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Length: 1:42<br>
Length: 1:42<br>
Genre: HIP HOP<br>
Genre: HIP HOP<br>
VJ: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
Movie: [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* According to VJ GYO, he wanted to create live-action videos for CHECKING YOU OUT and [[I'M FOR REAL]], but eventually used CG for both of them.
** CHECKING YOU OUT's video features [[Mika]].
* CHECKING YOU OUT received ANOTHER charts in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]].
* CHECKING YOU OUT received ANOTHER charts in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]].
* CHECKING YOU OUT was added to [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] as part of the January 2016 Basic Subscription Monthly Songs.
* CHECKING YOU OUT was added to [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] as part of the January 2016 Basic Subscription Monthly Songs.
** On May 18th, 2016, it became unlockable through the ''Akashic Explore'' event for players who did not already have it.
** On May 18th, 2016, it became unlockable through the ''Akashic Explore'' event for players who did not already have it.
** From November 2016, it can be purchased with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
** From November 2016, it can be purchased with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* According to VJ GYO, both CHECKING YOU OUT and [[I'M FOR REAL]] were supposed to have live-action videos. At the end, though, he was forced to go CG for both of them.
** From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]].
** CHECKING YOU OUT's video features VJ GYO character [[Mika]].


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== good-cool ===
=== good-cool ===
The soulful vocals of the captivating diva, JP Miles, shine through on this track.<br>
This song contains soulful vocals by a fascinating diva, JP Miles.<br>
The genre is "HIP HOP", but I tried to make it less underground and more melodic.<br>
Although the genre is "HIP HOP", I tried to create this song with an emphasis on its melody, rather than going on an underground direction.<br>
The selling point of this song is that there is scratching!<br>
This song's selling point is the scratching, somehow!!<br>
If you can get past the triple rhythm, you might be one step closer to becoming a real DJ.
If you can get overcome the triple rhythms, you might be one step closer to becoming a real DJ.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
It's not so much an award winning song as it is an upper-ground R&B song with hip-hop elements, but when you play it in-game, you'll need a super scratch technique that's just like a real DJ battle.<br>
Rather than an ○○ award winning song, I listened to it while feeling an upper-ground R&B song with HIP-HOP elements, but when you try to play it during the game... you'll need extremely super scratching techniques, just like a real DJ battle.<br>
It's a real scrubbing paradise!<br>
It's exactly an endless scratching battle!<br>
So, I tried to capture the duality of the song and give it an upper-ground R&B feel with some rough and noisy effects that look like it's been scraped and scratched all over the place.<br>
So for this movie, I tried to capture the duality of the song, and based on visuals conscious of upper-ground R&B, I tried to give it a rough and noisy effect, which looks like it's filled with scratches.<br>
When the song title is sang in the lyrics, I timed the video to be eye catching by moving the female character around.<br>
When the song title is sang in the lyrics, I moved the female character around with the right timing to make the movie eye-catching.<br>
I really wanted to do a live-action version, but due to various reasons, I have to use CG characters...
I really wanted to make a live-action video, but various circumstances led to a CG character being used as usual...


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.


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