Artist: NAOKI
Composition/Arrangement: Naoki
BPM: 150
Length: 1:24
Genre: EURO GROOVE
VJ: MORO (beatmania), VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:
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.
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 remix of BRILLIANT 2U appears as the Stage 1 theme in the PlayStation Portable port of Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (実況おしゃべりパロディウス). This replaces the original song used (That's The Way (I Like It)) in the Super Famicom/PlayStation/Saturn versions due to licensing issues.
A shorter version of BRILLIANT 2U appears in the KONAMI PlayStation game Bishi Bashi Special 3 ~Step Champ~ (ビシバシスペシャル3 〜ステップチャンプ〜).
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 had unused, unfinished graphics in DanceDanceRevolution Best of Cool Dancers. The unused banner also seems to credit BRILLIANT 2U to a different artist.
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 video is played full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers.
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 April 10th, 2008, BRILLIANT 2U("STREAM" Special) has been unlocked for normal play.
BRILLIANT 2U is one of Noria Shiraishi's favorite DanceDanceRevolution songs.
BRILLIANT 2U was featured on the CM for the Toyota Celica car[1].
BRILLIANT 2U is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from December 8th, 2016, after obtaining 3000, 4500, and 2000 BITs for its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts respectively.
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
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in substream, 1 to 7 from 2nd through 4th style, 1 to 7+ in 5th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
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.)
beatmania
Game
SP Difficulty
DP Difficulty
Normal
Hard
Another
Normal
Hard
Another
Notecounts
270
329
361
288
363
369
beatmania THE FINAL
5
5
6
4
5
5
beatmania III THE FINAL
5
5
6
5
5
6
beatmania IIDX
Game
SP Difficulty
DP Difficulty
BEGINNER
NORMAL
HYPER
ANOTHER
LEGGENDARIA
NORMAL
HYPER
ANOTHER
LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts
-
270
330
362
288
363
-
{{{8}}}
{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style
-
-
4
N/A
-
4
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 3rd style→4th style
-
3
4
N/A
3
4
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style
-
3
4
N/A
3
↑6
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style
-
3
4
N/A
3
6
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
-
3
4
N/A
3
↓5
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present
-
3
4
4
3
5
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS
-
3
4
4
3
4
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS
-
3
4
4
3
5
-
{{{9}}}
{{{10}}}
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→INTERNET R@NKING Version
-
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
-
-
おはスタ 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