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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
Artist: Fantastic Plastic Machine<br>
Artist: Fantastic Plastic Machine<br>
Composition: [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], Dan Miyakawa<br>
Composition: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Dan Miyakawa<br>
Arrangement: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Dan Miyakawa, [[Masayuki Kumahara]]<br>
Arrangement: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Dan Miyakawa, [[Masayuki Kumahara]]<br>
Lyrics: Tomoyuki Tanaka<br>
Lyrics: Tomoyuki Tanaka<br>
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>Looking back when I was a child & dreamed.
<pre>Looking back when I was a child & dreamed.
Growth and maturity would come to me.
Growth and maturity would come to me.
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After all I've come to be a man.</pre>
After all I've come to be a man.</pre>


== Song Connections/Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
 
None.
None.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Beautiful Days' video features [[TRAN]] in it, including her house earlier seen in [[Indigo Vision(full flavour hide around mix)]] and [[sometime]].
* Beautiful Days' video features [[TRAN]] in it, including her house earlier seen in [[Indigo Vision(full flavour hide around mix)]] and [[sometime]].


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] ===
=== [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] ===
Fantastic Plastic Machine... It's the solo project of Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japan's representative bossa nova, lounge artist, producer, composer, arranger, and remixer. His distinct sound is often considered fashionable, and seems highly regarded worldwide.
Fantastic Plastic Machine... It's the solo project of Tomoyuki Tanaka, one of Japan's leading bossa nova and lounge artists, producers, composers, arrangers, and remixers. His distinct sound is often considered fashionable, and is highly acclaimed worldwide.


I've previously seen him DJ in clubs, and his style centered on groovy and great house tracks, provided a very high DJ standard.
I've previously seen him DJ in clubs, and his style centered on groovy and great house tracks, provided a very high DJ standard.


As FPM is literally said to be a big artist, the track he allowed us to use this time is titled "Beautiful Days", from his album "beautiful.". The duetting male and female vocals are impressive, and the arrangement truly suits his fashionable style. It's a good masterpiece in creating atmosphere, and you can also learn a lot about songwriting.
The track that FPM, who is literally a big artist, allowed us to use this time is "Beautiful Days", from his album "beautiful.". The male and female duet vocals are impressive, and the arrangement truly suits his fashionable style. It's a good masterpiece in creating atmosphere, and it is very instructive for songwriting.


The finished charts also feel very comfortable to play.
Its game data also feels very comfortable to play.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
To those who discovered this song in IIDX 6th for the first time, I would appreciate if you picked up the album introduced by dj TAKA, "beautiful.".<br>
For those who discovered this song in IIDX 6th for the first time, I would appreciate if you picked up the album introduced by dj TAKA, "beautiful.".<br>
The lyrics are in English, but a Japanese translation is also included, so I really hope you'll repeatedly listen to it while carefully reading the lyrics in your room on a quiet night.
The lyrics are in English, but a Japanese translation is also included, so I really hope you'll repeatedly listen to it while carefully reading the lyrics in your room on a quiet night.


Actually, I want you to do that, so I intentionally avoided including content which referenced the lyrics during the movie production.<br>
Actually, I intentionally avoided including content which referenced the lyrics during the movie production in the hope that you would do so.<br>
Part of my reasons for fully incorporating TRAN was because I wanted it to be enjoyed as a unique aspect of IIDX, but to evoke empathy or receive sympathy in your imagination... There's another reason why I changed direction from my intended aim.<br>
Part of my reasons for fully incorporating TRAN was because I wanted it to be enjoyed as a unique aspect of IIDX, but also to evoke empathy or receive sympathy in your imagination... There's another reason why I changed direction from my intended aim.<br>
It's an abstract pattern, and there's an ambience like wanting an explanation.<br>
It's an abstract pattern which gives the impression of asking for an explanation.<br>
However, I made it quickly, so the visual appears a bit off, and I constantly regret it...
However, because I made it in a hurry, the visual appears a bit off, and I constantly regret that...


TRAN casually moves with the sound.<br>
TRAN casually moves with the sound.<br>
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The answer is in the album.<br>
The answer is in the album.<br>
But, it's not the only answer.<br>
But, it's not the only answer.<br>
Please receive FPM's real message directed to everyone in the first place.
Please receive FPM's real message directed to each and every one of you.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==