I vote for the latter because the former I have no idea who she is.

Also salad.

She is a mechanized singing, sex-symbol that can belt out a tune better than Samwise Gamgee!

I vote Hatsune Miku because... Well, for starters her time of fame has already been longer than Astley's. And last I checked, one of the two had figures, manga and doujinshi (Particularly of the Ero type) being made in his/her honor.

Ok, on second thought, I still vote Miku. Just because of the ERO DOUJIN.

Sorry Miku my vote goes out to Rick, well because he's Rick Roll nuff said.

I still love you tho!

If any of those two each have their own porn, I will only watch Miku's.

MIKU

Miku is a couple steps too close to being Skynet.

As of so far: Rick Astley has not given me up, made me cry, or deserted me.

As cute and wonderful Miku is, she's not Rick Ashley.
He's got my vote all the way.

I'm gonna have to vote for the one that I've fapped to.



...Rick Astley.

Miku. Rick is cool and all but im gonna have to go with the hot chick on this one

Hatsune Miku has my vote. Why?

cute mechanized girl > lame white guy
techno beats > oldies music
Blue hair > red

I think I've made my point. Miku FTW!

eeek I never liked Rick. *shakes head*

My vote is for Hatsune Miku beccause she's cute and Vocaloid is amazing.

@Cyber - lurk moar

MIKU!

Rick. But why? Because of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uZr3JWYdy8

Rick :D

"A full commitment is what I'm thinking of."
But I'm committed to Miku.

Sorry, Rick. I still dig your sleeper hit "Strong, strong man."

Hamblasto had this one spot on.

People fap to Rick. Whether they know it or not.

This was close, but the voice sampling software wins this out... plus, i like the music churned out for her a lot more...

Miku!

Tough choice but I guess I'll go with Miku.

I have to go with Ricky Asts.

Hatsune Miku, besides she is in the last episode of Zoku Zetsubou Sensei and that is pure win.

Rick = classic

me = a child of the 80's

Was originally going to vote Rick but I changed my mind to Hatsune Miku after hearing her do Kumikyoku.

Miku-chan all the way.

Miku is only gonna let you all down and desert you.

I know Rick would never do that.

So I'm superficial... Miku is hot ^_^

Remember, Rick Astley can't sing "Still Alive" in broken English. Still, while Miku is awesome, I'm never gonna give...the vote to her.

Why can't you choose something that isn't so full of lulzy fun against Miku? You guys REALLY wanted to tear this community apart didn't you?

I have to go with Miku.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=H-1-xDWfFnk

"I sing a song with melody you gave me. It's so precious that I shall never forget it!"

Lets see Miku move and shake like thissssssss..!
http://www.silentstormmedia.com/dvxpics/rick-astley.gif

Rick FTW lol.

Rick Astley

Miku

Hatsune Astley and Rick Miku.

My point ? I vote for both.

Rick's singing is, well.... Western. Know I'm saying ? Not exactly right to compare to Miku. And I love the Rick-roll.

But I also love Miku's versatility, and her ability to sing any possible song that has a good tune.

My point again ? I want a vocaloid where Rick does the samples, and have him sing "God Knows". Oh, and a Miku that does the rick roll.

OK, back when I was in (about) 6th grade, I actually kinda sorta liked Rick Astley.
Currently, I don't really like Hatsune Miku, because she sounds like Momoi except not as good.

So: it's gotta be the Rick Roll!

So basically this is 4chan versus 2chan?

Being a niconicoraider, and seeing as I have Miku on my computer to do my bidding, I'm voting her. Plus Miku has sung everything from Full Metal Jacket cadences to Canada's national anthem! Rick on the other hand, although a classic, only ever sang one song and amounted to not much more than another meme.

Heck, I was hoping they'd have the otaku debate of #chan memes before a 4chan vs. 2chan one. Somthing like "Over 9000! vs. Promotions vs. Desu vs. Nice Boat vs. Rick Roll vs. The GAME" (it's ok, I already won http://www.xkcd.com/391/) would be an awesome Otaku debate...

Miku

@Kyonshiro: WOW thanks for suggesting that; I looked it up and look what I found!

Miku Astley (engrished to heck but hey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_tBou4juBs

Miku ftw!

I vote Miku for the FF6 opera scene.

I love Miku, I really do. But I just can't discount the power of the Rick Roll. I mean, just look at http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

You know the rules and so do I.
Rick Astley.

I am tempted to think that debate is a bit more complicated. I mean, we say that she can sing a lot of songs, but none of those songs are actually attributed to her. She didn't 'really' create the FF6 Opera Scene, or God Knows, of Ielvan Polka, and so on.

If I want to appraise Miku, again, I appraise her for her versatility. However, at the end of the day, she is still one version of Vocaloid 2, her voice being sampled from a voice actress. She wasn't licensed to sing those songs, but rather, was the result of fans scripting the programme to sing those songs (and original ones) using her voice

Now Rick.... he actually did a lot more music that just "Never gonna give you up"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_astley

It's more like only one song became a meme. Like the Ielvan polka before him.

~

Again, I stress, my vote is for both of them.

*is working for a movement to equalize the votes between both sides*

Miku, just because of the hair.

I was going to say Rick Astley. But seriously, stuff him. My vote is for Tay Zonday!

While I was there when Rick Roll was actually in the top charts during the 80's I will have to go with Miku.

Miku-chan! =D

Why are these things getting harder and harder?!
This is why I barely participate! Too hard!

Sigh....Rick.
He'll never give me up.
He'll never let me down.

How could I not vote for him?

You know where my vote goes because...

Rick Astley. Because we're no strangers to love.

You know this is actually sort of a tough one...
I'll go with Rick, but only just.

Ok this debate is about who is the best singer not how attractive anyone of these people are.

Rick got my vote!

I would have to vote for Rick
I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p9L1s5Iugg

Miku~!