
Why do stores sell so much Hatsune Miku merch, yet never play Vocaloid, UTAU, SynthV and Voicepeak music in stores, even after Fortnite made Miku even more mainstream and popular?
I have always wanted stores to play Hatsune Miku and I’ve always wondered why stores sell so much Hatsune Miku, Vocaloid, UTAU, SynthV, and Voicepeak merchandise, yet never play any of the music in-store. One time at Hot Topic while buying a Miku tank top, I asked an employee about it and she said they do take song suggestions, but the music choices are up to corporate.
It just feels weird that stores will sell merch for characters like Hatsune Miku, Rin & Len Kagamine, KAITO, MEIKO, Megurine Luka, GUMI, IA, and Kasane Teto, but you almost never hear their music playing anywhere. Even Round 1 Arcades
barely play Vocaloid songs outside of the game machines.
Honestly, I wish more stores, gyms, and public places would play Vocaloid music instead of the same mainstream radio songs all the time. Vocaloid fans literally make and share their own music, so it would be awesome hearing it in public more often.