Secret Tale

Secret Tale

Song Information

beatmania IIDX Version

Artist: dj nagureo feat.asuka.m
Composition/Arrangement: dj nagureo
Lyrics: Bikke
Vocals: Asuka.M
BPM: 158
Length: 2:01
Genre: SOFT ROCK
Movie: shiro
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

pop'n music Version

Secret tale's pop'n music banner.

Artist: dj nagureo feat.新谷さなえ
Composition/Arrangement: dj nagureo
Lyrics: Bikke
Vocals: Sanae Shintani
BPM: 158
Length: 2:01
pop'n music Genre: SOFT ROCK from IIDX (ソフトロックfromIIDX)
pop'n music Character: SANAE♥chan [9]
pop'n CG designer: shio
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 9
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Japanese

いつもの帰り道 突然に私の 手をとり
空見上げて歩く彼 見つめながら そっと考えてたの

あの空の彼方 ずっとずっと遠くに広がる
名前もない誰も知らない 秘密の世界 あったらいいな

Ah 今すぐに 時間をとめて
Ah とんでくの 彼と2人で
初めてのことを いっぱいいっぱいしてみたい

2人きりの観覧車 とてもきれいなレストラン
少しせまくて 超ドキドキの彼の部屋
彼と手をつないだだけで 私 こんなパニック
どうしよ!? 彼が知ったら 嫌われちゃうかな?

Romaji

itsumono kaerimichi totsuzen ni watashi no te wo tori
sora miagete aruku kare mitsumenagara sotto kangaeteta no

ano sora no kanata zutto zutto tooku ni hirogaru
namae mo nai dare mo shiranai himitsu no sekai attaraii na

Ah imasugu jikan wo tomete
Ah tondeku no kare to futari de
hajimete no koto wo ippai ippai shite mitai

futari kiri no kanransha totemo kirei na RESTAURANT
sukoshi semakute chou dokidoki no kare no heya
kare to te wo tsunaida dake de watashi konna PANIC 
dousho!? kare ga shittara kirawarechau kana?

Song Connections / Remixes

• Secret Tale is a sequel to I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU, from pop'n music.
• The beatmania IIDX and pop'n music versions of Secret Tale are identical, aside from their respective vocalists.

Trivia

• Secret Tale is spelled as Secret tale in pop'n music.
• Secret Tale is the only song with vocals by Asuka.M in BEMANI to date not in a Keiichi Ueno song.
• Secret Tale marks Bikke's first appearance in BEMANI since monde des songe, back in pop'n music.
• Secret tale is one of the floor unlocks of pop'n music 9's Gambler de Z (ギャンブラーZ) unlock event. It could be unlocked from February 13th, 2003 through March 12th, 2003.
  • As of March 12th, 2003, it is playable by default.
• Secret tale's background is taken from the original beatmania IIDX video of Secret Tale.
• Graphical data for Secret tale can be found unused in pop'n music 10 CS.
• Although the original version of Secret Tale was removed from beatmania IIDX in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS, the pop'n music version is still in the arcades to this day.
  • Despite this, Secret tale is not included on the pop'n music SUPER BEST BOX collection.

Music Comment

A popular song from beatmania IIDX appears with a version by Sanae Shintani!!

Song Production Information

beatmania IIDX

nagureo

It's a nostalgic, fashionable pop song.
It was created as a sequel to "Bokura wa kanpeki sa!" from pop'n music.

pop'n music

Sanae Shintani

This song was originally from IIDX, right? In response to nagureo's request to sing it cutely.... It may be interesting to listen and compare how the same song changes by a different vocalist.

By the way, are these sweet~ lyrics about the feelings of nagureo's honey during their first date?...
When I learned that it was a song about such memories, I could feel the nervous and excited feelings of a girl on her first date, and it reminded me of my first date, or maybe not.

Video Production Information

shiro

In order to express the honest and pure lyrics, I used clean design illustrations in 3D.
The lyricist actually made "FANTASY" for the BEMANI game pop'n music 1, and she is married to with nagureo. It's a nice story...

Character Information

On her usual way home, she quickly aimed for the pop'n Café.
Because everyone is waiting for her with a smile.

shio

I designed her with the love love mode in the lyrics, "It's a secret between the two of us!". I thought the gesture of placing her index finger on her mouth was nice, and I put all my remaining "excitement" spirit into the drawing.
Her actions are thought to be the same as RIE-chan, but if you check the differences in size of her arms, you're perfect as SANAE-chan's lover☆. Rather than choosing between RIE-chan and SANAE-chan, I like them both. Isn't it nice to be good friends with a girl? She's having tea at a cafe.

The background is borrowed from shiro's IIDX movie. It's a very nice movie that goes perfectly with the song, so please check it out too.

Staff Comments

TAMA

Please overlook that it's filled with genre names.

masaru

A woman's heart... Can you understand it?

Kobayashi

It's a pure song.

wac

It was at the launch of beatmania FINAL. I met Nagumo after a long time, and Shintani was also there. Well, as usual, we mainly discussed old stories and what we're doing now, so we were going to drink until the morning, but nagureo suddenly said, "Actually, there's a song I want to hear Shintani sing".
This song's version was a project born impromptu from the momentum of such place.
However, there was time pressure as usual, and I did engineering work, which I wasn't accustomed to, so I wasn't very good at it, sorry for the trouble I caused both of them.

Mikoshiba

It's a cute song, isn't it? I wonder what kind of person would be suited to play this kind of song.

shio

I'm synchronized with the lyricist, Honey, but a normally handsome man wrote such girly lyrics! And I remember being surprised by love power. Moreover, it seems she wrote the lyrics while thinking that it was for pop'n. I wondered if the couple was communicating well with each other? Well, I wondered if this song would be in pop'n someday, so I'm happy that my wish came true.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 7th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 in 12 HAPPY SKY.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (pop'n music ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	318	396	572	750	-	422	580	-	-
beatmania IIDX 7th style→11 IIDX RED	-	3	5	N/A	-	3	5	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→15 DJ TROOPERS	-	3	5	7	-	↑4	5	-	-
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS	2	3	5	5	-	3	5	-	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	267	332	542	-	294	582
pop'n music 9	10	16	25	-	14	29
pop'n music 10→20 fantasia	10	16	↓24	-	14	29
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	22	30	-	14	29
pop'n music 9 CS	10	16	24	-	14	29

ギャンブラーZ
PATH A	翔べない天使 - 321 STARS (EX)
PATH B	Inflation! - Manhattan Sports Club (EX)
PATH C	I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU - 永遠という名の媚薬 (EX)
PATH D	ABSOLUTE - Cassandra (EX)
PATH E	Secret tale - ブタパンチのテーマ (EX)
END	はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー (HYPER/EX)
CS crossovers	Get on that train - Candy Blue - coastline - くちうるさいママ - penta-mode - 悲しいね - キミに届け - ATTITUDE - Twilight Gloom
Hidden charts	LOVE FIRE (HYPER) - 宇宙船Q-Mex (HYPER/EX) - Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music! (HYPER) - ostin-art (HYPER/EX) - HONEまで♡トゥナイト (HYPER) - TOON MANIAC (HYPER) - Cry Out (HYPER/EX) - 映画「SICILLIANA」のテーマ (HYPER) - クチビル (HYPER/EX) - In a Grow (HYPER/EX) - WITHOUT YOU AROUND (HYPER/EX) - power plant (HYPER/EX)
Expert course unlocks	ステテコ捨てて行こう (Suwa course STAGE 1) - 今夜、森をぬけて (Sana course STAGE 1) - お天気とチョコレート (Parquets course STAGE 1) - それから (Parquets course STAGE 2) - Streams (Classic course 2 STAGE 1) - The tyro's reverie (Classic course 2 FINAL STAGE)