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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
[[Image:fellows.png|thumb|fellows's jacket.]]
[[Image:fellows.png|thumb|fellows' jacket.]]
Artist: dj TAKA feat. Sana<br>
Artist: dj TAKA feat. Sana<br>
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj taka]]<br>
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj taka]]<br>
Vocals: [[Sanae Shintani|sana]]<br>
Vocals: [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]<br>
BPM: 135<br>
BPM: 135<br>
Length: 1:56 (uncut), 1:45 (REFLEC BEAT)<br>
Length: 1:31 (beatmania), 1:56 (OST), 1:45 (REFLEC BEAT)<br>
Genre: EPILOGUE<br>
Genre: EPILOGUE<br>
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania THE FINAL<br>
Movie: [[Tomochika Moroe|MORO]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC bm THE FINAL|beatmania THE FINAL]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
* beatmania III THE FINAL
* [[AC bm III THE FINAL|beatmania III THE FINAL]]
* [[REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper]]
* [[AC RB groovin'!! Upper|REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper]]
* [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS PACK 02


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
=== Japanese ===
=== Japanese ===
<pre>それは いくつもの 夜が明けて できた最高のstory
<pre>それは いくつもの 夜が明けて できた最高のstory
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bye bye thank you
bye bye thank you
bye bye thank you forever</pre>
bye bye thank you forever</pre>
=== Romaji ===
<pre>sore wa ikutsumono yo ga akete dekita saikou no story
mawari kara warawarete mo shinjita mono ni yume takushita
mado no soto hirogaru no wa mabushii asahi juutai no 246
iitai koto iiaeta nakamatachi
bye bye thank you
bye bye thank you my fellows
bye bye thank you
bye bye thank you forever</pre>
=== English ===
<pre>It happened over many dawns, the greatest story
Even when surrounded by laughter, I entrusted my hope in what I believe
Spreading outside the window is the blinding morning light, a crowded 246
We've told each other the things we wanted to say, my friends
Bye bye thank you
Bye bye thank you my fellows
Bye bye thank you
Bye bye thank you forever</pre>


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
 
* The original soundtrack version of fellows is longer than its in-game versions.
* The beatmania and beatmania III game versions of fellows use a shorter version of the song that fades out after Sana's vocals are finished.
** The beatmania and beatmania III cut fades out after Sana's vocals are finished.
** REFLEC BEAT uses a slightly longer version of fellows than the beatmania versions, but still cuts off after the vocals and is edited.
** The REFLEC BEAT cut is slightly extended and edited, but still ends after the vocals have been sung.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
 
* In the beatmania and beatmania III series, fellows' artist is capitalized as '''dj taka feat. sana'''.
* In beatmania / beatmania III, fellows' artist was capitalized as '''dj taka feat. sana'''.
* fellows' genre, EPILOGUE, is a reference to how beatmania THE FINAL is the last game in the beatmania series.
* fellows' genre, EPILOGUE, is a reference to how beatmania THE FINAL was the last game in the original beatmania series.
* fellows is one of the few songs where its lyrics could be found in [http://web.archive.org/web/20160708115512/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/final/music/fellows.html beatmania THE FINAL's official website (archived)].
* fellows is one of the few songs where its lyrics can be found on its [http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/final/music/fellows.html song production information site].
* According to Takayuki Ishikawa's song comments for [[Memories (TAKA)|memories]], he wrote fellows in remembrance of the beatmania series.
* fellows was Sanae Shintani's only song she ever sung exclusively for an arcade beatmania game.
* fellows is Sanae Shintani's only song she exclusively sung for an arcade beatmania game.
* fellows was added to REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper on December 25th, 2014, as part of the 2nd Set (chosen by [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]) of the ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' unlocking system.  
* fellows could be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper as part of the 2nd Set ([[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]'s SELECTION) of the ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' unlocking system.
** From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 Refle.
** In [[AC RB VOLZZA|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA]], it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 VOLZZA KEYs.
** In [[AC RB VOLZZA 2|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2]], it was playable by default.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== dj taka ===
=== dj taka ===
A lot of years have passed since the first time when I was involved in the production of beatmania.<br>
Quite a lot of time has passed since I first got involved in the production of beatmania.<br>
Initially when I participated, the seniors gave me lots of advice, and taught me the music and arrangement trends, and which game patterns were not suitable for beatmania, for example,<br>
When I first started out, my senior colleagues taught me various things to be aware of, or rather, what sorts of music, arrangements, and game patterns don't fit beatmania.<br>
• Repeating without progression is bad, always progress<br>
For example:
• The larger amount of sounds, the better<br>
 
• Assigning the base sound to a key is bad<br>
* Don't be repetitive, have progression
And so on.<br>
* Use a lot of sounds, the flashier the better
Certainly, these methods really make sense for gameplay, and allowed to us to write our own songs, and also to subject the commissioned artists to the same direction as well. This worked so far.
* Don't assign bass sounds to the keys
 
And so on and so forth.<br>
These ways of doing things certainly made sense in terms of the game.<br>
I wrote my own songs along these lines as I simultaneously directed outside artists in the same way, and that's how it unfolded.
 
However, through various songs, I gradually started to learn that there are other different ways to create interesting songs.<br>
During the very last opportunity for beatmania, I attempted to create a good, interesting song while intentionally using all of these supposedly bad techniques.<br>
That song turned out to be fellows.<br>
It's also a message of gratitude to the great beatmania, which made me into who I am.
 
The organ in this song is in an extremely simple style: no progression, very few sounds.<br>
Actually, from the time the song begins until it ends, it repeats the same four measures, with absolutely no progression.<br>
The number of tracks, or "the number of sounds," doesn't even crack 10.<br>
Both of these were things that supposedly didn't fit beatmania.


However, through a variety of songs, I realized that maybe there is another method to have an interesting song, and at the very end of beatmania, I made all the NG techniques fly away. Let's make a good, interesting song. And with this enthusiasm, "fellows" was made.<br>
For the vocals, I had the staff search for people who have an affinity to beatmania, but there was only one person who could fit the bill, so I asked for Sana.<br>
To the great beatmania which became even bigger, this is a thanks message.<br>
Officially, this is my first time working with Sana, but I think she sung better than any vocalist I've recorded up to this point.<br>
The organ of this song can be heard from the start of the song to the end, repeating the same performance of the four measures, is completely free of progressive melody, while the tracks have not more than 10 number of sounds, which is not suitable for the original beatmania, as the song has a extremely simple style progression with a small number of sounds.
It was very cool to see her sing, it was like a wind blowing through the booth.<br>
I felt very moved that she became an amazing musician through various experiences ever since she started out in beatmania.<br>
Oh, right, I heard that Sana's official website is open, give it a look too.


For the vocals, I was looking for someone who her vocals were familiar in beatmania, so I asked Sana for her help.<br>
== Video Production Information ==
Even though this is officially my first collaboration with Sana, I think that her vocals are more delicious than those of any vocalist that I've heard.<br>
None.
Her appearance to sing at the booth was very stylish, like the wind. Sana's experience began in beatmania. Since then she became a great musician, and that's really moving.<br>
Oh yeah, Sana's official site is now open, so please check it.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
REFLEC BEAT difficulty rated from 1 to 10+. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.<br>
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, and from 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm/bm.htm KANI KANI CRAB] and [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
 
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