i'm shocked you didn't mention how he quite literally changed the way vocaloid fans credited songs, he wrote unhappy refrain as a brutal callout to the community, for crediting the vocaloid characters instead of the producers, and ever since then people started crediting the prodicers more and more, that's how much power wowaka had, it's amazing
Wowakas death really shocked me, I’ve been a vocaloid fan for years and I remember really liking the song rolling girl and it got me into the fandom.. his songs will always have a special meaning to me and will always have a nostalgic feel to them. His songs, hard work, and wowaka himself will never be forgotten.
Rolling Girl was the first song I've heard as well. Didn't even know what vocaloid was, but I fell in love anyway. And now I'm a hard vocaloid fan paying my respects to one of my most favorite vocaloid artist. Funny how life works... *tips hat
This, and your whole channel is definitely refreshing. It's almost unheard of to hear serious, non-mocking discussion of vocaloid topics where the music is treated like "real" music and not as a joke. Keep it up.
When I heard wowaka died I didnt think much of it at first, I was out of vocaloid for a while and never paid attention to the creators of the songs. And then I realized what songs he created, and how many I had loved and adored during my prime years. This man made my life so much better during the worst points of my life, and I never truly appreciated him until now.
Same! I heard so many in my middle-school years, then fell out of the music for the most part; only keeping 3 vocaloid songs on my phone. I went about 5 years not engaging with it beyond that. When I was watching a video about concerts last month though, they mentioned Wowaka and his passing, which I didn't think much of. It's sad and unfortunate, but I didn't recognize the name. But THEN videos about him and his songs kept popping up in my recommendeds- this being one of them. And now it's crazy how many of these I remember and are such bangers like they're still so fucking good. So many have found their way back into my active playlists now lol. They're kind of nostalgic, and new & unique at the same time now. And I have such a newfound respect for him, creating these songs. Now that I've started looking into producing vocaloid songs, I realize making them from literally nothing is ah Very Hard. Especially as someone with no musical background. And especially as someone making something new and unheard before. The creativity.
I've had always listened to him, and was disappointed that the band departed after I start to become a fan and was delighted when they reunited... and then I was hit with his passing after he released one more song... one more time...
Agreed. His song "Rolling Girl" broke me to my core. It became my comfort song, it was there for me when I wasn't going through very happy times. Still am not. I don't think I ever related to Rolling GIrl so much, until this year. And when I listen to that masterpiece, I think: "Huh...The creator who made this song isn't with us..." Which makes the song ten times more painful.
I really hate that Wowaka died, but I unfortunately only heard of him (and REALLY got into vocaloid) after his passing. I love all of his songs and they're by far my favorite any minute, but I never thought I'd get sad listening to a producer I didn't even know about after he died
I also got into vocaloid after Wowaka's passing, and his songs are some of my favourites so it's definitely sad for me to realise there won't be something new that sounds as unique as Wowaka's songs. You can tell it's Wowaka by just listening to the prelude. Not many artists have the ability to do that.
@@andrewlee4455 Kitty Lemon It definitely won't fill the wowaka sized gap in your heart, but there's a new Vocaloid artist on the come up (in Japan specifically) that has a wowaka-inspired style of tuning and beats. Check him out, you might like him. th-cam.com/video/Hblt7UkDuKU/w-d-xo.html
Yea. I listened to Vocaloid before, but I really got into it once I saw someone talking about how Rolling Girl was their favorite song of his. So I listened to it and became obsessed.
Same. The story telling, the nostalgic, sad or horror songs. Those things I don't think they will be recreated again... Even the silly stuff, maybe I need to go deeper, but I have yet to find a new tripple baka
@@kaydwessie296 Nekobolo was one of my fav producers too, if i'm not mistaken. He's one of the old producers and listening to his musics nowadays give me nostalgia vibes
He also made "And I'm Home" from Madoka Magica which is from my favorite anime of all time. That song holds even more meaning to me now after his passing. His works will always be remembered. Thank you for all the amazing songs you made Wowaka
I once used to be very passionate about Vocaloid, however I stepped away from this community for a few year. Only recently have I started coming back. This truly shook me up as Wowaka had been one of the few producers I liked alot and enjoyed his work. It troubles me and I dont know how to feel, bloody hell.
That happened to me too The first song I liked was promise by samfree and I didn’t understand that time then I stopped watching vocoloid then when I came back last year I only just realised that samfree, wowaka and others died. When I watched rolling girl that hit me.sorry for such a long reply
It is interesting how rough wowakas death hit me. I was standing at Magical Mirai when they did his tribute... and i was really crying for over half an hour because the crowd interaction hit me so hard. I wonder how many people from the (outside japan) world stick with the Vocaloidmusic because of wowaka songs. For me as example, i was on the verge of leaving the "Hatsune Miku stuff" (my thoughts back then) before i found Worlds End Dancehall. And i was done. I got so much energy from that song in a very bad part of my life. You know that feeling when everything feels boring to you. And BOOM, wowaka came in. That was such an influencal part of my life. I might wrote something double, but i can't concentrate on proofreading, sorry. :) So i want to give you a genuine and honest well done. And to the guy up there. No matter in which god you believe, he is now playing in wowakas band (not the other way around).
I feel the same way. It may not have been wowaka alone that keept me interested in Vocaloid/UTAU for so long, but he was in there with Rolling Girl and World's End Dancehall. among the other songs i still love like magnet, Lost one's Weeping, Love is War, Ghost Rule etc. When my sister who isn't that big into Vocaloid (she knows about it and listens to a few songs but isn't as interested in it as me) and told me about his passing (had a rough patch and just shut myself off from the Internet for a while) i didn't believe her. I couldn't comprehend that wowaka passed away. She couldn't even make anything of the name and simply asked me if i had an idea and my mind instantly said "Oh yeah, Rolling Girl and World's End Dancehall, what about him?" As ubnubmaster said, i never understood my Mother when she read about some old Movie Star or Singer dying and expressed sadness about it. I couldn't understand why you'd be sad about a person you never met, dying. And then i heard about wowaka's passing and it hit me. As i finally understood the impact. It's not the fact you think to know them that matters, but the fact that their works impacted your life in a way. I can't even write anything without it sounding weird. But it was then i understood how much it saddens me that the World lost another great composer that impacted me in that way and i'll never listen to a new work of that person. This is also why, while i can't actually be sad about it, i'll never look down on someone who feels sad about an Artist dying that i didn't like. If an Artist which produces music i deem as bad dies. It may be nothing to me, but somewhere there are people that liked that kind of music and have lost a part of their life. Okay uhm... i'll just go to my corner over there and listen to more Rolling Girl.
I've always hated when people get upset with me for listening to depressing music because they think that it's the music that's giving me depression, but the music actually HELPS me a LOT. Wowaka's Rolling girl and Unhappy refrain made me feel so much better because it was like someone finally understood me. It was extremely comforting, like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. If I hadn't discovered the intense, relatable hidden meanings behind vocaloid songs years ago, when I wanted more than anything to just die, I probably would've made no effort to get any better. Nowadays, my mood has improved immensely and I only show little signs of depression. People laugh at me for being a “CrInGe WeEb” and listening to vocaloid music, but little do they know that japanese music is 90x more relatable, comforting, encouraging and meaningful than what I hear on the radio nowadays. sorry for the long comment, I just wanted to share. R.I.P. Wowaka
Kikuos songs are almost entirely about suicides and deaths being extremely positive and they are my favorite songs that exist and help so much. I cant wait for society to fuck off with the nonsense that validating death and suicide is wrong and miserable or evil.
I remember being in Middle School/high school and listening to rolling girl on the bus to and from school. Especially loved breaking that song out on rainy days. It had a huge impact on me as a person. One of my biggest regrets in life was having tickets to a Miku concert and then refunding them because I needed the money for my car and other bills. Well, i was also partially scared of going to a far off city to see the show. Wowaka was one of the people that made me who i am. If it wasnt for those people pouring heart and soul into Vocaloid music? Well, i wouldn't be the same person I am now. I couldn't be. Im still thinking about him all this time later. His music has a special place in my heart and many others. Thank you Wowaka. You are missed.
I feel this comment so much. I have really strong memories too of listening to rolling girl on bus rides home from school (mostly in sixth grade though I’ll admit). I listened to it on loop every bus ride home for a solid month, and it even inspired me enough to make an MMD video that was really really bad because I was 12… I cringe at it now, but I wouldn’t change a single thing. wowaka’s music heavily influenced my creative pursuits, and, honestly, my entire life. I’m never going to forget him.
Even now, I don't even understand the song meaning (or it just past my brain for some reason), but just from seeing the MMD video, I can already feel so much despair and hope and power in the song. It really touches you differently.
@paper tastes like cardboard No, I agree with you. That totally make sense. And this is coming from someone that know nothing about tuning. Sad enough, the original version is not my favorite. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either. My favourite is Kaito V3 version for this one. If you look for it, the video was made 7 years ago.
The part where you talk about trends in Vocaloid songs is very interesting. It would be great if you could make a video discussing about that. I feel like today's Vocaloid songs are very different from earlier's story-like songs. Love your channel, keep up the good work!
I noticed this too. I was in the fandom up to 2015 or so, after that I was swamped with work and hardly listening to vocaloid anymore. when I quit my job and trying to be independent I tried to go back into the fandom. this was around 2017, a lot of songs was made with more vocaloid than ever. strangely almost none of them sparked my interest. I remember thinking, the only recent good stuff I like came from Deco*27 and that artist was a classic like Wowaka so he didn't count. I'm curious as to why... is it just me being "old and nostalgic" or there's more to it? because my friends who stayed in the fandom left big names like Miku, Luka, etc and liking other vocaloid because they said their songs were better than those big names vocaloid's.
wienzard 93 it’s sad that people are saying that the big vocaloids’ songs aren’t good anymore when there are still people who make amazing songs using them. Though, I do have to agree that the not so popular ones are also very good! MAIKA has to be one of my favorites of the not all too popular vocaloids. But, the bigger vocaloids still have good songs, I guess that your friends just haven’t found them yet.
@@lambybunny7173 what I noticed some of the songs used in concert for example, miku's songs "almost all sounds the same" like how I see k-pop songs nowadays. idk if you get what I mean. some are good, but like, those who are quite well-known doesn't have 'unique' taste to it like how I find works from wowaka, DECO*27, ryo etc. I myself now going down to binge-watching Kasane Teto's cover over Miku old songs (granted most are converted into Rock genres and lemme tell you, Teto's growl is a blessing). one of my friend is crazy over IA rn and damn, IA has one of the best English voice bank.
@@wienzard93 if you want unique song i can recommend producer like : wotaku(you should check out the song dogma it's seriously chaotic), harumaki gohan, てにをは, 柊キライ, すりぃ. And if you don't mind non vocaloid i really recommend dustcell (each of their song have different style from each other)
I loved Wowaka when I was in middle school because I could listen to songs like rolling girl and relate with her emotions by knowing the translations but my overbearing mother wouldn't know. It was probably the only thing that kept me hanging on at times. I loved worlds end dancehall, I would listen to it every morning and even learned the dance moves. Unhappy refrain was the first album I owned and had on my iPod. I haven't listened to Wowaka's music in a long while and I am very sad to hear about his passing. R.I.P
wowaka and Samfree are the only "celebrity" deaths I've cared about but to me, they weren't celebrities, they felt like friends who understood me, who bared their souls and shared my hurts RIP Wowaka
I can’t get out of the vocaloid 2009-2011 phase; the songs were so damn different back then and had something special. Wowaka really created what the music industry for vocaloid can’t pick up even til now. You managed to explain in words (especially in the closing thoughts) how his songs/music felt like and what it’s meant to make you feel.
Still trying my best to sing unhappy refrain... wowaka's death gave a big impact to me and my husband... Rolling girl is a special song for both of us... it keep reminding us to never gave up... heck no matter how f up you are in mind... Great video for starter... Keep up the good work...
I remember crying myself to sleep when I heard the news of his passing. I was sitting in the dark listening to Rolling Girl and Unknown Mother Goose on full blast and crying because I couldn't believe it. I didn't even want to go to class the next morning because I was so upset. Even after a year, on the anniversary of his passing, I cried my eyes out for a solid hour because he left such an impact on me and the rest of the community. I'll probably do the same next year.
You know i’ve always been the kind of person that can’t absorb information fast when I heard wowaka died my first thought was “that sucks” But then I tried listening to one of this song about a month later it was world end Dancehall. I didn’t cry but there was this overwhelming heaviness in my heart, I don’t think I can really listen to songs anymore, not without feeling those emotions all over again. It’s a shame it really is. but I think it’s great that he made such an impact. Rest In Peace
I know I'm like 10 months late to comment but I remember when I heard he had died, I was watching Oktavia's stream (she does vocaloid covers) and someone came in and told her he had died, everyone in chat was freaking out or going to google. After I heard, I just sort of cried. I found Wowaka's music during my early teen years and greatly enjoyed every single one I found, each song helped me come to grips with my own emotions and helped me come to a better understanding of myself when I could never describe what was wrong. I'll cherish those songs for as long as I can.
Oh my God...I literally heard that he died in Oktavia's same stream. At first I thought it was just people joking around in the live chat, but then I felt a need in my gut to Google it and confirm it. And then i just cried too... I totally agree with what you said about Wowaka's music helping me understand myself better. Thank you so much for putting my feelings into words
what a well made video!! your closing thoughts were exactly what i felt. for WEEKS i cried so much that i didn’t believe anyone would feel the same pain as i did when he passed, so it’s nice to see people gather around for the wonder that is wowaka and reminisce his works and his legacy. i don’t know any other artist that i truly loved years ago except wowaka, so you could practically say he’s someone i grew up with. i didn’t stop listening to him, and still loyally anticipated his works with his band (their latest album is called howls!) there were many brief moments of pain months later, when i didn’t feel like i would ever be happy without him, but good to say i’m coping. i’m pretty sure wowaka would have wanted us to keep listening to him despite everything, so i’ll live, continuing to honor his works. that said, please listen to his works as hitorie. in that you could hear the signature wowaka sound, but with them he has grown and has gone a lot more versatile, even delving into types of sounds he has never done before. it’s a shame he has passed before doing much much more of them, but i urge you to listen. with vocaloid he has expressed how he has had such a hard time that he was depressed for half a year until he found himself so much happier with his band. this isn’t to say you can’t enjoy his vocaloid works just as much if not more, but you can feel the essence, the truth of wowaka with hitorie. in fact, he gives so much credit to his members saying he would have died if it wasnt for them. a little fun fact, that the name of his band “hitorie” means “dear the alone”. he has made music for people who find solace in solitude, and as comfort for people who are lonely. thank you for this video. wowaka is a legend who truly changed the vocaloid scene, and most importantly someone who sincerely wanted to make music and deserves all the love and honor given to him.
[TW: Suicidal References, and just edygness.] Rolling girl was what got me first into Vocaloid. I was in a horrible mental state back then, mixed emotions about should I end it all or not. Hearing Rolling Girl made me more sad then I was at the time, but also made me realize giving in to depression was pathetic, and I needed to stay strong. Not just for others, but myself as well. But, after getting hooked on Rolling Girl I wanted to hear more from the community. Over time I discovered songs that lifted me up from my dark state, made we wanna dance, or made me more confident. At this time I really forgot about Wowaka, but one day I decided to listen to more of his music, remembering how I even got into this community. (This was close to the time he passed, probably a month or two before.) I got hooked on his other songs like Worlds End Dancehall, Unknown Mother Goose, Two-Faced Lovers, and many more. I wanted another song like those. But, when I found out he died and realized I won’t get another song like those, I was upset. I felt dumb that I forgot about Rolling Girl, and wished I heard his other songs at the start. I still listen and dance, and sing to his music today, as a thank you for welcoming me to this amazing community, and a apology for forgetting his amazing gesture. I love you, Wowaka. ❤️
I'm feel the same way. I was at a point where my depression was really bad and the song rolling girl helped soothe me. Later on I became obsessed with unknown mother goose. Now when I hear the last chords on the piano during that song it just pulls at my heart strings. It hurts to know that those notes were the last I would hear of his songs that helped me so much.
I kinda feel like wowaka was like one the mozart in the vocaloid community. I mean... even though I'am not really that particularly familiar to vocaloid... but just hearing how he really introduced some elements from the vocaloid community... it just reminded me of Mozart's legacy too. Edit: Btw, thanks for making this video... I'm just grateful to know a little bit more about this Artist.
I grew up with his music, just today I listened to rolling girl again and this video appeared in my recommended . If it wasn't for wowaka, I don't think I would've ever even listen to vocaloid since I never thought it was really my style, but his songs were different from the rest. Then I saw the animation for rolling girl and that inspired me to start drawing (now I'm in art school) so when I found out he died it really felt like such a big part of me just vanished into thin air, it was surreal. For a while, I couldn't even accept it
I cried twice during this video. Kenshi Yonezu saying he couldn't eat when World's End Dancehall came out, that got me. wowaka was incredibly important to me during my formative years. Didn't realize other people lived these things the same way I did, was a bit of a trip to listen to this video.
I relate to you, because Wowaka songs get me through way more things than people expect. I don't put them in my playlists even though they're in the unpublished versions. Also it's amusing because of your profile and I've spent a lot of my time publicly jamming to Wowaka songs while at cons cosplaying Cirno
You’re possibly the best commentator-type channel I’ve ever watched, and I can’t get over the fact you only have 300 subs. The way you show respect to the topics at hand, build up to the most important points, and know when to be straight forward is great.
It's quite sad seeing the community slowly dies at the moment we lost such great influencer. All the more with Miku's act at Coachella being postponed because of Corona (which would perhaps be her only chance :( ) That could really help introduces this community to more people.
Miku performed at Coachella this year and got me exposed and now I'm learning so much about her! There's so much to learn it's a bit daunting but I'm eager and really wanting to get into it! Maybe this comment will give you some hope 4 years later?
I still remember that I did an essay for school about wowaka because of how much I loved him as a producer and a vocalist. I am a huge Vocaloid fan and a huge J-Rock fan and Wowaka was always my favourite with his Vocaloid music and Hitorie When I discovered he had died it broke me, because he was my ultimate favourite Vocaloid producer and J-Rock band. It was so bad that I couldn’t listened to any Hitorie song because I would start crying. It still difficult to process his dead for me but I know that he would want us to listened to his music. And now I am emotional :c
It's sad how only a few people knows wowaka back then, but when he passed away the fame boomed. What bother me was how people reacts when something actually disappeared
It's indeed sad. I am one of those people who actually got to know him because of a friend's post about his death. I never really was into Vocaloid or J-rock so that kinda explains why... So I checked Hitorie out of curiosity to know who that wowaka was, and the band immediately became in my top 5. I wish I could have encouraged him while he was alive...but well. It's weird because I have so much difficulty getting through life knowing I will never have new songs from him. Arg.
I only got into Vocaloid maybe 2-ish years ago and unfortunately I wasn’t in the community while Wowaka was alive, however I still come here because I know that he was a large part of the community and he helped a lot of people, I hope he stays remembered Rest In Peace Wowaka
I don't know who Wowaka is, but when I heard about the horrible news that happened to him, and the songs that he did that came out as my favourite, did made me very shocked of what just happened to him... He made songs that I loved a lot to listen. I feel so bad for what happened to him... Everytime when I hear about those bad news, it just feels like my chest got stabbed or something. Even though I didn't know who he was and even though I wasn't much of a fan of him, it still hurts me to hear that the guy that made those songs that I loved a lot would just... Disappear like that... I hope he may rest in peace and I hope he is getting a good rest in heaven... For all the fans out there, I am very sorry for what happened to Wowaka. I know it hurts a lot, it hurts for me too... I am terribly sorry for the tragedy news of what happened to him. I do hope he is in a good place. I almost cried while writing this ;^;
Something about Rolling Girl makes me melancholic. The rushing piano, the desperate sound of Miku's vocals, and the video itself just makes you feel empty. It's beautiful.
I'm thankful I was able to experience his music during vocaloid's peak, it was truly exhilarating. But I can't help but feel awful, I stepped away from the community for a few years and right as I was coming back, his death was announced. There will never be another Wowaka
I just found this video and wow, thank you for using my art at 0:34 ! I would have appreciated a credit though :') great video btw! wowaka truly was an amazing musician that led vocaloid to where it is now. I also think that samfree and powapowa shouldn't be forgotten either! we already lost so many fantastic producers, it's really sad.
Hey sorry about that I made this video a year ago. There's a lot I would change about it now if I could. I'll make sure to at least put a pinned comment for you and the others whose art I used in this
Loved your detailed analysis. Wowaka was a genius and his works have touched an unbeliavable amount of hearts. Truly an irreplaceable figure in pop culture and we couldn't thank Vocaloid enough for providing him that space. Infinitely grateful to Miku for using her voice to let us hear his--Wowaka's.
Tenohira was actually one of wowaka's most underrated song. The song have so much power. I still find myself listening to Tenohira even when i was sad. Wowaka music is a part of my childhood and i was broken when wowaka lost
Thank you for this. Sometimes we tend to forget how much pain and effort producers pour in their songs, this is a reminder that Wowaka was more than an artist, he was a human able to change others through songs, and we miss him so much.
2 faced lovers, World's end man best vocaloid ever. sadly I can't find anything that is like his play style, piano Melody accompanied by fast drum beats
I had only just found PowaPowaP's music like a month after he passed away, I remember feeling so heartbroken, because I had found this beautiful musician whom I felt a connection with only to find out he succumbed to his depression. I remember seeing just one youtube comment on a song of his, it just said "arigato." So thank you, wowaka, your music had inspired my love for Vocaloid, with Rolling Girl and Two Faced Lovers being two of the first Vocaloid songs I fell in love with.
I can’t believe I’m only just now learning about his passing. Worlds End Dancehall wasn’t just my first vocaloid song, it was the very first video I ever favorited on TH-cam. It holds such a special place in my heart and to learn that such a talented artist has passed is heartbreaking.
I downloaded Rolling Girl when I was in High school and watched it 2-3 times. I didn't like it. I didn't understand it. But weirdly enough, I didn't delete it. Now fast forward to my last year in college, I injured my knee and had major depression due to multiple reasons. I accidentally found Rolling Girl and played it. And... it was terrible... and great at the same time. I cried my heart out. For the first time after a long time I heard my voice from rolling girl and felt relieved. I can't thank you enough Wowaka... I pray you're in peace.
the saddest thing for me personally is that the day he died, I had to present my essay on a foreign musical composer, I had done the presentation on wowaka and the coincidence hurts
Wowaka is a genius . I am sorry to say I only discovered his amazing music after he died , may he rest in peace . His song rolling girl is the best song I have EVER heard
Really interesting video, I did a song in his style as tribute because he really inspire me to get into my style of composition and I'm really sad that he passed away so soon, but I hope he is in a place where he don't suffer...Really great job on this video, not alot of people likes to do informative videos about vocaloid so I hope you do more. :D
I got recommended this now, three years after both his passing and your video upload. What a strange world we live in, to both be so interconnected with people we are so distant from in both distance and time. I grew up at the same time as TH-cam, and although I never got obsessed with Vocaloid, Rolling Girl is one of the songs I could name. May his soul rest in peace. As for the rest of us- lets keep rolling.
Watching your video again after 4 years since the announcement of wowaka's lyrics collab from artists he worked with/friends with. Can't believe so much time has passed already... His legacy continues on.
This is really refreshing! It's always nice to see a more in-depth essay about something vocaloid-related. The most we've usually gotten is reviews of PjD games.
Wowaka was the 2nd celebrity that I really got sad to see pass away (1st was Robin Williams) and he was the first I actually cried for. The funny thing for me regarding his work was that I didn't like Rolling Girl, Unhappy Refrain, or Unknown Mother Goose when I first heard them, but they are now some of my favorite Vocaloid songs period. As for my way of remembering Wowaka, I own his 3 Vocaloid mini albums and Unhappy Refrain on CD. Great job on the video, his death has really been bothering me lately and just listening to people talk about him helps. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but his Unhappy Refrain version of Boku No Sainou isn't as good as his Monochrome Disc version. Highly recommend you give it a listen if you haven't heard it, as they sound nothing alike
Being a newer volcaloid fan ive been l listening to his music without knowing his name but he made many of my favorite songs and now i know his name i fell like i never gave respect to the people behind the volcaloid
This was such a genuine discussion about one of the best Vocaloid producers of all time. We need more Vocaloid video essays like this. You've earned a sub. 💖💕
What I will do to remember Wowaka: I put the third quote on my SC bio. I will play all of Wowaka’s songs that are on MegaMix first on Friday. It will be early in the morning I bet. I really miss Wowaka like most of us, and my friends are just like “we don’t care”. Ok, well I cared about when people you liked passed away, so why not return the favor? I’m sorry, I’m just mad at them. Rest In Peace Wowaka, you and your work will be remembered forever.
I’ve been into vocaloid since a while, but never really thought that deeply into it. I definitely like your channel for that ! Really gives insight into the community
I never had a really good childhood and vocaloid music really lifted up my mood and took my mind of things. Wowaka's music really comforted me because it was so exceptional, vivid and passionate sounding. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a signing at AX when I was 12 yrs old. he looked like a normal, friendly dude in his mid 20s and you'd never know he was a musical genius. Rest in peace to him.
The end of your video brought me to the verge of tears. It's hard to find the correct words-- I just... I can feel your emotion, and it makes me want to listen to Unhappy Refrain again, and think more about the people whose works move us without ever knowing them. It simply feels... meaningful, really. Thank you for making it. (and for your other analyses I'll happily watch too)
I wanted to cry during the whole video.... Growing up I never paid much attention to the Vocaloid song producer's names (except for a few, like Mitchie M as I got older). I only heard of the names, Wowaka included. Wowaka's art always pierced through me. His songs were always so full of emotions and intense feelings. I almost never read the lyrics to Vocaloid songs. I was always hooked by the melodies and beats, and flowed from there. Sometimes I didn't need to know what they were saying because the sounds already did. Wowaka was one of those... Followed by an extreme rush of sadness and raw empathy whenever I would listen to his songs. He made me feel, and I will never forget an artist who is able to do that. May he rest in peace.
Rest in peace Wowaka… your songs have touched the depths of my soul and reminded me of those better days in the past. They give me a wonderful sense of nostalgia. The beautiful blending of harmony and noise will forever remain as an echo within the vocaloid community. (Currently learning how to play Rollin girl on the piano as well, I love the riff sm..)
Rolling Girl is what got me into Vocaloid in the first place. Its high tempo, its iconic melody and its dark and cold meaning really hit me where I lived back when I was 15. Vocaloid got me through my darkest times. Listening to uplifting tracks like Odds & Ends, Yellow and Tell your World made me believe I could be happy again. And now I am, 5 years later. But I wouldn't have got that far without hearing Rolling Girl first. That's why it remains to be my favourite Vocaloid song to this very day. 39, Wowaka 💙
Wowaka was so young when he died. He looked like he had a big future after him. He deserves all the hugs and love in the world. He contributed to society. If he gave up, we wouldn't have masterpieces..... R.I.P wowaka You will be missed.
I'm three years late to this knowledge holy shit noo. I fucking loved his music and wondered why it's been so long since a new one came out. Fuck now I feel sad
Wowaka was a blessing for the vocaloid community. He didn't just give us music, he gave us pure art. No matter how many times you listen to it you find something new and impactful in his music. "Unknown mother goose" and "rolling girl" along with many other songs always hit a certain way that no other vocaloid songs out there at the time did... Its something I'll always remember and admire about him..
As someone who is a HUGE fan of fast-paced chaotic vocaloid but not too big of a fan of Wowaka this video really recontextualized things for me. I now have a LOT more respect for Wowaka. Thank you.
It’s this kind of chaotic passion that gives me the inspiration to learn their pieces ❤️ I hope they’re resting peacefully, god knows they deserve it more than anything
I miss him every day. His music was a comfort for me when I felt alone, and now it evokes such a strong feeling inside me. Sometimes it's grief. But it's always passionate.
This was a wonderful video! I got into vocaloid back in 2011. Wowaka's songs were some of my go-to's and would even get me humming while I wasn't listening to them. I recently found out about his passing and it hurts to think about all the music that he could have created for his band would he have lived into old age. However, his legacy will remain strong in my heart and the hearts of millions!
honestly, this man rocked vocaloid history. of course, to me, rolling girl is beautiful and sadly, many people relate to it. this amazing, amazing man made something that many people who were in a dark place could relate to. multiple songs of his had sounded upbeat but secretly had somewhat dark themes, which makes me love each and every one of his works that i have truly heard. wowaka will forever have my respect for being a true legend in this community.
Wowaka's songs really related to a lot of my feelings dealing with depression...and it felt like his songs were telling me that someone out there understood what I was going through.
its been almost 2 years now. poor wowaka... he was so young... he didnt deserve it... he was my childhood i remember being like 4 years old and listening to his first songs :( i didnt had much idea about music artists so i didnt know he was the one who made most of my favorite songs back when i was like a baby. I'm not an emotional person, but this is completely different. R.I.P wowaka, rest in piece, you beautiful angel
i'm shocked you didn't mention how he quite literally changed the way vocaloid fans credited songs, he wrote unhappy refrain as a brutal callout to the community, for crediting the vocaloid characters instead of the producers, and ever since then people started crediting the prodicers more and more, that's how much power wowaka had, it's amazing
Even tho without the vocals many songs would be worse, it's kinda awkward when you see "[song name] by Hatsune Miku]
producers*
Wowaka was a pure genius. The beethoven of vocaloid. He has entered the hall of heroes in the vocaloid world. May Miku comfort his soul...
Many true words have just been said. I'm proud 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Liam Walker yes :')
@@somerandomguynamedaether7372 bruh
@@somerandomguynamedaether7372 yesss
till all are one
You made this video out of pure respect and love for Wowaka and his work. You have my infinite respect for that
How do u have 1.3k likes with no comment before me
True we all love wowoka
Oops wrong spelling
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Same
Wowakas death really shocked me, I’ve been a vocaloid fan for years and I remember really liking the song rolling girl and it got me into the fandom.. his songs will always have a special meaning to me and will always have a nostalgic feel to them. His songs, hard work, and wowaka himself will never be forgotten.
Rolling girl was my first vocaloid song I heard and it's still my favorite.
@@ZUTARU same. I will never forget him or rolling girl :)
Rolling Girl was the first song I've heard as well. Didn't even know what vocaloid was, but I fell in love anyway. And now I'm a hard vocaloid fan paying my respects to one of my most favorite vocaloid artist. Funny how life works... *tips hat
Same, rolling girl was my intro song too😭
Rolling girl was like my second or fist vocaloid song (i forgot) and is still and always will be my top favourite song,
This, and your whole channel is definitely refreshing. It's almost unheard of to hear serious, non-mocking discussion of vocaloid topics where the music is treated like "real" music and not as a joke. Keep it up.
Well I haven't come across any hate/mockery towards vocaloid.
Vocaloid is its own style. Where you can be free to do what you want
Tf2 medic main honestly it’s more of a medium than a style which is really why there’s so much stuff
My sister is like that. She says vocaloid isn't real music.
@@fa5353 Lucky you then
When I heard wowaka died I didnt think much of it at first, I was out of vocaloid for a while and never paid attention to the creators of the songs. And then I realized what songs he created, and how many I had loved and adored during my prime years. This man made my life so much better during the worst points of my life, and I never truly appreciated him until now.
Honestly same, I grew up with a lot of his songs, and didnt even realize he made them.
Same ngl
Same! I heard so many in my middle-school years, then fell out of the music for the most part; only keeping 3 vocaloid songs on my phone. I went about 5 years not engaging with it beyond that.
When I was watching a video about concerts last month though, they mentioned Wowaka and his passing, which I didn't think much of. It's sad and unfortunate, but I didn't recognize the name.
But THEN videos about him and his songs kept popping up in my recommendeds- this being one of them. And now it's crazy how many of these I remember and are such bangers like they're still so fucking good. So many have found their way back into my active playlists now lol. They're kind of nostalgic, and new & unique at the same time now.
And I have such a newfound respect for him, creating these songs. Now that I've started looking into producing vocaloid songs, I realize making them from literally nothing is ah Very Hard. Especially as someone with no musical background. And especially as someone making something new and unheard before. The creativity.
I've had always listened to him, and was disappointed that the band departed after I start to become a fan and was delighted when they reunited... and then I was hit with his passing after he released one more song... one more time...
Agreed. His song "Rolling Girl" broke me to my core. It became my comfort song, it was there for me when I wasn't going through very happy times. Still am not. I don't think I ever related to Rolling GIrl so much, until this year. And when I listen to that masterpiece, I think:
"Huh...The creator who made this song isn't with us..."
Which makes the song ten times more painful.
I really hate that Wowaka died, but I unfortunately only heard of him (and REALLY got into vocaloid) after his passing.
I love all of his songs and they're by far my favorite any minute, but I never thought I'd get sad listening to a producer I didn't even know about after he died
I also got into vocaloid after Wowaka's passing, and his songs are some of my favourites so it's definitely sad for me to realise there won't be something new that sounds as unique as Wowaka's songs.
You can tell it's Wowaka by just listening to the prelude. Not many artists have the ability to do that.
I actually got into vocaloid because of the song viva viva.But now i find out that almost all of the songs i know and love are by him.
@@andrewlee4455 Kitty Lemon
It definitely won't fill the wowaka sized gap in your heart, but there's a new Vocaloid artist on the come up (in Japan specifically) that has a wowaka-inspired style of tuning and beats. Check him out, you might like him. th-cam.com/video/Hblt7UkDuKU/w-d-xo.html
Wowoka's stuff is sooooo good
Yea. I listened to Vocaloid before, but I really got into it once I saw someone talking about how Rolling Girl was their favorite song of his. So I listened to it and became obsessed.
I honestly can’t move on from 2009 vocaloid
2011 too, I was balls deep during that time
Same. The story telling, the nostalgic, sad or horror songs. Those things I don't think they will be recreated again...
Even the silly stuff, maybe I need to go deeper, but I have yet to find a new tripple baka
@@lilacKurage it's dark! By GHOST. Almost the whole meme squad.
who would want to
@@kaydwessie296 Nekobolo was one of my fav producers too, if i'm not mistaken. He's one of the old producers and listening to his musics nowadays give me nostalgia vibes
He also made "And I'm Home" from Madoka Magica which is from my favorite anime of all time. That song holds even more meaning to me now after his passing. His works will always be remembered. Thank you for all the amazing songs you made Wowaka
Ah dam! That was my favourite song for a while. I listened to it hundreds of times in high-school
It hurts..
Oh my god he really made that one too? Damn that makes it even more sad
YO WHAT?? I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THAT FOR YEARS I HAD NO CLUE
Omg, I didn't know! I can totally hear his style in it now
I once used to be very passionate about Vocaloid, however I stepped away from this community for a few year. Only recently have I started coming back. This truly shook me up as Wowaka had been one of the few producers I liked alot and enjoyed his work. It troubles me and I dont know how to feel, bloody hell.
Same :(
That happened to me too
The first song I liked was promise by samfree and I didn’t understand that time then I stopped watching vocoloid then when I came back last year I only just realised that samfree, wowaka and others died. When I watched rolling girl that hit me.sorry for such a long reply
It is interesting how rough wowakas death hit me. I was standing at Magical Mirai when they did his tribute... and i was really crying for over half an hour because the crowd interaction hit me so hard.
I wonder how many people from the (outside japan) world stick with the Vocaloidmusic because of wowaka songs. For me as example, i was on the verge of leaving the "Hatsune Miku stuff" (my thoughts back then) before i found Worlds End Dancehall. And i was done. I got so much energy from that song in a very bad part of my life. You know that feeling when everything feels boring to you. And BOOM, wowaka came in. That was such an influencal part of my life.
I might wrote something double, but i can't concentrate on proofreading, sorry. :)
So i want to give you a genuine and honest well done. And to the guy up there. No matter in which god you believe, he is now playing in wowakas band (not the other way around).
Thank you for sharing this.
Wow this is really deep. Good job man
I feel the same way. It may not have been wowaka alone that keept me interested in Vocaloid/UTAU for so long, but he was in there with Rolling Girl and World's End Dancehall. among the other songs i still love like magnet, Lost one's Weeping, Love is War, Ghost Rule etc.
When my sister who isn't that big into Vocaloid (she knows about it and listens to a few songs but isn't as interested in it as me) and told me about his passing (had a rough patch and just shut myself off from the Internet for a while) i didn't believe her. I couldn't comprehend that wowaka passed away.
She couldn't even make anything of the name and simply asked me if i had an idea and my mind instantly said "Oh yeah, Rolling Girl and World's End Dancehall, what about him?"
As ubnubmaster said, i never understood my Mother when she read about some old Movie Star or Singer dying and expressed sadness about it. I couldn't understand why you'd be sad about a person you never met, dying.
And then i heard about wowaka's passing and it hit me. As i finally understood the impact. It's not the fact you think to know them that matters, but the fact that their works impacted your life in a way.
I can't even write anything without it sounding weird. But it was then i understood how much it saddens me that the World lost another great composer that impacted me in that way and i'll never listen to a new work of that person.
This is also why, while i can't actually be sad about it, i'll never look down on someone who feels sad about an Artist dying that i didn't like.
If an Artist which produces music i deem as bad dies. It may be nothing to me, but somewhere there are people that liked that kind of music and have lost a part of their life.
Okay uhm... i'll just go to my corner over there and listen to more Rolling Girl.
@@MikayaAkyo You seem to have a good taste in music. 👍
I am forever a vocaloid fan
I've always hated when people get upset with me for listening to depressing music because they think that it's the music that's giving me depression, but the music actually HELPS me a LOT. Wowaka's Rolling girl and Unhappy refrain made me feel so much better because it was like someone finally understood me. It was extremely comforting, like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. If I hadn't discovered the intense, relatable hidden meanings behind vocaloid songs years ago, when I wanted more than anything to just die, I probably would've made no effort to get any better. Nowadays, my mood has improved immensely and I only show little signs of depression. People laugh at me for being a “CrInGe WeEb” and listening to vocaloid music, but little do they know that japanese music is 90x more relatable, comforting, encouraging and meaningful than what I hear on the radio nowadays.
sorry for the long comment, I just wanted to share.
R.I.P. Wowaka
Rolling girl is good af
Kikuos songs are almost entirely about suicides and deaths being extremely positive and they are my favorite songs that exist and help so much. I cant wait for society to fuck off with the nonsense that validating death and suicide is wrong and miserable or evil.
I totally understand what you mean with being understood and the song feeling comforting !
Literally A Large Portion Of Wowaka's Songs Are Part Of My Childhood
True... 😞 Its sad all of my childhood creators all dead, most of them.
Same
I remember being in Middle School/high school and listening to rolling girl on the bus to and from school. Especially loved breaking that song out on rainy days. It had a huge impact on me as a person.
One of my biggest regrets in life was having tickets to a Miku concert and then refunding them because I needed the money for my car and other bills. Well, i was also partially scared of going to a far off city to see the show. Wowaka was one of the people that made me who i am. If it wasnt for those people pouring heart and soul into Vocaloid music? Well, i wouldn't be the same person I am now. I couldn't be. Im still thinking about him all this time later. His music has a special place in my heart and many others. Thank you Wowaka. You are missed.
I feel this comment so much. I have really strong memories too of listening to rolling girl on bus rides home from school (mostly in sixth grade though I’ll admit). I listened to it on loop every bus ride home for a solid month, and it even inspired me enough to make an MMD video that was really really bad because I was 12… I cringe at it now, but I wouldn’t change a single thing. wowaka’s music heavily influenced my creative pursuits, and, honestly, my entire life. I’m never going to forget him.
Even now, I don't even understand the song meaning (or it just past my brain for some reason), but just from seeing the MMD video, I can already feel so much despair and hope and power in the song. It really touches you differently.
@paper tastes like cardboard No, I agree with you. That totally make sense. And this is coming from someone that know nothing about tuning.
Sad enough, the original version is not my favorite. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either. My favourite is Kaito V3 version for this one. If you look for it, the video was made 7 years ago.
The part where you talk about trends in Vocaloid songs is very interesting. It would be great if you could make a video discussing about that. I feel like today's Vocaloid songs are very different from earlier's story-like songs.
Love your channel, keep up the good work!
Thanks for the idea! I might use that in the future
I noticed this too. I was in the fandom up to 2015 or so, after that I was swamped with work and hardly listening to vocaloid anymore. when I quit my job and trying to be independent I tried to go back into the fandom. this was around 2017, a lot of songs was made with more vocaloid than ever. strangely almost none of them sparked my interest. I remember thinking, the only recent good stuff I like came from Deco*27 and that artist was a classic like Wowaka so he didn't count.
I'm curious as to why... is it just me being "old and nostalgic" or there's more to it? because my friends who stayed in the fandom left big names like Miku, Luka, etc and liking other vocaloid because they said their songs were better than those big names vocaloid's.
wienzard 93 it’s sad that people are saying that the big vocaloids’ songs aren’t good anymore when there are still people who make amazing songs using them. Though, I do have to agree that the not so popular ones are also very good! MAIKA has to be one of my favorites of the not all too popular vocaloids. But, the bigger vocaloids still have good songs, I guess that your friends just haven’t found them yet.
@@lambybunny7173 what I noticed some of the songs used in concert for example, miku's songs "almost all sounds the same" like how I see k-pop songs nowadays. idk if you get what I mean. some are good, but like, those who are quite well-known doesn't have 'unique' taste to it like how I find works from wowaka, DECO*27, ryo etc.
I myself now going down to binge-watching Kasane Teto's cover over Miku old songs (granted most are converted into Rock genres and lemme tell you, Teto's growl is a blessing). one of my friend is crazy over IA rn and damn, IA has one of the best English voice bank.
@@wienzard93 if you want unique song i can recommend producer like : wotaku(you should check out the song dogma it's seriously chaotic), harumaki gohan, てにをは,
柊キライ, すりぃ. And if you don't mind non vocaloid i really recommend dustcell (each of their song have different style from each other)
I loved Wowaka when I was in middle school because I could listen to songs like rolling girl and relate with her emotions by knowing the translations but my overbearing mother wouldn't know. It was probably the only thing that kept me hanging on at times. I loved worlds end dancehall, I would listen to it every morning and even learned the dance moves. Unhappy refrain was the first album I owned and had on my iPod. I haven't listened to Wowaka's music in a long while and I am very sad to hear about his passing. R.I.P
Rolling girl got so many of us through our depression.
wowaka and Samfree are the only "celebrity" deaths I've cared about
but to me, they weren't celebrities, they felt like friends who understood me, who bared their souls and shared my hurts
RIP Wowaka
how come I only just found out samfree passed? luka luka ☆ night fever is one of my favourite songs :(
Rip Wowaka and Samfree
You will be remembered
Rip those dudes
@@cawewe Samfrees passing was kept very private when it happened, I imagine that might have affected it.
I can’t get out of the vocaloid 2009-2011 phase; the songs were so damn different back then and had something special. Wowaka really created what the music industry for vocaloid can’t pick up even til now. You managed to explain in words (especially in the closing thoughts) how his songs/music felt like and what it’s meant to make you feel.
Bro let me hook you up to Lil Uzi or Yeet. I promise you your whole world will change 💯
@@walker-zero9255 they got their own place in music but newage rap will never have the same type of heart that the niche submerged vocaloid genre will
Still trying my best to sing unhappy refrain... wowaka's death gave a big impact to me and my husband... Rolling girl is a special song for both of us... it keep reminding us to never gave up... heck no matter how f up you are in mind... Great video for starter... Keep up the good work...
Unhappy Refrain is still the best album I’ve ever bought.
I remember crying myself to sleep when I heard the news of his passing. I was sitting in the dark listening to Rolling Girl and Unknown Mother Goose on full blast and crying because I couldn't believe it. I didn't even want to go to class the next morning because I was so upset. Even after a year, on the anniversary of his passing, I cried my eyes out for a solid hour because he left such an impact on me and the rest of the community. I'll probably do the same next year.
you're so sweet 💖
I still don't want to believe it
FINALLY SOMEONE RECOGNIZING THE GENIUS THAT IS VOCALOID MUSIC THAT I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN EVEN AS A KID
1: Click the video
2: listen the first notes of Rolling girl
3: Cry a lot
Wowoka, inspiration and magic music, R.I.P.
You know i’ve always been the kind of person that can’t absorb information fast when I heard wowaka died my first thought was “that sucks” But then I tried listening to one of this song about a month later it was world end Dancehall. I didn’t cry but there was this overwhelming heaviness in my heart, I don’t think I can really listen to songs anymore, not without feeling those emotions all over again. It’s a shame it really is. but I think it’s great that he made such an impact. Rest In Peace
I know I'm like 10 months late to comment but I remember when I heard he had died, I was watching Oktavia's stream (she does vocaloid covers) and someone came in and told her he had died, everyone in chat was freaking out or going to google. After I heard, I just sort of cried. I found Wowaka's music during my early teen years and greatly enjoyed every single one I found, each song helped me come to grips with my own emotions and helped me come to a better understanding of myself when I could never describe what was wrong. I'll cherish those songs for as long as I can.
Oh my God...I literally heard that he died in Oktavia's same stream. At first I thought it was just people joking around in the live chat, but then I felt a need in my gut to Google it and confirm it. And then i just cried too...
I totally agree with what you said about Wowaka's music helping me understand myself better. Thank you so much for putting my feelings into words
what a well made video!! your closing thoughts were exactly what i felt. for WEEKS i cried so much that i didn’t believe anyone would feel the same pain as i did when he passed, so it’s nice to see people gather around for the wonder that is wowaka and reminisce his works and his legacy.
i don’t know any other artist that i truly loved years ago except wowaka, so you could practically say he’s someone i grew up with. i didn’t stop listening to him, and still loyally anticipated his works with his band (their latest album is called howls!)
there were many brief moments of pain months later, when i didn’t feel like i would ever be happy without him, but good to say i’m coping. i’m pretty sure wowaka would have wanted us to keep listening to him despite everything, so i’ll live, continuing to honor his works.
that said, please listen to his works as hitorie. in that you could hear the signature wowaka sound, but with them he has grown and has gone a lot more versatile, even delving into types of sounds he has never done before. it’s a shame he has passed before doing much much more of them, but i urge you to listen. with vocaloid he has expressed how he has had such a hard time that he was depressed for half a year until he found himself so much happier with his band. this isn’t to say you can’t enjoy his vocaloid works just as much if not more, but you can feel the essence, the truth of wowaka with hitorie. in fact, he gives so much credit to his members saying he would have died if it wasnt for them.
a little fun fact, that the name of his band “hitorie” means “dear the alone”. he has made music for people who find solace in solitude, and as comfort for people who are lonely.
thank you for this video. wowaka is a legend who truly changed the vocaloid scene, and most importantly someone who sincerely wanted to make music and deserves all the love and honor given to him.
I agree Hitorie was an incredible band and made some amazing music over the years. Howls is still one of my favorite albums from this year.
[TW: Suicidal References, and just edygness.]
Rolling girl was what got me first into Vocaloid. I was in a horrible mental state back then, mixed emotions about should I end it all or not. Hearing Rolling Girl made me more sad then I was at the time, but also made me realize giving in to depression was pathetic, and I needed to stay strong. Not just for others, but myself as well. But, after getting hooked on Rolling Girl I wanted to hear more from the community. Over time I discovered songs that lifted me up from my dark state, made we wanna dance, or made me more confident. At this time I really forgot about Wowaka, but one day I decided to listen to more of his music, remembering how I even got into this community. (This was close to the time he passed, probably a month or two before.) I got hooked on his other songs like Worlds End Dancehall, Unknown Mother Goose, Two-Faced Lovers, and many more. I wanted another song like those. But, when I found out he died and realized I won’t get another song like those, I was upset. I felt dumb that I forgot about Rolling Girl, and wished I heard his other songs at the start. I still listen and dance, and sing to his music today, as a thank you for welcoming me to this amazing community, and a apology for forgetting his amazing gesture.
I love you, Wowaka. ❤️
I'm feel the same way. I was at a point where my depression was really bad and the song rolling girl helped soothe me. Later on I became obsessed with unknown mother goose. Now when I hear the last chords on the piano during that song it just pulls at my heart strings. It hurts to know that those notes were the last I would hear of his songs that helped me so much.
Oh my gosh reading this made me want to cry
He made you strong enough to forgot your depression
everything is done for allaah alone
I kinda feel like wowaka was like one the mozart in the vocaloid community. I mean... even though I'am not really that particularly familiar to vocaloid... but just hearing how he really introduced some elements from the vocaloid community... it just reminded me of Mozart's legacy too.
Edit: Btw, thanks for making this video... I'm just grateful to know a little bit more about this Artist.
I grew up with his music, just today I listened to rolling girl again and this video appeared in my recommended . If it wasn't for wowaka, I don't think I would've ever even listen to vocaloid since I never thought it was really my style, but his songs were different from the rest. Then I saw the animation for rolling girl and that inspired me to start drawing (now I'm in art school) so when I found out he died it really felt like such a big part of me just vanished into thin air, it was surreal. For a while, I couldn't even accept it
I cried twice during this video. Kenshi Yonezu saying he couldn't eat when World's End Dancehall came out, that got me. wowaka was incredibly important to me during my formative years. Didn't realize other people lived these things the same way I did, was a bit of a trip to listen to this video.
I relate to you, because Wowaka songs get me through way more things than people expect. I don't put them in my playlists even though they're in the unpublished versions. Also it's amusing because of your profile and I've spent a lot of my time publicly jamming to Wowaka songs while at cons cosplaying Cirno
RIP to a icon. Rolling Girl, World's End Dancehall, and Two-Faced Lovers are my top three favorite songs by him
It’s been a whole year since Wowaka died, and I still cry when I hear his songs, especially rolling girl.
You’re possibly the best commentator-type channel I’ve ever watched, and I can’t get over the fact you only have 300 subs. The way you show respect to the topics at hand, build up to the most important points, and know when to be straight forward is great.
You're going to make me blush thank you haha
ubnubmaster no prob babe
It's quite sad seeing the community slowly dies at the moment we lost such great influencer. All the more with Miku's act at Coachella being postponed because of Corona (which would perhaps be her only chance :( ) That could really help introduces this community to more people.
Miku performed at Coachella this year and got me exposed and now I'm learning so much about her! There's so much to learn it's a bit daunting but I'm eager and really wanting to get into it! Maybe this comment will give you some hope 4 years later?
Being honest
Rolling girl is the very first VOCALOID song I ever heard
Then I met new artist so new songs but I still loved wowakas songs ;-;
I still remember that I did an essay for school about wowaka because of how much I loved him as a producer and a vocalist. I am a huge Vocaloid fan and a huge J-Rock fan and Wowaka was always my favourite with his Vocaloid music and Hitorie
When I discovered he had died it broke me, because he was my ultimate favourite Vocaloid producer and J-Rock band. It was so bad that I couldn’t listened to any Hitorie song because I would start crying.
It still difficult to process his dead for me but I know that he would want us to listened to his music. And now I am emotional :c
It's sad how only a few people knows wowaka back then, but when he passed away the fame boomed. What bother me was how people reacts when something actually disappeared
It's indeed sad. I am one of those people who actually got to know him because of a friend's post about his death. I never really was into Vocaloid or J-rock so that kinda explains why...
So I checked Hitorie out of curiosity to know who that wowaka was, and the band immediately became in my top 5. I wish I could have encouraged him while he was alive...but well. It's weird because I have so much difficulty getting through life knowing I will never have new songs from him. Arg.
I only got into Vocaloid maybe 2-ish years ago and unfortunately I wasn’t in the community while Wowaka was alive, however I still come here because I know that he was a large part of the community and he helped a lot of people, I hope he stays remembered
Rest In Peace Wowaka
Are you ok?
Same, I only got into vocaloid 2 months after his passing and just found out about him.
I don't know who Wowaka is, but when I heard about the horrible news that happened to him, and the songs that he did that came out as my favourite, did made me very shocked of what just happened to him... He made songs that I loved a lot to listen. I feel so bad for what happened to him... Everytime when I hear about those bad news, it just feels like my chest got stabbed or something. Even though I didn't know who he was and even though I wasn't much of a fan of him, it still hurts me to hear that the guy that made those songs that I loved a lot would just... Disappear like that... I hope he may rest in peace and I hope he is getting a good rest in heaven... For all the fans out there, I am very sorry for what happened to Wowaka. I know it hurts a lot, it hurts for me too... I am terribly sorry for the tragedy news of what happened to him. I do hope he is in a good place.
I almost cried while writing this ;^;
His death hits me emotionally. His music inspires evry now and then. This is a well explained content that I was looking for.
I actually named my island after him in Animal Crossing New Horizons
You need a Trophy for doing that. I swear
Sir, u r a legend
Someone give this person a goddamn medal
I pay respect too you
I have mad respect for you,
This channel deserves the entire vocaloid fandom subs
Something about Rolling Girl makes me melancholic. The rushing piano, the desperate sound of Miku's vocals, and the video itself just makes you feel empty. It's beautiful.
I'm thankful I was able to experience his music during vocaloid's peak, it was truly exhilarating.
But I can't help but feel awful, I stepped away from the community for a few years and right as I was coming back, his death was announced.
There will never be another Wowaka
This deserves way more views. It sounds like you really put time into this! Great job.
Thanks man! More to come I'll get there one of these days haha
I just found this video and wow, thank you for using my art at 0:34 ! I would have appreciated a credit though :')
great video btw! wowaka truly was an amazing musician that led vocaloid to where it is now.
I also think that samfree and powapowa shouldn't be forgotten either! we already lost so many fantastic producers, it's really sad.
Hey sorry about that I made this video a year ago. There's a lot I would change about it now if I could. I'll make sure to at least put a pinned comment for you and the others whose art I used in this
This video reminded me how great Wowaka was. (He still is)
He might have passed away but is still alive in our hearts.
Man I'm crying right now...
IM CRYING TOO
Loved your detailed analysis. Wowaka was a genius and his works have touched an unbeliavable amount of hearts. Truly an irreplaceable figure in pop culture and we couldn't thank Vocaloid enough for providing him that space. Infinitely grateful to Miku for using her voice to let us hear his--Wowaka's.
Tenohira was actually one of wowaka's most underrated song. The song have so much power. I still find myself listening to Tenohira even when i was sad. Wowaka music is a part of my childhood and i was broken when wowaka lost
Agreed, I don't understand why almost nobody talks of this song compared to some others. It's one my favorites and I hum it all the time
Thank you for this. Sometimes we tend to forget how much pain and effort producers pour in their songs, this is a reminder that Wowaka was more than an artist, he was a human able to change others through songs, and we miss him so much.
2 faced lovers, World's end man best vocaloid ever. sadly I can't find anything that is like his play style, piano Melody accompanied by fast drum beats
I had only just found PowaPowaP's music like a month after he passed away, I remember feeling so heartbroken, because I had found this beautiful musician whom I felt a connection with only to find out he succumbed to his depression. I remember seeing just one youtube comment on a song of his, it just said "arigato."
So thank you, wowaka, your music had inspired my love for Vocaloid, with Rolling Girl and Two Faced Lovers being two of the first Vocaloid songs I fell in love with.
I can’t believe I’m only just now learning about his passing. Worlds End Dancehall wasn’t just my first vocaloid song, it was the very first video I ever favorited on TH-cam. It holds such a special place in my heart and to learn that such a talented artist has passed is heartbreaking.
I'm actually constantly listening to some Version of Rolling Girl. It's one of the only Vocaloid Songs i actually never grow tired of listening to.
I downloaded Rolling Girl when I was in High school and watched it 2-3 times. I didn't like it. I didn't understand it. But weirdly enough, I didn't delete it. Now fast forward to my last year in college, I injured my knee and had major depression due to multiple reasons. I accidentally found Rolling Girl and played it. And... it was terrible... and great at the same time. I cried my heart out. For the first time after a long time I heard my voice from rolling girl and felt relieved. I can't thank you enough Wowaka... I pray you're in peace.
I just learned about his death today :( he was my favorite producer
May he rest in peace
beautifully done, respectful video, that means a lot. i love your channel man
Thanks man I appreciate the love
the saddest thing for me personally is that the day he died, I had to present my essay on a foreign musical composer, I had done the presentation on wowaka and the coincidence hurts
Wowaka is a genius . I am sorry to say I only discovered his amazing music after he died , may he rest in peace . His song rolling girl is the best song I have EVER heard
Really interesting video, I did a song in his style as tribute because he really inspire me to get into my style of composition and I'm really sad that he passed away so soon, but I hope he is in a place where he don't suffer...Really great job on this video, not alot of people likes to do informative videos about vocaloid so I hope you do more. :D
Last Message is beautiful, keep up the good work!
I got recommended this now, three years after both his passing and your video upload.
What a strange world we live in, to both be so interconnected with people we are so distant from in both distance and time.
I grew up at the same time as TH-cam, and although I never got obsessed with Vocaloid, Rolling Girl is one of the songs I could name. May his soul rest in peace. As for the rest of us- lets keep rolling.
Wowaka-San will be missed, and we'll never forget him.
Watching your video again after 4 years since the announcement of wowaka's lyrics collab from artists he worked with/friends with. Can't believe so much time has passed already...
His legacy continues on.
Hitorie changed my life. I will miss wowaka forever 😢
This is really refreshing! It's always nice to see a more in-depth essay about something vocaloid-related. The most we've usually gotten is reviews of PjD games.
watching this video made me tear up remembering how much wowaka ment to me..........His music could always cheer me up so thank you for this video
Wowaka was the 2nd celebrity that I really got sad to see pass away (1st was Robin Williams) and he was the first I actually cried for.
The funny thing for me regarding his work was that I didn't like Rolling Girl, Unhappy Refrain, or Unknown Mother Goose when I first heard them, but they are now some of my favorite Vocaloid songs period.
As for my way of remembering Wowaka, I own his 3 Vocaloid mini albums and Unhappy Refrain on CD.
Great job on the video, his death has really been bothering me lately and just listening to people talk about him helps.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but his Unhappy Refrain version of Boku No Sainou isn't as good as his Monochrome Disc version. Highly recommend you give it a listen if you haven't heard it, as they sound nothing alike
At the last con I went to, there was a dude playing anime/vocaloid music on violin, and I teared up when he started playing World's End Dancehall
Being a newer volcaloid fan ive been l listening to his music without knowing his name but he made many of my favorite songs and now i know his name i fell like i never gave respect to the people behind the volcaloid
I didn't even know he passed away until today! R.I.P. Wowaka 💚 Thank you for making this video, it was very informative. I subscribed 😊
This was such a genuine discussion about one of the best Vocaloid producers of all time. We need more Vocaloid video essays like this. You've earned a sub. 💖💕
What I will do to remember Wowaka:
I put the third quote on my SC bio.
I will play all of Wowaka’s songs that are on MegaMix first on Friday. It will be early in the morning I bet.
I really miss Wowaka like most of us, and my friends are just like “we don’t care”. Ok, well I cared about when people you liked passed away, so why not return the favor? I’m sorry, I’m just mad at them. Rest In Peace Wowaka, you and your work will be remembered forever.
I’ve been into vocaloid since a while, but never really thought that deeply into it. I definitely like your channel for that ! Really gives insight into the community
I never had a really good childhood and vocaloid music really lifted up my mood and took my mind of things. Wowaka's music really comforted me because it was so exceptional, vivid and passionate sounding. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a signing at AX when I was 12 yrs old. he looked like a normal, friendly dude in his mid 20s and you'd never know he was a musical genius. Rest in peace to him.
The end of your video brought me to the verge of tears. It's hard to find the correct words-- I just... I can feel your emotion, and it makes me want to listen to Unhappy Refrain again, and think more about the people whose works move us without ever knowing them. It simply feels... meaningful, really. Thank you for making it.
(and for your other analyses I'll happily watch too)
I wanted to cry during the whole video.... Growing up I never paid much attention to the Vocaloid song producer's names (except for a few, like Mitchie M as I got older). I only heard of the names, Wowaka included.
Wowaka's art always pierced through me. His songs were always so full of emotions and intense feelings. I almost never read the lyrics to Vocaloid songs. I was always hooked by the melodies and beats, and flowed from there. Sometimes I didn't need to know what they were saying because the sounds already did. Wowaka was one of those... Followed by an extreme rush of sadness and raw empathy whenever I would listen to his songs. He made me feel, and I will never forget an artist who is able to do that. May he rest in peace.
Rest in peace Wowaka… your songs have touched the depths of my soul and reminded me of those better days in the past. They give me a wonderful sense of nostalgia. The beautiful blending of harmony and noise will forever remain as an echo within the vocaloid community.
(Currently learning how to play Rollin girl on the piano as well, I love the riff sm..)
Rolling Girl is what got me into Vocaloid in the first place. Its high tempo, its iconic melody and its dark and cold meaning really hit me where I lived back when I was 15.
Vocaloid got me through my darkest times. Listening to uplifting tracks like Odds & Ends, Yellow and Tell your World made me believe I could be happy again. And now I am, 5 years later.
But I wouldn't have got that far without hearing Rolling Girl first.
That's why it remains to be my favourite Vocaloid song to this very day.
39, Wowaka 💙
Wowaka was so young when he died. He looked like he had a big future after him. He deserves all the hugs and love in the world. He contributed to society. If he gave up, we wouldn't have masterpieces..... R.I.P wowaka
You will be missed.
I'm three years late to this knowledge holy shit noo. I fucking loved his music and wondered why it's been so long since a new one came out. Fuck now I feel sad
two faced lovers and rolling girl are my faves rip wowaka
Wowaka was a huge influence on my music taste, his stuff is some of the most beautiful things i could ever hear
Wowaka was a blessing for the vocaloid community. He didn't just give us music, he gave us pure art. No matter how many times you listen to it you find something new and impactful in his music. "Unknown mother goose" and "rolling girl" along with many other songs always hit a certain way that no other vocaloid songs out there at the time did... Its something I'll always remember and admire about him..
As someone who is a HUGE fan of fast-paced chaotic vocaloid but not too big of a fan of Wowaka this video really recontextualized things for me. I now have a LOT more respect for Wowaka. Thank you.
The first time I loved his music was Polaris with Hitorie. Then I found out he was wowaka. His music really transcends
It’s this kind of chaotic passion that gives me the inspiration to learn their pieces ❤️ I hope they’re resting peacefully, god knows they deserve it more than anything
Oh my god the fucking NOSTALGIA ... I never knew he made all of these songs. I was in 5th-6th grade at the time ... RIP
I miss him every day. His music was a comfort for me when I felt alone, and now it evokes such a strong feeling inside me. Sometimes it's grief. But it's always passionate.
This was a wonderful video! I got into vocaloid back in 2011. Wowaka's songs were some of my go-to's and would even get me humming while I wasn't listening to them. I recently found out about his passing and it hurts to think about all the music that he could have created for his band would he have lived into old age. However, his legacy will remain strong in my heart and the hearts of millions!
honestly, this man rocked vocaloid history. of course, to me, rolling girl is beautiful and sadly, many people relate to it. this amazing, amazing man made something that many people who were in a dark place could relate to. multiple songs of his had sounded upbeat but secretly had somewhat dark themes, which makes me love each and every one of his works that i have truly heard. wowaka will forever have my respect for being a true legend in this community.
Wowaka, I just learned about him and love his music. Shame he passed on.
youtube randomly recommended me this after 3 years. very enjoyable to watch!
Everyone coming back to vocaloid for wowaka's tribute makes me so happy that I'd cry. Thank you for this
If I ever make a vocaloid song, it’ll be “Harmony Meets Chaos”, both the rhythm and the name, to honor Wowaka.
Wowaka's songs really related to a lot of my feelings dealing with depression...and it felt like his songs were telling me that someone out there understood what I was going through.
A year has passed since then..
Gone too soon,too early
He was so young too
He was so talented...
more than changed, I would say he was fundamental to *form* the vocaloid scene as we know it
its been almost 2 years now.
poor wowaka... he was so young... he didnt deserve it...
he was my childhood i remember being like 4 years old and listening to his first songs :( i didnt had much idea about music artists so i didnt know he was the one who made most of my favorite songs back when i was like a baby. I'm not an emotional person, but this is completely different.
R.I.P wowaka, rest in piece, you beautiful angel