FLOWER

This page is for the jubeat knit APPEND / REFLEC BEAT song titled FLOWER. For the song of the same title that appears on the jubeat plus EMI ROCKS SENDAI pack vol.1, please see FLOWER (Kazuya Yoshii).

Not to be confused with 華爛漫 -Flowers-, which is often called just Flowers.

FLOWER

Song Information

FLOWER's jubeat jacket.

FLOWER's REFLEC BEAT jacket.

FLOWER's pop'n music banner.

Artist: DJ YOSHITAKA
Composition/Arrangement: DJ YOSHITAKA
BPM: 173
Length: 2:05
Genre: TRANCE CORE (トランスコア)
pop'n music Character: knit [19-3P]
VJ: Motion Combat
Jacket design: T田
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat knit APPEND / REFLEC BEAT
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
• BeatStream
• DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• jubeat plus music pack 20
• jubeat plus (Android) KONAMI music pack 19
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 01
• pop'n music 20 fantasia
• REFLEC BEAT plus jubeat PACK
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 10
• SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
• ポップンリズミン jubeatパック2

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A speed remix of FLOWER by Ryu☆, titled FLOWER (Ryu☆Remix), appears on the cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- album.
• A remix of FLOWER by REDALiCE, titled FLOWER REDALiCE Remix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
• A rock remix of FLOWER by TLION69, titled FLOWER -TLION69 Remix-, can be found in GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3.
• Late into FLOWER, the music selection sound from beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD can be heard.
• The beatmania IIDX version of FLOWER sounds slightly different from the original jubeat and REFLEC BEAT versions, and has since been the default version used in other games. The only exception is the DanceDanceRevolution series, jubeat plus, and REFLEC BEAT plus, which still use the original jubeat and REFLEC BEAT versions of FLOWER.
  • Since REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter- and the October 22nd, 2014 update of jubeat saucer fulfill, the REFLEC BEAT and jubeat series, respectively, have also been using beatmania IIDX's version of FLOWER.

Trivia

FLOWER's DanceEvolution ARCADE jacket.

FLOWER's BeatStream jacket.

FLOWER's jacket used for the 天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会 event.

• FLOWER is available in jubeat knit APPEND as part of the APPEND FESTIVAL event, by playing さよならトリップ in REFLEC BEAT. By then playing FLOWER in jubeat knit APPEND, the song will be available in REFLEC BEAT.
  • Since REFLEC BEAT limelight, it is available in REFLEC BEAT by default.
• The jackets for FLOWER in jubeat and REFLEC BEAT are slightly different. The flower is red in REFLEC BEAT while it is blue in jubeat. Also, on the top left corner of the REFLEC BEAT jacket, the front of a piglet is shown, while the jubeat one shows the same piglet's rear.
  • The jubeat jacket is also used in DanceDanceRevolution, ポップンリズミン, and SOUND VOLTEX.
  • The REFLEC BEAT jacket is used in ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2.
  • FLOWER's DanceEvolution ARCADE jacket features DanceEvolution ARCADE's character MASATO's face instead of the woman in the default jackets.
  • FLOWER's BeatStream jacket features a pink flower, and replaces the pig and the eye with a cat and a paw print, respectively.
• In pop'n music 20 fantasia's 6/18/2012 update, knit's 3P color shows in her background the cover art of FLOWER (http://twitpic.com/9xukdq). FLOWER was later made playable in the pop'n music Sunny Park location tests as a hidden song, and shortly after, in pop'n music 20 fantasia as part of the pop'n music Sunny Park & REFLEC BEAT colette Location Test Memorial Event.
• FLOWER is the first song to appear in some form in every active BEMANI series, and currently holds the record for the song which has officially appeared in the most music game series, having appeared in all of beatmania IIDX, BeatStream, CHUNITHM, DanceDanceRevolution, DanceEvolution, GROOVE COASTER, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, jubeat, maimai, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX, Synchronica, ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom, and 太鼓の達人.
  • As a result, some players consider this an inside joke.
• Graphical data of FLOWER and of a song titled "gloom" (presumably an early version of portal) can be found in beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle's data.
• FLOWER's video in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro shows a live performance of DJ YOSHITAKA playing FLOWER at the Rainbow☆Rainbow Release Party held on 1/29/2012.
  • The intro of the video shows the jubeat version of the FLOWER jacket, while at the end the REFLEC BEAT version is shown.
• FLOWER is the first song in the beatmania IIDX series to have a chart with five simultaneous Charge Notes.
  • This is a reference to FLOWER's REFLEC BEAT HARD chart, which also has five LONG notes that need to be held simultaneously.
  • pop'n music staff member まめしば mentions that since pop'n music doesn't have hold notes, they had to change that part to a scale note pattern.
  • In SOUND VOLTEX, this section of the song contains a sequence of three screen rotations in a row, first ever time to happen in the series.
• Alongside connective and Shining World, FLOWER is one of the three beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro default songs with a BEGINNER chart.
• FLOWER was one of the preliminary round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012 for REFLEC BEAT limelight.
• FLOWER's Double ANOTHER chart was locked until December 5th, 2012, when it became available to play.
• FLOWER received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
• In the U.S./EU iTunes version of the beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1 album, FLOWER is spelled as Flower.
• FLOWER is the track used in the BEMANI TV Commercial aired in May 2013 [1].
• FLOWER's jubeat and REFLEC BEAT jackets appear in a question in the BEMANI Exam on KONAMI's arcade game QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY Kenja no tobira (クイズマジックアカデミー 賢者の扉).
• FLOWER received a SPECIAL chart in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!. It can be purchased at the REFLEC Shop for 1500 Refle, after clearing the chart and subsequently completing the DJ YOSHITAKA Test (DJ YOSHITAKA検定) in REFLEC Dojo.
  • Since July 24th, 2014, it can be purchased from the REFLEC Shop without any prerequisites.
  • FLOWER is the first song to have two charts rated 10+ in REFLEC BEAT.
• FLOWER was crossed over to GROOVE COASTER EX, maimai ORANGE and 太鼓の達人 キミドリVer. on October 29th, 2014 as part of the Tenkaichi otogesai Zenkoku issei nintei taikai (天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会) event.
  • In the other music games, FLOWER uses a slightly modified version of its jubeat jacket, adding the jubeat saucer fulfill logo.
  • Also in the other music games (and the SOUND VOLTEX series as well), the artist was slightly changed to DJ YOSHITAKA「jubeat」より.
• In the 太鼓の達人 series, FLOWER runs at 346 BPM, double its original speed.
  • This makes FLOWER the song with the highest constant BPM in the 太鼓の達人 series.
• FLOWER [2] can be unlocked in jubeat prop's Step unlocking system, by reaching Step Level 55.
• FLOWER and ちくわパフェだよ☆CKP were the two KONAMI original songs that appeared in SEGA's CHUNITHM music game.
• FLOWER was added to SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS on October 8th, 2015 as a part of the 2nd 天下一音ゲ祭 event.
  • It will also be added to the BANDAI NAMCO rhythm game Synchronica on October 15th, 2015.

Music Comment

An impressive refrain is beautiful, a flower that bloomed inside of chaos.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Character Information

None.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, and from 1 to 12 from VOLZZA onwards.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 16.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki. Charge Note and Backspin Scratches amounts obtained from Textage.cc.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Charge Notes / Backspin Scratches	182 / ? / 0	575 / 13 / 0	915 / 19 / 4	1460 / 19 / 4	605 / 13 / 0	977 / 24 / 4	1493 / 25 / 5	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present	2	6	9	11	6	9	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	2	6	9	11	6	9	12	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	101 / 19	218 / 39	363 / 13	442 / 11	595 / 20 / 0	238 / 14	357 / 15	418 / 13	549 / 20 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	3	7	10	13	17	6	9	13	17
DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→Present	3	7	10	13	↓15	6	9	13	↓15

jubeat

Regular Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	477	828	939
jubeat knit APPEND→Present	6	9	10
jubeat plus	6	9	10
jukebeat	6	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	6	9	10

pop'n music

Game	Standard				Battle
	5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Notecounts	237	522	940	1331	248	492
pop'n music 20 fantasia	13	22	36	41	11	22
pop'n music Sunny Park Location Test	19	28	42	47	-	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	※14	28	42	47	11	22

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 272).

REFLEC BEAT

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	303	374	713	845
REFLEC BEAT	5	7	10	—
REFLEC BEAT limelight→colette -All Seasons-	5	7	↑10+	—
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!→Present	5	7	10+	10+
REFLEC BEAT plus	5	7	10+	—
REFLEC BEAT +	5	7	10+	—

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	Novice	Advanced	Exhaust	Infinite	Gravity
Max Chain	701	1127	2427	—	—
Effected By	SCライオット	SCライオット	SCライオット	—	—
Jacket Artists	T田	T田	T田	—	—
SOUND VOLTEX III→Present	5	11	15	—	—

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	209	323	504
ポップンリズミン	3	6	10
ポップンリズミン (as of 07/13/2014)	↑4	6	10

APPEND FESTIVAL
jubeat Crossovers	さよならトリップ - AREA 51 - Love♥km - I'm so Happy - Macuilxochitl
New jubeat Songs	FLOWER - Jailbreak - STELLAR WIND - Theory of Eternity - キルト

天下一音ゲ祭
天下一音ゲ祭 全国一斉認定大会	Qualifying Round songs: FLOWER - Garakuta Doll Play - Got more raves? - きたさいたま2000 Block Tournament songs: FUJIN Rumble - Ignis Danse - Scars of FAUNA - VERTeX
第二回天下一音ゲ祭	Qualifying Round song: マサカリブレイド Block Tournament song: 月光乱舞
第3回天下一音ゲ祭	Qualifying Round song: 極圏 Block Tournament song: Solar Storm
第四回天下一音ゲ祭	Qualifying Round songs: Scarlet Lance - 怒槌 - セイクリッド ルイン Block Tournament song: GERBERA National Finals song: GERBERA-For Finalists-
第五回 天下一音ゲ祭	Qualifying Round songs: ouroboros -twin stroke of the end- - Taiko Drum Monster - Xevel Block Tournament song: 逆月 National Finals song: TENKAICHI ULTIMATE BOSSRUSH MEDLEY