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Since I was allowed to write one last song, I decided to do what I had always wanted to do.
Since I was allowed to make one last song, I decided to do something I had wanted to do for a long time.


The early DDR soundtracks were tied to Dancemania, and Disc-1 was synonymous with the regular soundtrack, while Disc-2 was a nonstop megamix.
The early DDR soundtracks were tied up with Dancemania, and Disc-1 was synonymous with the regular soundtrack and Disc-2 was a nonstop megamix.


I admired this and was thinking of when a TAG album would come out, I would make Disc-2 a nonstop megamix. In the end, the album never came out, but that's what I thought about putting this nonstop into two minutes.
I really liked this and thought that when the TAG album came out, I would make Disc-2 a nonstop megamix. As it turned out, said album never came out, but I thought I'd try to make this nonstop megamix into a two-minute song.


I wanted to include all of the TAG songs that were first released in DDR, but I couldn't fit them all in, so I put together a lineup that emphasized the composition of the songs, their connections, and my feelings about them.
I wanted to include all of the TAG songs that debuted on DDR, but I couldn't fit them all in, so I put together a lineup that emphasized the composition of the songs, their connections, and my feelings about them.




When you hear the title DDR TAGMIX, you may think that it is a TAG version of [[DDR MEGAMIX]]. Yes, there is that nuance, but it has another meaning.
When you hear the title DDR TAGMIX, you might think that it's a TAG version of [[DDR MEGAMIX]]. Yes, there is that nuance, but it has another meaning.


It is a fictional version of DDR featuring TAG.
It's a fictional version of DDR featuring TAG.


DDR has collaborated with [[AC DS TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON|TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON]], [[AC DS DREAMS COME TRUE|DREAMS COME TRUE]], [[AC DS Disney's RAVE|Disney]] and [[CS DDR MARIO|Super Mario]] in the past, so it's easy to think of it as a TAG version of that.
DDR has collaborated with [[AC DS TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON|TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON]], [[AC DS DREAMS COME TRUE|DREAMS COME TRUE]], [[AC DS Disney's RAVE|Disney]], and [[CS DDR MARIO|Super Mario]] in the past, so it would be easier to think of a TAG version of that.


In the early days, version names were counted as a number + mix, such as 2ndMIX, 3rdMIX, etc. I took advantage of this and called it TAGMIX because it was TAG.
In the early days, the version names were counted as a number + mix, such as 2ndMIX, 3rdMIX, and so on, and I took advantage of this and called it TAGMIX because it's TAG.


In this TAGMIX version, all of the playable songs, system BGM, voices, etc., are composed by TAG.
In this TAGMIX version, all the songs, system BGM, voices, etc. are made by TAG.


Then I thought of a storyline where the TAG album that would be released was an album by individual artist, but it was also the soundtrack to the fictional game DanceDanceRevolution TAGMIX, and since it is was a DDR soundtrack, Disc 2 is a nonstop megamix.
I thought of a storyline where the TAG album to be released later is an album by an individual artist, but it's also the soundtrack to the fictional game "DanceDanceRevolution TAGMIX", and since it's a DDR soundtrack, Disc-2 is a nonstop megamix.


In fact, I was rather serious about naming the TAG album "DanceDanceRevolution TAGMIX Original Soundtrack" if it was ever released.
In fact, if a TAG album was ever released, I was rather serious about naming it "DanceDanceRevolution TAGMIX Original Soundtrack".


Come to think of it, TЁЯRA also tied up with a fictional version in the form of "DanceDanceRevolution featuring TЁЯRA ~NON STOP MEGAMIX~" on their first album, and what they did is the same as this.
Come to think of it, TЁЯRA also tied up with a fictitious version in the form of "Dance Dance Revolution featuring TЁЯRA ~NON STOP MEGAMIX~" on their first album, and what they did is the same as this.




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I think that the names of the title and artist were quite an annoyance for the designers, but the origins of each are as follows:
I think that the title and artist names made the designers cry, but the origins of each are as follows:


<big>'''underground'''</big><br>
<big>'''underground'''</big><br>
First seen in roppongi EVOLVED. It came from the convention of the Wii DDR games to add "underground" to the artist names of the boss songs.
First seen in roppongi EVOLVED. It came from the tradition of the Wii DDR games to add "underground" to the artist names of their boss songs.
 
After that, I decided to add this suffix when I made a hard song for a game.


<big>'''overlay'''</big><br>
<big>'''overlay'''</big><br>
First seen in Over The “Period”. At that time, there was a negative rumor that DDR would terminate its service when [[MAX.(period)]] appeared in the AC version, and I named it with the intention of overriding that.
First seen in Over The “Period”. At that time, there was a negative rumor that DDR would end its service upon the appearance of [[MAX.(period)]] in arcades, so I named it with the intention of overriding that rumor.


<big>'''UNLEASHED'''</big><br>
<big>'''UNLEASHED'''</big><br>
Just as I was working on this song, a new Gundam plastic model was announced. Its name was "PG UNLEASHED 1/60 RX-78-2 GUNDAM". It is a culmination of PG (PERFECT GRADE), which is in the highest grade.
When I was working on this song, a new Gundam model was announced. Its name was "PG UNLEASHED 1/60 RX-78-2 GUNDAM". It's the culmination of PG (PERFECT GRADE), which is the highest grade.


UNLEASHED means "set free", and there is no better name than this to express how I'm feeling right now.
UNLEASHED means "set free", and there was nothing more appropriate to express my current feelings.


In the first draft, I was going to put it in the title, but the string "LAST DanceR" came to me later, so I decided to put it in the artist name.
In the first draft, I was going to put it in the title, but later I came up with the string "LAST DanceR", so I decided to put it in the artist name instead.


<big>'''DDR TAGMIX'''</big><br>
<big>'''DDR TAGMIX'''</big><br>
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<big>'''LAST DanceR'''</big><br>
<big>'''LAST DanceR'''</big><br>
From the name of the ultimate aircraft in R-TYPE FINAL, the (then) final entry in the classic side-scrolling shooter series "R-TYPE". The name of the operation to protect the earth from space threats, Operation Last Dance, was already an exciting development, but the name of the aircraft that would do it was very influential at the time.
From the name of the ultimate aircraft in R-TYPE FINAL, the (then) final entry of the classic side-scrolling shooting series "R-TYPE". The name of the operation to protect the Earth from space threats, Operation Last Dance, was already an exciting development, but the name of the aircraft that would do it was very influential at the time.


It's "Last Dancer" because it's my last song to be provided for a dance game called DDR. It's a very simple structure, but I couldn't think of anything better.
It was named "LAST DanceR" because it was the last song to be provided to a dance game called DDR. It's a very simple reason, but I thought there was nothing better than this.


By the way, the mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters in "DanceR" is borrowed from the name of Dance"DanceR"evolution, which is one of my favorite games.
By the way, the mixed case letters in "DanceR" are borrowed from the name of Dance"DanceR"evolution, which is one of my favorite games.




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Because ...
Because ...


I ended my comment on "Over The "Period"" there because<br>
I ended my comment on Over The “Period” there because I wanted to leave it to your imagination without making any definite decision, since I'm sure that each reader would have their own interpretation and feelings about it.
I was sure that each reader would have their own interpretation and feelings about it,<br>
so I left it to their imagination without making a definite decision.


If there are any words ahead,<br>
If there are any words after that, I would continue it with "Because I love BEMANI and DDR".
I would continue with<br>
"Because I love BEMANI and DDR".


A story that begins with an "<ruby>A<rt>Another Phase</rt></ruby>" and ends with a "<ruby>period<rt>Over The “Period”</rt></ruby>".</center>
A story that begins with an "<ruby>A<rt>Another Phase</rt></ruby>" and ends with a "<ruby>period<rt>Over The “Period”</rt></ruby>".</center>
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)

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