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''This page is for the [[Takayuki Ishikawa|Amuro]] vs [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Killer]] song titled Mei. For the [[BeatStream Information|BeatStream]] character, please see [[Mei (character)]].''
= 冥 =
= 冥 =


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Length: 2:15<br>
Length: 2:15<br>
Genre: HUMAN SEQUENCER<br>
Genre: HUMAN SEQUENCER<br>
VJ: [[Kazuya Takahashi|Ta-k]]<br>
Movie: [[Ryosuke Takeuchi|Ta-k]](synesthesia) (movie produced by KAZUYA TAKAHASHI (IMAGICA DC21))<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]
* [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]]
* Toy's March 2
* [[AC TM2|Toy'sMarch2]]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A remix of 冥 by [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]], titled ''冥 -0720Daddy's tenderness mix-'', appears on the [[cyber beatnation 1st conclusion]] album.
* A remix of 冥 by [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]], titled ''冥 -0720Daddy's tenderness mix-'', appears in the [[cyber beatnation 1st conclusion]] album.
* A rock remix of 冥 by [[164]], titled [[Mei Rockin' SWING REMIX|冥 Rockin' SWING REMIX]], can be found in [[SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* A rock arrangement of 冥 by [[164]], titled [[Mei Rockin' SWING REMIX|冥 Rockin' SWING REMIX]], can be found in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* 冥 is sampled in [[X-DEN]], from [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]].
* A remix of 冥 by [[Masaya Oya|かめりあ]], titled [[Mei (Camellia's "So" Remix)|冥 (かめりあ's "甦" Remix)]], appears in the [[beatmania IIDX 20th Anniversary Tribute BEST]] album.
** A short version of 冥 (かめりあ's "甦" Remix) appears as an unused song in the HDD data for [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]].
* A symphonic arrangement of 冥 by [[Osamu Kubota]] and [[Taku Sakakibara|TaQ]], titled ''冥 (Orchestra Arr.)'', can be found in the [[BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]] album.
** A short version of 冥 (Orchestra Arr.), titled [[Mei (BEMANI SYMPHONY NOSTALGIA mix)|冥 (BEMANI SYMPHONY NOSTALGIA mix)]], appears in [[AC NST Op.3|ノスタルジア Op.3]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:Mei banner.png|thumb|冥's banner.]]
{{Gallery}}
[[Image:MEI.png|thumb|MEI's jacket.]]
* 冥 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song of beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY. To play 冥, you must Hard Clear [[SCREAM SQUAD]]'s ANOTHER chart with a AA grade or higher.
* The kanji used for the title (冥) is associated with darkness and is most commonly used in the word 冥王星 (meiousei), the Japanese word for the planet Pluto ("planet of the lord of darkness").
* The kanji used for the title (冥) is associated with darkness and is most commonly used in the word 冥王星 (meiousei), the Japanese word for the planet Pluto ("planet of the lord of darkness").
** Because of this, 冥 is part of DanceDanceRevolution X2's ''PLUTO STORY'' course, alongside [[PARANOiA ~HADES~|PARANOiA ～HADES～]], [[Pluto]], [[Pluto Relinquish]], and [[Pluto The First]].
* The arcade beatmania IIDX LED ticker displays the song as "MEI(TAKASH)", a portmanteau of "dj TAKA" and "Tatsh".
* The arcade beatmania IIDX LED ticker displays the song as "MEI(TAKASH)", a portmanteau of "dj TAKA" and "Tatsh".
* 冥 is arguably one of the hardest single songs to play, with 2000 notes occurring over two minutes (over 17 notes per second at some points), and it took over two years for a ranking of AAA to be obtained.
* At the time of its release, 冥's ANOTHER charts held the record for the most notes of ''any'' beatmania IIDX chart, with 2000 notes.
* In DanceDanceRevolution X2, 冥 is one of the unlockable songs of the ''Ganbare PiX Kirakira Douchuu'' (がんばれPiX キラキラ道中) event. It can be unlocked by having destroyed 800 planets, and launching [[PiX]] to a total distance of 490,000-520,000 light-years.
** Neither chart was AAA'd until a couple of years after HAPPY SKY's debut.
* 冥 has been the final stage of every SP Kaiden course in the arcade beatmania IIDX titles since its introduction in [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]].
* 冥 is one of the Phase 1 hidden songs of Toy'sMarch2.
* In DanceDanceRevolution X2, 冥 is one of the unlockable songs of the ''Ganbare PiX Kirakira douchuu'' (がんばれPiX キラキラ道中) event. It could be unlocked by having destroyed 800 planets, and launching [[PiX]] to a total distance of 490,000-520,000 light-years.
** As of February 23rd, 2011, 冥 has been unlocked for normal play.
** As of February 23rd, 2011, 冥 has been unlocked for normal play.
** Also, as of April 1st, 2011, 冥's CHALLENGE charts have been unlocked for normal play.
** Also, as of April 1st, 2011, 冥's CHALLENGE charts have been unlocked for normal play.
* In the arcade DanceDanceRevolution titles, 冥 features its beatmania IIDX video. However, it plays in the background of [[roppongi EVOLVED|roppongi EVOLVED ver.D]]'s background dance stage and is not full-screen.
*** 冥 is the first BEMANI crossover song in the DanceDanceRevolution series to have CHALLENGE charts rated Level 18.
** In [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II/DanceDanceRevolution hottest party5]], 冥's video removes any on-screen dancers and is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
* Prior to [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]], 冥's music video is shown in the background of the WHITE MOVIE background dance stage and is not full-screen.
* On the American and European releases of DanceDanceRevolution, 冥's title is romanized as '''MEI'''.
** In [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party5]], 冥's video removes any on-screen dancers and is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
* On the American and European releases of the DanceDanceRevolution series before [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], 冥's title is romanized as '''MEI'''.
* 冥 appears as downloadable content for [[CS DDR S+|DanceDanceRevolution S+]], in the '''beatmania IIDX Song Pack 3'''.
* 冥 appears as downloadable content for [[CS DDR S+|DanceDanceRevolution S+]], in the '''beatmania IIDX Song Pack 3'''.
* 冥 was available in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]]' championship Mode from August 10th to 21st, 2016.
** On August 22nd, 2016, it was added to standard Mode for anyone who had played the ''PREMIUM∞CUP'' in championship Mode at least once.
** From December 2019, it can be purchased with BITs.
* 冥 was one of the qualifying round songs in the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 6th KONAMI Arcade Championship]] for DanceDanceRevolution A.
* 冥 is available in [[CS DDR GRAND PRIX|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX]]'s GRAND PRIX mode from May 25th, 2023, by purchasing the '''GRAND PRIX music pack vol.20''' (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.20).


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== D.J.Amuro ===
=== D.J.Amuro ===
The theme of this song is the sorrowful fate of a single man. Cursed with eternal separation from his family, he boards a shuttle alone in silence. I'll leave the story from here on to your imagination. I hope you can draw the story from the sound of the music.
This song's theme is a story about a man's sad fate.<br>
He said an eternal farewell to his family, and boards a shuttle alone in silence.<br>
I'd like to leave this story from here up to your imagination.<br>
I'd be happy if you can experience this story from the music.


=== dj Killer ===
=== dj Killer ===
I, Killer, have teamed up with D.J.Amuro to prepare the song with the highest number of notes so far. I hope you, too, can experience the "Solitary journey to Pluto, from which there is no return".
This time, D.J.Amuro and I prepared killer notecharts with the highest number of notes to date.<br>
I hope you'll experience [a journey to Pluto with no return].


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== Ta-k ===
=== Ta-k(synesthesia) ===
I composed this video from the simplification of a certain object and used tantalizingly slow movement. It'd be neat if you saw the character 冥 looking at it from a different angle.
I tried to create this movie with simple objects and irritating slow movements.<br>
 
It'd be great if I can show "Mei" from a different angle.
Movie Produced by KAZUYA TAKAHASHI (IMAGICA DC21)


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.<br>
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
Toy'sMarch difficulty rated from 1 to 5. Renda notes are counted as 1 note. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd] and [https://gist.github.com/987123879113/dcd204a5ffd579606b99a9ed61c2dce4 tminfo].)


=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|302|555|1111|2000|555|1104|2000}}
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|302|555|1111|2000|-|555|1104|2000|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;Present|-|5|10|12|5|11|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;16 EMPRESS|-|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS|'''3'''|5|10|12|5|11|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS&rarr;Present|3|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST|3|5|10|12|5|11|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS|'''3'''|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS|3|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST|3|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE|3|5|10|12|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)|3|5|10|12|-|5|11|12|-}}
}}
}}


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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X2|3|7|11|16|18|7|11|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X2|3|7|11|16|18|7|11|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX&rarr;Present|3|7|11|16|18|7|&uarr;12|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX&rarr;Present|3|7|11|16|18|7|&uarr;12|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party 5|3|7|11|16|18|7|11|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution S+|3|7|11|16|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution S+|3|7|11|16|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party5|3|7|11|16|18|7|11|15|18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|3|7|11|16|18|7|12|15|18}}
}}
=== Toy'sMarch ===
{{TM Chart Header|
{{TM Chart Notecounts|395|491}}
{{TM Chart|Toy'sMarch2|4|5}}
}}
}}


[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs]]
[[Category:DDR Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:IIDX Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs with Unique Videos]]
[[Category:IIDX AC Songs Never Removed]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs Never Removed]]
[[Category:Toy'sMarch Songs]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 3 July 2024

This page is for the Amuro vs Killer song titled Mei. For the BeatStream character, please see Mei (character).

冥

Song Information

冥's jacket.

Artist: Amuro vs Killer
Composition/Arrangement: Amuro & Killer
BPM: 66-200
Length: 2:15
Genre: HUMAN SEQUENCER
Movie: Ta-k(synesthesia) (movie produced by KAZUYA TAKAHASHI (IMAGICA DC21))
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
  • 冥 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song of beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY. To play 冥, you must Hard Clear SCREAM SQUAD's ANOTHER chart with a AA grade or higher.
  • The kanji used for the title (冥) is associated with darkness and is most commonly used in the word 冥王星 (meiousei), the Japanese word for the planet Pluto ("planet of the lord of darkness").
  • The arcade beatmania IIDX LED ticker displays the song as "MEI(TAKASH)", a portmanteau of "dj TAKA" and "Tatsh".
  • At the time of its release, 冥's ANOTHER charts held the record for the most notes of any beatmania IIDX chart, with 2000 notes.
    • Neither chart was AAA'd until a couple of years after HAPPY SKY's debut.
  • 冥 has been the final stage of every SP Kaiden course in the arcade beatmania IIDX titles since its introduction in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
  • 冥 is one of the Phase 1 hidden songs of Toy'sMarch2.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution X2, 冥 is one of the unlockable songs of the Ganbare PiX Kirakira douchuu (がんばれPiX キラキラ道中) event. It could be unlocked by having destroyed 800 planets, and launching PiX to a total distance of 490,000-520,000 light-years.
    • As of February 23rd, 2011, 冥 has been unlocked for normal play.
    • Also, as of April 1st, 2011, 冥's CHALLENGE charts have been unlocked for normal play.
      • 冥 is the first BEMANI crossover song in the DanceDanceRevolution series to have CHALLENGE charts rated Level 18.
  • Prior to DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, 冥's music video is shown in the background of the WHITE MOVIE background dance stage and is not full-screen.
    • In DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party5, 冥's video removes any on-screen dancers and is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
  • On the American and European releases of the DanceDanceRevolution series before DanceDanceRevolution A, 冥's title is romanized as MEI.
  • 冥 appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the beatmania IIDX Song Pack 3.
  • 冥 was available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS' championship Mode from August 10th to 21st, 2016.
    • On August 22nd, 2016, it was added to standard Mode for anyone who had played the PREMIUM∞CUP in championship Mode at least once.
    • From December 2019, it can be purchased with BITs.
  • 冥 was one of the qualifying round songs in the The 6th KONAMI Arcade Championship for DanceDanceRevolution A.
  • 冥 is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from May 25th, 2023, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.20 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.20).

Song Production Information

D.J.Amuro

This song's theme is a story about a man's sad fate.
He said an eternal farewell to his family, and boards a shuttle alone in silence.
I'd like to leave this story from here up to your imagination.
I'd be happy if you can experience this story from the music.

dj Killer

This time, D.J.Amuro and I prepared killer notecharts with the highest number of notes to date.
I hope you'll experience [a journey to Pluto with no return].

Video Production Information

Ta-k(synesthesia)

I tried to create this movie with simple objects and irritating slow movements.
It'd be great if I can show "Mei" from a different angle.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
Toy'sMarch difficulty rated from 1 to 5. Renda notes are counted as 1 note. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and tminfo.)

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 302 555 1111 2000 - 555 1104 2000 -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→16 EMPRESS - 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→Present 3 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS 3 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS 3 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST 3 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE 3 5 10 12 - - - - -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) 3 5 10 12 - 5 11 12 -

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 137 / 1 255 / 7 443 / 8 616 / 12 730 / 10 / 0 280 / 7 415 / 12 585 / 7 684 / 14 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution X2 3 7 11 16 18 7 11 15 18
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present 3 7 11 16 18 7 ↑12 15 18
DanceDanceRevolution S+ 3 7 11 16 - - - - -
DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party5 3 7 11 16 18 7 11 15 18
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX 3 7 11 16 18 7 12 15 18

Toy'sMarch

Game Level
Easy
(かんたん) 		Hard
(むずかしい)
Notecounts 395 491
Toy'sMarch2 4 5
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