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==== jun ==== | ==== jun ==== | ||
I never thought TЁЯRA would release a new song in the DDR series.<br> | I never thought TЁЯRA would release a new song in the DDR series.<br> | ||
TЁЯRA was not around at the time of [[AC DDRMAX2|MAX2]], and since then its been 4 years...... Anyways, I only have memories of continuously running in those 4 years.<br> | |||
I never thought the surrounding environment would change so much. | I never thought the surrounding environment would change so much. | ||
That's why... It's nice to meet you, DDR fans.<br> | That's why... It's nice to meet you, DDR fans.<br> | ||
Have you enjoyed playing "Hana ranman -Flowers-"?<br> | Have you enjoyed playing "Hana ranman -Flowers-"?<br> | ||
Since DDRSN | Since DDRSN launched in the United States before Japan, we intentionally made this song with "Japanesque" in mind.<br> | ||
The lyrics depict spring | The lyrics depict spring in the Edo (period).<br> | ||
While making this song, the image of a lively and gorgeous spring scenery in Edo wouldn't leave my head, so I wrote the lyrics with | While making this song, the image of a lively and gorgeous spring scenery in Edo wouldn't leave my head, so I wrote the lyrics with that in mind.<br> | ||
This time, we ported "[[Mugen no hikari]]" from [[AC pnm 12|pop'nmusic12]], | This time, we ported "[[Mugen no hikari]]" from [[AC pnm 12|pop'nmusic12]], as jun really likes "Japanesque". (laughs) | ||
Actually, "Hana ranman -Flowers-" is slightly different from the usual line that TЁЯRA | Actually, "Hana ranman -Flowers-" is slightly different from the usual line that TЁЯRA has been doing up until now.<br> | ||
"I want to make | "I want to make a song which seemingly fit into DDR."<br> | ||
So I inserted this concept in this song, which contains an unprecedented melody.<br> | So I inserted this concept in this song, which contains an unprecedented melody.<br> | ||
Those who are familiar with TЁЯRA will be surprised, won't they?<br> | Those who are familiar with TЁЯRA will be surprised, won't they?<br> | ||
Still, if you can feel TЁЯRA's style somewhere in the song, I would be very happy. | Still, if you can feel TЁЯRA's style somewhere in the song, I would be very happy. | ||
Please | Please cheerfully enjoy playing this song, as if you were walking along through the lively and gorgeous streets in Edo. | ||
==== NAOKI MAEDA ==== | ==== NAOKI MAEDA ==== | ||
Having jun participate as a composer in DDRMAX2 was the | Having jun participate as a composer in DDRMAX2 was the beginning of the formation of TЁЯRA.<br> | ||
TЁЯRA has provided numerous songs to the pop'n music, beatmania?UDX, and | TЁЯRA has provided numerous songs to the pop'n music, beatmania?UDX, and GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series, but DDR hasn't received a new song from them until now, so "Hana ranman -Flowers-" is TЁЯRA's first DDR original song.<br> | ||
DDR superNOVA | DDR superNOVA has global standards, so we decided to express our Japanese identity through this song... the concept isn't an interpretation of Japanese traditional folk music like "Mugen no hikari" was, but a HYPER J-POP sound with strong and catchy elements, with casual feelings of "Japanesque".<br> | ||
If you listen carefully, it's also made with a Western music style. This deep musical element is the main point of this song.<br> | If you listen carefully, it's also made with a Western music style. This deep musical element is the main point of this song.<br> | ||
While meeting global standards, the fact that this song contains a | While meeting global standards, the fact that this song contains a kanji title shows my obsession with emphasizing Japanese culture. | ||
=== pop'n music === | === pop'n music === | ||