VOCALOID Most Iconic KAITO Original Songs 2006-2020

[TheStarPalace]

Hello, Vocaverse. ​

I've been a Kaito fan for 9 years now, and in that time I've seen almost every opinion on him there is. Yeah, Kaito is one of the most recognizable Vocaloids, but in 2020 it's rare that I (personally) find people who actively seek out songs with him. I made this list for an anniversary project I'm doing, with no intention to post it. But after meeting so many people who can't name a song with him that wasn't from over a decade ago, I thought this collection might help a little.
Kaito is one of the oldest Vocaloids, so it was fun to track his growth over such a long period of time. There are definitely some songs I missed (I used VocaDB to find all of these), but I can always add more.
*Note: This thread is not made to shame people who don't go out of their way to look for niche Vocaloid content. I'm also not saying these are "must listens" or anything, just the most notable Kaito songs from certain years.

I chose songs that had a substantial view count (depending on the release year). These picks are personal and based on my own opinions of what's "iconic".
There are duets/group songs and not just solos here, too. Kaito's success was heavily influenced by Miku's release, and of course a lot of popular Kaito songs are duets with Meiko.
I was considering including the Hitoshizuku x Yama and Machigerita songs where Kaito sings, but....even if they are popular, Kaito doesn't really have a lead role in them.

I was around for a good chunk of these song releases, so I'll also include notes on what I remember from those years, who entered the community, what was going on, etc. There's a lot more to Kaito fandom than just ice cream and folk music, trust me.
I used Youtube links for most of these since it's more convenient, but I would definitely recommend giving the producers views on their own uploads. I might look for better/more official links later, because...typing all this out took like 2 hours

2006- It was very hard to find anything notable with Kaito released this year-mostly his demos and some various covers/remixes on niconico. Most of the Vocaloid niconico stuff from this year uses Meiko. I did find one video which I think is a cover?-but the link in the description is broken.

Various Kaito Demos Made by YAMAHA
I can't beat the BOT by Pasuru​

2007-This is when Kaito started to become a "thing." The video that made Kaito associated with ice cream was also posted this year (the upload only has 144k views-talk about the butterfly effect!) Most originals, etc. with him were duets.

Hikyou Sentai Urotander by ShinP
Onajiyouni by hatiku​

2008- This was THE year for Kaito. If you play Project Diva, you've definitely heard these songs before. I threw Old Radio and Crimson Flower in there for some lesser known classics.

Cantarella by KuroUsaP
Cendrillon by SignalP
Thousand Year Solo by yanagiP
Shineba ii no ni by Dobu Usagi
Crimson Flower by WandererP
Old Radio by ul

Pair of Wintry Winds by ShigotoshiteP/hinayukki
Erase or Zero by CrystalP/HzEdge​

2009- Another very iconic year for Kaito. This is about the time natsuP, mothy, and Shinjou-p started making songs with Kaito: names you'll see a few more times in this list.

Ashes to Ashes by Tennen
Setsugetsuka by natsuP
Time Forgotten One by ShigotoshiteP/hinayukki
Rosary Pale by ShinjouP
Warum by MazoP
Blue Lotus by PairoP
Wake-up Call by OSTER Project
Song of the Clocktower by 3106

Imitation Black by natsuP
ACUTE by KuroUsaP​

2010- Quite a few hits were released this year, Mayuko also started making Kaito songs in 2010 and is still doing it today. Shinjou has unfortunately deleted many of their old songs, but reprints of them can be found. The creative circle Gensou Airly started making music in this year, mostly Kaito/Gakupo/Len/Kiyoteru idol songs.

Judgement of Corruption by mothy
Pane dhiria by ShinjouP
Heartbeat Clocktower by mothy
The Greatest Sin March by Machigerita
What's COLOR? by ShinjouP
Tsuki-Yuki-Hana by Ebot
Sweet's beast by MendayP
Niibiro Sora ni Hanafubuki by ShigotoshiteP/Hinayukki

Undertaker of Blue Rose by mayuko
Your Highness My Princess by PantanP/Gensou Airly​

2011- The amount of popular songs tapers off a bit here. However, Kaito was used in a number of group songs this year. Gensou Airly was very active, too.

Haitoku no Kioku~The Lost Memory~ by natsuP
FLOWER TAIL by yuukiss

iNSaNiTY by CircusP
Arrest Rose by natsuP
Yume Kara Ochita Kajitsu by PantanP/Gensou Airly​

2012- More of what we've come to expect for Kaito songs of this era: new songs from mothy, Shinjou, and SCL Project dominated here.

Wireless Idol by Daisuke Ohnuma
Prayer Voice by mayuko
Mind Scientist by ShinjouP

Room 13943 by natsuP
Handbeat Clocktower by mothy​

2013- This is the year Kaito was updated for V3, and because of that we got a downpour of songs that have now become classics. Halyosy also started making group songs about this time.

Crescent Moon by KuroUsaP
Salamander of Soap by BucchigiriP
Mikaboshi by 3106
Wireless Idol (Remaster) by Daisuke Ohnuma
Caged Flower by Re:nG
YESTERDAY'S DREAMS by Agoaniki
Loops and loops by sat

Impulse x Pandemonics by PolyphonicBranch
Natsu Fuu Realize by PantanP/Gensou Airly​

2014- The most important release this year was definitely Snowman. It was a little hard to find songs from this year for some reason? Nevertheless, the pickings are pretty good.

Snowman by Halyosy
Blessing by Halyosy (I just had to include one of the group songs, they're so great)

On the rocks by OSTER Project
Stalemate by Re:nG
SHOOT ON TOKYO! by natsuP & haku​

2015- This is another HUGE year for Kaito. Why? Nyanyannya started making Kaito songs. Doctor=Funkbeat is far from the only Kaito song Nyanyannya has made; he's been carrying the Kaito community for 5 years now. Re:nG also started getting a bit more popular this year.

Doctor=Funk Beat by nyanyannya
Drug of Gold by mothy
DEVOTION by Re:nG
falgift by mayuko

Kotonoha Tsuzuri by ShigotoshiteP/hinayukki​

2016- This year was Kaito's 10th anniversary. Attakaito is pretty much the theme song of this year, as it should be. The iconic Kaito/Naoto duet version of At Gods Mercy was released this year on the album for Kaito's 10th anniversary. I know it's a cover but I couldn't resist adding it.

Attakaito by halyosy
Funk beat Junk beat by nyanyannya (this link goes to the remastered version, but the original version was posted in 2016)
Hyper Gore Flying Squirrel Stick Disappear-y Genius by nyanyannya

Association Actress~Hunter and Beast~ by Hitoshizuku and Yama
At God's Mercy (cover), song by rerulili
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2017- Nyanyannya once again delivers. Re:nG continues to use Kaito., but I haven't added many of their songs because most of them don't have a lot of views. But they're still worth a look.

DIZZ You XXX IT? by nyanyannya
1/4 by CircusP
The Moment Before the End by Lystrialle

El Tango Egoista by nyanyannya
Kakuen no Philosophia by Nyanyannya
Innocent Flower by natsuP​

2018- This was a pretty dry year, all things considered. The ABCD Kaito album fan project was active around this time, though, and Shinjou wrote a couple original songs for it.

ARIA by ShinjouP
Fantasy Kaleidoscope by Re:nG
Karisome no Lycoris by Re:nG​

2019- This maybe doesn't count as a huge year for Kaito, but one big change did come- Kasamura Toota became popular. They're mostly known for using Miku, but they also have some Kaito songs. Not gonna lie, Haisou makes me cry every time I listen to it(doesn't help that it's about persisting in life throughout countless failures...just like Kaito).
Kashii Moimi also rose to prominence: while also more known for their Miku songs, Moimi is a huge fan of Kaito. And Umetora had a song with Kaito in it. thats cool

Haisou by Kasamura Toota
Manmade Wings by Kasamura Toota
Noel de Figaro by nyanyannya
Hanairo by Kashii Moimi
Invincible-code by ShigotoshiteP/hinayukki
Anata wo Sukuu Hana Koso Are by Kasamura Toota

Tsukiyo no Otome by natsuP
SURVIVE by Umetora​

2020- Yes, there have been some Kaito hits in 2020! Since most of them don't have a lot of notoriety yet, I mostly just picked my favorites from this year. Toota has been very active. So has ShinjouP.

Oni o Karu Mono by ShigotoshiteP/hinayukki
Von Braun and Submarine by nyanyannya
Hanairo by Kashii Moimi
Lose one's Link by ShinjouP

Kutsu to Tsume by Kasamura Toota​

If you read this far, you deserve a whole tub of vanilla ice cream! If you listened to even one song in this thread you haven't heard of before, then I'm glad. Even if not, I'm glad, because you took time out of your day to read something I wrote.
Maybe Kaito's popularity has been in a downward spiral since 2010. But a lot of the people who were making hits back then are still here now, and we have some new names in the Kaito fandom to look forward to.

Can you hear me now, KAITOnation?​

 

[TheStarPalace]

Happy 13 month anniversary of this thread! This fall and winter made me really nostalgic for last year, when I did a deep dive into all this Kaito stuff. Did I ever stop listening to Kaito songs? Not at all. Am I still chomping at the bit to share Kaito originals with even more Vocaloid fans? Of course! Unlike the above list, these are just my personal favorites from this year plus some other popular songs. It's all self-indulgence. The list from before is basically complete, but writing about a Vocaloid feels incomplete without that list being dynamic and changing over time. That's what we all like about Vocaloid, right?

This was a monumental year for Kaito, considering 2021 marks his fifteenth year of life. Kaito fans not only had a bone thrown their way, but an entire steak full of new content, and old works were brought back, feeling just as magical as when they were new.

I can't get far here without mentioning Magical Mirai 2021. Not only was Kaito one of the main features, the showings in Osaka and Tokyo had the very first "official" live performance of SignalP's iconic song Cendrillon. Another notable event was Miku Expo 2021 featuring "Reload words" by sat, a song which has also never been in an official concert before-and one almost NO ONE expected. Seriously, I've been begging and praying for a sat song to be in a concert forever now, but I NEVER would have guessed that's the song of theirs that would make it. Anyways.

KarenT's Kaito 15th anniversary collection can't be ignored either. I'd recommend any of these songs to a Kaito fan/listener, even though not all of them are from 2021. Here's some highlights. (HappY EnD was added as a bonus track on the Magical Mirai 2021 CD, I just wasn't sure where else to put it)

FLASH by Kashii Moimi
Kai Kai * Crazy Exciting Night
We had pray to same shooting star by CrystalP/HzEdge
HappY EnD by Kou​

The game Project Sekai (which got an English version this year by the way) has given rise to many songs with Kaito just doing harmonies-ordinarily I wouldn't point these out but Tondemo Wonders is notable for having over a million views despite being out for less than a year! Worldwide Wander also gets a special shoutout for having a gorgeous looking PV with More More Jump and Kaito all together! SukoyaCathedral is a KaitoP who's been getting more popular recently, and their song "Judas" won a Project Sekai contest, meaning their song will eventually be added to the game.

Tondemo Wonders by sasakure.uk
Worldwide Wander by TOKOTOKO
Judas by SukoyaCathedral​

The Harbor of Drifting Blue, an overseas album compilation, was released for Kaito's Birthday too. Here's one of the songs that was a part of it. The digital album is $8.

Heaven in the Sky by ShinyaKIAN​

Ever-present Kaito fanartist Nokuhashi released multiple covers for Kaito's birthday, but this cover of Wakaba's "Convenient Singer", has the most views by a mile. A gigantic collaboration group also released a song called Singer Hero in February. Kaito, Kaito everywhere, and not a bit of ice cream to eat...

Various favorites from this year
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Sneerer by Kirino Souta - Released as part of the Vocaloid Collection Spring 2021
Shiwakucha by Kasamura Toota - This is so darn sappy but it's such a good song
Boku to Waraou by Nukomimi - kitty
Don't kill me,Darling by Ketsubosho-P - This artist makes really good Kaito drawings, and started producing music recently.
Girl of Es by Aruma - One of my favorite new Kaito producers. They just started making Vocaloid music a year ago.
Tsukumogami Crisis by Ketsubosho-P - Kaito in kawaii future bass. That sentence either made you excited or completely made you disinterested.
Not an original but my friend covered Teo with Kaito V1 and it's the bop of the century

Duets, etc.​

Flavus by mayuko
Mr. SCHADENFREUDE by Hitoshizuku and Yama (Vocaloid 8)
I Live By Thinking of You by Hinayukki
Deep Dear by maya
Counter-Attacker by SukoyaCathedral
Orange Time by KidP and CrystalP (I know KidP and CrystalP are on this list twice but this song is just SO CUTE OK)
Harapeko by GoBS
Mad Puppeteer's Swing by CATTS

And that's the end of the sequel no one expected. Any Kaito songs you liked this year?

 

[Midori]

Thank you so much for this! Now I have a bunch of Kaito songs to listen to that I haven't heard of.
I'd also like to suggest Cendrillion (10th Anniversary Edition) and anoi isái yu mlál by Lystrialle.