kagami no naka no me wo jitto mitsumeru you ni
ushigi okashi na sekai ni mayoikonda
kimi wa dare
nani no tame
koko ni "iru" tte koto
honto no basho wa doko na no
nazo wa tsuzuku
tooi sora wa iro wo te ni irete
oikakete mo todokanai mono
boku ga sunderu no wa
otsukisama janai
dakedo kimetsukeru no mo
chigau no kamo
taiyou ni koi suru hana kirei de kanashiku naru
yukkuri to nozoita yo fuwafuwa no shippo kara
umi kaze sora ao
kumo tori hane shiro
boku ni mo fushigina tegami ga kuru kana
mou nido to nai
jikan ni sayonara
ima no negai wo komete
English
I stare intently at the eyes in the mirror
Lost in a strange, mysterious world
Who are you?
Why are you?
Why are you “here”? they ask
Where am I really?
The mystery continues
I take the colours from the distant sky
I keep chasing but I just can’t reach it
The place where I live
Has no moon
But I’ve decided
That’s not quite right
The flowers who love the sun become beautifully sad
I slowly peeked out from the soft tail
Ocean, wind, blue sky
Clouds, birds, white feathers
I’ve been mailed another strange letter
Well, it won’t happen again
Goodbye, time
I will surround myself in my wishes
The OST version of αρχη has a slightly longer piano intro.
This version of the song is used in the SOUND VOLTEX series.
A long version of αρχη can be found in Dormir's album, Petit March.
A short edit of this long version appears in the pop'n music series.
DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club uses a shorter version of αρχη, cutting the piano intro.
Trivia
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αρχη is GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3's ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 2.
At Extra Level 3, αρχη was moved down to EXTRA STAGE.
αρχη becames playable in Standard Mode at Extra Level 9, the game's final Extra Level, by playing αρχη as EXTRA STAGE.
On the console version of GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3, αρχη starts as the game's PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 1, moving down to ENCORE STAGE at Extra Level 2 and EXTRA STAGE at Extra Level 3.
At Extra Level 4, αρχη becomes available in Standard Mode on all stages.
Pronounced "arche", αρχη is the Greek word for "origin." It is also the name of a Muse in Greek Mythology as well as one of Jupiter's moons.
αρχη's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania charts were created by TOMOSUKE himself [1].
According to TOMOSUKE, αρχη's original name was Usagi to idea no puzzle (ウサギとイデアのパズ). [2]
Both αρχη and 魔法のたまご being crossed over mark crimm's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
In DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club, αρχη uses the Sudden Arrow gimmick.
αρχη is available in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in JukeBox #2 (June 9th, 2010).
As of August 13th, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
αρχη is one of the unlocks of pop'n music 20 fantasia's Dormir & wac 1stAlbum hatsubai kinen (Dormir & wac 1stAlbum発売記念) event. It could be unlocked from February 15th, 2012 by playing crimm songs in NET TAISEN MODE, and filling the Petit March gauge.
As of July 4th, 2012, it is available by default.
αρχη received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
αρχη (CLASSIC) is one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 2005～2006 ENCORE STAGEs in GITADORA EXCHAIN. It could be unlocked from May 8th, 2019 by clearing it as an ENCORE STAGE after having unlocked all GF&DM CHRONICLE Part 3 songs.
In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it could be unlocked from March 4th to June 21st, 2020 and from October 28th to November 29th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.
It could also be unlocked from July 8th to August 2nd, 2020 and from December 2nd, 2020 to January 3rd, 2021 as part of the GITADORA wo tomodachi to issho ni play shiyou!! Campaign (GITADORAを友達と一緒にプレーしよう!!キャンペーン).
αρχη is one of the unlocks of the POLICY BREAK event. For more information on the dates it could be unlocked in the SOUND VOLTEX series, please see the event page.
αρχη is available in pop'n music Lively as part of GITADORA Selection Music Pack vol.1 (GITADORA セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
αρχη is available in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ from March 13th, 2024, by purchasing the Konasute SOUND VOLTEX BEMANI Selection Music Pack vol.1 (コナステ版 SOUND VOLTEX BEMANI セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1).
Music Comment
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Song Production Information
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Video Production Information
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Character Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts from Pop'n Music Fever, BEMANIWiki 2nd, SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki, and GITADORA Rating Sources.)
DanceDanceRevolution
Game
Single
Double
Beginner
Basic
Difficult
Expert
Challenge
Basic
Difficult
Expert
Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows
67 / 0
90 / 8
135 / 17
186 / 19
- / - / -
- / -
- / -
- / -
- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution Winx Club
2
3
5
8
-
-
-
-
-
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania
Original Series
Game
Drum
Guitar
Bass
Open
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Notecounts
664
918
1092
412
472
472
305
329
329
412
472
472
GF/DM V3
47
66
87
41
56
70
24
43
49
43
58
72
GF/DM V4→V8
47
66
↑92
41
56
70
24
43
49
43
58
72
GITADORA EXCHAIN
6.50
7.50
8.80
4.60
6.10
7.40
3.30
5.00
6.75
-
-
7.50
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present
↑6.55
7.50
8.80
↑4.65
↑6.15
7.40
3.30
↑5.05
↓6.70
-
-
7.50
GF/DM V3 CS
47
66
87
41
56
70
24
43
49
43
58
72
コナステ GITADORA
6.55
7.50
8.80
4.65
6.15
7.40
3.30
5.05
6.70
-
-
7.50
XG & GITADORA Series
Game
Drum
Guitar
Bass
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Master
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Master
Basic
Advanced
Extreme
Master
Notecounts
664
918
1090
-
358
472
472
-
302
329
329
-
GF/DM XG→XG2
5.10
6.30
7.53
-
3.40
5.00
6.65
-
3.20
4.45
6.70
-
GF/DM XG3
5.10
6.30
↑8.13
-
3.40
5.00
6.65
-
3.20
4.45
6.70
-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost
↑5.65
↑6.75
↑8.40
-
↑4.20
↑5.60
↑7.10
-
↑3.95
↑5.10
↑7.10
-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE
5.65
↓6.70
↑8.60
-
↓4.05
↓5.35
↓6.65
-
↓3.55
↓4.80
↓6.60
-
GITADORA Matixx
↑6.05
↑7.25
↑8.75
-
↑4.45
↑6.00
↑7.00
-
↑4.15
↑5.45
↑6.95
-
GITADORA EXCHAIN
↑6.55
↑7.55
↑8.90
-
↓4.25
↑6.10
↑7.25
-
↓4.00
↓5.30
6.95
-
GITADORA NEX+AGE
↑6.60
7.55
8.90
-
4.25
↑6.15
↑7.30
-
4.00
5.30
6.95
-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→Present
6.60
7.55
↑9.00
-
↑4.60
↑6.55
↑7.50
-
↑4.30
↑5.70
↑7.05
-
GITADORA (Mobile)
5.65
6.75
8.40
-
4.20
5.60
7.10
-
3.95
5.10
7.10
-
コナステ GITADORA
6.60
7.55
8.90
-
4.25
6.15
7.30
-
4.00
5.30
6.95
-
pop'n music
Game
Normal Mode
Battle Mode
EASY
NORMAL
HYPER
EX
NORMAL
HYPER
Notecounts
199
423
801
1254
406
661
pop'n music 20 fantasia
※16
20
32
41
14
29
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present
12
26
38
47
14
29
pop'n music Lively
12
26
38
47
-
-
※ The notecount of this chart is different from its EASY chart (total notes: 410).
