RE · UPCOMING · 05 NOVEMBER 2026
友人RE The Friend You Hear Differently.
Same friend. Different voice. RE expands the recording foundation of 友人 instead of replacing it: more phonetic coverage, more textures, more control and more ways to make Eugene sound alive.

What changes in RE?
The original 友人 remains the preserved baseline. RE is a new recording of the same character, made to broaden what the voice can do while keeping the recognizable Eugene identity.
Phonetic coverage
Expanded Japanese CVVC material, long vowels, glottal stops, vocal fry and additional consonant behaviour.
Breath & texture
Breath and rougher vocal textures become part of the expressive vocabulary of the bank.
Expression
Non-standard performance material adds laughs, giggles, sobs, coughs, throat sounds and gasps.
Continuity
RE is a continuation of 友人, not a replacement. The original remains its own preserved voice.
Release
Visual archive

RE figure / reference
RE icon artwork

RE portrait artwork