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He uses a wide variety of vocal synths in his music, and has also made demo songs for upcoming voicebanks (such as "Golden Afternoon" for Chis-A English and "Dawn" for [=SynthV=] Solaria). In 2015, he won the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO SONG CONTEST with his song "Ten-Thousand Stars". Two of his songs ("Copycat" and "Goodbye") appeared in ''VideoGame/ProjectSekai'' in 2022. Originally exclusive to the English version, they were added to the Japanese and Taiwanese versions of the game in 2023.

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He uses a wide variety of vocal synths in his music, and has also made demo songs for upcoming voicebanks (such as "Golden Afternoon" for Chis-A English and "Dawn" for [=SynthV=] Solaria). In 2015, he won the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO SONG CONTEST with his song "Ten-Thousand Stars". Two of his songs ("Copycat" and "Goodbye") appeared in ''VideoGame/ProjectSekai'' ''VideoGame/HatsuneMikuColorfulStage'' in 2022. Originally exclusive to the English version, they were added to the Japanese and Taiwanese versions of the game in 2023.
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** The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of ''CMYK'', going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.

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** The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of ''CMYK'', going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.you. This message also pairs into it sending off Circus’ ''CMYK'' album.
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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for ''CMYK'' which featured the work of different artists for each music video.

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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing switching between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for ''CMYK'' which featured the work of different artists for each music video.
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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for the CMYK project which featured the work of different artists for each music video.

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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for the CMYK project ''CMYK'' which featured the work of different artists for each music video.



** The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of CMYK, going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.

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** The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of CMYK, ''CMYK'', going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.
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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for the CMYK project which featured the work of many different artists for each different music video.

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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for the CMYK project which featured the work of many different artists for each different music video.
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* ArtShift: Various different artists collaborated on the music video for “Metronome”, flashing between Miki drawn in the artists’ different styles at the end of the video as part of it being a send off for the CMYK project which featured the work of many different artists for each different music video.

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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of CMYK, going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.

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** “Dolphin” is about the singer wishing they could stay with someone they care about.
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The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of CMYK, going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: The repeated lyrics of “don’t wanna let you go” show up in “Metronome”, the last song of CMYK, going with the song’s message that even though it’s difficult for something to end, part of the experience will always stay with you.
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* KillingYourAlternateSelf:
** "Better Off Worse" has a shot where flower strangles her happier self, representing how she's going to stay miserable and keep making dark content so that she can keep her audience interested.
** The main visual for "SLASH/ER" has MAYU screaming in the foreground as an alternate version of herself stands behind her with a knife covered in blood, showing how she takes on both the role of the victim and the villain due to being self-aware that she's in a slasher.


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* ScreamingWoman: MAYU's pose in "SLASH/ER", where she's holding her head with both her hands and screaming as the killer is right behind her.

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* ''Last Words'' (2021)

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* ''Last Words'' (2021)(2021) (A [[FanMusic fan song]] for ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'')


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* MythologyGag: All of flower's outfits in "Better Off Worse" are from Circus' past songs.

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His website can be found [[https://www.vocacircus.com/ here]].



* ColourMotif: Each EP in ''CMYK'' is named after a colour which represents the songs included: ''Yellow'' focuses on bright, happy sounding songs, ''Magenta'' focuses on energetic pop songs, ''Cyan'' focuses on more emotional and solemn songs, and ''Key'' (themed around dark purple and black) has more intense tracks.
* DramaticThunder: The extended version of "SLASH/ER" features thunderous noises in the background as the singer proclaims that she'll become the titular slasher, leading to the final chorus.
* DrivenToSuicide: In “Goodbye”, the singer expresses the desire to end her own life, even though she's scared to go through with it.



* PrecisionFStrike: One of few uses of profanity in Circus' songs comes in "Marco Polo" when Kaito says he wants to give up on "self-improvement bullshit".

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* PepTalkSong: "Puzzle" has Miku encourage the listener to trust in the creative process, not be afraid to express their feelings, and to never give up, with her promising that she'll keep cheering them on.
* PrecisionFStrike: One of few uses of profanity in Circus' songs comes in "Marco Polo" when Kaito KAITO says he wants to give up on "self-improvement bullshit".
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'''[=CircusP=]''' is an American music producer who primarily uses Music/{{Vocaloid}} and other vocal synth software. His name comes from one of his most well known songs, "Circus Monster", which was released in 2010.

He uses a wide variety of vocal synths in his music, and has also made demo songs for upcoming voicebanks (such as "Golden Afternoon" for Chis-A English and "Dawn" for [=SynthV=] Solaria). In 2015, he won the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO SONG CONTEST with his song "Ten-Thousand Stars". Two of his songs ("Copycat" and "Goodbye") appeared in ''VideoGame/ProjectSekai'' in 2022. Originally exclusive to the English version, they were added to the Japanese and Taiwanese versions of the game in 2023.

!!Discography:
[[AC:Albums/[=EPs=]]]
* ''Lucid'' (2012)
* ''Cupcake - EP'' (2013)
* ''Five'' (2014)
* ''715'' (2017)
* ''Spectrum'' (2020)
* ''Yellow'' (2022)
* ''Magenta'' (2022)
* ''Cyan'' (2022)
* ''Key'' (2022)
* ''CMYK'' (2023)
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* ''Beast'' (2018)
* ''Welcome to the Circus/Haywire'' (2018)
* ''Zombie'' (2019)
* ''Afraid of Everything'' (2019)
* ''Warning Signs'' (2019)
* ''Wake Me'' (2020)
* ''Turn Bronze to Gold'' (2020)
* ''Dreaming With You'' (2020)
* ''キミを探す'' (2020)
* ''[=GHOULiSH=]'' (2020)
* ''What I need (MONEY!)'' (2020)
* ''My Own'' (2020)
* ''Last Words'' (2021)
* ''Cause + Effect'' (2021)
* ''Round and Round'' (2021)
* ''Bubble Gum'' (2021) (made for the collaboration between Music/HatsuneMiku and ''VideoGame/{{Ninjala}}'')
* ''SLASH/ER'' (2021)
* ''Dawn'' (2022)

!! [=CircusP=]'s music provides examples of:
* BreakupSong: "Detrimental" is about wanting to move past feelings for an ex.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the music video for "Better Off Worse", flower's hairstyle switches between a ponytail to represent her cheerful self and short hair to represent her miserable self.
* PrecisionFStrike: One of few uses of profanity in Circus' songs comes in "Marco Polo" when Kaito says he wants to give up on "self-improvement bullshit".
* QueerRomance: "Lie" and "I(Love)" are both love songs from a woman to another woman.
* ShapeshifterIdentityCrisis: "Copycat" is about a girl who constantly erases her personality and remakes it in the image of whatever the people around her are like in order to please them until she eventually starts to forget who she was in the first place.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: In "Better Off Worse", flower forces herself to stay within her own pain because her fans only like her edgy content.
* YouBastard: "Better Off Worse" is an angsty song with dark lyrics about how the singer is miserable because people only listen to their angsty songs with dark lyrics.
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