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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A long version of SPEEDY CAT, titled ''SPEEDY CAT feat. ERIKA MOCHIZUKI'', can be found on Y&Co.'s album [[BEST HIT YCO]].
* A long version of SPEEDY CAT, titled ''SPEEDY CAT feat. ERIKA MOCHIZUKI'', can be found in Y&Co.'s album [[BEST HIT YCO]].
* A remix of SPEEDY CAT by [[Kosuke Saito|kors k vs StripE]] (from S2TB), titled ''SPEEDY CAT (kors k vs StripE Remix)'', can be found on the [[V-RARE SOUND TRACK 14]] CD.
* A remix of SPEEDY CAT by [[Kosuke Saito|kors k vs StripE]] (from S2TB), titled ''SPEEDY CAT (kors k vs StripE Remix)'', can be found in the [[V-RARE SOUND TRACK 14]] CD.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* SPEEDY CAT's video is the first part of the DRIVING MUSIC series, which also includes [[CAR OF YOUR DREAMS]], [[TAIYO|太陽~T・A・I・Y・O~]], and [[KEY]].
* SPEEDY CAT's video is the first part of the DRIVING MUSIC series, which also includes [[CAR OF YOUR DREAMS]], [[TAIYO|太陽~T・A・I・Y・O~]], and [[KEY]].
* SPEEDY CAT is currently the only original Y&Co. song in BEMANI that only involves Akira Yokota (DJ BOSS) and not [[Tetsuya Tamura]] (dj REMO-CON).
* SPEEDY CAT is currently the only original Y&Co. song in BEMANI that only involves Akira Yokota (DJ BOSS) and not [[Tetsuya Tamura]] (dj REMO-CON).
* SPEEDY CAT's title is also the name of the racing team formed by IIDX characters [[Mika]], [[Yuri]], and [[Akane]].
* SPEEDY CAT's title is also the name of the racing team formed by beatmania IIDX characters [[Mika]], [[Yuri]], and [[Akane]].
* SPEEDY CAT received a slightly updated video in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]].
* SPEEDY CAT received a slightly updated video in [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]].


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This is an energetic new song!<br>
This is an energetic new song!<br>
The image is "sexy female racers seen on a mountain pass".<br>
The image is "sexy female racers seen on a mountain pass".<br>
I was quite nervous when I created this unfinished song (laughs).<br>
I was quite nervous when I was working on the unfinished song (laughs).<br>
A husky voice interacts with this high-speed melancholic track, which felt very good, so please take care of it.<br>
A husky voice interacts with this high-speed melancholic track, which I think it feels very good, so please take care of it.<br>
Special thanks "ERIKA"!
Special thanks "ERIKA"!


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
I initially planned for this video to include a digest of the main story's first half, while serving as the opening movie to introduce the characters appearing next to each other.<br>
I initially planned for this video to include a digest of the main story's first half, while serving as the opening movie to introduce the characters, appearing next to each other.<br>
From that concept, I gathered the materials I had previously prepared, matched them with the song, then carefully selected, cut, and connected them... I tried using this method.
From that concept, I gathered the materials I had previously prepared, matched them with the song, then carefully selected, cut, and connected them... that's the method I tried.


Coordinated by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|TAKA]], this brilliant opening contains an original Eurobeat song which is filled with a high-speed & high-tension driving sensation... so we asked Yokota Shoukai (Y&Co.;) to create a song for it, and his song and lyrics exactly fit this image! So I created this video from them.
Coordinated by [[Takayuki Ishikawa|TAKA]], this brilliant opening contains an original Eurobeat song which is filled with a high-speed & high-tension driving sensation... as we asked Yokota Shoukai (Y&Co.;) to create it, his song and lyrics exactly fit this image! And that's how I created this video.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==