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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
[[Image:Tohoku EVOLVED alternate.png|thumb|Tohoku EVOLVED's jacket.]]
[[Image:Tohoku EVOLVED.png|thumb|Tohoku EVOLVED's jacket.]]
Artist: 2.1MB underground<br>
Artist: 2.1MB underground<br>
Composition: [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG underground]]<br>
Composition: [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]<br>
Arrangement: [[Yuichi Asami|U1-2MB[k]-PROJECT]]<br>
Arrangement: [[Yuichi Asami|U1-2MB[k]-PROJECT]]<br>
BPM: 340<br>
BPM: 340<br>
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None, except for two soundbites saying "with you" and "our thoughts and prayers... are with you".
None.


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* Tohoku EVOLVED is part of the EVOLVED series of songs.
* Tohoku EVOLVED is part of the EVOLVED series of songs.
* Tohoku EVOLVED is a remix of [[London EVOLVED]] by [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG underground]], which appears in [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II]].
* Tohoku EVOLVED is a remix of [[London EVOLVED]] by [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG underground]], which appears in [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II]].
* Tohoku EVOLVED was performed live as part of the ''DanceDanceRevolution 20th Anniversary NONSTOP MEGAMIX'' medley at [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 7th KONAMI Arcade Championship]].
* Tohoku EVOLVED shares similar pad synth melodies with [[MAX.(period)]], from [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:tohoku.png|thumb|Tohoku EVOLVED's old jacket.]]
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* Tohoku EVOLVED was the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song of the ''EXTRA TOUR'' event in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX. It could be played as an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE since May 30th, 2012.
* Tohoku EVOLVED was the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song of the ''EXTRA TOUR'' event in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX. It could be played as an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE since May 30th, 2012.
** As of September 26th, 2012, Tohoku EVOLVED was moved down to EXTRA STAGE.
** As of September 26th, 2012, Tohoku EVOLVED was moved down to EXTRA STAGE.
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* Tohoku EVOLVED is the only song in the EVOLVED series to not originate from a CS release of DanceDanceRevolution.
* Tohoku EVOLVED is the only song in the EVOLVED series to not originate from a CS release of DanceDanceRevolution.
** It is also the only standalone song in the EVOLVED series that has never been on a CS release of DanceDanceRevolution.
** It is also the only standalone song in the EVOLVED series that has never been on a CS release of DanceDanceRevolution.
* Tohoku EVOLVED references the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Tohoku region of Japan on March 2011.
* Tohoku EVOLVED references the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11th, 2011.
** When cleared, the usual "CLEARED" message is replaced by a blue "Pray for All" message. This message is retained in later versions of DanceDanceRevolution.
** When cleared, the usual "CLEARED" message is replaced by a blue "Pray for All" message. This message is retained in later versions of DanceDanceRevolution.
** Getting a AA rank or higher on any EVOLVED song on EXTRA STAGE during the EXTRA TOUR event with the WAVE option on, which would have triggered Tohoku EVOLVED as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE, would not allow the player to access Tohoku EVOLVED. This is most likely a reference to the tsunami.
*** In [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] and [[AC DDR A20|A20]], the "Pray for All" message uses X3 vs 2ndMIX's font when Tohoku EVOLVED is played from the [[DDR SELECTION]] folder.
* Tohoku EVOLVED's BPM is shown as 340. However, Tohoku EVOLVED's real BPM is 43-1020. This is most likely because the game can show BPMs in only three digits.
** If the WAVE option is enabled, the player cannot unlock Tohoku EVOLVED, even if they meet all other conditions. This is most likely a reference to the tsunami.
** This makes Tohoku EVOLVED the song with the highest BPM at any point (1020 BPM) in the DanceDanceRevolution series, topping the 800 BPM of [[Pluto Relinquish]].
* Tohoku EVOLVED's BPM is shown as 340. However, Tohoku EVOLVED's real BPM is 42.5-1020. This is most likely because the game can show BPMs in only three digits.
** Tohoku EVOLVED also has the highest BPM at any point in all BEMANI games, topping [[Y&Co. is dead or alive]]'s 876 BPM from [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]].
** This makes Tohoku EVOLVED the song with the highest BPM at any point (1020 BPM) in the DanceDanceRevolution series, topping the then-record of 800 BPM of [[Pluto Relinquish]].  
** Tohoku EVOLVED also has the widest BPM range in all BEMANI games.
** Tohoku EVOLVED also has the second highest BPM at any point in all BEMANI games, behind [[D.I.X.]]'s 1080 BPM from [[AC SDVX EG|SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR]].
* Unlike most of the songs part of the EVOLVED series, Tohoku EVOLVED has only one version. Instead, Tohoku EVOLVED has 4 different charts with only the last jump (during the speed-up to 1020 BPM) being in a different corner. This jump is random and affects all charts (except BEGINNER).
** Tohoku EVOLVED also has the second widest BPM range in all BEMANI games, with a peak low BPM-peak high BPM difference of 977.5 BPM, behind D.I.X.'s peak low-peak high BPM difference of 1010 BPM.
* During Tohoku EVOLVED, the announcer does not speak anything else than combo announcements. The only other song to do this is [[PARANOiA Revolution]].
* Unlike most of the songs in the EVOLVED series, Tohoku EVOLVED has only one version. Instead, Tohoku EVOLVED has 4 different charts with only the last jump (during the speed-up to 1020 BPM) being in a different corner. This jump is random and affects all charts (except BEGINNER, which lacks the ending jump).
* During Tohoku EVOLVED, the announcer does not speak anything other than combo announcements. The only other song to do this is [[PARANOiA Revolution]], while [[OurMemories|#OurMemories]] does not even have combo announcements.
** However, playing Tohoku EVOLVED in the EVOLVED course allows the announcer to speak like normal.
** However, playing Tohoku EVOLVED in the EVOLVED course allows the announcer to speak like normal.
* Tohoku EVOLVED has an alternate, unused jacket in the DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX data, possibly an early beta version of its current jacket.
** As of DanceDanceRevolution A, this has been changed and the announcer speaks normally.
* Tohoku EVOLVED has an alternate, unused jacket in the DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX data, possibly an early version of its current jacket.
** As of DanceDanceRevolution A, Tohoku EVOLVED uses the alternate jacket instead.
** As of DanceDanceRevolution A, Tohoku EVOLVED uses the alternate jacket instead.
* Tohoku EVOLVED's marks Yuichi Asami's first use of his 2.1MB underground alias in BEMANI.
* Tohoku EVOLVED's marks Yuichi Asami's first use of his 2.1MB underground alias in BEMANI.
* Tohoku EVOLVED is available in [[CS DDR GRAND PRIX|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX]] from March 13th, 2024, by purchasing the '''BEMANI SELECTION music pack vol.1''' (BEMANI SELECTION楽曲パック vol.1).


== Song Production Infomation ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== U1-ASAMi ===
=== U1-ASAMi ===
<center>Our thoughts and prayers are with you.<br>
<center>Our thoughts and prayers are with you.<br>
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{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|228 / 1|340 / 2|495 / 2|656 / 17|690 / 46 / 0|332 / 2|488 / 2|626 / 8|677 / 27 / 0}}
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|228 / 1|340 / 2|495 / 2|656 / 17|690 / 46 / 0|332 / 2|488 / 2|626 / 8|677 / 27 / 0}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX&rarr;Present|6|9|14|17|18|9|14|17|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX&rarr;A20|6|9|14|17|18|9|14|17|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS&rarr;Present|6|&uarr;10|14|17|18|&uarr;10|14|17|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|6|10|14|17|18|10|14|17|18}}
}}
}}


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