[Luka][360p][Eng sub] Just Be Friends 

9 year old me: *doesn't understand a thing but cries* 18 year old me: *still crying*

THIS SONG IS 10 YEARS OLD. AND IT STILL SOUNDS *_DEPRESSINGLY CHEERFUL_*

This was the song that got me into Vocaloid, and made Luka my favorite. 13 years later, I'm 27 now, and it's still a banger.

I’m 23 now and I’m getting so much nostalgia to me as a kid listening to vocaloid while I tried to draw manga lol

What really breaks my heart is the fact that it is implied that they started going out from middle school until university (and possibly even got engaged) and then they just... have to break up. Not because they don't love each other anymore but because they STILL love each other and they chose to use that "remaining love" to do what's best for each other. Sadly, the best option left is to separate so they don't keep hurting each other. It's been years since I first listened to this song but it still hurts. To think that they both thought they finally found "the one" and spent SO MANY YEARS with them... Honestly even after having moved on (Luka's "Answer"), those memories will never go away and that pain is part of you.

lovely advice, dont listen after a break up

7 y.o me: "Just be friends! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻" 19 y.o me: "Just be friends! 👁️💧👄💧👁️💃🏻"

when I was little, my older sister was into vocaloid, and anime and art.. and I wanted to be just like her. She's in the navy now, and this was her favorite song so when I heart it, I miss her

WHY THE FUCK ARE ALL VOCALOID SONGS SO HAPPY SOUNDING YET SO DARK!!! UGHASDFJKL

6 year old me : plays this on repeat 17 year old me : still plays this on repeat

Therapist: Singing robots cant hurt you Megurine Luka:

8 months ago my boyfriend broke up with me. We had so much good memories. When he said he wanted to break up he told me we should just be friends because he still loves and cares for me..not as a lover anymore though. Just as a friend. He’s 30 and i’m 26. We have busy lives but he always makes time to call me once a week and texts me every day to make sure I’m ok because I suffer from depression. He’s my only friend. I can’t believe a song from my childhood would make me cry this much.

damn I always feel really nostalgic when I watch this. The part where it shows them riding the bike when they were really young always gets me. I actually get sad like wth this is not real

'Just beat France' edit: guys , this was four years ago. i've left the hetalia fandom. this has been haunting me for a few weeks now edit2: LEAVE ME ALONE. ITS BEEN 8 YEARS

小さい頃はただルカが大好きで ボカロが大好きで意味もよく理解できないまま 素敵なリズムだなぁなんて思って 聞いていた曲が今こんなに私の心を 救ってくれるなんて思ってなかった。 大好きです。ずっと。

Just Be Friends の意味は 「ただの友達になろう。」 曲中に手を繋いでるシーンがあるから、てっきりカップルの恋愛ソングだと思ってた。でも、本当は失恋ソングなんですね。歌詞には比喩表現が多く使われてるから、それぞれの想いを感じとってみるのも面白そうですね。

The chairs are symbolism. One faces the other while the other faces away. Then they face each other, and both face opposite directions.

It's 3047 and despite the great slug invasion last year, I still come back to listen to this song over and over again.

The last part when the guy realizes Luka was no longer on his side hurts me good. Like it is a realization to us that we are 'takers'. We are getting used on having them around, to the point that we're taking them for granted. But it's too late when we realize it.

この曲もそうだがこのPVが残ってることが何よりすごい よく消されなかったな･･･

All we gotta do is just be chairs.. Just be chairs

10 years later and the art in this MV still looks perfect.

This song is what made her become my favorite Vocaloid. Gotta thank Dixie for this one, even after all these years.

何度聞いても切ねぇ…もしこんな状況になった時本当にその判断は正しいのかな、俺には決断できねぇよ。

It's 2020 and I'm still listening to this song almost everyday. It such a powerful song and I love it so much even though it's so sad.

My laptop broke up with me 2 weeks ago and I'm heartbroken. We were together 2 years but.. He started to love coffee too much and I left him cause he drank all my coffee one day.. I regret it & I want him back. We had so many lovely memories..

just be friendsって言ってるけど、この二人は永遠に友達にはなれないし、別れたら全くの他人になることわかってるから泣くんだろう

This legit got me through my first breakup when i was 16... Almost ten years ago. Still a banger

The paper airplane represents freedom. If you throw it upwards to fly means you are letting a person go or "free" Lets see the part where the guy is holding one paper plane while leaning on a chair, the chair is filled with paper planes. Means "He wanted to be free" but on the other hand Luka(the girl) Is just sitting down with paper planes on the floor , it clearly means "she doesn't want to let him go yet" .. In this video the guy wanted to be free and be single but Luka can't let him cause she loves him so much, they have lots of good times together but time passes and she noticed how the guy is hurting , he even cried secretly and that's what shooked her so she decided to throw the paper plane into the sky (Free the guy). It hurts but that way she wont hurt him anymore. Instead of staying in a relationship Luka decided to become friends instead.. In the end their relationship became just a wonderful memory they can return to at times..

One of my proudest moment in life is I was already in the fandom when this iconic song dropped. It was the peak of vocaloid and I got to experience all the hype about this song, the fandom was so much fun back then

This was an ERA 🔥

I remember listening to this song when it first came out and cried but at the same time i couldn't understand why you would break up with someone when you love them and have been in a relationship for such a long time. Fast forward, i have been in a 7 year relationship with my college sweetheart. People change and feelings change. I know my love for him is slowly dying but at the same time i don't have the courage to tell him. I know now that you can love someone and be in a relationship for a long time but that doesn't guarantee that feelings will be the same and that is the scary part of being in a relationship. Waking up and realising you don't/ your partner doesn't feel the same anymore.

This is the best song Luka sang. Nothing to add.

when I saw the flashback pictures.. I started to ship them. Then few seconds after that, it's over. My ship is over.

I dont know how this song can still be so beautiful both in its song and in its storyboard

歌：巡音ルカ 作詞：Dixie Flatline 作曲：Dixie Flatline Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends It's time to say goodbye Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends Just be friends Just be friends… 浮かんだんだ　昨日の朝　早くに 割れたグラス　かき集めるような これは一体なんだろう 切った指からしたたる滴 僕らはこんなことしたかったのかな 分かってたよ　心の奥底では 最も辛い　選択がベスト それを拒む自己愛と 結果自家撞着(じかどうちゃく)の繰り返し 僕はいつになれば言えるのかな 緩やかに朽ちてゆくこの世界で 足掻く僕の唯一の活路 色褪せた君の　微笑み刻んで 栓を抜いた 声を枯らして叫んだ 反響　残響　空しく響く 外された鎖の　その先は なにひとつ残ってやしないけど ふたりを重ねてた偶然 暗転　断線　儚く千々(ちぢ)に 所詮こんなものさ　呟いた 枯れた頬に伝う誰かの涙 All we gotta do Just be friends It's time to say goodbye Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends Just be friends Just be friends… 気づいたんだ　昨日の　凪いだ夜に 落ちた花弁　拾い上げたとして また咲き戻ることはない そう手の平の上の小さな死 僕らの時間は止まったまま 思い出すよ　初めて会った季節を 君の優しく微笑む顔を 今を過去に押しやって 二人傷つく限り傷ついた 僕らの心は棘だらけだ 重苦しく続くこの関係で 悲しい程　変わらない心 愛してるのに　離れがたいのに 僕が言わなきゃ 心に土砂降りの雨が 呆然(ぼうぜん)　竦然(しょうぜん)　視界も煙る 覚悟してた筈の　その痛み それでも貫かれるこの体 ふたりを繋いでた絆 綻び　解け　日常に消えてく さよなら愛した人　ここまでだ もう振り向かないで歩き出すんだ 一度だけ　一度だけ 願いが叶うのならば 何度でも生まれ変わって あの日の君に逢いに行くよ 声を枯らして叫んだ 反響　残響　空しく響く 外された鎖の　その先は なにひとつ残ってやしないけど ふたりを繋いでた絆 綻び　解け　日常に消えてく さよなら愛した人　ここまでだ もう振り向かないで歩き出すんだ これでおしまいさ

Lol people here are talking bout their break ups and I'm here in a committed relationship with my fridge

The art style looks like "Kimi ni Todoke"

I really love all the subtle imagery that shows that their relationship has slowly died over the years. For example the balloons. You first see that there's only one balloon, but then it shows how many different colored balloons that are all around them. I think it's showing that their relationship has changed from balloon to balloon over the years, constantly looking for a new balloon after one deflates, and so on. Until he finally realized that instead of spending his entire life trying to repair faulty balloons (their relationship) its best to let it go. Theres more examples of imagery, like the paper airplanes.

久しぶりに聴きたくなって聴いてるけど、やっぱりいい曲すぎる…😭

歌詞です！ Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends It's time to say goodbye Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends Just be friends... 浮かんだんだ　昨日の朝　早くに 割れたグラス　かき集めるような これは一体なんだろう　切った指からしたたる滴 僕らはこんなことしたかったのかな 分かってたよ　心の奥底では　最も辛い　選択がベスト それを拒む自己愛と　結果自家撞着どうちゃくの繰り返し 僕はいつになれば言えるのかな 緩やかに朽ちてゆくこの世界で　足掻あがく僕の唯一の活路 色褪せた君の　微笑み刻んで　栓を抜いた 声を枯らして叫んだ　反響　残響　空しく響く 外された鎖の　その先は　なにひとつ残ってやしないけど ふたりを重ねてた偶然　暗転　断線　儚く千々ちぢに 所詮こんなものさ　呟いた　枯れた頬に伝う誰かの涙 All we gotta do　Just be friends It's time to say goodbye Just be friends All we gotta do　Just be friends Just be friends Just be friends... 気づいたんだ　昨日の　凪いだ夜に 落ちた花弁　拾い上げたとして また咲き戻ることはない　そう手の平の上の小さな死 僕らの時間は止まったまま 思い出すよ　初めて会った季節を　君の優しく微笑む顔を 今を過去に押しやって　二人傷つく限り傷ついた 僕らの心は棘だらけだ 重苦しく続くこの関係で　悲しい程　変わらない心 愛してるのに　離れがたいのに　僕が言わなきゃ 心に土砂降りの雨が　呆然　竦然しょうぜん　視界も煙る 覚悟してた筈の　その痛み　それでも貫かれるこの体 ふたりを繋いでた絆　綻ほころび　解け　日常に消えてく さよなら愛した人　ここまでだ　もう振り向かないで歩き出すんだ 一度だけ　一度だけ　願いが叶うのならば 何度でも生まれ変わって　あの日の君に逢いに行くよ 声を枯らして叫んだ　反響　残響　空しく響く 外された鎖の　その先は　なにひとつ残ってやしないけど ふたりを繋いでた絆　綻び　解け　日常に消えてく さよなら愛した人　ここまでだ　もう振り向かないで歩き出すんだ これでおしまいさ (Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends It's time to say goodbye) Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends (Just be friends) It's time to say goodbye Just be friends (Just be friends) All we gotta do Just be friends (Just be frien～ds)It's time to say goodbye Just be friends (～)All we gotta do Just be friends (～)It's time to say goodbye Just be friends 間違えてるかも…

What's funny that people saying that Luka is the one breaking up with the black haired dude when in the beginning it clearly says that she's singing from the guys pov So he's the one who's breaking up with her

プロセカで初めてこの曲知ったけど11年も前の曲だったのか。 名曲は錆びないんだな…

I remember listening to this song all the time when I was a kid and thinking it was just about a rejection to a confession. I always listened to it and vibed out cause it was such a good song lmao. I cant really think of it like that anymore tho...Anyway I have a long story that relates to this song. Buckle up! I got Into my first REAL relationship awhile back, it was an online relationship which isn't the best but it was still the realest one for me. We played games together 24/7, texted all day and talked. I even bought more games so we could play together more often. We would do this for weeks and it was the happiest feeling ever when I was with him. We had inside jokes and we'd play with his friends alot. He would always tell me that one day we will meet and he'd hug me and give me tons of kisses. He called me his Queen and I called him my simp lmao. He just said and did alot of sweets things. All I thought about was him when we dated, I was really in love. I think I was with him for a couple of months but I remember we started playing less together and wouldn't text all day as we used to. And I was so confused as to why I didn't feel as excited or as happy with him as I used to be. He would still send me a good morning message every morning and good night one which he never failed to do even once, I was always happy when I woke up because of this haha. But I could tell something was different as time passed but I didn't know what. Since it was my first relationship I was always nervous with my feelings because I didn't want to hurt him since I liked his so much, but he'd always tell me it was okay and not to be nervous since we were in this together. I remember one day I was feeling really nervous and I decided to text him. I remember feeling like our relationship was at a stop and our feelings weren't as strong anymore, but i didn't consciously know that. I told him that I was scared that I might have mistaken my feelings for him and that I might think of him more as a friend. But I told him I wasn't sure and I didn't know what to do. He told me it was okay and all that and the whole time I was crying and it was a very new but weird feeling for me. After that I told him nvm and sorry, I was just overwhelmed and i was pretty sure I did like him as a boyfriend. Which is true. I've had really bad anxiety ever since I was a kid and I've been to therapy for it so that might have played a role in it. But I wasn't lying I did sincerely love him. I'm pretty sure he was really hurt but he didn't really say much about it. I regret telling him very much. Things went back to normal for like 2 days before he stared acting weird. He'd ignore my messages for hours even a whole day and i had no clue why. I was mad but I didn't really waste my time dwelling on it. This went on for days and we grew more apart but still texted from time to time. From what I remember I think I woke up one day with a long message from him and I knew immediately what it was gonna be. I won't ever forget the feeling. I read the message and it pretty much said something along the lines of "we should break up, I think of you more as a friend now, I'm so sorry, let's be friends still." There was more but that's unrelated, I distinctly remember having tears fall out of my eyes right away but I like smiled and laughed ? It was such a weird feeling, I cant explain it. I remember tearing up and my heart hurting like it was weighed down. Like I knew it was gonna happen for sure but I didn't expect it to hurt so much. At first I was okay, I felt sad but I wasn't full on crying. That was Until he started ignoring me in general, he said we'd be friends and he never kept his promise. At this point, I grew depressed and felt like crying whenever. I cried to my mom for the first time ever which Is still embarrassing to think about. I was very sad and I just wanted the feeling to go away. I had this depressed feeling for a few weeks after. Now this is where this song comes into play. I was still depressed at the time it had only been like 2 days maybe? I remembered the title of the song and got even sadder cause the title was just be friends lmao. Anyways, I remember watching and reading the lyrics of the song and feeling a very different vibe from when I last listened to it. I always thought the song was about rejection but I came to see it was about a dying relationship. The lyrics were like an exact copy of my relationship and I was struck with sadness. I cried cause it was all to familiar. The reason I'm writing this is because if it weren't for this song, I wouldn't have noticed that my relationship was dying. It was already fading away and its a good thing it ended. From the time we started playing less with eachother and stopped texting not really caring if we had interaction, it was already a doomed relationship. When I texted him, it wasn't because I thought of him as a friend, it was because my feelings were fading but I still loved him dearly, just not as a much. The excitement was gone and we grew a bit angry at eachother for no reason, which was a sign of toxicity. As cliché as it sounds, this song really opened my eyes and helped me get over the breakup sooner since I knew it wasn't me that was the problem. I don't blame him for breaking up with me, I do hate him a bit haha but I don't blame him. I remember at one point in our relationship when it was dying, I was gonna ask to breakup but right after I started typing I started crying? Like I knew it was for the best but I was still very sad. In the end I obviously didn't, but if I had It probably would have been a very similar situation to the characters in the video. All in all, I had many happy memories with him and he was a very good first bf to me even if he started ignoring me after haha. I cant really think back to the memories without feeling a mixture of hurt and happiness. Sometimes its okay to let go instead of forcing a relationship to stay, both parties will be more happy in the end. It will hurt a lot, but its rewarding in the end, trust me. Thanks for reading my first breakup story 💔

Jokes aside, this is still a really good fucking song. Playing this in honor of my friend's relationship. Poor guy even gave her an engraved ring a few days before they broke up.

When I first listened to this three years ago, I was just like "Oh hey this is a cool song! Luka is so cool!" I knew what the whole song was about but I wasn't so concerned. Now looking back at this song two weeks after a bad break-up with my first boyfriend and actually reading the lyrics, it filled my eyes with tears AND I CRIED MY ASS OFF. *Don't do relationships, especially long-term relationships or this shit happens.*

this song made me smile as a kid, but now im sobbing so hard my hair turns pink

I was 13 when I discovered this. I'm Dutch and could barely read English. I was completely obsessing over this song, mainly because it came right in time for my 'teenage philosophy phase'. This videoclip made me think that there was so much meaning and spirituality behind the Japanese lyrics and English translation. My school notebooks are full of drawings of people being in love and love sickness, caused by this very song. Even though I did not understand it, I still knew that there was a sadness in this joyful beat. Now I'm 19 and almost fluent in English. I just remembered this song, looked it up and felt incredibly nostalgic. I've read the translation. It is not that deep or spiritual, its just about a relationship that turned sour. But I'm not dissapointed, I'm so so happy that I finnaly can understand this song. The lyrics are very creative and the song overall still slaps. Best trip down memory lane ever!

How come I have never felt this situation before but I really feel this song

"Just eat plants"

I first heard this masterpiece in 2011, and it's now 2021. I used to listen to Vocaloid more back then, but naturally as I grew older I listened to other songs and styles. However, I always come back to this song because of how amazing it is. It truly speaks about the universal feeling of a relationship you have with someone that used to be so good, but now it's broken beyond repair that it slips away or gets worse every time you try and fix it. It's like nothing can ever get back to how it used to, and it's really sad but you have to pick up the pieces and move on, while also wishing that you two at least remain friends.

Luka looking away from the paper planes on the floor represent the problems in their relationship or that the boyfriend wants to be let go which she’s ignoring. Especially with the part the boyfriend is drawn screaming and cuts to Luka covering her ears, he wants her to hear him but she doesn’t want to admit things aren’t working.

The really sad part is that they had to show the memories of them when they were happy that fucking got me😳

this brings me to tears for some reason

急に聴きたくなってきたけど、12年前とは思えないほどのクオリティだなぁ

the fact that this song is older than so many other kids that use vocaloid songs in their tik tok videos, not even knowing its vocaloid,,,,

Probably the most popular song by Luka

This song is NOT I repeat NOT about the so called "frindzone" It's about a breakup. You are in a friendzone when you try to get someone to like you in a romantic way by being a good friend but the person you like tells you that they only see you as a platonic friend and not as potential partner. These too already were a couple and came to the conclusion that they need to breake up. But stey still want to stay friends, because they still love each other. But they realize that staying together only hurts them. That's a difference ! It's actually a really really sad song :(

今聴いてもこの曲は虜になるなぁ。 サビが良すぎる

I shed many tears to this song when I had to let someone go. I just really resonated with it back then. This helped me to let go. What I did was for the best and now I have no regrets in doing it. It's been almost 8 years since then.. I'm at the phase of Answer now. But I'm still thankful to this song for clearing my mind and helping me through that time to stay strong in my decision.

I dunno why....but I begun to think the song is about two chairs,who are in love with each other ...I know something is wrong with me

You know, all those couple from shoujo mangas we read, especially the one shot, this is their future.

Man, it's been 12 years. I suddenly feel old.

13 year old me: haha good song 21 year old me: *crying because i know what heartbreak feels like so the song hit different now*

"If my wish could come true, I'd be reborn and go back to see you on those days." "Coincidences that once sticked us degenerates and into the dark and are broken into pieces." :'( It was so perfect back then, we've gone past all of those together, but we've grown apart in the process... ...so much that there's no more point in staying together, no matter how much we insist on it. Holding onto memories of how perfect we once were...can no longer be the reason to hold us together like it once did. "The hardest choice would be the best..."

BUT THEY WERE CONNECTED BY THE RED STRING OF FATE!!! (T ^ T)

何年経っても好きだなー

This song actually made me cry when I was 10, and it still makes me cry when I'm 19 years old, turning 20 since I finally understood the song. This is to nostalgic :')

8 years later, STILL AND WILL ALWAYS BE one of my fave vocaloid songs and one of the best to ever be made!

wait so they were engaged when this song is supposed to be sung? Dang... makes it all the more sad.

the nostalgia is REAL but also, now that i'm older and maybe wiser, the lyrics that i've been so addicted singing to just hurt now. man.

I'm 19 now, heard this song back in 2011 and I was 8 years old, brings back so many memories of listening to miku, luka, and ren and rin, kinda happy that vocaloid is getting big again, the rebirth of hatsune miku is at dawn

I love how they incorporated the red string of fate :3

who still listen to this in 2016?

I remember listening to this when I was s teen and thinking how beautiful the art and both of the characters, I still feel the same 💓

it’s nostalgic song like this that hits different. It makes you remember yourself back then so innocent full of dreams then you look a yourself now and think was this how I expected my life to be in the future back then.😞

Luka then left AmazingPhil to go be with Miku

It's amazing what coming back to a song can do. I found Just Be Friends around 3 or 4 years ago when I was starting highschool. I listened through it, thought it was awesome and didn't pay attention to the lyrics much. Then I had my innocence taken away from me, knew what it felt like to think you were in love, and then to have that love taken away from you unexpectedly. I listened to this song for the first time in years, and with my short yet (I'd like to think) deep emotional experiences this song reaches an entire different level. I can't make it to the end of the video because I know how it ends, and I know how beautiful and how terrible this song is at the same time. This is truly a masterpiece. I knew vocaloid could be deep, but not to this extent.

This track has straight up impeccable production, Dixie Flatline really kills it here.

14 YEARS AGO AND IT'S STILL SUCH A BANGER

Ya know, for such upbeat music, this is a sad song.

Who believes in the "Red String of Fate"? ;)

Amazing yet devastatingly sad song! Reading the manga makes me appreciate it even more since it really puts things into perspective, and it has lots of nods to the MV which is cool too!

小学生のときに聴いてめっちゃ印象残ってた。オサレでいい曲だからずっと残ってて欲しい

did... did i just get friendzoned by a computer...?

As someone who has recently been on the receiving end of this song. I honestly really feel for the girl and it's funny how 3 years ago, when I first listened to it, I couldn't understand it at all but ever since my heart was broken for the reason that the guy breaks up with Luka, I think I can finally understand the pain he went through before he could finally tell me.

This is my favorite Luka song and it isn't her most popular song for no reason, not only does she sounds amazing in it this song is also very emotional and realistic, it strikes deep in the heart of people who knows how hard it is to deal with the experience of breaking up with someone.

Nobody talking about how insanely well produced this is? 🎧

WHY THEY MAKE SUCH A GOOD COUPLE

oh shit man this is so 2009. it reminds me of an old katy perry song.

Can’t believe this is 15 years old, I played it for my 4 year old daughter today! Time flies.

I don’t know why but I come back to this song after like, all bad encounters I have with others. It doesn’t have to be about a relationship or relating to what this song is about at all. This song is just so powerful emotionally

This is one sad song disguised in one happy beat.

WHY VOCALOIDS SONGS THEY SOUND SO HAPPY DAPPY BUT WHEN U READ THE DAMN LYRICS IT TURNS DARK AND SAD AND AND uh just forget i said anything

この曲聴くとほんとに切ない気持ちになる大好きすぎる曲

ウェディングを連想させるような真っ白い服装で別れを告げるの、残酷さが一層増してる感じがする… ニコニコ動画で本家は表示になってしまったけれど、公開された当時からずっと好きな曲です。

the guy seriously looks like a kpop star...

I was just a innocent child when I discovered this song, 4 or 5 years ago. I knew it was a sad song, but honestly didn't understand nothing, and didn't care about. Now, seeing the video again and again, the lyrics make so much sense wow

プロセカで初めて知って、めっちゃメロディー好きになって本家聴きに来ました。こんなに切なく胸がしめつけられるような歌詞の曲だとは思いませんでした…。友達のこと歌ってるのだと思っていました。主人公の2人は実在しない人物だけど、心から2人の幸せを願おうと思えました。こんな素晴らしい曲に11年前から出会えていたら良かった。この曲を作った方々と出会わせてくれたプロセカに感謝です！

5 more years til 2029, 5 more years til this is a 20 year old song. I feel old.