Roppongi EVOLVED

Song Information[]

ver.A[]

Artist: TAG underground
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 170
Length: 1:51
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY 3 / Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS
First AC Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

ver.B[]

Artist: TAG underground
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 85-170
Length: 1:55
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY 3 / Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS
First AC Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

ver.C[]

Artist: TAG underground
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 42-170
Length: 1:55
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY 3 / Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS
First AC Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

ver.D[]

Artist: TAG underground
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 85-340
Length: 1:56
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

Lyrics[]

None.

Song Connections / Remixes[]

roppongi EVOLVED is part of the "EVOLVED" song series.
roppongi EVOLVED has four different versions (roppongi EVOLVED ver.A, ver.B, ver.C, and ver.D), which share the same intro part.
- roppongi EVOLVED ver.A appears in the Dance Dance Revolution ULTIMATE DANCE COLLECTION — MANIA — album, while roppongi EVOLVED ver.D appears in the Dance Dance Revolution X2 Original Soundtrack album. Both versions are simply titled roppongi EVOLVED in their respective albums.
roppongi EVOLVED is one of the songs sampled in DDR TAGMIX -LAST DanceR-, from Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS.

Trivia[]

roppongi EVOLVED is the regular ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song of Dance Dance Revolution X2. To access it, you must AA KIMONO♥PRINCESS on EXPERT as an EXTRA STAGE. One of the four versions of roppongi EVOLVED will be loaded randomly.
- When selecting roppongi EVOLVED as an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song, both the Groove Radar and BPM display in the music select screen disappear.
- As of January 26th, 2011, roppongi EVOLVED's four versions can be played on any stage.
roppongi EVOLVED marks Yasuhiro Taguchi's first use of his TAG underground alias.
roppongi EVOLVED is the only song of the EVOLVED series that has four versions.
roppongi EVOLVED's BPM changes are as follows:
- ver.A: 170.
- ver.B: 170→85→170.
- ver.C: 170→85→42.5→(stop)→42.5→85→170→(stop)→170→(stop)→170.
- ver.D: 170→(ten stops)→170→340→680→340→170→85→170→(six stops)→170→(stop)→170.
- Prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, the displayed BPM for all versions of roppongi EVOLVED is 170.
roppongi EVOLVED ver.D is the only version that has a unique background video, which is displayed in the background of the MOVIE background dance stage's white variant and is not full-screen prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD.
- This video reuses four DDRMAX-EXTREME background movies.
- roppongi EVOLVED ver.D's video is absent in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX, causing this version to be played on the CYBER stage instead like with all other versions.
Roppongi (六本木) is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, well-known as home to the rich Roppongi Hills area and an active night club scene.
roppongi EVOLVED ver.C was one of the qualifying round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2013 for Dance Dance Revolution (2013).
roppongi EVOLVED ver.A, ver.B, and ver.C are available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from September 26th, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.10 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.10).
roppongi EVOLVED ver.D is available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from February 20th, 2023, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.16 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.16).

Gallery[]

Song Production Information[]

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts[]

Dance Dance Revolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

ver.A[]

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	146 / 9	229 / 28	337 / 29	495 / 28	- / - / -	222 / 30	291 / 37	440 / 31	- / - / -
Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY3 / hottest party3	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution MUSIC FIT	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	6	8	11	15	-	8	12	16	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	6	8	11	15	-	8	↑12	↑16	-

ver.B[]

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	143 / 11	234 / 26	350 / 17	476 / 25	- / - / -	224 / 30	325 / 28	462 / 17	- / - / -
Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY3 / hottest party3	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution MUSIC FIT	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	6	8	11	15	-	8	12	16	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	6	8	11	15	-	8	↑12	↑16	-

ver.C[]

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	151 / 8	241 / 21	368 / 16	490 / 23	- / - / -	242 / 22	348 / 21	476 / 13	- / - / -
Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY3 / hottest party3	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution MUSIC FIT	3	7	9	10	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	6	8	11	15	-	8	12	16	-
Dance Dance Revolution X2	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	6	8	11	15	-	8	↑12	↑16	-

ver.D[]

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	156 / 10	263 / 27	388 / 17	540 / 18	- / - / -	253 / 16	343 / 24	506 / 20	- / - / -
Dance Dance Revolution X2	6	8	11	15	-	8	11	15	-
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	6	8	11	15	-	8	↑12	↑16	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	6	8	11	15	-	8	12	16	-