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Kyann Jung, also known as KYANN (キアン) (formerly known as Kriss and Kevin Futarine), is a vocal synthesizer character developed for the UTAU and DiffSinger vocal synthesis engines and is the first French vocal produced for UTAU and was developed by the Fraloids group. His was first released for UTAU in 2009 and has had numerous subsequent releases. In addition to his French vocal he also has a Japanese and an English vocals. KYANN's voice is provided by French cover artist Kaiji, and was illustrated by French illustrator Hibya.[1]
Concept[]
KYANN is the mascot of the Fraloids group and therefore was the character that was updated and rebooted the most frequently. As of 2023, his reboots were divided into 5 eras: RETRO, STUDIO, NEXUS, SPECTRUM and VORTEX. His backstory is different for each of his incarnations.
Lore[]
In the VORTEX era, KYANN is the same KYANN as the one from the HAZE and DAZE universes from the SPECTRUM era, it's more of a continuation of their story, rather than a full reboot.
KYANN AI is still the same KYANN as KYANN HAZE & DAZE V2, but two years later. This version of KYANN has regained most of his memories from his past selves after crossing the VORTEX, this is why he changed his main outfit to feature elements from all his previous incarnations.
In the VORTEX era, KYANN HAZE and DAZE got transported through the VORTEX and fused into a single being, able to shift between two different forms. The VORTEX he has gone through was opened by some Fraloids trapped in some kinds of limbo and trying to escape in a new universe.
SPECTRUM is a multiverse era, which means that the different representations of KYANN (SPECTRUM, STEAM, VAPOR, HAZE and DAZE) all have different backstories.
In the SPECTRUM Timeline, KYANN is 25 years old and lives on present day Earth that kept a cyberpunk/retro-wave aesthetic. He was born a single child. He is an amalgamation of all the previous incarnations of KYANN, as he is the result of their fusion to end the breach of reality. His companion, his a robot called CAELUS.
STEAM and VAPOR are KYANN variants from two interlocked universes. They are both 25 years old and live on a present day Earth that keeps a Disco aesthetic. Like all the other KYANN's from the SPECTRUM Multiverse, they are both single children. Both of them share the power of superhuman strength, resulting in their bulkier appearance. They both have a robot companion that doubles as a weight plate called ALT-R (although they both have different models)
Like STEAM and VAPOR, HAZE and DAZE are also KYANN variants from a set of interlocked universes. They are also 25 years old, but live on a slightly futuristic earth , with a darker cyberpunk aesthetic. They both are influencers (mostly streamers) and have the power of mind control. They both have a robot companion that doubles as a lighting rig, called LUMOS
In the NEXUS Timeline, KYANN is 24 years old and lives on present day Earth where he was born a single child. He has the power of observing different universes and timelines. His companion in this incarnation is a smart watch with and AI called Ann-X
In the STUDIO VP1 Timeline, KYANN is 19 years old. He lives in a futuristic society on Earth. He was raised by three robots, Artibus, Logos and Numerous after the death of his parents and sister. He survived the fatal car accident that killed his family thanks to his power of controlling the Dream Realm and navigate between two parallel universes.
STUDIO VP2 & VPA is the same KYANN during, and after the storyline of the STUDIO VP2 universe. VP2 is located on the parallel universe from VP1, separated only by the Dream Realm. However, this universe is a dystopia, where the entire world is controlled by the military forces of an unnamed antagonist. Although this universe is set in the future, the wartime theme gives it a slight 1940s era feel.
In the RETRO Timeline, KYANN is a 18 year old Space Warrior, traveling through time and space with his twin sister Kate and his mentor Lara Miraion after Earth was taken over by Melanie Kusarune, forcing humans to either leave the planet, or live in poverty. In this incarnation, KYANN doesn't have any special ability, but has an alien companion called "Kevy".
Etymology[]
KYANN comes from "Kyanite", a type of gemstone. It is also a derivative of the celtic male name "Cían". His surname Jung is a germanic surname popular in Alsace and Germany, it translates to "young".
Appearance[]
KYANN is a 27 year old guy with copper hair. He is 178 cm tall, and weighs 85 kg.
- Hair color - Reddish-copper
- Headgear - Blue shades
- Eye color - Orange
- Outfit - An opened dark blue and white jacket with a light blue collar and orange details, on top of a black compression turtlenecked crop-top with a front zipper,
History[]
Kriss Futarine (2009-2011)[]
KYANN, known at the time as Kriss Futarine, was one of the first character produced for the FRAloids original series in 2010. He was the first UTAU produced in chronological order before the formation of the group, but was chosen to represent the fourth entry.
Kriss was originally released in 2009, pre-FRAloids, under the name Chris Ogamine. He was later rebranded and re-released under his new name in July 2010
In 2010 "Kriss" received new voicebanks. Those voicebanks included:
- A French voicebank for his ACT2
- a DARK Append and a SOLID Append.
In 2011 he received two other voicebanks.
- A VCV voicebank for his ACT3
- A French CV ADD-ON voicebank
In 2014 "Kriss" was re-released with a new design and artwork as part of the "Fraloids revision" operation. FRAloids Revision was an operation conducted for the 4th anniversary of FRAloids in order to rebrand and/or remaster some of the early FRAloids characters.
In August 2024, following the rebranding of Kriss and Kevin Futarine, Kriss's voicebanks were rebranded as "KYANN Classic".
Kevin Futarine (2012-2023)[]
2012[]
"Kevin Futarine" was initially released on April 15th, 2012 as a character for the FRAloids³ series. His initial release featured a 4 pitch power-sell Japanese CV voicebank. He later received a Japanese append and a French CV. Later that year KYANN "Append" was released, with a new soft a power voicebank in CV Japanese.
2013[]
A new CV French voicebank was released for KYANN, called "Add-On"
2014[]
The pre-alpha version of KYANN STUDIO was teased, but the whole project was scrapped and started over in 2015.
2015[]
KYANN was rebranded "KYANN STUDIO" and was the launch character for the FR4loids series. KYANN STUDIO featured 2 voicebank packs called VP1 & VP2 and a standalone English voicebank.
STUDIO VP1 was released on August 21st, 2015 and featured a multipitch CVVC French, a multipitch CVVC Japanese, a monopitch Japanese VCV and a monopitch CVVC English voicebank.
2016[]
STUDIO VP2 was released on April 27th, 2016 and featured a multipitch CVVC French voicebank, with the CVVC+ reclist from FRAloids. Each of the pitches were also available as standalone voicebanks.
NB: A 18 pitch Japanese CVVC voicebank, called "Spectrum", was also recorded as part of the VP2 update, but was never released as it remains unfinished.
2019[]
STUDIO VPA was released on November 3rd, 2019 and featured a monopitch English Arpasing voicebank. This voicebank was initially planned to follow a VP3 update that was cancelled due to the closure of FRAloids.
2020[]
A brand new version of KYANN was released as "KYANN NEXUS". This new version featured a multipitch Japanese VCV voicebank for both UTAU and DEEPVOCAL. This pack was also planned to be larger, but the rest of the content was cancelled due to the closure of FRAloids.
2021[]
Another new version was released as "KYANN SPECTRUM JAPANESE". This new version features KYANN biggest Japanese voiceset to date, with a 15 Pitch VCV-CV multi-expression voicebank. This Voicebank is the first version of KYANN published after FRAloids's closure in 2020. This voicebank is also a reboot of the 2016 "KYANN STUDIO Spectrum" project, where a 18 pitch CVVC Japanese voicebank was planned.
2022[]
In 2022 a French voicebank was released as "KYANN SPECTRUM FRENCH". This new voicebank is part of the SPECTRUM era of KYANN, and features his biggest French voicebank yet, with 10 pitches of m2RUg, a new realist and recording method for French based on T/10875/njokis, an adaptation of the VCCV methods for languages from a roman and Latin origin. The voicebank was released along the reclist recording kit, and two new designs and alternative versions of the character: KYANN HAZE and KYANN DAZE.
2023[]
In 2023 the French UTAU group Fraloids made a comeback with the VORTEX era and KYANN SPECTRUM FRENCH was re-released with a new design and 3 new voice-colors, extending the SPECTRUM FRENCH to 20 pitches, divided in 7 voice colors. This new version of The SPECTRUM FRENCH, dubbed "KYANN SPECTRUM FRENCH V2" bank also got a physical release, making it the second time a version of KYANN received physical editions.
KYANN (since 2024)[]
2024[]
In January 2024 a brand new reboot of the character was announced along with a new version of KYANN, for the first time as an AI voicebank for DiffSinger, using Millefeuille, a DiffSinger production model made by Imsupposedto and Utau French Resources (UFR) for the production of French vocals. KYANN's samples are also part of the public version of the Millefeuille model used for training purposes. His next reboot released on January 19th, 2024 as "KYANN AI" and featured a model made of 7 voice colors, as well as some XLS capacity for both Japanese and English. One of the 7 colors, was also revealed to be a separate character, P.O.U.F, which corresponds to KYANN AI's sidekick.
On the August 21, Kriss/Kevin Futarine celebrated his 15th anniversary, and his rebranding as KYANN was announced. A new DiffSinger model, re-recorded from scratch was also released alongside an original song.
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