Forward

Background[]

"Forward" is an original song by R Sound Design and is one of his most notable songs. It was commissioned for the unit Vivid BAD SQUAD from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Forward was also an entry song for The VOCALOID Collection -2020 Winter-, eventually placed 1st overall in the VocaColle Top 30 Ranking.^[1]

This song has entered the Hall of Fame.

Succeeding versions[]

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size - 3DMV)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Touya (CV: Itou Kent)
Producers	R Sound Design (music, lyrics, arrangement) Kasuga Mari (choreography), Okuyama Keito, TACCHI, Jakko, Kasuga Mari, Sue Nanami (motion actor) SOLID CUBE (motion capture) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Vocal; Human Vocal; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal]

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Sumi Tomomi Jiena (as Shiraishi An), Akina (as Azusawa Kohane)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Vocal; In-game Content
Description	Featured on the compilation album Vivid BAD SQUAD Another Vocal Album, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [VIRTUAL SINGER]

Featuring	VIRTUAL SINGER: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, MEIKO, KAITO, Kagamine Len
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Vocal; In-game Content
Description	Featured on the compilation album Virtual Singer Vocal Album, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full - 2DMV)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Toya (CV: Itou Kent)
Producers	Okazaki Oka (illust), Ozaki Imari (backgrounds), Lye (video) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Vocal; Human Vocal; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Full version, featured in Vivid BAD SQUAD's 1st single Ready Steady / Forward, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on October 12, 2023.

Study in SEKAI Version

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena), Shinonome Akito (CV: Imai Fumiya), Aoyagi Toya (CV: Itou Kent)
Producers	Synthion (arrange)
Categories	Arrangement
Description	A medley arrangement of various Project SEKAI songs that can be played as background music while the listener studies.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
ねぇ今日もすれ違い焦っては躓いてばっか	nee kyou mo surechigai asette wa tsumazuite bakka
大丈夫信じてよ本番はこれからなんだから	daijoubu shinjite yo honban wa kore kara nan dakara
がむしゃらに急いでも簡単に行くはずも無いし	gamushara ni isoide mo kantan ni iku hazu mo nai shi
大切なことは今手を取って進むこと	taisetsu na koto wa ima te o totte susumu koto

同じ夢を見ていることを忘れないで（どんなときも）	onaji yume o mite iru koto o wasurenaide (donna toki mo)
不安も焦りも乗り越えて「僕らだけ」を歌うよ	fuan mo aseri mo norikoete "bokura dake" o utau yo

描こう未来掴もう夢僕ら心合わせれば	egakou mirai tsukamou yume bokura kokoro awasereba
いつまでもどこまでも進んで行ける（これから）	itsu made mo doko made mo susunde ikeru (kore kara)
輝くストーリー色鮮やかに歌う声を重ねて	kagayaku sutoorii iroazayaka ni utau koe o kasanete
夢を叶えよう keep going forward!	yume o kanaeyou keep going forward!

ねぇいつか話してた挫けそうになった思い出	nee itsuka hanashiteta kujikesou ni natta omoide
今はもう一人じゃない支え合う仲間がいるから	ima wa mou hitori janai sasaeau nakama ga iru kara
息を吸って前を向いて力強く走り出した	iki o sutte mae o muite chikarazuyoku hashiridashita
いつの間にか気付いてみれば夢はすぐそこ	itsu no mani ka kizuite mireba yume wa sugu soko

違う過去歩いてきたこと忘れないよ（一人ひとり）	chigau kako aruite kita koto wasurenai yo (hitori hitori)
弱さも孤独も分け合って「僕らだけ」を奏でよう	yowasa mo kodoku mo wakeatte "bokura dake" o kanadeyou

回るセカイ近づく夢僕らが手を取り合えば	mawaru sekai chikazuku yume bokura ga te o toriaeba
いつまでもどこまでも進んで行ける（これから）	itsu made mo doko made mo susunde ikeru (kore kara)
止まないミュージック色鮮やかに踊る影を重ねて	yamanai myuujikku iro azayaka ni odoru kage o kasanete
夢は叶うよ keep going forward!	yume wa kanau yo keep going forward!

Derivatives[]

Katachi P's Cover ft. KAITO

Featuring	KAITO V3
Producers	Katachi P (cover, VSQx, tuning, mixing)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Maxi's Cover ft. Megurine Luka

Featuring	Megurine Luka V4X
Producers	Maxi(cover, tuning, mix), ShimoLen(UST)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Other media appearances[]

Discography[]

This song was featured on the following albums:

Forward (single)
Virtual Singer Vocal Album

Video games[]

This song was featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by Hatsune Miku / Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, MEIKO and KAITO (Virtual Singer 2); SEKAI version by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Hatsune Miku).