Waku
惑
Song Information
Artist: Osamu Kubota
Composition/Arrangement: Osamu Kubota
BPM: 110
Length: 1:54
Genre: ASIAN CROSSOVER
Movie: kjk@tksd / 東京食堂
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- The horns in 惑 play much earlier in the OST version of the song than the in-game version.
Trivia
- On the official beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED website and the beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED Original Soundtrack booklet, 惑's title is written as 惑 -perplexity-.
Song Production Information
Osamu Kubota
When I passed through customs, there were many black people in the arrival lobby. They directly stared at me without mercy.
Sweaty faces, honor, expressions, and the smell of spices. And noise.
During the chaos in Asia, we lose the means to do things, and become completely lost.
It somehow isn't attractive to "take a step towards the continent".
"Waku=perplexity" is just evil, love, and money flying at a close distance.
However, Europe is beyond these distant feelings.
This song was born from the motif of a cymbal called "kkwaenggwari", which I received as a present from a Korean friend.
That piercing tone reminded me of people going from 0 to 100.
Video Production Information
kjk@tksd / TOKYO SYOKUDO
When I heard this song's full-fledged Asian color and magnificent scale, I thought of an image with a ray of light, afterimage of light, and a series of lights, with a smooth flowing theme.
There isn't a particular story, so I thought it'd be nice if the wonderfully swaying, sparkling, shining elements continuously connect and match with the gentle sound.
By the way, how do you read the title of this song?
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 190 | 350 | 487 | 699 | - | 347 | 493 | 779 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | - | 3 | 5 | N/A | - | 3 | 5 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→14 GOLD | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - |