V

V

Song Information

V's pop'n music banner.

V's jacket.

Artist: TAKA
Composition: Antonio Vivaldi
Arrangement: TAKA
BPM: 150
Length: 2:08
Genre: PROGRESSIVE (プログレッシブ)
pop'n music Character: TRAN [16]
pop'n CG design: VJ GYO
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) beatmania IIDX pack 3
• jubeat saucer
• pop'n music 16 PARTY♪
• REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper
• ポップンリズミン beatmaniaIIDXパック1

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• V is an interpretation of Vivaldi's Concerto for Violin in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV297, "Winter", I. Allegro non molto. You can hear a traditional version of it on the iTunes Music Store.
• A shorter and slightly re-arranged version of V appears in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME as V ～for EXTREME～.
• A longer and re-arranged version of V, titled V -conclusion-, can be found on dj TAKA's first album, milestone. This version has the traditional score originally written by Vivaldi.
  • A short version of V -conclusion- can be found in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS, under the title V₂.
• A downtempo version of V remixed by QUADRA, titled V -The point of your sight MIX-, can be found on the beatmania IIDX SUPER BEST BOX SET bonus disc.
• TIEFSEE, a song produced by SOUND HOLIC and dj TAKA, also features piano excerpt from Concerto for Violin in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV297, "Winter", I. Allegro non molto.
• Another remix of Concerto for Violin in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV297, "Winter", I. Allegro non molto by Remo-con vs. dj TAKA, titled Konzert V, can be found in beatmania IIDX 23 copula.

Trivia

V's title card.

• TAKA himself is the man in the live-action portions of V's video, as reveled by VJ GYO on the official beatmania 5th style website's Q&A, despite his trying to keep it a secret.
• V has appeared on ten beatmania IIDX CS versions (5th~10th, beatmania (USA), HAPPY SKY CS, EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST, and INFINITAS), since it debuted. This has caused quite a bit of frustration among the beatmania IIDX community in both the USA and Japan, and has become an inside joke.
  • beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS was the first CS beatmania IIDX game since V's debut in which it did not appear.
• At the time of its release, V's Single ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any Single Play chart, at 1519 notes. This would not be topped until AA's Single ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED, at 1834 notes.
• Retroactively, V is the first beatmania IIDX song to have a Level 12 chart in Single Play mode.
• V received a Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
• V has the highest rated Battle HYPER chart (43) of all the songs new to pop'n music 16 PARTY♪.
• V's TRAN does not have a 2P color.
• V was added to jubeat saucer on January 1st, 2014.
• V's EXTREME chart, at 1044 notes, has the second highest number of notes of any arcade jubeat chart, beaten by ドーパミン's EXTREME chart with 1077 notes.
  • Also with 896 notes, V's ADVANCED chart also has second highest number of notes for an ADVANCED chart, beaten by Confiserie's 919 notes.
• V was added to REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper on July 16th, 2015, as part of the 10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlock system. It could be unlocked after unlocking GUILTY, ♥Love²シュガ→♥ and Lucy.
  • From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 and 1500 Refle for its BASIC/MEDIUM/HARD and SPECIAL charts, respectively.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 and 8 VOLZZA KEYs for its BASIC/MEDIUM/HARD and SPECIAL charts, respectively.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it was playable by default.
• With 1014 notes, V's SPECIAL chart had the highest number of notes out of all Level 11 charts in the REFLEC BEAT series (pre-REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア).
• V received an EASY chart in pop'n music éclale on December 21st, 2015.
• V was added to beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the January 2016 Monthly Distribution.
  • On May 18th, 2016, it became unlockable through the Akashic Explore event for players who didn't already have it.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, V was revived on March 23rd, 2017.

Music Comment

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Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Character Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ (up to 9th style) or 8 (10th style), from 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. beatmania (USA) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
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+, and from 1 to 13 from VOLZZA onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever, BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	453	646	1272	1519	757	1385	1504	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style→9th style	-	5	7+	N/A	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style	-	5	8	N/A	6	8	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	1	5	8	N/A	6	↑8+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	5	↑10	12	6	↑10	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→15 DJ TROOPERS	↑2	5	10	12	6	10	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→Present	2	5	10	12	6	10	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style CS	3	5	7+	7+	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS	3	5	7+	7+	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS	3	5	7+	7+	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 8th style CS	3	5	7+	7+	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS	3	5	7+	7+	6	7+	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS	3	5	8	8	6	8	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	3	5	10	12	6	10	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	2	5	10	12	6	10	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	10	12	6	10	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania (USA)	3	5	8	10	6	8	-	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	374	896	1044
jubeat saucer→Present	4	9	10
jubeat plus	4	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	4	9	10

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode		PSP Exclusive
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER	5B HYPER	7-Buttons	7B HYPER
Notecounts	173	637	1134	1456	667	1142	332	595	1096
pop'n music 16 PARTY♪→20 fantasia	9	24	37	42	27	43	-	-	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→ラピストリア	-	30	43	↓47	27	43	-	-	-
pop'n music éclale→Present	※6	30	43	47	27	43	-	-	-
pop'n music portable 2	9	24	37	42	-	-	15	18	33

※ Denotes chart has been changed from the previous arcade charts:

• EASY chart: total notes: 136.

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	300	423	709	1014
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper	5	8	10	10+
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2	5	8	10	11

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	381	513	799	1014
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア→Present	7	10	12	13

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	190	448	685
ポップンリズミン	3	7	10

BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS
1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION)	ABSOLUTE - CHOCOLATE PHILOSOPHY - LOGICAL DASH - era (nostalmix)
2nd Set (TAG's SELECTION)	DROP THE BOMB - AXIS - fellows - MAD BLAST
3rd Set (Des-ROW's SELECTION)	大見解 - Funky sonic World - BE LOVIN - CURUS
4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION)	GENOM SCREAMS - Presto - JET WORLD - Go Beyond!!
5th Set (TOMOSUKE's SELECTION)	I'M GONNA GET YOU! - the keel - LOVE IS ORANGE - Gamelan de Couple
6th Set (kors k's SELECTION)	Flash Back 90's - White Eve - HELL SCAPER - starmine
7th Set (Users' SELECTION)	明鏡止水 - Pink Rose - sync - Beyond The Earth
8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION)	COSMIC COWGIRL - BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM - 男々道 - Spica
9th Set (wac's SELECTION)	PULSE - GRADIUSIC CYBER - Nova emoção - 踊るフィーバーロボ
10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION)	♥Love²シュガ→♥ - Lucy - GUILTY - V - V₂
CONTENTS SELECTION	ZERO-ONE - MAKE A JAM! - Ping×Pong×Dash - DAY DREAM