diff --git a/source/funkin/play/character/BaseCharacter.hx b/source/funkin/play/character/BaseCharacter.hx
index 44254f373..4364631d3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/character/BaseCharacter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/character/BaseCharacter.hx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package funkin.play.character;
 
-import funkin.play.character.CharacterData.CharacterDataParser;
 import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
-import funkin.modding.events.ScriptEvent;
-import funkin.modding.events.ScriptEvent.UpdateScriptEvent;
-import funkin.play.character.CharacterData.CharacterDataParser;
 import funkin.Note.NoteDir;
 import funkin.modding.events.ScriptEvent.NoteScriptEvent;
+import funkin.modding.events.ScriptEvent.UpdateScriptEvent;
+import funkin.modding.events.ScriptEvent;
+import funkin.play.character.CharacterData.CharacterDataParser;
+import funkin.play.character.CharacterData.CharacterDataParser;
 import funkin.play.stage.Bopper;
 
 using StringTools;
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ class BaseCharacter extends Bopper
 			this.singTimeCrochet = _data.singTime;
 			this.globalOffsets = _data.offsets;
 		}
+
+		shouldBop = false;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -213,8 +215,9 @@ class BaseCharacter extends Bopper
 			var shouldStopSinging:Bool = (this.characterType == BF) ? !isHoldingNote() : true;
 
 			FlxG.watch.addQuick('singTimeMs-${characterId}', singTimeMs);
-			if (holdTimer > singTimeMs && shouldStopSinging)
+			if (holdTimer > singTimeMs && shouldStopSinging && !getCurrentAnimation().endsWith("miss"))
 			{
+				trace(getCurrentAnimation());
 				// trace('holdTimer reached ${holdTimer}sec (> ${singTimeMs}), stopping sing animation');
 				holdTimer = 0;
 				dance(true);
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/stage/Bopper.hx b/source/funkin/play/stage/Bopper.hx
index dfb91607c..2d5cd9d3e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/stage/Bopper.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/stage/Bopper.hx
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class Bopper extends FlxSprite implements IPlayStateScriptedClass
 	 */
 	public var idleSuffix(default, set):String = "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether this bopper should bop every beat. By default it's true, but when used
+	 * for characters/players, it should be false so it doesn't cut off their animations!!!!!
+	 */
+	public var shouldBop:Bool = true;
+
 	function set_idleSuffix(value:String):String
 	{
 		this.idleSuffix = value;
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ class Bopper extends FlxSprite implements IPlayStateScriptedClass
 	{
 		if (danceEvery > 0 && event.beat % danceEvery == 0)
 		{
-			dance(true);
+			dance(shouldBop);
 		}
 	}