hoshi no kimagure ga risansuru chihei no kanata
chinmoku wo tabete kimi wa umareta
umare izuru kiseki wo eta subete no inochi ni shukufuku wo!
inochinaki subete no IDOLA ni kokubetsu wo!
kokuu ni haritsuita uta hiki hagashitatte
mitsukaru no wa jibun nanda akirameyouka
subete no kotoba to subete no senritsu wa natta
tsugitsugi ni umareteku atashitachi
ashita to kinou ni karame rarenagara
imi wo mokushita uta ni
semete namae wo tsukete ageru karisome no na wo
ohayou sekai atarashii omochadesu
RHYTHM ni awase one two one two
MELODY kanade LA LA LA LA LA
douse abaretatte kietatte utaisakendatte
sekai wa kawaranainda
dakara atashi ga
nandodemo horoboshite ageru monogatari ga tsuzuku kagiri
atarashii kimi ga mata umaretekurudeshou
itsumademo mattete ageru yakusoku no chi de
yorokobi no uta tsunagu kotoba atarashii MELODY
subete wo kimi ni takushite
hoshi ga furisosogu ryoushi to mahou no itazura de
kirakira to zutto damashi tsuzukete
Song Connections / Remixes
The GuitarFreaks & DrumMania version of Idola has louder guitars than the other versions in other games.
An instrumental version of Idola, titled Idola(カラオケ), can be downloaded from the Chakushin★uta♪ (着信★うた♪) service.
The ノスタルジア version of Idola is slightly longer, with an extended outro, and featuring additional piano arrangement by Jun Wakita.
In beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, Idola's NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts are unlockable after playing 3, 6, and 10 credits respectively (you must unlock the charts on the event website though).
In DanceDanceRevolution (2014), it's one of the songs of the EXTRA ATTACK unlocking system.
In jubeat saucer fulfill, you must collect the reward stamps by unlocking all the five songs from the Smith Seminar Natsu no jin (スミスゼミナール夏の陣) event. It could be unlocked from June 29th, 2014 to February 16th, 2015.
In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
In REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!, Idola's BASIC, MEDIUM and HARD charts are unlockable on the Reflec Shop after playing four GUMI songs, eight GUMI songs and twelve GUMI songs respectively. You can purchase each chart for 300, 700, and 1000 Refle for BASIC, MEDIUM, and HARD respectively.
Since August 13th, 2014, it is automatically available for all players to purchase.
In SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection- and III GRAVITY WARS, Idola's NOVICE and ADVANCED charts could be unlocked by playing either バンブーソード・ガール or 幻想系世界修復少女 on any difficulty, while its EXHAUST chart could be unlocked by clearing バンブーソード・ガール's EXHAUST chart.
As of SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN, its EXHAUST chart can be purchased without any prerequisites, while its NOVICE and ADVANCED charts are available by default.
Idola is iconoclasm's first song with vocals.
It's also iconoclasm's first song with Asaki and/or Daisuke Kurosawa.
It's also iconoclasm's first original song in the DanceDanceRevolution, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, jubeat, SOUND VOLTEX, and ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom series.
It's also the first non-crossover iconoclasm song to have its own unique video in BEMANI.
Idola is Latin for "idol".
In pop'n music, instead of displaying its character's portrait, Idola displays its jacket when selected.
Prior to DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, Idola's music video is shown full screen, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
Idola was added to BeatStream on June 19th, 2014. Its MEDIUM and BEAST charts could be unlocked via the BisCo mail Happy Birthday!!（＞∀＜） in Takahashi-san Lab..
As of December 3rd, 2015, these charts have been unlocked by default.
In DanceDanceRevolution (2014), Idola received CHALLENGE charts on July 4th, 2014.
Idola's CHALLENGE charts are the fifth charts rated Level 17 in the DanceDanceRevolution series that do not have BPM changes, stops, or Shock Arrows.
Idola received a new title card on the July 16th, 2014 update of beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, with the song name written in a different font and an acknowledgement to INTERNET Co., Ltd., the developers of the GUMI VOCALOID software.
In ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom, Idola received a new jacket, and Idola's artist is just credited to iconoclasm.
Idola is one of the unlocks of ノスタルジア Op.2's GUMI 10th Anniversary Island event. It could be unlocked from June 26th to July 10th, 2019 by collecting 76 stamps.
It could be unlocked again from October 31st to November 21st, 2019.
The original version of Idola cannot be found on any BEMANI soundtrack, although it can be purchased from the KONAMI♪MUSIC service.
However, its ノスタルジア arrangement can be found on the NOSTALGIA Music Collection ～Op.2～ album.
Music Comment
GUMI 10th Anniversary commemorative recording
Song Production Information
None.
Video Production Information
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Character Information
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Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
BeatStream difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and from 1 to Kami (神) in アニムトライヴ.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, and from 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2.
SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH to III GRAVITY WARS difficulty rated from 1 to 16, and 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards.
ノスタルジア difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd, SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki, Pop'n Music Fever, and GITADORA Rating Sources.)
