Chikara

チカラ

Song Information

チカラ's jacket.

チカラ's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

チカラ's pop'n music banner, as of pop'n music 16.

Artist: BeForU
Composition/Arrangement/Guitars/Other Instruments & Programming: NAOKI MAEDA
Lyrics: Riyu Kosaka
Vocals: BeForU
BPM: 185
Length: 1:39
pop'n music Genre: GIRLS ROCK EXTREME (ガールズロックエクストリーム)
pop'n music Character: Bis子 [14-2P]
pop'n music Background: 恋のシャレード (pop'n music 3)
Movie: あまも
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA
• GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER
• GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3
• pop'n music 10 (ee'MALL 2nd avenue)

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

未知の不安や今の不満を誰もが抱え
その思いを分かち合える大事な人がいる?

過去を受け止めて信じるチカラ今持ってほしい!
いつだって側にいるから!

どんなに長い道だっていつかはたどりつけるんだ
少しの勇気が僕らを動かす
遠回りしたっていい
一緒にあの彼方まで･･･

ずっと負けない心
堅い意志胸に抱き
僕らは明日へと進む
見えないチカラが変えてく

消えない未来へ･･･
立ち向かう強さ持って
一緒に乗り越えていこう!
Let's go!! Let's go!! Let's go!!

Long Version

Japanese

未知の不安や今の不満を誰もが抱え その思いを分かち合える大事な人がいる? 過去を受け止めて信じるチカラ今持ってほしい! いつだって側にいるから! どんなに長い道だっていつかはたどりつけるんだ 少しの勇気が僕らを動かす 遠回りしたっていい 一緒にあの彼方まで･･･ "孤独に生きる"そんな自分に誰もが恐れ そんな自分に受け入れてくれる仲間を探す 未来に生きる姿見つめてる現在、前を何いて! これからもひとりじゃないから! 心配しないで 側に居るよ ずっとずっと! こんなに長い道だって歩けば、足跡残るから 確かな勇気を僕らに与えた 冒険しながら一緒に旅に出よう! どんなことが起きても "無限のチカラ"で一緒にあの彼方まで! ずっと負けない心 堅い意志胸に抱き 僕らは明日へと進む 見えないチカラが変えてく 消えない未来へ･･･ 立ち向かう強さ持って 明日をこえる虹を渡ろう 一緒に乗り越えていこう! Let's go!! Let's go!! Let's go!!

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long arrangement of チカラ, titled チカラ (LIVE BAND style), appears on BeForU's self-titled first album.
• A re-arranged version of チカラ, titled チカラ (Re-arranged version), appears on BeForU's KI·SE·KI album.
• A short instrumental version of チカラ appears in the video inside KI・SE・KI. from the same album.

Trivia

チカラ's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania banner.

チカラ's pop'n music 15 banner.

チカラ's pop'n music 10-13 banner.

チカラ's DanceDanceRevolution banner.

CHIKARA's banner.

CHIKARA's unused banner.

• チカラ is the only original BeForU song featuring the 2001-2004 lineup in BEMANI not from DanceDanceRevolution.
• チカラ could be unlocked to pop'n music 10 and 11 from April 14th, 2004 to April 26th, 2004 via ee'MALL 2nd avenue.
  • It was later added to pop'n music 10 and 11 on April 27th, 2004 via ee'MALL 2nd avenue.
• Before pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, チカラ's character was Bis子 [9-1P] and the songwheel genre was チカラ.
• チカラ was performed on the RIYU KOSAKA FIRST LIVE at O-EAST 2005 and BeForU LIVE 2006 concerts.
• チカラ was the only KONAMI original BeForU song under the BeForU alias that wasn't removed from DanceDanceRevolution X, pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE, or GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6: BLAZING!!!!.
• チカラ is the only BEMANI crossover in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA that's never been on a non-Japanese DanceDanceRevolution console title.
• On the American/European arcade releases of DanceDanceRevolution, チカラ's title was CHIKARA.
• A unused banner for チカラ, with different fonts and without RIYU's illustration, can be found in the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA data.
• チカラ is available for play in GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 as an unlockable song in Pleasure Box 3 (3/21/2012).
• チカラ was supposed to appear in the cancelled game カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション.

Music Comment

That greatly popular song is pop'n enjoyment, hooray!

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM 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. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	115 / 0	149 / 0	269 / 8	367 / 1	- / - / -	161 / 0	269 / 16	384 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	2	3	5	8	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present	4	5	8	10	-	4	9	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS JP	2	3	5	8	-	3	6	8	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	332	717	900	274	458	487	273	511	-	274	458	487
GF9/dm8→GF/DM V2	26	43	63	17	31	61	18	29	-	15	45	67
GF/DM V3→V8	26	43	↑68	17	31	61	18	29	-	15	45	67
GF/DM MASTERPIECE SILVER	26	43	63	17	31	61	18	29	-	15	45	67

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	314	695	903	-	266	458	487	-	268	511	511	-
GF/DM XG3	2.80	5.10	6.30	-	2.60	4.10	6.50	-	2.00	3.90	4.80	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑3.60	↑5.70	↑6.80	-	↑3.55	↑4.80	↑7.00	-	↑2.90	↑4.60	↑5.40	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	↓3.35	↓5.50	↓6.75	-	↓3.05	↓4.35	↓6.55	-	↓2.25	↓4.25	↓5.25	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑3.50	↑5.80	↑7.00	-	↑3.20	↑5.10	↑6.90	-	↑2.45	↑4.80	↑5.70	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN→Present	↑3.65	↑6.20	↑7.30	-	↓3.00	↓5.00	↑7.10	-	↑2.70	↓4.75	↑5.75	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode		PSP Exclusive
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER	5B HYPER	7-Buttons	7B HYPER
Notecounts	374	408	728	1004	361	374	374	312	593
pop'n music 10→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL)	14	17	30	39	18	19	-	-	-
pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE→20 fantasia	14	17	30	39	18	19	-	-	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	23	36	45	18	19	-	-	-
pop'n music 10 CS	14	17	30	39	18	19	-	-	-
pop'n music portable 2 DLC	※7	24	30	39	-	-	14	13	27

※ Denotes chart has been revised from the corresponding AC chart:

• pop'n music portable 2 5-Buttons NORMAL chart: total notes: 172.