Five Regrets

Five Regrets

Song Information

Artist: Osamu Kubota
Composition/Arrangement: Osamu Kubota
BPM: 144
Length: 1:38
Genre: JAZZ ARGENTINO
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• TRAN appears at the beginning and end of Five Regrets' video.
• Five Regrets is a hidden revival in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED. It can be unlocked by playing ? rounds with an entry card.
  • As of beat #2 (December 22nd, 2004), it is playable by default.
• Five Regrets was absent from the location test of beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS. However, it reappeared in the final release.

Song Production Information

Osamu Kubota

Do you know Astor Piazzolla?

The musical instrument featured here is the bandoneon, which is similar to the accordion, but are completely different instruments.
It was originally invented in the 1830's by a German named Heinrich Band, but since it requires extremely high skill to play, nowadays young musicians have completely stopped being taught it. To give you an idea of how difficult it is, imagine writing a book report on a stage, with the ghost of a typewriter in your arms.

Every person has regrets and irreversible memories, right? When dancing to tango, you crush them with every step you take. And when the song switches to four-beat jazz at the end, your heart should already become free.

It would be even better if you play it while holding a rose.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

I tried to place the abstract images from the sounds in the video.

I tried to limit the number of colors to keep the coordination consistent, so the moving patterns change greatly to follow the song's dramatic progression, but...

If the abstract patterns of the movie overlap well with the feelings and thoughts of the viewer, it will be addicting no matter how many times it's seen (addicting to the extent that critical thoughts disappear), which I think demonstrates a powerful effect, but is very difficult to create up to that extent.
Furthermore, the music should not be interpreted in a uniform direction, but it is ultimately difficult to create something that will be accepted by a large number of people.

And... I became anxious after I finished making everything, so I inserted TRAN just for the video to be a bit catchy...
She was intended to be a navigator for a mysterious world where you can unleash your five regrets, but...

If anyone read this far and fully enjoy the music and the song, I want to personally present you with a bouquet of roses.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ from 6th through 9th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	229	278	573	-	-	332	564	-	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style→9th style	-	3	7	-	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	3	7	-	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→16 EMPRESS	-	3	7	-	-	5	↑8	-	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS	3	3	7	-	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	3	3	7	-	-	5	7	-	-