Diamond Dust
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Diamond Dust
Song Information
Artist: TAG
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 148
Length: 1:43
pop'n music Genre: REFLECTIVE TRANCE (リフレクティヴトランス)
pop'n music Character: HAPPPY [17-1P]
Jacket design: AUK-YAM
First Music Game Appearance: REFLEC BEAT
Other Music Game Appearances:
- DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
- pop'n music 20 fantasia
- REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 07
- REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 2
- ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- An extended version of Diamond Dust, titled Diamond Dust-Extended Ver.-, can be found on the REFLEC BEAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
- A re-arranged version of Diamond Dust with vocals by DJ YOSHITAKA, titled Diamond Dust-Try to Sing Ver.-, can also be found in REFLEC BEAT.
- The TAG BGM in REFLEC BEAT is partially based on Diamond Dust and Before Daybreak.
Trivia
- Diamond Dust is Yasuhiro Taguchi's first original contribution to the REFLEC BEAT series.
- Diamond Dust is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT by reaching Level 14.
- In REFLEC BEAT limelight, Diamond Dust is unlocked by reaching the second part of Glass Stage 1-1. It is the 4th old REFLEC BEAT song in limelight unlocked via Glass Stage.
- In REFLEC BEAT colette, Diamond Dust is unlocked by reaching Stage 2 of Pastel Adventure (パステルアドベンチャー) in Reflecting Mountain (初代リフレク山).
- From REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! to REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, Diamond Dust was available by default.
- Yasuhiro Taguchi himself appears on Diamond Dust's jacket.
- Diamond Dust is one of the unlockable songs of Phase 2 of pop'n music 20 fantasia's Soreyuke! pop'n quest (それゆけ！ポップンクエスト) event. It could be unlocked from April 25th, 2012.
- As of October 1st, 2012, it is available by default.
- Diamond Dust's genre, REFLECTIVE TRANCE, references the game from where it originated, REFLEC BEAT.
- Diamond Dust's pop'n music charts were created by Mameshiba.
- According to pop'n music 20 fantasia sound director PON, he wanted to put in Diamond Dust-Try to Sing Ver.- for the EX chart in pop'n music. Mameshiba apologized in his song comment to those expecting that.
- In DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, Diamond Dust's CHALLENGE charts can be unlocked by reaching ENJOY LEVEL 100.
- From DanceDanceRevolution (2013) onwards, these charts are playable by default.
- Diamond Dust is the first REFLEC BEAT song to cross over to the DanceDanceRevolution series.
- Diamond Dust received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
- After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Diamond Dust was revived on May 18th, 2017.
- Diamond Dust is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from May 25th, 2023, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.20 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.20).
- In DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX, Diamond Dust received its difficulty change from DanceDanceRevolution WORLD on July 3rd, 2024.
Music Comment
Untranslated.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
Character Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 70 / 0 | 148 / 13 | 181 / 18 | 251 / 25 | 274 / 18 / 39 | 138 / 13 | 189 / 28 | 255 / 26 | 277 / 16 / 41 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→A3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| DanceDanceRevolution WORLD→Present | ↑2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
pop'n music
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | NORMAL | HYPER | EX | NORMAL | HYPER | |
| Notecounts | 198 | 311 | 532 | 754 | 198 | 307 |
| pop'n music 20 fantasia | 14 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 18 |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→Present | ※5 | ↓23 | ↓33 | 40 | 13 | 18 |
※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 133).
REFLEC BEAT
Old Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 129 | 188 | 280 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT→VOLZZA 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT + | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |
New Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | White Hard | |
| Notecounts | 181 | 247 | 408 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア | 4 | 7 | 9 | - |
| それゆけ！ポップンクエスト | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU - Mighty Guy - ROSE～恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ - ひみつの言葉 魔法の扉(スペース🪐マコのテーマ) - オトメルンバ♪ L.E.D.-G STYLE MIX - 時を止める魔女 - 透明なエモーション |
| Phase 2 | 24時間のヒーロー - 2nd ADVENTURE（AGAIN） - Diamond Dust - The Sealer ～ア・ミリアとミリアの民～ 鳳凰～Chinese Phoenix Mix～ - 遠く |
| Phase 3 | BOOM BOOM PIRATES - Der Wald(kors k Remix) - Mermaid girl - REcorrection - Shining Wizard 魔法的新定義 electro mix |
| Phase 4 | KIMONO♥PRINCESS - Little prayer - MANA - 永遠という名の媚薬 ～Pyramid Power・Death Match ver.～ 魔界！痛快！ヘルダンス |
| Phase MAX I | CELSUS - Eine Haube ～聖地の果てにあるもの～ - カラルの月 |
| Phase MAX II | 少年は空を辿る |
| Phase MAX EPILOGUE | そして世界は音楽に満ちた |