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= VJ Army =
= VJ ARMY =


== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
 
[[Image:VJ Army.png|thumb|256px|VJ Army's banner.]]
Artist: [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]]<br>
Artist: good-cool<br>
BPM: 135 - 160<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Tatsuya Furukawa]]<br>
Genre: All-Mix (Drum'n'bass / Techno / Trance / 2 Step)<br>
BPM: 135-160<br>
VJ: [[shiro]] / [[HES]] / [[GOLI]] / [[VJ GYO]]<br>
First Appeared On: [[AC 6th style]]<br>
Length: 1:54<br>
Length: 1:54<br>
New Song Information Page: http://www.konami.co.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx6/newsongs_vj_army.html<br>
Genre: ALL-MIX<br>
Movie: [[Yoshiko Shiroki|shiro]] / [[Yoshiaki Heshiki|HES]] / [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] / [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
<pre>Steppin' into the groove
Steppin' into the groove
Baby I don't care
No I don't care any more
Baby I don't care
No I don't care any more
You love me, boy</pre>
== Remixes ==
None.
None.


== Song Connections ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
 
* Extended versions of all four parts of VJ ARMY can be found on the EP of the same name, titled ''Brainwaves'', ''G System Control'', ''Human Enemy Attack'' and ''Girl In The Rain'' respectively.
None.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* VJ ARMY was created under an unusual premise:
* VJ ARMY lost its unique title card - which featured ARMY in bigger, bolder letters - in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]].
*#[[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] wanted a song to showcase the IIDX team's four video editors (VJs) at the time (dubbed their "VJ Army").
* The girl in VJ GYO's segment of VJ ARMY is a younger [[Mika|Mika Tsukuba]], a recurring beatmania IIDX character of his.
*#Each of the four segments of the video were created by a different member of the VJ Army ([[shiro|shiro]] took techno, [[HES|HES]] took trance, etc).
* During the GOLI / drum'n'bass portion of VJ ARMY, the kanji 良 and 冷 flash by, each meaning "good" and "cool" respectively.
*#Furthermore, each VJ was told what ''style'' of music that they were creating a video clip for, but were made to create their videos before the song was even produced.
* In the DanceDanceRevolution series, VJ ARMY's title is capitalized as '''VJ Army'''.
*#Without looking at the videos at all, [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] simultaneously composed the music for VJ ARMY.
* VJ ARMY received a proper Single BEGINNER chart and a unique video in [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]], which is based on [[INFINITE PRAYER]]'s unique video from [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]].
*#Finally, in the end, [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]]'s music and the four VJs' video clips were stitched together and the end result is VJ ARMY.  [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] has mentioned how he thought it turned out surprisingly well given the circumstances of its creation, and that the video clips were more or less "just what he imagined" when he wrote the song.
* VJ ARMY is an unlockable revival song in [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]]'s ARENA MODE. It can be unlocked from August 22nd, 2019 by collecting fifty ARENA CUBES.
 
** It received new Single and Double charts upon its revival.
== Music Production Notes ==
** From February 6th, 2020, its charts can be purchased in [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] with [[AC HEROIC VERSE/Tone discharger|Tone discharger]] (トーンディスチャージャー).
** As of [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]], it is available by default.
* VJ ARMY is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]] from December 2nd, 2020 after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
** Despite receiving new charts in Rootage, it still uses its older charts in INFINITAS, but with the ratings of its new charts. This was corrected on April 20th, 2022.


== Song Production Information ==
=== good-cool ===
When I decided to make a song for 6th style, there was something I just had to try - a collaboration with all the VJs. When I made the suggestion at a staff meeting, everyone was enthusiastic about it, and so we were able to realize this idea.
When I decided to make a song for 6th style, there was something I just had to try - a collaboration with all the VJs. When I made the suggestion at a staff meeting, everyone was enthusiastic about it, and so we were able to realize this idea.


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shiro was Techno, HES was Trance, GOLI had Drum'n'bass, and VJ GYO got 2Step. Again, I wanted to do something without seeing the movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere that suited the theme of different parts coming together. Get it? The title of this song is a tribute to our beloved four-person "VJ army". This song becomes quite heated during the course of game play, as well, so I hope you all enjoy it.
shiro was Techno, HES was Trance, GOLI had Drum'n'bass, and VJ GYO got 2Step. Again, I wanted to do something without seeing the movie, so I scattered sound effects everywhere that suited the theme of different parts coming together. Get it? The title of this song is a tribute to our beloved four-person "VJ army". This song becomes quite heated during the course of game play, as well, so I hope you all enjoy it.


== Video Production Notes ==
== Video Production Information ==
 
=== shiro ===
First part: shiro
 
The others seem to have drawn up their materials while listening to some sort of background music, but mine were all drawn during periods of long silence. good-cool, your music fit my vision perfectly. Thank you.
The others seem to have drawn up their materials while listening to some sort of background music, but mine were all drawn during periods of long silence. good-cool, your music fit my vision perfectly. Thank you.


Second part: HES
=== HES ===
 
Since we were allowed to do whatever we want, I was able to finish without ever really worrying about what I was doing, but when it came time to put the four pieces together, everyone seemed to worry ... "Is this okay?" *g*
Since we were allowed to do whatever we want, I was able to finish without ever really worrying about what I was doing, but when it came time to put the four pieces together, everyone seemed to worry ... "Is this okay?" *g*


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<nowiki>*shwiiiish, clang!*</nowiki>
<nowiki>*shwiiiish, clang!*</nowiki>


Third part: GOLI
=== GOLI ===
 
I was really worried about this for a while. Who makes a movie without hearing the song? But when the song was finished and we could listen to it, everyone kept saying "Man, that's really cool!" How can he make a single work that way, out of all these different pieces? But when you see the result, that worry crumbles away, and a new, wondrous feeling is born from your gasps of awe. When I had sound put to my own scene, it felt ... like something altogether new. Like levelling up. I couldn't help but think, "The power of sound is really something," with all of my being.  good-cool, thank you very much.
I was really worried about this for a while. Who makes a movie without hearing the song? But when the song was finished and we could listen to it, everyone kept saying "Man, that's really cool!" How can he make a single work that way, out of all these different pieces? But when you see the result, that worry crumbles away, and a new, wondrous feeling is born from your gasps of awe. When I had sound put to my own scene, it felt ... like something altogether new. Like levelling up. I couldn't help but think, "The power of sound is really something," with all of my being.  good-cool, thank you very much.


Fourth part: VJ GYO
=== VJ GYO ===
 
This time, I was in charge of the denoument. (If your gauge dropped 'cause you were watching the girl in the movie ... sorry.)
This time, I was in charge of the denoument. (If your gauge dropped 'cause you were watching the girl in the movie ... sorry.)


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A lot of the staff were thinking the same thing. Even dj TAKA, who is familiar with good-cool's ability, would say things like,  "I think this could make three really good songs, but ... " With that comment, our work was cut out for us. According to the rumors on the grapevine, it seems even good-cool was bewildered by this unorthodox approach at first. Still, in the end, I have to say it turned out really well. I think I could have made a movie better suited to lots of sound effects if I'd tried, though. *g*
A lot of the staff were thinking the same thing. Even dj TAKA, who is familiar with good-cool's ability, would say things like,  "I think this could make three really good songs, but ... " With that comment, our work was cut out for us. According to the rumors on the grapevine, it seems even good-cool was bewildered by this unorthodox approach at first. Still, in the end, I have to say it turned out really well. I think I could have made a movie better suited to lots of sound effects if I'd tried, though. *g*
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 6th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2 rated from 1 to 10.
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== Old Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|347|663|893|972|-|658|839|1138|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 6th style&rarr;11 IIDX RED|-|6|7|N/A|-|4|7|N/A|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;13 DistorteD|-|6|7|8|-|&uarr;5|7|9|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD&rarr;20 tricoro|-|6|7|8|-|5|7|&uarr;10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 6th style CS|'''2'''|6|7|7|-|4|7|7|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS|3|6|7|8|-|5|7|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) (original ratings)|-|6|9|10|-|6|8|10|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)|-|6|7|8|-|5|7|10|-}}
}}
==== New Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|-|660|901|1149|-|654|872|1182|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage&rarr;Present|-|'''6'''|'''9'''|'''10'''|-|'''6'''|'''8'''|'''10'''|-}}
}}
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|96 / 0|107 / 16|363 / 10|381 / 21|- / - / -|107 / 16|265 / 0|478 / 11|- / - / -}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2|⁂N/A|2|7|9|-|2|6|9|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE|'''1'''|2|7|9|-|2|6|9|-}}
}}
⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.


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