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= ENDYMION =
= ENDYMION =


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Composition/Arrangement: [[Youhei Kimura|ARM]] (IOSYS)<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Youhei Kimura|ARM]] (IOSYS)<br>
Guitars: [[Masaki Suzuki|zyukucho]](COOL&CREATE)<br>
Guitars: [[Masaki Suzuki|zyukucho]](COOL&CREATE)<br>
Violin: Fudeshi<br>
Violin: Clara Fudeshi<br>
Viola: Hayashi<br>
Viola: Momoko Hayashi<br>
BPM: 220-440 (DanceDanceRevolution), 110-880 (SOUND VOLTEX)<br>
BPM: 220-440 (DanceDanceRevolution), 220 (DANCE aROUND), 110-880 (SOUND VOLTEX)<br>
Length: 2:01<br>
Length: 2:01<br>
Movie: [[Kazuma Owashi|square_head]]<br>
Movie: [[Kazuma Owashi|square_head]]<br>
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First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:  
Other Music Game Appearances:  
* [[AC DaR|DANCE aROUND]]
* [[AC SDVX VW|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE]]
* [[AC SDVX VW|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE]]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>Death for the Better</pre>
None.


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A long version of ENDYMION can be found on ARM's third album, [[Animal strike!|アニマル・ストライク!]].
* A long version of ENDYMION, titled ''ENDYMION (long edit)'', can be found in ARM's third album, [[Animal strike!|アニマル・ストライク!]] and in the [[IOSYS RHYTHMICAL WORKS PERFECT HITS]] album.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:ENDYMION-alt.png|thumb|ENDYMION's alternate jacket.]]
{{Gallery}}
* ENDYMION is DanceDanceRevolution A's ''EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL A'' song. It was added on July 13th, 2017, and can only be played on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3 after unlocking it in the ''RINON'S ADVENTURE III'' event as the final unlock.
* ENDYMION is DanceDanceRevolution A's ''EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL A'' song. It was added on July 13th, 2017, and can only be played on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3 after unlocking it in the ''RINON'S ADVENTURE III'' event as the final unlock.
** The [[RINON]] HEAT POWER gauge is reset upon selecting the song, forcing players to re-access EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3 in order to play the song again.
** The [[RINON]] HEAT POWER gauge is reset upon selecting the song, forcing players to re-access EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3 in order to play the song again.
** ENDYMION's CHALLENGE charts became accessible (while still exclusive to EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3) after clearing its EXPERT chart and then clearing [[ACE FOR ACES]] as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE immediately after. (Single and Double charts must be made accessible separately.)
** From April 26th, 2018 to July 25th, 2018, ENDYMION could be accessed on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1 after completing RINON'S ADVENTURE.
** From April 26th, 2018 to July 25th, 2018, ENDYMION could be accessed on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1 after completing RINON'S ADVENTURE.
** From July 26th, 2018, ENDYMION is unlocked for normal play upon completing RINON'S ADVENTURE.
*** Also from April 26th, 2018, ENDYMION's CHALLENGE charts are available on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1 after completing RINON'S ADVENTURE without needing to clear ACE FOR ACES.
** From July 26th, 2018, ENDYMION has been unlocked for normal play upon completing RINON'S ADVENTURE.
** As of [[AC DDR A20|DanceDanceRevolution A20]], it is available by default.
** As of [[AC DDR A20|DanceDanceRevolution A20]], it is available by default.
* Before April 26th, 2018, ENDYMION had an alternate jacket that was used on the song select screen, resembling a "sealed" or "locked" version of the main jacket.
* Before April 26th, 2018, ENDYMION had an alternate jacket that was used on the song select screen, resembling a "sealed" or "locked" version of the main jacket.
* ENDYMION has a unique video. However, it is in the background of a red ''Replicant D-action'' dance stage and is not full-screen.
** This jacket is also seen at the beginning of ENDYMION's unique video.
* ENDYMION's CHALLENGE charts became accessible (while still exclusive to EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3) after clearing its EXPERT chart and then clearing [[ACE FOR ACES]] as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE immediately after. (Single and Double charts must be made accessible separately.)
* ENDYMION has a unique video. However, it is played in the background of a red variant of the REPLICANT dance stage and is not full-screen.
** Its CHALLENGE charts are the fifth Single and sixth Double charts, respectively, to be rated Level 19.
** This video reuses a [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] generic video.
** From April 26th, 2018, ENDYMION's CHALLENGE charts are available on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1 after completing RINON'S ADVENTURE without needing to clear ACE FOR ACES.
* ENDYMION's Single and Double CHALLENGE charts previously held the record for the highest notecount on ''any'' non-long version song in DanceDanceRevolution with 925 and 900 notes respectively, until [[MAX 360]]'s Single and Double CHALLENGE charts surpassed it with 1000 and 945 notes respectively.
* ENDYMION's Single and Double CHALLENGE charts previously held the record for the highest stepcount on ''any'' non-long version song in DanceDanceRevolution with 925 and 900 notes respectively, until [[MAX 360]]'s Single and Double CHALLENGE charts surpassed it with 1000 and 945 notes respectively.
** These CHALLENGE charts are the fifth Single and sixth Double charts, respectively, to be rated Level 19.
** ENDYMION's Double CHALLENGE chart, having a STREAM value of 224, makes ENDYMION the second song to have charts that exceed 200 in any area of the [[GROOVE RADAR]], following [[EGOISM 440]] from [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]].
** ENDYMION's Double CHALLENGE chart, having a STREAM value of 224, makes ENDYMION the second song to have charts that exceed 200 in any area of the [[GROOVE RADAR]], following [[EGOISM 440]] from [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]].
* In Greek mythology, Endymion was variously an Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king who was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis.
* In Greek mythology, Endymion was variously an Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king who was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis.
** Accordingly, the woman depicted on the jacket art is the Greek moon goddess, Selene, who in mythology fell in love with Endymion and placed him into an eternal slumber in order to preserve his beauty.
** Accordingly, the woman depicted on the jacket art is the Greek moon goddess, Selene, who in mythology fell in love with Endymion and placed him into an eternal slumber in order to preserve his beauty.
** However, ARM notes in the song comments that the title was inspired by the Dan Simmons novel of the same name.
** However, Youhei Kimura notes in the song comments that the title was inspired by the Dan Simmons novel of the same name.
* Despite having a displayed BPM of 220-440, ENDYMION's actual minimum and maximum BPMs are 110 and 880, respectively.
* Despite having a displayed BPM of 220-440 in the DanceDanceRevolution series, ENDYMION's actual minimum and maximum BPMs are 110 and 880, respectively. The SOUND VOLTEX series uses the correct BPM values.
** Reaching up to 880 BPM, ENDYMION is tied with EGOISM 440 for the fifth highest BPM at any point in all BEMANI games, beaten only by [[Gate of Atlantis]]' 888 BPM from [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]], [[gigadelic(m3rkAb4h R3m!x)|gigadelic(m3rkAb4# R3m!x)]]'s 916 BPM from [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]], [[Chou chou kou soku de mae sai soku!!! Speed star Kanade|超☆超☆光☆速☆出☆前☆最☆速!!! スピード★スター★かなで]]'s 999 BPM from SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN, and [[Tohoku EVOLVED]]'s 1020 BPM from [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]].
* ENDYMION ranked #1 in the BEMANI Fan Site CHECK!SONGS Monthly Ranking list for July 2017.
* ENDYMION ranked #1 in the BEMANI Fan Site CHECK!SONGS Monthly Ranking list for July 2017.
* ENDYMION is one of the unlocks of the [[POLICY BREAK]] event. For more information on the dates it can be unlocked in the SOUND VOLTEX series, please see the event page.
* ENDYMION 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.
** POLICY BREAK crossing over a DanceDanceRevolution song is the 500,000 MANIFEST DanceDanceRevolution Goal of the [[Ichika no BEMANI touhyou senbatsusen 2019|いちかのBEMANI投票選抜戦2019]] event.
** POLICY BREAK crossing over a DanceDanceRevolution song is the 500,000 MANIFEST DanceDanceRevolution Goal of the [[Ichika no BEMANI touhyou senbatsusen 2019|いちかのBEMANI投票選抜戦2019]] event.
** From April 25th, 2022 in [[AC SDVX EG|SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR]], it can be purchased with PCB instead.
* ENDYMION appears in SEGA's [[silentblue:chunithm:NEW PLUS|CHUNITHM NEW PLUS]].
* ENDYMION is the one of the Phase 2 unlocks of the [[DANCE aROUND x DanceDanceRevolution 2022 natsu no MUSIC CHOICE|DANCE aROUND × DanceDanceRevolution 2022夏のMUSIC CHOICE]] event. It could be unlocked in DANCE aROUND from September 8th, 2022 to January 30th, 2023.
** As of September 6th, 2023, it is an EXTRA STAGE exclusive song instead.
* At 220 BPM, ENDYMION is currently tied with [[Gimme chocolate!!|ギミチョコ!!]] for having the record of the fastest constant BPM in the DANCE aROUND series.
* ENDYMION is available in [[CS DDR GRAND PRIX|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX]]'s GRAND PRIX mode from February 20th, 2023, by purchasing the '''GRAND PRIX music pack vol.15''' (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.15).
* ENDYMION is available in [[CS SDVX EG|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).


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
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== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
DANCE aROUND difficulty rated from 1 to 10.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.<br>
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd] and [https://www18.atwiki.jp/sdvx/pages/4982.htmlSOUND VOLTEX @ wiki].)
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd] and [https://www18.atwiki.jp/sdvx/pages/4982.htmlSOUND VOLTEX @ wiki].)
=== DANCE aROUND ===
{{DaR Chart Header|
{{DaR Chart Notecounts|-|109|128}}
{{DaR Chart|DANCE aROUND|-|7|10}}
}}


=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
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{{DDR Chart Notecounts|276 / 14|473 / 15|591 / 21|783 / 22|925 / 28 / 0|468 / 14|580 / 18|741 / 26|900 / 30 / 0}}
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|276 / 14|473 / 15|591 / 21|783 / 22|925 / 28 / 0|468 / 14|580 / 18|741 / 26|900 / 30 / 0}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution A&rarr;Present|9|13|15|18|19|13|15|18|19}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution A&rarr;Present|9|13|15|18|19|13|15|18|19}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|9|13|15|18|19|13|15|18|19}}
}}
}}


=== SOUND VOLTEX ===
=== SOUND VOLTEX ===
{{SDVX Chart Header|
{{SDVX Chart Header|
{{SDVX Chart Max Chain|?|?|?|?}}
{{SDVX Chart Max Chain|971|1208|1512|2223}}
{{SDVX Chart Effector|?|?|?|?}}
{{SDVX Chart Effector|レッドホットスクリューズ|レッドホットスクリューズ|レッドホットスクリューズ|クリムゾンホットテンぺスト}}
{{SDVX Chart Jacket|square_head|square_head|square_head|square_head}}
{{SDVX Chart Jacket|square_head|square_head|square_head|square_head}}
{{SDVX Chart|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE&rarr;Present|7|14|17|19}}
{{SDVX Chart|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE&rarr;Present|7|14|17|19}}
{{SDVX Chart|SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ|7|14|17|19}}
}}
}}


{{EXTRA EXCLUSIVE}}
{{EXTRA EXCLUSIVE}}
{{POLICY BREAK}}
{{POLICY BREAK}}
{{stub}}
{{DANCE aROUND x DanceDanceRevolution 2022 natsu no MUSIC CHOICE}}


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