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== Music Comment ==
== Music Comment ==
This ska song was a pioneer in the BEMANI series! Were you able to experience that high-speed backbeat?
This is the original ska song in the BEMANI world! Were you able to experience that high-speed backbeat?


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
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=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
This song had the hardest difficulty level since the beginning of beatmania. The music genre called ska has a similar backbeat focus to reggae, and features a fast and light tempo, different to reggae's strong and comfortable rock influence.<br>
This song had the hardest difficulty level since the early days of beatmania. The music genre called ska has a similar backbeat focus much like reggae, but unlike the latter's relaxed feeling with a strong rock influence, it has a fast tempo and a lighthearted feeling.<br>
This song also uses plenty of ragga rap, and in contrast to the accompanying vocals and the song's laid-back composition, many players will be sent into the abyss.
This song is also full of ragga rap, and in contrast to the accompanying vocals and the song's laid-back composition, many players will be sent into the abyss.


=== pop'n music ===
=== pop'n music ===
==== HIRO ====
==== HIRO ====
I created this song for [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507183511/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/2nd/ beatmania 2nd MIX], which led to the immediate breakthrough of music games. At that time, this song had the highest difficulty level, and it was said that the final barrage of "ska streams" was the most difficult point. It's been 10 years since then....<br>
I created this song for [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507183511/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/2nd/ beatmania 2nd MIX], which led to the immediate breakthrough of music games. At that time, it was the highest difficulty song, and it was said that the final barrage of "ska streams" was the most difficult point. It's been 10 years since then....<br>
The EX chart uses an arranged version by KEN MATSUMOTO from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507183510/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/be_core/ beatmania CORE REMIX].<br>
The EX chart uses an arranged version by KEN MATSUMOTO from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507183510/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm/be_core/ beatmania CORE REMIX].<br>
It's been a long time since I listened to it, but oh! It's cool. While retaining the original song's phrases, does it feel like walking alone down a new life? If I compare it in human terms, isn't it similar to parents having an only child who resembles them, but cooler, and raising them to be strong, despite appearing slightly middle-aged? There's a particularly enjoyable feeling of having others arrange and remix my own songs, and this is what I love the most.
It's been a long time since I listened to it, but oh! It's cool. While retaining the original song's phrases, it seems like it has its own, new life, right? In human terms, isn't it similar to parents having an only child who resembles them, but cooler, who grew with some bad manners but is strong? There's a particularly enjoyable feeling of having others arrange and remix your own songs, and this is one of my favorites.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
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=== [[Ryuta Tamura|tama]] ===
=== [[Ryuta Tamura|tama]] ===
It's too nostalgic!<br>
It's too nostalgic!<br>
It was personally a big boss song, along with [[super highway|SUPER HIGH WAY]].<br>
For me, this was a big boss song, along with [[super highway|SUPER HIGH WAY]].<br>
At that time, I often wet my pillow when facing that last song..
At that time, I often wet my pillow when facing that killer last section..




Now! It's in pop'n! I thought I could clear it... even its HYPER chart was difficult to clear.<br>
Now! It's in pop'n! I thought I could clear it... but even its HYPER chart was difficult to clear.<br>
(I could clear it if I used S-RANDOM, but it feels like failing...)
(I thought I could clear it if I used S-RANDOM, but I failed again...)


=== [[Takao Yamamoto|amamon.]] ===
=== [[Takao Yamamoto|amamon.]] ===
As expected, when I played this song's charts in pop'n, it was immersive.<br>
As expected, when I played this song's charts in pop'n, it was hard.<br>
My fingers hurt....
My fingers hurt....


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I use red = left hand, right-side blue = right hand, and right-side green = right hand, so if I slightly lean right and use red = right hand, right-side blue = left hand, and right-side green = right hand, perhaps I could clear it!?
I use red = left hand, right-side blue = right hand, and right-side green = right hand, so if I slightly lean right and use red = right hand, right-side blue = left hand, and right-side green = right hand, perhaps I could clear it!?


...The next day...<br>
...The next day...
I tried using the above method and slightly increased my score!<br>
 
I tried using the above method, and my score slightly improved!<br>
But it wasn't high enough... hmm... it's difficult...
But it wasn't high enough... hmm... it's difficult...


=== [[eimy]] ===
=== [[eimy]] ===
It finally came! I'm happy! I played this song when my allowance was still 1000 yen! I wanted to participate just a bit, so I created a 3P color (laughs). That chicken in the background. The words appear that way.<br>
It's finally here! I'm happy! I played this song when my allowance was still 1000 yen! I wanted to participate just a bit, so I created a 3P color (laughs). The background is that chicken. And those words appear in that way.<br>
However. Well, it seems I don't have enough strength to clear this song! I have one gauge left, but....
But. Well, it seems I don't have enough strength to clear this song! I have one gauge left, but....


=== TOMOSUKE ===
=== TOMOSUKE ===
To be honest, I was in charge of creating the N chart.<br>
To be honest, I was in charge of creating the N chart.<br>
At that time, when I first encountered this song in beatmania 2ndMIX, which everyone played, I failed at the final stream-like part, as expected.<br>
At that time, when I first encountered this song in beatmania 2ndMIX, which everyone played, I failed at the final stream-like part, as expected.<br>
And as a result of thinking about it, if I press 1+5 and 1+4 with my right hand, while pressing 3 with the middle finger on my left hand, oh~ wow~, how did I do that! It became easy.<br>
And after thinking about it, if I press 1+5 and 1+4 with my right hand, while pressing 3 with the middle finger on my left hand, oh~ wow~, how did I do that! It was that easy.<br>
So, I almost perfectly recreated the chart with that feeling again.<br>
So, I almost perfectly recreated the chart with that feeling again.<br>
By all means, please try to simultaneously press with your right hand, while using your left hand as support.
By all means, please try to simultaneously press with your right hand, while using your left hand as support.


=== [[Jun Wakita|wac]] ===
=== [[Jun Wakita|wac]] ===
Do I remember SKA a gogo? OK, let's talk about it.<br>
My memories of SKA a gogo? OK, let's talk about it.<br>
Looking back eight years ago, I was involved in developing beatmaniaIIDX substream.<br>
Eight years ago, I was involved in developing beatmaniaIIDX substream.<br>
Speaking of Ska, as everyone knows, it was the initial beatmania wall song, but I wasn't very familiar with beatmania at that time.<br>
Speaking of Ska, as everyone knows, it was a well-known wall song of early beatmania, but I wasn't very familiar with beatmania at that time.<br>
I first heard about this song when working here, from the IIDXsubstream cabinet I was in charge of developing.<br>
I first heard about this song while working on the IIDXsubstream cabinet I was in charge of developing.<br>
Anyways, the up-and-coming sound designer at that time, dj TAKA, created the ANOTHER chart! I was also ordered to create a few ANOTHER charts for [[PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~|PARANOiA]], [[celebrate]], and other songs, but if I remember correctly, dj TAKA created this masterpiece of SKA a gogo's ANOTHER chart.<br>
Anyways, the up-and-coming sound designer at that time, dj TAKA, created the ANOTHER chart! I was also ordered to create a few ANOTHER charts for [[PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~|PARANOiA]], [[celebrate]], and other songs, but if I remember correctly, dj TAKA created the masterpiece known as SKA a gogo's ANOTHER chart.<br>
dj TAKA was still amazed by the novel idea of the stream, said to be the final death zone which increasingly multiplies, and I rolled my tongue.<br>
I was amazed by dj TAKA's novel idea of the increasing the number of streams, said to be the final death zone, and moving them.<br>
This time, the HYPER chart included in pop'n is the beatmania completeMIX2 version by DOCTOR S, which is even harder than the IIDX ANOTHER chart it was based on.<br>
This time, the HYPER chart included in pop'n is the beatmania completeMIX2 version by DOCTOR S, which is even harder than the IIDX ANOTHER chart it was based on.<br>
Furthermore, the EX chart is the SKACORE mix from CORE REMIX, with the song title and artist name originally changed, but it was impossible to include due to hardware problems. I'm sorry, KEN MATSUMOTO.<br>
Furthermore, the EX chart is the SKACORE mix from CORE REMIX, which has a different song title and artist name, but they were impossible to include due to hardware problems. I'm sorry, KEN MATSUMOTO.<br>
And for the difficulty levels of the HYPER and EX charts, as a result of repeated test plays, I thought about both charts having the same difficulty level from "luck" and "biorhythm dependency", but it was impossible to include due to hardware problems.
And for the difficulty levels of the HYPER and EX charts, as a result of repeated test plays, I thought that both charts had the same difficulty level from "luck" and "biorhythm dependency", but this was impossible to set due to hardware problems.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==

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