True Blue

This page is for the song titled True Blue. For dj TAKA's second album, please see True Blue....

True Blue

Song Information

True Blue's jacket.

True Blue's pop'n music banner.

Artist: dj TAKA feat.AiMEE
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
Lyrics/Vocals: AiMEE
BPM: 164
Length: 2:03 (DanceDanceRevolution, jubeat, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX), 2:17 (beatmania IIDX, pop'n music)
Genre: ESSENTIALLY (エッセンシャリ―)
pop'n music Character: C-noid [20-1P]
VJ: 板垣聖一(IMAGICA)
Jacket design: T田
First Music Game Appearance: jubeat saucer
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro
• DanceDanceRevolution (2013)
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 10
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 35
• pop'n music Sunny Park
• REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-
• REFLEC BEAT plus RUNRUNマラソン！ PACK 2
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 38
• SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-
• ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2
• ノスタルジア Op.2
• ポップンリズミン jubeatパック2

Lyrics

Game Size

What happens to a heart when love breaks?
Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it aches?
Or can it fly to the sky like a bird,
Lighter than ever, stronger too
Oh I think a heart always learns to come through.

We were like children lost in our own dream
We never knew love's a garden and hard to grow
We thought the magic would lead us upstream
But we fell, it's not our fault, it's how currents flow

Even though it's hard to know you are leaving this picture
You remain another memory of summer when we loved
Even the winter cold feels warm
Shining with light from all I kept inside from you
That is how the heart can live on and on

Long Version

What happens to a heart when love breaks? Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it aches? Or can it fly to the sky like a bird, Lighter than ever, stronger too Oh I think a heart always learns to come through. We were like children lost in our own dream We never knew love's a garden and hard to grow We thought the magic would lead us upstream But we fell, it's not our fault, it's how currents flow Even though it's hard to know you are leaving this picture You remain another memory of summer when we loved Even the winter cold feels warm Shining with light from all I kept inside from you That is how the heart can live on and on What happens to a heart when love ends? Does it fade into a shadow of remorse, when it bends? Or can it fly to the sky like a bird, Lighter than ever, stronger too Oh I think a heart always learns to come through. Where do the teardrops go when they dry? Do they follow all the raindrops and return to the sky? Even a sparrow with broken wings, Looks at the sun and finds a song Oh I think a heart always learns to be strong. Where did the sorrow go? Who gave me back the sun? I don't know Opening my eyes, I see blue skies...

Song Connections / Remixes

• The beatmania IIDX version of True Blue is extended by 8 measures. This version is also used in pop'n music as well.
  • However, the pop'n music Sunny Park original soundtrack vol.2 album uses the shorter version of True Blue.
  • The ノスタルジア series uses a slightly different version of True Blue based on the beatmania IIDX cut, featuring additional piano arrangement by Jun Wakita.
• An instrumental version of True Blue, titled True Blue(カラオケ), can be downloaded from the Chakushin★uta♪ (着信★うた♪) service.
• A long version of True Blue appears on dj TAKA's second album, True Blue....
• A remix of True Blue by DJ Command, titled True Blue [DJ Command Mix], can be found in REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA.
• Another remix of True Blue by Camellia, titled True Blue (STARDOM Remix), is playable in DANCERUSH STARDOM.
• True Blue appears as part of POLICY BREAK Medley from SOUND VOLTEX×jubeat, which appears in SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN.

Trivia

• True Blue is the final unlock of jubeat saucer's bistro saucer 4th Set. It could be unlocked from January 1st to 31st, 2013 after all other 4th Set songs are unlocked.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
  • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
  • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
• True Blue's jubeat charts were made by RAG [1].
• True Blue could be unlocked from February 27th, 2013 to March 3rd, 2014 in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro and 21 SPADA as part of the Café de Tran unlock system. It was the sixth unlockable song for those games.
  • In beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA, it could also be unlocked via the 発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡 event from July 24th, 2014.
  • In beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL, it could be unlocked by purchasing the Café de Tran Youkou no hologram (陽光のホログラム) from July 1st, 2015.
  • As of beatmania IIDX 23 copula, it is available by default.
• True Blue can be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- from April 1st, 2013 as part of the Pastel-kun to Smith-shi no RUNRUN marathon! (パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン!) crossover event with jubeat saucer. It is the first unlockable song of the 2nd Meeting, after Smith-shi completes 10 laps around the track.
  • From REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! to REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, True Blue was playable by default.
• True Blue is one of the songs part of the Mimi, Nyami & Kotaro no flying catch! (ミミニャミ・コタローのフライングキャッチ！) event. It could be unlocked in pop'n music Sunny Park since June 3rd, 2013.
  • From September 12th, 2014, it could be unlocked in pop'n music ラピストリア via Story Mode.
  • In pop'n music éclale, it could be purchased from the Star Factory shop for 60 lumina.
  • As of pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢, it is available by default.
• True Blue is a song part of the POLICY BREAK event. For more information on the dates it could be unlocked in the SOUND VOLTEX series, please see the event page.
  • From November 15th, 2018 in SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN, it can be purchased with BLOCKs instead.
• True Blue was added to DanceDanceRevolution (2013) on December 25th, 2013, as part of the Nettou! BEMANI Stadium (熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム) event.
  • Since July 24th, 2014, True Blue can be unlocked via EXTRA ATTACK in DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
  • In DanceDanceRevolution A, it can be unlocked through EXTRA SAVIOR.
  • As of DanceDanceRevolution A20, it is available by default.
• From DanceDanceRevolution (2014) onwards, True Blue appears in the DanceDanceRevolution (2014) folder instead of the (2013) folder.
• True Blue was crossed over in every BEMANI crossover event which involved jubeat saucer, with the exception of the jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey event.
• True Blue is one of the songs featured on the BEMANI SONGS ～Best of jubeat～ video.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, True Blue was revived on April 5th, 2018.
• True Blue [ 2 ] can be unlocked in jubeat festo from November 27th, 2018, as part of the TUNE RUN unlocking system.
• True Blue is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5.
• True Blue could be unlocked in ノスタルジア Op.2 as part of the NOSTALGIA×jubeat gakkyoku koukankai (ノスタルジア×jubeat楽曲交換会) event from March 27th to April 16th, 2019, by playing jubeat 6 times.
  • In ノスタルジア Op.3, it can be unlocked from July 3rd, 2020 from the ノスタルジアFORTE&Op.2 イベント section at the Episode selection screen.
• True Blue received a Real chart on April 4th, 2019.
• True Blue's jubeat (2021) ratings were adjusted to its jubeat festo ratings on March 7th, 2022.
• True Blue is available in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ from June 2nd, 2022 as part of jubeat セレクション 楽曲パック vol.1.

Music Comment

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Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Character Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty level from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH to III GRAVITY WARS difficulty rated from 1 to 16, and 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN 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, Pop'n Music Fever, jubeat@Wiki and SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	551	1291	1898	-	579	1244	1775	-
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro→Present	-	5	10	12	-	5	10	12	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	10	12	-	5	10	12	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	5	10	12	-	-	-	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	133 / 5	224 / 31	380 / 9	604 / 10	- / - / -	219 / 15	377 / 9	597 / 9	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→Present	3	7	11	16	-	6	11	16	-

jubeat

Regular Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	342	702	904
jubeat saucer→clan	4	9	10
jubeat festo location test	4	9.7	10.3
jubeat festo→Present	4	9.7	↓10.2
jubeat plus	4	9	10
jubeat plus (Android)	4	9	10
jukebeat	4	9	10
jubeat (2021)	4	9.7	10.2

[ 2 ] Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts / Holds	221 / 29	562 / 52	908 / 59
jubeat festo→Present	5	8	10.5
jubeat (2021)	5	8	10.5

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	150	548	990	1402	483	551
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	10	29	42	48	24	30

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	188	382	704	-
REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-→groovin'!! Upper	4	7	10+	-
REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA→VOLZZA 2	4	7	11	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	4	7	11	-
REFLEC BEAT +	4	7	10+	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	378	574	958	-
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	6	10	14	-

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	NOVICE	ADVANCED	EXHAUST	MAXIMUM	EXCEED
Max Chain	583	1230	1768	-	-
Effected By	PHQUASE	PHQUASE	PHQUASE	-	-
Jacket Artists	T田	T田	T田	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX II→III	5	11	15	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX IV→Present	5	11	↑17	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX III コナステ	5	11	17	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ	5	11	17	-	-

ノスタルジア

Game	Level
	Normal	Hard	Expert	Real
Notecounts	274	755	1246	1385
ノスタルジア Op.2→Present	5	8	11	◆2
コナステ ノスタルジア	5	8	11	◆2

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	139	280	443
ポップンリズミン	2	4	9

パステルくんとスミス氏のRUNRUNマラソン!
1st Annual Meeting	jubeat: 梅雪夜 - Clumsy thoughts - この青空の下で REFLEC BEAT: spring pony - Good-bye Chalon - アルストロメリア Final Song: anemone
2nd Annual Meeting	jubeat: Broken - Our Faith - 愛は不死鳥の様に REFLEC BEAT: True Blue - The Wind of Gold - †渚の小悪魔ラヴリィ～レイディオ† Final Song: ZZ
3rd Annual Meeting (DJ TOTTO Meeting)	jubeat: Windy Fairy - DRAGON KILLER - ストレイ・マーチ REFLEC BEAT: Arousing - Mirage - アストライアの双皿 Final Song: chaplet
Mission DELTA	jubeat: VALLIS-NERIA REFLEC BEAT: JOMANDA Final Song: Lisa-RICCIA

熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム
Main Event Songs	IX (GITADOROCK ver.) - Engraved Mark - HYENA (Live Edit feat. 96) - PUNISHER - Stella Sinistra Squeeze (GITADORA Mix) - デッドボヲルdeホームラン - マインド・ゲーム 轟け！恋のビーンボール！！ (96バット砲炸裂！GITADORAシリーズMVP弾！) - 野球の遊び方　そしてその歴史　～決定版～
Crossover Songs	DanceDanceRevolution: True Blue - 恋はどう？モロ◎波動OK☆方程式！！ - VEGA - Daily Lunch Special GITADORA: いきもの失格 - 少年リップルズ - RAGNAROK - Never Look Back in Sorrow - 情操ディストピア - 愛は不死鳥の様に jubeat: December Breeze - 恋愛観測 - 8 -eight- - Condor pop'n music: 去る金合戦 - Sakura Sunrise - 7 Colors - 雷君 REFLEC BEAT: The Sealer ～ア・ミリアとミリアの民～ - フレッフレー♪熱血チアガール - Evans - sakura storm