Why Are Japanese Songs Are SO DEEP? (Hai Yorokonde)

[@coffeelatte8616]

I swear every depression topic song from japan sounds all happy and hype but actually sad and dark

[@yumekzmz3891]

This and Bling Bang Bang Born has been playing in my head like craazy

[@flatbreadjk]

EXACTLY???

[@ruzgaripap]

and now otonoke too

[@littenflame85]

@@ruzgaripap man if you dont getcho DANDADAN DANDADAN DANDADAN

[@09Scyther]

Oddloop

[@thatairliner]

me too

[@squishypenguin9291]

Warning: LONG TEXT (lol) Here's what I've read from the japanese comments talking about this song's meaning: • The singer is actually a younger brother of a VERY famous actor in Japan. So since his brother has debuted, he was always compared to his brother, and bc he loved his brother, he didn't want to bother his brother's fame, so he tried really hard to live up to people's expectations. But people were always disappointed to him, and bc of that, he became depressed. And this song is based on that experience. • "...---..." part is a morse code, meaning "SOS". • About that morse code part, the singer himself completes that part, but in the video it doesn't complete, it's missing one "." (...---..). Probably meaning, they wish to call for help, but they can't actually do that, that might represent someone or the society, smt like that. • The sound from the very beginning, he's saying smt but it's played backwards, which actually is "I think kindness is what we all need, after all". • That part that sounds like "Get it, get it done", the caption in japanese actually says "Giri Giri dance". It's really hard to translate that sentence, but to brake it down: "Giri giri' means "barely", "almost too late", "be on the edge of", smt among these lines. So let's say it's a dance of someone who is MENTALLY on the edge. But also, the singer actually sings "Get it, get it done"(like in English), so probably means someone that's mentally on the edge but still needs to get things done. ALSO, it sounds like "get it, get it down", which we can interpret like "take that lead off your shoulders". These are SOME of the meanings according to japanese comments (and the singer actually confirmed it too). It's an interesting song with A LOT of meanings behind it, so I couldn't write down ALL of the meanings, but I felt in need to share at least some of the meanings. Hope my explanation were clear lol

[@Baptor3000]

Thank you for writing this 😭‼️‼️‼️

[@Prosto_interesno]

Спасибо

[@Keyden-mj3gu]

japan has its own morse code

[@Keyden-mj3gu]

its called wabun code

[@アオインク-k6v]

@@Keyden-mj3guYes, but SOS is English, not Japanese, and the “…ーーー..” also changes to sound like “di di di da da da di di” in the English version so it is very obviously meant to be English morse code and not Wabun code.

[@えだ-f9x]

"hai yorokonde" is kinda like "yes sir my pleasure (serving you)" despite you being fed up doing that job.

[@gentlemangnaws]

My part time jobs catch phrase. Please help

[@柔らかくなった脳]

とても悲しい曲なのです。 2:22 ”社会に対する漠然とした恐怖” 2:27 "朝になると社会と自分の断絶を感じる" 2:29 スナックでお酒を飲み、従業員の女性に別れを告げる。楽しそう。 2:30 家に帰って寝るところで、無性に悲しくなる。孤独を感じていると推測する。 2:33 一人で鍋料理を作り、楽しむ 2:35 鍋をしばらく見つめていると、自分の父母を思い出す。 2:37 寂しさによって泣き出す。 これらはすべて、孤独という悲しさを表していると思います。言葉にできず、ずっと泣くことしかできないような孤独です。

[@kkaway7964]

this song is about the life of a "Yes" man

[@Amanda-ms3ph]

The description of the MV gives you deeper understanding of the song, plz read it!

[@quanruis]

I just heard this on a reel today and its soooo catchy. now its in my head

[@woefulnix]

I feel like as someone sho listens to a lot of japanese music (especially vocaloid tbf) idk if it’s because I am interested in the right artists (its probably partially that) but there is a LOT of social criticism in songs. Atarashii Gakko has multiple songs with this kind of meaning iirc. Also one song that went viral and if I remember correctly had a cool meaning is Habit from Sekai no Owari, if you are interested in listening to more like these I would recommend it. Another artist I love is Queen Bee, they have an amazing voice (their first take videos are godsent to me) and even if it’s not only about social criticism they also have great lyrics. Another artist with an INSANE voice is Ado, her song Useewa also has some social commentary, even if it doesn’t seem like it at first glance. I leave these recommendations just in case you are interested in diving more into japanese music :D I also wanted to say, this is just my personal opinion grounded in just observing so take it with a BUCKET of salt but I do think that since japanese society is very strict with complicated social rules, in art a lot of people find a place to release that frustration and there we find a lot of social commentary in songs because of that. It’s like a way to release that social tension for some people, idk tho! It’s just a feeling I get. Sorry for the long comment lmao, great video! Loved your reaction.

[@alexiosblake9804]

Critic of society, politics or whatever you can think of, had been part of music since millennia, but since the commercialisation of it those themes have been greatly pushed back, by either simple entertainment songs or people basically complaining about their live. And that's where platforms like nico nico or KZbin come in, where people can make music without having to be tied to some music label by a contract. Here people can write whatever song the want. Be they good or bad.

[@woefulnix]

@@alexiosblake9804 That makes so much sense actually, because as you said, I've seen horrible songs with meanings I dislike a lot from places like niconico or youtube, and some of the most meaningful songs I've found are also from there by anonymous songwriters.

[@PumpkinO-rq2be]

Kenshi Yonezu also from vocaloid He is the music creator with the No. 1 sales of music albums in the Reiwa era And he is the Japanese creator with the most KZbin music videos with over 100 million views.

[@tumypok1011]

I can't decide what's best in these type of japanese songs either the deep story they present or the catchy soundtrack or lyrics they do. Their artists balance it so perfectly

[@felixdom9693]

Japane musician are on another level when it comes about composing writing incredible music everything about music japanese always skilled on that their are creative musician with limitless abilities and skill

[@ajhopeworld143]

This song is like my serotonin right now🙂👏

[@papi-L-jp]

yeeeessss.👏👏👏

[@HappyGamer_YT]

It came out a long time ago, but got uploaded to KZbin only a few months ago

[@Bonobonoyaaa742]

Bro plz checkout Japanese songs too They are bops

[@user-gesoitigo_ks]

thanks for reaction！ this song have English version sorry for my bad English from Japan (^-^)v

[@miyalibrary8545]

Me, personally, I translate this song as a song of person who suffers from depressions.The world he/she lives in which so called “normal” person could never understand. It’s deep.

[@sh3n3ng]

It’s sos right?

[@williamstaples8964]

Yep… - - -…

[@-ICITRONSI-]

i feel like "save this game, mr. A" is mocking the main character for being an exemplary student in school that gets all a's but not making him as good at socializing and expressing himself enough to break out of the "disease" the modern day has to offer.

[@soru2186]

I love how they included morse code, . . . - - - . . . which means SOS and the part in the beginning is some cry for help backwards

[@Biba-x7q]

will stetson has a great cover on this song i love it

[@DaFlowerFox]

3:55 Thanks, now i can't unhear it

[@panteraluna5469]

The singer is part of a Japanese Acapella group that's won a few country wide contests if i remember right.

[@Phiyka]

You can actually look at the description of the song, and it tells you the reason he made it

[@むんばさん]

・・・_ _ _・・・　SOS

[@Daikokhan]

If you want deep lyrics listen to Ado

[@Breadathan_Crumbstar]

Can i recommend "Yona Yona Dance" by Akiko Wada for another reaction video? A really good japanese song i found

[@squidy578]

It’s says SOS in Morse code multiple times in the code …___… is SOS

[@ASAPlotnik]

I would like to see a really solid translation of this song 😊

[@近藤典子-q3i]

新たに英語バージョンが配信されてます。探してみてください。

[@dominicalvin]

@Sebastine if u dont notice, don don don tsu tsu tsu don don don is ...---... if u know morse code its SOS this song is about social obligation and japanese's mindset of trying to please other people and the ...---... (sos) is the subject trying to ask for help to escape this social construct

[@マキさんん]

You should go listen the English he made too

[@oto....]

リアクションはいよろこんで😊🫶🏻

[@memeh]

Ppl who can’t get this song out of head have learned the Morse code.

[@Aisha-vl8ks]

Second 😂❤

[@Gaspode7-c2v]

Aww. He sounded so disappointed when he realized it was jpop😢

[@sstay_]

Akugetsu’s cover is my favourite of this song, you should check him out!

[@きせっち-y6i]

SOS

[@mikye8876]

👍👍👍😄🤟

[@jayjayarellano1421]

first😂

[@barbaraspeckarmy]

Congrats 😂

[@Sonicfalcon16]

I bought the song

[@kaya_stu]

because rest of industy is cheap cash grab. this is same as Industry vs Indie game dev scenarios.

[@timtanhueco1990]

It’s a story of stressed salarymen. “Get it get it done” = make a sale or you won’t get anything done, thus they turn it into a music video to sing their hearts out.

[@3nfferr]

No, the song seems to generally be about social anxiety and people pleasing. Recalling embarrassing moments that trip you up. The individual with said anxiety wants to get the job of socializing done, and adapt to their surroundings, laugh without caring, and stop using their phone more than going outside (You see these scenes in the video, for the boy & other boy & girl). In the exact translation of the lyrics from a certain part, It says: “let me hear your heartbeat ringing like . . . - - - . . .” Thats morse code for SOS. Its the social gathering panic.