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* According to Jun Wakita, he only planned to write charts for beatmania IIDX 5th style, but [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] asked him to create a new song for the game [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/report/2014w/report1.html]. | * According to Jun Wakita, he only planned to write charts for beatmania IIDX 5th style, but [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] asked him to create a new song for the game [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/report/2014w/report1.html]. | ||
* Unlike OVER THE CLOUDS, Regulus was not removed in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | * Unlike OVER THE CLOUDS, Regulus was not removed in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | ||
* Regulus is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from November 6th, 2019, after purchasing its | * Regulus is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from November 6th, 2019, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]]. | ||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||
=== DJ.W === | === DJ.W === | ||
" | "The staircase and me"<br> | ||
My grandfather was an art teacher in Hokkaido.<br> | My grandfather was an art teacher in Hokkaido.<br> | ||
He passed away in March, right before I graduated from high school.<br> | He passed away in March, right before I graduated from high school.<br> | ||
There was still deep snow in Hokkaido.<br> | There was still deep snow in Hokkaido.<br> | ||
As my grandfather was receiving medical treatment at home, he used all his remaining strength to get up from his sickbed and finish his final artwork.<br> | As my grandfather was receiving medical treatment at home, he used all his remaining strength to get up from his sickbed and finish his final artwork.<br> | ||
It depicted a large snow staircase | It depicted a large snow staircase in a garden.<br> | ||
It may have been the staircase to heaven, a sign he sensed his own death?<br> | |||
He was a devout Christian believer who | He was a devout Christian believer, who went to be with the Lord three days later.<br> | ||
Inheriting my grandfather's blood, I promised myself to someday create my own staircase to climb during my life. | |||
There's a staircase in this song! It's not from the above story.<br> | There's a staircase in this song! It's not from the above story.<br> | ||
Then what was written above? Hmm, it's a nice story.<br> | Then what was written above? Hmm, it's a nice story.<br> | ||
As a keyboard player, I like | As a keyboard player, I like staircase notecharts, so here it is.<br> | ||
I like | I like to finger stroke them because it feels like a musical performance.<br> | ||
If it's a staircase notechart, I can compete with the best players in the world! When I enthusiastically went to the arcade to watch them play, they used the RANDOM modifier, which devastated me. | |||
To be honest, | To be honest, i's a strange song made early in development, as the vocals were not recorded in time for the location test, so I "included" the instrumental version in the location test, and it was "retained as a bonus song", but there are people who say it's their favorite, which I find bittersweet. | ||
As a side note, the title Regulus isn't related to the composer's Zodiac sign or baseball. Probably.<br> | As a side note, the title Regulus isn't related to the composer's Zodiac sign or baseball. Probably.<br> | ||
Forgive me for the long message. Did | Forgive me for the long message. Did I beat VJ GYO? | ||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||
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It's generally abbreviated from Disk Jockey, isn't it?<br> | It's generally abbreviated from Disk Jockey, isn't it?<br> | ||
They are active in places such as radio stations, clubs, and discos, but they commonly | They are active in places such as radio stations, clubs, and discos, but they commonly read the atmosphere of the place and "select and play" music to lead the audience in their intended direction. | ||
However, in the case of W, he has completely different intentions.<br> | However, in the case of W, he has completely different intentions.<br> | ||
It's disappointing that I can't freely write about his | It's disappointing that I can't freely write about it because of his wish (he clearly disproves of expressing this), but it shouldn't mean anything bad. | ||
I remember | I remember that all the IIDX staff members were impressed by the song's high quality and potential to be a hit, that they shouted in unison.<br> | ||
It's said that "Regulus (OVER THE CLOUD)" took the longest time to produce in IIDX history (he's a very busy person who has other main job). | |||
When the IIDX staff(?) saw him as a wise and patient composer, they took the effort to buy ○○○... | When the IIDX staff(?) saw him as a wise and patient composer, they took the effort to buy ○○○... The gap between the two sides of W(?) is too wonderful. (laughs) | ||
DJ's two sides and appearances are unique to | DJ's two sides and appearances are unique to their abbreviated names, and have a double meaning. | ||
== Difficulty & Notecounts == | == Difficulty & Notecounts == | ||