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Hiiragi Magnetite
Japanese musician and Vocaloid producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hiiragi Magnetite (Japanese: 柊マグネタイト) is a Japanese musician, Vocaloid producer, songwriter and DJ. His artist name allegedly came about because he wanted it to be more corporate.[3]
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Hiiragi Magnetite began composing music in 2007, which was when he was first introduced to Vocaloid music, and around 2011 he began composing music in earnest using the Nintendo DS software Korg M01.[4][5] He later joined a band at school, but did not perform much. At that time, he bought Hatsune Miku and started making Vocaloid music.[6]
In September 2020, he released his debut single "Worlds End". The song is over 11 minutes long, and its length first gained him increased attention.[7] In December, "Blade" was released and won for the rookie category at The Vocaloid Collection hosted by Dwango.[8] These contributed to his great attention as a newcomer.[5][9]
In August 2021, he released the music video for "Marshall Maximizer". The song went viral, even though it was never released as a single, and by September 2022 it had over 10 million views on YouTube.[10] On Nico Nico Douga, the song reached 1 million views in November 2021, becoming the sixth song using CeVIO Creative Studio to reach this milestone on the platform.[11] It ranked as the ninth best-performing song of the year on Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 singles year-end chart of 2023.[12]
In August 2023, he released "Realize" as a song for Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!.[13] This song became his first song to reach the number one on Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 singles chart.[14]
In November 2024, he released the song "Tetoris", inspired by the puzzle video game Tetris and its theme song "Korobeiniki". The song spread rapidly on social media immediately after its release, debuting at number one on both the JAPAN Heatseekers Songs and Niconico Vocaloid Songs Top 20 charts.[15] It also debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for the week of December 23, 2024, his first chart debut.[16] It finally reached number 35.[17] The music video reached 10 million views on YouTube in December.[18]
He released a music video directed by Channel for the song "Zako" featuring Kaai Yuki in February 2025. The video contains a scene in which Yuki calls out phrases that could be interpreted as suggestive, which was criticized by both Japanese and Western viewers as child abuse against public order and morals.[19] Eventually the video was removed and the authors publicly apologized, and it was announced on Twitter that it would be re-released after being corrected. In March of the same year, "Zako" was re-released with Akita Neru acting as a replacement for Yuki.[20]
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Artistry
He has cited Susumu Hirasawa, Yasutaka Nakata, Skrillex, Wowaka, Pinocchio-P, and NayutalieN as major musical influences.[4] His EDM style is influenced by Martin Garrix, Brooks and others.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Remixes
2021
- Kanaria - "King" (Hiiragi Magnetite Remix)
- Kaf - "Hissei yo" (Hiiragi Magnetite Remix)
- Mikito-P - "ROKI" (Hiiragi Magnetite Remix)
2023
- Kairiki Bear – "Darling Dance" (Hiiragi Magnetite Remix)
- "Marshall Maximika"
References
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