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== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== Kanako Hoshino === | === Kanako Hoshino === | ||
This song | This song was made by the unit Caldeira feat.Kanako Hoshino unit!? This first English word is read as Karudera, a duo consisting of DJ Yoshitaka, who has taken care of me since [[D.A.N.C.E.!|my BEMANI debut]], and TOMOSUKE, another person I talked to and became friends with during [[BEMANI EXPO]], who wrote a song for me for the first time, and they created this song together.<br> | ||
Since "INFERNO" means flames, I'm wearing a red dress in the movie, which looks moe, | Since "INFERNO" means flames, I'm wearing a red dress in the movie, which looks moe, or rather, it's on fire.<br> | ||
Hoshino has appeared in [[SPARK !|movies]] [[Gekkou|alone]] until now, and this time, three people appear, so it's a must-see☆彡<br> | Hoshino has appeared in [[SPARK !|movies]] [[Gekkou|alone]] until now, and this time, three people appear, so it's a must-see☆彡<br> | ||
Also, I haven't sung this genre until now, and had a mature-ish impression of it, so I guess I'm very embarrassed to say that the lyrics are also mature-ish (*^_^*). That's what I wrote. Therefore, I want everyone to play, watch, and listen to this proud song many times, so if you're reading this, please immediately visit the arcade!! | Also, I haven't sung this genre until now, and had a mature-ish impression of it, so I guess I'm very embarrassed to say that the lyrics are also mature-ish (*^_^*). That's what I wrote. Therefore, I want everyone to play, watch, and listen to this proud song many times, so if you're reading this, please immediately visit the arcade!! | ||
=== DJ Yoshitaka === | === DJ Yoshitaka === | ||
TOMO-chin, who | TOMO-chin, who loves Brazil more than anybody I know, said while drinking espresso, "I seriously love Brazil.... ha..", so I replied "I also love Brazil", while drinking my café au lait with 90% added milk, and that was the moment this song was born.<br> | ||
The sound of its birth was so loud that I covered my ears and said, "isn't this seriously similar to Gian's singing", and then TOMO-chin sadly shook his head... | The sound of its birth was so loud that I covered my ears and said, "isn't this seriously similar to Gian's singing", and then TOMO-chin sadly shook his head... | ||
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=== TOMOSUKE === | === TOMOSUKE === | ||
This is an ambitious song by a duo who deeply loves Brazil, who blasted the backing track late at night, and | This is an ambitious song by a duo who deeply loves Brazil, who blasted the backing track late at night, while singing and thinking up the melody.<br> | ||
Since we have very similar musical goals, the conversation quickly went from smooth love → wedding ceremony → childbirth.<br> | Since we have very similar musical goals, the conversation quickly went from smooth love → wedding ceremony → childbirth.<br> | ||
By the way, as someone who was living a reserved life, I appeared in the PV due to Yoshi-kun's elaborate plot, but I naturally don't play the Rhodes intensely like that (laughs). It's truly impossible. | By the way, as someone who was living a reserved life, I appeared in the PV due to Yoshi-kun's elaborate plot, but I naturally don't play the Rhodes intensely like that (laughs). It's truly impossible. | ||
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I'm truly honored. | I'm truly honored. | ||
This video was discussed in advance with the | This video was discussed in advance with the sound designers, and when I received their story, its concept image already started.<br> | ||
[[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] started drawing pictures on a whiteboard | [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] started drawing pictures on a whiteboard, representing everyone. (... with his own handwriting!)<br> | ||
On the day the song title "INFERNO" was decided, I decided its image with the following three points.<br> | On the day the song title "INFERNO" was decided, I decided its image with the following three points.<br> | ||
"There's a sofa"<br> | "There's a sofa"<br> | ||
"There's a three-person seating arrangement | "There's a three-person seating arrangement with Hoshino at the center"<br> | ||
"There is a fashionable trio" | "There is a fashionable trio" | ||
Well, since I already established a solid image of it, although the story seemed relatively easy to start making, the final point was personally the most difficult.<br> | Well, since I already established a solid image of it, and although the story seemed relatively easy to start making, the final point was personally the most difficult.<br> | ||
I'm in the completely opposite end of the endlessly fashionable position, and with my poor fashionable knowledge, I learned about various cultures, and spent the entire day intently listening to the song while thinking about it.<br> | I'm in the completely opposite end of the endlessly fashionable position, and with my poor fashionable knowledge, I learned about various cultures, and spent the entire day intently listening to the song while thinking about it.<br> | ||
Oh, is it going to be difficult? | Oh, is it going to be difficult? | ||
However, when we actually worked on it, the storyboard passed the first draft.<br> | However, when we actually worked on it, the storyboard passed the first draft.<br> | ||
When we went location scouting, we decided on a location in less than three days, which perfectly matched the staff and I had. Hoshino looks mature and cute in the deep crimson dress which reflects against the black and white concept color.<br> | When we went location scouting, we decided on a location in less than three days, which perfectly matched the image the staff and I had. Hoshino looks mature and cute in the deep crimson dress which reflects against the black and white concept color.<br> | ||
TOMOSUKE's secret sound, the organ keyboard, was transported from his home to the rented studio.<br> | TOMOSUKE's secret sound, the organ keyboard, was transported from his home to the rented studio.<br> | ||
When we finished filming, it seemed like assembling a puzzle while following a blueprint, or making a surprising mousse at a king's restaurant, and I unusually completed it almost like the first storyboard (laughs), and it was a video which was blessed with both the song and staff.<br> | When we finished filming, it seemed like assembling a puzzle while following a blueprint, or making a surprising mousse at a king's restaurant, and I unusually completed it almost like the first storyboard (laughs), and it was a video which was blessed with both the song and staff.<br> | ||
([[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]], GOLI, thank you very much for your cooperation) | ([[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]], GOLI, thank you very much for your cooperation) | ||
I'd be happy if this video further conveys | I'd be happy if this video further conveys Hoshino's charm, who became more mature and cute.<br> | ||
(... What about the other two?) | (... What about the other two?) | ||
In the video's second half, during the Caldeira duo (DJ Yoshitaka and TOMOSUKE)'s low angle scene, I ended up slightly cutting the section where the "young CHAGE ●su part" clearly appeared from the person's strong request, by a total of one second and two frames, so I'd like to apologize to all Caldeira fans across Japan. | In the video's second half, during the Caldeira duo (DJ Yoshitaka and TOMOSUKE)'s low angle scene, I ended up slightly cutting the section where the "young CHAGE ●su part" clearly appeared from the person's strong request, by a total of one second and two frames, so I'd like to apologize to all Caldeira fans across Japan. | ||
It ended up being very long, but someday, | It ended up being very long, but someday, we'll be able to release the full-size version of the trio, including the two people performing on both sides, and I'm looking forward to the day when all 16 patterns of the "young CHA●● ASU part" will be revealed. | ||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||