CaptivAte~jouka~

CaptivAte～浄化～

Song Information

Artist: A/I
Composition/Arrangement: DJ YOSHITAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: A/I
BPM: 160
Length: 2:13
Genre: NOSTALISH REQUIEM
Movie: F-FLY (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Original

Do you know the reason why she's gone?
Has she led to the bright red world?
How can I also go to the world?
Her singing voice is heard.
Whenever her singing voice is found,
my soul is purified.
Where is she? Where is she...? 

赤く染まる 月の雫　涙　空
私には声にならない程深く
and so for you・・・居続け愛した人よ
繰り返して心が凍てついてく 

I love you ...

Transliteration

Do you know the reason why she's gone?
Has she led to the bright red world?
How can I also go to the world?
Her singing voice is heard.
Whenever her singing voice is found,
my soul is purified.
Where is she? Where is she...? 

akaku somaru tsuki no shizuku namida sora
watashi ni wa koe ni naranai hodo fukaku
and so for you... itsuzuke ai shita hito yo
kurikaeshite kokoro ga ite tsuiteku 

I love you ...

Translation

Do you know the reason why she's gone?
Has she led to the bright red world?
How can I also go to the world?
Her singing voice is heard.
Whenever her singing voice is found,
my soul is purified.
Where is she? Where is she...? 

A drop of the moon, my tears, the sky are dyed red
So much that I can't put a voice to it
and so for you... my beloved who stayed with me,
My heart begins to freeze as it all repeats

I love you...

Song Connections / Remixes

• CaptivAte～浄化～ is the first song of the CaptivAte series.
  • According to DJ YOSHITAKA, CaptivAte～浄化～ is the sequel to CaptivAte～裁き～, despite that beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY was released before GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2.
• CaptivAte～浄化～ is based on the beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED ending theme, simply titled IIDX RED Ending.
  • A remix of IIDX RED Ending, titled IIDX RED Ending (Ryu☆Remix) appears in Ryu☆'s album starmine 2020 : Mare Nectaris.
    • A short edit of this remix is playable in beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER.
• A remix of CaptivAte～浄化～, titled CaptivAte～浄化～ (Wiegenlied Mix), appears on the beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
  • A short version of CaptivAte～浄化～ (Wiegenlied Mix), simply titled CaptivAte～浄化～, is used in ノスタルジア.

Trivia

• "Jouka" (浄化) means "Purification".
• CaptivAte～浄化～'s genre was displayed as NOSTALISH REQIEM in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY. The spelling was first corrected on CaptivAte～浄化～'s NEW SONG introduction page on the official HAPPY SKY website.
  • However, the misspelling remains intact in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS.
• Xiatian appears in CaptivAte～浄化～'s video.
• CaptivAte～浄化～ was one of 30 possible picks for songs for REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper's 7th Set (Users' SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system. It ranked 5th overall in number of votes.
  • IIDX RED Ending was also in consideration to be added as the final song of Ryu☆'s BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS set, but it was eventually replaced by Go Beyond!! [1] [2].
• CaptivAte～浄化～ is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from February 8th, 2017, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
  • From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020).

Song Production Information

A/I

I created "CaptivAte～jouka～" with the concept of "being emotional until the very end".
In contrast to the song's soft atmosphere, it was arranged with a very Chinese style, with a piano in the first half, and a synthesizer in the second half.
Although the lyrics are "a drop of the moon, my tears, the sky are dyed red,,", I think the most important part of this song are the "feelings" which lurk behind these unrelated phrases.
Please look forward to listening to CaptivAte songs, which will be gradually revealed.

Video Production Information

GOLI

This is a popular song by DJ Yoshitaka. The image of the previous game's ending song was still fresh in everyone's mind during the location test, so this song was often discussed. I was attracted to the "akaku somaru~" part.
This song feels delicate, like glass before it somehow shatters. If it shatters once, it can be regenerated... something like this. I repeatedly listened to this song several times during the production.

Difficulty & Notecounts

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

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	144	541	946	1243	-	540	936	1235	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present	-	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	2	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	2	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	5	9	11	-	-	-	-	-

DJ YOSHITAKA's CaptivAte series of songs
Main Songs	CaptivAte～裁き～ - CaptivAte～浄化～ - CaptivAte～誓い～ - CaptivAte2～覚醒～
Remixes	CaptivAte～浄化～ (Wiegenlied Mix) - CaptivAte～裁き～(SUBLIME TECHNO MIX)