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= 祭 JAPAN =

== Song Information ==
[[Image:Matsuri JAPAN.png|thumb|祭 JAPAN's jacket.]]
[[Image:ee2 MATSURI.png|thumb|246px|祭 JAPAN's pop'n music banner.]]
Artist: RE-VENGE<br>
Composition: Japanese folk song, [[Naoki Maeda|NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED]]<br>
Arrangement: NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED<br>
BPM: 180<br>
Length: 1:38<br>
pop'n music Genre: MATSURI (祭)<br>
pop'n music Character: Pop'n All? Stars [6]<br>
pop'n music Background: [[Pop'n ondo|ポップン音頭]] ([[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]])<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]] ([[ee'MALL 2nd avenue]])

== Lyrics ==
None.

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A remix of 祭 JAPAN, titled [[Matsuri (J-SUMMER MIX)|祭 (J-SUMMER MIX)]], appears in [[AC DMX 2nd|Dance Maniax 2ndMIX]].
* Another remix of 祭 JAPAN by K.O.G can be found on the ''DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' nonstop megamix. It was later included in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]] under the title of [[Matsuri JAPAN (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX)|祭 JAPAN (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX)]].
* pop'n music features a slightly different version of 祭 JAPAN, without the chants. This version is also used in-game as part of [[DDR MEGAMIX]].

== Trivia ==
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* Although DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX was released after Dance Maniax 2ndMIX (where 祭 (J-SUMMER MIX) debuted in), 祭 JAPAN is the original song according to Naoki.
* 祭 JAPAN received a proper banner in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-.
** It received a different banner in [[CS DDR KONAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX]].
* In DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-, 祭 JAPAN's title is erroneously listed as '''MATSURI''' during the ending credits.
* In DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX and [[CS DS PARTY EDiTiON|Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON]], 祭 JAPAN reuses [[Boom Boom Dollar (Red Monster Mix)|BOOM BOOM DOLLAR]]'s background animations.
* 祭 JAPAN received a Single BEGINNER chart in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
* On the American and European releases of DanceDanceRevolution, 祭 JAPAN's title is romanized as '''MATSURI JAPAN'''.
* 祭 JAPAN was added to pop'n music 10 on December 17th, 2003 via ee'MALL 2nd avenue.
* Along with [[BREAK DOWN!|BRE∀K DOWN!]], 祭 JAPAN is one of the two ee'MALL DanceDanceRevolution songs that were given brand-new keysounds in pop'n music, unlike other crossovers which recycled their beatmania IIDX keysounds.
* Before [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]], 祭 JAPAN's songwheel genre was '''祭 JAPAN''' (with the exception of [[CS pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS]]).
* 祭 JAPAN received new BEGINNER charts in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]].
* 祭 JAPAN was still present in the location test of [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], with its new foot ratings.
** Its charts were modified to fix the major quantization issues.
* While on the DanceDanceRevolution series, 祭 JAPAN was removed from DanceDanceRevolution X onwards, it is still present on the pop'n music series, likely because of the lack of vocals.
* In DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX and DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME, 祭 JAPAN was listed as a Dance Maniax song and not a DanceDanceRevolution original song. Only in pop'n music was its correct BEMANI series of origin ever listed.

== Music Comment ==
This song first appeared in DDR 5thMIX, you'll surely enjoy the Japanese festival feeling.

== Song Production Information ==
=== NAOKI ===
The basic concept of songs under the RE-VENGE alias is to fuse traditional folk music from around the world with modern technology. Continuing from the approach of my previous work "[[ORION.78(AMeuro-MIX)|ORION'78]]" (a fusion of Okinawan ethnic sounds and dance music), this time I created a song on the theme of Japan, with the motif of "awa odori", one of Japan's famous dances(?). Actually, another version of the song, titled "MATSURI(J-SUMMER MIX)", previously debuted in DanceManiax 2ndMIX, but DDR5th MIX's "Matsuri JAPAN" is the original version. I want everyone to remember the original dance culture of Japan once more with this song. It's a return to the origin.

== CS Information Data ==
=== DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- ===
"MATSURI JAPAN" by RE-VENGE is another unrelenting tribal track from the same artist behind "[[exotic ethnic]]". Originally debuted in Dance Dance Revolution KONAMIX, this song is really fun to play and you will enjoy it even more if you really get into the music.

== Character Information ==
None.

== Staff Comments ==
Matsuri JAPAAAN (Hiromi flavor)

I drew a flame in the background. No matter how you see it, it originally wasn't supposed to be a flame.

First, it was a crowd gathered at a festival. But, that just wasn't enough.

I tried to include color tones. It still wasn't enough.

I distorted it a bit. It still wasn't enough.

It still wasn't enough to express the excitement, passion, and impact of a festival.

It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough.

I'm a rice baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyy.

And as I overlapped it several times, it turned into a flame.

So that's how it became a flame. It's not from lighting a match.

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, and 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)

=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS|-|4|5|9|-|4|6|8|-}}
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{{DDR Chart|DDRMAX CS NA|-|4|5|9|-|4|6|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection|2|4|5|9|-|4|6|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX / Dancing Stage Unleashed DLC|-|4|5|9|-|4|6|8|-}}
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3|'''※N/A'''|4|5|9|-|4|6|8|-}}
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* DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 Single BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 100 / 0.

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Other charts not shown on the above table:
* DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 Double BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 100 / 0.

=== pop'n music ===
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