Diamond Dust

Diamond Dust

Song Information

 
Diamond Dust's jacket.
 
Diamond Dust's pop'n music banner.

Artist: TAG
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 148
Length: 1:43
pop'n music Genre: REFLECTIVE TRANCE (リフレクティヴトランス)
pop'n music Character: HAPPPY [17-1P]
Jacket design: AUK-YAM
First Music Game Appearance: REFLEC BEAT
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

  • An extended version of Diamond Dust, titled Diamond Dust-Extended Ver.-, can be found on the REFLEC BEAT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
  • A re-arranged version of Diamond Dust with vocals by DJ YOSHITAKA, titled Diamond Dust -Try to Sing Ver.-, can also be found in REFLEC BEAT.
  • The TAG BGM in REFLEC BEAT is partially based on Diamond Dust.

Trivia

  • Diamond Dust is TAG's first original contribution to the REFLEC BEAT series.
  • Diamond Dust is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT by reaching Level 14.
    • In REFLEC BEAT limelight, Diamond Dust is unlocked by reaching the second part of Glass Stage 1-1. It is the 4th old REFLEC BEAT song in limelight unlocked via Glass Stage.
    • In REFLEC BEAT colette, Diamond Dust is unlocked by reaching Stage 2 of Pastel Adventure (パステルアドベンチャー) in Reflecting Mountain (初代リフレク山).
    • From REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! to REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, Diamond Dust was available by default.
  • TAG himself appears on Diamond Dust's jacket.
  • Diamond Dust is one of the unlockable songs of Phase 2 of pop'n music 20 fantasia's Soreyuke! pop'n quest (それゆけ!ポップンクエスト) event. It could be unlocked from April 25th, 2012.
  • Diamond Dust's genre, REFLECTIVE TRANCE, references the game from where it originated, REFLEC BEAT.
  • Diamond Dust's pop'n music charts were made by Mameshiba.
    • According to pop'n music 20 fantasia sound director PON, he wanted to put in Diamond Dust -Try to Sing Ver.- for the EX chart in pop'n music. Mameshiba apologized in his song comment to those expecting that.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, Diamond Dust's CHALLENGE charts can be unlocked by reaching ENJOY LEVEL 100.
    • From DanceDanceRevolution (2013) onwards, these charts are playable by default.
    • Diamond Dust is the first REFLEC BEAT song to cross over to DanceDanceRevolution.
  • Diamond Dust received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
  • After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Diamond Dust was revived on May 18th, 2017.

Music Comment

Untranslated.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
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+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア. (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 70 / 0 148 / 13 181 / 18 251 / 25 274 / 18 / 39 138 / 13 189 / 28 255 / 26 277 / 16 / 41
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present 1 5 7 10 13 5 8 11 13

pop'n music

Game Normal Mode Battle Mode
EASY NORMAL HYPER EX NORMAL HYPER
Notecounts 198 311 532 754 198 307
pop'n music 20 fantasia 14 19 28 34 13 18
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present 5 ↓23 ↓33 40 13 18

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 133).

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard Special
Notecounts 129 188 280 -
REFLEC BEAT→VOLZZA 2 3 5 7 -
REFLEC BEAT plus 3 5 7 -
REFLEC BEAT + 3 5 7 -


New Charts

Game Level
Basic Medium Hard White
Hard
Notecounts 181 247 408 -
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア 4 7 9 -


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Phase 2 24時間のヒーロー - 2nd ADVENTURE(AGAIN) - Diamond Dust - The Sealer ~ア・ミリアとミリアの民~
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