Why Did Virtual Pop Stars Fail in the 90s?

Kyoko Date was a digital pop star created with cutting edge technology in the 1990s. As an entirely virtual character, she was meant to get around the usual impediments faced by human performers - but just how willing would the public be in accepting this revolutionary undertaking? PATREON -   / anomalydocumentaries   DISCORD -   / discord   Thank you as always for watching. All sourced footage is the property of its original publisher. ADDITIONAL SOURCES: https://web.archive.org/web/199801231... https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-fea... https://web.archive.org/web/199706070... https://web.archive.org/web/199904200... https://www.fanboy.com/2009/04/repris... http://www.wdirewolff.com/jkyoko.htm http://qruqru.sakura.ne.jp/konkon/a/p... https://www.theguardian.com/world/199... http://www.random-abstract.com/kyokod... https://web.archive.org/web/201902141... https://web.archive.org/web/201901080... https://ew.com/article/1997/05/16/kyo... https://www.cyzo.com/2008/07/post_679... http://www.virtualpet.com/vp/farm/lle... http://www.damoon.net/starf7.htm https://web.archive.org/web/200008212... https://web.archive.org/web/199701301... https://web.archive.org/web/199701301... https://web.archive.org/web/202009040... http://nemo.cocolog-nifty.com/news/20... https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article... https://reuters.screenocean.com/recor... https://web.archive.org/web/201204230... https://web.archive.org/web/201906181... https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/... https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/article... https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/n... https://web.archive.org/web/202011090...