- "It makes a sound! The melody of aloofness! And, it grants the Earth's prayer!"
- ―Music Comment[1]
Lyrics[]
砂の海に浮かぶ朽ちた荒城 最後の灯火さえ 虚空の彼方 憶えば幾つもの季節があった 残された城壁は 何も語らない 森源郷は戦火へと 神話は藻屑となり 誰がために・・・ 眩き瞳は何処へ 眠れ 帰らぬ日々よ 幾千の歴史超えて 廻れ 生命の息吹 いつか出会う暁まで
Romaji Translation are found by Tumblr user abyssalnode
suna no umi ni ukabu kuchita koujou saigo no tomoshibi sae kokuu no kanata omoeba ikutsumo no kisetsu ga atta nokosareta jouheki wa nani mo kataranai shingenkyou wa senka he to shinwa wa mokuzu to nari daga tame ni… mabayuki hitomi wa doko he nemure kaeranu hibi yo ikusen no rekishi koete megure seimei no ibuki itsuka deau akatsuki made
English Translation are found by Tumblr user abyssalnode
A ruined castle rises back to the surface of sea of sands Just its last flame lights up the distant empty sky When I remember a great number of seasons has passed The abandoned rampart speaks not even a word Forest hometowns burned into the chaotic war Divine myths sunk into the deep sea For whose sake were those… Where will that dazzling eye gaze at next Sleep, oh days never to return, cross over thousands of histories Revolve, oh breathes of life, till the daybreak of meeting someday
Song Connections / Remixes[]
None.
Trivia[]
- 荒城メランコリー is one of the songs that is part of the WE LOVE pop'n music Minna de tsukutte 20 event.
- 荒城メランコリー marks the first song composed by Tomoaki Hirono that he wrote the lyrics for himself.
- 荒城メランコリー's Standard NORMAL and Battle HYPER charts have their notecounts tied.
- 荒城メランコリー received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart. This chart has the same notecount as the 5-Buttons chart, but it uses seven buttons instead of five.
- 荒城メランコリー is available as of November 25th, 2021 in pop'n music Lively as part of the pop'n music Lively Music Pack vol.4 (pop'n music Lively 楽曲パック vol.4?).
Song Production Information[]
Hello. How was GekiReco's new song "Koujou melancholy"?
"A ruined castle standing on a ruined desert, I wonder what this conveys...."
... For this song, as I had clear scenes and thoughts during the composing stage, I also wrote the lyrics.
I think this song has a richer Gekidan Record taste than ever before.
mikarin from Mille Face showed her extremely melancholic and clear singing voice.
Yasuyuki Shimizu performed the sobbing quena.
And I, Hirono, played the charango, mandolin, and gut guitar.
This song's quite high on the "crying index", so ＾＾
Please play the sad melody with your passionate soul!
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Staff Comments[]
PON[]
This melancholic song appeared as a public character contest song!
Gekidan always includes live instruments in his songs, and doesn't it feel like his songs have life in them?
I think that life is the melody which moves our hearts.
Furthermore, this time, it combines with mikarin's melancholic singing voice, with a melancholic style which became perfect for this character.
とっきー[]
Listening to the singing voice is very pleasant.
And as expected, Castle's design is innovative every time I see it!
When I see it moving, I'm curious about the what's happening with their hair in the MISS animation.
I hope Castle safely arrives at the kingdom.
masaru[]
The idea that the castle itself is the character, is wonderful.
I wonder if the ideas in the corner of the illustration, such as the BAD action, helped the designer?
ちっひ[]
The designer is helpful.
Cheloniidae knows pop'n very well, and their movement ideas almost matched my animations!
The zigzags on the head and cloak were extremely difficult to animate, and I tried my best to not power down the design.
The 3P WIN animation ended up feeling like being surrounded and picked up by cute girls, but isn't that also good?
Castle's birthday is soon approaching~, I'm curious how old they'll become!
eimy[]
When you look here, you can understand Castle very well, and I really like the action of the cane's eye snapping opening while the sand suddenly falls!
As Gekidan Record said, I think it's the coolest thing.
TAMA[]
This character is perfect for the melancholic song.
It's GOOD that I can feel the story just by looking at them.
が～す～[]
Its entire body is solidified with castle-styled equipment. It seems to have high defense power!
Even so, the quality of Mimi and Nyami's sand castle is impressive.
まめしば[]
It's an enjoyable singing voice~.
I think it's perfect for this song.
Since the lyrics were published, I thought all the submitted characters had a solid worldview, and it wouldn't be strange~ for any character to win.
The EX charts are very difficult. The double scales in the beginning are unfair.
shio[]
I wanted to update the homepage with comments from the highest excellent prize winners, but I ended up being quite far behind. It was very difficult for people to notice my e-A GATE email, and this is my final hope! Although I said this on twitter, I'm glad the mails were safely received~. Oh, this is the rumored power of social media!
And then, I was furthermore surprised that Cheloniidae knew about this and applied from South Korea!
Even across the sea, they're enjoying pop'n... as I actually felt this, I became very happy.
Currently, although pop'n 20 can only be played in Japan, you'll need to try hard to let many more people know about it.
I was moved by the various loving messages sent from the Asian champions who visited Japan for the AOU exhibition match in February, and the users in Taiwan and Hong Kong who wrote messages "hoping for the revival of pop'n!". Thank you very much. I'm sorry that I missed the timing to introduce you until now!
... Maybe it's because of Gekidan Record's song slot? This discussion ended up being worldwide~! Peace the World with pop'n! That's right.
wac[]
The public character contest was hot. This song has singing, so reading the lyrics becomes essential.
Keywords such as sand, castle, and soldier's dreams.
Meanwhile, the castle applicant met all the requirements. It's good. The castle's good.
When I thought it had some exotic feeling, then I realized that we received an application from overseas. pop'n also became worldwide. Thank you.
The kind of character I thought about if I applied was a sand giant which has the ability to freely transform into a pyramid top, with sand which is weak against noise and collapses when something screeches "kurau". Finally, it's said that even devils have friends.
Difficulty & Notecounts[2][]
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | 199 | 324 | 637 | 1020 | 198 | 324 |
| pop'n music 20 fantasia | 14 | 18 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 22 |
| Sunny Park→Present | ※12 | 24 | 36 | 43 | 18 | 22 |
| pop'n music Lively DLC | ※12 | 24 | 36 | 43 | - | - |
※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 199).
Gallery[]
Sound Files[]
荒城メランコリー
