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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* THE CUBE marks the last consecutive appearance of Keiichi Ueno from the beginning of beatmania IIDX, being the only artist who wrote new songs for every installment (even [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]]) up to that point. He would not appear again in beatmania IIDX for [[AC IIDX RED|over 3 years]].
* Prior to [[LOVE B.B.B]] a decade later, THE CUBE was the only drum'n'bass song by Keiichi Ueno that he did not compose with [[Toshiaki Komiya]].
* Prior to [[LOVE B.B.B]] a decade later, THE CUBE was the only drum'n'bass song by Keiichi Ueno that he did not compose with [[Toshiaki Komiya]].
* THE CUBE's Single ANOTHER chart has no scratches, being one of the very few beatmania IIDX charts on Single ANOTHER that does not.
* According to [[Tomoyuki Uchida|ucchie]] and VJ GYO, THE CUBE was the first song completed and included in beatmania IIDX 5th style.
* THE CUBE marks the last consecutive appearance of Keiichi Ueno from the beginning of beatmania IIDX, being the only artist who wrote new songs for every installment (even [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]]) up to that point. He would not appear again in beatmania IIDX for [[AC IIDX RED|over 3 years]].
* THE CUBE's beatmania IIDX charts were created by ucchie.
* According to [[Tomoyuki Uchida|ucchie]] and VJ GYO, THE CUBE was the very first song completed and put into beatmania IIDX 5th style.
** THE CUBE's Single ANOTHER chart has no scratches, being one of the very few beatmania IIDX charts on Single ANOTHER that does not.
** THE CUBE's beatmania IIDX charts were done by ucchie.
* THE CUBE received a new banner in [[CS DDRMAX NA|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]].
* THE CUBE received a proper banner in [[CS DDRMAX NA|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]].


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== ucchie ===
=== ucchie ===
It's a fast-paced drum'n'bass song by Keiichi Ueno!<br>
This is a fast-paced drum'n'bass song by Keiichi Ueno!<br>
There are many delicious button sounds throughout the song, with focus on the piano, guitar, synth hits, and the entire solo synth in the song's second-half, which mainly had high-speed rhythms unique to the drum'n'bass genre.<br>
There are many delicious button sounds throughout the song, with focus on the piano, guitar, synth hits, and the entire solo synth in the song's second-half, which mainly had high-speed rhythms unique to the drum'n'bass genre.<br>
In the ANOTHER chart, you only play the rhythms!<br>
In the ANOTHER chart, you only play the rhythms!<br>
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== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
Speaking of Ueno's DRUM'N'BASS, it's an unforgettable famous song in IIDX history.
Speaking of Ueno's DRUM'N'BASS, this is an unforgettable famous song in IIDX history.


In this movie, I started by associating the image formed by the song's title, "cube".<br>
In this movie, I started by associating the image formed by the song's title "THE CUBE".<br>
Then, the next image was born from the melody...
Then, the next image was born from the melody...


<small>...When you're on the ground, the five senses "run" through various sensations within your body, but if you view it from a high area, they feel strangely unnatural, dry, and pale...<br>
<small>... When you're on the ground, the five senses "run" through various sensations within your body, but if you view it from a high area, they feel strangely unnatural, dry, and pale...<br>
...As a whole, the urban landscape transforms each day as if it was "running", but the flow of the change varies from each place, and is not the same...</small>
... As a whole, the urban landscape transforms each day as if it was "running", but the flow of the change varies from each place, and isn't the same...</small>


...And I tried adding the essence of the "city" on top of the video's image.
... And I tried adding the essence of the "city" on top of the video's image.


It was the first song recorded when 5th style production started, and it was the first movie I started making for the game (when I had enough time and energy).<br>
It was the first song recorded when 5th style production started, and it was the first movie I started making for the game (when I had enough time and energy).<br>
I was very conscious about the goal to "expand the movie's range", but the concept work was bigger than the reality, causing aspects of the actual production to be unclear.
I was very conscious about the goal to "expand the movie's range", but the concept work was bigger than the reality, causing aspects of the actual production to be unclear.
== Staff Comments ==
Although this song's tempo is quite fast at 178bpm, you can comfortably listen to it without feeling rushed, it just feels smooth, simple, and yet, hmm, hmm, hmm.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
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[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]]
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