Utaite
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| Name(s): | Utaite, 歌い手 |
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| Scope/Focus: | Music |
| Date(s): | ???-present |
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Utaite is a term for people who cover Vocaloid or J-Pop songs and post them on NicoNicoDouga and YouTube. It is related to Utattemita, a term which means "tried to sing," which is frequently used in the titles of their videos.[1]
By definition, utaites are people who initially rise to prominence online. However, many utaites amass large followings. Some popular utaites have given live concerts,[2] released CDs,[3] and sold merchandise [4]. A few utaites have ultimately used their platforms to launch professional singing careers [5][6]. Some utaite have also launched careers as VTubers.[7]
Fandom
The fandom mostly consists of fanfiction revolving around popular utaites. Slash is very common in fanfiction, along with reader insert fanfiction.
As with many other fandoms about music, discussions surrounding RPF are found in the utaite fandom, with some believing shipping the utaite to be disgusting while others thinking there isn't anything wrong with doing so.
Popular Ships
As of March 2022, the most popular ships in the utaite fandom on AO3 are:
- Mafumafu/Soraru
- Aho no Sakata/Uratanuki
- Eve/Sou
- Amatsuki | Amanogawa Kakeru/Itou Kashitarou
- Itou Kashitarou/Rib
- Lon/Soraru
Archives & Links
- Utaite Wikia
- Utaite works on AO3