Arche

This page is for the Dormir song titled αρχη. For the モリモリあつし vs. uma song of a similar title that appears in MÚSECA, please see Ärche.

αρχη

Song Information

αρχη's jacket.

αρχη's DanceDanceRevolution banner.

αρχη's pop'n music banner.

Artist: Dormir
Composition/Arrangement/Other Instruments & Programming: TOMOSUKE
Lyrics/Vocals/Chorus: crimm
Guitar: Asaki
BPM: 120
Length: 2:00 (GF/DM), 1:53 (DanceDanceRevolution), 2:06 (pop'n music), 2:11 (OST, SOUND VOLTEX)
pop'n music Genre: GENSOU ONGAKU (幻想音樂)
pop'n music Character: Alicia [19-3P]
Movie: 真理藻
First Music Game Appearance: GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG
• pop'n music 20 fantasia
• ポップンリズミン GITADORAパック1
• SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

鏡の中の目をじっと見つめるように
不思議 おかしな世界に迷い込んだ
君はだれ
何のため
ここに｢いる｣ってこと
ほんとの場所はどこなの
謎は続く

とおい宇宙は色を手に入れて
追いかけても届かないもの

ぼくが住んでるのは
お月様じゃない 
だけど決め付けるのも
違うのかも

太陽に恋する 花綺麗で悲しくなる 
ゆっくりと覗いたよ ふわふわのしっぽから

うみ かぜ そら あお
くも とり はね しろ

ぼくにも不思議な手紙が来るかな
もう二度とない
時間にさよなら
今の願いを込めて

Romaji

kagami no naka no me wo jitto mitsumeru you ni
ushigi okashi na sekai ni mayoikonda
kimi wa dare
nani no tame
koko ni "iru" tte koto
honto no basho wa doko na no
nazo wa tsuzuku

tooi sora wa iro wo te ni irete
oikakete mo todokanai mono

boku ga sunderu no wa
otsukisama janai
dakedo kimetsukeru no mo
chigau no kamo

taiyou ni koi suru hana kirei de kanashiku naru
yukkuri to nozoita yo fuwafuwa no shippo kara

umi kaze sora ao
kumo tori hane shiro

boku ni mo fushigina tegami ga kuru kana
mou nido to nai
jikan ni sayonara
ima no negai wo komete

English

I stare intently at the eyes in the mirror Lost in a strange, mysterious world Who are you? Why are you? Why are you “here”? they ask Where am I really? The mystery continues I take the colours from the distant sky I keep chasing but I just can’t reach it The place where I live Has no moon But I’ve decided That’s not quite right The flowers who love the sun become beautifully sad I slowly peeked out from the soft tail Ocean, wind, blue sky Clouds, birds, white feathers I’ve been mailed another strange letter Well, it won’t happen again Goodbye, time I will surround myself in my wishes

Long Version

Japanese

鏡の中の目をじっと見つめるように 不思議 おかしな世界に迷い込んだ 君はだれ 何のため ここに｢いる｣ってこと ほんとの場所はどこなの 謎は続く とおい宇宙は色を手に入れて 追いかけても届かないもの かたちを気ままに変える雲をつかまえて 不思議 おかしなかけらを胸に抱いた 君は何 だれのため 今も｢いる｣ってこと ほんとの場所を目指すの 謎は続く 染まる宇宙は永遠に繰り返す 透明にはかえられないもの ぼくが住んでるのは お月様じゃない だけど決め付けるのも 違うのかも 太陽に恋する 花綺麗で悲しくなる ゆっくりと覗いたよ ふわふわのしっぽから うみ かぜ そら あお くも とり はね しろ うみ とり はね しろ くも かぜ はね あお ぼくにも不思議な手紙が来るかな もう二度とない 時間にさよなら 今の願いを込めて

Song Connections / Remixes

• The OST version of αρχη has a slightly longer piano intro.
  • This version of the song is used in the SOUND VOLTEX series.
• A long version of αρχη can be found in Dormir's album, Petit March.
  • A short edit of this long version appears in the pop'n music series.
• DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club uses a shorter version of αρχη, cutting the piano intro.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• αρχη is GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3's ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 2.
  • At Extra Level 3, αρχη was moved down to EXTRA STAGE.
  • αρχη becames playable in Standard Mode at Extra Level 9, the game's final Extra Level, by playing αρχη as EXTRA STAGE.
  • On the console version of GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3, αρχη starts as the game's PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 1, moving down to ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 2 and EXTRA STAGE at Extra Level 3.
    • At Extra Level 4, αρχη becomes available in Standard Mode on all stages.
• Pronounced "arche", αρχη is the Greek word for "origin." It is also the name of a Muse in Greek Mythology as well as one of Jupiter's moons.
• αρχη's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania charts were created by TOMOSUKE himself [1].
• According to TOMOSUKE, αρχη's original name was Usagi to idea no puzzle (ウサギとイデアのパズ). [2]
• Both αρχη and 魔法のたまご being crossed over mark crimm's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• In DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club, αρχη uses the Sudden Arrow gimmick.
• αρχη is available in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in JukeBox #2 (June 9th, 2010).
  • As of August 13th, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
• αρχη is one of the unlocks of pop'n music 20 fantasia's Dormir & wac 1stAlbum hatsubai kinen (Dormir & wac 1stAlbum発売記念) event. It could be unlocked from February 15th, 2012 by playing crimm songs in NET TAISEN MODE, and filling the Petit March gauge.
  • As of July 4th, 2012, it is available by default.
• αρχη received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
• αρχη (CLASSIC) is one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 2005～2006 ENCORE STAGEs in GITADORA EXCHAIN. It could be unlocked from May 8th, 2019 by clearing it as an ENCORE STAGE after having unlocked all GF&DM CHRONICLE Part 3 songs.
  • In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it could be unlocked from March 4th to June 21st, 2020 and from October 28th to November 29th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.
    • It could also be unlocked from July 8th to August 2nd, 2020 and from December 2nd, 2020 to January 3rd, 2021 as part of the GITADORA wo tomodachi to issho ni play shiyou!! Campaign (GITADORAを友達と一緒にプレーしよう!!キャンペーン).
  • As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.
• αρχη is one of the unlocks of the POLICY BREAK event. For more information on the dates it could be unlocked in the SOUND VOLTEX series, please see the event page.
  • From April 25th, 2022 in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR, it can be purchased with PCB instead.
• αρχη is available in pop'n music Lively as part of GITADORA Selection Music Pack vol.1 (GITADORA セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
• αρχη is available in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ from March 13th, 2024, by purchasing the Konasute SOUND VOLTEX BEMANI Selection Music Pack vol.1 (コナステ版 SOUND VOLTEX BEMANI セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).

Music Comment

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Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Character Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts from Pop'n Music Fever, BEMANIWiki 2nd, SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki, and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	67 / 0	90 / 8	135 / 17	186 / 19	- / - / -	- / -	- / -	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club	2	3	5	8	-	-	-	-	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	664	918	1092	412	472	472	305	329	329	412	472	472
GF/DM V3	47	66	87	41	56	70	24	43	49	43	58	72
GF/DM V4→V8	47	66	↑92	41	56	70	24	43	49	43	58	72
GITADORA EXCHAIN	6.50	7.50	8.80	4.60	6.10	7.40	3.30	5.00	6.75	-	-	7.50
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑6.55	7.50	8.80	↑4.65	↑6.15	7.40	3.30	↑5.05	↓6.70	-	-	7.50
GF/DM V3 CS	47	66	87	41	56	70	24	43	49	43	58	72
コナステ GITADORA	6.55	7.50	8.80	4.65	6.15	7.40	3.30	5.05	6.70	-	-	7.50

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	664	918	1090	-	358	472	472	-	302	329	329	-
GF/DM XG→XG2	5.10	6.30	7.53	-	3.40	5.00	6.65	-	3.20	4.45	6.70	-
GF/DM XG3	5.10	6.30	↑8.13	-	3.40	5.00	6.65	-	3.20	4.45	6.70	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑5.65	↑6.75	↑8.40	-	↑4.20	↑5.60	↑7.10	-	↑3.95	↑5.10	↑7.10	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	5.65	↓6.70	↑8.60	-	↓4.05	↓5.35	↓6.65	-	↓3.55	↓4.80	↓6.60	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑6.05	↑7.25	↑8.75	-	↑4.45	↑6.00	↑7.00	-	↑4.15	↑5.45	↑6.95	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑6.55	↑7.55	↑8.90	-	↓4.25	↑6.10	↑7.25	-	↓4.00	↓5.30	6.95	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	↑6.60	7.55	8.90	-	4.25	↑6.15	↑7.30	-	4.00	5.30	6.95	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→Present	6.60	7.55	↑9.00	-	↑4.60	↑6.55	↑7.50	-	↑4.30	↑5.70	↑7.05	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	5.65	6.75	8.40	-	4.20	5.60	7.10	-	3.95	5.10	7.10	-
コナステ GITADORA	6.60	7.55	8.90	-	4.25	6.15	7.30	-	4.00	5.30	6.95	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	199	423	801	1254	406	661
pop'n music 20 fantasia	※16	20	32	41	14	29
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	12	26	38	47	14	29
pop'n music Lively	12	26	38	47	-	-

※ The notecount of this chart is different from its EASY chart (total notes: 410).

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	NOVICE	ADVANCED	EXHAUST	MAXIMUM	EXCEED
Max Chain	529	945	1332	1977	-
Effected By	υοχ	υοχ	υοχ	vοχ	-
Jacket Artists	真理藻	真理藻	真理藻	真理藻	-
SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE→Present	6	13	15	18	-
SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ	6	13	15	18	-

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	125	231	401
ポップンリズミン	2	5	9

GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3's EXTRA RUSH
GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3
EXTRA STAGEs	over there - Micro fin - Purple storm - αρχη - ミラージュ・レジデンス
ENCORE STAGE	MODEL FT2
PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE	MODEL FT2 Miracle Version
GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 CS
EXTRA STAGEs	TABIDACHI - Micro fin - Purple storm - αρχη - ミラージュ・レジデンス
ENCORE STAGE	MODEL FT2
PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE	MODEL FT2 Miracle Version