Rorochan 1999
Rorochan_1999 was an online alias of a 14-year-old Japanese girl from Ōmihachiman who committed suicide by jumping off her apartment roof while live-streaming on the night of November 24, 2013. She was a live-streamer known for seeking attention and doing dangerous stunts, mostly standing on the edge of her roof. The story brought in a lot of attention after the song "Ruru's suicide video" was released by the band Shinsei Kamattechan in 2019.
Background
Prior to committing suicide, Rorochan_1999 was a live-streamer on both Japanese streaming sites, FC2 and Niconico. Her videos mostly consist of her singing and dancing, such as stepping on the piano while singing. In each of her videos, she often wears a mask that appears to be a huge pink bag with two holes for the eyes, possibly knowing she was introverted and never wanted to reveal her face. Her classmates stated that she didn't have any friends and was lonely. She would give her live-streams very weird and explicit titles, like "Erotic Menhera Virgin, 3rd year of junior high school." 3rd year of junior high school (roughly 7th or 8th grade)Menhera is a slang term in Asia that refers to people, mostly girls, who are mentally ill. The titles of the live streams attracted very malicious fans. Oddly enough, her profile on a few social media sites was Minky Momo, a female character who was infamously run over by a truck, which was referenced in many anime films and series.
Rorochan was also known for her weird behavior and attention-seeking, as well as doing dangerous stunts and other risky situations like standing at the edge of the apartment roof and running across busy streets. Even though some comments on her live streams encouraged her to stop, most comments supported this behavior and told her that she would become a legend if she hurt herself. In her final live stream, she walks to the 13th-floor balcony of her apartment building, talking and believing that she will become a "legend" if she jumps off the roof. There were a few viewers who encouraged or discouraged her to do or not do so. However, it was too late for her and she quickly jumped off the roof while on camera. Some viewers who allegedly saw the video claimed to hear the screams as she jumped off. The live stream was completely lost. Only a GIF of her falling down is available, but on September 14th, 2020, a full live-stream video with audio was found.
Despite the fact that jumping off the building to become a "legend" was the only reason for her suicide, there was evidence that she was being bullied or neglected. However, this is false, but probably rather a mix of all the factors, including mental health problems, loneliness, and the putrid fans she attracted that led to her death.[1]
Shinsei Kamattechan released a song supposedly based on her suicide titled "Ruru's suicide video" in 2019.
References
Links
NOTE: The following video contains graphic content!
- goregri.sh/threads/rorochan_1999-suicide.67489/
- video.screamer.wiki/w/iDT5hBRuULQPc4Ut3TACzD
