Himawari

ヒマワリ

Song Information

ヒマワリ's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania jacket.

ヒマワリ's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

Artist: RIYU from BeForU
Composition/Arrangement/Guitar/Other Instruments & Programming: Naoki Maeda
Lyrics/Vocals: Riyu Kosaka
Recording Engineer: Miho Toyoda
BPM: 185
Length: 1:56 (GF/DM, beatmania IIDX), 1:43 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: J-HAPPY HARDCORE
Movie: amamon.
Jacket design: amamon. (GF/DM), Takahiro Nakajima (UNIVERSE3)
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY
• DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA
• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

Yahh! Yahh! Super music start!

君はなんて言う名前なの？ どこかで見た顔かも
特に目立たない それは小さかったから
いつしか色がついて 目に溜まる事が増えた
少し背も伸びた いつか大人になるんだね
美しくなるにつれてその姿に引き寄せられ
本当は知ってたの 小さなあの頃から WOW～

心まで照らしてた 太陽みたいになりたいって
あの頃の君はそう言っていたね
そうさちょっとだけでも 太陽に一歩近づくんだ
眩い光を浴びて生きるまで「ヒマワリ」

季節は過ぎ
巡ってゆく
今日もまた

美しくなった君は
僕の隣で笑いかける 握り締めた手は今も小さいから WOW～

心に照らし出す 瞬きもできないくらい あの頃の君を忘れないように
そうさちょっとだけだけど 太陽に一歩近づけた
眩い愛を与えて生きる君は「ヒマワリ」

Romaji

Yahh! Yahh! Super music start!

kimi wa nante iu namae na no? doko ka de mita kao kamo
toku ni medatanai sore wa chiisakatta kara
itsushika iro ga tsuite me ni tomaru koto mo hueta
sukoshi se mo nobita itsuka otona ni narun da ne
utsukushiku naru ni tsurete sono sugata ni hikiyoserare
hontou wa shitteta no chiisana ano koro kara WOW~

kokoro made terashiteta taiyou mitai ni naritai tte
ano koro no kimiwa sou itteita ne
sou sa chotto dake demo taiyouni ippo chikazukun da
mabayui hikari wo abite ikiru maru de "himawari"

kisetsu wa sugi
megutteiku
kyou mo mata

utsukushiku natta kimi wa
boku no tonari de waraikakeru nigirishimeta te wa ima mo chiisai kara WOW~

kokoro ni terashidasu mabataki mo dekinai kurai ano koro no kimi wo wasurenai you ni
sou sa chotto dake da kedo taiyou ni ippo chikazuita
mabayui ai wo ataete ikiru kimi wa "himawari"

Long Version

Japanese

君は何て言う名前なの? 何処かでみた顔かも? 特に目立たない それは小さかったから? いつしか色がついて 目にとまることが増えた 少し背も伸びた いつか大人になるんだね 美しくなるにつれて その姿に引き寄せられ 本当は知ってたの 小さなあの頃から･･･ 心まで照らしてた 「太陽みたいになりたい!」って あの頃の君はそう言っていたね そうさ!ちょっとだけでも 太陽に一歩近づくんだ まばゆい光を浴びて生きる まるでヒマワリ いつも側に この花を 咲かせていよう 君は負けず嫌いなほうで 昔から変わらないね いつもひとりで前だけをみつめてた 色んな現実を見てきて 環境も変わっただろう 独りよがりな 君はもうここにはいない 柔らかな日差しを背に 優しい瞳で僕を見てた 僕には前より鮮やかな君が見えた 心から照らされた そんな気がした 心が満たされた 君がいたから? 心を照らされた 全てを優しく包んでた いつも僕を曖めてくれてたんだね そうさ!"君"がここにいる 何もかも明るく照らしてた まばゆい光を放ち生きる 君はヒマワリ いつのまにか 過ぎる日々を 大切だと感じながら 季節は過ぎ 今日もまた二人で 過ごしている･･･ 美しくなった君は僕の隣で笑いかける 握りしめた手は今も小さいから 変わらないまま･･･ 心に照らし出す! 瞬きもできないくらい あの頃の君を忘れないように そうさ!ちょっとだけだけど 太陽に一歩近づけた! まばゆい愛を与えて生きる 君はヒマワリ

Song Connections / Remixes

• The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of ヒマワリ, removing the instrumental part of the intro.
• The beatmania IIDX in-game version of ヒマワリ is slightly different from the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania version. However, the beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album uses the same version as the GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX Soundtracks album.
• A long version of ヒマワリ can be found on BeForU's first album.
• A remix of ヒマワリ by MUZIK SERVANT, titled ヒマワリ MUZIK SERVANT Remix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
• A cover of ヒマワリ by Reiji Sakurai was uploaded to his YouTube channel.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• "Himawari" translates to "sunflower".
• ヒマワリ was performed on the RIYU KOSAKA FIRST LIVE at O-EAST 2005 and BeForU LIVE 2006 concerts.
• ヒマワリ 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.
  • In the カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション website, ヒマワリ is credited to BeForU.
• In the beatmania IIDX series, ヒマワリ's artist was changed to 小坂りゆ.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3, it is stylized as Riyu from BeForU.
• ヒマワリ can be unlocked in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY after obtaining enough DJ POINTs. More information can be found here.
  • As of September 7th, 2005, ヒマワリ is unlocked for everyone to play.
• ヒマワリ received new Single NORMAL and Double HYPER charts in beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD, replacing the respective old charts.
• ヒマワリ's DanceDanceRevolution graphics were made by Masaki Sugimoto.
• On the American and European releases of DanceDanceRevolution before DanceDanceRevolution A, ヒマワリ's title is romanized as Himawari.
• ヒマワリ's DIFFICULT charts were slightly modified in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
• ヒマワリ's Double BEGINNER chart can still be found unused in the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA data.
• ヒマワリ received new graphics in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2.
• ヒマワリ received a different jacket in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3.
• ヒマワリ was still present in the location test of DanceDanceRevolution X, with its new foot ratings.
• ヒマワリ is one of the unlockable revivals in DanceDanceRevolution X2. It can be unlocked by reaching ENJOY LEVEL 62.
  • As of February 23rd, 2011, ヒマワリ has been unlocked for normal play.
• Before DanceDanceRevolution X2, ヒマワリ's BPM in the DanceDanceRevolution series was displayed as 184.
• ヒマワリ has been automatically unlocked in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG since May 31st, 2010.
• ヒマワリ's difficulty level changes from DanceDanceRevolution A20 were applied to DanceDanceRevolution A on March 27th, 2019.
• ヒマワリ was removed from beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE on December 27th, 2019.
• ヒマワリ is available in コナステ GITADORA as part of the Konasute GITADORA HISTORY PACK vol.4 (コナステ GITADORA HISTORYパック vol.4).
• ヒマワリ is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from June 7th, 2023 after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

beatmania IIDX

Riyu Kosaka

Hello☆★
I'm Riyu Kosaka.

This time, "Himawari" will be included in beatmaniaIIDX HAPPY SKY.
I'm really, really happy because "Himawari" is one of my favorite songs.
Sunflowers mean... summer!
Summer means... blue skies!
Blue skies mean... Happy Sky!? It's a great season.
Summer is hot. Very hot.
In this hot, hot season, I hope we can get through it as high, bright, and bold(?) as a sunflower that grows straight up to the sun..

And if you enjoy playing beatmaniaIIDX HAPPY SKY and have "Happy" days, Riyu will also be "Happy".

GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX Official Website

NAOKI MAEDA

"Himawari" is BeForU's third project for GF&dm, following "Chikara".

This is my best number of 2003, in which happy hardcore-styled drumming is intertwined with my own guitar, and Riyu Kosaka's rhythmical and energetic vocals, are matched with her lyrics that only she could write, with high tension.

I personally called this sound as J-HAPPYHARD CORE rock.
It follows the flow of my style heard in "CANDY♡" and "LOVE♡SHINE".
However, "Himawari" is a brand-new original song for GF&DM, so I pushed the guitar to the forefront, and you can definitely play real drums (laughs).

It's like "Chikara" and "BRE∀K DOWN!", but you should definitely play them with a band, so please play it at least once!!

And much like "Chikara", the lyrics are also quite moving, so please listen carefully to this song's message!

GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX Soundtracks

NAOKI MAEDA

This J-HAPPY HARDCORE number, "Himawari", is one of the standard styles of the BeForU sound, with an exhilarating pop and speedy feeling.
Riyu Kosaka's lyrics, which completely relate to the real world, continued to give me courage many times as I completed this song.
"If I could make the same flowers bloom, I want them to bloom like the sun...."
I think it's really important to have positive feelings and attitudes.
I think many people unexpectedly almost forget their reality and easily become pessimistic...

Well, the full version of Himawari is included in BeForU's 1st album, so to those who like this song, by all means, please listen to it.
Actually, the vocal track and arrangement are completely different to the game version.

Video Production Information

beatmania IIDX

amamon.

Nostalgic, that's all I can say!
It's somewhat embarrassing to see a video I made two years ago on a different game series like this....

In fact, I didn't do anything for this crossover.
It's the same as the original. But the size is different.

I didn't do anything, yet I was included in the staff credits. Lucky.

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

AMAMO

This is BeForU's third song in the Gitadora series!!!

This is a fresh and youthful song, so RIYU and the other BeForU members also appear in refreshing outfits.
(By the way, RIYU's hairstyle has slightly changed this time ^^;)
Anyways, my first impression of this song was "running", so I made RIYU run this time.

Humans want to run somewhere during their youth.
Looking back, those days seemed the most lively....
We felt like we could do anything without "fear".

The clip's overall image feels like "BRE∀K DOWN!", but with a pop-tinted screen.
This pop feeling is important after all, right?!

This is a bright and fun song.
By all means, please play it!

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
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. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

beatmania IIDX

Old Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	144	280	947	1042	-	396	852	943	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	2	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-

New Charts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	285	947	1042	-	396	856	943	-
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→16 EMPRESS	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem→Present	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	3	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	3	9	10	-	4	8	9	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	120 / 0	156 / 5	278 / 6	370 / 2	- / - / -	147 / 18	280 / 5	428 / 4	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3	N/A	2	※5	7	-	2	※6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS JP	2	4	6	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage UNIVERSE2 DLC	N/A	2	※5	7	-	2	※6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC	N/A	2	※5	7	-	2	※6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	3	4	7	11	-	4	7	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	2	4	6	7	-	3	6	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X location test	3	4	7	10	-	5	7	12	-
DanceDanceRevolution X2→(2014)	3	4	7	10	-	↓4	7	12	-
DanceDanceRevolution A→Present	3	4	7	↑11	-	4	7	↑13	-

※ Denotes chart is different from later appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 Single DIFFICULT: Total notes: 276 / 6.
• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 Double DIFFICULT: Total notes: 278 / 5.

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 Double BEGINNER chart: Total notes: 120 / 0.

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	432	780	1018	285	440	530	441	654	-	285	440	530
GF10/dm9→GF/DM V2	27	53	74	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V3→V5	27	53	↑77	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V7→V8	27	53	77	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56
GF/DM V CS	27	53	74	20	29	55	28	35	-	23	32	56

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	432	776	1016	-	282	413	530	-	367	654	654	-
GF/DM XG	2.50	4.70	6.55	-	2.90	5.10	6.90	-	2.65	3.75	5.90	-
GF/DM XG2→XG3	2.50	4.70	6.55	-	2.90	5.10	↓6.60	-	2.65	3.75	5.90	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑3.40	↑5.35	↑7.00	-	↑3.80	↑5.75	↑7.05	-	↑3.55	↑4.50	↑6.40	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	3.40	↓4.95	↓6.90	-	↓3.35	↓4.90	↓6.50	-	↓3.00	4.50	↓5.80	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑4.05	↑5.55	↑7.15	-	↑4.00	↑5.35	↑6.85	-	↑3.50	↑4.90	↑6.20	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑4.25	↑5.95	↑7.45	-	↓3.75	↓5.30	↑6.95	-	↓3.40	↑5.00	6.20	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	↑4.30	↑6.00	7.45	-	↑3.80	5.30	↑7.00	-	3.40	↑5.05	↑6.25	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→Present	↓4.25	↑6.10	7.45	-	↑3.95	↑5.75	↑7.20	-	↑3.65	↑5.45	↑6.60	-
GITADORA (Mobile)	3.40	5.35	7.00	-	3.80	5.75	7.05	-	3.55	4.50	6.40	-
コナステ GITADORA	4.30	6.00	7.45	-	3.80	5.30	7.00	-	3.40	5.05	6.25	-