This month, a peculiar trend that reimagines the
popular virtual idol Hatsune Miku as a young
Brazilian woman began to gain traction on social networks, and to date
continues to accumulate attention and participation from artists and fans
around the world. This alternate version of Miku, known as “Brazilian
Miku,” has been depicted in a series of fan art, animations, and memes. that
show the character in a completely new appearance.
It all started with a video posted on August 14, 2024
on TikTok by user @akioskdebap, where Hatsune Miku appears with a
noticeable tan, visible tan lines, and dressed in a yellow crop top with the
Brazilian flag and denim shorts. shorts . The video, titled “Brazilian
Hatsune Miku!”, quickly went viral, racking up more than 2.4 million views and
376,000 likes in just eight days.
The trend soon spread to other platforms, especially
Twitter. On August 17, 2024, artist Doodly (@thecat_mitsu) shared an
illustration inspired by the original video, showing “Brazilian Miku” holding a
can of Guaraná Antarctica, a popular Brazilian drink. This work of art
quickly became a phenomenon, accumulating more than 12.9 million views, 24,000
reposts and 161,000 likes in just five days .
As the month of August progressed, the trend showed no
signs of slowing down. Numerous artists have continued to share their
own versions of “Brazilian Miku,” contributing to the virality of the concept .
This reinterpretation of Hatsune Miku has captured the imagination of the
online community, fusing elements of Brazilian culture with one of the most
recognized icons of Japanese pop culture
The “Brazilian Miku” trend is still going strong , and it
doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon, as more artists join the
movement every day, adding their own touch to this unique version of the
vocaloid character.
- « Broke:
Changing a character's skin color for stupid political reasons. Woke:
Change a character's skin color AND her clothes to give her a new
aesthetic that's incredibly sexy .
- « Whites,
Asians and Latinos coming together to create something horny, I love
seeing it .»
- « I've
already seen a ridiculously stupid drama about this. Some guy drew her
with skin that was a little too light for Twitter's liking, and they
immediately started criticizing him for "whitewashing" the
character. The guy is literally Brazilian. Also, I think white Brazilians
are more than 40% of their population. I saw one person say “how hard is
it to stick to the original design?” Literally, the point of the trend is
to subvert the original design! So, as always,
Twitter antics, nothing serious . »
- « Someone
please draw Neymar as the Brazilian Miku. Also, does this Miku cry when I
mention 7-1? ».
- « Honestly,
I confess that this design does not attract me at all. I don't really like
dyed hair in general, but in particular, darker skin combined with
brightly colored dyed hair gives a really strange contrast that I don't
find particularly attractive. ."
- « I
love the design, the color combination is nice ."
- « She
did what no one dared to do. She went to Brazil! ».
- « The
thing is, this is not that far from the original material. The Hatsune
Miku games have a wide variety of costumes that really change their
aesthetic (or at least the mobile game does) ».
Source: KnowYour Meme
