Connect
This page is for the ClariS licensed song titled Connect. For the KONAMI original of the same name in pop'n music Sunny Park, please see Connect (kuma feat. Hitsuji Ami).
コネクト
Song Information
Cover Version
Artist: ♪♪♪♪♪
Composition/Lyrics: Sho Watanabe
Arrangement: 96
Vocals: HARUKA, MAI
Original Artist: ClariS
Album: コネクト (2011)
BPM: 175
Length: 1:29
pop'n music Genre: CONNECT (コネクト)
pop'n music Character: Nyami [TV&ANIME-MAGIC KNIGHT]
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 20 fantasia
Other Music Game Appearances:
- DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
- jubeat copious
- jubeat plus copious pack 03
Original Version
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Artist: ClariS
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: Sho Watanabe
Vocals: ClariS
Album: コネクト (2011)
BPM: 175
Length: 1:30
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat plus (Android) ClariS pack
Other Music Game Appearances:
- jubeat plus ClariS pack
- REFLEC BEAT plus ClariS PACK
- ポップンリズミン ClariS パック
Piano Version
Composition: Sho Watanabe
Original Artist: ClariS
Album: コネクト (2011)
BPM: 140-160
Length: TBD
First Music Game Appearance: ノスタルジア
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Japanese
交わした約束忘れないよ 目を閉じ確かめる 押し寄せた闇 振り払って進むよ いつになったらなくした未来を 私ここでまた見ることできるの？ 溢れ出した不安の影を何度でも裂いて この世界歩んでこう とめどなく刻まれた 時は今始まり告げ 変わらない思いをのせ 閉ざされた扉開けよう 目覚めた心は走り出した未来を描くため 難しい道で立ち止まっても 空はきれいな青さでいつも待っててくれる だから怖くない もう何があっても挫けない
Romaji
kawashita yakusoku wasurenai yo me wo toji tashikameru oshiyoseta yami furiharatte susumu yo itsu ni nattara nakushita mirai wo watashi koko de mata miru koto dekiru no? afuredashita fuan no kage wo nando demo saite kono sekai ayun de kou tomedonaku kizamareta toki wa ima hajimari tsuge kawaranai omoi wo nose tozasareta tobira akeyou mezameta kokoro wa hashiridashita mirai wo egaku tame muzukashii michi de tachidomatte mo sora wa kirei na aosa de itsumo mattete kureru dakara kowakunai mou nani ga atte mo kujikenai
English
I won't forget the promises we exchanged I close my eyes to affirm it I will shake off the overwhelming darkness to move forward When will I ever be able To see the lost future from here again? Let's move forward in this world By shattering the overflowing shadows of anxiety again and again Time now begins to tick away incessantly Let's open the closed door While carrying our unchanging feelings My heart awakes in order to depict the future Even if I come to a halt on a tough road The beautiful blue sky always waits for me Therefore I'm not afraid I won't be disheartened anymore no matter what happens
Song Connections / Remixes
- The jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus / ポップンリズミン ClariS packs use the original version of コネクト, while all the other BEMANI games use a cover version of コネクト by 2B-Waves.
- An orchestra remix of コネクト, titled コネクト -Orchestra ver.- (short EDIT), can be found in the limited anime edition of the Luminous (ルミナス) single.
- A dance instumental remix of コネクト by NIHILISTICA, titled コネクト -ゲームインスト-, can be found on third soundtrack bundled with the sixth volume of the limited edition Blu-ray/DVD/CD combo of the TV series and was later included on the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Music Collection (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ MUSIC COLLECTION) album.
- Another cover of コネクト can be found in ノスタルジア.
Trivia
- コネクト is used as the opening theme of the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ, also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica) anime series.
- It was later used as an insert song for the Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (Kouhen): Eien no Monogatari (劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[後編] 永遠の物語, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Eternal) film of the anime movie adaptation trilogy.
- Coincidentally, one of the anime's main characters, Kyoko Sakura (佐倉 杏子), is seen playing the dance instrumental version of コネクト, (コネクト -ゲームインスト-), on a Dog Drug Reinforcement arcade game, a DanceDanceRevolution-like machine, in the sixth episode of the anime.
- コネクト was later included on ClariS's first album, BIRTHDAY, and was also included in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Music Collection (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ MUSIC COLLECTION) album.
- On the pop'n music 20 fantasia location tests, the character for コネクト was Minit's [14-1P].
- コネクト was one of the few songs that received an embed audio preview on the pop'n music 20 fantasia homepage. It was changed to a YouTube preview later.
- None of the コネクト covers can be found on any soundtrack.
- According to PON, he had a hard time finding a vocalist for the コネクト cover.
- コネクト received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
- コネクト was added to the BEMANI Category folder in pop'n music Sunny Park.
- コネクト was removed from DanceDanceRevolution (2014) on November 14th, 2014.
- It was also absent from the North American location tests of DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
- コネクト was removed from pop'n music ラピストリア on December 3rd, 2014.
- It was the only song removed in pop'n music ラピストリア during its run.
- コネクト was removed from jubeat prop on September 14th, 2015.
- コネクト received new Normal and Hard charts on the final release of ノスタルジア.
- コネクト received a Real chart in ノスタルジア Op.2 on October 25th, 2018.
- From February 6th to 17th, 2020 in ノスタルジア Op.3, this chart no longer costed nos in order to play it.
- コネクト was removed from ノスタルジア Op.3 on February 17th, 2020.
Music Comment
Untranslated.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
Character Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, and from 1 to 13 from VOLZZA onwards.
ノスタルジア difficulty rated from 1 to 12 for Normal to Expert charts. Real charts rated from 1 to 3 diamonds (◆).
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 55 / 6 | 103 / 12 | 173 / 21 | 296 / 21 | 179 / 12 / 30 | 87 / 7 | 167 / 23 | 294 / 20 | 172 / 12 / 31 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→2014 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
jubeat
Cover Version
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 207 | 371 | 570 |
| jubeat copious→prop | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| jubeat plus | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Original Version
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 100 | 303 | 560 |
| jubeat plus | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| jubeat plus (Android) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
pop'n music
| Game | Normal Mode | Battle Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASY | NORMAL | HYPER | EX | NORMAL | HYPER | |
| Notecounts | 242 | 283 | 406 | 648 | 191 | 565 |
| pop'n music 20 fantasia | 12 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 25 |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→ラピストリア | ※4 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 25 |
※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 129).
REFLEC BEAT
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 77 | 188 | 310 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
ノスタルジア
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Expert | Real | |
| Notecounts | 339 | 733 | 992 | 1040 |
| ノスタルジア location test | ※3 | ※6 | 8 | - |
| ノスタルジア | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| ノスタルジア FORTE | ↑4 | ↑7 | 8 | - |
| ノスタルジア Op.2→Op.3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ◆1 |
※ Denotes chart was different from final release:
- Location test Normal: total notes: 340.
- Location test Hard: total notes: 704.
ポップンリズミン
| Game | Difficulties | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hyper | EX | |
| Notecounts | 84 | 147 | 224 |
| ポップンリズミン | 1 | 4 | 7 |