likes their product.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +8

      Exactly. I honestly don't know if they truly have deluded themselves into thinking they invented it or they just think people are stupid enough to believe that.

    • @1988foxtrot
      @1988foxtrot Před rokem +1

      @@MatrixAMch I think they really are that deluded.

    • @diamondeclectic5486
      @diamondeclectic5486 Před rokem

      Welcome to the world of tech patenting. Now that the cancer has bled into the entertainment industry the west is going to look as cheap as China.

  • @makatsue4598
    @makatsue4598 Před rokem +91

    I think Polar is kinda gross
    the idea of making this virtual person and making it so unoriginal, lame and modern like whats a million followers going to do why should I care about her instagram where did originality go
    U know whats worse she looks like an oc I made when I was in 5th grade (the video is still up on youtube)
    WhYYY

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +9

      Yeah, I see so much more originality every day in the indie VTuber community.

  • @thegreataustini
    @thegreataustini Před rokem +130

    The memes makes this so much funnier😂

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +5

      You're the meme master so I'm glad you approve!

  • @gloriosa8155
    @gloriosa8155 Před rokem +39

    Part of what bothers me is them ignoring the VERY long-standing precedent of Vocaloid, V-tubers, and game/anime/animated show characters doing this exact same thing. Polar(as a concept) is neither new nor innovative. The other part that bothers me is that for a company that can afford to buy media coverage and bots, Polar’s model is fairly low quality. They should probably invest in a higher quality final product before promoting her as much as they are.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      The company should have tons of money from all their revenue on their other channels. They could have an amazing model if they wanted to, so I'm pretty baffled by the fact that they didn't seem to invest much into Polar.

  • @artimese2318
    @artimese2318 Před rokem +18

    Honestly I feel bad for whoever is behind the character, they we're put into a position where their persona was just doomed to fail from the start

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +3

      Yeah, I hope someday she can find success on her own or with a proper VTuber company.

  • @vtuber_shreemp_nekoreviedeath

    We got the Diva Hatsune Miku vs Poor-lar

  • @lavnder_bunny9447
    @lavnder_bunny9447 Před rokem +40

    0:38 out of context this scene is the funniest shit ive seen all day

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      Haha glad you liked it!

    • @lavnder_bunny9447
      @lavnder_bunny9447 Před rokem +3

      @@MatrixAMch im geusijg its from jojos? I need to watch that

    • @tsatsishche
      @tsatsishche Před rokem +2

      @@lavnder_bunny9447 yep, from season named Golden Wind

    • @thehammer4607
      @thehammer4607 Před rokem +1

      It represents the communities opinions as a whole perfectly though

  • @Sparkly_Rat200
    @Sparkly_Rat200 Před rokem +13

    Imagine, they also come out with the Metaverse mirror images, twins, one a boy and one a girl. They have a yellow color scheme and some of their songs are Grief Butterfly, Tv Remote, Daughter of Meanness, Servant of Meanness, BRING IT, Kiddy Battle, and Lost Student’s Sadness. 🤣

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      Haha I honestly wouldn't be surprised

    • @Anaea
      @Anaea Před 11 měsíci

      oh my god people dont will that into existence

  • @FireyDeath4
    @FireyDeath4 Před rokem +14

    Miku should officially contact her and request a performance battle, maybe with the winner getting a lofty sum of cash

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +6

      That would actually be a pretty interesting event

  • @templarknight4952
    @templarknight4952 Před rokem +32

    I think the introduction of this wouldn’t have been a problem, if they hadn’t minimized the tremendous success of Hatsune Miku as an internet icon. The problem was that they tried to sell it as something revolutionary, but it was also really low quality.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +3

      Right. They could have had a positive reception if they just gave credit where credit is due.

  • @VtuberTheory
    @VtuberTheory Před rokem +112

    Great rundown of the situation! I agree with your opinions.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +3

      Thank you! I thought you had a great take on it, too!

  • @freakyfrankierorawrx3
    @freakyfrankierorawrx3 Před rokem +47

    If you go into any of Polar's social media, you can see easily that most of the comments are bots, they are all sending similar messages talking about how they love her music and are inspired by her. On her newest music videos the comments are turned off, and on her instagram there are barely any comments from active profiles and all her followers seem to be bots.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +4

      Some strange things are going on in the comments for sure

  • @inspector920
    @inspector920 Před rokem +59

    Vocaloids are amazing! IA and Miku are my favorite virtual singers.

    • @SilverHime
      @SilverHime Před rokem

      Do you have a favorite producer or song?

    • @inspector920
      @inspector920 Před rokem +8

      @@SilverHime Of course yes! I love songs IA songs (Higher, Conqueror, Shooting star, etc), Rin Kagamine's song Kokoro and a lot of Miku songs. Vocaloids are the best. No Polar can compete with them. Also I love Time to shine by Luo Tianyi where she becomes a figure skater at the end.

    • @SilverHime
      @SilverHime Před rokem +4

      @@inspector920 you have such good taste! Polar won't ever top Miku!

    • @inspector920
      @inspector920 Před rokem

      @@SilverHime But I think Polar could be an Utauloid or something

    • @SilverHime
      @SilverHime Před rokem +3

      @@inspector920 she still wouldn't top Miku tbh

  • @UmeSama2080
    @UmeSama2080 Před rokem +14

    I just like how they gave Polar a mask because they didn’t want to bother with the lip syncing

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +5

      And the waveforms on the mask don't even sync with her voice!

  • @tatertot3248
    @tatertot3248 Před rokem +33

    I personally don’t find the model used for polar to be bad, as someone who used to love Matel dolls and the shows alike. She’s just so bland. Her appearance really doesn’t assist how her music sounds or the lyrics behind it. She sort of reminds me of tofu, like the food; on its own it’s practically nothing, but it is able to take on the flavour of things around it. The lyrics to her songs seem disorganized, unrelated, or even just like general statements at times. I find the idea of the mask she wears interesting, but not for a virtual singer. I think it’s ok to have inspiration from other successful things, but not blatantly ripping them off (Miku clone) it’s so strange to me how much this looks like a soulless matel attempt at virtual singers. I’m half expecting a doll to be brutally honest.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +5

      I like the tofu metaphor. That's a good description of what her content feels like.

    • @usonohoshi6165
      @usonohoshi6165 Před rokem +1

      Yeah. It's clearly unoriginal. They just mixed two well known virtual singers. While leaning in more into the K-pop style. And calling it a day.
      They could have at least TRIED to be a bit more original with it

  • @kay-kay6483
    @kay-kay6483 Před rokem +60

    They didn't even create a unique vocal synth for her; it's just a voiced character. She'll never be like Miku.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +6

      True. And there's nothing wrong with making a regular singer character, but ripping off vocaloid aesthetic with no credit is not cool.

    • @kay-kay6483
      @kay-kay6483 Před rokem +12

      @@MatrixAMch No, I think if they're gonna go the whole "virtual singer" route then they need to commit. Make a voicebank.

    • @johnathannguyen4309
      @johnathannguyen4309 Před rokem +1

      I think that’s the purpose though, she isn’t a voicebank like Miku, rather an actual singer with a virtual character.

    • @kay-kay6483
      @kay-kay6483 Před rokem

      @@johnathannguyen4309 yeah and that's dumb

    • @johnathannguyen4309
      @johnathannguyen4309 Před rokem

      @@kay-kay6483 I don’t get why having an actual voiced singer is dumb?

  • @marmedalmond9958
    @marmedalmond9958 Před rokem +23

    You know its bad when emirichu calls out on it

  • @tlsshorts45
    @tlsshorts45 Před rokem +65

    Thank you! Blame the company, and nothing else. Polar is just fine with me. But not the company, obviously.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +16

      Yeah, she honestly seems pretty nice, but I can't stand the way the company does things.

  • @danganrosa
    @danganrosa Před rokem +11

    polar is the non good kid combination of k/da, vocaloid, Splatoon, and they immediately throw away the child.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      Yeah, just seems like they're trying to cash in on existing stuff without giving any credit.

    • @danganrosa
      @danganrosa Před rokem +1

      @@MatrixAMch I only like one song from polar, and that is generation z, otherwise than that, polar is a copy of every virtual singer I can remember.

  • @TouhouNazrin
    @TouhouNazrin Před rokem +15

    Polar is a corporate attempt to capitalize on the young child audience on TikTok that will watch literally anything.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +3

      True, she's definitely aimed at the Tik Tok audience

  • @user666xx
    @user666xx Před rokem +19

    i always loved vocaloid and the squid sister but polar...
    *she is a menace to society.*

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Or at least the corporation behind her is

  • @not4ne141
    @not4ne141 Před rokem +11

    I got curious after watching this video and checked her latest song. Its like i'm watching pixar trying to make a character for adult swim. I feel sorry for the person behind her. she seems really talented.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      Her voice is pretty good. If only she wasn't stuck with a bland model and generic songs.

    • @not4ne141
      @not4ne141 Před rokem +2

      @@MatrixAMch she would have been better off auditioning for hololive or nijisanji.

  • @kaycistreet4109
    @kaycistreet4109 Před rokem +16

    As someone who has liked vocaloid for ages this rubbed me the wrong way, it feels like they’re trying to capitalize off of the years worth of successes and technological advancements made by other (mostly eastern) companies while not acknowledging them AT ALL. Not to mention the model and music feel like flimsy attempts at easy money since they feel like the west needs this niche filled? Ugh

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      It really is poor taste to not acknowledge anyone else. And there are already a few western companies that are doing it better than TheSoul Publishing anyway.

  • @DragonBallZFanOver9000
    @DragonBallZFanOver9000 Před rokem +91

    Perty better

  • @GoldenRo
    @GoldenRo Před rokem +28

    i like these videos with more personality 🔥🔥🔥

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +4

      Thanks, Ro! Trying my best to improve that!

  • @butterflyofdoom5863
    @butterflyofdoom5863 Před rokem +7

    I was going to show this to my little sister but then I hear world is mine by Hatsune Miku downstairs the worst timing

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      Haha that's a pretty funny coincidence

  • @bigmeatysausage
    @bigmeatysausage Před rokem +7

    Miku is such a queen fr, she created Minecraft AND wrote all of the Harry Potter books ALL WHILE BEING A TRANSWOMAN HERSELF! I love her with my whole being

  • @davidegaruti2582
    @davidegaruti2582 Před rokem +13

    This is the X-th time in wich a big corporation will redo somenthing that by that point was kinda bland and upon wich many pepole spent lot of time and work on and claim to be pioneers , visionaries and to have revolutionized the market !
    It happend with space exploration , virtual reality , electric cars , queer rapresentation , virtual singers ecc. Ecc.
    It's grifting , the internet is sick of it ...

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Very true. I'm glad people stood up to it this time, though unfortunately we're also probably giving the corporation more attention than they would have gotten otherwise.

  • @LeilaTheTroublemaker
    @LeilaTheTroublemaker Před 9 měsíci +1

    As a vocaloid fan, and seeing the thumbnail, I see this as an absolute win 🗿

  • @Akakunchannel
    @Akakunchannel Před rokem +8

    This has the same energy as a company using memes to advertise their products.

  • @derpedfox
    @derpedfox Před rokem +3

    "based in Cyprus"
    Now if that's not suspicious enough

  • @cathsaigh2197
    @cathsaigh2197 Před rokem +4

    Reuters deserves critisism too for as a news organisation either not being capable of figuring any of this out or deciding to not mention it at all.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      That's very true. They could have bothered to do some research before writing the article.

  • @fakhrymuhammad4612
    @fakhrymuhammad4612 Před rokem +10

    "Despite her big number, no one seems to have ever heard of her"
    For me, it's really true. I never heard polar until youtube recomend me to watch a video About her, but yeah. Her design is pretty boring, specialy since there's no mouth on her.
    Edit: and i still confuse that the company name is "TheSoul" and yet they make a soulless character.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Yeah, everything about the design is very soulless.

  • @Lil_Ducky43
    @Lil_Ducky43 Před rokem

    I like how it immediately cuts away when it showed Rus Noodle and 2D

  • @Yur1Bee
    @Yur1Bee Před rokem +3

    “They gave her a mask so they didn’t have to sync her mouth.” 💀

  • @meow-kb4ps
    @meow-kb4ps Před rokem

    Literally am going from using Ableton to soft and tNice tutorials helped trendously as a beginner. Thank you so so much for tNice tutorials!!

  • @FragilePorcelain.
    @FragilePorcelain. Před rokem

    Thank you for mentioning The Squid Sisters :). They should really be recognized :) and I agree!

  • @Susbaguetteman
    @Susbaguetteman Před rokem +2

    Oh yea totally remembered the day when miku first had her live concert . It was a day long remember and to behold

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      I can imagine it must have been pretty mind-blowing

    • @K0I_F1SHH
      @K0I_F1SHH Před rokem

      Same with gorillaz! It was even better
      Though I wasn’t alive lmao

  • @richwang5616
    @richwang5616 Před rokem +1

    Here I am, crying inside at how you didn't include the Monster Strike music concerts.
    Edit: it's hard to find, but yes, they did have concerts where the characters (as virtual models) performed their own songs.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      I'm sorry to say I've never heard of Monster Strike, but it seems cool.

  • @7DeeNine
    @7DeeNine Před rokem +4

    my local news station actually interviewed her on the news today

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Oh wow, seems like they're really pushing her in the media then.

  • @Skjaldr_Vindskyter
    @Skjaldr_Vindskyter Před rokem +2

    trying to reinvent the wheel and also trying to patent it at the same time
    rolled a 1 on both

  • @dantesdiscoinfernolol
    @dantesdiscoinfernolol Před rokem +20

    Miku: "y'all hear something?"
    _(Also, love the Squid Sisters/Off the Hook shout out, lol.)_
    I don't even hate her design, but the way the company is trying to shill her is laughable.

  • @Stephungus
    @Stephungus Před rokem +1

    I was curious about Polar’s songs, so I clicked on the MV and I can confirm.
    Polar is indeed inside my screen

  • @UrsulaPeninnsula
    @UrsulaPeninnsula Před rokem +7

    Voice acting wise is okay, just sad to see that it’s being used to promote a character that the internet seems to not care about. She’d have a better chance of surviving with a new character design and not being associated with such companies tbh.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      I do hope she's able to use her talents somewhere else in the future.

  • @1wayroad935
    @1wayroad935 Před rokem +15

    This is the internet. People will *absolutely* harass that poor woman for this.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +7

      That's true, unfortunately. People never seem to be able to differentiate an actor from a character they don't like.

  • @MewDenise
    @MewDenise Před rokem +9

    Look... she is fine, but the way they worded it made it seem like she was one of a kind and so revolutionary. Created a bad taste in my mouth

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Exactly. At least give credit to the people who came before.

  • @eldrichhorrornya5933
    @eldrichhorrornya5933 Před rokem +9

    Not Matrix showing Off The Hook and calling them the Squid Sisters 😭
    Good video otherwise tho

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Yeah, my mistake on that one haha. I am not well versed in Splatoon lore so I got the wrong pic.

  • @ZukkeroFilato
    @ZukkeroFilato Před 7 měsíci +3

    As a miku fan. Polar belongs in the opposite of my heart. Outside it!

  • @alphabulblax1649
    @alphabulblax1649 Před rokem +5

    I think Polar accidentally encapsulates the entire Metaverse. Her entire existence is literally "The same shit we already have, only worse."

  • @sammii.mp4
    @sammii.mp4 Před rokem +3

    WORLD IS MINE
    - Hatsune Miku

  • @riv3r_mango705
    @riv3r_mango705 Před rokem +8

    After listening to her music (because that’s what I really look at in a singer,) I think the company is trying to get a K-pop kinda mood. For me, K-pop isn’t my type of thing, but it’s not BAD. Yes, I do think it’s kinda infuriating for Meta to be doing this.
    What? You think I’d say ‘but’? No. Meta’s robbing a person’s talent and trying to sell it only for it to get ratio’s into the depths of the Internet.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      It does kind of give off K-pop vibes. Also, just to be clear, Meta the company isn't involved in this. Metaverse is just kind of a blanket term now.

    • @riv3r_mango705
      @riv3r_mango705 Před rokem

      @@MatrixAMch oh ok :D It won’t let me edit it, but thanks for the correction

  • @leahl5007
    @leahl5007 Před rokem +1

    Look at this cute green boi person! I’m subscribing fo sho ^_^

  • @Chopscrewyyy
    @Chopscrewyyy Před 8 měsíci

    1:28 "Nintendo with the squid sisters" *Off the hook on the screen*

  • @mikudayo_biggest_fan3939

    im just waiting for the owners of hatsune miku to respond, imagine how juicy that’ll be

  • @DankyMankey
    @DankyMankey Před rokem +3

    She literally looks like a Bratz doll!

  • @annelaaa331
    @annelaaa331 Před 9 měsíci +2

    others see polar for the first time: IS THAT MIKU
    me: wtf kuki shinobu

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před 7 měsíci +1

      I never thought of that before but I can definitely see it

  • @bnuuynb
    @bnuuynb Před rokem +3

    "squid sisters" *proceeds to show marina and pearl*

    • @yosh1n0va
      @yosh1n0va Před rokem

      that's what i'm saying lol

  • @Pa1ton
    @Pa1ton Před rokem +4

    squid sisters
    *shows off the hook*

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Yeah I didn't realize that until after, sorry haha. I know nothing about Splatoon so I grabbed the wrong pic.

    • @user-wj6nl5pp2x
      @user-wj6nl5pp2x Před rokem +1

      it was kinda funny though

    • @Pa1ton
      @Pa1ton Před rokem

      @@MatrixAMch no problem

  • @Ashleycolorful
    @Ashleycolorful Před 7 měsíci +1

    i honestly agree with you on this on!

  • @Gl1tt3rrsyr1ng3z
    @Gl1tt3rrsyr1ng3z Před rokem +3

    I don't really like how Polar's movements seem choppy as if someone used a type of Motion sensor on themselves to control her movements. I know VTubers do the same but they're a lot more smoother

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      It seems like they didn't invest a lot of money into the model, which confuses me since this company makes tons of profit from their other channels.

  • @purr4829
    @purr4829 Před rokem +5

    Since deepcut here i bet freya will destroy that hatsune miku wish 🤩

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      Who/what is Freya?

    • @purr4829
      @purr4829 Před rokem +2

      @@MatrixAMch is the new splatoon 3 idol and people make meme about her forehead and i see someone make a comment that he will destroy anyone with her forehead

    • @starlightrai
      @starlightrai Před rokem

      Frye* meaning a group of eels!

  • @bourbon0781
    @bourbon0781 Před rokem +1

    For me, Miku has that something when you watch and listens to her its like she wants to be part of us the same we want her to be realistic but at the same time she has to remain as virtual miku.

  • @uzumakis2
    @uzumakis2 Před rokem +1

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @asukalangleysoryu002
    @asukalangleysoryu002 Před rokem +2

    The reason many hate Polar , including me , is because not only her design is a cheap tiktok "dancer" copy of Miku, but they advertise her like the "first virtual singer" as if vocaloid never existed , what about Miku in 2007? What about Meiko? The first Japanese vocaloid in 2004, now back at her design , not to mention that she looks like a child , yet she seems to be getting sexualized a lot , they'll never achieve what they want , Polar is just a cheap copy of vocaloid who tries too hard to seem original and fails miserably

  • @Ren_Ysidro
    @Ren_Ysidro Před rokem +2

    *Just here singing Hibana don't mind me*

  • @emz1008
    @emz1008 Před rokem +1

    1:46 *major gumi mmd concert flashbacks*

  • @utaukappasensei2
    @utaukappasensei2 Před rokem +4

    'is the hate justified"
    Every person with more than a single brain cell: YES

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +2

      Only against the company, though.

    • @utaukappasensei2
      @utaukappasensei2 Před rokem +1

      @@MatrixAMch YUS, the VA is just working for that coin, but company is evil tough

  • @ashe-drawzzz
    @ashe-drawzzz Před 3 měsíci +1

    0:42 ayyy splatoon squid sisters

  • @thenintendnub64
    @thenintendnub64 Před rokem +2

    Polar will never be better than the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook, or even Deep Cut in their first concert.

  • @caitlinkyte6683
    @caitlinkyte6683 Před rokem +1

    I actually encourage these people to try this. It's something that's unique to this world and with Vtubing and digital idols being as popular as they are right now (especially with Gen Z), I can see their inspiration and why they wanted to do this. However, They shouldn't have to bot up her social media like they have at the moment. not to mention they needed to build up her reputation and presence. Miku wasn't popular just at those concerts, she had songs beforehand. Gorillas weren't just popular overnight either, they had some albums out and built their way up to where they are now.
    I encourage Polar to be in existence. however, I think their creators needed to be more aware of what it takes to build that strong foundation Like Miku and Gorillas (and even with KDA and how they were in existence before KDA was made). This isn't a 10-minute craft, it's the real world.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      I'm always happy to see new VTubers, but the way the company is going about this is all wrong. They have a lot to learn.

  • @moonieglow1
    @moonieglow1 Před rokem +3

    Quite interesting that a soulless attempt to capitalize on the already flourishing Vsinger and Ventertainer scene is managed by a company called "Soul". Ironic, even.

  • @crystallisedqueen3240
    @crystallisedqueen3240 Před rokem +1

    literally looks like one of those BAD bratz 3d model's they used to use for cartoons and stuff lol

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      Definitely looks like a Bratz doll

  • @I_like_fries
    @I_like_fries Před rokem +4

    "She has over a million followers on tiktok and more than 500.000 subs on CZcams"
    AND?!

  • @EeveelutionStorm
    @EeveelutionStorm Před rokem +4

    They just wanna profit off of Kizuna Ai and don't understand, that we've loooong gone past the days of Kizuna-sama.

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem

      And even Kizuna AI has had much more impressive concerts.

    • @EeveelutionStorm
      @EeveelutionStorm Před rokem +1

      @@MatrixAMch Oh absolutely, Kizuna was amazing, her finale show was incredible. Vshojo's performances as well, are spectacular. Even Iron Mouse performing "When I look at you" during her anniversary stream, had more impact then Polar. They're trying to come into an industry that already knows what it likes.

  • @sweetnkookie6959
    @sweetnkookie6959 Před rokem

    Imma say this cause this stood out to me. At the end, you say the targeted audience is younger people..I assume to be teens..but even then, I saw videos and comments from sed target audience critiquing the fact that the music makes no sense and the music videos are weird..but what openly caught me was the fact that in some of the videos, literally..their were beats that were conveniently similar to top songs like ‘Sweet but psycho’ and ‘7 rings’ mashed up or what not.
    I apologize if I offend or sound rude. Yes, I do not like polar too. I don’t like many things about her..and the lack of ordinality to the character and content and more. Ultimately, I hope my opinion change with time. That Soul company could hand it over to someone whom can give the character more life and put genuine work into creating polar to be unique as well as the music. But that’s just me.
    There are people whom love this star, and I’m not gonna judge em. But..I hope the Soul company do better cause yes, to many, they seemed to have made this character look like a wash-down clone of Hatsune Miku..as well as put little efforts into giving this character meaning..I fear that this character is gonna crumble and be left as a laughing gag for many to use. As well, I feel bad for the Actress that plays Polar..They must’ve gotten heavy backlash for this..it’s unfair.

  • @loriextraordinary
    @loriextraordinary Před 7 měsíci +2

    As a Gorillaz Fan I'm just sitting here, eating my popcorn and watching everyone throw hate at Polar. It's silly.

  • @lnsflare1
    @lnsflare1 Před rokem

    Has anyone made Vocaloid covers of Polar's songs?
    Or maybe a Vocaloid cover of Sharon Apple songs, what with her being a fictional virtual idol who predates even the Gorillaz.

  • @JustAnotherFreak11037
    @JustAnotherFreak11037 Před rokem +1

    One time my friend asked me Miku or Polar? Miku or Polar? I think FUKASE

  • @bruv7521
    @bruv7521 Před rokem +6

    These times are some of the very little time I’m glad twitter exists. So that they can rip this bs apart and put them where they belong lol

    • @MatrixAMch
      @MatrixAMch  Před rokem +1

      Sometimes it feels like the only way to get companies to notice anything is to complain on Twitter lol