LUV CAN SAVE U

LUV CAN SAVE U

Song Information

LUV CAN SAVE U's jacket.

Artist: HIDEKI NAGANUMA
Composition/Arrangement: Hideki Naganuma
BPM: 140
Length: 2:07
Genre: NEO 80's EURO ELECTRO
VJ: Fukutomi WAVE (overlays by NAGI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• jubeat saucer
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 05
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 29

Lyrics

Several vocal samples can be heard.

Song Connections / Remixes

• The "love can save you" vocal sample was used in an earlier beatmania IIDX song, route 80s.
• A long version of LUV CAN SAVE U, titled LUV CAN SAVE U [luv can extend u mix], appears on the beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.

Trivia

• LUV CAN SAVE U marks the first appearance of Hideki Naganuma in a BEMANI game. He is best known for his musical contributions to Sega's Jet Set Radio game series, as well as the Nintendo DS game Sonic Rush.
  • He also composed Love Sensation and Sky-2-High for the anime adaptation of Air Gear under his skankfunk alias, whilst being the supervisor for the rest of the tracks.
• If a AAA rank is obtained, an alternate image will show up at the end of LUV CAN SAVE U, like in Round and Round.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is one of the bistro saucer 2nd Set unlocks of jubeat saucer. It could be unlocked from November 1st to 30th, 2012.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
  • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
• LUV CAN SAVE U was removed from jubeat saucer on April 1st, 2013, and it was later revived on May 20th, 2013.
  • It was removed again on September 1st, 2013. It was revived again on October 28th, 2013.
• In the U.S./EU iTunes version of the beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1 album, LUV CAN SAVE U and HIDEKI NAGANUMA are spelled as Luv Can Save U and Hideki Naganuma.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is the CHALLENGE7 unlock of DanceEvolution ARCADE's CHALLENGE category (CHALLENGEカテゴリー) unlocking system.
• LUV CAN SAVE U received † charts in beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ. These charts can be unlocked by clearing the 80'S EXPERT course.

Song Production Information

HIDEKI NAGANUMA

In my teenage years, I listened to a lot of 80s Eurobeat, which really influenced my musical style.
So, hearing that the musical style was making a comeback, I decided to make a Neo 80s song to my taste.
While I wanted to express a feeling of nostalgia, I also wanted to use modern musical creations and arrangements.
I used the key of A minor to express the feeling of loneliness, and then change it to the major key only for a moment.
The four lines in the chorus, particularly the line in the chorus "Broken Heart", work really well with the rhythm of the song.
I think that I have finished a suitable song for a music game like beatmania IIDX 20.

Video Production Information

NAGI

From the moment that I heard this song, I was impressed and felt drawn towards it.
Whoa, I think it was very cool!
So I started to imagine what animation to make and I kept thinking about a character battling against an enemy winning and losing....
And as the story started to come together, I started becoming more excited and said "Yes! Let's make an animation!"
And the results....

Animators are gods (-゛-；)

Well...Ummm.....
I really wanted to do more for the animation than what I could actually put in the actual movie, so next time, I'll try to be more devoted to my work.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from jubeat@Wiki and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Regular Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	295	720	1069	300	699	1416	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present	-	3	7	9	3	6	10	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

† Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Charge Notes	-	-	-	1409 / 12	-	-	1644 / 0	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ→Present	-	-	-	10	-	-	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	翔
Choreographer	Yuu
Notecounts	50	76	128	240
DanceEvolution ARCADE	3

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	357	653	922
jubeat saucer→Present	4	8	9
jubeat plus	4	8	9
jubeat plus (Android)	4	8	9
jukebeat	4	8	9