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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
[[Image:VJ Army.png|thumb|256px|VJ Army's banner.]]
Artist: good-cool<br>
Artist: good-cool<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Tatsuya Furukawa]]<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Tatsuya Furukawa]]<br>
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Length: 1:54<br>
Length: 1:54<br>
Genre: ALL-MIX<br>
Genre: ALL-MIX<br>
VJ: [[Yoshihiko Shiroki|shiro]] / [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]] / [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] / [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
Movie: [[Yoshiko Shiroki|shiro]] / [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]] / [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] / [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>Steppin' into the groove
None.
Steppin' into the groove
Baby I don't care
No I don't care any more
Baby I don't care
No I don't care any more
You love me, boy</pre>


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
None.
* Extended versions of all four parts of VJ ARMY can be found on the EP of the same name, titled ''Brainwaves'', ''G System Control'', ''Human Enemy Attack'' and ''Girl In The Rain'' respectively.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* On the DanceDanceRevolution series, VJ ARMY's title is capitalized as '''VJ Army'''.
* [[Mika]] appears during VJ GYO's segment of VJ ARMY's beatmania IIDX video.
** During GOLI's segment of VJ ARMY's beatmania IIDX video, the kanji characters 良 and 冷 flash by, which respectively means "good" and "cool".
* VJ ARMY lost its unique title card in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]], which featured ARMY in bigger and bolder letters.
* In the DanceDanceRevolution series, VJ ARMY's title is capitalized as '''VJ Army'''.
* VJ ARMY received a proper Single BEGINNER chart and a unique video in [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]], which is based on [[INFINITE PRAYER]]'s unique video from [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]].
* VJ ARMY is an unlockable revival song in [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]]'s ARENA MODE. It can be unlocked from August 22nd, 2019 by collecting fifty ARENA CUBES.
** It received new Single and Double charts upon its revival.
** From February 6th, 2020, its charts can be purchased in [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] with [[AC HEROIC VERSE/Tone discharger|Tone discharger]] (トーンディスチャージャー).
** As of [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]], it is available by default.
* VJ ARMY is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]] from December 2nd, 2020 after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
** Despite receiving new charts in Rootage, it still uses its older charts in INFINITAS, but with the ratings of its new charts. This was corrected on April 20th, 2022.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== good-cool ===
=== good-cool ===
When I decided to make a song for 6th style, there was something I just had to try - a collaboration with all the VJs. When I made the suggestion at a staff meeting, everyone was enthusiastic about it, and so we were able to realize this idea.
When I decided to participate in 6th Style, I definitely wanted to try something. A collaboration with the VJs. When I hesitantly suggested this during a staff meeting, everyone willingly accepted it, and we were able to make this happen.
 
"It doesn't matter how you do it, please create the video however you'd like~"


"It doesn't matter how, create your material any way you like!"
So, I asked them to make the movie first, and then I added the song to it. Their completed videos without preconceptions were very stimulating.


And with that, I began to write a song ... The images the VJs came up with had no preconceptions to them, it was very stimulating. I composed a song that divided itself into several genres, in order to allow a sort of recital contest among shiro, HES, GOLI, and VJ GYO.
To ignite a competition between shiro, HES, GOLI, and VJ GYO, I composed a song with genres divided from each image.


shiro was Techno, HES was Trance, GOLI had Drum'n'bass, and VJ GYO got 2Step. Again, I wanted to do something without seeing the movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere that suited the theme of different parts coming together. Get it? The title of this song is a tribute to our beloved four-person "VJ army". This song becomes quite heated during the course of game play, as well, so I hope you all enjoy it.
shiro is Techno, HES is Trance, GOLI is Drum'n Bass, and VJ GYO is 2Step. Also, I wanted to make something unique with the completed movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere to fit the visual movements. Did you notice them?<br>
This song's title is named with respect to the beloved 4 member VJ ARMY. The gameplay is quite hot too, so by all means, everyone please enjoy it.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== shiro ===
=== shiro ===
The others seem to have drawn up their materials while listening to some sort of background music, but mine were all drawn during periods of long silence. good-cool, your music fit my vision perfectly. Thank you.
Although the other VJs seemed to create their videos using some songs as reference BGM, I created mine in silence while looking forward to what kind of song he'd make. good-cool, it's perfect, thank you very much.


=== HES ===
=== HES ===
Since we were allowed to do whatever we want, I was able to finish without ever really worrying about what I was doing, but when it came time to put the four pieces together, everyone seemed to worry ... "Is this okay?" *g*
Since we were able to make it however we'd like, I easily completed it without particularly worrying about the task, but at the moment the 4 individual videos were combined together, I remember everyone worriedly asking "is this alright?" (laughs).


However, there was no need to worry. The completed version flows together as one piece. Just what I'd expect from good-cool! You're the man!
However, where was that worry? I was simply moved when I heard the completed version. As expected of good-cool! He's the best~


To good-cool and the rest of the VJs, great work!
To good-cool and all the VJs, good job!


<nowiki>*shwiiiish, clang!*</nowiki>
Woosh, crash!


=== GOLI ===
=== GOLI ===
I was really worried about this for a while. Who makes a movie without hearing the song? But when the song was finished and we could listen to it, everyone kept saying "Man, that's really cool!" How can he make a single work that way, out of all these different pieces? But when you see the result, that worry crumbles away, and a new, wondrous feeling is born from your gasps of awe. When I had sound put to my own scene, it felt ... like something altogether new. Like levelling up. I couldn't help but think, "The power of sound is really something," with all of my being. good-cool, thank you very much.
Honestly, I was worried. This was the first time this kind of case occurred, as we were somehow requested to conversely create the movie first. As a result, when we listened to the completed song, the staff members simultaneously repeated "it's amazing!". How did he turn this into a song? How, from such a disjointed video collection? That concept collapsed, oh? And a brand-new mysterious impression was born. When he added music to my created scene, I already felt something different. Like a version upgrade. It felt like this. The power of music is huge. And I truly thought this. good-cool, it's a really good job.


=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
This time, I was in charge of the denoument. (If your gauge dropped 'cause you were watching the girl in the movie ... sorry.)
This time, I was in charge of the ending.<br>
'''(To those whose gauge really dropped because of the movie, I'm sorry)'''
 
VJ GYO "Isn't it better if you start creating the song and later adjust it to a certain extent, so that it flows better with the movie?"
 
good-cool "No, it's more interesting if the 4 members selfishly make it disjointed."
 
good-cool was fully confident and didn't care about my concerns at all, and he was the only person who was selected (volunteered?) to challenge the beatmaniaIIDX movie designers' "what's this" complaints.
 
As a result, there was a divided reaction of laughing and freezing among the staff members, and even [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], who's familiar with good-cool's ability, said "I think he'll manage until the third segment...", and this problematic song was completed.<br>
According to rumors, good-cool seemed to initially be confused by this unusual criticism.<br>
So, finally... as expected, that's all I can say.<br>
It'd be great if I could've created the movie so that more sound effects were included, so I'm completely annoyed (laughs).


VJ GYO: "Shouldn't we start working on the video now if we want it to flow together right?"<br>
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
good-cool: "Nah, it'd be neat if the four of you just worked it out on your own."
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 6th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2 rated from 1 to 10.


good-cool was always confident as he played mediator to my worries. And so, we were selected (or was it volunteered?) to fight the battle for the Beatmania IIDX specialty "What the hell's this?" style of movie making.
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== Old Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|347|663|893|972|-|658|839|1138|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 6th style&rarr;11 IIDX RED|-|6|7|N/A|-|4|7|N/A|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;13 DistorteD|-|6|7|8|-|&uarr;5|7|9|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD&rarr;20 tricoro|-|6|7|8|-|5|7|&uarr;10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 6th style CS|'''2'''|6|7|7|-|4|7|7|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS|3|6|7|8|-|5|7|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) (original ratings)|-|6|9|10|-|6|8|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)|-|6|7|8|-|5|7|10|-}}
}}


A lot of the staff were thinking the same thing. Even dj TAKA, who is familiar with good-cool's ability, would say things like,  "I think this could make three really good songs, but ... " With that comment, our work was cut out for us. According to the rumors on the grapevine, it seems even good-cool was bewildered by this unorthodox approach at first. Still, in the end, I have to say it turned out really well. I think I could have made a movie better suited to lots of sound effects if I'd tried, though. *g*
==== New Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|-|660|901|1149|-|654|872|1182|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage&rarr;Present|-|'''6'''|'''9'''|'''10'''|-|'''6'''|'''8'''|'''10'''|-}}
}}


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=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|96 / 0|107 / 16|363 / 10|381 / 21|- / - / -|107 / 16|265 / 0|478 / 11|- / - / -}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2|⁂N/A|2|7|9|-|2|6|9|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE|'''1'''|2|7|9|-|2|6|9|-}}
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⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.


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Latest revision as of 19:12, 11 May 2024

VJ ARMY

Song Information

VJ Army's banner.

Artist: good-cool
Composition/Arrangement: Tatsuya Furukawa
BPM: 135-160
Length: 1:54
Genre: ALL-MIX
Movie: shiro / HES / GOLI / VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

  • Extended versions of all four parts of VJ ARMY can be found on the EP of the same name, titled Brainwaves, G System Control, Human Enemy Attack and Girl In The Rain respectively.

Trivia

  • Mika appears during VJ GYO's segment of VJ ARMY's beatmania IIDX video.
    • During GOLI's segment of VJ ARMY's beatmania IIDX video, the kanji characters 良 and 冷 flash by, which respectively means "good" and "cool".
  • VJ ARMY lost its unique title card in beatmania IIDX 9th style, which featured ARMY in bigger and bolder letters.
  • In the DanceDanceRevolution series, VJ ARMY's title is capitalized as VJ Army.
  • VJ ARMY received a proper Single BEGINNER chart and a unique video in DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE, which is based on INFINITE PRAYER's unique video from DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.
  • VJ ARMY is an unlockable revival song in beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage's ARENA MODE. It can be unlocked from August 22nd, 2019 by collecting fifty ARENA CUBES.
  • VJ ARMY is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from December 2nd, 2020 after purchasing its charts with BITs.
    • Despite receiving new charts in Rootage, it still uses its older charts in INFINITAS, but with the ratings of its new charts. This was corrected on April 20th, 2022.

Song Production Information

good-cool

When I decided to participate in 6th Style, I definitely wanted to try something. A collaboration with the VJs. When I hesitantly suggested this during a staff meeting, everyone willingly accepted it, and we were able to make this happen.

"It doesn't matter how you do it, please create the video however you'd like~"

So, I asked them to make the movie first, and then I added the song to it. Their completed videos without preconceptions were very stimulating.

To ignite a competition between shiro, HES, GOLI, and VJ GYO, I composed a song with genres divided from each image.

shiro is Techno, HES is Trance, GOLI is Drum'n Bass, and VJ GYO is 2Step. Also, I wanted to make something unique with the completed movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere to fit the visual movements. Did you notice them?
This song's title is named with respect to the beloved 4 member VJ ARMY. The gameplay is quite hot too, so by all means, everyone please enjoy it.

Video Production Information

shiro

Although the other VJs seemed to create their videos using some songs as reference BGM, I created mine in silence while looking forward to what kind of song he'd make. good-cool, it's perfect, thank you very much.

HES

Since we were able to make it however we'd like, I easily completed it without particularly worrying about the task, but at the moment the 4 individual videos were combined together, I remember everyone worriedly asking "is this alright?" (laughs).

However, where was that worry? I was simply moved when I heard the completed version. As expected of good-cool! He's the best~

To good-cool and all the VJs, good job!

Woosh, crash!

GOLI

Honestly, I was worried. This was the first time this kind of case occurred, as we were somehow requested to conversely create the movie first. As a result, when we listened to the completed song, the staff members simultaneously repeated "it's amazing!". How did he turn this into a song? How, from such a disjointed video collection? That concept collapsed, oh? And a brand-new mysterious impression was born. When he added music to my created scene, I already felt something different. Like a version upgrade. It felt like this. The power of music is huge. And I truly thought this. good-cool, it's a really good job.

VJ GYO

This time, I was in charge of the ending.
(To those whose gauge really dropped because of the movie, I'm sorry)

VJ GYO "Isn't it better if you start creating the song and later adjust it to a certain extent, so that it flows better with the movie?"

good-cool "No, it's more interesting if the 4 members selfishly make it disjointed."

good-cool was fully confident and didn't care about my concerns at all, and he was the only person who was selected (volunteered?) to challenge the beatmaniaIIDX movie designers' "what's this" complaints.

As a result, there was a divided reaction of laughing and freezing among the staff members, and even dj TAKA, who's familiar with good-cool's ability, said "I think he'll manage until the third segment...", and this problematic song was completed.
According to rumors, good-cool seemed to initially be confused by this unusual criticism.
So, finally... as expected, that's all I can say.
It'd be great if I could've created the movie so that more sound effects were included, so I'm completely annoyed (laughs).

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 6th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2 rated from 1 to 10.

beatmania IIDX

Old Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 347 663 893 972 - 658 839 1138 -
beatmania IIDX 6th style→11 IIDX RED - 6 7 N/A - 4 7 N/A -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→13 DistorteD - 6 7 8 - ↑5 7 9 -
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→20 tricoro - 6 7 8 - 5 7 ↑10 -
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS 2 6 7 7 - 4 7 7 -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS 3 6 7 8 - 5 7 10 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) (original ratings) - 6 9 10 - 6 8 10 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) - 6 7 8 - 5 7 10 -

New Charts

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 660 901 1149 - 654 872 1182 -
beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage→Present - 6 9 10 - 6 8 10 -

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 96 / 0 107 / 16 363 / 10 381 / 21 - / - / - 107 / 16 265 / 0 478 / 11 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 ⁂N/A 2 7 9 - 2 6 9 -
DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE 1 2 7 9 - 2 6 9 -

⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.

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