my favorite thing about this video is that she's still wearing the white dress from jbf but she's dressed it up, like it'll always be there but she has learned how to live with it, make it pretty and that's just the whole meaning of the song in her outfit omg
Not mention this one has a brighter more happy color palette compared to JBF where the color palette was more flat colors to give it a bitter, more melancholy tone
Without the nostalgia layer I wouldn't consider it sad: The guy broke up with the girl in Just be friends. The girl whistling the part in the end makes it seems as if she has truly moved on, accepted that the breakup was meant to happen, and both of them turned out to be in happy separate lives. What once was a dramatic turning point in her relationships is now a bittersweet melody, albeit more sweet than bitter, in a happy, colorful world.
"and your voice that calls my name, is as vivid as always" It's true. It's been thirteen years and almost all the feelings have been extinguished, but I can still remember the exact way he would call out my name, and feel my heart squeeze like it used to, every time.
How come they always come up with cheerful music but with the most painful and hurtful lyrics ever... My feels don't know what to do anymore cry or dance
It's not how he got bored of her. They both loved each other a lot, but not everything worked out. They'd fight and their love slowly faded away, until to the point, it's useless to continue a dull relationship. They realized it was the end of line even though, deep inside, they still love each other. Words can't really explain the pain. However, the only way to completely understand is when you've been through this situation.
They couldn't get the original artist for the JBF (Namely Yunomi-P) to work on this sequel because she had issues with plagiarism. I think it's good that Dixie opted for someone with an original style rather than a clone of Yunomi. This art style is so soft, vibrant and lighthearted, it suits well with Luka and her current, happier state (in this song) in contrast to Yunomi's darker, solid style. I personally don't favor this to Yunomi's but that's just my opinion, though like I said this art style suits well with this more happy and positive song.
@@ryugaroxas that's actually the reason. That is the same reason why the Chiffon Dress isn't in Project DIVA F2nd when JBF was a DLC (supposedly a DLC costume with the song like Rolling Girl and My Song Has No Form...).
Wait, can you elaborate? So the original producer didn't work on this so is it an unofficial sequel? Also, what were you talking about with the whole plagiarism thing? ^^'
It's sad that the Vocaloid community has stagnated like this. Such beautiful songs will never be forgotten. Shame though that only a handful of songs nowadays can hold a light to masterpieces such as this.
For real man I love listening just when doing homework and still try to find new songs but for many people it’s been forgotten until they reignite the feels 😔
The hell are you talking about, either you aren't looking hard enough or looking at the wrong place, countless new vocaloid music is being made and released, and if you include countless cover, utaite, utau etc then the number is even bigger I love this song but saying that "nowadays there are only a handful of good songs" is just plain wrong. I have over 10k songs in my foobar, at least half of them is Vocaloid, most of them are kinda old but I add new songs to my collection all the time, plenty of talented producers both veteran and newcomer release new album/songs this year Vocaloid is getting more popular than ever now, so more music is being made, of course it would be normal for some of them to have lower quality and "can't hold a light to masterpieces such as this" but that is just generalization. Also, Dixie Flatline, the original creator of this song as well as the prequel, "Just Be Friend" is still active even to this day
Never understood JBF or Answer as a kid. Now that I've been through a similar situation I can finally understand both songs really well and it's like a punch in the gut. I'll always love both songs with all my heart.
I know I'm late, but can I just say that it's awesome that a lot of vocaloid songs have SEQUELS!? Imagine if, say, American music had sequel songs. It gives so much more depth to the stories and characters.
My friend. I say to you, Panic! At The Disco's hit song "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," in fact, has a sequel in the form of "Ballad of Mona Lisa." I know it's rare, but American music has some hope.
Chris Nelson If American made music had sequels it wouldn't be as interesting as the first if the first was interesting at all. Most American made music pays no regard to any meaningful lyrics or melodies and a lot of them run off a similar theme across different artists. Basically Americans aren't well suited to write this sort of music.
13 yrs after and I'm back here, and this song is helping me greatly in moving on from a love I thought would last forever, which it would, only just as friends. 🤗
To be honest, i broke up with my bf a few hours after watching this video (which was about 3 hours ago) . For more than half a year i didn't have the guts to tell him how i really want to reconsider our relationship. But watching this video somehow gave me the final push that i need to gather up my courage to let him know how i truly feel. I didn't want to hurt him anymore by making him my emotional support. Right now i do feel relieved that I've finally ended it but i know that I'll really miss him a lot. Thanks for letting me rant here guys. Im really still feeling lost. Not sure about what i should be doing
I came back to this song after so many years. I recently broke up with my partner for 3 years and now I feel like I have the answer. We were perfect, he was a great man and he did everything he could to save our relationship and so did I. But being together, despite how hard we tried to fix things, only lead us down the rabbit hole. Both of us were hurting, both of us were breaking because of US. We had to let each other go for the both of us to grow and I'm so happy I did because I've finally learned to love myself and care for myself. Our memories will always haunt me but I have learned to live with them, I don't have to forget them 'cause it was beautiful, it made me who I am today.
I love how the tone of this song contrasts with "Just Be Friends." It is as if the tone of this song, which is a much more mellow and soothing song, signifies Luka finally being at peace with her break up as opposed to the high strung pop song, which could have been because of how much her breakup hurt her and how much her relationship meant to her.
It's funny I remember watching JBF a few years ago, and I just shrugged, and thought 'Oh if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out' but I come back here some months later, and I realize how they COULD HAVE been, but they just couldn't find a way to make it happen, and it means so much more than what it did before. What's sadder is, I'm the same as all you people who are commenting about how you can relate to these two songs. I had a break up about two years back and at the time, I didn't think much about it, but I look back now and since I'm still talking to that guy once in a while, I realized how much he was to me, but I just didn't feel the same as he did. But I still wish him well, and now I guess we've both moved on. I still ship Luka and that one guy though. (Like nuu if I can't have a happy ending at least fictional characters should, get back here.) ;-;
After 10 years, I'm back and I came across this song when I was still into vocaloid songs and I had my first heartbreak back in uni where he told me he was in love with someone else. I don't feel the hurt anymore by that first heartbreak and it wasn't the first time my heart got broken but the nostalgia hits so hard this time. What's better is I finally found my person and I've been married to him for 4 years.
'Kono omoi ga kusuburu kagiri wa, itsu itsumademo TOMODACHI sa' "But as long as these feelings are smoldered, we will always, always, JUST BE FRIENDS" GAHD! Dem feels TT^TT
It transitions back into Just Be Friends to show that this is Luka's "Answer" to how the guy dumped her. He proposed that they "Just Be Friends" after he realized that the feelings weren't there anymore. The first song was about how she was trying to come to terms with the breakup. Now she gives her "Answer" regarding the breakup. Time healed her wounds from the last love, and she also decided its best to "Just Be Friends". That's why the music at the end is so similar to "Just be Friends".
just realized, the line about new chains in Just Be Friends he says hes unchained by breaking up with her and i guess she knows that he bears the sadness like she does and noow hes got a new chain too making the whole "because of cold feet before marriage" thing totally moot because hes still going to be mega sad and the guilt will probably keep him from moving on before her D: waah
I just liked this song and JBF back then 7 years ago because I thought they sound lit. Now that I had my first breakup. I finally understand everything about this song.
I don't know whether I want them to be together, or stay apart... The separation just seems much too lonely... And they still have feelings for each other... So complex.
I just broke up with my boyfriend and this song sure hits different.. I can’t stop crying. The first time I listened to it was when I was still single and here I am listening to it again after calling off my first relationship for 3 years. It’s painful and the lyrics just make sense now.. It really hurts to let go of a relationship that’s not working anymore even if you both love each other dearly.
Wow this song and JBF describes EXACTLY what happened/is happening to me. I thought I just couldn't move on but this song hits it on the dot. Time has fixed most of the pain but there's still every now and then when I think back to happy times and wish I hadn't stopped liking him, and at the same time I wish I could move on to a new person but I just can't find someone right, and it makes me want to cry when I remember how happy I was. Kudos to the producer for capturing all of that in a song.
3:15 - the end ♪All we gotta do is just be friends...its time to goodbye just be friends..all we gotta do is just be friend just be friends just be friends...♪
Honestly, I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m still young, barely 20. But I was in a very serious relationship prior to being 20 and I’m both lost and confused. We had been together for four years and I’m lost. I truly believed and still somewhat do that he was the one. We ended things on a good note and are still good friends but.. it hurts more than anything. It’s only been a few months so it’s to be expected but more than anything, it hurts so goddamn much. I loved this man with all my heart. I was literally so in love with him, I’d give him all of it even when he wasn’t so deserving of the love I had for him. It sucks honestly, that depression would be the reason we had to break up. That no matter what, I COULDNT help him. I’m glad he found the courage to start working on himself and to start being happy but if I could have one wish granted, I would wish to be the one by his side watching him and helping him out every second of the way as best as I can. Idk what I’m even saying anymore, I’m kind of just going off on a tangent, and just miss him dearly. Sorry for putting this out there. It’s just, been very, very hard for me. I don’t really like talking to friends or family about my issues so I kinda contain them within me. Idk what got over me in this music video. I guess it was just a shock and somewhat of a painful moment for me to be back watching this video and finally relating to it
Hmm, it's okay. You're not alone. They are a lot of people who probably feel this way towards someone but if there is something I can say is you deserve to have someone return the same amount of love and effort you give. If you give 100%, they should too. Don't settle for less and don't ask them to give it to you. All you can do now is wish him the best and love yourself now when you need it the most.
Stop saying you hate the art. First of all, this is RU-vid, and you're probably all weaboos. What do you know? The artist spent a lot of time to create such beautiful art for this MV. I don't care if you don't like the style. It's fucking disrespectful to the artist who worked so hard to create it. And it's THEIR style. Nobody cares about your taste in art style, keep it to yourself. I also don't care if you draw and hate the art. Shame on you, you should know better about the struggles of a content creator.
Years later and I'm still coming back to this song and JBF. Lol. Years ago, JBF resonated a lot with me when I had kind of a break up. I cried to it but it helped me to let go. I also listened to Answer then, but it was just like a promise to me that things will get better and life will move on. And now, years later, JBF kinda still stings, but Answer resonates a lot to me now. And whaddya know, life does move on and the pain eases. Answer was right.
Many songs came from many great producers who poured their heart and soul into the lyrics. There was much more passion in the songs back then. It shall make a return soon.
Maaannn the nostalgia hit me hard! Just be Friends is my favourite vocaloid song and this is the second one. Geez Im in tears after all these years. I love the art, and I love the song ♥
Butter Popcorn Yeah! I know! =3 I was so happy when I found this because Just be friends is one of my most favourite songs of all time and I always love to see more to the story! But you gotta agree, Just be friends is better than this one "Answer"!
Unlike most people in the comments, it was too painful to keep someone in my past relationship as a friend especially knowing that they can move on quicker than you’d expect But from time to time I still remember him and wonder what he’s up to and hope he is happy..
Remember this song is an "Answer" to Just be Friends. Just be Friends was sang by Luka from the boy's point of view. And how this song starts, it says that many years have passed. Luka's trying to get over her relationship.
Official English Lyrics: Wondering how many years gone by after that, scenes slowly fade away from my mind Days are passing so cruelly but yet softly The city we lived, the promise and visions we made together Pale light of the sun enfolds them all Each of our clocks started to tick again My despairs and reliefs and all those rains were slowly faded away Weird but there's something aching deep inside me I hear your voice calling my name, it's still sounds clearly for me Thorns I thought they had gone are still there and keeping me reminded This feeling is probably another chain I should live with I've never regretted our decision, but sometimes I wonder What if everything went fine as we dreamed I've met some other boy, fell in some other loves I'm doing well with someone special It's like a tranquilness after a storm It has healed my broken heart though Seasons go and come again, I don't know but hear you call me It reminds me of irreplaceable memories of days we shared You'll live in my heart probably forever You're the same as before, keeping innocent smile that's gone for good Sad story but we couldn't help to be far apart As long as this feeling stays with me and you, we are friends
This is the same tune as just be friends. Listen to the whistling, however, this is by far one of my favorite songs, the kind u can listen to a million times and it never gets old
Listening to this song is Nice. All the feelings we've been bottling up can be let out. The Lyrics really reach out and touch you to let those feelings out. Past lovers and Old flames will be remembered in this song because you never really forget those people. I LOVE VOCALOID.
Love the fact that Just Be Friends can be put together with Answer (like at the whistling part at the end c:) Most relationships should end like this (if they ever do). Peacefully, no hate, full understanding, and moving on.
I don't usually cry... the only two things that have made me cry in my life since about 5 years of age were Just be Friends and Answer... these are some powerful songs... They're both gentle with a LOT of emotion. It's awesome. I'm just like "NOOOOO LUKAAAAAA!!!!!!" But... yeah
