Astronauts / PowapowaP (Shiina Mota)

I cried my eyes out the first time I heard this Vocaloid song 😭 This is an electronica-pop style VOCALOID song using Hatsune Miku, posted on Niconico Douga in June 2011 🎵 It's an early representative work by Shiina Mota, who started his career in his early teens and was hailed as a genius. It remains a masterpiece loved by many fans to this day, coexisting with a poignant sadness and tenderness that seems to grip the listener's heart 🔥 The musical style features delicate electronic sounds interwoven with the soothing tones of an acoustic guitar. Hatsune Miku's voice is also somewhat ethereal, and her whispering, murmuring vocals further enhance the song's worldview and melancholic atmosphere. The lyrics depict realistic and relatable struggles unique to teenagers, such as "I can't smile properly" and "I end up hurting people." The poignant pain of worrying about one's own clumsiness out of deep affection for someone resonated with many listeners 😢 PowapowaP (Shiina Mota) passed away in July 2015 at the young age of 20, but the "Astronauts" he left behind greatly influenced many subsequent Vocaloid producers and artists 😭