Sumidagawa karenka

隅田川夏恋歌

Song Information

Original Version

隅田川夏恋歌's jacket.

隅田川夏恋歌's pop'n music banner.

Artist: seiya-murai feat.ALT
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics/All Programming: Seiya Murai
Vocals/Chorus: ALT
BPM: 180
Length: 1:54
pop'n music Genre: A.I.DATE POP (A.I.デイトポップ)
pop'n music Character: Alt [18]
pop'n CG designer: shio
Movie: もとこと菌類
Jacket design: T田
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat ripples
Other Music Game Appearances:

• BeatStream
• DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
• HELLO! POP'N MUSIC
• jubeat plus music pack 07
• jubeat plus (Android) KONAMI music pack 16
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 09
• pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝
• REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer-
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 44
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
• ポップンリズミン jubeatパック1

Piano Version

隅田川夏恋歌's ノスタルジア jacket.

Artist: seiya-murai Arranged by red glasses
Composition: Konami Amusement (Seiya Murai)
Arrangement: red glasses
BPM: 62-174
Length: 2:08
First Music Game Appearance: ノスタルジア
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

くちびる慣れない紅さして貴方が待つ日本橋へ
お姉様譲りお古の浴衣少し丈が短すぎて
淡い絞り夕方の模様
「よく似合うよ」と言いながらも貴方笑いこらえてる

人の波右左避けながら歩く貴方の後ろ
まるで雀みたいにチョコマカついてく私を忘れないで
貴方時計見て心配ばかり
浅草で買った飴色の髪飾りに気がついて

先行く貴方の後ろ姿どうにもつまらぬ私の隣
膨れっ面でカラコロカラコロ足早に一尺一寸近づいて
ユラリユラリと走る地下鉄に揺られて不意に背中押されて
思わず腕につかまり嬉しい恥かしこのままでいきましょ隅田川

キラキラ水面に映る燃える光の赤や青や紫
胸を揺らす轟音夜空に咲きます一尺三尺弾けた
見上げて見惚れて溶けた苺カキ氷流れて足濡らして
ハンカチ出し拭いてくれた優しさ嬉しこっちを見ないでよね隅田川
夜空に咲く炎の華

Romaji

kuchibiru nare nai beni sashite anata ga matsu nihonbashi e
onee-sama yuzuri ofuru no yukata sukoshi take ga mijika sugite
awai shibori yuugata no moyoo
'yoku niau yo' to ii nagara mo anata warai koraeteru

hito no nami migihidari sake nagara aruku anata no ushiro
marude suzume mitai ni chokomaka tsuiteku watashi wo wasurenaide
anata tokei mite shinpai bakari
asakusa de katta ameiro no kami kazari ni kigatsuite

saki yuku anata no ushiro sugata doo ni mo tsumaranu watashi no tonari
fukurettsura de karakoro karakoro ashibaya ni ichi shaku ichi sun chikazuite
yurari yurari to hashiru chikatetsu ni yurarete fui ni senaka osarete
omowazu ude ni tsukamari ureshii hazukashi kono mama de iki masho sumidagawa

kirakira minamo ni utsuru moeru hikari no aka ya ao ya murasaki
mune wo yurasu gooon yozora ni sakimasu ichi shaku san shaku hajiketa
miagete mihorete toketa ichigo kakigoori nagarete ashi nurashite
HANDKERCHIEF dashi fuite kureta yasashisa ureshi kocchi wo minai de yo ne sumidagawa
yozora ni saku honoo no hana

English

Unfamiliar with the redness of your lips, waiting as we go to Nihonbashi Your older sister's hand-me-down yukata is a bit too short And it's dyed with a pattern of pale moonflowers Saying "it looks good on you" but I keep on holding my smile I walk behind you as we walk past waves of people Don't forget me, as I try keeping up with you like a restless sparrow You anxiously looked at your watch And then I noticed the chocolate-brown hair ornaments we bought from Asakusa Next to the plain me I can see your back while I walk behind you Getting closer, step by step with a sullen face My back gets pushed by the shaking of the coming train Without thinking, I grabbed your arm I'm embarrassed but I'm happy, let's go like this to Sumidagawa Burning lights of red, blue, and purple reflect on the sparkling water's surface A roaring sound shakes my chest as bursts of light bloom in the night sky one to three feet away You look up in awe and the strawberry shaved ice began to melt and drip on your feet I took out a handkerchief and wiped it off There is no other place with such gentle happiness other than Sumidagawa Fireworks bloom in the night sky

Long Version

Japanese

くちびる慣れない紅さして貴方が待つ日本橋へ お姉様譲りお古の浴衣少し丈が短すぎて 淡い絞り夕顔の模様 「よく似合うよ」と言いながらも貴方笑いこらえてる 人の波右左避けながら歩く貴方の後ろ まるで雀みたいにチョコマカついてく私忘れないで 貴方時計見て心配ばかり 浅草で買った飴色の髪飾りに気がついて 先行く貴方の後ろ姿どうにも詰まらぬ私の隣 膨れっ面でカラコロカラコロ足早に一尺一寸近づいて ユラリユラリと走る地下鉄に揺られて不意に背中押されて 思わず腕につかまり嬉し恥かしこのままでいきましょ隅田川 改札くぐり抜けて上がれば目の前に隅田川 「まだ時間があるね」と言って貴方背中向け歩きだした 急に人混みに消える姿 泣きそうな気持ち駆け出してギュッと掴んだ帯の縁 「スミマセン！」を繰り返し唱えて進む仲見世～浅草寺 まるで流れに逆らい泳ぐ迷惑な二匹の金魚 貴方賽銭を放り投げて ささやいた恋の願い事私顔が赤らんだ からかわれむきになり言い訳にした二人を照らす夕陽 プイッと拗ねたふりして困らせてみせた一分一秒長くて いぢめた詫びに買わせた苺カキ氷少し塩っぱい涙味 繰り返し思い出し嬉しさ誤魔化しそろそろ戻りましょ隅田川 キラキラ水面に映る燃える光の赤や青や紫 胸を揺らす轟音夜空に咲きます一尺三尺弾けた 夏が終わっても来年もその先も五年十年経っても いつまでも貴方と一緒にと願って叫ぶ玉屋！ 鍵屋！ 見上げて見惚れて溶けた苺カキ氷流れて足濡らして ハンカチ出し拭いてくれた優しさ嬉しこっちを見ないでよね隅田川 夜空に咲く炎の華

English

Unfamiliar with the redness of your lips, waiting as we go to Nihonbashi Your older sister's hand-me-down yukata is a bit too short And it's dyed with a pattern of pale moonflowers Saying "it looks good on you" but I keep on holding my smile I walk behind you as we walk past waves of people Don't forget me, as I try keeping up with you like a restless sparrow You anxiously looked at your watch And then I noticed the chocolate-brown hair ornaments we bought from Asakusa Next to the plain me I can see your back while I walk behind you Getting closer, step by step with a sullen face My back gets pushed by the shaking of the coming train Without thinking, I grabbed your arm I'm embarrassed but I'm happy, let's go like this to Sumidagawa If we pass through the ticket gate, we'll exit in front of Sumidagawa Saying "We still have time" I turned back and began to walk All of a sudden, you disappeared in the crowd I feel like I'll start to cry but then someone grabbed the brim of my sash Repeatedly chanting "excuse me!" as we pass through the shops as we head to Sensoji Temple Like two bothersome goldfishes swimming against the current You tossed your offertory in the box And I flustered as you whisper your wishes for love The setting sun illuminating us, making excuses to tease each other You pretended to look troubled and pouted to extend the time longer As an apology for teasing you, the strawberry flavored shaved ice you made me buy tasted salty like tears Let's go back soon to Sumidagawa and do this again and remember how we tricked ourselves to be happy Burning lights of red, blue, and purple reflect on the sparkling water's surface A roaring sound shakes my chest as bursts of light bloom in the night sky one to three feet away Even when the summer is over, or next year or the year after that, even after five or ten years Hoping that we'll still be together forever shouting "Tamaya! Kagiya!" You look up in awe and the strawberry shaved ice began to melt and drip on your feet. I took out a handkerchief and wiped it off There is no other place with such gentle happiness other than Sumidagawa Fireworks bloom in the night sky

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of 隅田川夏恋歌 appears in the jubeat ripples APPEND SOUNDTRACK and 0/1 ANGEL albums.
• A rock arrangement of 隅田川夏恋歌, titled 隅田川夏恋歌～納涼mix, can be found in GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3.
• A remix of 隅田川夏恋歌 by Daisuke Ohnuma(大福P), titled 隅田川夏恋歌 (I/O Angel mix), appears in SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-.
• An instrumental version of 隅田川夏恋歌 can be found in the SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR website as an "audition" song for the Continuing the Seniors! The Second Vocalist Contest (先輩に続け！第2回ボーカリストコンテスト).
• A piano arrangement of 隅田川夏恋歌 by red glasses, without ALT, can be found in ノスタルジア.
• Another piano arrangement of 隅田川夏恋歌 by 事務員G can be found on the BEMANI PIANO COLLECTION ノスタルジア album.

Trivia

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• 隅田川夏恋歌 is obtained in jubeat ripples and its APPEND version upon reaching the rank of Gold Tiger.
  • In jubeat knit and its APPEND version, it is one of the Indigo Shirt unlocks.
  • In jubeat copious and its APPEND version, it is one of the UFO unlocks of the copious travel unlocking system.
  • In jubeat saucer, it can be unlocked via the bistro saucer unlocking event.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it is part of the Step unlocking system, unlockable by reaching Step Level 33.
  • As of jubeat Qubell, it is available by default by playing with an e-amusement pass.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 marks Kiyoshi Murai's debut in the jubeat series.
• "Sumidagawa karenka" (隅田川夏恋歌) translates into English as "Sumidagawa summer love song". Sumidagawa is the name of a river in Japan that holds an annual fireworks festival, which is reflected in its jacket and video.
• According to Kiyoshi Murai on an interview on the WE LOVE pop'n music Minna de tsukutte 20 website, 隅田川夏恋歌 was sped-up 1.5 times from its original speed after discussion with the jubeat staff, who deemed that the "tempo was too slow".
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is one of the only two KONAMI originals from jubeat ripples never removed at any point in the jubeat arcade series, the other being Russian Snowy Dance.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 was the only song to receive a difficulty change between jubeat ripples and jubeat knit.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is a hidden song in pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝. To unlock it, select Kagetora [9] as your character, then on FIRST and SECOND stage play Polaris and any song with "A.I." in the genre. 隅田川夏恋歌 will then be available to play on FINAL STAGE.
  • As of March 3rd, 2010, 隅田川夏恋歌 is unlocked for everyone to play.
  • 隅田川夏恋歌 is the first BEMANI crossover to come from jubeat ripples.
• Alt's new sprite is a slightly modified version of her pop'n music 9 sprite, without Mimi and Nyami and sporting a new color scheme.
• Kiyoshi Murai's pop'n music song comments state that he wanted to evolve Alt's voice into "ALT ver.2.0". He would achieve this with Linear Locomotive Love in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is one of the songs part of the APPEND TRAVEL event. It could be unlocked in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX from March 14th, 2012, by acquiring a total of one Daily Star.
  • 隅田川夏恋歌's CHALLENGE charts could be unlocked by acquiring five consecutive Daily Stars after unlocking アルストロメリア (walk with you remix)'s CHALLENGE charts.
  • Prior to the event, 隅田川夏恋歌 was exclusive to HAPPY MODE.
  • From DanceDanceRevolution (2013) onwards, 隅田川夏恋歌 and its CHALLENGE charts are playable by default.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is one of the hidden songs in HELLO! POP'N MUSIC. It can be unlocked by maxing out Mimi's Tokimeki Meter (ときめきメーター).
  • It received a new jacket in HELLO! POP'N MUSIC.
• In jukebeat, 隅田川夏恋歌's title is romanized as SUMIDAGAWA KARENKA.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 was added to REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer- as a default song on August 21st, 2013.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 can be unlocked in BeatStream from August 15th, 2015 as part of the BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015 event.
  • From December 3rd, 2015, its LIGHT chart has been automatically unlocked in BeatStream, while its MEDIUM and BEAST charts can be unlocked via the Mei mail Kore ga chikyuu no "natsu" ne in Takahashi-san Lab..
    • In BeatStream アニムトライヴ, 隅田川夏恋歌 is playable by default.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 received a new, unique video in BeatStream.
  • Alt, with the same appearance as her sprite for this song in pop'n music, makes a cameo over two-thirds in.
    • In the same scene, different animations of the FIREWORK marker from jubeat can be seen up in the sky.
  • Parts of 隅田川夏恋歌's jubeat EXTREME chart can be seen in the video, including a notable sequence of notes acting as a transition effect.
  • Its video also uses 隅田川夏恋歌's illustration pages from the 0/1 ANGEL album, which feature pop'n music characters 六, KANOKO, and Murasaki.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is one of the songs featured on the BEMANI SONGS ～Best of jubeat～ video.
• HIGH TENSION was added to 隅田川夏恋歌's charts in BeatStream アニムトライヴ.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 received a NIGHTMARE chart in BeatStream アニムトライヴ on February 10th, 2016, unlockable via BEAST HACKER.
• In DanceDanceRevolution A, 隅田川夏恋歌 received its BeatStream video on January 26th, 2017. This video is full-screen and eliminates all on-screen dancers prior to DanceDanceRevolution WORLD.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is the 1st stage unlock of ノスタルジア's Aoba mo yuru ensoukai (青葉もゆる演奏会). It could be unlocked from June 28th to July 17th, 2017.
  • In ノスタルジア Op.2, it can be unlocked from February 7th, 2019 as part of the Kaidan (階段) unlocking system.
  • In ノスタルジア Op.3, it can be unlocked from June 11th, 2020 from the ノスタルジアFORTE&Op.2 イベント section at the Episode selection screen.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, 隅田川夏恋歌 was revived on January 18th, 2018.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 received a Real chart in ノスタルジア Op.2 on July 25th, 2019.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 appears as one of the background music selectable to play during fever rush in SMASHSTADIUM (スマッシュスタジアム), a KONAMI medal redemption game.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is unlockable in pop'n music Lively from June 9th, 2021 as part of the pop'n quest (ポップンクエスト) unlocking system.
• 隅田川夏恋歌's jubeat (2021) ratings were adjusted to its jubeat festo ratings on March 7th, 2022.
• 隅田川夏恋歌 is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from December 19th, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.12 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.12).
• In DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX, 隅田川夏恋歌 received its difficulty change from DanceDanceRevolution WORLD on July 3rd, 2024.

Music Comment

A serious boyfriend and a tomboyish girl, a little heartwarming August scene.

Song Production Information

jubeat

Untranslated.

pop'n music

Seiya Murai

A fast crossover from jubeat ripples, this is Sumidagawa karenka.
It's often called "Sumidagawa" than the newly included genre name, and as someone who "cares about gossip", searching for its keywords on the internet is difficult.
When news came out that "oil floated from Sumidagawa", I wonder if a new expression will appear from "muddy stream"....
Even though it's not like its "muddy stream" in jubeat, many people seemed to enjoy the moderately difficult notecharts since its release.
jubeat and pop'n have maximized their characteristics of each game, and I probably felt nervous that "strange sweat came out".

I thought for a while about not using ALT, but when I once again researched various production techniques for this song, its articulation slowly improved, and I thought about trying its various possibilities a bit more. It's originally an old software, so it's very difficult for to compete with a modern synthesizer girl's voice....
I can't expect programming technology advancements anymore, so I'd like to try and evolve ALT's voice with just analog efforts and determination to make it slightly easier to hear her sentences. I wonder when I can proudly name her "ALT ver.2.0".

Video Production Information

Motoko

This time, the jubeat team gave us a lovely jacket and illustrations, so KINRUI created a base that made it easy to create, so it was very fun and groovy to work on it.
I really love the muddy stream scene in the chorus.

KINRUI

I was in charge of the storyboard and notecharts. I'm KINRUI.
You probably grinned when the charts imitated the jubeat markers. （＾▽＾//）
Speaking of Sumidagawa, I absolutely wanted to create this! And this materialized by passionately speaking to Motoko! I did it!
Manually placing the markers to individually match the timing... it was very difficult.

But, I couldn't believe I was somehow in charge of Sumidagawa's movie!
As a player, I was completely swept by the muddy stream, and I was deeply moved.

Jacket Design Information

T_da

An image came to my mind from the moment I heard this song, so I raised my hand and asked "please let me draw this jacket".
It didn't help that each lyric was cute, so I was lost on what scene to draw, but the "strawberry shaved ice" lyric became the final deciding factor as the scene.

Character Information

HELLO, I'M ELECTRONIC IDOL ALT☆
PLEASE, LISTEN TO MY SONG. FROM JUBEAT, FOR YOU, I WILL SING☆

shio

Hello from the world of 4x4 squares.
Since it's feat.ALT, I immediately decided on Alt as the character, and furthermore selected the pixel ver.
Hmm. It's perfect for jubeat！■■■■

Also, the jacket illustration given by the designer who also did Polaris, is also beautiful and enchanting.
There isn't a way where you can see it in big size on the homepage, so by all means, I wanted~ to create a gallery to show its appeal.
ALT's new color earned a reputation among the team as "appearing frozen and scary!", which was inspired from this jacket. Isn't the black silhouette nice?
Also, I added a fashionable ripples green.

By the way, the "Zutto + CHARA-POP-kun" Ojama appears during the gameplay, so you can enjoy the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival anytime.
If you're confident in your skills, please also try playing it with Jogesakasama!

Chart Production Information

MUSCLE

This song somehow has fireworks and surface water!
I created the notecharts with the image of fireworks, and the reflections of their lights on the surface of the water.

Did you understand?
The fireworks go up...
Boom! I tried to express various images of fireworks scattering everywhere.

I'm unfortunately a very Kansai person, so I haven't seen the fireworks at Sumidagawa...

So, please especially try to challenge it using the firework markers!

I always listened to this song while creating the notecharts, so I casually hum it at random timing, right?
In ALT's voice style...

Staff Comments

masaru

Fully cooperating with "MUSCLE" of jubeat, it was able to appear in pop'n.
There are hidden song hints released on websites besides pop'n! We also challenged this new attempt.

PON

The volume of the kicks was low during the data production, so I tried to raise the volume at once, but the distortion-styled kicks became louder, resulting in a funny balance.
And everyone laughed.

Otsu

You can see various things on the shore of Sumidagawa.

Ga~su~

The tempo is great that I unintentionally play it all the time.
It's a secret that I inevitably lose in the final stage..

eimy

This is a lovely, cute, and exciting song! I think the fast BPM is its speedy heart. It's cuteee, cuteee!!/// I can draw a manga to this.

Difficulty & Notecounts

BeatStream difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and from 1 to Kami (神) in アニムトライヴ.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
ノスタルジア difficulty rated from 1 to 12 for Normal to Expert charts. Real charts rated from 1 to 3 diamonds (◆).
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki.)

BeatStream

Game	Level
	Light	Medium	Beast	Nightmare
Notecounts	140	238	441	535
BeatStream	3	6	9	-
BeatStream アニムトライヴ	3	6	↑9+	10

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	101 / 5	177 / 6	356 / 5	484 / 0	585 / 24 / 0	237 / 5	371 / 0	474 / 0	551 / 9 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	2	5	10	12	15	6	9	12	15
DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→A3	2	5	10	12	↑16	6	9	12	↑16
DanceDanceRevolution WORLD→Present	↑3	5	10	12	16	6	9	12	16
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	3	5	10	12	16	6	9	12	16

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	379	536	683
jubeat ripples	5	7	8
jubeat knit→Qubell	5	7	↑9
jubeat clan	↓4	7	9
jubeat festo→Present	4	7	9.8
jubeat plus	5	7	9
jukebeat	5	7	9
jubeat plus (Android)	5	7	9
jubeat (2021)	4	7	9.8

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	319	372	804	1059	319	442
pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝	15	20	32	37	16	21
pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET→20 fantasia	15	↓18	32	37	16	21
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	※11	24	38	43	16	21
pop'n music Lively	※11	24	38	43	-	-

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 192).

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	66	233	436	-
REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer-→VOLZZA 2	2	5	8	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	2	5	8	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	324	426	537	908
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	4	7	10	12

ノスタルジア

Game	Level
	Normal	Hard	Expert	Real
Notecounts	416	853	1289	1653
ノスタルジア	4	8	11	-
ノスタルジア FORTE	4	8	↑12	-
ノスタルジア Op.2→Present	4	8	12	◆2
コナステ ノスタルジア	4	8	12	◆2

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	181	224	395
ポップンリズミン	2	5	8