As pop sensations go, Japan's Hatsune Miku is about as real as a young Britney Spears — the main difference being that there is no Kevin Federline in her future. That's because Hatsune Miku is a Vocaloid software application represented by an anime-styled 3-D hologram with ankle-length aqua pigtails when she "performs" live in concert. The fact that she doesn't actually exist does not change the fact that she's huge in Japan. HUGE!
If you're having trouble wrapping your head around that fact, check out these kids attempting to come to terms with Miku's "World is Mine," video from her March 2010 concert, which has been viewed on YouTube over 9 million times. As part of their "Kids React" series, the Fine Brothers first subjected these children to a version of Miku's Vocaloid stylings via the 8-bit meme Nyan Cat. Here, however, they are hit with the full "reality" — or lack thereof — of the Miku phenomenon. Reviews are mixed, but 10-year-old Dylan sums it up best: "This is destroying my mind!"
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