Originally it is offered for free to all previous purchases of the original voicebanks until 20 September 2008.
VOCALOID Release: January 14 - Prima released.January: Gackt returns to the studio to record a second sample set for Gackpoid.The Kagamines, Rin and Len, sell 20,000 units in their first year.Hatsune Miku successfully sells 40,000 units in her first year of release.KAITO claims 2nd place on Nico Nico Douga "Best seller" award.Due to increased interest in VOCALOID, LEON, LOLA and MIRIAM are returned to sale.This was to be the last of the Character Vocal Series. Crypton Future Media, Inc.'s next Vocaloid "CV03" was revealed during the promotions of Kagamine Rin & Len.VOCALOID Release: December 27 - Kagamine Rin & Len released.December 25: Miku picks up an "All About" award.December 3: Kagamine Len was introduced.First recordings of Megurine Luka took place.DTM MAGAZINE sells the Hatsune Miku demo in their November 2007 issue - the magazine is reported as having sold out soon after.November 26: Hatsune Miku is nominated for an "All About" award.
November 8: Kagamine Rin is introduced as Crypton Future Media's next VOCALOID.
July 12: " Hatsune" revealed, giving the full name of Crypton's next VOCALOID as " Hatsune Miku".VOCALOID Release: June 29 - Sweet ANN released.This year is the earliest known involve with Vocaloid from Internet Co., Ltd.Attention turns to producing female Vocaloids for many years, Crypton Future Media believing there was no market for male Vocaloids at all when they start planning their Character Vocal Series. Due to KAITO's failure to sell in 2006 (managing to sell just 500 units, the least of any Vocaloid) there is a realisation that male Vocaloids do not sell.This contained the first ever film usage of VOCALOID™, the vocal was LOLA. November 25: The film " Paprika" was released.VOCALOID Release: February 17 - KAITO released.This is the earliest known year for the existence of "RONIE", the original codename of BIG AL.This was the first ever VOCALOID™ album, the vocal was LEON. The album " Mesto Pod Solntsem" was released.English Vocaloids met all expectations of sales, except in America.She is the most successful Vocaloid to be released. MEIKO sells well, selling over 3,000 units, which is 3x more then expected.LEON and LOLA won the 2005 Electronic Musician Editor’s Choice Award.The vocal MIRIAM performed the first ever song " Sad Mondays", a cover song, live on stage. December 26: A concert was held in Novosibirsk, Russia.