Oboro

朧

Song Information

朧's pop'n music banner.

朧's jacket.

Artist: HHH×MM×ST
Composition/Arrangement: Ryu☆, Starving Trancer
Lyrics: Dai.
Vocals: Mayumi Morinaga
BPM: 149
Length: 2:01
Genre: FASCINATION (ファッシネイション)
pop'n music Character: moimoi [20]
pop'n CG design: ちっひ
VJ: F-FLY (beatmania IIDX tricoro→copula), ゆうき (BeatStream, beatmania IIDX SINOBUZ→Present, DanceDanceRevolution)
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 20 fantasia
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
• BeatStream アニムトライヴ
• DanceDanceRevolution A
• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 07
• jubeat saucer
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 31
• REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 39
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 37
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2
• ポップンリズミン

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

追いかけても　追いかけても　するり　指をぬける水のよう
あなただけに　あなただけに　見つめられて　漂う星の影
夢でもつかまえて

流れる雲に思う　行き先ないこの心
いつか見た日の明日（あす）も　青い通り雨

色づいた花びら揺らす　ぬくもりも激しささえも
せつなさの裏側だけを　残していくだけの刹那

かなうのなら　かなうのなら　駆け出してゆきたい　風の中
あなただけを　あなただけを　見つめたなら　羽ばたく蝶のように
夢ならみせないで

追いかけても　追いかけても　するり　指をぬける水のよう
わたしだけが　わたしだけが　時を止めた闇から　手を伸ばす

かなうのなら　かなうのなら　駆け出してゆきたい　風の中
あなただけに　あなただけに　こころ巡らす　はるか朧月

嘘でも抱きしめて
夢なら醒めないで

Romaji

oikakete mo oikakete mo sururi yubi wo nukeru mizu no you
anata dake ni anata dake ni mitsumerarete tadayou hoshi no kage
yume de mo tsukamaete

nagareru kumo ni omou yukisakinai kono kokoro
itsukamita hi no asu mo aoi toori ame

irozuita hanabira yurasu nukumori mo hageshi sasae mo
setsunasa no uragawa dake wo nokoshite iku dake no setsuna

kanau no nara kanau no nara kakedashite yukitai kaze no naka
anata dake wo anata dake wo mitsumeta nara habataku chou no you ni
yume nara misenaide

oikakete mo oikakete mo sururi yubi wo nukeru mizu no you
watashi dake ga watashi dake ga toki wo tometa yami kara te wo nobasu

kanau no nara kanau no nara kakedashite yukitai kaze no naka
anata dake ni anata dake ni kokoro megurasu haruka oborozuki

uso de mo dakishimete
yume nara samenaide

English

Chasing, chasing, it slips like water through my fingers
You just, you just, watched the shadows of the stars drifting through the
Dream catcher

I think that in the clouds, there's no way to get to my heart
Also today, I think I'm going to see, tomorrow, showers of blue

Colored petals also shake and swing, in the intensity of this warmth
I'll just leave in a moment to the other side of the sky

It'll come true if you, it'll come true if you, run into the wind like snow
You can only, you can only, fly like a butterfly if you just look
Into each dream you have...

Chasing, chasing, it slips like water through my fingers
Only I, only I, stopped when reaching through the darkness

It'll come true if you, it'll come true if you, run into the wind like snow
You just, you just, ruminated your heart by the hazy moon of spring

Also, embrace a lie
Do not wake up from your dream!

Long Version

Japanese

追いかけても　追いかけても　するり　指をぬける水のよう あなただけに　あなただけに　見つめられて　漂う星の影 夢でもつかまえて 流れる雲に思う　行き先ないこの心 いつか見た日の明日（あす）も　青い通り雨 色づいた花びら揺らす　ぬくもりも激しささえも せつなさの裏側だけを　残していくだけの刹那 かなうのなら　かなうのなら　駆け出してゆきたい　風の中 あなただけを　あなただけを　見つめたなら　羽ばたく蝶のように 夢ならみせないで 星のない夜（よ）に密か　巡る季節を忘れて いつかくる日の朝を　隠す涙色 絡む指　艶めく吐息　昇りつめ　堕ちゆく心 ひと時のぬくもりさえも　忘れられずにまた孤独（ひとり） 追いかけたら　追いかけたら　ふわり消えてしまう　月の影 わたしだけに　わたしだけに　触れられたら　煌く星のように 嘘なら抱きしめて 届くのなら　届くのなら　明日さえ要らない　戻らない 離れてても　離れてても　心焦がす炎は　あなただけ 追いかけても　追いかけても　するり　指をぬける水のよう わたしだけが　わたしだけが　時を止めた闇から　手を伸ばす かなうのなら　かなうのなら　駆け出してゆきたい　風の中 あなただけに　あなただけに　こころ巡らす　はるか朧月 嘘でも抱きしめて 夢なら醒めないで

Romaji

oikakete mo oikakete mo sururi yubi wo nukeru mizu no you anata dake ni anata dake ni mitsumerarete tadayou hoshi no kage yume demo tsukamaete nagareru kumo ni omou ikisakinai kono kokoro itsuka mita hi no asu mo aoi toori ame iroduita hanabira yurasu nukumori mo hageshisa sae mo setsunaisa no uragawa dake wo nokoshiteiku dake no setsuna kanau no nara kanau no nara kakedashiteyukitai kaze no naka anata dake wo anata dake wo mitsumeta nara habataku chyou no you ni yume nara misenai de hoshi no nai yo ni hisoka meguru kisetsu wo wasurete itsuka kuru hi no asa wo kakusu namida shoku karamu yubi tsuyameku toiki nobori tsume ochiyuku kokoro hito toki no nukumori sae mo wasurerazu ni mata hitori oikaketara oikaketara fuwari kieteshimau tsuki no kage watashi dake ni watashi dake ni fureraretara kagayaku hoshi no you ni uso nara dakishimete todoku no nara todoku no nara ashita sae ichinai modoranai hanaretete mo hanaretete mo kokoro kogasu honoo ha anata dake oikaketemo oikaketemo sururi yubi wo nukeru mizu no you watashi dake ga watashi dake ga toki wo tometa yami kara te wo nobasu kanau no nara kanau no nara kakedashiteyukitai kaze no naka anata dake ni anata dake ni kokoro megurasu haruka oborozuki uso demo dakishimete yume nara same nai de

English

Chasing, chasing, it slips like water through my fingers You just, you just, watched the shadows of the stars drifting through the Dream catcher I think that in the clouds, there's no way to get to my heart Also today, I think I'm going to see, tomorrow, showers of blue Colored petals also shake and swing, in the intensity of this warmth I'll just leave in a moment to the other side of the sky It'll come true if you, it'll come true if you, run into the wind like snow You can only, you can only, fly like a butterfly if you just look Into each dream you have... On a night without stars, secretly forget the changing seasons And when the morning comes, hide your colored tears I sighed while moisturizing my fingers, as our hearts rose and fell I enjoyed the warmth, and can't forget about my loneliness When you chase, when you chase, shadows will disappear softly Simply I, simply I, know it's a tight lie when you touch the glittering stars Reaching, reaching - no, tomorrow does not return Even when I'm away, even when I'm away, mind the flames before they burn you Chasing, chasing, it slips like water through my fingers Only I, only I, stopped when reaching through the darkness It'll come true if you, it'll come true if you, run into the wind like snow You just, you just, ruminated your heart by the hazy moon of spring Also, embrace a lie Do not wake up from your dream!

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of 朧 appears on Mayumi Morinaga's first album, Glitter / 神巫詞, as well on Ryu☆'s fourth album, Sakura Luminance.
• The pop'n music and beatmania IIDX series use a slightly different version of 朧, most noticable in the last sentence of the song, which is sung in a lower key.
• An extended version of 朧, titled 朧 (Xceon Extended Mix), appears on Xceon's first album, 罪と罰.
• A remix of 朧 by dj TAKA, titled 朧 (dj TAKA Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s compilation album, Ryu☆BEST -STARLiGHT-.
  • A short edit of this song later appeared in DanceDanceRevolution A.
• A rock arrangement of 朧 by 大和 appears in GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE.
• A remix of 朧 by kamome sano featuring vocals by Kuroa*, titled 朧 (kamome sano remix), appears in SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN.
• A remix of 朧 by kors k can be found on Ryu☆'s third best of album, Ryu☆BEST -SUNLiGHT-.

Trivia

• 朧 marks Mayumi Morinaga and Starving Trancer's first appearances on a pop'n music game.
• 朧 also marks the first time a Ryu☆ song is part of the default songlist in a pop'n music game.
• 朧's character, moimoi, is based on the vocalist Mayumi Morinaga.
• According to wac, 朧 was a very late addition to pop'n music 20 fantasia.
• 朧 is one of jubeat saucer's Only Now Songs (いまだけ楽曲). It could be unlocked from December 5th to 12th, 2012 as part of the pop'n music Sunny Park × jubeat saucer event.
  • From December 13th, 2012, it could be unlocked via bistro saucer.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it is part of the Step unlocking system, unlockable by reaching Step Level 36.
  • As of jubeat Qubell, it is available by default by playing with an e-amusement pass.
• 朧 received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
• 朧 was added to REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- on April 24th, 2013.
• 朧 appears in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro as part of the Q-pro, Mimi, Nyami & Pastel-kun no minna de uchuu sensou!! (クプロ・ミミニャミ・パステルくんのみんなで宇宙戦争!!) unlock event, which started on July 29th, 2013.
  • In beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA and beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, it could be unlocked through the Hakken! Yomigaetta BEMANI iseki (発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡) event.
  • From beatmania IIDX 23 copula onwards, it is playable by default.
• In jukebeat, 朧's title was romanized as OBORO.
  • In REFLEC BEAT +, it was romanized as Oboro.
• 朧 can be unlocked in DanceEvolution ARCADE on the Inokuma daisakusen (胃ノ熊大作戦) event, which started on October 30th, 2013.
• 朧 is one of the songs featured on the BEMANI SONGS　～Best of DanceEvolution ARCADE～ video.
• 朧 received a BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL.
• 朧 received a SPECIAL chart in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper. It could be unlocked from February 19th to March 5th, 2015 in the PASTEL WONDER QUEST (パステルワンダークエスト) event of REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!. To unlock it, you must win five times on Normal difficulty in the Wonder Coliseum (ワンダーコロシアム).
  • From September 17th, 2015, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 1500 Refle.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased from the Garage for 8 VOLZZA KEYs.
  • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it could be unlocked by clearing its HARD chart a specific number of times, depending on the grade obtained on it (AAA+: 1 time, AAA: 2 times, AA: 3 times, A or lower: 5 times).
• 朧's HYPER chart was re-rated in pop'n music éclale on March 22nd, 2016.
• 朧 was added to BeatStream アニムトライヴ on July 21st, 2016 as part of the BeaSt pop'n tanabata matsuri (ビースト ポップン 七夕まつり) event. It can be unlocked via Episode 4 of BEAST CRISIS.
  • It received a unique video on the BeatStream series.
• 朧 received † charts in beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ. These charts can be unlocked by reaching Ninja Rank BRONZE.
  • It also received its BeatStream video.
  • As of beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS, these charts are available by default.
• 朧's CHALLENGE charts can be unlocked from June 15th, 2017 as part of DanceDanceRevolution A's EXTRA SAVIOR unlocking system.
  • It also received its BeatStream video on the same date. It's full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, 朧 was revived on November 2nd, 2017.
  • 朧's new HARD chart is based on its SPECIAL chart instead of its old HARD chart (WHITE HARD is brand-new).

Music Comment

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Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Character Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
BeatStream difficulty rated from 1 to Kami (神) in アニムトライヴ.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
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+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts from Pop'n Music Fever and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Regular Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	104	395	758	1060	413	759	1082	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→21 SPADA	-	4	7	10	4	7	10	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL→Present	1	4	7	10	4	7	10	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

† Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	-	-	1280	-	-	1257	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ→Present	-	-	-	11	-	-	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

BeatStream

Game	Level
	Light	Medium	Beast	Nightmare
Notecounts	109	284	587	-
BeatStream アニムトライヴ	3	7	10	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	106 / 0	198 / 25	280 / 39	379 / 44	450 / 12 / 0	208 / 15	289 / 38	400 / 43	474 / 16 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution A→Present	3	6	8	11	13	8	10	13	14

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	デイジー(DLC2) / デイヴ(POP)
Choreographer	Dai.
Notecounts	61	102	131	173
DanceEvolution ARCADE	4

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	266	508	688
jubeat saucer→clan	4	7	9
jubeat festo→Present	4	7	9.1
jubeat plus	4	7	9
jubeat plus (Android)	4	7	9
jukebeat	4	7	9

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	324	439	735	1056	322	439
pop'n music 20 fantasia	18	21	34	39	15	20
pop'n music Sunny Park→ラピストリア	※6	27	40	45	15	20
pop'n music éclale→Present	※6	27	↓38	45	15	20

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 166).

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	110	263	648	613
REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-→groovin'!!	3	6	9	-
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→VOLZZA 2	3	6	9	10
REFLEC BEAT plus	3	6	9	-
REFLEC BEAT +	3	6	9	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	183	372	709	911
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	3	8	11	13

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	129	165	264
ポップンリズミン	2	4	8

クプロ・ミミニャミ・パステルくんのみんなで宇宙戦争!!
beatmania IIDX Unlocks	SHION - 梅雪夜 - 音楽 - examination leave - 朧 - VALLIS-NERIA - シュレーディンガーの猫 - Valanga
pop'n music Unlocks	メイメツ、フラグメンツ - 梅雪夜 - 天空の夜明け - ストレイ・マーチ - 灼熱Beach Side Bunny - Daily Lunch Special キャトられ♥恋はモ～モク - Valanga
REFLEC BEAT Unlocks	Devilz Staircase - ZETA～素数の世界と超越者～ - Proof of the existence - コドモライブ - perditus†paradisus 少年は空を辿る - キャトられ♥恋はモ～モク - シュレーディンガーの猫
Final Song	Zirkfied