ABSOLUTE
ABSOLUTE
Song Information
Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
BPM: 60-144
Length: 2:09 (beatmania IIDX, REFLEC BEAT), 1:49 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: EPIC TRANCE
VJ: VJ YUZ and GOLI
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances:
- DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX
- Dance Maniax 2ndMIX APPEND J-PARADISE
- REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper
- REFLEC BEAT plus BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS PACK 01
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A rock remix of ABSOLUTE by good-cool, simply titled ABSOLUTE, can be found in pop'n music 9.
- A trance remix of ABSOLUTE by good-cool, titled ABSOLUTE (Ultimate Remix), appears on good-cool's second album, good-cool ultra expander. This version is based in the pop'n music remix.
- A remix of ABSOLUTE by Thuggie D., titled ABSOLUTE (Cuff -N- Stuff it Mix), appears in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX.
- An extended trance version of ABSOLUTE, titled ABSOLUTE 2007, appears in dj TAKA's first album milestone.
- A speed remix of ABSOLUTE by Ryu☆, titled ABSOLUTE (Ryu☆ Remix), appears on the cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- album.
- The DanceDanceRevolution series use a shorter version of ABSOLUTE.
Trivia
- According to dj TAKA's twitter, ABSOLUTE was originally named Special Thanks, but both VJ GYO and GOLI thought the name of the song was "lame", and rejected it.
- ABSOLUTE is included as a preview song on the beatmania IIDX 3rd style Original Soundtracks album.
- ABSOLUTE received Single and Double ANOTHER charts in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST. Those charts are carried over to beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem.
- In DanceDanceRevolution, ABSOLUTE received a unique background video in DDRMAX2, featuring most of the DanceDanceRevolution character cast at the time.
- Despite that ABSOLUTE's BPM is simply displayed as 144 in the DanceDanceRevolution series, it actually slows down to 38 at the end.
- ABSOLUTE received a Single BEGINNER chart in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
- ABSOLUTE received a different banner in DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX.
- ABSOLUTE received a Double BEGINNER chart and a different jacket in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3.
- In DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3, ABSOLUTE can be unlocked in QUEST MODE by beating Milan in Club Tucana.
- ABSOLUTE could be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper as part of the 1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system.
- From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 Refle.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 VOLZZA KEYs.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it was playable by default.
- ABSOLUTE received a new jacket in the REFLEC BEAT series, which is based off of its beatmania IIDX video.
- ABSOLUTE is one of the songs featured on the BEMANI SONGS ~Best of beatmania IIDX~ video.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
CS Information Data
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)
You have unlocked the song "ABSOLUTE" by dj TAKA. Debuting on Dance Dance Revolution KONAMIX, "ABSOLUTE" is an absolutely cool song to dance to with its driving bass line, classical piano melodies and modern day electronic music sounds. Check out other songs by this artist in this game and Dance Dance Revolution KONAMIX, DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution, and DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution.
Video Production Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ (up to 9th style) or 8 (10th style), from 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, and from 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
beatmania IIDX
Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
Notecounts | 309 | 682 | 935 | 1218 | 728 | 934 | 1338 | {{{8}}} | {{{9}}} |
beatmania IIDX 4th style→11 IIDX RED | - | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→17 SIRIUS | - | 5 | ↑8 | - | ↑6 | ↑8 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem | - | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present | - | ↑6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS | - | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 5th style CS | ※3 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS | ※3 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS | - | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 6 | 8 | - | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
※ These BEGINNER charts are different from their later console appearances (total notes: 514)
DanceDanceRevolution
Game | Single | Double | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 123 / 0 | 142 / 0 | 252 / 0 | 311 / 0 | - / - / - | 135 / 0 | 215 / 0 | 303 / 0 | - / - / - |
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DDRMAX2 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - | 4 | 7 | 11 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS US | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 | N/A | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
REFLEC BEAT
Game | Level | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
Notecounts | 165 | 348 | 764 | - |
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→VOLZZA 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | - |
REFLEC BEAT plus | 4 | 6 | 10 | - |
BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS | |
---|---|
1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION) | ABSOLUTE - CHOCOLATE PHILOSOPHY - LOGICAL DASH - era (nostalmix) |
2nd Set (TAG's SELECTION) | DROP THE BOMB - AXIS - fellows - MAD BLAST |
3rd Set (Des-ROW's SELECTION) | 大見解 - Funky sonic World - BE LOVIN - CURUS |
4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION) | GENOM SCREAMS - Presto - JET WORLD - Go Beyond!! |
5th Set (TOMOSUKE's SELECTION) | I'M GONNA GET YOU! - the keel - LOVE IS ORANGE - Gamelan de Couple |
6th Set (kors k's SELECTION) | Flash Back 90's - White Eve - HELL SCAPER - starmine |
7th Set (Users' SELECTION) | 明鏡止水 - Pink Rose - sync - Beyond The Earth |
8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION) | COSMIC COWGIRL - BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM - 男々道 - Spica |
9th Set (wac's SELECTION) | PULSE - GRADIUSIC CYBER - Nova emoção - 踊るフィーバーロボ |
10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION) | ♥Love²シュガ→♥ - Lucy - GUILTY - V - V₂ |
CONTENTS SELECTION | ZERO-ONE - MAKE A JAM! - Ping×Pong×Dash - DAY DREAM |