Moon child

moon_child

Song Information

moon_child's pop'n music banner.

Artist: 少年ラジオ
Composition/Arrangement: Shounen Radio
BPM: 130-160
Length: 2:08
Genre: POST ROCK
pop'n music Character: ookami-boy [19]
Movie: F-FLY (overlays by kaeru)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

• pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• moon_child is part of wac's Zodiac song series, representing Cancer.
• A remix of moon_child by Mr.T, titled moon_child [E-S style mix], can be found on the V-RARE SOUND TRACK 10 CD.
• moon_child's ANOTHER chart version sounds different to the OST version.

Trivia

• moon_child's video was meant to be more extensive using kaeru's illustrations, but was cut back due to production deadlines.
• On July 22nd, 2009, moon_child received a Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
• moon_child was added to beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the January 2016 Basic Subscription Monthly Songs.
  • On May 18th, 2016, it became unlockable through the Akashic Explore event for players who did not already have it.
  • From November 2016, it can be purchased with BITs.
  • From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020).
• moon_child is one of the NAVI-kun to tabi wo shiyou! (ナビくんと旅をしよう！) unlockable songs of pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢. It can be unlocked from July 20th, 2017.
  • From August 20th, 2018, it is available by default.
  • Unlike the other BEMANI songs added to the update, moon_child shows its rival character instead of a song jacket on the music select screen.
• moon_child is available in pop'n music Lively as part of the beatmania IIDX Selection Music Pack vol.1 (beatmania IIDX セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
• moon_child also appears as one of the background music selectable to play during Accel Rave Time (アクセルレイブタイム) in SEVEN'S BEAT (セブンスビート), a KONAMI medal redemption game.

Music Comment

None.

Song Production Information

Shounen Radio

To summarize, moon, cat, radio wave, guitar, boy, radio, deadline, etc.

Video Production Information

kaeru

I only created three quick animations. The moon child laughs at night. What's with that?
I wanted to create the whole video myself, but I didn't have time, so I thought it'd be nice if various people participated in this song with various touches (I initially imagined VJ ARMY again), like changing the tuner on a radio, and Hotaru agreed to take over the video.
The animations inadvertently became a pseudo-fairy tale, which I thought would surely neutralize it nicely, but the image was completed as a really cool movie. Thank you!
To~ those~ who created this, I think the exciting feeling of not knowing what you can do is very nice~. (My tone changed)

F-FLY

This was difficult!
I had the difficult task of filling in all the parts except for those that kaeru had partially created! I tried not destroy kaeru's image and worldview... I tried... I tried... I was careful... but?!
I'm really sorry to all kaeru fans!

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	221	533	1026	1300	-	510	1049	1661	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style	-	4	7+	N/A	-	4	7+	-	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style	-	4	8	N/A	-	4	8	-	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	4	↑8+	N/A	-	4	↑8+	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→15 DJ TROOPERS	-	4	10	12	-	4	11	-	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→18 Resort Anthem	-	4	10	12	-	4	11	12	-
beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present	-	↑5	10	12	-	4	11	12	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS	-	4	7+	7+	-	4	7+	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	2	4	10	12	-	4	11	-	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	2	4	10	12	-	4	11	12	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	10	12	-	4	11	12	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	5	10	12	-	-	-	-	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	171	463	972	1300	449	-
pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢→Present	14	26	43	49	26	-
pop'n music Lively	14	26	43	49	-	-

wac's Zodiac song series
ストレイ・マーチ (Aries) - BEEF (Taurus) - murmur twins (Gemini) - moon_child (Cancer) - Regulus (Leo) - Spica (Virgo) - アストライアの双皿 (Libra) ピアノ協奏曲第１番”蠍火” (Scorpius) - 牧神笛吹きて (Capricornus) - Ganymede (Aquarius) - アルレシャ (Pisces)