TAIYO

This page is for the beatmania IIDX song 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～. For the movie designer of a similar name, please see Taiyo Yamamoto.

太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～

Song Information

Artist: NAOKI feat.星野奏子
Composition/Arrangement: NAOKI
Lyrics/Vocals: Kanako Hoshino
BPM: 155
Length: 1:51
Genre: CYBER J-EURO
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

照り続ける太陽にこの想いを焦がすの 
熱い日差し胸の中突き抜けてく Ah 
未来に迷いがない あなたが眩しくて 
その輝き近づくように惹かれていくから 

*　この胸を熱くする 情熱を届けたい 
二人だけのリズムをどこまでも刻んでく 

この胸を熱くする 情熱受け止めて 
太陽はどこまでも道を照らしていくから 

* Repeat 

この胸を熱くする 情熱を受け止めて 
太陽はどこまでも道を照らしてくから 
走ってくずっと二人で

Long Version

Japanese

照り続ける太陽にこの想いを焦がすの 熱い日差し胸の中突き抜けてく Ah- 未来に迷いがない あなたが眩しくて その輝き近づくように惹かれていくから *　この胸を熱くする 情熱を届けたい 二人だけのリズムをどこまでも刻んでく 光放つ太陽はこの想いを焦がすの 高い空も熱感じ突き抜けてく Ah- 過去にも負けず走るあなたが愛しくて そのまぶしさ近くによせて生きていたいから この胸を熱くする情熱を感じたい 想い乗せたメロディーいつまでも奏でてく この胸を熱くする情熱受け止めて 太陽はどこまでも道を照らしていくから * Repeat この胸を熱くする 情熱を受け止めて 太陽はどこまでも道を照らしてくから この胸を熱くする情熱を感じたい 想い乗せたメロディーいつまでも奏でてく この胸を熱くする情熱を受け止めて 太陽はどこまでも道を照らしていくから 走ってくずっと二人で この胸を熱くする... 太陽はどこまでも...

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～ appears in Kanako Hoshino's EIGHT ELEMENTS OF THE STAR mini-album.
• A rock remix of 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～ by Yasuhiro Abe, titled 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～(ANOTHER SENSE EDITION), appears in Kanako Hoshino's EIGHT ELEMENTS OF THE STAR ANOTHER SENSE and Prism albums.
  • A short version of 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～(ANOTHER SENSE EDITION) appears in GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock.

Trivia

• 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～ is the first and only Naoki Maeda song featuring vocalist Kanako Watanabe in BEMANI.
• 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～'s video is the third part of the DRIVING MUSIC series, which also includes SPEEDY CAT, CAR OF YOUR DREAMS, and KEY.
• 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～ is a beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED preview song in beatmania IIDX 8th style CS.
• 太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～ is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from March 8th, 2017, after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

NAOKI MAEDA

RED=TAIYO... it may be a somewhat predictable approach, but this is the first song I created for this game, and as a result of being strongly aware that a car chase scene relates to the word RED, this is a full-fledged song which fully shows off the NAOKI sound. (laughs)
"T・A・I・Y・O" is the memorable debut song of the vocalist Kanako Hoshino, who brilliantly passed the BEMANI Artist Audition 2004, and wrote the lyrics.
She's one of the promising female artists whom I have high expectations for in the future, so please pay attention to her entertainment activities.

Kanako Hoshino

"TAIYO" is Kanako Hoshino's debut song, so I have very deep feelings for it.
When I first heard it, I was anxious about whether I could sing this somewhat cool song with my own flavor, but I was able to sing it strong, cool, and confidently, worthy of the title "TAIYO".
Those who heard this song know that it feels speedy and fast, so I consciously thought about this when I wrote the lyrics.
I wrote sentences which seem to fit this song, and create a story.
I'm someone who's fascinated by people who shine like the sun, and can't stop their passionate feelings, so I wrote the lyrics with such thoughts.
I thought of the title afterwards, and I coincidentally came up with the name of the sky series "TAIYO", which connects with my name Hoshino, but it's a great fit.
Everyone please burn "TAIYO" with your many passionate feelings. I'm waiting for everyone's passion to reach me★

Kanako Hoshino

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

"CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE" gave birth to "car-themed" IIDX movies, and "B4U" continued that standard series since then.
They're both NAOKI songs, and we've worked together on several songs since then, but when I was in charge of taking "car-themed" movies one step further with this concept, while I was vaguely thinking of ideas, I thought NAOKI was the only person who could create the core song as expected.
I initially requested for an instrumental or high-speed dance track sung in English, but during discussions, we decided on a Japanese Euro number to clarify this theme.
I planned for this movie to initially be a mere car battle with an easy to understand conclusion, but I was extremely inspired by Kanako Hoshino's lyrics, and tried to make an introspective movie with the theme of "I can shine like the sun when I'm illuminated by people around me".

<Original story, part 2>

Emiru originally arrived with the intention of starting a battle, but an unprepared Akane fell behind.
The real battle will start again sometime... although if it ends up like this... however, as the fastest of the trio, Yuri will drive if it's a solo race.
On the other hand, Emiru entrusted it to her childhood friend and partner Aki, who isn't just skilled at driving, but also tuning.
While acknowledging Yuri's speed, Aki realized that she wasn't aware that this was an intense conflict, where they were prepared to make contact.
Anticipating Yuri's excellent skills, she deceptively pushed against her bumper while cornering, with the purpose of making contact instead of drifting, spinning her car out.
Since Aki was familiar with car features, neither car was scratched, but Yuri completely lost her confidence and became depressed from the loss.

Mika, who was cautious of competitions, took a step back and observed them last night, but being unable to see a depressed Yuri and taking revenge, she quietly left late at night to face Aki in battle.
Yuri's existence is like the sun to her, who shone a light to her previously cloudy heart.
However, although she was able to overtake Aki's car, Mika lost her fighting spirit and left, wrapped up in the thought that even if she won against her, she couldn't regain Yuri's true brilliance. So she continued to race alone.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ in 8th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	298	419	725	880	-	419	725	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	4	7	N/A	-	4	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present	-	4	↑8	9	-	4	↑8	-	-
beatmania IIDX 8th style CS	-	4	7	7	-	4	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	2	4	7	8	-	4	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	4	8	9	-	4	8	-	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	4	8	9	-	-	-	-	-