MOON

This page is for the dj TAKA feat. Erika Mochizuki song titled MOON. For the licensed song by iroha(sasaki), please see moon.

MOON

Song Information

MOON's pop'n music banner.

MOON's jacket.

Artist: dj TAKA feat. Erika Mochizuki
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: Erika Mochizuki
BPM: 156
Length: 1:59 (beatmania IIDX, pop'n music), 1:34 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: AISYU-EURO (哀愁ユーロ)
pop'n music Character: YUKI [13]
pop'n CG designer: CHIHI
Beat'n Groovy Character: SAKURA [BnG]
Movie: F-FLY (DistorteD), SEKIYAMA with DJ (GOLD→Present)
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 13 カーニバル
Other Music Game Appearances:

• Beat'n Groovy
• beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
• DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA

Lyrics

Game Size

just a waiting for your call with smile
at over rainy day side
so lonely my heart is stay midnight
but I can't forget memories
It's slave of sadness
oh baby is not here yer I wish your love again
like a little girl a quick of fate
over and over miss you where are we arrive?
please tell me
ever lasting love!
shining shining moonlight flash my future tell me reality
resounded with I love you
I can't keep back tears
I wanna arrive at once destination
twinkle twinkle starlight
looking for my many precious day
remember promises you say you love me
I wonder where you are? searchin' for happiness

Long Version

just a waiting for your call with smile at over rainy day side so lonely my heart is stay midnight but I can't forget memories it's slave of sadness oh baby is not here yet I wish your love again like a little girl a quick of fate over and over miss you where are we arrive? please tell me ever lasting love! ※shining shining moonlight flash my future tell me reality resounded with I love you I can't keep back tears I wanna arrive at once destination twincle twincle starlight looking for my many precious day remember promisses you say you love me I wonder where you are? searchin' for happiness don't you know mistake under the stars I did't know either only the fate we knew 'it mistake becouse I love you forever but I don't say to you, stay with me far away to the way of that moon lonely little girl times goes by deeper and deeper fall you I wanna take you out baby you are only snine shining shining moon light looking my dream and my memories nobody knows star light line so tell me destiny I wanna feel you once again future to shine twincle twincle starlight with you tonight take me happiness I can not it forget you, it cross the moon night I love you forever I trust your trust, so my desire the shouting star light to darkness into the sky I can't take it love bright all for you kiss and smile again I love you feeling twinkle twinkle destiny all mistery romance waiting shamble blow the moon ※ repeat

Song Connections / Remixes

• A new wave remix of MOON by AKIRA YAMAOKA, titled MOON -Sun Mix-, can be found in dj TAKA's first album, milestone.
• A long version of MOON, titled MOON -EXTENDED-, can be found in the pop'n music request best! album, which was arranged by TSU-NA (MUSELINKS).
• The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of MOON, mostly removing the intro.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• "AISYU-EURO" (哀愁ユーロ) translates to "melancholic Euro".
• MOON marks the first time YUKI has received a new sprite/animations since HONEまでートトゥナイト in pop'n music 4.
• MOON is Erika Mochizuki's first song where she has provided the vocals for the pop'n music series.
• According to dj TAKA, he created MOON in dedication to wac.
  • According to wac, he wanted MOON to have a unique video when it crossed over to beatmania IIDX, which eventually happened (see below).
• MOON received a brand-new video in beatmania IIDX VISUAL EMOTIONS 5. This video was added to the arcade series in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD, and was also carried over to beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS.
• In the DanceDanceRevolution series, MOON's artist was changed to dj TAKA feat. Erika.
• MOON's BEGINNER and Single BASIC charts have the exact same notecount, although the Single BASIC chart has Freeze Arrows.
• MOON's Beat'n Groovy 5-Buttons chart is exactly the same as its original pop'n music 5-Button chart.
• MOON appears as DLC for both the American and Japanese versions of pop'n music (Wii), in the Euro and 超上級エクストリームセット packs respectively.
  • In the American version of pop'n music (Wii), MOON's title and artist were capitalized as Moon and Dj Taka feat. Erika Mochizuchi respectively.
• MOON is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from January 4th, 2018, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
• MOON was added to pop'n music Lively on August 4th, 2021 as the August 2021 Monthly Bonus Song.
  • From August 3rd, 2022, it can be unlocked via Ticket Quest after purchasing the song with two Lively Tickets (Livelyチケット)

Music Comment

A melancholic Eurobeat appears in pop'n! What did you see past your tears?

Song Production Information

beatmania IIDX

dj TAKA

This song was created for pop'n music13 Carnival.
I wondered what kind of comment I wrote for pop'n13, so when I looked at it in the official website, I somehow saw wac's comment in the very last line, "please include a movie for it when it's crossed over to IIDX.", and there isn't one!!

What, I didn't know about this at all... you should've directly told me!
I could've included a completely recreated movie to conclude wac's melancholic story, along with his ParaPara dance (T-T)

So, if you're interested in wac's melancholic story, please check out pop'n music13 Carnival's official website.
I can't read it without crying (T-T)

pop'n music

dj TAKA

Due to my busy schedule, I always create songs at the very end of pop'n's final production stage.
Well, this time, what should I make? I was nervous about what kinds of unreasonable requests I'd receive for Carnival, but since there were enough songs with that theme, I was asked to make something completely unrelated.

Yes wac, I understand. During the final production stage, there are too many songs following the theme, so you want songs which have nothing to do with that theme.
Alright~, I fully understand how wac feels. Since wac's back was so melancholic that it brought out a sad atmosphere like "even though it's in the final production stage, it isn't finished at all, and I don't have time to somehow think about your song", this time, I created melancholic Euro dedicated to wac.

Firstly, I started by changing my computer's desktop background from my cute dog Rai, to wac's melancholic back.
I completed the intro from here.
Next, after drinking too much, I went near the toilet at ○○○○○○gaseki Station, where wac went "OTL", to try and get inspiration.
I completed the first verse from here.
Furthermore, I tried to synchronize this song with the image of shaking hands with the elementary school student who hit a big home run at the elementary school next to wac's rented room, and brilliantly broke the glass window of wac's room.
I completed the pre-chorus from there.
Finally, I intended to return to Shinjuku from Shimokitazawa, but I missed the train and soaked myself in Hakone-Yumoto's hot springs.
And then I completed the chorus from there.

This is how "moon" was born.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Character Information

YUKI is now a teenage fashion leader!
She seems even more beautiful than before.

CHIHI

Her original NEUTRAL animation was very cute, so I started a brand-new idol life for her based on it.
The key point is that there's now a background with a YUKI set in the studio.
I thought about including idol-like choreography in her animations, but since Mary had them at the same time, it was difficult for me, as someone who can't do idol choreography, or a dancer's dance.
I wonder~ if I was able to bring out a similar atmosphere to the original YUKI, like her competitive spirit in the MISS animation.

Staff Comments

masaru

I was curious about this song the most when I heard its preview.
If you haven't played it yet, please listen to its preview!! You'll definitely want to play it.

eimy

Are you going with melancholic? When I briefly thought about it, melancholic definitely suits this song.
As masaru said, this might be the number you're more curious about after listening to its preview. I also tried doing this first.

amamon.

This fully melancholic Euro song unconsciously makes you want to reach the peak! Nice to meet you, melancholy.

Daniel

Melancholic.... melancholic.... it's hopeless~. I painfully get it now.
When you're in love, you wonder~ if it's someone you like.
I'd do it if I could, but it's difficult and there's many sad things~.
This time, it's a bit heavy~.

Eurobeat loves those kinds of feelings... it resonates with me so much, that I seemed to wet my pillow.
It's truly a masterpiece. Those struggling with love should definitely listen to this song.

Seiya Murai

The "melancholic" sound has a very strong impact, and I certainly didn't realize that it's title was "MOON"... I just noticed it.

wac

Is it melancholic? Melancholic's good. Huh, are you seriously going with the genre name melancholic? TAKA's Euro song caused a controversy.
Well, speaking of djTAKA, I'm sorry for including myself, but we went to the same class during our vocational school days. From back then, I thought he was the kind of guy to feel melancholy on his back, but rather, it was probably my back. That's amazing. Nice to meet you, melancholy.
Oh, about the song. So, when I listened to this melancholic Euro that was created for me, my melancholic life flashed before my eyes, and I wept in the wind. MOON.
Please include a movie for it when it's crossed over to IIDX.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Beat'n Groovy difficulty rated from 1 to 8.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Beat'n Groovy

Game	Button mode
	3 Buttons	5 Buttons
Notecounts	112	203
Beat'n Groovy	2

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	185	436	1067	1118	-	436	1048	-	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	3	5	9	10	-	5	10	-	-
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→Present	-	5	9	10	-	5	10	-	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	2	5	9	10	-	5	10	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	9	10	-	5	10	-	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	5	9	10	-	-	-	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	100 / 0	100 / 10	240 / 6	315 / 7	- / - / -	104 / 8	247 / 3	330 / 3	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	1	3	5	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X	3	3	7	11	-	1	8	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution X2→A20 PLUS	3	3	7	↓10	-	1	8	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution A3→Present	3	3	7	10	-	↑3	8	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA CS	1	3	5	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	3	3	7	10	-	3	8	10	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode		PSP Exclusive
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER	5B HYPER	7-Buttons	7B HYPER
Notecounts	203	448	834	1134	447	834	375	392	753
pop'n music 13 カーニバル→17 THE MOVIE	12	23	33	39	20	31	-	-	-
pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝→20 fantasia	12	↓22	33	↑40	20	31	-	-	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	↓27	39	46	20	31	-	-	-
pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS	12	23	33	39	20	31	-	-	-
pop'n music portable 2 DLC	12	22	33	40	-	-	22	19	30
pop'n music Lively	-	27	39	46	-	-	-	-	-