AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL

AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL

Song Information

AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's jacket.

AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's pop'n music banner.

Artist: 8-bit
Composition/Arrangement: NAOKI MAEDA
BPM: 200
Length: 1:40
Genre: TRIBAL (トライバル)
pop'n music Character: AFRO [10-2P]
pop'n music Background: LA LA LA (pop'n music 3)
Movie: ちょび。 (beatmania)
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Maniax
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution
• beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX keepin' evolution
• DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX
• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• DanceMasters / DanceEvolution
• pop'n music 9 (ee'MALL)

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL is a remix of AFRONOVA, from DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL is one of the songs featured in DDR MEGAMIX, from pop'n music 10.

Trivia

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

• With 559 notes, AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's Single WILD chart has the highest notecount of any song in the Dance Maniax series.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL received a different banner in DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX. This banner was also used in DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX and Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON.
• In DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX, AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL reuses FACE's background animations.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX and Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON, it reuses CAPTAIN JACK (GRANDALE REMIX)'s background animations instead.
• Alternate Single BASIC and TRICK charts for AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL, labeled as "KCET", can be found in DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX's DATA BANK.
• The characters from AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's DanceDanceRevolution background also appear in the song's animations in beatmania 7thMIX -keepin' evolution-.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's HARD chart was made by DJ HIBI.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL received a Single BEGINNER chart in Dancing Stage EuroMIX2.
• In Dancing Stage EuroMIX2 and the DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX series, AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's artist is credited to 8 bit.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL received a unique video in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2. This video was carried to the arcade DanceDanceRevolution titles in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA. This video is played full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers prior to DanceDanceRevolution WORLD.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the DDR 5thMIX Pack 3.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL could be unlocked to pop'n music 9 and 10 from August 19th, 2003 to August 21st, 2003 via ee'MALL.
  • It was later added to pop'n music 9 and 10 on August 26th, 2003 via ee'MALL.
• Before pop'n music 14 FEVER!, AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's character was UNBABO [CS1-2P] and the songwheel genre was AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL.
  • AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL received a new Music Comment in pop'n music 14 FEVER!.
• AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL's songwheel title was misspelled as AFRONOVA PRIMAL in pop'n music Sunny Park. This was corrected on March 12th, 2013.
• In DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX, AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL received its difficulty change from DanceDanceRevolution WORLD on July 3rd, 2024.

Music Comment

pop'n music 9→13 カーニバル

This crossover from DANCE MANIAX has a tribal feeling, which I'm sure you'll want to dance along!

pop'n music 14 FEVER! onwards

A hot tribal techno song inspired by the souls of a race!! You might naturally only want to dance!?

Song Production Information

beatmania

NAOKI

AFRONOVA comes from a fusion of regional African folk instruments, primitive beats, and modern musical technology.
AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL is a harder, more stoic remix of the original.

Fujii

Out of all the popular songs in DDR, there was an especially high demand to crossover AFRONOVA, which finally makes its debut here.
This high-speed tribal track is like a madly dancing primitive cyberethnic tribe.

DanceDanceRevolution

"AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL" has a stronger Afro taste compared to its original version in 3rdMIX. Wild voices, ethnic instrument timbres, and occasional beast roars, clearly evoke the image of a vast African land. Sweaty enthusiasm and constantly dynamic sensations are created by overlapping native sounds with modern beats. Let's dance to it by following your instincts, while feeling the primitive blood flow through your bodies.

Dance Maniax

NAOKI MAEDA

AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL has a stronger Afro taste than its original version in D.D.R. 3rdMIX, and I made this song to be quite maniac with emphasis on the rhythmic beat and edgy feeling, while aiming to fuse primitive and rare elements with modern and cool technology.

Liner Notes

"AFRONOVA" is from DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX, but the title once again appears here as a wilder number. Singing voices that awaken ancient species, powerful percussions, ethnic instrument timbres, and beast roars....... everything becomes one, and listeners are taken to a distant land. The characteristic worldview of dance elements mixed with Afro music is unique to NAOKI, who has created many masterpieces. This is a unique song where you can wildly dance like a native African.

CS Information Data

DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2

Debuting on DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX, "AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL" is a more upbeat remix of the original tribal song.
The "AFRONOVA" series will always be recognized as the first tribal song to appear in the game and continues to remain a fan favorite.

Video Production Information

Chobi.

OO is a popular character from DDR.
Even though it was my first time encountering him, I had him appear a lot as the main character.
Playing off of the song's title, I added silhouettes of someone's afro coming off.
Check out the silhouette right after it happens!
(Shoutouts to everyone on the DDR team!)

Character Information

None.

Chart Production Information

DJ HIBI @ TOP RANKERS

I was familiar with the song, since it was a DDR crossover, so I took the liberty of getting to play around with the chart.
I ended up submitting more requests relating to the movie than the chart or anything else.
"The bald guy! Put the bald guy in!"
I expect a hundred people across the country to want to raise their arms and not hit any of the keys.
INSIDETHEBAGISACHOCOBANANA- （ノ＾＾）ノ

Staff Comments

beatmania

TADA

Not only is the song a crossover from DDR, they also brought over that one character.
I mean, I did ask CHOBI. to have him show up.
Look forward to seeing him pop up at all of the important points.
What a funny movie.
Oh yeah, the miss animations are casual and interesting.
The better you are at the game, the less of a chance you'll be seeing them, but do check them out sometime.
CHOCOTTOBAREBARECHOCOBANANA- （；＾＾） (← That's how I hear it anyway!)

DanceDanceRevolution

The "gwa" and "doba" noises make AFRONOVA sound even more exotic... you could say I created such image to convey a primitive, wild, and lively feeling.
Ai~, aryako~, reriyakaiai~, aryako~, reriyakai

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
Dance Maniax difficulty rated from 1 to 8 in the first game, and up to 9 in 2ndMIX 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 KANI KANI CRAB and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	356	536	790	372	638	817
beatmania 7thMIX→THE FINAL	3	5	8	2	7	9
beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX→III THE FINAL	3	5	8	3	5	8

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	158 / 0	272 / 0	322 / 0	423 / 0	- / - / -	287 / 0	332 / 0	437 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX	-	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
Dancing Stage EuroMIX2	2	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2	2	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution X→A20	4	6	8	12	-	7	9	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS→A3	4	↑7	↑9	12	-	7	9	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution WORLD→Present	4	7	9	12	-	↑8	9	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX	-	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS	-	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX / Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON	-	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX / Dancing Stage Unleashed DLC	⁑N/A	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 DLC	⁂N/A	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max	2	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 DLC	⁂N/A	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DLC	⁂N/A	4	6	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution X CS JP	4	6	8	12	-	7	9	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution S+	4	6	8	12	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	4	7	9	12	-	8	9	13	-

⁑ Denotes chart is unused and cannot be accessed through normal gameplay.
⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.

DanceDanceRevolution Solo

These charts are identical to the Single charts.

Game	6 Panels
	Basic	Trick	Maniac
Notecounts	272	322	423
DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX	3	5	8
DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX / Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON	3	5	8

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	デイヴ(CLUB)
Choreographer	TAIKI
Notecounts	36	86	148	216
DanceMasters / DanceEvolution	4
DanceEvolution ARCADE	↑5

Dance Maniax

Game	Single		Double
	Mild	Wild	Mild	Wild
Notecounts	352	559	276	469
Dance Maniax→2ndMIX append JPARADISE	6	8	7	8

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	278	392	621	789	356	381
pop'n music 9→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL)	9	19	29	36	17	19
pop'n music 14 FEVER!→15 ADVENTURE	9	19	29	36	17	19
pop'n music 16 PARTY♪→20 fantasia	9	19	29	↓35	17	19
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	25	35	41	17	19
pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS	9	19	29	35	17	19