Well, competition in the tech industry is increasingly cutthroat, but may be even more so in Japan. 科技產業的競爭越來越激烈，在日本可能更是如此。
Well, the country has been pioneering the latest in tech gadgets and graphics for years. 這個國家多年來一直是最新科技產品及繪圖技術的先驅。
Well, now as Kyung Lah reports, they're putting those skills into pop music, that is. 根據景蘭報導，他們正把這些技術導入流行音樂當中，請看。
The picture of perfection. Pop singer Aimi Eguchi, part of Japan's hottest girl group, has flawless features, an angelic voice to match. 完美的形象。流行歌手江口愛實是日本當紅女子團體的一員，擁有完美無暇的五官，並配上天使般的聲音。
Too bad Aimi isn't real. She's a computer generated image built from the best features of six of the real-life members of AKB48. 可惜江口愛實不是真的。她是電腦繪圖的影像，用 AKB48 六位真實成員最好看的臉部特徵做成的。
Japan's biggest pop band pulled off a stunt, creating Aimi for a commercial to show the power of the country's computer technology. 日本陣容最大的流行樂團完成一項噱頭，為一個廣告創造了江口愛實，藉此展現該國電腦科技的實力。
The creative team behind Aimi call her their dream girl. 江口愛實背後的創意團隊稱她為他們的夢幻女郎。
Have you created the perfect pop star? 你們創造出了完美的流行巨星嗎？
Completely. Yes. Perfect. 一點也沒錯。是的，完美。
Aimi fooled even hard-core fans for a week. And now that they know the truth, they still say they love her. 江口愛實甚至欺騙了忠實粉絲一週。既然他們知道實情了，他們仍說他們愛她。
She's not the only virtual singing sensation in Japan. 她並不是日本唯一一位造成轟動的虛擬歌手。
Meet Miku Hatsune, pop star and giant hologram, performing live before thousands of adoring Japanese fans. 見過初音未來，流行巨星暨巨型立體投影人物，在數千名愛慕的日本歌迷前現場演出。
She makes her U.S. debut in a sold-out 4th of July weekend concert in Los Angeles. 她於美國首次登台是在洛杉磯舉辦的一場七月四日週末演唱會，門票銷售一空。
But as you can see, she's already a megastar at home. 但你可以看到，她在家鄉已經是個超級巨星了。
So all of this begs the question: how long before a computer graphic gives a human singer a run for the money? 這一切引人提問：還有多久電腦繪圖將與人類歌手一較高下呢？
Well, here in Japan it's already happening. 在日本這裡，這已經發生了。
Miku had a pop album that topped Japan's charts last year and this year, and she even has her own commercial deal. 初音未來發行過流行音樂專輯，去年和今年都攻佔了日本排行榜冠軍，她甚至擁有個人廣告合約。
Introducing the new 2011 Toyota Corolla. It's the official car of Hatsune Miku. 為您介紹二零一一年全新的豐田 Corolla，這是初音未來的官方用車。
Yes, that's Japan's biggest automaker using a hologram instead of a Hollywood star to sell the Corolla. 沒錯，日本最大的車商用立體投影人物來推銷 Corolla，而非好萊塢明星。
Aimi's creators say, prepare yourself, you are looking at entertainment's future. 江口愛實的創造者說，準備好，你正在觀看娛樂圈的未來。
Do you believe that CG could one day replace the human pop star? 你相信電腦繪圖有一天能取代人類的流行巨星嗎？
"I very much believe so," 「我非常相信，」
says Takatoshi Nakao. "We used to enjoy searching for the singers we love, but we're entering an era where we'll just create them." 中尾隆俊說：「我們以前喜愛搜尋我們喜愛的歌手，但是我們即將進入一個時代，只要把他們創造出來就行了。」
One drawback, say fans, is you can't exactly high-five a computerized pop star. 有一個缺點，粉絲說，那就是你不能真的和電腦流行巨星擊掌。
But hey, maybe technology will even fix that so that one day we can say computer graphics killed the video star. 不過，也許科技甚至可以解決這問題，如此一來，有一天我們就可以說電腦斷絕了影視巨星的生路。