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== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* The shout at the | * The shout at the beginning of 情操ディストピア is different on the NORMAL ("gakukatsu", 学活), HYPER ("koutei", 校庭), and EX ("chuusan", 中三) versions. | ||
** The EX version of 情操ディストピア is used | ** The EX version of 情操ディストピア is used in the ''pop'n music Sunny Park original soundtrack vol.1'' album, and in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania and REFLEC BEAT series. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
{{Gallery}} | {{Gallery}} | ||
* mami is one of the winner vocalists of the ''Anata | * mami is one of the winner vocalists of the ''Anata mo★ pop'n vocalist!'' (アナタも★ポップンボーカリスト!) contest. | ||
** According to [[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya Murai]], mami | ** According to [[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya Murai]], mami first auditioned by singing an acapella of [[Pop music ron|ポップミュージック論]]. | ||
* 情操ディストピア was added to pop'n music 20 fantasia on October 1st, 2012. | * 情操ディストピア was added to pop'n music 20 fantasia on October 1st, 2012. | ||
* According to wac, | * According to wac, PON provided vocals to an early version of 情操ディストピア. These vocals were used in the chorus on the final version. | ||
* 情操ディストピア was one of the preliminary round songs in the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012]] for pop'n music 20 fantasia. | * 情操ディストピア was one of the preliminary round songs in the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship|KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012]] for pop'n music 20 fantasia. | ||
* Despite debuting in pop'n music 20 fantasia, 情操ディストピア | * Despite debuting in pop'n music 20 fantasia, 情操ディストピア did not appear in a pop'n music soundtrack until the ''pop'n music Sunny Park original soundtrack vol.1'' album. | ||
* 情操ディストピア is one of the very few post-[[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] songs whose song page features comments by Seiya Murai in the Staff Comments. | * 情操ディストピア is one of the very few post-[[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] songs whose song page features comments by Seiya Murai in the Staff Comments. | ||
* Ayakashi is the collective name of yokai (supernatural monsters) that appear above water. | * Ayakashi is the collective name of yokai (supernatural monsters) that appear above water. | ||
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== Music Comment == | == Music Comment == | ||
Cram school is finished! Middle school student specters rampage around Japan in the future! Let's strum and rock'n'roll! | |||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== Anata mo★ pop'n vocalist! Official Website === | |||
==== wac ==== | |||
It's taken a very long time, but I can finally reveal it.<br> | |||
Once again, thank you to the many applicants who participated in the Minna de tsukutte 20 vocalist contest.<br> | |||
On the final day, I'm only being serious, but I was so happy to receive applications that I cried.<br> | |||
PON, Murai, and everyone worked together to make the selection, and during the second screening, everyone was quite great and charming, with really minor differences.<br> | |||
But now, when I listened to the 3 songs written for these respective people, I didn't make a mistake in choosing them. | |||
== | Well, we received a song from mami, which is a simple acapella track without being combined with an orchestra.<br> | ||
During the second screening, she sang that song in 1 take.<br> | |||
But, that was enough for her, right? | |||
I hope you'll understand how good mami is by actually listening to this song.<br> | |||
During the second screening, there was a gap between her mature expression, as if she knew everything in this world, and an innocent character which suited her age, that we all said "huh".<br> | |||
The master thought saying "yes" was a very great response. | |||
I wonder what kinds of songs this girl will sing in the future. I'm really looking forward to it. | |||
To those who applied but were unfortunately not selected, and to those who waited to play without applying, please support the 3 new vocalists who joined pop'n! | |||
=== pop'n music 20 fantasia === | |||
==== mami ==== | |||
Nice to meet you, I'm mami.<br> | |||
At this time, the song I sang will be included in pop'n, so......!<br> | |||
Among the public applicants, I had the shortest history with pop'n, and I felt unusually out-of-place. It's difficult. I'm very nervous about whether everyone will like it from now....<br> | |||
Anyways, this song is energetic! It seems strong! I sang this motto while feeling nervous and my legs were trembling.<br> | |||
Although it was quick, difficult, and I thought my throat was going to tear, various things went well, and it resulted in a very cool song. KYO☆KU☆HA! It's cool!<br> | |||
In the opening, I'm shouting(?) "chuusan" and "koutei", but that wasn't included in the early version.... after I finished recording the song, I was fully confused by the sudden "shouts". I also shouted "naishin!" with a half smile.<br> | |||
I sang and blew away various obligations such as having no free time and exams! I enjoyed it!<br> | |||
Isn't it great if everyone plays and blows away their various obligations?!<br> | |||
Boing boing! | |||
==== wac ==== | |||
What's boing boing? | |||
My impression of mami during the first screening is that her application comment was too gracious, and she had a clear voice with a unique singing style.<br> | |||
My impression of mami during the second screening is that she's a child. A child. I was surprised that a child really came here.<br> | |||
She was dazed and shy like a baby fox who was suddenly accompanied to the studio.<br> | |||
When I often think about it, she's almost about a year apart from [[AC pnm|pop'n]].<br> | |||
I'm around the age where I could probably have a child around her age if my life somehow ended up differently. It's difficult. And dazzling. | |||
mami's best highlight is her fresh voice.<br> | |||
And she expressed that voice using her own style.<br> | |||
Perhaps that's a stretch, but it's also nicer to stretch.<br> | |||
She was very interesting as a vocalist, including childish swaying unique to those around her age.<br> | |||
Before the applications started, I imagined many things like "it'd be interesting if this kind of vocalist came", but that one example came.<br> | |||
Her preference for her favorite band was somehow quite similar to mine, so when I decided to select her, I only wanted to create this child's song. | |||
"Jousou dystopia" considers current middle school situations as conveyed by mami, and as expected from my age, I made this song with the perspective that middle school students look like specters.<br> | |||
But when I often think about this, it matched my mental age, which I had a normal middle school mind when I wrote these lyrics, and we eventually formed a combination with a real middle school girl and an old man with a middle school student's mental age.<br> | |||
This song is dedicated to all middle school students, and I made it easy to understand with the thought that everyone can hum along with it, so I hope mami's classmates like it.<br> | |||
Though, the real middle school lifestyle is very valued, well, I thought I was going to record it, but I was busy with club activities, cram school, cultural festivals, and even holidays.<br> | |||
Middle school students are busy in a different way to adults.<br> | |||
Furthermore, how many miles was it to Tokyo from her hometown? Oh, well, I'll go from here.<br> | |||
In the end, it's quite difficult to just think about the composition, lyrics, and title, but this was the most difficult slot until I was able to record it. | |||
Also, while I said I wanted this song to be easier to understand than usual and something everyone can hum along with, the finished result has no short break, a complicated melody, very fast to sing in the first place, and is more difficult than usual if you're unskilled at it.<br> | |||
Even PON, who sung the early version, said it was difficult.<br> | |||
As expected, I went to record it while thinking that a middle school student can't sing this song very well, but this girl somehow nonchalantly sang it.<br> | |||
Actually, she sang it so nonchalantly that I didn't notice she was nervous at all.<br> | |||
Furthermore, try to sing it in this style! When I requested for this, she easily expressed it.<br> | |||
From the moment I listened to the "karakara to naru" part, it immediately surpassed my expectations, and I was confident that this project was a success.<br> | |||
After all, this child was an Ayakashi.<br> | |||
Also, I had her shout "naishin", but it wasn't used as expected. I'm sorry. | |||
And I said this in the KAC Ust, but even though I made this song together with mami, it's also for everyone who applied this time.<br> | |||
I definitely can't create a half-hearted song.<br> | |||
I created a song that everyone who unfortunately weren't selected will think "I wanted to sing this!".<br> | |||
Of course, I put effort into every song, but this song unexpectedly pressured me more than usual.<br> | |||
If it becomes a good song, I don't need to worry about making it myself, so I was able to use PON's early version as the chorus, which is rare for me, and I had two people separately perform the guitar.<br> | |||
Since I mainly liked having a strange Ayakashi feeling, it's impossibly said that Asaki is making a critically acclaimed [[Tentei (album)|album]].<br> | |||
The schedule was tight, but I think I created this song without compromises. | |||
mami is also taking entrance exams, so even though I think she'll be able to sing by [[Uta|next year]] at the earliest, I'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of songs she'll sing in the future. | |||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
None. | None. | ||
== Character Information == | |||
=== Anata mo★ pop'n vocalist! Official Website === | |||
==== shio ==== | |||
mami, congratulations!<br> | |||
Even though it's a difficult song, mami sang it at full force, and despite being young, she coolly and magnificently sang it!<br> | |||
When I first listened to the vocal version, it's not a metaphor that I suddenly got goosebumps. I hope everyone listens to it soon~. | |||
The character is a middle school student fox girl, as requested by wac. Fox faces are cool right?<br> | |||
Although the specter illustration appears strong and scary at a glance, I aimed for cute animations with emphasis on sharpness. Girls at this period are somewhat complicated. Perhaps.<br> | |||
I'll be happy if you enjoy hopping together with the singing voice. | |||
=== pop'n music 20 fantasia === | |||
I passed by a fox girl in the school passageway. When I turned around, she was already gone.<br> | |||
That child is an after school Ayakashi girl. | |||
==== shio ==== | |||
Huh? Before I knew it, I was lost in a different world than the other 2 songs filled with love. It's brutal! | |||
For this design, I received a clear image of a middle school fox girl from wac, so I progressed smoothly.<br> | |||
However, after that, there was a situation where I created the animations in conjunction with the critically acclaimed lyrics, so although its image wasn't very solidified and fluffy, when I heard the version with mami's lyrics included in it, its worldview immediately came to my mind, and I became settled and moved. Her singing is amazing! | |||
When people sing, they slightly breathe, sigh, and begin singing.<br> | |||
I once again found out that the world somehow~ includes all of them. Thank you for your lovely voice!<br> | |||
This masterpiece brings out mami's full individuality.<br> | |||
I'm glad everyone made it together! Welcome to pop'n ～+＋* | |||
So, it feels like there's a child that everyone vaguely remembers, like in a school incinerator or after school arts room, but I can't remember... it was a clear Ayakashi girl. Is it a 1000 year old celestial fox (天狐), or 15 year old Tenko (点子)? Those vague things also fully disappeared and taunted me.<br> | |||
It tickled the 2 minds among everyone! | |||
And we received a comment from mami a few days ago, and I was surprised that her favorite character was KENJI (thanks), but I didn't notice he had those eyes until she told me. It's unconsciously mysterious. This is probably the fox's mischief. Boing boing! | |||
== Staff Comments == | |||
=== [[Ryuta Tamura|TAMA]] === | |||
mami is the youngest of the 3 vocalists. | |||
In the story I heard from her interview, she doesn't have a career.....<br> | |||
But her singing voice, natural character, and fearless personality remained extremely impactful. | |||
The master is also looking forward to the outstanding talent's future. | |||
=== [[Masaru Nakamura|masaru]] === | |||
After all, this is a wac-styled song. This fully pitched swing is really nice.<br> | |||
mami's innocent singing voice is hard to imagine. It's must-listen!! | |||
=== [[Yuki Shibata|Mameshiba]] === | |||
There's an amazing gap between mami and her singing voice.<br> | |||
For example, it's like a Shiba Inu puppy fighting and winning against a tosa. That's wrong. | |||
This song always plays in my mind.<br> | |||
And I can't clear it. | |||
=== [[Ryo Sugawara|Ga~su~]] === | |||
She has a cool voice despite her appearance, so I'm surprised!<br> | |||
I'm impressed by wac, who couldn't decide on the song title. | |||
=== [[tokky]] === | |||
It's cool! I was even more surprised when I heard that it's by the youngest winner vocalist.<br> | |||
Also, there's an impression that wac is always obsessed with lyrics. | |||
=== [[eimy]] === | |||
This song received big praise from senior Chihi. I'm also looking forward to the completed song after listening to mami's recorded version and how amazing it was.<br> | |||
Anyways, it has a cool impression! I was overwhelmed by the flowing sense and power. When everyone listened to it once, they listened carefully and became quiet. | |||
=== [[Chihiro Inoue|Chihi]] === | |||
From the moment I first listened... I fell in love with it///<br> | |||
Even though her voice has a young feeling, the way she sings!!! Even though this kind of song is short, there are key points in various places ,guo~ ＞o＜!! And I wanted to howl.<br> | |||
The lyrics are very good, and PON and I talked about how only wac can write these lyrics! School lunch leftovers... such words don't appear when you become an adult! I mean.<br> | |||
wac, who isn't a pleasant adult (how rude!) and mami, who's young but strangely mature, perfectly mesh with their differences, and form a smooth circle... this interesting feeling doesn't make sense! He found a really great child (*^人^*） I'm pleased with myself.<br> | |||
PON's chorus heard in the background is also nice, and the throwing feeling (how rude!) is perfect for this song! I wonder if you can hear it in the game cabinet~<br> | |||
Even though I wasn't in charge of the animations, I can't stop writing what I want~! Afterwards, I'll murmur at home. Since I don't have Twitter, I'll softly whisper and murmur. | |||
=== Seiya Murai === | |||
wac's slot is in full force! This song is like that. But as mentioned above, he formed a pair with mami, who just applied for the audition with an acapella of "MEGANE ROCK", and since he said "I like this kind of song", I didn't think this combination would fit like this.<br> | |||
This song somewhat has an impact that perhaps it could be summarized as 90% wac and 10% vocals, but I didn't really think mami is a middle school student, so she made it her own song, right? She fits well at such a young age....<br> | |||
When I met her during the interview, I thought "huh? Is she the same person singing?", she's a cheerful girl who appears to be the center of the class in any school, and when she sings such songs, I can't feel any sad atmosphere at all.<br> | |||
I still don't know what kind of adult she'll become in the future, and she doesn't need to decide yet, but she had a very cute feeling(?) while wearing her pure white T-shirt.<br> | |||
Nevertheless, this is a difficult song... (I'm jealous). | |||
=== PON === | |||
The wac and mami pair was quite unpredictable.<br> | |||
The tag between "the masked composer of the BEMANI world" and "the bouncing diva of the middle school student world" just gives it a fully unusual feeling.<br> | |||
However, I think this unpredictability makes this song interesting.<br> | |||
There were many difficulties during the production, but I was part of this group, so the sense of achievement when we completed it was tremendous!<br> | |||
Yes, like me! | |||
Come to think of it, there's an earlier version of this song where I sang in it.<br> | |||
Was this the first time I sang in wac's early version? It was, but it was a difficult song after all.<br> | |||
The song is fast and the notecharts are detailed, and furthermore, there are too many semitone movements that it's difficult to match the pitch.<br> | |||
You can sing it if you persevere and get used to the key points, but you need to pay attention to this melody from beginning to end.<br> | |||
mami sang this song 2~3 times, so she has true abilities after all. | |||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||