Don't listen to the older comments, this song is NOT based on reality. The story told in this song is FICTIONAL. Edo Japan was known for being an incredibly peaceful era with a flourishing economy. There were some acrobatic circus groups in the North called "karuwazashi", but they looked nothing like Western freak shows. Entertainment was mainly a farmer balancing on a 20ft tall pole. Bad things happened in history like how disabled people were and are still treated. But there is ZERO evidence of children being kidnapped and tortured to be freakshow acts during the Edo period. And one more thing, this is song is the 2nd song of a FICTIONAL vocaloid series by horror Vocaloid producer Machigerita-P. There are 5 songs total with some album exclusives. Also, Widespread Knowledge of Late Night Madness is not part of this series. Learn to research things and gon't believe every youtube comment section you read on the internet kiddos.
I think I can interpret this story: The dark woods circus is a strange circus found in a forest outside of the city. It was built by the tall humanoid cat-like entity known as the ringmaster (or chairman). He lures kids to his circus where he captures them, deforms them, and forces them to perform there. Flowers will grow on their bodies if they try to escape or defy his orders, which can worsen their suffering. The first of his victims are vocaloids miku, Len, rin, kaito, haku, neru, and Toto. Miku became a deformed diva, with her legs replaced with that of a goat’s, Len, and rin are fused together, kaito becomes a savage cannibal, haku and neru become tall performers, and toto becomes a clown who later hangs herself as she couldn’t handle her suffering. That woman in the red dress may look like meiko, but it’s not. That’s the ringmaster assuming the form of a human. Len and rin are also tasked with passing out flyers to lure other kids to the circus. Meiko receives a flyer from them and is lured there, where she discovers its dark secret. The ringmaster captures her, but he doesn’t deform her. He instead just brainwashes her and tasks her with Len and rin’s job of passing out flyers. If you want my advice (I’m just saying this for fun): No matter how tempting it is, stay away from that circus!
notice how rin doesn't have any flowers on her face? and then she's the only one who actually says that the circus is fun? it's because she's behaving herself so that she doesn't get hurt like miku or len
this is honestly beautiful. the PV is impressive, character designs wonderful, story perfect for theorizing and such, i could go on. i’m glad i found this song. it’s so sad, yet so beautiful, i want to join them.
this is probably reference to at the end of the video of wide knowledge of the late madness here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RGMO1ko5EuM.html
Oh man this is Memories right here... My old weaboo phase :'D ...but it wasn't really a phase bc once you're vocaloid trash you will always be vocaloid trash lol
The story behind this is really sad. During the Edo period of Japan, there were several people who needed money because of a war going on. People would kidnap children and purposely make them deformed for people's entertainment. They would do things like melt their faces with acid, cut up body parts and reattach them and sometimes the owners of the circus would rape the children to entertain. So the story is Miku was raped, Len and Rin became the result of them cutting up body parts, Kaito I'm guessing was forced to eat body parts and Meiko possibly has her face deformed by acid (the flowers representing deformity)
Shame to believe that this great song was based of a story written so ridiculously that I personally am unable to see how people can actually believe it.
this is soo sad ;-; am i the only one that just cries from beginning to end with this song/video? like usually most sad songs have that point where they get to it but this one is just... every bit of it, there is no respite Q ~ Q seriously, it's soo horrific it's not even funny. a freak show, indeed..
If anyway has the question who this happened watch " Wide knowledge of the late night madness " it's the like.. part one of the this story if you don't believe me and saying stupid things ;w;. . . hopefully you watch it and find out~
How does Rin and Len even work? Like, they only have one body, how can they tell who is who because they only have one body, doesn't that mean that they can be male or female? .-.
Gamer Girl honestly this is just me but what makes masa-p songs scary is very different than what makes this scary. they’re two super different kinds of horror and this to me is still more disturbing than any of masa’s songs
