06 July 2011

KAGAMINE RIN / LEN - Vocaloid Character



Kagamine Rin
Age : 14 years
Height : 152 cm
Weight : 43 kg
Favorite Genre : Electro-pop, rock, pop
Favorite Tempo Range : 85~175BPM
Best Vocal Range : F3~C5
Character Item: Roadroller and mikan (japan orange)

Kagamine Len
Age : 14 years
Height : 156 cm
Weight : 47 kg
Favorite Genre : Pop, dance, rock
Favorite Tempo Range : 70~160BPM
Best Vocal Range : D3~C5
Character Item: Roadroller and banana

The Kagamine twins are well known for their very clear and precise vocals, which make them able to sing a variety of genres easily, including rock and electronic pop. Just with a few tweaks here and there they could sing almost any other genres as well - the ability to switch between a more masculine or feminine voice also allows for an even larger range of possible vocals than before.

The virtual singers Rin Kagamine and Len Kagamine are both voiced by Asami Shimoda, giving them a wonderful, youthful voice.


About Asami Shimoda:
Asami Shimoda is a Japanese female voice actress and the voice provider for the Vocaloid2 Kagamine Rin and Len. She was born in 1986 in Tottori, Japan. She developed her gift as a voice actress in her high school days and received a scholarship for a voice actress school. Her professional career started in 2005, providing her voice for the computer game The Idol M@ster. This product spread her fame in the industry and her adoption by Crypton following Saki Fujita was taken with no wonder.

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32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, I'm not sure if this is correct or not, but I'm pretty sure the twins are known for their muffled voices... the reason they had to have an ACT 2. Rin also cannot pronouce the "r" sound normally... at times she will say "kokolo kala; aishielu da, ect" In some songs she will rol her "r" sound. Len might not pronouce things correctly either. This is just my opinion from my knowledge, though :)

isytorchic said...

Responding to whomever just wrote that, uh, that's not true that she pronounces them wrong. In Japanese, "r" and "l" are the same thing. You'll notice words like "lolipop" are written "RORIPOPPU" because "r"s in Japanese are pronounced like "l" anyway. Mostly, "ra", "re", and sometimes "ro" and "ru" are pronounced "la", "le", "lo", "lu". "Ri" seems to be the only one usually pronounced as "r", but it varies from person to person. Generally speaking, those with thicker Japanese accents, or little kids, say "r"s like "l"s. Hope this help. (But yes, I do agree that the twins have a somewhat muffled voice, not a perfectly clear one.)

Anonymous said...

I like the twins very much than all the others. That's all...

Anonymous said...

rin and len are awesome :)

Anonymous said...

Rin..awsome
len.....just plain smexy

:p

Anonymous said...

I'm cosplaying as Rin Kagamine this year at a con :D I really love Rin! Thank you Asami for being Rin and Len's voice! Your voice is awesome!

Jessica said...

Rinxlen ALL THE WAY FTW!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE KAGAMINE RIN AND LEN!

Anonymous said...

yeah they sound wierd to me XD

Anonymous said...

Rin and Len are verternal twins for those who don't know what that means it means a boy and girl twin insted of girl girl or boy boy its girl and boy.

rin: pretty and awsome!!
len: atractive

Anonymous said...

rin and len ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!1:)

Anonymous said...

These twins are the best!! ~<3 KAGAMINATION!!

Anonymous said...

No

Anonymous said...

They were realised as twins but there relationship varies in songs, BTW Rins voice is a female pubic voice that Asami produces by singing at the top of her head. where Len's MALE! but young voice is produced by Asami singing from the chest. They are both great and I think have the best reaching pitches, plus they are so kawaii,
Watashi wa kagami neren to rin wa subarashī, totemo kawaīdesu aishi, jibun no boisubanku wa, kyōi-tekina pitchi ni tassuru. Anata no koe Asami no tame ni hontōniarigatōgozaimashita
(sorry if I have typed that wrong my Japanese is off)

Anonymous said...

I really like the kagamine twins!
RIN!!!!!LEN!!!!!!!!
I really like their songs
my favorite is MELTDOWN by Rin

darkchaos said...

she also voices the bunny boss alien in BRS, been a while since I played that game but still so cute and squeaky

rinli said...

this..is..cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Len I have to say is my favorite
Vocaloid. As a little kid I had a crush on him (still kinda do)
Because he sang all my favorite songs
The riddler who can't solve riddles,
Servant of evil and so on.

Anonymous said...

Just to let you know whoever made this, Len and Rin are not twins! They are in fact the same person. whoever made Len and Rin they apparently spilt them to have good vocal sounds and to increase the popularity for them. So Len and Rin Kagamine are neither twins nor are they lovers.

Anonymous said...

>- >- MIKU SAYS HI!!!!!! ^w^ -< -< -<

Anonymous said...

Ring is the one that is real and Len is the mirror. Watch their music video, black vow and it will explain.

Anonymous said...

There twins right then wtf is this http://m.youtube.com/?reload=2&rdm=un71z394#/watch?v=S5SpDPxxcJk&feature=related

Anonymous said...

Rin and Len are twins of course...maybe in some videos they are not blood related...but one thing for sure is they are not same person...bcoz moat of their songs approve that they are twins like servant of evil,looking for u in the sky,a faint wish...among vocaloids, they are meant to be twins..

Anonymous said...

Actually, they aren't twins (see Vocaloid Wiki). At least not officially, mothy_P uses them as twins when they are Rilianne (Daughter of Evil) and Allen (Servant of Evil), and Hansel and Gretel (I think...), but Shuujin-P likes to use them as lovers (Prisoner/Paper Plane, Utopia) or just siblings (Orphan, A Faint Wish).
Crypton says they were created as mirror images, and there was something about them sharing a soul, but otherwise it's up to the producer of the songs.

Sakura said...

Rin & Len are my favorite!!!!

( But I love Len more lol shhhh don't tell Rin!!!)

Unknown said...

The Mirror-Twins(as I call them)are definitely my favorite! In fact, I'm currently saving up to cosplay Rin!

Anonymous said...

didn't Rin and Len have problems with their voices? Alike Rin will often say l instead of r, which is why they had an act 2

Anonymous said...

Thats just how japanese pronoun the words. Of course they have a higher chance of pronouncing correctly as they ARE Japanese... cant say much about their language as foreigners

Kaga-chan said...

you know if i was a boy i'd date Len
but i'd obviously marry Rin
(don't ask ._.)

THE Kagamine's are favorite VOCALOIDS out of All of them. don't get me wrong i love everyVOCALOID i know of but these two beat them all

Anonymous said...

I'm cosplaying Rin at this years Exeter comicon :) WHAT IM SO HAPPY ABOUT IS THAT I HAVE THE EXCAT SAME HAIR COLOUR AND STYLE TO RINSSSSSSS

Anonymous said...

I have heard Rin, she is cute. I personally like Mayu,SeeU,and Hatsune but Rin is good too though I only know her song Meltdown

Anonymous said...

The twins are the best of the best. Hopin' to finish a cover with them later this month! I'm so close to getting done, yet sooo far away!!!