「So-so」 = 「まあまあ」　or　「そうそう」?
I have heard Japanese respond "so-so" to some questions.

A typical situation could be:

- "Are you famous?"
- "So-so," the singer said.

How to say so-so in Japanese?

Question

「So-so」 = 「まあまあ」　or　「そうそう」?
I have heard Japanese respond "so-so" to some questions.

A typical situation could be:

- "Are you famous?"
- "So-so," the singer said.

How to say so-so in Japanese?

Answer

"So-so" would be 「まあまあ」 in Japanese.　But 「まあまあ」 on its own could sound a little abrupt. We would say 「まあまあですね」「まあまあです」「まあまあかな」「まあまあだよ」 and so on.    - "Are you famous?"- "So-so," the singer said. would be 「あなたは有名なのですか」「まあまあですよ」とその歌手は言った。

Answer

If Japanese say "sousou", then it means "yeah right".