It’s Okay To Not Be Okay | Rolling Girl - Wowaka ft. Hatsune Miku Vocaloid Reaction & Analysis 

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Rest In Peace wowaka. We all miss you. Thank you for this shooshi

imagine a whole concert hall full of people screaming with her "MOU IKKAI, MOU IKKAI!!", thats the vocaloid concerts. Wowaka really had an unbelievable effect

Those piano chords are forever carbon pressed into music history.

this song is just purely about a girl fighting bullying and depression and wanting to die, until she can't anymore. the boy is assumed to be a personified verison of her depression, and she stops fighting against him in the end, and just lays there, giving up. it's implied that she was alone and bullied for much of her school life. a very sad story

WELCOME BACK! One thing I noticed THAT TOTALLY CHANGES THE VIEW OF THAT ONE "THE BOY IS DEPRESSION" THEORY is that it's actually the girl trying to strangle HERSELF near the end before he pulls her in for a hug, you can tell by the color of her sleeves. The boy then pulls HER hands off her own neck (if you slow down the animation you can see that thats what's happening) and into a hug. The whole time the girl is pushing the boy away, because he keeps asking if she wants to keep going, which she thought the only alternative to "rolling" was death. She was hurting so bad but she wanted to keep living. She could never confide in her troubles with the boy because she viewed him as an enemy (thus her wrapping her hands around his neck and looking intense earlier), and she soon got so tired of going on living and him always asking over and over -- that she wanted to get death over with at her own hands (thus her trying to strangle herself before the hug). But actually, he was asking if she really wants to keep going on "like this", alone and struggling as she was. So when she said "mou ii yo" or "its fine already", he finally felt that he could step in. and A LIL TRANSLATION OOPSY is that what is being translated as "i will stop your breathing now" is "iki wo tomeru yo ima" at one point which is "i will stop your breath now", when at the end (the final line). its "Iki wo yameru yo ima" which in this context is "hold your breath, now" which is indeed the boy talking. It is meant as him telling her to calm down and slow her breathing, for now she wasn't alone and he could help. That last few seconds of the song of her sitting in her restored of color as she holds him helps to show that. To her that colorless life was life, to him it wasn't a life she deserved, because of all the pain, she deserved a good life. She was using "iki wo tomeru yo ima" as "im going to end you" earlier in the song when wrapping her hands around his neck because -as we know now- she thought he wished her dead. He actually wanted to help give her her life back, not take it away. So it's a similar line but means entirely different things in different parts of the song. this is done on purpose to create that juxtaposition! Ive always viewed the use of the word and motif of"rolling" as struggling, suffering and only just surviving through life. When you're rolling, you're at the whim of the hill you're going down. You have no control, you get hurt by getting knocked around (which is why I think she gets more and more injured throughout the song, she keeps rolling therefore getting more hurt), and you can very literally only go "downhill". There's no going up from where she was. She was spiraling, and he didn't want that for her. She thought rolling was fine because that meant she was alive. At the end, she is no longer "rolling", she is now living (thus her world now being filled with color at the end). He didn't want her to have to just "roll" anymore. To me, this speaks about the plights of having depression and anxiety and viewing others including friends as those who cant understand and will only hurt you more, and that as long as your just surviving and suffering, its "no problem" and you're doing "fine". This song illustrates so beautifully that this is not the case, others are there to support you and you deserve more than just "rolling".

I found this song in 5th grade. Please imagine a small 9 year old child jamming to this song. In all seriousness though, this song was what really brought me into vocaloid. Things weren't going well in school, and I blamed myself for all of it. I still think that I am partially to blame. I had already found vocaloid at that point but only knew the more bubblegum pop songs. And then I found Wowaka. That was the first song I've heard that felt so personal to the creator and that I could relate to myself. Vocaloid was no longer about the cute anime characters singing, but everyday people pouring their soul into songs that these softwares would belt out to the world. Wowaka's death was the first time the death of a well-known person hurt. There was a name that I had remembered from turning to his songs over and over again, now as a memorial. It was the first time I had ever seen his face. After discovering his death, I returned to his songs and to vocaloid. Wowaka brought me into this community, and brought me back a few years later. Thank you, Wowaka.

"Acting like nothing's wrong...like 'I'm okay'- that's when you start losing the battle." -ShooshiMooshi, 2021 Damn... Those are some true words

I can already tell the flashbacks are going to happen

The thing with Wowaka was that he practically revolutionized a whole genre of music, fundamentally and style of music (how it’s written and the faster music). He never got a lot of credit however, him getting upset that Miku got all of the credit (which a lot of his last songs were about). It caused him to step away and pursue his band hitorie. He came back and made a final song, unknown mother goose. He then died, with ironically his career finally getting a lot of the credit. A good video I recommend about wowaka is ubnubs video on him. :)

13:20 that interpretation is literally chilling

Oki u can not tell me with a straight face that you dislike this song like you cannot p.s. R.I.P wowaka u will always be missed fly high 🛐🕊️

One of Wowaka's notable songs, he'd be happy when we kept appreciating his songs but sadly, he passed away few years ago I hope we won't forget about his works, as a Vocaloid Producer, and a Vocalist of his band hitorie

wowaka was the gateway to seeing the producers behind the music rather than the vocaloid for a lot of people, he really shaped the whole community imo

an iconic one just exactly before april ends rip wowaka

DUDE HOW ARE YOU NOT A MODEL YET 😭😩

Please please please, listen to other Wowaka songs. Biggest suggestions: - World Ends Dancehall - Two-Faced Lovers - Unknown Mother Goose (This was the last vocaloid song he release, I believe. So please, definitely listen to it). - Unhappy Refrain Please, again, he was such a wonderful artist. Truly, he created such a change in the vocaloid community. (All of them are very heavy on the emotional side.)

One of the most iconic vocaloid song written by the legendary wowaka and sang by the queen herself...

I hate that I freaking love this song so much that I cry profusely while head banging as I listen to it because it’s fire but the meaning also makes me very sad-

even though i've heard this song a thousand times i STILL got goosebumps hearing it again. wowaka left a legacy behind for sure.

When I first listened to the song I felt like that boy was hugging me too just that it was bigger...Lol I'm crying rn😅

The song is sooo good Wowaka is such a great artist! Wish he was still here 🥲 RIP

Thank you for doing this song. As someone suffering from depression the pep talks and your content are that break I need. So thank you just like us you're amazing.

As a person who has dealed with depression since the age of Nine, this really killed me. Not literally, mentally. It reminds me of wrapping my hands around my neck, trying to strangle myself, but I let go. Please, to the reader who dealed/deals with this, Don’t end it.. everything will get better. It takes time, and time is long, but time will lead to great things. If your having suicidal thoughts, please. Reach out to someone you truly trust. If your pushing yourself on purpose, don’t. Do it. It won’t help, and it will just make you sadder. If you make a mistake, get up. Get. Up. Don’t take it as a negative thing, you WILL get better at what your making mistakes at. Everyone in life makes mistakes, it’s normal! If people make you sad because of it, they can go kiss ass.

You should do magical doctor by maretu. It’s a bop but also very dark-

Oooh! A “A silent Voice” poster! I love that movie!

He should hear utsu-p's vocaloid songs as well 🥺🥺

I think this song is about depression. But, while many people think the boy is a personification of the girl’s depression, I think he is a personification of her yearning to get help and push through it. The girl’s depression is trying to stifle that yearning, hence her trying to strangle him. Him pulling her back from a ledge and embracing her at the end of the song, along with the lyrics he’s paired with throughout the song, is what makes me think this. She’s finally accepted her yearning to push through and get help after her depression stifling it for so long. At least, that’s my interpretation of the song.

I feel like its about someone who was running from depression finally realizing that the only way to gain the happiness they want is by accepting that they are depressed and not running from it and ignoring it

I feel like this song is about hope. This girl is hoping that rolling on and ignoring the bumps will help her see And whichever way you interpret it, whether it be the 1st or 2nd fan theory, or Shooshi’s theory, the theme still stands She hopes to see the colours She hopes to be happy And I think, that hope.. that’s what drives the song and it’s comforting in a way Someone can help you see colours in ways you didn’t think possible It’s beautiful

Hey can you do this next Suggestions: -magical doctor (Dont wear earphones while listening to this) -suck it -disappearance of hatsune miku -the world is mine

This song has always been very special to me for as long as I can remember. I'm glad you finally got to give it a listen!

bruh I remember as a kid I always listened to The lost one's weeping, Rolling girl, etc.. Bitch didn't even know what it was about 💀

i really love how you immediately knew it just sounded tragic. that's one of the things i LOVE about the song.the tune is so upbeat + the vocals don't sound overtly emotional, yet there's still a degree of pain and complete melacholy and "tragicness" like you put it that's so subtle yet so obvious at the same time?? wowaka is truly a musical genius

I lil late cuz I was crying over sad mangas this helped a lot idk if I’m being sarcastic or not but it’s nice to see you again!! Update after wanting the video: Literally Anyone: call me stupid, dumb, a failure, a disappointment etc. Me: Eh whatever I’m a bad B,tch tf do I care what they gotta say You: calls my feelings valid Me: Uncontrollable sobbing

Now I really want to recommend Unknown Mother Goose, especially Miyashita Yuu's cover. It contains really good tribute to Wowaka.

LET'S GOOOO also hoping you react to other wowaka songs because they are undeniably gorgeous to listen to! highly recommend Unknown Mother Goose, though!

I love how this channel just revives the hype, I missed it 😭✨

ive known this song for a decade and there are hundreds of interpretations so they all work! one oof the best things about the lyrics is that its so vague, it makes it easy to project ones own struggles and thoughts onto it. my favorite interpretation is quite similar to your initial one, personally its about trying hard to acheive a goal and getting nowhere, tthe scars she gets representing the times she's failed. But she keeps trying, she wants to succeed! there are countless success stories where if you keep trying you'll get there but life isnt like that usually. Everytime she fails she beats herself up over it, the song is in a 2nd perspective, someone watching the girl and singing about her struggles and that makes me think its the other person aware of her struggles. At the end she fails again but the friend pulls her into a hug and take a break. English cant properly convey this but throughout the song the stopping her breath part was using a more violent or harder term to stop her breath while the final one uses one less violent so i think its her friend confronting her telling her to finally give herself a break. Maybe she can take a break and find something else to work on since the world is so full of possibilities, and come back to the goal at a later date. or not, but either way no failure is worth beating yourself over and you always have a shoulder to lean on was my takeaway!

dont seem shocked. it’s vocaloid. one moment they could be having the time of their life, perverted moments another, then pure depression, despair, and suicide. we’ve gotten used to these different topics. rip wowaka, you’ll be missed❤️

I couldn’t listen to this song until about a month ago because i quite literally could not emotionally handle it💀 it’s such a beautiful song but it makes me cry everytime

If you haven’t already, you should react to World Domination How-To it’s a pretty nice song

I still watching the video xd, but since I'm early, I just wanted to recommend cheating is a crime and just disappear, from Takayan. They go together and just give a beautiful story but you have to watch cheating is a crime first to get the best experience, I think you would love the songs too, also all of his music is just bomb :) Btw, I really love all of your vídeos :D

Absolute banger

There is a lot of truth in how the MV plays out, I think. For the most part, depression is so gradual and non-violent. You're just getting more tired and tired of... everything. It doesn't make you sad necessarily, but you stop enjoying things. You stop taking part in life. And you really feel like that's the right thing to do. It's fine. It's tolerable in a twisted way. After all, you haven't changed, just the world around you has gotten darker. Well... then what if you could just go away? A thought that becomes more familiar and sounds more sensible to you as time goes by. Making you a little happy even. But it doesn't have to be now, right? You still want to do this one thing you have coming up in a week. But you keep the thought around, like a pocket version of an emergency exit. When you close your eyes at night, you make up scenarios of how to end it, how to limit hurting the people you love. Before you know it, this whole thing has grown into a master plan. This is when you're right on the edge of the abyss. And it feels... good, comforting. Eventually you will take the last step in the wrong direction. Sounds familiar? I hope not.

I was already tearing up but when he said “You can do it.” I literally almost started sobbing. Those words mean so much. Thank you :’)

The legend of vocaloid wowaka. R. I. P.

I remember listening to this in my middle school's rest rooms crying my eyes out in one of the stalls silently because of everything that has happen

this song got me through middle school, high school, you name it. This song means the world to me and I’m glad you were able to see how amazing it is

ROLLING GIRL... A song that I relate a lot in my life...but damn,if it wasn't because of my friends,I might be dead. Before any outbreaks,I wanna say that I am fine. THIS SONG was here in YT a long time ago,so yeah now I am grown.I finished highschool and waiting for college. And for anyone out there,if you ever feel in a dark place,please,let it all out..There might be people that will l3ave you,but out there,there are people who will be willingly to help you and be by ur side.Do NOT HEAR ANY VOICES YOU HEAR.They are not real..and PLEASE if anyone hear want to tell their story just let it all out here.I will be willingly to hear it

The song that carried me through school.

This song gives so much goosebumps. its just relatable for so many people

Rest in peace wowaka, I shall light one of my candles in your honour and brilliance, you shall be forever missed.

This was the very first Wowaka song I ever heard, I was super young back then, and yet I felt identified with this song which looking back on isn't great, considering the thematic of the song... Yet I'm thankful, because it got me through so many hard times. Thank you Wowaka for everything. May you rest in peace and have a great place in the afterlife, with just how many lives you saved with your songs.

Finally, Im early and I really recommend you to react to 'This is Happiness and Peace of mind Committee' cuz Its a bop :)))

When he hugged her I got chills everytime!

Man, I love shooshi's reactions and I'm glad they're back after this break since I missed them very much. I like how in-depth these vids get and look forward to the future of this channel.

Attempt no. 2 at asking Shooshi to watch Takayan‘s „rotten life“, pretty please also rest in peace wowaka, I really love his music

I’ve been away from most of my media for a couple of days as well and coincidentally ended up coming back just in time for this!

i relate to this song in so many ways, tysm for reacting to it. fly high wowaka

Yay-- This has been a favorite forever!! I'm so glad you covered it

the first song that made me fall in love with vocaloid back to 2010

the song hits me hard. tumbling through life clumsily, not being able to fit in properly, always thinking "just one more day, mayhaps something nice might happen" and eveyday you look for something to keep you going, while constantly this feeling of wanting to just lay down and end it all

I actually wonder if he would like Clingy Boy Sticking for 15 Years. It isn’t that sad though, but a little bit. Also just fun. 😂 It’s my Manbo-p (and his first song on RU-vid, although he remixed it and it’s also his most recent song?, and his vocaloids are a bit unique.

Been waiting for this one! Rolling girl is such a good song.

I am so happy that you uploaded a little before I decided I wanted to watch your videos. I like to watch them when I'm not feeling motivated for anything and just want to relax. So thank you

Thank you so much for reacting to this song. It’s a really special song that hits close to home for me so I’m so grateful for how respectfully you handled this video. “It’s okay to not be okay”, this is one of my favorite sayings. I think it’s really important for people who are struggling to hear. Another great reaction as always shoosh, welcome back

This song has a very sacred place in my heart. I really feel like it resonates with who I am, every single lyric describes me perfectly. No one really knows what Wowaka intended when he made this song and everyone created their own variation of the meaning. I personally believe it shows Miku wanting certain things which is why she spends her day dreaming (per the first lyric) but she doesn't know exactly what they are or where the end is. Her rolling is her going out of her comfort zone or doing something dumb to try to find out where the destination is and what it is that she really wants and how it feels like. She regrets the "rolling" and constantly feels like a failure, "mou shippai mou shippai", but she still does it again to try to get a taste of her unreachable dream in real life. She knows she'll eventually regret the rolling but she keeps doing it over and over again because she is hopeless and depressed.

Worlds end dancehall finna be next- that songs meaning made me go “oh.........”

This is my favourite song of all time. Nothing beats it. R.I.P. Wowaka. You were a fucking legend.

I haven't finished yet simply because I got an 11 minute ad? After the 2nd watchthrough with subtitles. It's a dating show ad too. Hope you get the sweet cash money. Anyways Wowaka's tuning of Hatsune Miku feels like it brought a whole new generation of songs to the vocaloid scene. I'm glad his songs will live on forever.

the last vid and 2nd vid i saw of yours was Aishete, i’m glad to see your still doing content!

I am so glad you finally did my most favorite vocaloid song!! Love ur videos btw!

This was my first vocaloid song and I don't think any other song will feel the same. This song makes me feel so many things, so much emotion. Rolling Girl will forever hold a special place in my heart and I am glad that I was able to find a song that expressed everything I was feeling when it came into my life

Okay this makes no sense it's been nine minutes and u already have like 268 views 😂👍 ur amazing shooshi💯💯💯✨✨also is that a silent voice poster I see behind you 10/10

okay over the past few days ive been checking out your content and hearing the crack in your voice during the second impression has sold me. im a long time fan of AkiDearest which you mentioned her in i think it was your "this video has no title" video (fun fact i found her through her vocaloid countdowns so here we are full circle lol) and you remind me so much of her, im loving how much you put into these videos. the first one of yours i watched was "Secrets of Wysteria". it had shown up in my reccomended and i love that song(because it was and is the only one so far to really chill me to my core) so of course i had to check it out. keep up the great work.

This actually made my day.. Thank you so much for reacting to one of my favorite wowaka song♥️✨

I just love your interpretation. Somehow, you managed to convey my thoughts for this song and put it into words beautifully. It is much more comforting to see this song as the girl just gives herself a break from trying to live normally.

Great video!! I was searching for a video of someone reacting to Rolling Girl and realizing how deep the lyrics are. I love this song, definitely one of the best songs by Wowaka with Hatsune Miku's voice.

I just found your channel and I was thinking you should see this song and im so glad you did

I gotta say man- I honestly absolutely adore u and this community to the point that I dont even understand it. I really, really, really needed to hear that last segment. And I'm going to look for that last comment in particular after. It's just that it perfectly describes the way I've felt for so long. A large portion of the time I'm just really distraught about that lurking feeling of drowning, or those often days when it does feel like I'm drowning. But I can be having the shittiest week possible and the moment when that feeling takes root, that's suddenly the most comforting part of my week. The first interpretation honestly scared some part of me, but more of a sad scared bc I thought that was exactly what I was doing to myself. Just digging my own grave. Though the best way to put it is, without these depressing times I'd be driving myself way into the ground for other mental health reasons since depression isnt the only one out there. I really hope the best for u and everyone here in the community, and I'll always be rooting for y'all

i just found out your channel and I love this vocaloid reaction videos, great content

Literally a life changing moment when you hear this song for the first time

Man you're videos are so good it never fails to make me smile. I love listening to them while I'm doodling it's just so calming uwu

Him: talking about rolling girl me: enjoying the background music

Another day another content to see, good work as always Mooshi

Glad to have you back shooshiMooshi :') Ten years later, and this song still hits me like a truck... T_T

Man I just discovered your channel today and I just connected with you in another level, you are genuinely relatable for Me, I watched the QA video, idk just keep doing this bro you are good, and i pretty much feel the same about persona as you, I got this feeling of wanting to be friend with you actually, I just wanted to say that, keep the good work man!

YOOOOOOOO I was eating for this and I was in the stream when you said you were gonna do this POOOOOOG (also rip wowoka ) :(

God I've missed this song, thank you for bringing me back to it. In my darkest hours, Miku and her artists brought me comfort. Rest in peace Wowaka, and know your music is changing the world for generations to come.

another great reaction got very emotional watching this the part where the video gets colorful always gives me chills

I Only found this channel a few minutes ago but this guy is making me so comfortable...just thank you :)

YOOOOOOOOOO WELCOME BACK YESS

I have a suggestion for a reaction if you don't mind. It is called 'The Medical Anomaly' by R.I.P and it is currently one of my favorite songs cause I kinda resonate with it. R.I.P made the song based on their own medical experience. It is a newer vocaloid song and it is sung by the Vocaloid Oliver.

Ayeee you're back

The video just started and you already wanna make me cry man? I can't-

i just got recommended this video by the youtube related sidebar, and i'm glad i clicked- i've also been watching a bunch of your other videos. i like seeing you putting your thoughts out there, and not being afraid of being wrong or having a different interpretation. it's interesting getting to see differing viewpoints also, i'd like to suggest a song to watch/react to! junky night town orchestra by surii. i'd be curious to see your thoughts on what's happening in the song and video. infinitely gray, also by surii, could be an interesting one too

its been a long time coming, im happy youre back shooshi ! wowaka is an artist that changed not only lives but the vocaloid community as a whole. i wish he had been more recognized during the time he was alive. his songs like unhappy refrain and unknown mother goose, speaking about not receiving the love and recognition for his songs and instead it being given to miku, it all hurts much more now that he's gone. for suggestions, i feel like you would enjoy a series called kagerou project. it's the single best piece of media ive ever followed and something that's kept me going for 8 years now. it's a very long series, but i feel like the characters, stories, and emotions behind it all are a journey you'd like going on. :)

Rest in peace Wowaka. Your music was amazing and was inspirational and relatable. You truly will be missed.

Its good that songs like these are around, and the meaning behind this kind of video gives an understanding to those who suffer from depression or those who have it. I have friends who do and try my best to be there, as both a friend and support.