ZERO

零 -ZERO-

Song Information

零 -ZERO-'s album art.

Artist: TЁЯRA
Composition/Arrangement: NAOKI MAEDA
Lyrics/Vocals: jun
BPM: 180
Length: 2:02 (IIDX), 1:54 (DDR)
Genre: HYPER J-POP ZERO
VJ: GOLI
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution X

Lyrics

Japanese

天地玄黄・光陰・明暗・雌雄・愛憎・悲喜・表裏・虚実・栄枯盛衰・黒白・清濁・浄穢・興廃・生死
常ニ　世界ハ　対峙スル

「堕ちゆく程に、穢れる程に美しい」と　唱え聞かせる君は
一体　何に怯えるの？

翼を斬り落として　愛を繋ぎ止める　不器用な君
「誰にも渡せない」と叫ぶ　声が哀しい
鎖を外しても　此処に居るのに ・・・・

また夜は明けて　金色の光が差し込む
息吹と共に　迫り谺す　祈りの歌声

『君を、救い出したい』
たった一つの　　・・・・私に　できること

孤独な瞳に　誓った
全て　捧げて　いいよ

─────もう一度　君が　微笑むなら─────

Song Connections / Remixes

• 零 -ZERO- is part of TËЯRA's HYPER J-POP series, which also includes the following entries:
  • HYPER J-POP, STARS★★★, appears in pop'n music 8.
  • HYPER J-POP 2, North Wind, appears in pop'n music 9.
  • HYPER J-POP 3, 1/6 billionth, appears in ee'MALL.
  • HYPER J-POP 4, DoLL, appears in beatmania IIDX 10th style.
  • HYPER J-POP 5, ULTiM∧TE, appears in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED.
  • HYPER J-POP 6, EDEN, appears in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY.
  • HYPER J-POP 7, ALFARSHEAR ～双神威に廻る夢～, appears in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
• The DanceDanceRevolution series use a shorter version of 零 -ZERO-.
• A full version of 零 -ZERO- appears on TËЯRA's second album, ЁVOLUTIФN.

Trivia

零 -ZERO-'s title card, as of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro.

零 -ZERO-'s old title card.

• 零 is read as "zero" in Japanese.
• 零 -ZERO- is a preview song in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS, where it received a new video, replacing the overlays and generic video. This video was later added to the arcades in beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS.
• 零 -ZERO- is the seventh in the series of GOLI-produced videos featuring the entire character cast for beatmania IIDX; the series includes LOVE♥SHINE, DoLL, EMPTY OF THE SKY, EDEN, and ALFARSHEAR 双神威に廻る夢.
• 零 -ZERO- received a Black ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST.
• In the DanceDanceRevolution series, 零 -ZERO-'s video is edited on both the Japanese release of DanceDanceRevolution X and DanceDanceRevolution X2 home versions; blood is removed from two parts of the song's video.
  • Also, on the American/European releases of DanceDanceRevolution, 零 -ZERO-'s title was changed to ZERO.

Song Production Information

jun

Untranslated.

NAOKI MAEDA

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

GOLI

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	黒 (Black)	Normal	Hyper	Another	黒 (Black)
Notecounts	110	596	912	1162	?	601	909	1154	?
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→Present	1	6	8	9	1380	6	8	10	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	1	6	8	9	-	6	8	10	-
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS	1	6	8	9	-	6	8	10	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	1	6	8	9	10	6	8	10	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	91 / 0	188 / 8	280 / 27	384 / 29	- / - / -	186 / 6	256 / 21	363 / 9	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution X	3	5	8	11	—	6	8	11	—
DanceDanceRevolution X2→Present	3	5	8	11	—	6	8	↑13	—
DanceDanceRevolution X CS JP	3	5	8	11	—	6	8	11	—
DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS	3	5	8	11	—	6	8	11	—