LUV CAN SAVE U

LUV CAN SAVE U

Song Information

LUV CAN SAVE U's jacket.

Artist: HIDEKI NAGANUMA
Composition/Arrangement: Hideki Naganuma
BPM: 140
Length: 2:07
Genre: NEO 80's EURO ELECTRO
Movie: Fukutomi WAVE (overlays by NAGI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DANCE aROUND
• DanceEvolution ARCADE
• DANCERUSH STARDOM
• jubeat saucer
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 05
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 29

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• The "Do you really think love can save you" vocal sample was used in an earlier beatmania IIDX song, route 80s.
• A long version of LUV CAN SAVE U, titled LUV CAN SAVE U [luv can extend u mix], appears on the beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.

Trivia

• LUV CAN SAVE U marks Hideki Naganuma's debut in BEMANI.
• In beatmania IIDX, if a AAA rank is obtained, an alternate image will show up at the end of LUV CAN SAVE U, like in Round and Round.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is one of the bistro saucer 2nd Set unlocks of jubeat saucer. It could be unlocked from November 1st to 30th, 2012.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
  • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
  • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
  • In jubeat Ave., it is one of the CONCIERGE unlocks of the LIGHT CHAT unlocking system from August 17th, 2022.
• LUV CAN SAVE U was removed from jubeat saucer and later revived in the same game as part of saucer's song swap system. For further information on which dates was removed/revived, see this page.
• LUV CAN SAVE U's jubeat charts were made by RAG [1].
• In the U.S./EU iTunes version of the beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1 album, LUV CAN SAVE U and HIDEKI NAGANUMA are spelled as Luv Can Save U and Hideki Naganuma.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is the CHALLENGE7 unlock of DanceEvolution ARCADE's CHALLENGE category (CHALLENGEカテゴリー) unlocking system.
• LUV CAN SAVE U received LEGGENDARIA charts in beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ. These charts can be unlocked by clearing the 80'S EXPERT course.
  • As of beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS, these charts are available by default.
  • These charts are available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) since July 26th, 2023.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is one of the 2 Players/みんなでBATTLE exclusive songs in DANCERUSH STARDOM. It was available for play from July 13th to 16th, 2018.
  • It was available again from July 20th to 22nd, 2018, from July 27th to 29th, 2018, and from August 3rd to 5th, 2018.
  • It was permanently available from August 17th, 2018, though it was still limited to 2 Players/みんなでBATTLE.
  • From September 10th, 2018, it is available for all modes.
• For unknown reasons, LUV CAN SAVE U was unable to be recorded using DANCERUSH STARDOM's in-game feature until July 18th, 2018.
• LUV CAN SAVE U is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5.
• LUV CAN SAVE U's jubeat (2021) ratings were adjusted to its jubeat festo ratings on March 7th, 2022.
• LUV CAN SAVE U was added to DANCE aROUND on April 5th, 2023.
• LUV CAN SAVE U received a MASTER chart in the Eleventh Part of DANCE aROUND's Gauge Unlock Event (ゲージアンロックイベント). It can be unlocked from June 21st to July 9th, 2023.
  • This chart reuses its original choreography from DanceEvolution, although with a small change at the end of the choreography.

Song Production Information

HIDEKI NAGANUMA

In my teenage years, I listened to a lot of 80s Eurobeat, which really influenced my musical style.
So, hearing that the musical style was making a comeback, I decided to make a Neo 80s song to my taste.
While I wanted to express a feeling of nostalgia, I also wanted to use modern musical creations and arrangements.
I used the key of A minor to express the feeling of loneliness, and then change it to the major key only for a moment.
The four lines in the chorus, particularly the line in the chorus "Broken Heart", work really well with the rhythm of the song.
I think that I have finished a suitable song for a music game like beatmania IIDX 20.

Video Production Information

NAGI

From the moment that I heard this song, I was impressed and felt drawn towards it.
Whoa, I think it was very cool!
So I started to imagine what animation to make and I kept thinking about a character battling against an enemy winning and losing....
And as the story started to come together, I started becoming more excited and said "Yes! Let's make an animation!"
And the results....

Animators are gods (-゛-；)

Well...Ummm.....
I really wanted to do more for the animation than what I could actually put in the actual movie, so next time, I'll try to be more devoted to my work.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DANCE aROUND difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
DANCERUSH difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from jubeat@Wiki and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts / Charge Notes	-	295 / 0	720 / 0	1069 / 0	1409 / 12	300 / 0	699 / 0	1416 / 0	1644 / 0
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→23 copula	-	3	7	9	-	3	6	10	-
beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ→Present	-	3	7	9	10	3	6	10	11
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	3	7	9	-	3	6	10	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	3	7	9	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	3	7	9	10	3	6	10	11

DANCE aROUND

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Master
Notecounts	136	139	146
DANCE aROUND	3	5	9

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	翔
Choreographer	Yuu
Notecounts	50	76	128	240
DanceEvolution ARCADE	3

DANCERUSH

Game	1 Player		2 Players
	Easy	Normal	Easy	Normal
Max Combo	257	390	482 (241 / 241)	772 (386 / 386)
DANCERUSH STARDOM	4	7	4	7

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	357	653	922
jubeat saucer→clan	4	8	9
jubeat festo→Present	4	8	9.6
jubeat plus	4	8	9
jubeat plus (Android)	4	8	9
jukebeat	4	8	9
jubeat (2021)	4	8	9.6