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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
{{Gallery}} | {{Gallery}} | ||
* 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 | * THE CUBE's beatmania IIDX charts were created by ucchie. | ||
* | ** 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 received a new banner in [[CS DDRMAX NA|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]]. | |||
* THE CUBE is a hidden revival in [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]]. It can be unlocked by playing 60 rounds with an entry card. | |||
** As of beat #2 (December 22nd, 2004), it is playable by default. | |||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== | === ucchie === | ||
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, | 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 | 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 | ... 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 == | ||
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 5th through 7th style, 1 to 8 in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. beatmania (2006) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.<br> | beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 5th through 7th style, 1 to 8 in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. beatmania (2006) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.<br> | ||
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty | DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in 5thMIX, and 1 to 10 in DDRMAX. | ||
=== beatmania IIDX === | === beatmania IIDX === | ||
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[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Songs]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Cut Songs]] | ||
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]] | [[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]] | ||
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs with Unique Videos]] | [[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs with Unique Videos]] |