Himawari

ヒマワリ

Song Information

ヒマワリ's jacket.

ヒマワリ's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

Artist: RIYU from BeForU (GF/DM, DanceDanceRevolution), 小坂りゆ (beatmania IIDX)
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Other Instruments & Programming: Naoki Maeda
Lyrics/Vocals: Riyu Kosaka
Recording Engineer: Miho Toyoda
BPM: 185
Length: 1:56 (GF/DM, beatmania IIDX), 1:43 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: J-HAPPY HARDCORE
VJ: amamon.
Jacket design: amamon. (GF/DM), Takahiro Nakajima (UNIVERSE3)
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3
• GITADORA (Mobile)
• GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V CS
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG

Lyrics

Japanese

Yahh! Yahh! Super music start!

君はなんて言う名前なの？ どこかで見た顔かも
特に目立たない それは小さかったから
いつしか色がついて 目に溜まる事が増えた
少し背も伸びた いつか大人になるんだね
美しくなるにつれてその姿に引き寄せられ
本当は知ってたの 小さなあの頃から WOW～

心まで照らしてた 太陽みたいになりたいって
あの頃の君はそう言っていたね
そうさちょっとだけでも 太陽に一歩近づくんだ
眩い光を浴びて生きるまで「ヒマワリ」

季節は過ぎ
巡ってゆく
今日もまた

美しくなった君は
僕の隣で笑いかける 握り締めた手は今も小さいから WOW～

心に照らし出す 瞬きもできないくらい あの頃の君を忘れないように
そうさちょっとだけだけど 太陽に一歩近づけた
眩い愛を与えて生きる君は「ヒマワリ」

Romaji

Yahh! Yahh! Super music start!

kimi wa nante iu namae na no? doko ka de mita kao kamo
toku ni medatanai sore wa chiisakatta kara
itsushika iro ga tsuite me ni tomaru koto mo hueta
sukoshi se mo nobita itsuka otona ni narun da ne
utsukushiku naru ni tsurete sono sugata ni hikiyoserare
hontou wa shitteta no chiisana ano koro kara WOW~

kokoro made terashiteta taiyou mitai ni naritai tte
ano koro no kimiwa sou itteita ne
sou sa chotto dake demo taiyouni ippo chikazukun da
mabayui hikari wo abite ikiru maru de "himawari"

kisetsu wa sugi
megutteiku
kyou mo mata

utsukushiku natta kimi wa
boku no tonari de waraikakeru nigirishimeta te wa ima mo chiisai kara WOW~

kokoro ni terashidasu mabataki mo dekinai kurai ano koro no kimi wo wasurenai you ni
sou sa chotto dake da kedo taiyou ni ippo chikazuita
mabayui ai wo ataete ikiru kimi wa "himawari"

Song Connections / Remixes

• The DanceDanceRevolution series use a shorter version of ヒマワリ.
• A long version of ヒマワリ can be found on BeForU's first album.
• A remix of ヒマワリ by MUZIK SERVANT, titled ヒマワリ MUZIK SERVANT Remix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.

Trivia

ヒマワリ's e-AMUSEMENT card.

ヒマワリ's DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 jacket.

• "Himawari" translates to "sunflower".
• ヒマワリ is one of the e-AMUSEMENT PASS unlockable songs in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY.
• ヒマワリ received new Single NORMAL and Double HYPER charts in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD, replacing the respective old charts.
• In DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3, ヒマワリ's artist is stylized as Riyu from BeForU.
• ヒマワリ's DanceDanceRevolution graphics were made by Masaki Sugimoto.
• On the American and European releases of DanceDanceRevolution (with the exception of the Dance Dance Revolution A series), ヒマワリ's title is romanized as Himawari
• ヒマワリ received new graphics in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2.
• ヒマワリ received a different jacket in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3.
• ヒマワリ was still present in the location test of DanceDanceRevolution X, with its new foot ratings.
• ヒマワリ is one of the unlockable revivals in DanceDanceRevolution X2. It can be unlocked by reaching ENJOY LEVEL 62.
  • As of February 23rd, 2011, ヒマワリ has been unlocked for normal play.
• ヒマワリ is one of the BeForU revived songs in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG and GuitarFreaks V7 & DrumMania V7 from their previous removal in GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6, along with BRE∀K DOWN! (GF&DM STYLE) and ☆shining☆ (GF&dm style).
  • In GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG, ヒマワリ has been automatically unlocked since May 31st, 2010.
• ヒマワリ was performed on the RIYU KOSAKA FIRST LIVE at O-EAST 2005 and BeForU LIVE 2006 concerts.
• ヒマワリ was supposed to appear in the cancelled game カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション.
  • In the カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション website, ヒマワリ is credited to BeForU.
• ヒマワリ's difficulty changes from DanceDanceRevolution A20 were applied to DanceDanceRevolution A in March 27th, 2019.
• ヒマワリ was removed from beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE on December 27th, 2019.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Old Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	144	280	947	1042	-	396	852	943	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	2	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-

New Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	285	947	1042	-	396	856	943	-
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→16 EMPRESS	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	3	9	10	-	-	-	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	120 / 0	156 / 5	278 / 6	370 / 2	- / - / -	147 / 18	280 / 5	428 / 4	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3	N/A	2	5	7	-	2	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS JP	2	4	6	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2 DLC	N/A	2	5	7	-	2	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC	N/A	2	5	7	-	2	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	2	4	6	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X location test	3	4	7	10	-	5	7	12	-
DanceDanceRevolution X2→(2014)	3	4	7	10	-	↓4	7	12	-
DanceDanceRevolution A→Present	3	4	7	↑11	-	4	7	↑13	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	432	780	1018	285	440	530	441	654	-	285	440	530
GF10/dm9→GF/DM V2	27	53	74	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V3→V5	27	53	↑77	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V7→V8	27	53	77	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V CS	27	53	74	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	432	776	1016	-	282	413	530	-	367	654	654	-
GF/DM XG	2.50	4.70	6.55	-	2.90	5.10	6.90	-	2.65	3.75	5.90	-
GF/DM XG2→XG3	2.50	4.70	6.55	-	2.90	5.10	↓6.60	-	2.65	3.75	5.90	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑3.40	↑5.35	↑7.00	-	↑3.80	↑5.75	↑7.05	-	↑3.55	↑4.50	↑6.40	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	3.40	↓4.95	↓6.90	-	↓3.35	↓4.90	↓6.50	-	↓3.00	4.50	↓5.80	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑4.05	↑5.55	↑7.15	-	↑4.00	↑5.35	↑6.85	-	↑3.50	↑4.90	↑6.20	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑4.25	↑5.95	↑7.45	-	↓3.75	↓5.30	↑6.95	-	↓3.40	↑5.00	6.20	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑4.30	↑6.00	7.45	-	↑3.80	5.30	↑7.00	-	3.40	↑5.05	↑6.25	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	3.40	5.35	7.00	-	3.80	5.75	7.05	-	3.55	4.50	6.40	-