It's like puberty all over again! Sad Girls explores the awkwardness, vulnerability, and growing pains of becoming an Asian American through multimedia imagery of girls, picnics, and flowers.​ Sad Girl is an alter ego created by Veeny Revilla in 2020 while studying for her citizenship test. This fictional persona is often portrayed in underwear and in various unflattering poses, using contemporary internet aesthetics reflective of Generation Z.​ Sad Girl is an extension of Veeny Revilla created to explore her identity referencing semi-autobiographical moments.​