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''This page is for the KONAMI original song Air by DJ SIMON. For the BMS license by [[SHIKI]], please see [[Air (SHIKI)]].''
''Also not to be confused with [[Aeru|アエル]].''
= air =
= air =


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Genre: HOUSE<br>
Genre: HOUSE<br>
Movie: [[Chihiro Inoue|ちひろ]]<br>
Movie: [[Chihiro Inoue|ちひろ]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC bm 6th|beatmania 6thMIX -THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC-]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC bm 6th|beatmania 6thMIX THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC bm III 6th|beatmania III APPEND 6thMIX]]
* [[AC bm III 6th|beatmania III APPEND 6thMIX]]
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None. But the soundbites like ''stream.'' just repeated few times.
None.


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:air banner.png|thumb|256px|air's banner.]]
{{Gallery}}
* air's banner and jacket use the same font as the one used to display the song title in beatmania 6thMIX and [[AC bm 7th|beatmania 7thMIX]]'s music select screen. (This was similarly done for [[.59]] in [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]].)  
* air marks Kiyotaka Sugimoto's only original song composed for the mainline beatmania series.
* air received a Double BEGINNER chart in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]].
** According to Kiyotaka, it was his last song written as an in-house artist for KONAMI [https://twitter.com/sugimotoman/status/1145693133360885760].
* air was used as the opening theme for the ''Jouhou live Miyaneya'' (情報ライブ ミヤネ屋) TV show, from July 31st, 2006 to August 1st, 2008.
** According to Kiyotaka, he was not aware of his song being used for the show at the time [https://twitter.com/sugimotoman/status/1764096268538933504].
* air, along with [[321 STARS]] and [[Mahou no tobira(SPACE MACO no theme)|魔法の扉(スペース🪐マコのテーマ)]] being crossed over mark Kiyotaka Sugimoto's first appearance in the arcade DanceDanceRevolution series.
* air's banner and jacket use the same font as the one used to display the song title in beatmania 6thMIX and [[AC bm 7th|beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution]]'s music select screen. (This was similarly done for [[.59]] in [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]].)
* air received a unique video in [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]. This video was carried over to the arcade titles in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]].
* air received a unique video in [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]. This video was carried over to the arcade titles in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]].


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== [[Takehiko Fujii|Fujii]] ===
=== [[Takehiko Fujii|Fujii]] ===
air (エール) ...<br>
Definitions for "air"
1. air, outside air, air<br>
# atmosphere, al fresco
2. space, air, sky<br>
# space, aerial, sky
3. breeze, breeze<br>
# breeze, soft wind
4. dissemination, announcement<br>
# disseminate, announce
5. appearance, appearance, appearance, appearance, attitude, affectation<br>
# looks, appearance, countenance, demeanor, attitude, pretense
6. immortal melody, melody<br>
# tune, melody
7. broadcasting, radio waves<br>
# broadcast, propagation of radio waves
8. aviation
# aviation


This song roughly captures that same feeling.
That's the general feel of the song.


=== DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 ===
=== DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 ===
"air" is the latest house track from the same artist behind "[[321 STARS|321STARS]]", which appeared in [[CS DDR EXTREME US|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. "air combines house rhythms with a jazzy-lounge vibe to create a relaxing tune that makes breathing air while you dance a lot easier.
"air" is the latest house track from the same artist behind "[[321 STARS|321STARS]]", which appeared in [[CS DDR EXTREME NA|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. "air combines house rhythms with a jazzy-lounge vibe to create a relaxing tune that makes breathing air while you dance a lot easier.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
Untranslated.
=== Chihiro ===
The image I had in mind was one of feeling the air. The patterns that pop up look like you're getting sucked right into a spinning windmill, fluctuating your sense of stability.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.<br>
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm/bm.htm KANI KANI CRAB] and [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)


=== beatmania ===
=== beatmania ===
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{{bm Chart|beatmania 6thMIX|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania 6thMIX|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania 7thMIX&rarr;THE FINAL|3|4|5|&darr;1|&darr;2|&darr;4}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania 7thMIX&rarr;THE FINAL|3|4|5|&darr;1|&darr;2|&darr;4}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania III APPEND 6thMIX&rarr;THE FINAL|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania III APPEND 6thMIX&rarr;III THE FINAL|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania 6thMIX + CORE REMIX|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
{{bm Chart|beatmania 6thMIX + CORE REMIX|3|4|5|3|4|5}}
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present|3|5|7|10|-|5|7|11|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present|3|5|7|10|-|5|7|11|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP|1|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP|1|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2|N/A|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2|⁂N/A|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max|1|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max|1|3|5|7|-|2|5|8|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|3|5|7|10|-|5|7|11|-}}
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⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.


[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs with Unique Videos]]