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 === BOSS ON PARADE ===
 [[Image:BOSS ON PARADE.png|thumb|BOSS ON PARADE folder artwork.]]
-The ''BOSS ON PARADE'' event began on January 22nd, 2015. The player has to earn medals and jewels, in order to unlock a crossover from other BEMANI series (beatmania IIDX, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, jubeat, pop'n music, and REFLEC BEAT), plus a final boss song.
+The ''BOSS ON PARADE'' event began on January 22nd, 2015. The player's goal is to unlock five boss songs that are crossovers from other BEMANI series (beatmania IIDX, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, jubeat, pop'n music, and REFLEC BEAT), plus a final boss song, for normal play. To unlock these songs, the player must earn medals and jewels.
-Each of the five crossover songs requires 10 medals in order to be played once during a FINAL STAGE inside the BOSS ON PARADE folder. In order to earn one medal, the player has to play a medal-supported song. Only one medal per song can be obtained; after that, a notice (メダル獲得済, medal already obtained) will appear on top of the song jacket.
+To begin unlocking each boss song, the player must earn 10 medals for that song. Each boss song has a unique list of Medal-supported songs; playing one of those songs earns the player 1 medal toward that boss song. (For example, FIRE FIRE is a Medal-supported song for 海神, so playing FIRE FIRE once will earn the player 1 medal toward 海神.) Only one medal per song can be obtained; after that, a notice (メダル獲得済, medal already obtained) will appear on top of the song jacket. (For example, FIRE FIRE cannot be played twice to obtain two medals toward 海神.)
-Playing a boss song will earn the player two jewels in exchange for the medals earned for that particular song. Jewels act as permanent medals and by collecting 10, the boss song will be unlocked for normal play. In short, each boss song must be played 5 times in order to be unlocked: 10 medals for the first play, 8 medals for the second play, 6 medals for the third play, 4 medals for the fourth play, and 2 medals for the fifth play.
+Once 10 medals have been obtained for a boss song, a special BOSS ON PARADE folder appears, and that boss song is temporarily accessible. (For non-Premium Play, this folder can only appear during FINAL STAGE.) When playing a boss song in this folder, the LIFE4 option is automatically turned on, even if it is not the EXTRA STAGE and even during non-Premium Play. Playing a boss song (on any difficulty, pass or fail) costs the player all of their medals for that song (thus freeing up the songs that earned those medals, such as FIRE FIRE in the above example), and earns them two jewels toward that song. Jewels act as medals that cannot be removed, and once 10 jewels have been earned toward a boss song, that song becomes unlocked for normal play.
-Finally, in order to unlock the final boss song, all the other boss songs have to be unlocked for normal play. On the next game, a congratulations screen will appear and the final song will be added in the BOSS ON PARADE folder.
+In conclusion, unlocking a boss song requires playing it 5 times: 10 medals must be earned before the first play, 8 for the second play, 6 for the third play, 4 for the fourth play, and 2 for the fifth play. This adds up to 35 songs.
+Once all five boss songs have been unlocked for normal play, on the next game, a congratulations screen will appear and the final boss song will be added to the BOSS ON PARADE folder on EXTRA STAGE only. Clearing the final boss song completes the BOSS ON PARADE event. In total, 175 stages plus 1 EXTRA STAGE credit are required to complete the event, for a total of 45 credits in Premium Play, or 59 credits in non-Premium Play plus a 60th Premium Play credit for the final boss song.
 On February 4th, 2015, the list of medal-supported songs was revealed on the official website. On February 16th, 2015, requirements for the event were made easier:
-* Medal-supported songs are now indicated with a メダル対象 (Medal Target) tooltip at the Music Select screen. Only these songs will give a full medal when played.
+* Medal-supported songs are now indicated with a メダル対象 (Medal Target) tooltip at the Music Select screen.
-* Playing songs that are not medal-supported will give ¼ of a medal.
+* Playing songs that are not medal-supported will give ¼ of a medal, toward the boss song that has the highest number of medals.
-* It is now possible to play medal-supported songs repeatedly.
+* It is now allowed to play medal-supported songs repeatedly. (For example, FIRE FIRE may be played twice to obtain two medals toward 海神.)
-Note that whenever the five boss songs are played as FINAL STAGEs, the LIFE4 option is automatically turned on, in tandem with EXTRA STAGE rules.
+As of March 5th, 2015, all players who have passed the final boss song also unlock it for normal play.
-As of July 2nd, 2015, 8 medals are required instead of 10, making unlocking the songs easier.
+As of July 2nd, 2015, the requirements for the event were made significantly easier a second time. 8 medals/jewels are required instead of 10, making it possible to unlock a boss song within 24 songs instead of 35. This adds up to 120 stages plus 1 EXTRA STAGE credit to complete the event, for a total of 31 credits in Premium Play, or 40 credits in non-Premium Play plus a 41st Premium Play credit for the final boss song.
 The BOSS ON PARADE event ended on December 24th, 2015. The event songs have been unlocked for all players on the same day.