True Blue
Song Information
True Blue's pop'n music banner.
Artist: dj TAKA feat. AiMEE
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: AiMEE
BPM: 164
Length: 2:03 (DDR, jubeat, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX), 2:17 (beatmania IIDX, pop'n music)
Genre: ESSENTIALLY (エッセンシャリ―)
pop'n music Character: C-noid [20-1P]
VJ: 板垣聖一(IMAGICA)
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat saucer
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
Game Size
What happens to a heart when love breaks?
Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it aches?
Or can it fly to the sky like a bird,
Lighter than ever, stronger too
Oh I think a heart always learns to come through.
We were like children lost in our own dream
We never knew love's a garden and hard to grow
We thought the magic would lead us upstream
But we fell, it's not our fault, it's how currents flow
Even though it's hard to know you are leaving this picture
You remain another memory of summer when we loved
Even the winter cold feels warm
Shining with light from all I kept inside from you
That is how the heart can live on and on
Long Version
What happens to a heart when love breaks?
Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it aches?
Or can it fly to the sky like a bird,
Lighter than ever, stronger too
Oh I think a heart always learns to come through.
We were like children lost in our own dream
We never knew love's a garden and hard to grow
We thought the magic would lead us upstream
But we fell, it's not our fault, it's how currents flow
Even though it's hard to know you are leaving this picture
You remain another memory of summer when we loved
Even the winter cold feels warm
Shining with light from all I kept inside from you
That is how the heart can live on and on
What happens to a heart when love ends?
Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it bends?
Or can it fly to the sky like a bird,
Lighter than ever, stronger too
Oh I think a heart always learns to come through.
Where do the teardrops go when they trap?
Do they follow other raindrops and return to the sky?
Even a sparrow with broken wings,
Looks at the sun and finds us all
Oh I think a heart always learns to be strong.
Where did the sorrow go?
Who gave me back the sun?
I don't know
Opening my eyes, I see blue skies...
Song Connections / Remixes
- The beatmania IIDX version of True Blue is extended by 8 measures. This version is also used by the pop'n music series.
- However, the pop'n music Sunny Park original soundtrack vol.2 album still uses the shorter version of True Blue.
- A long version of True Blue appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....
Trivia
- True Blue was added to jubeat saucer on January 1st, 2013. It is the final song unlock for bistro saucer's 4th set.
- True Blue was added to beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro as part of the Café de Tran unlock system. It is the 6th unlockable song for that game.
- True Blue was added to REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- on 4/1/2013 as part of the Pastel-kun to Smith-shi no RUNRUN Marathon! (パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン!) crossover event with jubeat saucer. It is the first unlockable song of the 2nd Annual Meeting, after Smith-shi completes 10 rounds around the track.
- True Blue is one of the songs part of the Mimi Nyami & Kotaro no Flying Catch! (ミミニャミ・コタローのフライングキャッチ!) event. It can be unlocked in pop'n music Sunny Park since June 3rd, 2013.
- True Blue was added to SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection- on November 20th, 2013 as part of the POLICY BREAK event. It could be unlocked until December 4th, 2013.
- It is the second POLICY BREAK song to originate from the jubeat series, after I'm so Happy.
- It can be unlocked again from May 2nd, 2014, to May 9th, 2014.
- True Blue was added to DanceDanceRevolution (2013) on December 25th, 2013, as part of the Nettou! BEMANI Stadium (熱闘!BEMANIスタジアム) event.
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Song Production Information
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Video Production Information
None.
Character Information
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Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty level 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 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
pop'n rhythmin difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
REFLEC BEAT difficulty rated from 1 to 10+.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 16. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd, Pop'n Music Fever, jubeat@Wiki and SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki.)
beatmania IIDX
Game
|
SP Difficulty
|
DP Difficulty
|
Beginner
|
Normal
|
Hyper
|
Another
|
Normal
|
Hyper
|
Another
|
Notecounts |
- |
551 |
1291 |
1898 |
579 |
1244 |
1775
|
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present |
- |
5 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
12
|
DanceDanceRevolution
Game
|
Single
|
Double
|
Beginner
|
Basic
|
Difficult
|
Expert
|
Challenge
|
Basic
|
Difficult
|
Expert
|
Challenge
|
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows |
133 / 5 |
224 / 31 |
380 / 9 |
604 / 10 |
- / - / - |
219 / 15 |
377 / 9 |
597 / 9 |
- / - / -
|
DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→Present |
3 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
— |
6 |
11 |
16 |
—
|
jubeat
Game
|
Level
|
Basic
|
Advanced
|
Extreme
|
Notecounts |
342 |
702 |
904
|
jubeat saucer→Present |
4 |
9 |
10
|
jubeat plus |
4 |
9 |
10
|
jubeat plus (Android) |
4 |
9 |
10
|
jukebeat |
4 |
9 |
10
|
pop'n music
Game
|
Standard
|
Battle
|
Easy
|
Normal
|
Hyper
|
EX
|
Normal
|
Hyper
|
Notecounts |
150 |
548 |
990 |
1402 |
483 |
551
|
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present |
10 |
29 |
42 |
48 |
24 |
30
|
pop'n rhythmin
Game
|
Difficulties
|
Normal
|
Hyper
|
EX
|
Notecounts |
139 |
280 |
443
|
pop'n rhythmin |
2 |
4 |
9
|
REFLEC BEAT
Game
|
Level
|
Basic
|
Medium
|
Hard
|
Notecounts |
188 |
382 |
704
|
REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-→Present |
4 |
7 |
10+
|
REFLEC BEAT plus |
4 |
7 |
10+
|
SOUND VOLTEX
Game
|
Level
|
Novice
|
Advanced
|
Exhaust
|
Infinite
|
Gravity
|
Max Chain |
583 |
1230 |
1768 |
— |
—
|
Effected By |
PHQUASE |
PHQUASE |
PHQUASE |
— |
—
|
Jacket Artists |
T田 |
T田 |
T田 |
— |
—
|
SOUND VOLTEX II→Present |
5 |
11 |
15 |
— |
—
|