ボカロ曲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲
きょく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ka̠ɾo̞kʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ボカロ曲(きょく) • (bokaro-kyoku) 

1. (fandom slang) a song that uses the VOCALOID technology
   • 2014, “悲(かな)しんでいるときのあなたが好(す)き (Kanashindeiru toki no anata ga suki)” (02:27 from the start), in てさぐれ！部活(ぶかつ)もの　あんこーる (Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Ankōru) [Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore]:

     「特(とく)にリクエストがないときは、自分(じぶん)のお好(す)きな曲(きょく)を掛(か)けて、テンションを上(あ)げるみたいだね。」「尖(とんが)った洋楽(ようがく)ばっかりを流(なが)す人(ひと)がいたり、やたらとボカロ曲(きょく)を推(お)してる人(ひと)がいたり。」

     “Toku ni rikuesuto ga nai toki wa, jibun no o-suki na kyoku o kakete, tenshon o ageru mitai da ne.”“Tongatta yōgaku bakkari o nagasu hito ga itari, yatara to bokaro-kyoku o oshiteru hito ga itari.”

     "Especially when there aren't any specific requests, they play what they like and get hyped." "Like, there are people who play nothing but niche Western music, and people who play too much VOCALOID music."