Rina Sawayama - Bad Friend (Official Video)

Directed by Ali Kurr
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‘Bad Friend’ lyrics:
We ran through the bright Tokyo lights, nothing to lose
Summer of 2012, burnt in my mind
High, crazy, and drunk, five in a room
Singing our hearts out to Carly, sweating alright
Throwing drinks at each other
Making fun of our lovers
Getting kicked out on the street, oh
We were best friends forever, but the truth is
I'm so good at crashing in
Making sparks and shit but then
I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend
So don't ask me where I've been
Been avoiding everything
'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend
I'm a bad friend, yeah, yeah
Guess we fell out, what was that all about?
Maybe I overreacted, well maybe you shouldn't have
God it's insane how things can change like that
Don't even know where you are
What you do, and who you do it with
Throwing drinks at each other
Making fun of our lovers
Getting kicked out on the street, oh
We were best friends forever, but the truth is
I'm so good at crashing in
Making sparks and shit but then
I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend
So don't ask me where I've been
Been avoiding everything
'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad (friend)
Put your hands up if you're going to let this go
Put your hands up if you're going to let this go
I'm a bad friend, oh yeah
Put your hands up if you're going to let this go
Maybe I'm a bad friend
I'm so good at crashing in
Making sparks and shit but then
I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend
So don't ask me where I've been
Been avoiding everything
'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad (friend)
I'm so good at crashing in
Making sparks and shit but then
I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend
So don't ask me where I've been
Been avoiding everything
'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend

[@namunaama]

I honestly feel a little honored to be here so early in her career when it's clear she's only going up from here.

[@inessa5923]

That's how I felt in 2017 lol

[@HS-ie8tj]

@@inessa5923 same lol

[@sonnenn]

@@inessa5923 it all started with that single photo of her binary tattoo face and long red-orange hair look for me! spotify giving me all the good reccs back then ✨

[@inessa5923]

@@sonnenn Yes! Cyber Stockholm Syndrome was my first track lol :,) Feels so long ago now

[@universalsubliminals1174]

ayooo THIS SONG... XS early 2000s vibes.. all of it. if y'all need a sick girly spotify playlist with this type of music, may i suggest: open.spotify.com/playlist/1TBIDgeGot8Syb7yf5GtPu?si=NeeZmbcVS5akpu8YlBdTsg :))

[@andrewgarduno775]

this is the type of song you listen to at 3 A.M. and a whole movie about your life plays in your head

[@odangoatama98]

i literally WAS listening to this song at 3 AM last night

[@orbitingmoo432]

I have an entire playlist devoted to that

[@orbitingmoo432]

@@lukasrammerstorfer6781 open.spotify.com/playlist/7dC7ZxTROl3ywmtLiIEx7h?si=nqQEv6iyRVCMJFMIMSK2hg It's not a playlist for bad friend specifically, but it's essentially a bunch of songs that remind me of a former friend of mine.

[@indirasolis3452]

wow you're right. listening to it rn and it's like a movie playing in my head.

[@canklecouture4050]

@@orbitingmoo432 wait what happened?

[@randylachance]

Elton John names Rina Sawayama’s debut record his favourite album of the year He said it's the "strongest album of the year by far"

[@yahstino]

Elton is a smart man. I bet Bowie would have throughly enjoyed Sawayama as well.

[@loretohidalgo973]

...and he collabed with gaga on her album. The guy is honest

[@hkazu63]

And he said Madonna would die for Bad Friend. The taste jumped out of the stratosphere.

[@SpaghettiPlays]

the fact that he said that and he's part of chromatica gkmsmfms SCREAM

[@beatvsp]

@@loretohidalgo973 He also collabed with Gorillaz on their album the same year

[@eno_music]

She could have given us a glitzy and glamorous treatment, a party, lovers arguing in a bedroom late at night. Instead she gave us unadorned drag, and two men drinking and getting into a fight in a speakeasy. This is why we Stan.

[@deteresa]

We stan.

[@krullewietje]

she got a point, she’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment

[@nnnnnn496]

I mean the songs about her being a Bad Friend so lovers quarrelling won't make sense you know....

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

That's an increidbly shallow assessment of the video

[@eno_music]

@@MANJYOMETHUNDER111 I respect your opinion, and I'm curious to hear your take.

[@feli387]

she got a point, she’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment

[@sergiovela7686]

Now come on now

[@Joe-gw9wh]

NOW COME ON NOW

[@nofaladeel5203]

Wbk

[@ines8923]

I want her to have her music on the radio

[@pznks]

NOW COME ON NOW

[@awestar2719]

why is rina such a cute old japanese businessman??? 🥺

[@inessa5923]

"Cute old" lol ahhh I guess I was the only one who found her (him) hot

[@sontrajamfemininegaze145]

Omg I didn't realise it was her. I watched through the whole thing without realising it was her lol!

[@florasock4292]

Fr bro 😳

[@alejandraesquer155]

I think this is such a good representation of many friend break-ups: one small thing seems to escalate and then you circle the drain mentally. You oscillate between blaming your friend and blaming yourself for messing everything up. Rina illustrated this by fighting physically with her ex-friend but most of us only do this mentally; we hate them and think "why'd they do this to me?" or hate ourselves and think "why did I do that to them?" The last scene shows that while we go over this constantly, we are only hurting ourselves more. We all are bad friends at times, but we suffer in silence because our friend who is part of us is now gone no matter how many times we overthink it.

[@emmaduke]

this uh hurt a lot because it was so well worded damn you really saw me w that

[@Alexa-zm7iu]

this comment hit different cause i have gone through this and i’m pretty sure a lot of people have

[@katherineamelia98]

this was v well put

[@blackouthorus1519]

Oh well i maybe cracked but im not broken .

[@sabhyata2655]

Wow this attacked me personally

[@dfsnsdfn]

Fun fact: This video is largely credited with starting the international film noir movement and was cited by Akira Kurosawa as a major influence on his films Drunken Angel (1948) & Stray Dog (1949).

[@13Gisang]

There are always comments of this caliber on Rina's videos, and every time it reminds me exactly how special her fan base is.

[@emmityemmity6159]

I caught that!! When the video first started I thought it looked like a Kurosawa film! Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that aha

[@Jay41]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@breathinariana3825]

Plot twist: Akira Kurosawa is actually Rina undercover

[@raibug3180]

i cant believe she invented cinema

[@rayasimonette]

Rina dressed as a middle aged salaryman and still looking hot as shit is a whole other level of bisexual I did not expect to feel

[@beahgg]

I am here for all of this ♡♡♡

[@randomalt1273]

AHAHAHHA

[@hlynurelli]

ikr? and i'm gay!

[@himawari4962]

Ahahahahaha she soo good as a guy

[@camilladimas9022]

That's her!!!!! Omg!!!

[@wongperezu5310]

How to NOT be a Bad Friend : Stream SAWAYAMA!!!!

[@universalsubliminals1174]

ayooo THIS SONG... XS early 2000s vibes.. all of it. if y'all need a sick girly spotify playlist with this type of music, may i suggest: open.spotify.com/playlist/1TBIDgeGot8Syb7yf5GtPu?si=NeeZmbcVS5akpu8YlBdTsg :))

[@roropom4007]

Why is ur comment 5 hours old when it says this video was posted an hour ago,,

[@kalmiakid9592]

r u a time traveler ur comment is 5 hrs ago

[@dannybuchanan3661]

I fucked my best friends girlfriend but then I listened to Rina Sawayama so really I think they're just crazy and not right for me

[@dannybuchanan3661]

@熊仔 yw

[@DORIANELECTRA]

INCREDIBLEEEEEEEEE

[@theprettypurplepony]

We need a collab!!

[@rubysnelson6193]

um, *HI*

[@VenetianSnus]

Two of my favorite artists

[@garanhollow4493]

QUEENS!

[@canonicallykayfabe]

Dorian go away I can't simp for this many people at once

[@babyprincezzz318]

Here from Rina & Hyein’s performance at Tokyo Dome ❤

[@Felixsjostrandpro]

The other guy doesn't exist and is just a justification for Rina to drink alone to forget about a failing marrige and Rina is beating him up in the end is a metaphor for beating an addiction to deal with the real world

[@patr9131]

Joysjush pretty spot on

[@ilikepizza6597]

Why a marriage? She’s said herself it’s about a failed friendship... clearly she’s reminiscing on the times she no longer has with her best buddy. 🥺

[@Felixsjostrandpro]

@@ilikepizza6597 the ring in the begging 😥

[@user-bk9lr2pm2y]

Joysjush the begging ??

[@Felixsjostrandpro]

@@user-bk9lr2pm2y The start of the video. Sorry im not a native English speaker

[@whitehotforever]

i can't believe rina invented acting, men, and alcohol

[@lyricstube2182]

LOL!!

[@briannaabel8854]

Ikr! Her brain is so powerful 🥴✨

[@lilyl.6715]

can she uninvent men tho 🙃

[@Video-Post-Mortem]

Lily L. Wow you sound fun at a party

[@lilyl.6715]

Slip- Knot aw thanks!

[@looksomeletters]

this is the platonic breakup anthem i needed 4 years ago

[@aobakwekeatlhomile8226]

Try listening to "I'm not your friend " by Jeremy zucker

[@denisgoman4780]

Omg same

[@fan-harumamiura]

Okay that was the last push I needed to make myself cry. Thanks

[@luxballesteros7601]

a little rude to make me cry like this but go off

[@ew8550]

MEEEEEE

[@DonnyJ]

It's criminal how underrated this girl is. Anyone else feel the same?!

[@purrrr6081]

She is coming though!!

[@enriquecarrillo2978]

Most definitely! Art is what she makes for sure !

[@icy9428]

ALBUM OF THE FUCKING YEAR MATE

[@emmanuelaadebisi5743]

Yuppp

[@bochakim]

She is not a star, she is a masterpiece ! 💕

[@honokakondo4253]

I’m Japanese and a big fan of her. I’m so proud of her because she is one of great artists related to Japan.

[@aztre]

who are the greatest artists for you in japan? i think fishmans is the best

[@kmmmt319]

Aztre fishmans is a legend. yurayura teikoku is great aswell

[@skiran69]

@@aztre bro.. check out the album of Fuji kaze. It's a bop.

[@skiran69]

@@aztre it's named Help ever, Hurt never.

[@overtonwindowshopper]

​@@kmmmt319 Sakamoto Shintaro's solo work is also really good if you haven't heard it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqCVfYerhqd4jJo

[@blackberry8615]

It’s not fair for artist like this get no recognition at all.

[@robin_birdie_]

what are you talking about? I'm in Ukraine and I'm listening to her songs. She's a blast!

[@madeleinep.828]

She’s not quite at the “massive superstar” ranks yet, but she’ll definitely get even more recognized eventually.

[@PeaceDweller]

Alll respect to her, but the music isn't exactly new, original or revolutionary. I remebering hearing stuff similar to hers in nightclubs 20 years ago.

[@auralit3624]

@@PeaceDweller She's never shied away from the fact that her music has clear 2000s influences.

[@nguzoloveinlofi3832]

Well, this comment has become ironic...

[@-NWJNS-]

i'm here after hyein sang this song together with rina it's just so good! why only now i just knew the existence of this bop😭😍

[@ginghamswans]

this video is phenomenal!! it really gives a whole new meaning to "bad friend". when talking about friendships, we usually focus on our relationships with other people. But we must remember that above all, we are our best friend. At times, that we can be a bad friend to ourselves. We may fall into the trap of self-destructive behaviour from another part of ourselves (that we may consider as a different person) to ourself. In a way, this song can represent finally making peace with yourself, acknowledging what you have done to yourself. This video (in my opinion) that we in fact are hurting ourselves and that at times we cannot bear with it first-hand that we project it onto someone or something else, which may or may not be real. (Almost like a type of escapism) This escapism is toxic. Depsite it being temporarily pleasant, it could easily become a heavy burden and ruin us.

[@Moma_spam]

Loved this comment 💖

[@Joey-yo8mw]

word

[@jeselleang]

peryiat 🤧✊🏻

[@scxrae]

very nice, A++

[@annalol6128]

Omg stunning

[@orviianj7965]

Director, Singer, Composer, KZbinr, Actress Rina is an *ICON*

[@domingadoflaminga3961]

She's the whole package!

[@Scenelover223]

Don't forget model! Shes a model

[@nobody-mg6ov]

HYEIN AND RINA KILLED IT🔥

[@PiaMakinang]

the way that this song sounds - it’s like the amazing coming-of-age-movie soundtrack hits about freedom and youth that plays at the credits. then the lyrics hit. Beautiful.

[@killingfields6599]

Credits music of a movie where a lesbian girl falls inlove with a guy.

[@nataliacloves]

Just saying Sawayama has no misses all the songs are unskippable.

[@universalsubliminals1174]

ayooo THIS SONG... XS early 2000s vibes.. all of it. if y'all need a sick girly spotify playlist with this type of music, may i suggest: open.spotify.com/playlist/1TBIDgeGot8Syb7yf5GtPu?si=NeeZmbcVS5akpu8YlBdTsg :))

[@KillaryKlinton]

Truth and I hope every single song gets a music video. It deserves it.

[@MsNicolfer]

Yes!

[@indirasolis3452]

nothing but facts!

[@queenniniii]

OMG FINALLY MY FAV SONG FROM THE ALBUM HAS A MUSIC VIDEO AHHH

[@eirelaplanta]

x2

[@annawong391]

When that first chorus with the vocoder all alone hits, my heart feels so hollow. This album is just...all good songs. I'm gonna cry

[@voltcorp]

YES that first chorus is perfection hits me every time

[@felixmarques]

Yup. One of the biggest choruses in the album. The harmonized version on the first round really works because the harmony and melody are so strong and the break from the rest of the production really make it stand out.

[@jessieee_p]

Anna Wong Too real. It hits hard. She knows exactly what she’s doing and it matches so perfectly, thematically and sonically. Ugh her mind 😭

[@genuineinterest]

This song still goes HARD but it will never hit as hard as it did in lockdown 2020 when I had a depressive episode that lasted about 6 months and didn't talk to any of my best friends and felt guilty about it every day but couldn't face them because I didn't feel like they understood me :) anyway go off

[@momobella2000]

Hope ur doing better now !!

[@genuineinterest]

@@momobella2000 i am thank you

[@dna95816]

I first thought the main "actor" look cute af until I look more closely and... OK WE CAN'T DO NOTHING BUT TO STAN THIS LADY

[@inessa5923]

HOW DID YOU NOT NOTICE?!?!?!?!

[@lovinglele7706]

I didn’t even know who she was a month ago, until I heard her song *“XS”* and now I’m obsessed with her. But I think that she needs the recognition that she deserves~

[@jel_taime]

OMG Same! KZbin is making her famous by recommending her to us!

[@emer4lds]

Same here!!! Thank god for Spotify introducing me to an absolute goddess 💗

[@KaliCoriaCMWSOT]

For me it was comme des garçon. I was like ohhhhhhh this f’n slaps in an post-Neptune’s way-who the ffffff is this chick?! And here we are...here we are.

[@janine2957]

it's literally been three days of listening for me and i am already a fan. this is too good to explain it, even is she doesn't become super big, i hope she never stops making these masterpieces. i'm in love.

[@Hwasasthroneismyface]

SAME

[@tanyo]

This should be nominated as song of the year for Grammy 2021

[@skiran69]

Yes.. it should be.

[@TheVideoChatter]

@@skiran69 it wasn't and I'm FUMING.

[@sagelovescoffee]

I cried a bit during this song. It reminded me of my best friend that is no longer my best friend.

[@Jazzmine96]

Same

[@Dreamachineries]

Same :(

[@emaryadi]

Me too

[@jenlisalipa4994]

I’m so proud of how far rina has come this year with sawayama it’s really her era with ppl started to notice her with this album and it’s only her debut album

[@inessa5923]

We can't forget about RINA though!!!

[@feli387]

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.

[@inessa5923]

I agree I agree I agree I agree

[@gabrielle_sn9200]

Periodt 💅🏾

[@bleep2846]

"dont ask me where ive been. been avoiding everything" i felt tht

[@isisarisciamartins4503]

"I'm so good at crashing things Making sparks and shit but then/ I'm a bad/ I'm a bad/ I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been/ 'Been avoiding everything" I suffer from alcoholism. This shit hits hard. I love you, Rina.

[@kurks5428]

Bad friend and chosen family are my favourite

[@wasay1589]

XS is also nice

[@wakeupandsmelltherain6351]

Who’s gonna save you now + akasaka sad + Tokyo love hotel are my favorites

[@amyvanmechelen4457]

Same

[@co1.2]

I'm Japanese. Almost all of my friends don't know about her. Her music includes jpop elements so I think she'll be more popular in Japan as well

[@eeg6425]

actually she has said that she doesn't think jpop is her style, so i think it's interesting that you say that, but hopefully she's more popular in japan anyway!

[@Video-Post-Mortem]

I hope she’s popular everywhere she isn’t your standard pop artist, she isn’t as shallow as other pop stars

[@Champitoinwonderland]

I also thought that about the J-POP elements. I also have just discovered her and I also hope she becomes popular in Japan too. Maybe if she made just one song in Japanese(?). 私も頑張って布教します　(笑)

[@skiran69]

@@eeg6425 jpop is not a specific style like K-pop. And yes she's huge in Japan.

[@skiran69]

@@eeg6425 I found this song on Tokyo super hits album on Spotify.

[@xThatxGuy]

The video that got her in John Wick 4

[@officialdanncardona]

FR THO i WAS THINKING THE SAME THINGGG

[@JL-jh6zn]

it's honestly amazing how much rina can transform into a character like looking through all of her music videos

[@talalsam736]

Wow that plot twist.

[@Maisara_br]

brooo what ????? you listen to Rina !!!!!!

[@untitled5441]

THAT ENDING. I WAS NOT READY.

[@user-vi9ks2hj9n]

ニュジのライブで初めて聴いていいい歌だと思ってきた人他にもいますか

[@user-sy3cc5dh8s]

バニキャンで初めて聞いてめっちゃハマってる

[@v1deo.hunter.d317]

they totally took the crawling on top on him part for her stabbing scene in john wick 4

[@andrewmaccallum8363]

If you live in the US, STREAM this so she can hit the Hot 100 and win Grammys!!!

[@dvstnh]

Andrew Mac Callum that’s all i do all day everyday 😌

[@ahhablahdoo5036]

what does stream mean..? like stream it on a yt channel?

[@hehepudding]

Uhmm i don’t think thats how it works 👀 but STREAM SAWAYAMA pixels

[@pasha6652]

@@ahhablahdoo5036 stream on spotify and apple music

[@ahhablahdoo5036]

@@pasha6652 thanks

[@orviianj7965]

My girl's out here doing what other pop girlies couldn't, and that's a fact

[@gabrielle_sn9200]

Periodt 💅🏾

[@soethuyanaing1094]

They can

[@diegogalansarabia9737]

And that's on what?? Say it

[@gustavo33souza]

She's fun but her album is straight out of 2000's. No shade tho, it was a good time

[@universalsubliminals1174]

ayooo THIS SONG... XS early 2000s vibes.. all of it. if y'all need a sick girly spotify playlist with this type of music, may i suggest: open.spotify.com/playlist/1TBIDgeGot8Syb7yf5GtPu?si=NeeZmbcVS5akpu8YlBdTsg :))

[@KNakanishi]

What I like about Rina Sawayama: She's really gorgeous, has a great voice, and makes catchy music. What I love about Rina Sawayama: She's deep, emotional, rich with thought and sophistication and unapologetic about being herself.

[@goo4breakfast]

just recently lost someone i really cared about due to my own Ignorance and selfishness so this song really hits home. to anyone reading this, people can change, never forget that! thank u rina

[@orviianj7965]

Sooner or later, she will become mainstream mark my words

[@inessa5923]

It's already happening. You're not saying anything groundbreaking.

[@elene6]

The artistry of Rina is beyond me. Her voice, her vision, the messages like who's doin' it like her in the industry??? No one exactly

[@KONassis]

Christine and The Queens

[@sosickandtiredofalltheneed568]

No one? Lol thats pathetic. Rina is not the only creative artist out now. Sawayama is not the only album with excellent critical reception because there are plenty. The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift as example for mainstream. Carly Rae Jepsen, ChloeXHalle, Roddy Rich if we are talking about newbies or underrated artists.

[@annalund9059]

So Sick And Tired Of All The Needless Beating lol it’s definitely not that deep

[@user-cm5jt9wq1c]

ヘインとコラボ良すぎた

[@itsjvck1]

To think this is the video that got her role in John Wick 4. Amazing

[@lemonzest1492]

Love thissss. We need more songs about friendship and other forms of love tbh

[@jxyy1741]

Girl they killed one another

[@dwightthestonejackson4819]

Yes, because there aren't already millions of songs about love or friendship

[@paigeconnelly4244]

@@jxyy1741 that's the video. They're talking about the song. Girl.

[@odangoatama98]

period

[@edengallagher1044]

@@dwightthestonejackson4819 they're talking about other forms of love beside romantic

[@zeera7080]

Rina: Being herself Me: I'm gay Rina: Being a businessman with an alchohol problem Me: straight(?)

[@brookalinithegreat8443]

I’m bi and I get the best of both worlds (except the fact that no one is attracted to me but that’s not relevant right now lol)

[@romanr.301]

“An alcohol,” lol. Vincent Adultman.

[@jhoannefrancisco490]

@@brookalinithegreat8443 pfffttt haha i cant stop laughing crying cause same

[@mollyl9835]

YES! This is also my reaction to Gaga in the You and I video

[@yzac2417]

Rims is fineeee as a businessman with an alcoholic addiction

[@sophie2000ish]

there's rlly nothing like that first chorus. it's like being in this roller coaster ride and u start w/ this build up and u keep expecting that once u've reached the peak it will bring u to an epic drop. then, it hits. gravity stops for a moment. ur just floating up there and u see the sky and everything beneath u in all its blue glory. 😔👌🏽

[@nayliloops]

it’s so criminal how underrated she is. her album is the best ones to come out of 2019! the RANGE she provides with her songs and they’re all so good and unique in their own way?? not to mention her vocal range is incredible! Rina is incredibly talented and I don’t think any artist in this decade comes close to her sound

[@whereistome]

A LEGEND!! constantly raising the bar every time she breathes 😌 i will collab with u someday queen!!

[@SiddySidSid]

I- THIS VIDEO OMFG SHE RLLY SAID LEMME BEAT U UP REAL QUICK

[@MiMi-ox4fm]

大好きで、今家で仕事しながら毎日アルバムリピートしてる！！ I’m into her songs, I am repeating her albums working at home everyday!!

[@p4se177]

今日のバニキャンで度肝抜かれました……一瞬で大好きになりました🥺

[@nomdeplume1358]

_in case anyone wanted the lyrics_ ✨ [Verse 1] We ran through the bright Tokyo lights, nothing to lose Summer of 2012, burnt in my mind Hot, crazy, and drunk, five in a room Singing our hearts out to Carly, sweat in our eyes [Pre-Chorus] Throwing drinks at each other Making fun of our lovers Getting kicked out on the street, oh We were best friends forever, but the truth is [Chorus] I'm so good at crashing in Making sparks and shit, but then I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been Been avoiding everything 'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend I'm a bad friend, yeah [Verse 2] Guess we fell out, what was that all about? Maybe I overreacted, well, maybe you shouldn't have... God, it's insane how things can change like that Don't even know where you are What you do and who you do it with [Pre-Chorus] Throwing drinks at each other Making fun of our lovers Getting kicked out on the street, oh We were best friends forever, but the truth is [Chorus] I'm so good at crashing in Making sparks and shit, but then I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been Been avoiding everything 'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend [Bridge] Put your hands up if you're not good at this stuff Put your hands up if you're not good at this stuff (Oh, I'm a bad friend, oh yeah, oh yeah) Put your hands up if you're not good at this stuff (Should we put the bridges back together?) Maybe I'm a bad friend [Chorus] I'm so good at crashing in Making sparks and shit, but then I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been Been avoiding everything (Everything) 'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend I'm so good at crashing in Making sparks and shit, but then I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been Been avoiding everything 'Cause I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend

[@malus.1875]

Thanks

[@dylanthehopelessrema]

Or you could look at the description 😬

[@barramundi1807]

A japanese new wave film starring Rina Sawayama

[@BlingBlingSnipa92]

This is The Lighthouse in a parallel dimension.

[@soygee]

definitely inspired the fight scene in John Wick 4 where she took down the big guy on stairs. definitely.

[@papertowel3129]

rina literally has so much range in everything she puts out. from the videos of stfu to xs to bad friend, i love how committed she is to her role. it WORKS. it's just incredible

[@stefert786]

My grandfather watched this classic film back in the 50s. It became his favorite movie, and he said it inspired him to be a filmmaker. His name is steven Spielberg

[@joshzaid8589]

huh? This isn't a video from the 50s?

[@MegaKumquat]

Old person here who just discovered her awesomeness. Just looked up everything she's done after seeing her on Seth with Frankenstein. Stanning.

[@user-qm5ck8nr3z]

ニュジのライブで生歌聞いて飛んできた！むちゃかっこ良かった！！

[@tajashania]

the 4 people who disliked are bad friends

[@icy9428]

*6

[@marcomarco5321]

*7

[@icy9428]

*8

[@sunshine-xq2lc]

*0

[@ThiagoCarvalho17]

I'm a bad friend and I loved it

[@tajashania]

this song brings back memories of the ghost of summer nights past that i don’t even have or have never even experienced

[@caseycantrell3836]

Y'all need to promise that when she becomes mainstream, that you won't start saying shit like "I miss the old Rina". Let our queen grow. 🙌

[@myalatimore5523]

My first introduction to Rina was literally yesterday with "XS" (currently obsessed with that song). I was scared to listen to other songs by her in fear of not liking them and turning my back on her music. But something told me to listen to this and I have zero regrets and am now subscribed. :)

[@LuisGrande]

YUP MAIN POP GIRL

[@melquiorhip]

THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) Directed by Rina Sawayama

[@yikes7258]

The use of the choir when she says “put your hands up if you’re not good at this stuff” literally fucks me up on so many levels 🥺🥺

[@vivinriacahyani7511]

i’m not going to write long ass paragraph. all i want to say her music is beautiful.

[@imrobols7442]

i'm not good w words but this is my interpretation! we see from the opening scene that you're gloomy and alone. then you pull out a ring and stare at it. i think rings symbolize commitment, promise or u know... FRIENDSHIP. here comes a guy that bumps you then you don't focus on the ring anymore. he tries to give you drinks and basically show u a good time but you were reluctant at first. eventually, you give in and you do appear to enjoy all the drinking and smoking. i think that represents certain circumstances will take our focus away from what we value. then the fight scene takes place! you're so frustrated that you beat the living shit out the man! in the end, you end up bleeding and he was nowhere to be found. maybe all this time, the man represented a side of you that you resented(?) or inner turmoil or maybe he represented the time taken away from you looking at the ring. (again, a ring that symbolizes a promise u made or a friendship u cherished) once u became self aware u went berserk. i see the fight scene as a retaliation of "this is not who i am or i never meant to be this way." my fave shot was a close up of you on top of the man, looking exhausted like you let everything out but then the next scene shows you are badly hurt. i think this represents that you were too hard on yourself for being a bad friend. that's my take! ily rina!! good job with the mv i fricking love it.💓💓💓 edit: added more of my thoughts. thank you for those who liked my interpretation! love u fellow pixels. 💌

[@Inumanga67]

That's a good interpretation!! I agree

[@energyismygame]

coming for jo calderone’s gig

[@walvyxx]

as someone with bipolar disorder, I really can relate to this song. I've lost many friendships while I wasn't medicated and dealing with depressive/maniac/anger episodes, gladly nowdays I take my medicines correctly, but those friends will never get back :/

[@cherrybomb272]

i had a friendship breakup this past weekend. 4 years with one of my best friends, gone in a day. having to see them again yesterday was painful. its honestly better for both of us to go our own ways because we were just hurting each other by that point. but it still hurts so much it’s done. i don’t know if we’re ever gonna cross paths again or talk i’m not counting on it but i’m trying to get used to life without him. part of me regrets it but whats done is done. i wish you well aj. i really did appreciate you and your friendship. i’ll always hold our memories close

[@baileyscherdorf206]

I remember listening to you on Spotify when you had like 150k monthly listeners. Now you have 2 million. We love well deserved growth!

[@girlincolors.8764]

E A RINA FAZ TUDO DE NOVO

[@pochaccolvl]

EOTWのリミックスから来たけど 原曲もめちゃくちゃにおしゃんでビビった 歌のパワー感がかっけぇ…😍

[@adenchapman3071]

I feel like sawayama is the soundtrack to a musical

[@raoufl9493]

This Album is just iconic...did y'all listen to it , stream SAWAYAMA ❤

[@racheagainstthemachine2962]

First followed Rina since she modelled for Versus x Versace then kept following her when she released cherry and cyber stockholm syndrome she's an amazing and deserves worldwide recognition for her artistry

[@YT-tk2dn]

いい感じの俳優さん見つけてきたなぁと思ってたらご本人だった…3回観たくらいで気付いた。多才だなあ

[@yosmelaraujo3470]

One of the best songs of the year.

[@lasernikixcex]

Rina is my favorite serial killer, she's keeps on killing it

[@renthehag]

We’re so good at beating ourselves up, aren’t we? Constantly imagining the best versions of ourselves, competing with this idealized image of perfection, this version of “us” that’s always happy or sociable or popular, and all that really does is set us back. The best person we can be is ourselves, purely and honestly. Sometimes that means that people in our lives will come and go. Sometimes that means we will go through pain. But being true to our own path will always lead to better things. We gotta trust the process.

[@sleepyrina]

you worded this so well☹️ thank you for writing this!💞

[@asmaahmad3978]

Rina deserves so much more recognition and love. Her work is art and her name deserves to be up there with big artists.

[@justinkosmic9187]

Definitely my favorite song from the album. It gets better with every listen.

[@icy9428]

these tears are full of regret pain sadness self-pity and awarness

[@sleepyrina]

definitely felt that.

[@amyz4328]

rina in a suit got me feeling a kinda way 🥺

[@mlm628]

yo this is a bop but i wanna cry at the same time?????

[@chaos3888]

I just found her on Spotify AND MAN SHE IS UNDERRATED

[@regularwann5610]

Out of many songs I've heard in my life, this is the first time I've heard a song talking about being a bad friend. AND THIS SONG IS RELATABLE OMG *maybe I'm only living under a rock😁 peace y'all #STREAMSAWAYAMA this Girl derseves everything!

[@minhlong3576]

The dislikes are the people who were bad at being friends and this hurt them :))

[@brodyschultz9840]

This song should be featured in a movie, it has that cinematic feeling

[@landlockedlifeguard]

I hate how seen I feel by this song.