Broken

Broken

Song Information

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Broken's jacket.

Artist: dj TAKA feat. AiMEE
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: Aimee Blackschleger
BPM: 148
Length: 1:42 (REFLEC BEAT, jubeat), 2:17 (beatmania IIDX, ポップンリズミン)
Genre: TRANCE
VJ: F-FLY
Jacket design: もとこ
First Music Game Appearance: REFLEC BEAT
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) RUNRUNマラソン！ pack 2
• jubeat saucer
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 54
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 13
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 09
• ポップンリズミン dj TAKAパック1

Lyrics

Images of broken glass all red
I think those broken pieces are
all that remains
of my heart
can't concentrate on myself
there is nothing anymore
isolated,
ignored
sharp fragments all over the city
remind me you're not with me
I am only imagining
you can sympathize
and realize
I want to gather it again
if you'll only let me
rebuild

Song Connections / Remixes

• A slightly extended version of Broken can be found on the REFLEC BEAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
  • ポップンリズミン and the beatmania IIDX series use this extended version of Broken.
• A remix of Broken by iroha(sasaki), titled Broken 8cmix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
• A long version of Broken appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....
• A remix of Broken by DJ Genki, titled Broken -DJ Genki Remix-, also appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....

Trivia

• Broken is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT by reaching Level 100.
  • In REFLEC BEAT limelight, it is unlocked by reaching the third part of Glass Stage 1-3. It is the 24th old REFLEC BEAT song in limelight unlocked via Glass Stage.
    • In REFLEC BEAT colette, it is unlocked by reaching Stage 9 of Pastel Adventure (パステルアドベンチャー) in Reflecting Mountain (初代リフレク山).
      • From REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! to REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, Broken was available by default.
• Retroactively, Broken is the first REFLEC BEAT song to have a chart rated Level 10+, and subsequently Level 11.
• Unlocking Broken in REFLEC BEAT or limelight also unlocks the song in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem or beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, as part of Lincle LINK 1.
  • As of June 27th, 2012, it can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle or beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro by reaching Q-pro Level 45 (as part of Lincle LINK 5). It is the seventh and last Lincle LINK 1 song in beatmania IIDX to be unlocked this way.
    • As of May 14th, 2014, Broken is instantly unlocked in beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA if an eAMUSEMENT PASS is used.
• Broken can be unlocked in jubeat saucer from April 1st, 2013 as part of the Pastel-kun to Smith-shi no RUNRUN marathon! (パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン!) crossover event with REFLEC BEAT colette. It is the first unlockable song of the 2nd Meeting, after Pastel-kun completes 10 laps around the track.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from May 1st, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
  • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
• Broken received RENEWAL charts in REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, unlockable as part of the fourth phase of the Pastel-kun to Gakkii-hakase no dokidoki rhythm kenkyujou (パステルくんとガッキー博士のドキドキリズム研究所) event. They could be unlocked after assembling the Eye Bells (アイベル) instrument.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, these charts were playable by default.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Broken was revived on June 8th, 2017.
  • Its WHITE HARD chart could be unlocked through a quest in Reflesia Mode (リフレシアモード) from June 15th to 28th, 2017.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

It was decided early on that I would compose two songs for REFLEC BEAT.

"I would like a trance song with a sad melody and foreign vocals, similar to Colors" was the request I received from Yoshitaka.
As he is someone that has done so much for IIDX, I do not think I could bring myself to refuse his request, so I tried my best.

However, it caught me off guard when I heard that this was going to be used for the last song.
At the time, the growing quality expectations had left me anxious throughout the production, but listening to it now, I am rather pleased with how it turned out.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 from 悠久のリフレシア onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	543	1039	1598	551	1096	1420	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present	-	5	9	12	5	9	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	248	562	729
jubeat saucer→Qubell	4	9	10
jubeat clan→Present	4	↓8	10
jubeat plus	4	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	4	9	10
jukebeat	4	9	10

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	234	371	600	-
REFLEC BEAT	5	8	10	-

Revised Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	234	371	603	-
REFLEC BEAT limelight→groovin'!! Upper	5	8	10+	-
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2	5	8	11	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	5	8	10+	-
REFLEC BEAT +	5	8	10+	-

RENEWAL Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	233	320	634	-
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2	5	8	11	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	335	464	759	784
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア→Present	7	10	13	15

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	180	309	443
ポップンリズミン	2	6	9

パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン!
1st Annual Meeting	jubeat: 梅雪夜 - Clumsy thoughts - この青空の下で REFLEC BEAT: spring pony - Good-bye Chalon - アルストロメリア Final Song: anemone
2nd Annual Meeting	jubeat: Broken - Our Faith - 愛は不死鳥の様に REFLEC BEAT: True Blue - The Wind of Gold - †渚の小悪魔ラヴリィ～レイディオ† Final Song: ZZ
3rd Annual Meeting (DJ TOTTO Meeting)	jubeat: Windy Fairy - DRAGON KILLER - ストレイ・マーチ REFLEC BEAT: Arousing - Mirage - アストライアの双皿 Final Song: chaplet
Mission DELTA	jubeat: VALLIS-NERIA REFLEC BEAT: JOMANDA Final Song: Lisa-RICCIA