Rakuen

ラクエン

Song Information

Artist: Chonan Chiharu
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: kors k
Vocals: Chonan Chiharu
BPM: 99-198
Length: 2:00
Genre: REGGAE
VJ: HES
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Japanese

青い青い空の下　熱い太陽と風のダンス
焼けた素肌に　とびきりの笑顔 I'm feelin' so good
もっと熱くなって

( I wanna dance together & forever コノママ何処ニダッテ )
行けるはず　because you're here with me
( with the sun we're gonna make it better イツデモ笑イアッテ)
確かめる　so happy happy days

( I wanna dance together & forever コノママイツマデデモ )
色あせないさ　my special memory
( with the sun we're gonna make it better イツデモ何処ニイテモ)
la la la la la  so happy happy days

Romaji

aoi aoi sora no shita, atsui taiyou to kaze no DANCE
yaketa suhada ni tobikiri no egao I'm feelin' so good
motto atsukunatte

(I wanna dance together & forever kono mama doko ni datte)
ikeru hazu because you're here with me
(with the sun we're gonna make it better itsudemo warai atte
tashikameru so happy happy days

(I wanna dance together & forever kono mama itsumade demo)
iro asenai sa my special memory
(with the sun we're gonna make it better itsudemo doko ni itemo)
la la la la la  so happy happy days

English

Under a blue, blue sky the hot sun and the wind dance.
There's an exceptionally big smile on my sunburned face - I'm feelin' so good.
Make me hotter.

(I wanna dance together and forever. Wherever I'm at, I'll still feel like this)
I should be able to go, because you're here with me.
(With the sun we're gonna make it better, we'll try to smile all the time)
We'll figure it all out. So happy happy days.

(I wanna dance together and forever. I'll keep feeling like this forever)
The colors won't fade away from my special memory.
(With the sun we're gonna make it better - and that's anytime, no matter where)
La la la la la, so happy happy days.

Song Connections / Remixes

• An extended version of ラクエン appears on the beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
• A remix of ラクエン by JAKAZiD, titled ラクエン Feat.Chiharu Chonan -JAKA respect for K.S.K. remix, appears on kors k's album Ways For Liberation.
  • A short version of ラクエン Feat.Chiharu Chonan -JAKA respect for K.S.K. remix also appears in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem.
• A Japanese-flavored remix of ラクエン, titled ラクエン (Ryukyu Dancehall Lover's dub), appears as the final track on the album teranoid overground edition 1.04.

Trivia

• ラクエン (rakuen) means "paradise" in Japanese.
• The robot in ラクエン's video also appears in PLEASE DON'T GO's video.
• ラクエン received a Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem.

Song Production Information

Chonan Chiharu

Since this was my first time recording like this, I was really excited and really nervous, but thanks to all the staff who helped me calm down and feel at ease, I was able to relax and sing!
Thanks to everyone for letting me hear this song and take part in it ★☆★
I'd love to do this again sometime!!
LOVE SMILE PEACE!

Video Production Information

HES

The refreshing vocals, the hot scratching, and the part in the middle where the BPM speeds up all made me think of comical motions, and it ended up in a DJ ROBO revival. It's a very refreshing(?) clip that fits in with the theme of "HAPPY SKY". It's a light reggae tune where even DJ ROBO is joking around. He's got a Rasta colors headband and a turntable life ring. Then he gets the B (bottom) parts.

DJ ROBO joined a group of top DJs after last time's club event. After he made a killing, he took out a 30 year loan to create his own personal paradise ... at least, that's what they say.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts	176	369	498	1034	368	723	1033
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	-	4	5	10	4	8	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→17 SIRIUS	-	4	↑6	↑11	4	↑9	-
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present	-	4	6	11	4	9	11
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	3	4	6	11	4	9	-