【欲音ルコ♂ / Yokune Ruko ♂】Meltdown / 炉心融解【UTAU-Synth cover】

A Yokune Ruko version of Meltdown for when you want to go absolutely feral.
Happy birthday Ruko :)
I call this video…”I have no idea what I’m doing!”
I got a new video editing program and in all honesty this MV was a test hahaha. My computer can't handle the program at all and was laggy as hell, so until I get a new laptop I had to make do with what I could - a few things are off time, for example, and there's a few glitches as I'm an MV newbie, but I hope it’s alright regardless!
I'll be uploading another version of this MV in a short while, one that's a bit simpler to read.
As for this cover, I really put my heart into it. I tuned this song during a very very stressful time, perhaps that added something to it somewhat.
I really wanted to use Tanjiro Taidana’s UST as I loved the idea of adding an alternate language in the middle - I thought I’d add my own flair to it by adding in German! I’m running on one year of German classes I took 3 years ago, but I had a German friend check over them so they should be okay! …Hopefully!
As for the Korean, if there’s any mistakes in the subtitling I’m really sorry - I don’t have any experience with that language unfortunately, so although I tried my very best to make sure the written transcription was accurate to what I saw in Tanjiro Taidana’s video, I just want to give a warning that I can’t be absolutely 100% certain.
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MP3 Download: bit.ly/3nsNew5
CREDITS:
Original song: Meltdown / Roshin Yuukai / 炉心融解 by Iroha (Sasaki) using Kagamine Rin / 鏡音リン
- Original lyrics: Kuma
Links to original: www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8089993 / roshin
Translation by me, aided in parts by: • 【鏡音リン】炉心融解 Kagamine Ri...
Cover tuning and mixing: Pigeon
Cover video: Pigeon
UST: Tanjiro Taidana ( / tanjirotaidana , German edit by Pigeon
- Korean lyrics on original Tanjiro Taidana UST by Yoram
UTAU used: Yokune Ruko ♂ male KIRE / 欲音ルコ♂キレ by Team Long-sleeper
Video resources:
Art by me.
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Overlay 3: • Video
Footage: • Video
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Off vocal: I combined two, one by Alex Ortiz Rodriguez ( • Rin Kagamine - Meltdow... ) and another here ( • 【ニコカラ】　鏡音リン 炉心融解 off v... )
Channel PFP and Banner art by C0inLockerBaby on Tiktok, @C0inL0ckerBaby on Instagram. Go check em out!
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[@geo_7924]

Ruko pog

[@khadizabhuiyan.random2758]

Indeed.

[@rayvonistired]

Hand chap

[@hootoftheowl.]

Hand chap

[@Wxs_Fan.]

Hand Chap

[@Nico-S195]

Hand Chap

[@olenalikesutau4611]

Ruko goes from feminine to masculine, whisper to scream, growl to calm voice, breaths to roboticness, I. LOVE. IT! So many emotions he expresses! More than in any other covers! Also him not hitting some notes right sometimes made me 0_0 of the realism here! He sounds basically like a human boy with a tone of autotune and emotions!!

[@Imdeadtome]

I TOTALLY GET IT!!!

[@snoflower12]

we love ruko

[@Yeah_You_Thought]

We stan

[@tobichioma4908]

ah yes, the frier of ruko's vocal cords. always lovely to hear these!

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thanks so much!! I can promise Ruko will once again receive many cough drops 🛐

[@dairenialeia]

HE SOUNDS LIKE... SO BROKEN AND TORN UP HERE KINDA LIKE A MACHINE BREAKING OR SOMETHING?? AND HONESTLY IT IS SO NICE ITS SCRATCHING THE ITCH IN MY TINY LITTLE BRAIN THAT JUST REQUIRES ROBOTIC FRIED VOCALS LIKE THIS KEEP IT UP BROTHER !!!!

[@chalkwarrior5542]

this cover sounds like the "AREN'T YOU TIRED OF BEING NICE? DONT' YOU JUST WANNA GO APESH" post. i love it.

[@CoffeeCat12]

This cover made me deceased and then sent me heaven. I have no words for how good this is

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you!! So much!! It took me a long time to hype myself up to upload it, so it means a lot that you like it! 🥲💖

[@ekomieran7150]

his voice gets really scratchy and grating, but it fits this song so perfectly. he genuinely sounds angry and hopeless, which is how this song is supposed to sound - after all the protagonist wants to kill themself. over all fucking amazing cover, my favorite one of meltdown i've ever heard.

[@mia-sm3gj]

HOLY SHIT DUDE YOU DONT EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS IS MY FAVORITE VOCALOID SONG AND IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A RUKO COVER FOREVER OHHHHH MY GOD

[@PigeonandRuko]

I’m so glad you like it!! Makes me very happy hehe 💖

[@carafloww]

I ASCENDED INTO THE 12TH DIMENSION WHILE LISTENING TO THIS THIS IS THE BEST MELTDOWN COVER EVER. YOU NEVER FAIL TO CARESS MY SOUL WITH YOUR TUNING.

[@PigeonandRuko]

You’re too kind thank you so much 😭💖 That’s such an honour waaaaaAAA

[@carafloww]

@@PigeonandRuko i just enjoy your covers very much!! u are very talented and i look forward to everything that u make 💕

[@loveloveamor]

OH MY GOD WHAT,, THIS COVER HAS SO MUCH EMOTION AND RUKO LITERALLY SOUNDS LIKE THEYRE ON THE VERGE OF A MENTAL BREAKDOWN, YOUR TUNING IS AMAZING IVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THIS COVER WINS, OUT OF ALL MELTDOWN COVERS IVE HEARD, THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE. LIKE OMGGGG,,, I KEEP REPLAYING 4:50 BECAUSE WHAT ?!?!?!? THAT BLEW ME AWAY,, PROPS TO U

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you so much ajdhgfdjhd!!!! That makes me so happy, that’s exactly the vibe I was going for! I’m so glad you like it! 💖

[@embraceyourinnercringe]

you can say ruko is having a meltdown

[@potato_dogs_2710]

Ruko sounds like he's getting sun burns I love it.

[@KoffiBean_]

This is most likely the peak of Ruko's voice. You did an incredible job, this sounds incredible.

[@PigeonandRuko]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you so much!!

[@KoffiBean_]

@@PigeonandRuko you're very welcome

[@mingyukisser]

best meltdown cover ever

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you so much omg! What an honour 🥺💖

[@ezmirandteto]

This is genuinely the best ruko cover to ever come out. I cannot express how amazing this is and how much I love it. Everything about this cover is genuinely so perfect and there is literally nothing bad I could ever dare say about it. KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK PIGEON AND DON'T FORGET HOW LOVED YOU ARE❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Aya_nami]

Man, this cover is simply GENIUS You can truly feel the desperation that the song talks about, it feels like Ruko really is having a meltdown to the point of glitching, so cool

[@EwWeather]

I think the tempo is faster than the original? Or am I tripping? Either way Rulo losing his vocal cords are always welcome to my heart

[@PigeonandRuko]

Ooh an interesting observation! I’m not sure actually! This is the full, long version of Meltdown so I wonder if the tempo really is changed a bit 👀

[@KoffiBean_]

I don't think the tempo has changed, it's probably just your mind playing tricks on you. This happened to me countless times before so I would know xD

[@omori-kid8602]

It doesn't sound different to me, maybe it's the UTAU

[@andrewmacmillan8024]

I’m obsessed with this Chanel cause it hasn’t forgotten where it came from and still stays true to old styles of tuning

[@firenyx45]

this is the most uncomfortable cover of meltdown i have ever heard, and i mean that in the absolute best way possible. this is incredible. leaving a billion cough drops for ruko the post-breakdown throat scratchies are real

[@croissant07]

duuuude, this took me off guard in the absolute BEST way possible! like, not only are the vocals top tier but the video editing is astounding too like? my face hurts from smiling? also the r rolls at both the 'allegro's are just.. ✨✨✨

[@Tayla-ChanProd6245]

It's like Ruko's bloodcurdling screams are at 4:39 and 4:51 sound like he was the actor of a horror but an emotional movie during the song. Pigeon, how did you do that?! 😳

[@AngelDreams]

Seems like everyone reached heaven 👀 May I join the heaven? Too late, already there ☺️ it’s like Ruko knew German all along 🤭 very nice!

[@PigeonandRuko]

Come on in! 🥳 Trying to manipulate hiragana to sound even vaguely like German phonetics was certainly a challenge hahah. Thanks so much! ❤️💙

[@marnmalue9135]

i'm rotating so hard this is so good?? i've never heard Ruko with so, so much emotion and im so so in love w this cover

[@sofiagh9084]

this cover is absolutely brutal, i ascended then came back to listen to it again once more because wow

[@theoneandon1yfem]

I'm so glad my friend showed me this cover- I love Ruko KIRE so much- I'd definitely let Ruko sing me to sleep XD

[@gothiiispiderz]

based on the lyrics i think they're singing themselves to sleep forever

[@10percentREVERBED]

@@gothiiispiderz THE FACT THAT YOURE NOT WRONG IM SOBBINF

[@jusak-kun4706]

0:35 that's me ascending after listening to this cover.

[@mudbucket1354]

this by far the most passionate cover i have ever, and i mean ever, heard for this song. absolutely fantastic

[@MXRXTX]

i was head banging to this! i love hearing Ruko scream

[@Wekulu]

ruko came in my house and broke my legs. i can only say thank you

[@10percentREVERBED]

3:29 THE GERMAN BRO /pos

[@yourskeletonlockedinsideof4402]

this cover actually sent chills down my spine. thank you so much for gracing my ears with this masterpiece

[@dsuki7015]

I went to look up Ruko covers out of nostalgia and this came up. I opened up the video and it's been just 10 full minutes of my mouth open in disbelief. The sHEER POWER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG WITH RUKO IS JUST AMAZING- all the growls and effects alongside tuning to it deadass felt like i was getting punched in the face throughout the entire song. You most definitely earned a new subscriber and I was overjoyed to see all the Ruko content on your channel that I am most definitely binging after this because holy shit this is amazing. I have n e v e r heard tuning this unhinged and i am HERE for it. Keep it up bro, because holy shit its amazing-

[@otomototonomoto]

I mean this in the best way possible, the tuning is so unique that it almost sounds like it’s sentence-mixed, does anyone else hear that? Where you cut up a bunch of sentences and glue a few of the sounds together to make someone say something new. This sound so sick, I love it :)

[@shinytogebre]

Ruko destroyed their voice for this. They're gonna need a looot of tea and cough drops.

[@auralynn3862]

Gods... now that I have my good headset back and I can enjoy music synesthetically again, you did something REAL special with the tuning here. His voice has a kind of shape to it that you just don't get in most vocals.

[@Rtyan._.]

この頭を引っ掻き回してくれるがなり声が大好きすぎる。。。すきですルコ様ああああ

[@Alex-wy7ym]

I absolutely love your covers, your tunin is amazing, good video as always :)

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you so much!! 🙇‍♀️💖

[@iicotton_candyii5568]

this is my favorite cover

[@SonicStalker123]

Oh my god, this cover is amazing!!! The different voice banks mixed together are absolutely amazing and I am living for it!! This song belongs to Ruko now :D Also: all of the growls actually suit this song and can we talk about the “rrrr”s?? I am ascending

[@nicknamedude]

THE MUSIC VIDEO NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT MORE WOAAH

[@Kitty294_]

Dang the emotion 🤯 I also like the effect added (makes it sound like the singing is glitching and having a malfunction in the software)

[@kazuki0109]

THIS IS RUKO while I listen korean and english I screamd

[@PigeonandRuko]

I’m glad you like it!!

[@snoflower12]

IM JUMPING IN WITH RUKO WHOS COMING W ME 🏃‍♀️

[@eeeEEEeeeEEEEEE-eeeeeee]

me

[@Roadkill2930]

This is godly!! Thank you, Pigeon! I’ve listened to your version of this song for a while and I just noticed the “sumimasendeshita” at the end. Amazing job with everything. It blew my mind the first time I listened to this, and it still astounds me every time, how incredible your tuning is.

[@do811]

Bro PLEASE make a ghost rule cover where you completely fry ruko’s vocal cords just like this 🙏

[@heyitsgaby5166]

This tunning is just unique! 😍

[@koifish908]

I found a cover of yours on tt and fell in love with it. Did some research on who ruko was and fell even harder in love with them. I'm starting to get into more vocaloid/Utah stuff now(this is my favorite song and cover :))

[@brookey4625]

Can I have my wig back please

[@JONAClDE]

HOLY FUCKING SHITS ITS MIDNIGHT AND I JUST FR ASCENDED LISTENING TO THIS ITS SO GOOD?!!????!??!!?!

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you!!! 😭🙏 I really appreciate it!!

[@RAKUENPARADISE]

oh hell yeah !! ur covers always make my day :] this is sososo good !

[@PigeonandRuko]

Dkdjjchshxg thank you so much!!! I’m so glad you like it 🥺

[@LaCherry65]

It's too BEAUTIFUL, I'm going to die!! 💗

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you so much!! 🥺✨

[@manaskulls]

found this cover not too long ago and now i've found myself listening to this religiously! im in love with how ruko sounds

[@silvamartinezanaisabel2521]

Tremendo arte que acabo de escuchar, de verdad disfruto mucho y hasta ahora es mi portada favorita de meltdown

[@losna7892]

Rukos voice scratches my brain in all the right ways possible, i love it so muchh

[@nola-]

YOUR TUNING IS CRAZY WTF THIS IS SO GOOD?????JDFSJDKCDBHD

[@G.A.Z.F]

Ruko is getting THE pyschedelic meltdown ever with this one 🗣🗣🗣

[@Glorhbb]

3:48 OH MY GOD THE R ROLL.

[@cirquedutournesol]

The way Ruko says allegro tickles my brain in the best way, this cover is really really cool :)

[@gothiiispiderz]

imagine hating life so much that you audibly change gender in the song

[@Kim._..]

Bro even changed languages

[@gore_lover]

MY JAW NEVER DROPPED FROM HEARING AN UTAU I LOVE HIS GROWLS

[@mayratorres5707]

DAMN YEEEEESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jesie8138]

this cover is SO texture. love it.

[@wintertimesart2172]

this cover is just- makes me ascend to the 9th demension- who needs drugs when you have meltdown ruko cover by pigeon

[@user-gm8bn6cb1i]

THE WAY THEY ROLL R'S IN ALLEGRO AGITATE PART??? HELLOOO???

[@AR0MATH3RAPY]

Making iroha proud over here

[@Soul-ry3ic]

I love how ruko just starts singing german♡

[@phe5994]

AYO THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD???

[@nearsgarden]

This cover makes me levitate

[@morganic-chemist]

I'm never going to be able to listen to another version of Meltdown ever again in my life without wishing it was as completely unhinged and raw as this one. This is a work of ART.

[@dannydquarz]

I have reached yokune heaven 💘

[@PigeonandRuko]

Blessed be Yokune heaven 🛐❤️💙

[@Vinzlinz2222]

im just gonna say it now, Pigeon is the king/Queen of Ruko covers

[@Tylers_Soup]

My jaw dropped when I saw the German lyrics came- anyway I really LOVE this cover! It has a lot of emotion and charm in it! Also greetings from Germany

[@rinze6]

You did amazing job

[@DeformedCatsLoveU]

listened to this at least ten times since i found it last afternoon. meltdown has been my number one favorite song for about eight years running.... i have Never heard vocaloid tuned like this, i am absolutely blown away and i actually prefer this version to the original, which i never thought would happen as i've heard hundreds of covers. good fucking job dude🎉

[@kansas0606]

This is literally my favorite vocaloid song of all time, and this is by far one of the best covers I've heard

[@bugsprxy]

i know this cover is like a year old but its all i've been listening to lately and its all i think about

[@collaber-p]

I give it a 7.5 out of 10 I understand that you used an already made UST, I did that as well for my first cover. I know the backstory of this song, so I get that you tried to make them feel this sorta furious sadness feeling. The one complaint is the tuning. It feels like there a pitch shift is out of nowhere scattered throughout the song. I'd say to kinda fix it by maing it flow better. Now the positives, the bridges and "allegro agatete" chorus where almost beautifully tuned, just the sudden pitch changing thing. I'm also a fan for covers that branch into other languages i.e. Korean and German :) But my favorite parts are the high notes, like at the end of the "allegro agatete" chorus. The scream that opens the final chorus... PERFECTION!!! That's the furious sadness I CRAVE in a Meltdown cover!!! Also, the video you made for your cover, I like it!! I think it was well made fot ”I have no idea what I’m doing!”. I understand having a poopy computer, I have a gaming laptop for hecc sake, but with the lag, it came out great!! I know you put your heart into this, I can feel it! Keep improving!!

[@Nativah._.]

wish i could sound like this while on the verge of a mental breakdown

[@user-nf7jp6wo3w]

OH YOU GENIUS??

[@kailiahseekings]

4:50 Totally replayability

[@uwuuuuuuuuu]

ITS SO GOOD

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you so much! 🥺

[@gore_lover]

WTF HOW IS THIS SO AMAZING

[@Nyamihatecoffee]

Whenever I listen to yokune ruko covers I get goosebumps omg :00

[@norallegiance2568]

gnawing on this cover like a rabid animal, clinging to it like a scratch post

[@Kukuforcocopuffs]

Underatted asf litterly crying 😭

[@lethalinjection145]

He ate

[@MaeBlythe]

Amazing!

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank you!!

[@thxen9637]

this is really good and underrated. i’m surprised you aren’t famous already :(

[@tinyteacupzz]

I call this one: LET ME OUT!!! LET M3 OIT!!!!! THSI IS NOT Q DANCE!!!!!! I'M VEGGING FOR HELP IM SCREQMING FOR HELP!!!!! PLEASE KUDT LET NE OUT

[@Snuuballs]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCHHHHHHHH ESPECIALLY 3:15 TO THE END OF THE VID AAAAAA I LOVE THIS COVERRRRRRR!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭

[@do811]

I fucking love this so much i think it sounds SOO good, but its straight up nails on chalkboard/metal on metal grinding

[@lexilou8504]

This is the reason I wish to sing like a robot lol Incredible cover

[@mai3695]

Machi-akari hanayaka Eeteru masui no tsumetasu Memure nai gozen niji Subete ga kyuusoku ni kawaru Oiru gire no raitaa Yaketsuku youna ino naka Subete ga sou uso nara Hontou ni yokatta noni ne Kimi no kubi o shimeru yume o mita Hikari no afureru hiru sagari Kimi no hosoi nodo ga haneru no o Nakidashi souna mede miteita Kaku-yuugou-ro nisa Tobi-konde mitai to omou Massao na hikari tsutsumarete kirei Kaku-yuugou-ro nisa Tobi-konde mitara soshitara Subete ga yurusareru youna kigashiteBeranda no mukou gawa Kaidan o nobotte yuku oto Kageri dashita sora ga mado GARASU ni heya ni ochiru kakusan suru yuugure Maki harashita youna hi no aka Tokeru you ni sukoshi zutsu Sukoshi zutsu shinde yuku seikai Kimi no kubi o shimeru yume o mita Haru-kaze ni yureru Kaaten Kawaite kireta kuchibiru kara Koboreru kotoba wa awa no you photo Kaku-yuugou-ro nisa Tobi-konde mitai to omou Masshiro ni kioku toka-sarete kieru Kaku-yuugou-ro nisa Tobi-konde mitara mata makashi mitai ni Memureru youna sonna kigashiteTokei no byoshin ya Terebi no shikai-sha ya Soko ni irukedo mienai dareka no Warai-goe houwashite hankyou suru Areguro ajiteeto Miminari ga kienai yamanai Areguro ajiteeto Miminari ga kienai yamanaiDaremo minna kieteku yume o mita Mayonaka no heya hirosa to seijaku ga Mune ni tsukkaete Jouzu ni iki ga dekinaku naru Aa! Kaku-yuugou-ro nisa Tobi-konde mitara soshitara Boku no inai asa wa Ima yuri zutto suba-rashikute Subete no haguruma ga kami-atta Kitto sonna sekai da Aaaaa Aa

[@Lianna_Is_Me]

Amazing

[@PigeonandRuko]

Thank youuuu!! 💖

[@mootodamax]

this is my favorite cover period. i love screamy type music and this just scratches an itch in my brain. love this version so much more than the original

[@LeaGlitch_official]

I'll save this to my playlist

[@juanawachtendorff8959]

5:25 Ruko : you failed me this time...voice...

[@hola-hl2lg]

Xd parece un chillido pero lo fue increíble para mi ese sonido de la desilucion de ruko

[@unicorn14]

Woooow!😮 So awesome, I didn't expect German either! ❤💙

[@doodcore]

what a cover

[@M1nd_Pa1nt]

I like the old CRT vibe

[@gumdropz1213]

I desperately need a jitter doll cover in your tuning style omg