BRILLIANT 2U
BRILLIANT 2U
Song Information
Original Charts
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Artist: NAOKI
Composition/Arrangement: Naoki
BPM: 150
Length: 1:24
Genre: EURO GROOVE
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:
- beatmania THE FINAL / beatmania III THE FINAL
- beatmania IIDX substream
"STREAM" Special Charts
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BRILLIANT 2U("STREAM" Special)'s jacket.
Artist: NAOKI
Composition/Arrangement: Naoki
BPM: 150
Length: 1:24
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Come on! Lets go, here we go Jump, jump, jump, everybody, jump up, lets get down! Get involved, come on, come on Jump, jump, jump, everybody, jump up, lets get down! Jump, jump, jump Get involved Jump, jump, jump Get involved Jump, jump, jump Get involved Everybody, lets get down! Come on! Lets go, here we go Jump, jump, jump, everybody, jump up, lets get down! Get involved, come on, come on Jump, jump, jump, everybody, jump up, lets get down! Jump, jump, jump Get involved Jump, jump, jump Get involved, come on Jump, jump, jump, everybody, Get involved, come on, come on Get involved, yeah, everyone!
Song Connections / Remixes
- BRILLIANT 2U (often abbreviated "B2U") is part of NAOKI's B-U series.
- A remix of BRILLIANT 2U, titled BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra Groove), also debuted in DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX.
- A portion of BRILLIANT 2U is included in NONSTOP D from DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX.
- An 8-bit arrangement of BRILLIANT 2U appears in DanceDanceRevolution GB.
- A faster-paced remix of BRILLIANT 2U, titled BRILLIANT 2U (K.O.G G3 MIX), appears in DDRMAX2: DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX.
- A vocal version of BRILLIANT 2U, titled Brilliant 2U, appears in ダンスダンスレボリューション フルフル♪パーティー.
- An eurobeat remix of BRILLIANT 2U by DJ Command, titled BRILLIANT 2U (AKBK MIX), appears on the DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK presented by ダンスマニア album.
- A cut of this remix later appeared in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX.
- A remix of BRILLIANT 2U appears as the Stage 1 theme in the PSP port of Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius. This replaces the original song used (THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)) in the Super Famicom/PlayStation/Saturn versions due to licensing issues.
Trivia
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- BRILLIANT 2U's beatmania IIDX video appears as a bonus movie on the beatmania IIDX visual emotions 9 DVD, where it was confirmed that VJ GYO did the video for the song.
- BRILLIANT 2U's background appears in five fathoms (beatmania II special version)'s video.
- BRILLIANT 2U had unused, unfinished graphics in DanceDanceRevolution Best of Cool Dancers. The unused banner also seems to credit BRILLIANT 2U to a different artist.
- BRILLIANT 2U received a new Single MANIAC chart in DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS, replacing the old one.
- This chart later became its Single CHALLENGE chart in DDRMAX2, keeping the original one as its HEAVY chart.
- BRILLIANT 2U received a brand new Double CHALLENGE chart in DDRMAX2. This chart features Freeze arrows, unlike the other charts for the song.
- It also received a unique background video in DDRMAX2, featuring the robot from B4U, NAOKI, the boy from STILL IN MY HEART and the angel from SKY HIGH.
- This chart later became its Single CHALLENGE chart in DDRMAX2, keeping the original one as its HEAVY chart.
- In DanceDanceRevolution BEST HITS, Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS and DanceDanceRevolution US CS, BRILLIANT 2U had a different BEGINNER single chart from the one seen in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
- BRILLIANT 2U received a new unique video in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2. This video was carried to the arcade releases in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
- BRILLIANT 2U("STREAM" Special) is one of the My GROOVE RADAR (Myグルーヴレーダー) unlockable songs in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2. To unlock it, you must play songs that have charts which focus on the STREAM parameter of the GROOVE RADAR.
- As of 4/10/2008, BRILLIANT 2U("STREAM" Special) has been unlocked for normal play.
- BRILLIANT 2U appears in KONAMI's PlayStation game Bishi Bashi Special 3 Step Champ.
- BRILLIANT 2U is one of Noria Shiraishi's favorite DanceDanceRevolution songs.
Song Production Information
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2
Debuting on DanceDanceRevolution, "BRILLIANT 2U" is a classic from the series.
Not only is NAOKI responsible for composing most of the KONAMI original music in the DanceDanceRevolution series, but songs like "BRILLIANT 2U" are considered theme songs of the game.
Be sure to check out the new challenge level steps of the song as well as the new "K.O.G G3 MIX" in this game as well.
Video Production Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from the original game to 2ndMIX rated from 1 to 8, 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
DanceDanceRevolution
Original Charts
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 95 / 0 | 162 / 0 | 176 / 0 | 225 / 0 | 264 / 0 / 0 | 165 / 0 | 180 / 0 | 227 / 0 | 229 / 8 / 0 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX→3rdMIX PLUS | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Dancing Stage 1.5 (Internet Ranking) | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution USA | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS→5thMIX | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DDRMAX2 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX CS | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| OHASTAR DanceDanceRevolution | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution BEST HITS | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| Dancing Stage EuroMIX CS | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution US CS | ※1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME JP CS | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Dancing Stage Max | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 JP CS | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
※ This chart is different from the later BEGINNER chart (total notes: 81).
CLUB VERSION
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 154 / 0 | 183 / 0 | 218 / 0 | - / - / - | 154 / 0 | 215 / 0 | - / - | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.2 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — |
| DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC) | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — |
"STREAM" Special Charts
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | - / - | - / - | - / - | 340 / 6 / 0 | - / - | - / - | - / - | 325 / 0 / 0 |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 JP CS | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 |
DanceDanceRevolution Solo
| Game | Single | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Trick | Maniac | |
| Notecounts | 158 | 176 | 225 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX Solo→4thMIX PLUS Solo | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| DanceDanceRevolution (PC) | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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