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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Be Rock U (1998 burst style) is performed by the four girl unit, ([[Tomomi Kohno]], [[Rie Kito]], Keiko Ishigami, and Asuka Tanaka), named DIGICCO (デジっ娘) who are artists outside of BEMANI and have 3 singles of their own, and who have become the official campaign girls for the sports company Dunlop. Official website with more information at: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060417210152if_/http://www.digicco.com:80/ Digicco.com]. | * Be Rock U (1998 burst style) is performed by the four girl unit, ([[Tomomi Kohno]], [[Rie Kito]], Keiko Ishigami, and Asuka Tanaka), named DIGICCO (デジっ娘) who are artists outside of BEMANI and have 3 singles of their own, and who have become the official campaign girls for the sports company Dunlop. Official website with more information at: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060417210152if_/http://www.digicco.com:80/ Digicco.com] (archived). | ||
** Tomomi Kohno and Rie Kito would afterwards provide some vocals for BEMANI under the Tomomi and ЯIRE aliases respectively. | ** Tomomi Kohno and Rie Kito would afterwards provide some vocals for BEMANI under the Tomomi and ЯIRE aliases respectively. | ||
* "Be Rock U" can also be read as "be roku u". "Roku" (六) means "six", therefore the title can also be read as "B6U". | * "Be Rock U" can also be read as "be roku u". "Roku" (六) means "six", therefore the title can also be read as "B6U". | ||
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== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== NAOKI === | === NAOKI === | ||
"Be Rock U" is a different version of my song "1998" | "Be Rock U" is a different version of my song "1998" from DDR extreme. A world with requests, and a world without requests... When the front and back sides of those worlds overlap, they become one. In other words, my music is intended to have two separated versions.<br> | ||
As a Japanese person, I've recently been obsessed with including lyrics in my native | As a Japanese person, I've recently been obsessed with including lyrics in my native language. The power of great lyrics is as big as that of great songs. Therefore, I want to place importance on lyrics.<br> | ||
"Be Rock U (1998 burst style)" is one song which made me aware of that feeling, the | "Be Rock U (1998 burst style)" is one song which made me aware of that feeling, the fusion of my musical origins in "Rock" and the "dance" sound that I've heard over time, is the music I'm potentially aiming towards. The vocalists have a different charm than [[BeForU]], and it was my first time using a four-member female unit. | ||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
=== VJ GYO === | === VJ GYO === | ||
The vocals for this song were provided by "DIGICCO", a race queen unit who are very active in circuits, events, TV, etc. | |||
I felt bad that we didn't have a meeting in advance, so I hurriedly filmed them wearing plain clothes in a small, in-house recording studio, but the four members were in high spirits!<br> | |||
I was nervous at first, but NAOKI was also present during filming, | I was nervous at first, but NAOKI was also present during filming, and it became really fun in the end! | ||
Well | Well, I also filmed NAOKI's guitar play separately for the movie, and added it to the girls' singing scene.<br> | ||
Well, I had the chance in this video to also connect the car battle scene of the race queen dressed CG women (from "[[Drivin']]" and others), which has a luxurious and | Well, I had the chance in this video to also connect the car battle scene of the race queen dressed CG women (from "[[Drivin']]" and others), which has a luxurious and gorgeous style that has never been seen before. | ||
This | This song and movie is the first time I got to know DIGICCO! You want to meet them! To all IIDX fans! There are events held where you can directly meet them throughout Japan, so by all means, please come and support them! | ||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||