Broken

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Broken

Song Information

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Broken's jacket.

Artist: dj TAKA feat. AiMEE
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: Aimee Blackschleger
BPM: 148
Length: 1:42 (REFLEC BEAT, jubeat), 2:17 (beatmania IIDX, ポップンリズミン)
Genre: TRANCE
VJ: F-FLY
Jacket design: もとこ
First Music Game Appearance: REFLEC BEAT
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

Images of broken glass all red
I think those broken pieces are
all that remains
of my heart
can't concentrate on myself
there is nothing anymore
isolated,
ignored
sharp fragments all over the city
remind me you're not with me
I am only imagining
you can sympathize
and realize
I want to gather it again
if you'll only let me
rebuild

Song Connections / Remixes

  • A slightly extended version of Broken can be found on the REFLEC BEAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
    • ポップンリズミン and the beatmania IIDX series use this extended version of Broken.
  • A remix of Broken by iroha(sasaki), titled Broken 8cmix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
  • A long version of Broken appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....
  • A remix of Broken by DJ Genki, titled Broken -DJ Genki Remix-, also appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....

Trivia

  • Broken is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT by reaching Level 100.
    • In REFLEC BEAT limelight, it is unlocked by reaching the third part of Glass Stage 1-3. It is the 24th old REFLEC BEAT song in limelight unlocked via Glass Stage.
  • Retroactively, Broken is the first REFLEC BEAT song to have a chart rated Level 10+, and subsequently Level 11.
  • Unlocking Broken in REFLEC BEAT or limelight also unlocks the song in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem or beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, as part of Lincle LINK 1.
    • As of June 27th, 2012, it can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle or beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro by reaching Q-pro Level 45 (as part of Lincle LINK 5). It is the seventh and last Lincle LINK 1 song in beatmania IIDX to be unlocked this way.
  • Broken was added to jubeat saucer on April 1st, 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 REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-. It is the first unlockable song of the 2nd Annual Meeting, after Pastel-kun completes 10 rounds around the track.
  • Broken received RENEWAL charts in REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, unlockable as part of the fourth phase of the Pastel-kun to Gakkii-hakase no dokidoki rhythm kenkyujou (パステルくんとガッキー博士のドキドキリズム研究所) event. They could be unlocked after assembling the Eye Bells (アイベル) instrument.
    • In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, these charts were playable by default.
  • After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Broken was revived on June 8th, 2017.
    • Its WHITE HARD chart could be unlocked through a quest in Reflesia Mode (リフレシアモード) from June 15th to 28th, 2017.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

It was decided early on that I would compose two songs for REFLEC BEAT.

"I would like a trance song with a sad melody and foreign vocals, similar to Colors" was the request I received from Yoshitaka.
As he is someone that has done so much for IIDX, I do not think I could bring myself to refuse his request, so I tried my best.

However, it caught me off guard when I heard that this was going to be used for the last song.
At the time, the growing quality expectations had left me anxious throughout the production, but listening to it now, I am rather pleased with how it turned out.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 from 悠久のリフレシア onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 543 1039 1598 551 1096 1420 {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present - 5 9 12 5 9 12 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}

jubeat

Game Level
Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 248 562 729
jubeat saucer→Qubell 4 9 10
jubeat clan→Present 4 ↓8 10
jubeat plus 4 9 10
jubeat plus (Android) 4 9 10
jukebeat 4 9 10

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard Special
Notecounts 234 371 600 -
REFLEC BEAT 5 8 10 -


Revised Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard Special
Notecounts 234 371 603 -
REFLEC BEAT limelight→groovin'!! Upper 5 8 10+ -
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2 5 8 11 -
REFLEC BEAT plus 5 8 10+ -
REFLEC BEAT + 5 8 10+ -


RENEWAL Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard Special
Notecounts 233 320 634 -
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2 5 8 11 -


New Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard White
Hard
Notecounts 335 464 759 784
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア→Present 7 10 13 15


ポップンリズミン

Game Difficulties
Normal Hyper EX
Notecounts 180 309 443
ポップンリズミン 2 6 9
Lincle LINK #1
Both games 中華急行 - Thunderbolt
beatmania IIDX songs Broken - Sakura Reflection - SPECIAL SUMMER CAMPAIGN! - Survival Games - THE FALLEN - Wuv U
REFLEC BEAT songs Anisakis -somatic mutation type"Forza"- - Bad Maniacs - reunion - Second Heaven - Turii ~Panta rhei~
Why did you go away
パステルくんスミス氏RUNRUNマラソン!
1st Annual Meeting jubeat: 梅雪夜 - Clumsy thoughts - この青空の下で
REFLEC BEAT: spring pony - Good-bye Chalon - アルストロメリア
Final Song: anemone
2nd Annual Meeting jubeat: Broken - Our Faith - 愛は不死鳥の様に
REFLEC BEAT: True Blue - The Wind of Gold - †渚の小悪魔ラヴリィ~レイディオ†
Final Song: ZZ
3rd Annual Meeting
(DJ TOTTO Meeting)
jubeat: Windy Fairy - DRAGON KILLER - ストレイ・マーチ
REFLEC BEAT: Arousing - Mirage - アストライアの双皿
Final Song: chaplet
Mission DELTA jubeat: VALLIS-NERIA
REFLEC BEAT: JOMANDA
Final Song: Lisa-RICCIA