FLOWER

Not to be confused with 華爛漫 -Flowers- by TËЯRA, which is often called just Flowers.

Album art.

Song Information

Artist: DJ YOSHITAKA
Composition/Arrangement: DJ YOSHITAKA
BPM: 173
Length: 2:05
Jacket design: T田
First BEMANI Game Appearance: jubeat knit APPEND / REFLEC BEAT
First DDR Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A speed remix of FLOWER by Ryu☆, titled FLOWER (Ryu☆Remix), appears on the cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- album.
• A remix of FLOWER by REDALiCE, titled FLOWER REDALiCE Remix, can be found in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
• A rock remix of FLOWER by TLION69, titled FLOWER -TLION69 Remix-, can be found in GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3.
• Late into FLOWER, a screech sample can be heard. This screech appears on the music selection sound from beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD and the song ダダパラ!!.
• The beatmania IIDX version of FLOWER sounds slightly different from the original jubeat and REFLEC BEAT versions, and has since been the default version used in other games. The only exception is the Dance Dance Revolution series and REFLEC BEAT plus, which still use the original version of FLOWER.
  • Since REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-, the October 22nd, 2014 update of jubeat saucer fulfill, and the 3.7.0 update of jubeat plus, the REFLEC BEAT and arcade/CS jubeat releases, respectively, also use the beatmania IIDX version of FLOWER.
  • FLOWER's SPECIAL chart in REFLEC BEAT plus also uses this version of the song.
• A piano arrangement of FLOWER by Jun Wakita, titled FLOWER ～live pf addition～, can be found in ノスタルジア FORTE.
• An EDM remix of FLOWER by DJ TOTTO, titled FLOWER (STARDOM Remix), can be found in DANCERUSH STARDOM.
• A short, 45 seconds version of FLOWER, titled FLOWER (45秒 ver.), appears on the 着信★うた♪TGSセレクション2018 album.
  • This version is credited to BEMANI Sound Team "DJ YOSHITAKA", instead of simply DJ YOSHITAKA like the original FLOWER.
• Another remix of FLOWER by The 4th, titled FLOWER (The 4th Remix), can be found on The 4th's Force of The 4th album.
• A rock band remix of FLOWER by B.E.L, titled Flower -Band ver.-, appears on the beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE exclusive album BEMANI曲をバンドで演奏してみた.
  • A short version of Flower -Band ver.- later appeared in コナステ GITADORA.
• A symphonic arrangement of FLOWER by onoken, titled FLOWER (Orchestra Arr.), can be found on the BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
  • A short version of FLOWER (Orchestra Arr.), titled FLOWER (BEMANI SYMPHONY Arr.), appears in jubeat festo.

Trivia

• FLOWER has slight variations in its jacket depending on which game it appears in.
  • Its jubeat jacket features a blue flower and the rear end of a piglet. The character in FLOWER's jubeat jacket is named Charlie. This jacket is also used in DANCE aROUND, Dance Dance Revolution, SOUND VOLTEX, and ポップンリズミン.
  • Its REFLEC BEAT jacket features a red flower and the front end of the same piglet. The character in FLOWER's REFLEC BEAT jacket is named Cathleen. This jacket is also used in ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2.
• FLOWER is one of the songs part of the APPEND TRAVEL event. It could be unlocked in Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX from March 14th, 2012, by acquiring a total of three consecutive Daily Stars.
  • FLOWER's CHALLENGE charts could be unlocked by acquiring five consecutive Daily Stars after unlocking 隅田川夏恋歌's CHALLENGE charts.
  • From Dance Dance Revolution (2013) onwards, FLOWER and its CHALLENGE charts are playable by default.
• FLOWER is the first song to appear in some form in every active BEMANI series at the time of its debut, and has appeared in every BEMANI series that has been active at any time since it debuted. In all, it has appeared in beatmania IIDX, BeatStream, CHUNITHM, DANCE aROUND, Dance Dance Revolution, DanceEvolution, DANCERUSH, GROOVE COASTER, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, jubeat, maimai, MÚSECA, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX, Synchronica, ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom, ノスタルジア, and 太鼓の達人 (a total of 19 games).
• FLOWER is available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from December 19th, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.12 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.12).

Music Comment

The impressive refrain is beautiful, like a FLOWER blooming inside of chaos.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Dance Dance Revolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Dance Dance Revolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	101 / 19	218 / 39	363 / 13	442 / 11	595 / 20 / 0	238 / 14	357 / 15	418 / 13	549 / 20 / 0
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	3	7	10	13	17	6	9	13	17
Dance Dance Revolution (2013)→Present	3	7	10	13	↓15	6	9	13	↓15
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	3	7	10	13	15	6	9	13	15