#ikelenka

[kagamine-songs-daily]

Today's song is:

イケ恋歌 / Cool (Len) Love Song - LeleleP ft. Kagamine Len!!

[nanjokei]

ok heres what ive been thinking of recently

honestly its just raw emotion, i dont really mean to upset anyone or say that they're consuming anything wrong. i'll try to word things as carefully as possible (or ill mince meat as much as possible idk) because i really do not like when people assume ill intent in my words just because i use blunt language at times. (sorry its just how i talk. im not mad at you. im not yelling at you online)

but honestly i have had a long thought about it.

i'm incredibly tired of the lack of curiousity a lot of new vocaloid fans have towards the culture.

statements like "boomers expect me to know songs from 2007" or whatever. i mean, no, no one is Expecting anything from you, that is absolutely a strawman you have invented based on someone merely being surprised (often in jest even), but it's also like. you, who actively identify yourself as a big fan, have never even thought to look back? there are so many playlists and medleys you can consult. it is a few searches away, i don't care. you are not five years old. and if you feel lost you can always ask people there are always so many people just waiting to introduce someone to even one or two old songs they like.

like is it bad that i think you should be a little more passionate if you consider yourself a geek?

what is wrong with me being surprised if you don't know sakura no ame or saihate or whatever. what is wrong with me thinking that it's weird that even with the biggest producers in the world, you have 0 curiousity to look into their old works?

it's not me being old and cranky, i just think it's a little bad and disrespectful that a lot of new fans just see older songs as inherently worse or not worth their time and use them as a strawman to invent some kind of boomer boogeyman who is going after them for not knowing shiningray or celluloid or ikelenka or whatever. even though honestly you should know them. even if you only listen to it once and decide you don't like it, or hell even just know they exist without listening.

like, songs with millions of views on nnd, i want you to at least familiarize yourself, especially if the producers are still active! at the very least!

whats wrong with me wanting people to enjoy amazing music that built up an entire subculture? made by passionate people who didn't even know the scene could last as long as it did? what's wrong with wanting to share my love with another generation?

i'm not denying that there may be outliers who are rude to other fans, but come the fuck on, stop acting coy about it. you should at least be able to recognize one of either the title, sound or thumbnail of the top 100 songs from 2009. not even KNOW them, just recognize, like is that too much to ask?

like, it's something i personally struggle to understand in general when it comes to interests i'm passionate about. i'm not a pushy person by the way, i don't go around heckling people not even as a joke, so i am not even letting anyone put me in the box of "probably acted pushy and didn't realize and is now mad at the other party". like, this is not directed at casual fans. i am just thinking stuff like "why are you hostile towards the idea of learning more about your interest?" and "why are you hostile towards passionate people who want more people to get into what they like?" and "why pigeonhole yourself? learning more means more fun for you."

because what bothers me the most is that eventually it turns into accusations of "gatekeeping" and "elitism" if anyone voiced their opinion about things. i know how im wording it makes it sound like it personally happened to me but it hasn't it is just what i have observed over the years as someone who gets super into stuff and tries to immerse myself and sees other people get into fights whether its the """elitist""" or the """casual""".

why is it like this? i cannot see why wanting to share is elitism or gatekeeping. maybe elitism sure if the other party feels like they're being targeted for no reason (and im not saying it does not happen). but gatekeeping? why is it gatekeeping? wanting to share what you like with others is gatekeeping? isn't that if you told people NOT to get into it and hid it away?

like, im saying it properly so no one misconstrues what i am saying, but i understand not everyone wants or has the energy to become a big fan of something. there are so many things where i am a very casual fan!! but even then i respect the thing i am into by also acknowledging its history at the very least even if i might not ever play/watch/read/etc all of it or at all.

so like... is it bad? is it bad that i think others should have this respect too? i know this is an issue of low empathy or whatever. i have to run around in circles to understand others. i "get" it, but im also like, why cant they be like me? so i want you to know in no uncertain terms that I GET IT. I GET PEOPLE'S POSITIONS HERE. i have been thinking about this general topic my entire life

so in the end it just turned into a general sort of thing. but yeah, i don't understand why people get so defensive and act so persecuted. am i wrong in my point of view? am i just being an elitist after all? like i simply see it as "i want people to enjoy it too."

like, i thought about this stuff after seeing how passionate ado is about vocaloid. like, she is only 21 years old. she is as old as or slightly older than many new fans (though she had liked vocaloid since elementary school). she is the biggest pop star in japan right now and yet her passion has not waned. not to mention so many younger fans that do have that curiousity too. i used to think its not possible, but i see them in the YT comments, going "im 16 but i really like this era of music" and such.

like, please just open your heart. ignore the boogeymen you're hallucinating and just enjoy slowly... it doesn't have to be a study session. naturally you will just discover more songs you like from those eras

[ac24draws]

I did a screenshot redraw for Lenktober on Twitter and I'm very happy with it so i'll share it here too!

If you want to see me post art more frequently, my Twitter is @AC122400 !

[sparkys-voca-corner]

Lenktober - Song List, Day 4: Ikelenka / Cool Len's Love Song

[skautism]

How much effort do u think itll take to get ikelenka in my top songs before sunday

[midorimonday]

Day 1: Favorite vocaloid song I have a ton I can listen to forever but my absolute favorite has got to be Ike Lenka 💕 It’s one of the firsts that got me into Len and vocaloid in general, I honestly wish they would remake it with the newer voice banks but the original holds a place in my heart 😩 #vocaloid #30daychallenge #japanese #japan #kagaminelen #lenkagamine #ikelenka #classic

[strangedark]

イケ恋歌

[sick-ephedrine]

Day 1 - The first Vocaloid song you heard and/or the song that got you into Vocaloid

I can't remember the really first one, but I got very addicted to these songs:

Tori no Uta - Kagamine Len

Ikelenka - Kagamine Len

[nanjokei]

vocaloid fans dont even know the lenka series anymore... they dont know yandelenka or ikelenka or tsundelenka...

[nanjokei]

proseka will prove itself to me when it adds songs like ikelenka

[nanjokei]

i dont even like ikelenka that much but the way theres no acknowledgement of it anymore is downright deranged that song used to be fucking everywhere it was the damn u len anthem

[nanjokei]

YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT RYUUSEIGUN IS 15. NOW IM FINDING OUT IKELENKA IS 15

ENOUGH!

[nanjokei]

IKELENKA TURNED 15 A FEW WEEKS AGO OUUHHHHHHHHH MARCH 31ST 2008 HIUGUGHHHHHH

[skautism]

why cant the original version of ikelenka be on spotify he sounds so good

[nanjokei]

i wanted to joke about them adding yandelenka but honestly, ikelenka feels like it'd be a really fun beatmap

(also proseka's selection of old songs exceeds expectations so far but it'd be nice to have more)

proseka will prove itself to me when it adds songs like ikelenka

[nanjokei]

wait. ikelenka is 15 years old this year? cut the bullshit 😶

proseka will prove itself to me when it adds songs like ikelenka