diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
index f36088e8b..f902d39a0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 	public var shadowFrame:CharacterShadowFrame;
 	public var idleSuffix:String = "";
 
+	public var anims = ["singLEFT", "singDOWN", "singUP", "singRIGHT"];  // Not making these inline so theyre editable through scripts!  - Nex
+
 	public inline function getCameraPosition()
 	{
 		var midpoint = getMidpoint();
@@ -65,11 +67,25 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 		return new FlxPoint(event.x, event.y);
 	}
 
-	public function playSingAnim(direction:Int, suffix:String = "", Context:PlayAnimContext = SING, Force:Bool = true, Reversed:Bool = false, Frame:Int = 0)
+	public inline function getSingAnim(direction:Int, suffix:String = ""):String
 	{
-		var anims = ["singLEFT", "singDOWN", "singUP", "singRIGHT"];
+		return anims[direction] + suffix;
+	}
 
-		var event = EventManager.get(DirectionAnimEvent).recycle(anims[direction] + suffix, direction, suffix, Context, Reversed, Frame, Force);
+	/**
+	 * Like `playSingAnim` but checks if the character has the animation with the suffix part, otherwhise tries to play the animation without the suffix part.
+	 */
+	public function playSafeSingAnim(direction:Int, suffix:String = "", Context:PlayAnimContext = SING, Force:Bool = true, Reversed:Bool = false, Frame:Int = 0)
+	{
+		var event = EventManager.get(DirectionAnimEvent).recycle(getSingAnim(direction, suffix), direction, suffix, Context, Reversed, Frame, Force);
+		script.call("onPlaySafeSingAnim", [event]);
+		if (!event.cancelled)
+			playSingAnim(event.direction, hasAnimation(event.animName) ? event.suffix : "", event.context, event.force, event.reversed, event.frame);
+	}
+
+	public function playSingAnim(direction:Int, suffix:String = "", Context:PlayAnimContext = SING, Force:Bool = true, Reversed:Bool = false, Frame:Int = 0)
+	{
+		var event = EventManager.get(DirectionAnimEvent).recycle(getSingAnim(direction, suffix), direction, suffix, Context, Reversed, Frame, Force);
 		script.call("onPlaySingAnim", [event]);
 		if (!event.cancelled)
 			playAnim(event.animName, event.force, event.context, event.reversed, event.frame);
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index f585e89f7..fdbe04440 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 				if (char == null) continue;
 
 				if(event.stunned) char.stunned = true;
-				char.playSingAnim(directionID, event.animSuffix, MISS, event.forceAnim);
+				char.playSafeSingAnim(directionID, event.animSuffix, MISS, event.forceAnim);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 			if (!event.animCancelled)
 				for(char in event.characters)
 					if (char != null)
-						char.playSingAnim(event.direction, event.animSuffix, SING, event.forceAnim);
+						char.playSafeSingAnim(event.direction, event.animSuffix, SING, event.forceAnim);
 
 			if (event.note.__strum != null) {
 				if (!event.strumGlowCancelled) event.note.__strum.press(event.note.strumTime);