View source for Sakura

''This page is for the beatmania IIDX 8th style song titled 桜. For other songs titled Sakura, please see [[Sakura (disambiguation)]].''

''For the beatmania IIDX DJ Sakura, please see [[Sakura (character)]].''

= 桜 =

== Song Information ==
[[Image:Sakura.png|thumb|桜's jacket.]]
Artist: Reven-G (beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution X2&rarr;Present), RevenG (DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME&rarr;X, REFLEC BEAT)<br>
Composition: [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI MAEDA]], Japanese folk song<br>
Arrangement: NAOKI MAEDA<br>
BPM: 13-320 (beatmania IIDX), 14-320 (DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME&rarr;SuperNOVA), 20-320 (DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2&rarr;Present), 320 (REFLEC BEAT)<br>
Length: 1:40<br>
Genre: SPIRITUAL<br>
VJ: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] (IIDX 8th style&rarr;19 Lincle), Unknown (IIDX 20 tricoro&rarr;Present)<br>
Jacket design: [[Kanako Yonezawa|RICE.C]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 8th style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]
* DanceEvolution ARCADE
* DanceMasters / DanceEvolution
* [[REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-]]

== Lyrics ==
Some vocal samples can be heard.

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* 桜 is a remix of a traditional Japanese folk song called ''Sakura Sakura'' (often just shortened to Sakura).
** [[PnM AC 10|pop'n music 10]] song [[Meikyoushisui|明鏡止水]] also samples Sakura Sakura, as does [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]] song [[Anisakis -somatic mutation type"Forza"-]] and [[AC GF8DM7|GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX]]'s [[Tsuminagara... to kanojo wa ifu|ツミナガラ... と彼女は謂ふ]].
* A remix of 桜, titled ''桜 -DAM LA MIX-'', can be found on the ''DanceEvolution V-RARE EX SOUNDTRACK''.
* 桜 shares many elements with [[MAXX UNLIMITED]], as mentioned by Naoki Maeda in the Song Production Information.
** He also mentioned Reven-G looking towards Europe sound for songs. This was hinting at [[bag]], which debuted in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] a few months later.
* 桜 shares a vocal sample with [[1st Samurai]], from [[AC 10th style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]].

== Trivia ==
[[Image:Sakura banner.png|thumb|256px|桜's banner]]
[[Image:SAKURA.png|thumb|256px|SAKURA's banner.]]
[[Image:Sakura DanEvo.png|thumb|桜's DanceEvolution jacket.]]
* The name "Sakura" refers to the cherry blossom tree that blossoms during the springttime.
* 桜 is beatmania IIDX 8th style's EXTRA STAGE song. When accessed as such, the music select BGM changes to a sample of 桜, and the background changes to cherry blossom petals.
* In the arcade version of beatmania IIDX 8th style, 桜 had its own unique splash screen, with the text in pink. This was not carried over to any CS beatmania IIDX game.
* [[ALICE]] appears in 桜's DanceDanceRevolution graphics and movies.
* SAKURA received a unique video in [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]. This video was carried over to the arcade releases of DanceDanceRevolution in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]].
** As of [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]], 桜 also uses a revised version of this video in the beatmania IIDX series.
* SAKURA received a Double BEGINNER chart in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3]].
* SAKURA received a new set of graphics and video in [[CS DDR Disney Channel EDITION|DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION]]. These have never been used in another DanceDanceRevolution game.
* 桜 was performed live in the release event for [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]].
* 桜 appears as downloadable content for [[CS DDR S+|DanceDanceRevolution S+]], in the '''DDR EXTREME Pack 4'''.
* 桜 is the second FINAL ROUND song of REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-.
** As of [[REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!]], 桜 is playable by default.

== Song Production Information ==
=== Reven-G ===
The cherry blossom is the flower in the hearts of the Japanese people. When you listen to this melody, you feel a strange sense of nostalgia welling up inside you; it is as if something is awakening within our genes. The rhythm is based on that of MAXX UNLIMITED, and is generally refined and customized into what it is now. I was able to mix in the use of traditional instruments as I pleased thanks to today's synthesizer technology.

We've recently made a lot of songs that have classical Japanese traditions and musical ideas at their foundations, but the Reven-G name is looking more and more towards Europe for its ideas.

== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
When you think about it, it's really amazing that people from different countries can all understand the same feelings communicated by a musical instrument and the melodies they create. I don't find it too surprising. Music has made lots of different evolutions as it scattered across the world. I think that's one of the charms of dance music. On the other hand, there are songs that stimulate new musical progress as they themselves improve.

Among the people you see on the dance floor with nondescript clothing, a beautiful woman dancing alone in a splendidly colored kimono would attract lots of attention! (Maybe battle armor if it was a guy?)

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX through 9th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7+, 10th style from 1 to 8, IIDX RED from 1 to 8+, HAPPY SKY onwards from 1 to 12.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
REFLEC BEAT difficulty from 1 to 10+. (Ratings obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)

=== beatmania IIDX ===
{{IIDX Chart Info 
| beg_notes = 302
| spn_notes = 541
| sph_notes = 819
| spa_notes = 1123
| dpn_notes = 605
| dph_notes = 819
| dpa_notes = 1047
| chart_version_1 = beatmania IIDX 8th style&rarr;9th style
| spn_difficulty_1 = 5
| sph_difficulty_1 = 7+
| spa_difficulty_1 = N/A
| dpn_difficulty_1 = 6
| dph_difficulty_1 = 7+
| dpa_difficulty_1 = N/A
| chart_version_2 = beatmania IIDX 10th style
| spn_difficulty_2 = 5
| sph_difficulty_2 = 8
| spa_difficulty_2 = N/A
| dpn_difficulty_2 = 6
| dph_difficulty_2 = 8
| dpa_difficulty_2 = N/A
| chart_version_3 = beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
| spn_difficulty_3 = &uarr;6
| sph_difficulty_3 = &uarr;8+
| spa_difficulty_3 = N/A
| dpn_difficulty_3 = &uarr;7
| dph_difficulty_3 = &uarr;8+
| dpa_difficulty_3 = N/A
| chart_version_4 = beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;Present
| spn_difficulty_4 = &uarr;7
| sph_difficulty_4 = &uarr;10
| spa_difficulty_4 = 12
| dpn_difficulty_4 = &uarr;8
| dph_difficulty_4 = &uarr;10
| dpa_difficulty_4 = 12
| chart_version_5 = beatmania IIDX 8th style CS
| spn_difficulty_5 = 5
| sph_difficulty_5 = 7+
| spa_difficulty_5 = 7+
| dpn_difficulty_5 = 6
| dph_difficulty_5 = 7+
| dpa_difficulty_5 = 7+
| chart_version_6 = beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS
| beg_difficulty_6 = '''3'''
| spn_difficulty_6 = 7
| sph_difficulty_6 = 10
| spa_difficulty_6 = 12
| dpn_difficulty_6 = 8
| dph_difficulty_6 = 10
| dpa_difficulty_6 = 12
| chart_version_7 = beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST
| beg_difficulty_7 = 3
| spn_difficulty_7 = 7
| sph_difficulty_7 = 10
| spa_difficulty_7 = 12
| dpn_difficulty_7 = 8
| dph_difficulty_7 = 10
| dpa_difficulty_7 = 12
}}

=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
{{DDR Chart Info 
| beg_notes = 160 / 0
| bsp_notes = 228 / 7
| dsp_notes = 345 / 3
| esp_notes = 446 / 1
| csp_notes = 356 / 1 / 0
| bdp_notes = 226 / 9
| ddp_notes = 317 / 6
| edp_notes = 438 / 1
| cdp_notes = 352 / 1 / 0
| chart_version_1 = DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME&rarr;SuperNOVA
| beg_difficulty_1 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_1 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_1 = 8
| esp_difficulty_1 = 10
| csp_difficulty_1 = 9
| bdp_difficulty_1 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_1 = 8
| edp_difficulty_1 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_1 = 9
| chart_version_2 = DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
| beg_difficulty_2 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_2 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_2 = 8
| esp_difficulty_2 = &darr;9
| csp_difficulty_2 = &darr;8
| bdp_difficulty_2 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_2 = 8
| edp_difficulty_2 = &darr;9
| cdp_difficulty_2 = &uarr;10
| chart_version_3 = DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present
| beg_difficulty_3 = 5
| bsp_difficulty_3 = 7
| dsp_difficulty_3 = 11
| esp_difficulty_3 = 13
| csp_difficulty_3 = 11
| bdp_difficulty_3 = 7
| ddp_difficulty_3 = 11
| edp_difficulty_3 = 13
| cdp_difficulty_3 = 11
| chart_version_4 = DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP
| beg_difficulty_4 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_4 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_4 = 8
| esp_difficulty_4 = 10
| csp_difficulty_4 = 9
| bdp_difficulty_4 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_4 = 8
| edp_difficulty_4 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_4 = 9
| chart_version_5 = DanceDanceRevolution FESTIVAL
| beg_difficulty_5 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_5 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_5 = 8
| esp_difficulty_5 = 10
| csp_difficulty_5 = ※9
| bdp_difficulty_5 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_5 = 8
| edp_difficulty_5 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_5 = ※9
| chart_version_6 = DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2
| beg_difficulty_6 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_6 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_6 = 8
| esp_difficulty_6 = 10
| csp_difficulty_6 = 9
| bdp_difficulty_6 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_6 = 8
| edp_difficulty_6 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_6 = 9
| chart_version_7 = DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3
| beg_difficulty_7 = N/A
| bsp_difficulty_7 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_7 = 8
| esp_difficulty_7 = 10
| csp_difficulty_7 = N/A
| bdp_difficulty_7 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_7 = 8
| edp_difficulty_7 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_7 = N/A
| chart_version_8 = Dancing Stage Max
| beg_difficulty_8 = 3
| bsp_difficulty_8 = 5
| dsp_difficulty_8 = 8
| esp_difficulty_8 = 10
| csp_difficulty_8 = 9
| bdp_difficulty_8 = 6
| ddp_difficulty_8 = 8
| edp_difficulty_8 = 10
| cdp_difficulty_8 = 9
| chart_version_9 = DanceDanceRevolution S+
| beg_difficulty_9 = 5
| bsp_difficulty_9 = 7
| dsp_difficulty_9 = 11
| esp_difficulty_9 = 13
}}

※ These CHALLENGE charts are only playable in the Adrenaline Course in Challenge Mode.

=== REFLEC BEAT ===
{{RB Chart Info 
| bsc_notes = 84
| med_notes = 316
| hrd_notes = 584
| chart_version_1 = REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-&rarr;Present
| bsc_difficulty_1 = 4
| med_difficulty_1 = 7
| hrd_difficulty_1 = 10
}}

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:IIDX Songs with Unique Title Cards]]
[[Category:IIDX Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:IIDX AC Songs Never Removed]]
[[Category:REFLEC BEAT Songs]]