Holic
This page is for the TaQ song titled Holic. For the 山本真央樹 feat.くりむ song of a similar title, please see holic (Maoki Yamamoto feat.crimm).
Holic
Song Information
Artist: TaQ
Composition/Arrangement: TaQ
BPM: 155
Length: 1:27
Genre: HARD TECHNO
Movie: VJ GYO (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd style
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- Holic is part of TaQ's "-ic" song series.
- A mix of Holic with stoic appears on TaQ's bounce connected album.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- Holic contains three different time signatures in each section: 7/8 from the beginning, 7/4 during the middle, and 4/4 towards the ending.
- According to GOLI's comments in the Q&A corner of the beatmania IIDX 4th style official website, the character in Holic's overlays resembled a certain DJ who performed at a club he used to attend.
- Holic is a hidden revival in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-. It can be unlocked by reaching level 13, or using an operator code to unlock it via 3rd PASS.
- From DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME onwards, it is playable by default.
- Holic received a Single BEGINNER chart in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
- Via a glitch, it even received a Single CHALLENGE chart, though it is just a copy of its Single HEAVY chart.
- Holic is one of the first beatmania IIDX songs to have a Level 11 chart on Single retroactively, as the 1-12 rating scale wouldn't be introduced until beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY. (The other song is R5, which also debuted in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.)
- Holic and era (nostalmix) are the first songs with a Double chart rated Level 12.
- Holic's overlays were removed from the beatmania IIDX arcade games as of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro due to technical issues.
- Holic is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from June 7th, 2023 after purchasing its charts with BITs.
Song Production Information
beatmania IIDX
dj TAKA
This is TaQ's Holic, a.k.a. "HARD TEC", his latest techno song.
By the way, I received questions asking "how do you pronounce TaQ?", so the correct answer is "Taku".
Q is pronounced "ku" in German, right? TaQ spent his childhood years in Germany, and it seems to be his favorite nickname since then.
Many people also felt that TaQ's songs, such as Holic, have a certain German atmosphere to them, so perhaps it's from that background.
DanceDanceRevolution
This is a techno number by TaQ, who also created "era". The melody here is further removed, giving listeners a mechanical and aggressive impression. The gradually increasing tension creates an anxious feeling, while the subtle and profound synthesizer sounds make you feel a mysterious comfort. The last section immediately fades out from the continuous patterned phrases, leaving trailing notes like they're left behind.
CS Information Data
DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-
You have unlocked the song "Holic" by TaQ. If you like the words "dark", "fast", and "hard techno", then you should also add the word "Holic" to your list.
Video Production Information
VJ GYO
Both dj TAKA's "LEADING CYBER" and TaQ's "Holic" perfectly express the worldview of 3rd style's catchphrase, "CYBER beat NATION", in the most straightforward way.
If anything, they're songs with dark tones and filled with power, like being consumed by an intense force, without sinking or stagnating.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7 in 3rd and 4th style, 1 to 7+ in 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onward. beatmania (2006) difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. 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.
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 324 | 395 | 624 | 880 | - | 680 | 875 | 1136 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style→4th style | - | 4 | 6 | N/A | - | 4 | 6 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style→6th style | - | 4 | ↑7 | N/A | - | ↑6 | ↑7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 7th style | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - | ↑7 | 7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 8th style | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - | ↓6 | 7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 9th style | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - | ↓6 | 7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 10th style | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - | ↑7 | 8 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - | ↓6 | ↑8+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→18 Resort Anthem | - | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | ↑7 | 10 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present | - | ↑5 | 7 | 11 | - | 7 | 10 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style CS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX 7th style CS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX 8th style CS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - |
| beatmania (2006) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | - | 7 | 9 | 10 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | 7 | 10 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | 7 | 10 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE | - | 5 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) | - | 5 | 7 | 11 | - | 7 | 10 | 12 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 103 / 0 | 189 / 0 | 228 / 0 | 313 / 0 | - / - / - | 198 / 0 | 232 / 0 | 336 / 0 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX→5thMIX | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DDRMAX2 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | - | 7 | 8 | 11 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX / Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DDRMAX CS NA | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DDR FESTIVAL | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution Solo
| Game | 6 Panels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Trick | Maniac | |
| Notecounts | 198 | 232 | 332 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX Solo→4thMIX PLUS Solo | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX / Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| TaQ's "-ic" series of songs | |
|---|---|
| Holic - stoic - symbolic | |