Mo Qingxian (墨清弦) is a Mandarin Chinese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Shanghai HENIAN Co. Ltd. She was released for the VOCALOID4 engine in August 2018.
Qingxian was a runner up entry to the first "VOCALOID™ CHINA" contest in 2012, held for choosing the design of the first Mandarin Chinese VOCALOID and was a Vsinger supporting character for four years.[1] On December 8, 2016, Qingxian was confirmed to be in production along with Zhiyu Moke.[2]
Her voice is provided by Mingyue (冥月 Míngyuè), a Chinese professional singer.
In May 2023, Qingxian was confirmed to be receiving an AI voicebank for ACE Virtual Singer.[3]
Concept[]
According to the short animation series promoting VOCALOID CHINA, Qingxian is a fashionable high school student. Because of her elegant and mature outlook, she is extremely popular in school. Even though she seems to be a mysterious character, she actually has a slow reaction due to her poor health. She dresses fashionably most of the time, yet her actions show great elegance and traditional beauty. Qingxian loves traditional Chinese literature and is capable of skillfully playing many traditional Chinese instruments. Even though she reacts slowly, she still tries her best to take care of the juniors and people around her. She also has a tendency to become randomly philosophical.[4]
In 2017, according to Shanghai HENIAN's official website, Qingxian is listed as a Taurus. She is Yuezheng Ling's and Zhiyu Moke's senior in high school.[5] It was later revealed that her birthday is May 20.[6]
Etymology[]
Her original name was "Chou".
Her surname, "Mò" (墨), means “black” or “ink” in Chinese. "Qīng" (清) means “clear”, while "Xián" (弦) is a “string of musical instruments”.
On the official Vsinger character social media accounts, promotional material, and in the concerts, Qingxian is sometimes referred to as "Mo Jie" (墨姐; Mò Jiě) by the younger characters. This honorific is used when referring to an older female. "姐" and "姐姐" (Jiějiě) itself means "older sister".
Appearance[]
The design was originally drawn by HANS, but was refined and redrawn by illustrator ideolo. However, it is noted that he drew no references from HANS' Chou submission as it was found to have plagiarized a piece of fanart featuring Kotiya Sanae from Touhou Project.[7] Due to this, ideolo drew Qingxian completely from scratch.
Located on Qingxian’s neck in her debut design, there is a purple charm with a Devanagari letter "क" (ka) which represents the "Earth" element, the "Middle" position, the color "yellow", and the "Long Summer" season. This character’s Chinese equivalent is "宫" (Gōng), one of the 5 Traditional Chinese melody characters and corresponds to C (do).[8]
Qingxian's V4 illustration was drawn by TID and followed a more regal theme, likely in reference to her first original and demo song "Ace". The dress became longer in the back and split into two sections, the tails of the dress reaching her feet. On the back side of her left hip, there is a large flower that is the same type as the one found in her hair. The front of her dress has a cut down to her stomach and she wears a white slip underneath. The v-cut at the front of her dress is lined with flower petals. She received two black belts around her torso rather than one around her hips. The Devanagari was still located on her neck but became green instead of purple. Her gloves' tops became puffy and had flower petals at the opening. Her long socks were asymmetrical: the right sock covered her whole leg and has blue stripes running down, while the left sock was 3/4 up her thigh and had diamond designs at the top. Her heeled ankle boots have flowers lining the top and the wings were removed. In her hair, she has two yellow clips on her bangs rather than one.
Relations[]
- Luo Tianyi - Fellow member of Vsinger.
- Yuezheng Ling - Fellow member of Vsinger.
- Yuezheng Longya - Fellow member of Vsinger.
- Zhiyu Moke - Fellow member of Vsinger.
- YANHE - Fellow member of Vsinger.
- Yi Xian Qing - Pet
History[]
ACE Virtual Singer Development[]
On May 6, 2023, it was announced that Yuezheng Longya, Mo Qingxian, and Zhiyu Moke would be receiving AI voice libraries and would be produced one after another.[9] On October 16, Vsinger thanked everyone for their support and suggestions during the past closed and public betas of the available voicebanks at the time (Tianyi, YANHE, Ling, and Longya). The official version of ACE Studio was expected to launch globally soon, and it was announced that the all six Vsinger vocalists would be free for ACE Studio users. ACE Studio users would be able to apply for free Vsinger redemption codes through the official Vsinger website. [10]
On May 19, 2024, Vsinger announced that AI Mo Qingxian beta test applications for ACE Virtual Singer were open. The registration would be open from then until May 30. The rules were detailed as followed:[11]
- AI Mo Qingxian's beta test would only open for producers, tuners, and musicians interested in voice synthesizers. Applicants needed to fill in the relevant information, including personal information and portfolio works.
- Users who already participated in the ACE Virtual Singer beta applications for the previous Vsinger characters did not need to repeat the process for Qingxian. Approved users would be sent an invitation through the official email account.
- The ACE Studio editor was required to use the library. All participants would receive a 14-day membership trial period for the ACE Studio software, which they can use to test Qingxian's voicebank.
- Commercial use of the library was prohibited.
- The final decisions of the event were to be made only by Shanghai HENIAN.
On May 23, a design contest was announced and launched. The contest was confirmed to end on August 23. Vsinger accompanied the announcement with a question: "In the center of the stage, who is still missing in the finale? Bird entangled in thorns, longing to fly into the vast sky. Please bestow me a new outfit belonging only to me, please grant me a pair of full fledged wings". Designs were encouraged to be tagged with "#墨清弦AI形象征集活动#" and were to be submitted in the link provided by the company. The final design would be selected via fans' voting and it was encouraged for fans to register an account in preparation for the future poll. The first round of voting was scheduled from August 26 to August 28 and the final round was scheduled from August 31 to September 2. It was noted in the rules that the design must be original and must not have been used for other commercial purposes or authorized to use by third parties.[12]
On July 28, Qingxian's bilibili account reminded fans that the submissions for the designs would be ending on August 23. In the meantime, fans were able to register an account for the future poll site.[13] On August 26, the voting period began and voters could choose only one design out of 73 submissions. The top ten works in the first round would enter the final round. The work with the highest number would become the ACE Virtual Singer design for Qingxian.[14] On August 31, the ten final designers were announced to be A Ke Meng Lu (阿克蒙噜), -Yun Bi- (-韵毕-), Juhua Zhan (菊花揸), Bei Qing Xiao (北清箫), Miao Sha Piao Xue (渺纱飘雪), Er Liang (二两), sainker, Jian Zhi Gingeli (兼芝Gingeli), Li Sha Yakou (利刹牙口), and Liangzi Jijing (量子鸡精). Final voting was expected to close on September 2.[15] On September 3, A Ke Meng Lu was announced as the winning designer with a total of 753 votes. The finalized version of the design may be adjusted accordingly.[16]
The ACE voicebank was open for public beta on September 13.[17]
Marketing[]
See also: VOCANESE Anime
Mo Qingxian was a fan-designed VOCALOID that was entered in the first "VOCALOID CHINA" contest, like Luo Tianyi. She was created with VOCALOID fans in mind.
VOCALOID CHINA PROJECT released a five-part promotional animation series for the VOCALOID CHINA characters. On May 15, 2012, at CFO3, the full first PV was made available, mainly featuring Tianyi with Ling making a brief cameo at the end. Qingxian’s officially appears in the third episode and the fourth episode mainly revolved around her.
In January 2015, VOCANESE promoted a 2015 calendar celebrating the Year of the Ram. Qingxian appears in the inside content.
Two contests were held in 2016 to allow fans to design a set of Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter clothes that are based on the Vsinger girls.
For her VOCALOID4 release, Qingxian's marketing heavily revolves around a regal theme. Prior to her release, Qingxian made an appearance at the Vsinger Live concert on June 17, 2017.[18] Her voicebank made its debut with the song "Ace", with the lyrics referring to her as a "queen". The design itself was changed to fit a more queenly appearance. Her product description refers to her as a "regal-sounding VOCALOID" and includes parts of "Ace"'s lyrics towards the end.
She was scheduled to appear at bilibili Macro Link 2018 on July 20 with the rest of the Vsinger cast.[19]
Voicebanks[]
- Mo Qingxian
- A soothing and mature female Mandarin Chinese vocal.
- Mo Qingxian (VOCALOID4), August 2, 2018
Reputation[]
Reaction[]
Both Qingxian and Zhiyu Moke have overall been released to a lukewarm reception compared to past vocals with very little interest or overall excitement. In the Chinese fandom, Qingxian was the least popular supporting Vsinger character as she appeared in less fanart and PVs than the rest of the supporting cast. In the Western fandom, she was relatively well liked in comparison.
Since her and Moke's release in August 2018, Qingxian is heavily underutilized between the two of them and is the least used Vsinger vocal overall.
In August 2019, "Zài Yībēi!" was the first song featuring Qingxian to reach 1 million views.
Trivia[]
- Qingxian's launch-date for her preorder period was June 14, 2018. June 14 is also the birthday of her voice provider, Mingyue.
Achievements[]
- One of the last VOCALOID4s to be released.
References[]
- ↑ http://acg.178.com/201305/162516409571.html
- ↑ http://www.bilibili.com/video/av7435954/
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/792490018318843938
- ↑ http://www.vocaloidism.com/chinese-vocaloid-luo-tianyi-friends-revealed/
- ↑ http://www.thstars.com/vsingers/#moqingxian
- ↑ https://www.weibo.com/5147262758/Hk5ySgflg
- ↑ https://imgur.com/GwoiOxV
- ↑ Sanskrit and logo
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/792490018318843938
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/853007279846326294
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/933078209137737750
- ↑ https://www.bilibili.com/opus/934704567432511529
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/959146942652219395
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/969863740721725462
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/971655607488610307
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/972830710608953345
- ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/976511306428317696
- ↑ http://weibo.com/5582156776/El9OqwhKA
- ↑ https://weibo.com/5582156776/GcN8mbvfk
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