J-SIMS :: HQ simfiles for top J-POP artists

New site now up!

2011-07-06T15:31:00.000-06:00

J-SIMS is now on tumblr!

http://j-sims.tumblr.com/

Refer to that site for future updates. Thanks everyone!

Chris

In other news..

2011-07-01T01:56:00.000-06:00

I am tentatively planning to move this blog over to Tumblr. I really like the functionality of Tumblr over Blogger, and it sounds like it will give me the ability to upload videos (e.g. simfile preview videos).

Tumblr is also a better site for social networking. You'll be able to share my posts on your own tumblr, and I can keep up with my followers as well.

'ayu trance 4' will be my last simfile until I make the official move. I'll keep this blog here, but new simfiles will be updated on the tumblr site from hence forth.

I'll let you all know if and when it happens!

Until that day..

Chris

ayumi hamasaki // ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4

2011-07-01T01:44:00.000-06:00

Title: ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4
Single: (5/8/11)
Length: 29:26
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Consider this as my Canada Day gift to you all. If you don't live in Canada, it's also July 1st, which is ayu day! Or something.

Track listing:
01 Far away (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Extended rmx)
02 MOON (Clokx remix)
03 SEASONS (John O'Callaghan remix)
04 Days (Aly & Fila remix)
05 poker face (Ronald Van Gelderen Extended remix)
06 monochrome (Remo-con classic trance remix)
07 Rule (Public Domain remix)
08 vogue (Groove Coverage remix)
09 Endless sorrow (Dance Nation remix)
10 YOU (Ramon Zenker remix)
11 Greatful days (DJ JOKER vs. HEAVENS WiRE remix)
12 CAROLS (Push remix)

In 2003, I released "Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2". It was possibly the longest simfile at the time, clocking in at 36 minutes and 44 seconds. It was an ambition that I thought of spontaneously. I asked myself, "Why not?"

I was quite surprised at how much popularity it garnered. Its success encouraged me to develop more megamixes down the road, including the 'ParaParaParadise Non-Stop Megamix', 'Cyber TRANCE presents J-TRANCE', and a fan-made mix of 'ayu trance 3'.

I am dubbing this as the follow up to 'ayu trance 2'.

'ayu trance 4' is not meant to be more challenging than 'ayu trance 2'. I designed the steps as if I were designing 12 simfiles, seamlessly stringed together. They would play out great as separate simfiles, but still remain cohesive in one megamix. Think of it as a playing a non-stop course, but without the abrupt transitions between songs.

There are no speed ups this time around. None of songs really call for speed ups, though there are a few slow downs.

Each song has its own background to maintain visual contrast. Staring at one background for 29 minutes really makes one zone out.

By popular demand, I may do a few excerpts from the megamix as standalone files. I may put up a poll in the next week if there seems to be enough demand.

Feedback is always welcome. Have fun!

Chris

Utada Hikaru // SAKURAドロップス (Update)

2011-06-26T19:54:00.001-06:00

Title: SAKURAドロップス
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 4:58
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I was playing through a bunch of my old simfiles and I came across SAKURA DROPS. I realized I did create charts for Standard and Light but never actually released them! This is a re-release of the original simfile, with minor tweaks in the Heavy steps, and now includes a higher quality background video, banner video, and lyrics.

This is one of my most downloaded simfiles. An updated version was seriously overdue. As of June 20th, this simfile is five years old! Happy birthday? lol.

Enjoy!

Utada Hikaru // Goodbye Happiness

2011-05-29T01:08:00.001-06:00

Title: Goodbye Happiness
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 5:34 *full ver.*
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Oh Hikki, it's been a while.

"Goodbye Happiness" is simply delightful. The video concept is simple yet so engaging, and I love that she references some of her past singles. It didn't seem right to cut any of the video out, and the song is good enough that I don't mind making a full version of it.

Very pad-friendly. Have fun!

Chris

KODA KUMI // POP DIVA

2011-05-13T12:00:00.001-06:00

Title: POP DIVA
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 2:38
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"POP DIVA" is certainly no "TABOO", but it does make for a fun set of steps. It took a little while for me to appreciate the chorus. I thought it was a tad obnoxious, but the rest of the song is fantastic. Still don't completely understand the PV though..

So in other news, I began the production for "ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4". AyuReady?

Hahaha XD

Chris

ayumi hamasaki // Love song

2011-04-29T14:16:00.003-06:00

Title: Love song
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 4:25
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Fantastic, two simfiles in one week! Hopefully I redeemed myself a little bit for not releasing anything for three months, haha.

As generic as the title is, "Love song" is a refreshing new addition to ayu's repertoire of ballads. Even though the melody is predominantly similar throughout the song, I like how each verse/chorus has a different build up or slow down, making it easier to create different patterns throughout the song (i.e. less repetition of patterns). The beat is simply wonderful as well.

I think you will all enjoy it!

I'm having trouble deciding on which mega-mix to do next. I am really digging all of the remix albums in the ayu-mi-x 7 series. ayu trance has always been my favorite, but HOUSE is really growing on me, and ayu-ro-mix will yield a fun and challenging mega-mix too.

Maybe I will just have to do all of them.

Chris

NAMIE AMURO // Break It

2011-04-25T13:49:00.002-06:00

Title: Break It
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 2:18
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This is one of those simfiles that should've been uploaded much sooner. Heh.

"Break It" is the follow up single to "WILD/Dr.". Not as ground-breaking, but still very catchy. This is one of the funner tracks in the Namie Amuro collection.

The past four months have been busy busy. Mostly focusing on completing school. I'm all finished now; just awaiting the faculty to grant my bachelor's degree! This means I have a bit more free time on my hands, but I would still like to keep busy with my design career.

So what's next on the line up for simfiles... ayu trance 4 non-stop megamix anyone?

Chris

ayumi hamasaki // do it again, blossom

2011-01-03T16:15:00.003-07:00

Title: do it again

Single: (5/6/8)

Length: 3:48

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Title: blossom

Single: (4/6/8)

Length: 2:44

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Happy New Year!

Celebrations on my end spanned three days. A bit of alcohol here and there, but mostly gaming throughout. I wasn't at home so I couldn't release these two simfiles earlier liked I had hoped.

Here are two upbeat tracks from ayu's latest album "Love songs". Not my favorites, but still pretty solid. I'm saving the good ones for later. ;)

The production value of the PVs seem pretty high for this album, but artistically inferior to the PVs on "Rock 'n' Roll Circus". When I first saw "do it again", I didn't think much of it, but looking at the set itself, they went pretty far to create a neighborhood riddled with the remnants of a plane crash. Even "Virgin Road" was pretty epic.

Enjoy!

Christopher

ayumi hamasaki // Marionette, Don't look back

2010-12-27T17:39:00.004-07:00

Title: Marionette
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 3:29
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Title: Don't look back

Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 3:22
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First of all, happy holidays! Hope everyone is enjoying their break (or not?) as we approach the end of another year.

After all this time, you'd think I'd learn to not plan ahead so much in terms of releases. With that said, I'm not going to attempt any form of release schedule anymore. I will release songs without notice, whenever I have the free time and the will. Motivation is a key factor!

Truth is, my obligation to simfile making is rather low nowadays. I don't mind making them; in fact, I still make step charts for a company overseas. However, because I care a lot about presentation, each release requires tremendous effort in not only designing the steps, but encoding and syncing the videos, making backgrounds and banners, and creating lyrics.

I could easily not do as much and churn out simfiles at a faster rate without the "glossy finish", but that would compromise what J-SIMS is about: Quality. I'm not quitting, but the longevity of this hobby remains questionable and indefinite.

Anyway, consider these two simfiles as my late Christmas gift. They're both a bit unconventional, but I'm certainly no stranger to making steps for songs that typically aren't suitable for DDR. I might squeeze in a couple more simfiles before the year ends. Enjoy!

Christopher

ayumi hamasaki // About You, Gackt // GHOST

2010-05-26T19:45:00.004-06:00

Title: About You
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 2:48
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Title: GHOST
Single: (5/8/10/11)
Length: 3:35
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Sorry for the late post. A little behind schedule due to other obligations.

Both are requests from a while back. I've been wanting to make a simfile for "GHOST" for a long time, but I never had the motivation to actually do it. Alas, here it is, and it's a good one. I decided to make a Challenge chart for obvious reasons. I know I can't do it on a pad, but I've seen people accomplish crazy and unimaginable feats on ITG, so it's probably doable.

"About You" also turned out nicely. It's a solid 9-footer, but not quite a 10-footer. Definitely one of my favorite rock simfiles.

On another note, I'm surprised not many people are interested in ayu's remixes. They are obvious options for simfiles, but I get that the original mixes always have greater appeal.

I think what I might be doing the next while is pair one ayu and one Gackt simfile for the next several releases.

Enjoy and rate/comment!

Christopher

L'Arc~en~Ciel // BLESS, Gackt // ANOTHER WORLD

2010-05-12T00:06:00.002-06:00

Title: BLESS
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 3:03
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Title: ANOTHER WORLD
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 2:28
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You guys have been making excellent requests lately, so here are two more.

It took me a couple listens to get into "BLESS", though it is a nice change of pace compared to some of L'arc's more recent works. The steps are mostly easy-going; I don't see any point in making it harder than it is at the moment. It's a nice "break" song, you could say. Sorry about the somewhat abrupt ending. The place where I cut it is where they should've ended the song IMO; I had to apply an effect to drag it out a tiny bit to make it sound less abrupt. I'm not an expert with that stuff so it was the best I could do.

"ANOTHER WORLD" is not one of my favorites from Gackt, but I can see the simfile appeal. I tend to enjoy his edgier songs more. The fast pace is really what drives the difficulty. To further increase the difficulty, I incorporated plenty of twists and maybe even some side-stepping. But again, that's assuming if you attempt to play it on feet. I like the concept of the PV, but a generic flashy rock PV would have indeed looked nicer for the sake of Stepmania.

I'll try to squeeze in 4-5 more simfiles for May, and then I will be going back to class for 2 and a half weeks in June. Now is your chance to make any last minute requests before I temporarily retire again!

Christopher

L'Arc~en~Ciel

2010-05-11T23:59:00.003-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 1

Title: BLESS
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 3:03
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ayumi hamasaki // Microphone, Sexy little things

2010-05-05T00:10:00.004-06:00

Title: Microphone
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 3:01
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Title: Sexy little things
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 3:14
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"Microphone" and "Sexy little things" are my two favorite tracks from Rock 'n' Roll Circus. I was very impressed with the production value of the PVs for this album (since "You were..."). I just found it amusing how lots of casual listeners are saying she's influenced by Lady Gaga, while fans are whole-heartedly arguing against that. I mean, "Sexy little things" does have that Gaga feel to it (i.e. see Bad Romance), but ayu still incorporates her own style. The best PV in my opinion is for "Microphone"; the concept is well-executed, as well as the settings, costumes, casting, transitions.. pretty much everything was bang on.

Both charts require some fancy footwork in a few parts, but if you play with fingers like me then you shouldn't have a problem! I really like how these two charts turned out.

I put up a new poll specifically for ayu simfiles. Although I'm planning to go back to making more ayu simfiles, I will still be fulfilling select requests from visitors.

See you again next week :)

Christopher

YUI

2010-04-28T00:40:00.005-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 1

Title: Jam
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 2:28
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YUI // Jam, Gackt // 小悪魔ヘヴン

2010-04-28T00:21:00.005-06:00

Title: Jam
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 2:28
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Title: 小悪魔ヘヴン
Single: (4/6/9)
Length: 1:59
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Kind of an odd pairing for a release, but I felt like squeezing in an extra simfile as to fulfill one of the requests. I was more ambitious than usual the past Friday. :)

"Jam" has always been one of my favorite YUI songs. I love the beat and the song is thoroughly enjoyable. The PV is not too bad either. Nice atmosphere, and I love how it goes from grayscale to color near the end.

I actually never listened to "小悪魔ヘヴン" before it was requested. I was aware of the release of RE:BORN but never got around to downloading it. I like the electro-flavor of the song; it reminds me of GHOST, but.. flamboyant and perverted. Also, the emoticons are actually part of the lyrics and not just me being a dork.

The background for "小悪魔ヘヴン" is one I made (mostly) by myself. The graphic design course I recently took allowed me to learn Illustrator, so I decided to put my skills to good use.

Rate/comment if you can, and expect some new ayu sims soon.

Christopher

FYI I'm not dead.

2010-04-18T21:04:00.002-06:00

The school term is ending this week, so things will be picking up again soon. Just letting you know that I still plan to make more simfiles over the summer.

I started working on "YUI - Jam" already, so I'll most likely finish that up and release it sometime soon. I'll probably take care of a few requests and then ease back into doing some ayu sims. It's been quite a while and it wouldn't be right to ignore some of those amazing tracks from Rock 'n' Roll Circus.

I know I know, this means I'm wiping the release schedule again. I'm going to make it a rule that, unless I actually start working on a sim, I won't include it in the release schedule.

I've been wondering though.. is Stepmania still that popular? I've been completely out of touch with the online community so I can't really tell. I'm definitely not as excited about it as I used to be, but I still enjoy it every now and then.

Anyway, I will be back soon.

Christopher

TOHOSHINKI

2010-02-19T20:02:00.005-07:00

Total # of simfiles: 1

Title: BREAK OUT!
Single: (2/4/5/8)
Length: 2:50
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TOHOSHINKI // BREAK OUT!

2010-02-19T13:47:00.007-07:00

Title: BREAK OUT!
Single: (2/4/5/8)
Length: 2:50
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I normally wouldn't do very many simfiles from Tohoshinki, but this song is just intensely catchy. Nothing super hard, just a nice set of fun steps.

By the way, I will currently be taking requests for these artists:

L'Arc~en~Ciel
BoA
Utada Hikaru
YUI
Arashi
Gackt

These artists are among the top most-wanted for simfiles based on the poll I had last year. Whether or not I fulfill a request is dependent on if I find the PV for it (unless it has none), and if I can find the lyrics w/ translation. I need to build up my collection for more artists.

I've been playing a lot of Demon's Souls lately. Frick, that game is intense. Sometimes just getting through a level to a boss is harder than the boss itself. I have a love/hate relationship with it. Heavy Rain is coming out on the 23rd in NA, so I'm very much looking forward to that. The demo itself even has replay value just to explore the different outcomes of your actions.

Anyway, enjoy and rate/comment if you so desire.

Utada Hikaru // Wait & See～リスク～

2010-02-01T00:10:00.004-07:00

Title: Wait & See～リスク～
Single: (2/4/5/8)
Length: 3:21
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I recently rekindled my appreciation for this song. It's been a while since I've released a Hikki simfile, so I thought Wait & See would be an appropriate choice. I'm still thinking about doing a few from HEART STATION.

I've been indecisive when it comes to planning the release schedule. It's really a matter of what songs I'm currently obsessed with. Anyway, I'm attempting to branch out to more artists.

School's been manageable, nothing too crazy. Yet, it still leaves me little time for simfile making. I do however have every weekend free now. I used to work at a hell-hole theatre that consumed my weekends and my sanity. Quitting that job was the best decision I've ever made. *glee*

ENJOY.

NAMIE AMURO // FAST CAR

2009-12-25T13:04:00.003-07:00

Title: FAST CAR
Single: (3/5/6/8)
Length: 2:52
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Happy Holidays! Hopefully everyone's holidays have been safe and enjoyable.

PAST < FUTURE is officially my favorite album from Namie. "FAST CAR" is my second favorite track from the album, the first being "Defend Love". Unfortunately I couldn't get around to stepping "Defend Love". I'm also waiting for a translation of the lyrics. I prefer to be consistent and have them there.

"FAST CAR" is such a fresh departure from her past style. I'm even more addicted to this song than "WILD", which I didn't think was possible (haha). The steps generally follow closely to the lyrics and the instrumentals. I think they are quite fun, just watch out for the "purple" notes (24th notes I believe?).

KODA KUMI // ECSTASY, Physical thing

2009-12-16T00:46:00.004-07:00

Title: ECSTASY
Single: (3/5/6/9)
Length: 2:29
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Title: Physical thing
Single: (3/4/6/8)
Length: 2:24
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I will be taking the rest of the week off for other priorities. Avatar opens Thursday, and I will be in line on Friday night. It should be pretty f'ing amazing. I'm tentatively scheduling the next release on Christmas Day.

Enjoy the sims and see you next week.

KODA KUMI // BUT, Cherry Girl

2009-12-11T00:03:00.005-07:00

Title: BUT
Single: (3/4/6/8)
Length: 2:13
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Title: Cherry Girl
Single: (3/5/6/9)
Length: 3:08
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"BUT" was one of the first songs that got me hooked on Kumi. She was at the peak of her career; too bad her popularity dropped down as fast as it rose in the first place. Anyway, I love how the steps turned out for "BUT". I had a very clear vision of how I wanted the steps to be. Interestingly, you can hear a voice saying "disco bombing" in the background in some parts, which if you recall is a sample used in Paranoia Evolution. I was very intrigued when I first heard it.

"Cherry Girl" is just.. campy. I used to love this song until I saw the video. I don't HATE the video, but it also could've been done much better. It's one of the harder songs in the bunch, especially in the second half.

Almost to the newer songs! Enjoy.

KODA KUMI // Driving, TAKE BACK (Sunset In Ibiza remix)

2009-12-09T00:05:00.006-07:00

Title: Driving
Single: (3/5/6/8)
Length: 3:02
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Title: TAKE BACK (Sunset In Ibiza remix)
Single: (2/4/6/8/9)
Length: 2:11
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I've been wanting to create a simfile for "Driving" since it was first released. It took a while but it's finally finished! I really wish there was a PV for it. I was considering having some DDR visualizations but they ended being too distracting.

"TAKE BACK (Sunset In Ibiza remix)" is probably my favorite remix ever from Kumi. It screamed "make me into a simfile!" when I saw her perform it during Dirty Ballroom (which is a very good concert btw).

For the rest of December I'm thinking of doing one or two songs from several artists. Namely, Namie's "PAST < FUTURE" sounds amazing so far, so I do hope to make a couple songs from the album (possibly "FAST CAR" and "COPY THAT").

I will make a few Utada Hikaru simfiles as I originally planned before, but I haven't decided which ones. Seems like Hikki simfiles are in high demand! As well, ayu's "You were..." and BoA's "まもりたい ~White Wishes~" are definite considerations.

Oh yes. Please comment and/or rate if you can. Enjoy!

KODA KUMI // Candy feat. Mr.Blistah, Shake It Up

2009-12-02T19:07:00.005-07:00

Title: Candy feat. Mr.Blistah
Single: (2/4/5/8)
Length: 3:08
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Title: Shake It Up
Single: (3/4/6/8)
Length: 3:22
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Sorry all, it's been a while! I'm ahead of schedule so I thought I might as well release these a bit early. I shifted the order of release around a bit and decided to replace "Yume no Uta" with "Physical thing". That's probably a better option. I'm actually kind of anxious to move on to the next project.

"Candy feat. Mr.Blistah" and "Shake It Up" are pretty straight-forward. They're a tad long, but I like the bridge in both songs so I kept them in. The steps are easy-ish and fun on a pad (something I still need to get).

Side note, the site's starting to get porn spam.. AND in Japanese. One of them was about different genres like celebrities, MILFS, inexperienced housewives, and more! I deleted the rest since my friend probably wouldn't appreciate translating four more random messages about porn ads.

Does this mean my site is that popular now? =3

KODA KUMI // LAST ANGEL feat.東方神起, 甘い罠

2009-08-29T14:07:00.004-06:00

Title: LAST ANGEL feat.東方神起
Single: (3/4/6/8)
Length: 3:03
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Title: 甘い罠
Single: (2/3/6/8)
Length: 2:44
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Sorry for the short delay.

"LAST ANGEL feat.東方神起" is one of the tracks that would most likely be an actual DDR song. It has a nice moderately-fast BPM, and the steps are fun and straight-forward.

With "甘い罠", I relied on the beat for the most part, and partially on the lyrics but not too literally. This is definitely one of her best R&B songs.

By the way, if your current version of Stepmania doesn't have a Kanji character pack, I recommend that you find one. The theme I use - CyberiaStyle 5 - has a Kanji character pack that comes with it. You can find the theme here:

http://cyberiastyle.skr.jp/cyberiastyle/cyberia5.html

Enjoy and comment/rate if you can!

KODA KUMI // Black Cherry, Love goes like...

2009-08-21T01:45:00.004-06:00

Title: Black Cherry (Black Cherry Tour 2007 edit)
Single: (3/5/6/8)
Length: 2:11
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Title: Love goes like...
Single: (3/4/6/8)
Length: 2:22
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I bring you two excellent tracks to open up "KODA KUMI ~selections pt.1~.

I was originally going to release a trailer for this set of songs, but I'm having issues with Fraps producing videos that are completely off-sync. I'm going to try to play around with the settings a little bit more to see if I can resolve the issue. The trailer will be release on Monday, if all works out.

So there is a bit of a wait for both songs in the introduction mainly because I wanted to make the most out of the videos. The videos would be somewhat abrupt if I cut out the beginning footages in both videos.

"Black Cherry" is cut to mimic the PV that was released for it, which used footage from the Black Cherry Tour 2007. I combined the opening in the live version for the introduction with the album version. No translation is available for "Black Cherry", but if anyone has the translation feel free to post it here! "Love goes like..." originally has extra wide borders. Not really sure why they decided to do that. It kind of takes away from the dramatic effect of the PV.

I'm also making Beginner steps from now on for every song. I feel that it makes stepfiles just a tad more complete. There will occasionally be more Challenge steps, but only if I think the song is fit to have a Challenge chart. I think there will be a couple songs with Challenge charts in this project.

Enjoy, and please rate/comment if possible!

ayumi hamasaki // Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

2009-08-14T00:03:00.002-06:00

Title: Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 3:28
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This is one occasion (and possibly others in the future) that I'm releasing something outside the release schedule. Since it's still summer, I gotta have at least one simfile that fits the summer mood.

"Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~" is the first A-side of her new single just released on Wednesday. It's upbeat, energetic, and grows on you after a couple listens. Apart from the introduction and the slowdown, there's little resting time in the steps. I think I captured the fast-paced/enegertic nature of the song quite nicely. "Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~" and the Mash-Up Mix will come later on in the future. The video is not a DVD rip, but the quality is still OK. I had to crop out the song information at the bottom, and changed the border to white to match the mood of the song.

Hope you all enjoy it.

On another note, I set release dates for KODA KUMI ~selections pt.1~. I changed the name of the project because it's not a complete collection of my personal favorites. I also took out several songs, which I will include in ~selections pt.2~. After ~selections pt.1~ I want to keep the number of simfiles per project to a maximum of 10 songs.

And I see there's a greater demand for Utada Hikaru simfiles than I first imagined! I'll certainly keep that in mind for future releases. One group I've been listening to a lot recently is capsule; I can't believe I forgot to include them in the poll. Not that that's a deal-breaker or anything.

ayumi hamasaki // Curtain call

2009-07-10T01:13:00.006-06:00

Title: Curtain call *full ver.*
Single: (3/5/7)
Length: 3:44
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"Curtain call" is a simple, elegant ballad that gradually builds up as the song progresses. The steps' difficulty accompany the song's progression (as hard as a ballad would permit anyway). I did end up changing much of the steps in the end. The thing I like about the video is that it is all shot in one take. I think I remember the director saying that she had three takes to complete the video. I also like this PV because it references some of her previous ballads:

First scene, singing with the mic - CAROLS
Raining scene - rainy day
Snowing scene - No way to say
Fireworks scene - HANABI~episode II~

You could say I did "Curtain call" for completion's sake. But I suppose it's a nice break song isn't it?

Lastly, I bundled the course with "Curtain call". Just move both the crs file and the course banner to the "Courses" folder and StepMania will automatically detect it. Look for it in Challenge mode because the judging is based on Lives. Also, make sure that you don't have other songs that have the same folder name as any of these songs. If you do, you can either open the crs file in notepad and edit the titles to match, or rename your folders accordingly.

Enjoy, and see you all in a month or so with the KODA KUMI project.

Chris a.k.a fooby

ayumi hamasaki // LOVE 'n' HATE, Pieces of SEVEN

2009-07-08T00:30:00.007-06:00

Title: LOVE 'n' HATE
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 2:48
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Title: Pieces of SEVEN
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 2:07
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I mentioned that "LOVE 'n' HATE" is the other song I was skeptical about. The song itself is awesome and is one of the best tracks off the album, but it doesn't work THAT well as a simfile. I'm not 100% satisfied with the result, but I also didn't want to mess around with the steps any further. Plus, I avoided following the song too literally; if you've played enough of my simfiles within the past couple years, you can tell I almost never create what people call "karaoke" steps.

For "Pieces of SEVEN", I managed to seamlessly edit out a significant portion of the introduction. Otherwise it would drag out way too long. This song is probably the hardest simfile out of the pack. "Pieces of SEVEN" is one of my favorite interludes. It is truly epic.

Hope everyone enjoys the simfiles!

Chris a.k.a fooby

P.S. Has anyone listened to "Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~" yet? I still think the ~LOVE is ALL~ part is cheestastic, but it's fresh and it's one of her better summer songs. Better than "glitter" at least.
You can download the promo version here if you haven't already:

[MF] Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ [192kbps]

P.S.S. I was thinking about having a mirror host, specifically the FFR simfile database. I've never uploaded anything there before, but it seems like it would be a good alternate source. Yeh? Neh? Maybe for future projects?

ayumi hamasaki // Load of the SHUGYO, identity

2009-07-06T00:28:00.004-06:00

Title: Load of the SHUGYO *full ver.*
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 1:31
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Title: identity
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 3:06
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"Load of the SHUGYO" is one of two songs from NEXT LEVEL that I was skeptical about stepping (the other is LOVE 'n' HATE). The song sounds pretty basic throughout, so in order to match the level of energy in the music, there are plenty of jumps to make the chart a bit more dynamic and difficult. But I'm sure DDR players nowadays would consider this a breeze. As well, I might a slight adjustment to the steps leading to the speed-up.

"identity" is actually my favorite chart at the moment. I love the song, and I think I matched the steps with the song's dynamics fairly well in the heavy chart. I find myself replaying the heavy chart quite often.

Also, these late night releases will become a regular thing from now on. I find it much easier for me to release during these times than to wake up early. It would be harder for me to write up two or three paragraphs for a release in the morning, especially without a Starbucks by my side.

Enjoy!

Chris a.k.a fooby

ayumi hamasaki // Disco-munication, EnergizE, rollin'

2009-07-03T00:48:00.005-06:00

Title: Disco-munication *full ver.*
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 1:32
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Title: EnergizE
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 3:14
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Title: rollin'
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 3:41
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I think I'm getting better at manipulating images.

The background choice for "rollin'" was influence by the lyrics. Ayu sings "The world is rolling at the speed of rebirth. It's falling into confusion and despair and desire come to us alternately". The choices for the other two are pretty obvious.

Yet another set of fun simfiles for everyone. "EnergizE" is one of the funner ones in this pack; it's an upbeat and bouncy track, so there is plenty of skipping and jumping in the Heavy steps. "Disco-munication" follows the music quite closely, while "rollin'" requires you to do some fancy side-stepping at times. Agh, I never really know what to say about my simfiles most of the time. I just pick songs that I think would work well, open it up in Stepmania and the steps just come to me naturally.

So yeah, enjoy. Be back again on Monday.

Please comment/rate as usual. Although, it is kind of a chore to do that isn't it?

Chris

ayumi hamasaki // Bridge to the sky, NEXT LEVEL

2009-07-01T02:14:00.006-06:00

Title: Bridge to the sky *full ver.*
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 1:42
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Title: NEXT LEVEL
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 3:05
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Happy Ayu Day/Canada Day!! I thought it would be fitting to set the NEXT LEVEL project's release date to begin on July 1st. I really should be sleeping right now, but I won't have much time to release it later today so I'm releasing the first two songs extra extra early.

You pretty much know what to expect from "Bridge to the sky" since that's the only song I gave you a full preview of. The steps remain unchanged. "NEXT LEVEL" is an enjoyable song to play, but there really wasn't a whole lot to work with. The video is a lovely addition simply for the beautiful scenery.

Please comment and rate if possible, and don't party too hard for those who are celebrating! I'll be at work, and exhausted, so I'll probably just come home and crash.

P.S. I started Twittering again. Feel free to follow me, and I'll follow you back.

Chris

(Preview) ayumi hamasaki // NEXT LEVEL (course)

2009-06-14T21:26:00.004-06:00

Video Games | J-SIMS // NEXT LEVEL (full preview)

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Tracklist:
01. Bridge to the sky
02. NEXT LEVEL
03. Disco-munication
04. EnergizE
05. Sparkle
06. rollin'
07. GREEN
08. Load of the SHUGYO
09. identity
10. Rule
11. LOVE 'n' HATE
12. Pieces of SEVEN
13. Days
14. Curtain call

The video for "Curtain call" looks really off-sync, but that's just because my computer sucks and it lagged while recording. Steps are not finalized.

ayumi hamasaki // Rule/Sparkle

2009-06-05T14:33:00.008-06:00

Title: Rule
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 3:26
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Title: Sparkle
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 3:15
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I'm quite satisfied with "Rule" and "Sparkle"; I think they're very fun on pad and gave me a bit of a workout when I shadowed the steps. But then again, I don't really play DDR anymore so I'm out of shape anyway. For ITG players it's a breeze I'm sure.

I only used the PV rips for the introduction of each song this time around because my rips were of mediocre quality. In other words, they're are no sound effects that accompany the videos, most noticeably with "Rule".

Please rate/comment if possible! Thanks for playing.

EDIT:
Every so often, I get someone who gives a rating of 1 for certain songs. For some simfiles, I brush it off and say whatever, but for others like "Rule", I would prefer if you support that rating with a constructive explanation. It's disconcerting considering how much of my free time I devote to these projects.

Just a thought/rant.

Chris.

Site revamp!

2009-06-04T06:47:00.003-06:00

If everything still looks the same as the last time you visited, hit refresh now!

I was getting tired of how the blog layout looked, so instead of sleeping I decided to completely revamp the layout of the site. I simply wanted to take things to the next level. ;)

As you can see, I made a fresh new banner that's more representative of J-SIMS. Since ayu is the leading artist for the amount of simfiles I've made, it only makes sense to have her in the banner. It also complements the upcoming "NEXT LEVEL" project.

Another point I wanted to focus on was professionalism. The other layout was amateurish, and I really wanted to adopt a cleaner, bolder, and more professional interface. There is also a bit more information regarding what J-SIMS is about, where to get StepMania and a link to a tutorial for installing simfiles. For newcomers, this extra information will surely be more guiding and helpful.

In addition, I want to bring to everyone's attention of a new poll I created regarding future artist(s) that you want to see for future simfiles. The artists I picked are ones I'm more familiar with; I do have an extensive J-POP library so I will likely have their more recent/popular releases, although my DVD quality PV collection is limited to a handful of artists. If there's another artist that you think would be a good choice, feel free to comment.

The recent Kumi poll is now gone. When I transferred to the new template layout, it forced me to delete all the widgets. The Kumi poll is the only one that wasn't salvagable; however, I think it's safe to assume that the outcome will be in favor of "BEST ~artist's selection~", last with a lead of 17 votes against 13 for "KODA KUMI DRIVING HIT'S", and 2 for "Other". I changed a couple songs in the list as well.

That's all I wanted to say for now. Look forward to the upcoming ayu releases!

(Preview) ayumi hamasaki // Rule/Sparkle

2009-05-31T23:14:00.002-06:00

Video Games | J-SIMS // Rule/Sparkle (Preview)

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Rule and Sparkle are possibly two of my funnest Ayu simfiles to date! I look forward to releasing these two on Friday. =D

EXILE

2009-05-29T14:42:00.003-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 1

Title: THE NEXT DOOR
Single: (5/6/8/9)
Length: 2:20
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EXILE / THE NEXT DOOR

2009-05-29T14:30:00.006-06:00

Title: THE NEXT DOOR
Single: (5/6/8/9)
Length: 2:20
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I'm not a huge fan of Street Fighter, but when I watched the introduction for the fourth installment, I felt the urge to translate it into a simfile.

I did end up changing some of the steps from the initial chart, if you saw the preview video. I just had to let it sit for a little while until I was satisfied. The challenge steps go more to the lyrics, with more jump steps in the speed-up to fit in with the beat.

I couldn't find the translation unfortunately. I had to make-do with just the romaji lyrics.

Please rate/comment if possible! Thanks for playing.

(Preview) EXILE / THE NEXT DOOR

2009-05-27T01:06:00.003-06:00

Video Games | J-SIMS // THE NEXT DOOR (Preview)

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Heavy steps aren't finalized yet; there may be some changes I'm feeling inclined to make. I have a feeling this may be one of those songs I'll never be completely satisfied with.

NAMIE AMURO // WILD, Dr.

2009-05-15T15:33:00.007-06:00

Title: WILD
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 2:47
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Title: Dr. (PV Version) *full ver.*
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 5:54
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Despite its repetitiveness, I still can't get over how addictive "WILD" is. I did however cut out the second verse and chorus. Some fancy footwork is required in the heavy steps, but overall I think it's quite fun. Now if only I had a metal pad to play it on. *sigh*

Song and steps-wise, Namie's "Dr." is like what "Mirrorcle World" is for ayu. "Dr." isn't as 'epic' per se, but the song's uniqueness allows me to be more creative with the step-making. I will provide a higher quality video soon in a separate link. It does kind of suck to see all that pixelation for such a beautifully animated video. But I had to make-do with the quality because of the file size limit.

Comment and rate the simfiles if possible! Enjoy.

(Preview) NAMIE AMURO / WILD, Dr.

2009-05-10T18:01:00.003-06:00

I thought this would be a good tool for promoting future simfiles. I seem to have better luck uploading to Gametrailers.com than YouTube and Dailymotion as the latter hosts just delete my submissions within minutes (UGH). The video is rather laggy because my computer doesn't handle running Stepmania and Fraps together very well. But you get the general idea of it!

ayumi hamasaki // HOPE or PAIN, In The Corner

2009-05-01T00:33:00.005-06:00

Title: HOPE or PAIN
Single: (3/6/8)
Length: 3:06
Video: No
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Title: In The Corner
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 1:46
Video: No
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And this concludes the PCDL mini project. However, I will consider all those other songs that had nearly the same amount of votes (i.e. Naturally, Boys & Girls, flower garden, everywhere nowhere, etc) in the future, but after the NEXT LEVEL project, I'll take another break from ayu and focus on some other artists. As a commenter mentioned, I really should branch off from the several artists I've been primarily focusing on.

So anyway. Both files turned out nicely as usual; no surprises here. I haven't had a song cut that close to DDR length in quite a while! But in the case of "In The Corner", the bridge doesn't leave room for much to work with, and the original length isn't very long anyway. The background is inspired by the PCDL performance; if you watched it, you'll know where I'm coming from. With "HOPE or PAIN", I decided to be a bit more creative with the title design by incorporating three different typefaces. And I think the flowers springing out are suppose to represent "hope", but if your head exploded into flowers like that, it may also represent "pain". So HOPE or PAIN? You decide.

Please rate/comment if possible! Thanks for playing.

ayumi hamasaki // End of the World, SCAR

2009-04-27T11:19:00.006-06:00

Title: End of the World
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 3:17
Video: No
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Title: SCAR
Single: (3/5/8)
Length: 2:52
Video: No
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Here are two of my all-time favorites from ayu's third album Duty. "End of the World" actually turned out a lot better than I had anticipated before attempting it. The first verse kind of intimidated me because I wasn't sure how to find a good balance between the lyrics and the background. But as I actually started making it, it just naturally flowed out. So that was great.

"SCAR" is another one of those simfiles that have that awkward BPM (not sure how to describe it). Some of my past simfiles that also had it were "Daybreak" and "HANABI~episode II~", just to name a few. The reason being if I were to use the actual BPM, it would either be ridiculously slow or really fast as the BPM would be essentially doubled. Both of which, I think would be inappropriate. You can clearly see how it makes it difference in the Light steps, but it DOES work and it's still completely on sync.

Anyway, enjoy the files and rate/comment if possible.

ayumi hamasaki / MY ALL

2009-04-02T23:51:00.005-06:00

Title: MY ALL
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 2:35
Video: No
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So I'm pretty satisfied with the polling results! I absolutely love all five and I have a good idea of how I'll approach each of them. First up is the inspirational track, "MY ALL" from GUILTY. The song has a really nice pace, so I tried to take advantage of that to create some really fun steps (at least I think they are). I'm very satisfied with the result.

As for future releases, I'll complete the other four songs from the poll since it's already been ages from when I first announced the project. I'll then work on WILD/Dr.; I've been very much looking forward to creating the single because it's so wildly addictive, followed by ayu's new album NEXT LEVEL. Yes, the entire album.

That's what is planned for now! Look forward to more exciting simfiles this year. Don't forget to rate if you enjoy them.

KODA KUMI / show girl "PV Version"

2009-02-16T01:04:00.007-07:00

Title: show girl "PV Version"
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 3:17
Video: Yes
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I apologize for postponing both "Driving" and "GHOST". I have some major major projects I need to work on for the upcoming week and I'm devoting all of my time and energy in ensuring I complete them on time. Thankfully I started "show girl" a little bit earlier.

"show girl" is of my favorite songs from TRICK. I love the playfulness of the song and its PV, and I especially love the ending! There is a some side-stepping in the heavy steps, but they can make for some pretty fun turns if you position your body right. As usual, I tried to make the most out of the song without overdoing it.

On another note, the selections for the Kumi project are obviously my personal favorites, BUT I'm willing to make some exceptions if there are songs that people really want to see. It's not set in stone yet of course, so feel free to offer suggestions.

Anyway, eeenjoy! (And rate the simfile if you enjoy it.)

KODA KUMI / TABOO, Venus

2009-01-31T10:35:00.003-07:00

Title: TABOO
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 3:10
Video: Yes
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Title: Venus
Single: (4/6/8)
Length: 1:57
Video: No
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I'm so glad that "TRICK" is such a great improvement from "Kingdom". There are a couple filler tracks in there, but the album as a whole is really good. So, I decided to extend the TRICK selections for another week's of release.

I've been itching to step "TABOO" for a while, and now that I have I'm glad I did. I made the most out of the song, finding a good balance of the lyrics and the beat. Agh, "TABOO" is so undeniably addictive.

Now you may think "Venus" is a cheesy selection. Her Engrish, YES, quite cheesy, but this version is actually very catchy. I never heard her version prior to "TRICK" so I was pleasantly surprised of the quality of Kumi's cover.

Assuming that I can get a hold of the DVD rip of "TRICK" and find lyric translations of the songs, next week's release will likely be a go.

ayumi hamasaki / Excerpts from PCDL 08-09

2009-01-08T17:54:00.005-07:00

After watching ayu's Premium Countdown Live for 08-09, I felt inspired to create some of her songs she sang during PCDL that are underrated, yet still fantastic. I guess you can treat this as my celebration for ayu's 10th anniversary.

I'm allowing YOU to decide five tracks from PCDL (that I haven't already created) from the poll on the left that you would like to see created. I only plan on doing five so please don't vote for more than five (or all of them for that matter). The top five choices will be released sometime before June.

I know some of the songs may be unfamiliar, but even selecting one or two that you do happen to know also helps!

Creation time will be anytime between February 16th to early May. It all depends on how stressed out I'll be for this term in regards to projects and what not.

And if you haven't seen PCDL 08-09, I highly recommend it. It's definitely one of her best concerts.

I'll also try to integrate similar polls in the future whenever applicable. This will give you all the opportunity to decide on future projects. Polls may vary from selecting which particular artist/group I should pursue; songs from a particular album or several albums; or larger scale projects like mega-mixes or full album creations. I also hope to at least have bi-weekly releases by April, or weekly releases if time permits.

I honestly wish to take this blog more seriously this year. Last year saw relatively few releases because of other obligations like school (of course) and my former blog J-POP.SELECT. It came to a point where I physically couldn't invest time in contributing to J-P.S, let alone making simfiles and managing J-SIMS.

I also plan on revamping the layout of this blog. I'm not sure exactly how yet, but I could introduce monthly banners like I did with J-P.S. And if anyone's willing to swap links, I'll be glad to do so.

Gackt / Jesus, Road

2009-01-01T14:58:00.003-07:00

Title: Jesus
Single: (5/7/9)
Length: 2:33
Video: Yes
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Title: Road
Single: (4/7/9)
Length: 2:15
Video: No
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It's been way too long since I've last released a Gackt simfile. My Gackt phase ended a little while after the release of DIABOLOS; since then I've gradually lost interest in Gackt.

I actually started working on "Road" a very long time ago (probably about a year). I had very little motivation getting it released because of school, work, and other releases that I was more interested in. Since I decided to create "Jesus", I thought now is an appropriate time to finally get it finished.

The steps for both "Jesus" and "Road" are less 'experimental' than my two other Gackt simfiles "seven" and "絵夢〜for my dear〜". But part of it is because "Jesus" and "Road" are more mainstream-friendly/generic, so there's less room for creating anything avant-garde. Not to say that both aren't still fun and energetic though.

I recently heard a preview of "Ghost", and it's highly possible I'll create that one too (because it's freakin' awesome). But it's hard to say whether or not I'll make more of Gackt's older songs. I still want to make several more for KODA KUMI and Utada Hikaru, and possibly for other artists like Mr.Children, Mika Nakashima, and L'Arc~en~Ciel.

Anyway, happy new year to everyone, and look forward to more new simfiles in the upcoming year!

NAMIE AMURO / Do Me More, Sexy Girl

2008-12-27T14:59:00.004-07:00

Title: Do Me More
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 3:35
Video: Yes
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Title: Sexy Girl
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 3:09
Video: Yes
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Both "Do Me More" and "Sexy Girl" are two of the highlights of BEST FICTION. After years of being in the music industry, Namie proves she's still got it given the commercial success of 60s70s80s and BEST FICTION. I quite enjoyed making both simfiles because both are so addictive and catchy. I was originally going to release "Do Me More" first since it's the first track on the album. But I thought it would be fitting to release it along with "Sexy Girl" because they're both new tracks, and the pairing somewhat leaves you anticipating for the newer music. Anyway, I can't really think of anything else to say at the moment; I'll just simply let you play them and see how they turned out!

NAMIE AMURO / GIRL TALK, WANT ME, WANT ME (PV Version), White Light

2008-12-26T01:26:00.003-07:00

Title: GIRL TALK
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 3:09
Video: Yes
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Title: WANT ME, WANT ME "PV Version" *full ver.*
Single: (5/7/10)
Length: 3:12
Video: Yes
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Title: White Light
Single: (2/4/7)
Length: 3:08
Video: Yes
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Sorry I couldn't release on time yet again if you happened to be anticipating a release for the 25th. Most of you were probably busy anyway, as was I.

This group of releases is pretty interesting since it contains three very different tracks. Both "White Light" and "GIRL TALK" are again pretty straight-forward. "WANT ME, WANT ME" is the most intense stepfile in the BEST FICTION project. If you've ever listened to the song, you'll understand how it can be. The PV Version also sounds more.. provocative (it's the first word that came to mind). The background sample that repeats throughout the whole song has more of an echo, and I think the tempo of the song is slightly faster.

On another note, the PV for "White Light" is absolutely wonderful. I couldn't resist making three different versions for alternate backgrounds because all the scenes in the PV work so well.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a merry Christmas! Just two more tracks to go.

NAMIE AMURO / ALL FOR YOU

2008-12-24T14:43:00.003-07:00

Title: ALL FOR YOU
Single: (2/4/7)
Length: 3:08
Video: Yes
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And here's the third song for today. "ALL FOR YOU" is pretty straight-forward. I didn't include the bridge like I usually do with most stepfiles. One, the file would end up dragging on too long, and two, I didn't feel like I could do much with it anyway.

I personally like "ALL FOR YOU", but compared to everything else on BEST FICTION I think it's the weakest track in terms of appeal. Normally, I probably would not make a stepfile out of this track, but for the sake of the project I simply had to!

NAMIE AMURO / SO CRAZY, ALARM

2008-12-24T00:10:00.006-07:00

Title: SO CRAZY
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 2:51
Video: Yes
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Title: ALARM
Single: (5/7/10)
Length: 3:31
Video: Yes
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It's a shame I couldn't meet the midnight deadline *sigh*. Which means I will have to bump "GIRL TALK" to the day after since I can't release more than three simfiles a day on bemanistyle (i.e. I can only technically release "SO CRAZY", "ALARM", and "ALL FOR YOU" on the 24th.) Which also means I have to work extra hard to get 25th's releases out on time. I blame my work life.

Anyway, "SO CRAZY" is another one of those songs that I have to find a good balance between following the beat and the lyrics. I think some of the side-stepping would make this a fun stepfile to play on a pad.

I decided to take a more literal approach with "ALARM", and to do so I felt I needed to double the BPM. I had a pretty clear vision of how this one should go before I started. There's a certain amount of gimmicks, but they all follow the music and are appropriate. I think "ALARM" is extremely fun on keyboard, maybe on pad.

NAMIE AMURO / shine more "PV Version", Put 'Em Up

2008-12-21T20:35:00.005-07:00

Title: shine more "PV Version"
Single: (4/6/8/9)
Length: 1:54
Video: Yes
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Title: Put 'Em Up
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 2:09
Video: Yes
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The thing about working with hip-hop songs is that it's very tempting to create 'karaoke' steps. Usually the background beat is the same throughout the entire song, leaving only the lyrics to really work with. I try to find a happy medium between stepping the background beat and the lyrics. This was definitely the case with "Put 'Em Up", and "shine more" was not far off either. Initially I was going to release "shine more" with the three standard difficulties and leave it as is, but I couldn't resist having another set of steps that followed more closely with the music and lyrics. Thus, I decided to include a set of 9-feet Challenge steps at the final stages of its production. I didn't do this with "Put 'Em Up" because I think it would be messy giving the nature of the lyrics.

The PV version of "shine more" basically has an extended bridge; it's not much different from the original version. But I actually prefer the extended bridge because I think it's way too short in the original version.

Also, sorry about the slightly larger size for the "shine more" video. I encoded it with different settings than I normally use, but the quality is noticeably better. But I'm sure most people can spare the extra 5-6 MB for increased aesthetics.

Anyway, enjoy!

NAMIE AMURO / Wishing On The Same Star

2008-12-20T00:17:00.006-07:00

Title: Wishing On The Same Star
Single: (4/5/7)
Length: 3:50
Video: Yes
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I decided to release the first song in the BEST FICTION project shortly after midnight (Mountain Time) because I can't guarantee I can wake up early enough to release it before I have to trudge to work in knee-deep snow. ;) It's technically the 20th now anyway.

"Wishing On The Same Star" is one of two ballads on BEST FICTION. Namie's not really known for her ballads, or at least not anymore. This one is probably one of her better ballads overall, with "CAN YOU CELEBRATE" being her best and most 'celebrated'.

I actually really love how the steps just 'flowed' out. I think everything came together rather beautifully; the steps are neither too easy nor inappropriate for a ballad.

I might release Sunday's songs just after midnight as well depending on how things go.

Finally, comments are always and definitely welcome. It's not too often I invest this much time in releasing an abundance of simfiles in such a short span of time. It'll motivate me to continue making these simfiles for everyone to enjoy.

ayumi hamasaki / GREEN "PV Version", Days "PV Version"

2008-12-17T22:06:00.012-07:00

Title: GREEN
Single: (5/6/8)
Length: 4:25
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Title: Days
Single: (4/5/8)
Length: 4:08
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"GREEN/Days" took much longer than I had anticipated. This was mainly because I couldn't get the DVD rips early enough to release the two songs sooner. At least I still managed to release them within the official release date of the single.

The PV Versions are slightly longer than the original versions. "GREEN" has a longer bridge and "Days" has a longer ending. The editing for the "Days" PV might seem a little weird at first, but I edited it in a way that is shorter yet still maintains a semi-coherent story line.

I found that I wasn't able to be really creative with the steps, but I tried to make the most out of the two songs anyhow. Now to work on the BEST FICTION project!

Nobuo Uematsu - Those Who Fight (Piano Version)

2008-08-17T00:13:00.005-06:00

Title: Those Who Fight (Piano Version)
Artist: Nobuo Uematsu
Single: (-/-/-/11)
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No, I haven't given up on J-POP sims; I'll keep making them for as long as bemanistyle is up and running. =D

When I first listened to the FFVII piano collection a long long time ago, I figured this track would make an excellent keyboard simfile. And apparently so did many other people. But anyway, I made a version anyway but never got the motivation to release it until now.

Just today I was playing some of my old simfiles from the DWInsanity years and I kind of miss making keyboard simfiles. So you could consider this new release as a tribute to those days.

Free & Easy "GIGABREAK REMIX" was more of a spur-of-the-moment simfile and I made it for the sake of it being very difficult. Those Who Fight is more planned out and coherent. It essentially follows most of the piano notes. The sync isn't perfect, but it's fairly close.

Hope you all enjoy it.

The "BEST FICTION" Project

2008-08-13T01:51:00.004-06:00

In celebration of the success of Namie's newest best compilation "BEST FICTION", I'm planning to create a simfile for each track on the album. I'm already in the process of creating a few of the tracks, but I'm hoping to finish the rest before school begins. Once I finish this project, I will release each track in successive order according to the track list (with the exception of those I have already released of course) every Friday. Nothing is set in stone yet though, I'll just have to see how things go. I would like to receive some feedback however; I simply want to gauge if it's really worth investing so much time on such a huge project based on your input. Yet, in the end I would end up creating most of the songs anyway since I love Namie's music!

Here is the track list in case you're wondering:

01. Do Me More
02. Wishing On The Same Star
03. shine more
04. Put 'Em Up
05. SO CRAZY
06. ALARM
07. ALL FOR YOU
08. GIRL TALK
09. WANT ME, WANT ME
10. White Light
11. CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK
12. Baby Don't Cry
13. FUNKY TOWN
14. NEW LOOK
15. ROCK STEADY
16. WHAT A FEELING
17. Sexy Girl

Namie Amuro - "60s70s80s"

2008-07-22T03:27:00.009-06:00

Title: NEW LOOK
Length: 2:06
Single: (4/6/8)
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Title: ROCK STEADY
Length: 1:56
Single: (3/5/8)
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Title: WHAT A FEELING
Length: 2:58
Single: (5/6/8)
DOWNLOAD (Video Available)

Initially I was just going to step WHAT A FEELING, but as time lingered on NEW LOOK and ROCK STEADY both grew on me greatly. Plus, all the videos are absolutely amazing. I didn't include the bridges for NEW LOOK nor ROCK STEADY just because I didn't feel that they were interesting enough to warrant a section of steps. As for WHAT A FEELING, the bridge is probably the best part of the song, so including it was a no-brainer.

It took me forever to find translations for these songs, so if you were ever curious about why Namie says "Bungee Jump" in ROCK STEADY, you'll find out soon enough! And I recommend creating a new folder exclusively for Namie simfiles because there will be more coming in the future.

ayumi hamasaki - Mirrorcle World full version

2008-05-17T15:01:00.003-06:00

Title: Mirrorcle World *full version*
Length: 5:16
Single: (6/8/10)
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Huzzah it's finally finished! I let this one sit for a while to make sure that I was satisfied with everything, and it's safe to say that I am. I incorporated the heavy steps from "Mirror" but with some changes. I really liked how the steps for the chorus turned out for "Mirror" so I kept them untouched. "Mirrorcle World" is an amazingly fun song to make, and of course to play as well :).

ayumi hamasaki - GUILTY, Together When... (PV Version) w/video

2008-02-25T15:38:00.008-07:00

Title: GUILTY
Length: 3:12
Single: (5/6/8)
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Title: Together When... (PV Version) *full version*
Length: 5:28
Single: (3/5/8)
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Man, it takes me ages to make a simfile nowadays. I guess I'm just easily unmotivated. I decided to do something different this time around. I used the audio from the PV itself, so as to include all the sound effects from the PV. I plan to do this with "Marionette" as well. "GUILTY" has a decent amount of side-stepping, but I think they're quite appropriate. "Together When..." is probably one of my best in terms of ballads, especially for a full version.

Oh, and I just noticed that a couple people posted comments on the "ayumi hamasaki" page. Since I rarely check that page, it's easier if people post any comment in the most recent postings. However, I'll see if I can get my comments box back again so it'll be easier to keep track of all comments. Sorry for the.. deadness of this blog. Heh.. :'(

Anyway, someone asked why some simfiles didn't have the videos included. This is because during that time I didn't upgrade my "fooby" account to allow for the 30 MB limit, whereas I did upgrade my other account "DWInsanity". Thus, I uploaded the videos separately on that account, but I provided the links to the videos within each simfile page.

ayumi hamasaki - Mirror, (don't) Leave me alone (w/video)

2008-01-11T12:23:00.001-07:00

Title: Mirror *full version*
Length: 1:52
Single: (5/7/9)
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Title: (don't) Leave me alone
Length: 2:45
Single: (5/7/9)
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I think both simfiles turned out really great! "Mirror" is her best introduction to date. The marching theme coupled with the music box theme blends together surprisingly well. The speed up in the second half is very powerful also. "(don't) Leave me alone" is a tad generic and I cut out most of the song because it was pretty repetitive. It's a nice mainstream rock song nonetheless. Expect more from "GUILTY" in the future!

By the way, I decided to scrap the 100th ayumi simfile special. The only thing I could think of was some form of a megamix and I have no time to do that. Maybe for the 150th?

Namie Amuro - FUNKY TOWN (w/video)

2007-12-23T23:32:00.000-07:00

Title: FUNKY TOWN
Length: 1:54
Single: (4/5/8)
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"FUNKY TOWN" is another one of Namie's ultra-hip singles from her latest album "PLAY". Hip-hop songs are always the hardest to step in my opinion. You never want to follow completely to the lyrics; however, there's not much else to work with otherwise. I think I did a fair job on "FUNKY TOWN", but it's certainly not one of my best. Enjoy!

ayumi hamasaki - kanariya "HAL's Mix"

2007-12-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Title: kanariya "HAL's Mix"
Length: 2:16
Single: (5/7/9)
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I was venturing through my hard-drive one day and came across the graphics for this song. I forgot that I planned to step this song and it was collecting dust in one of my folders. This song is probably not that fun on the pad, but it's still entirely do-able of course.

I'm going to try and finish all the ones that are in progress to get them out of the way. Afterwards I'll be working on the new songs from ayumi's upcoming album "GUILTY".

ayumi hamasaki - Heartplace full version

2007-11-10T00:51:00.000-07:00

Title: Heartplace *full version*
Length: 6:06
Single: (5/7/9)
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In my opinion, one of the best ayumi songs of all time. It was pretty much worth getting the "RAINBOW" album just for this track. This was requested a while ago by Kyah; I hope this is well worth the wait. There are also a couple songs from "RAINBOW" that I plan to do. "WE WISH" was requested before, and that one's already in progress. "HANABI" is also on my list of to-do's. On another note, my 100th ayu simfile is nearing! I'm most likely going to release something special for it. =)

...

For those who have stayed with me (and thank you for doing so!) for a while will recognize that once Fall comes, my output rate drops to about one simfile every... two months? Haha...
Indeed simfile making is at the very bottom of my priority list at the moment, but to answer some questions from the comment box...

First of all, while I do appreciate requests very much, it's kind of impossible for me to make everything. Please don't throw multiple songs at me all at once and expect me to make all of them. I usually tend to handpick whichever ones that I feel, "Oh, yeah that would make an awesome choice!". Although, this doesn't mean I don't consider every one of them; sometimes it's simply because I don't have the song. Nonetheless, feel free to request it anyway so I can see what people are generally interested in. I will post a link to my music library as a reference.

Silverstrand: Hey, it's been quite a while! Glad to hear you're still interested in DWInsanity. I still have the megamix, it's just not uploaded anywhere. I wanted to upload it to bemanistyle but it's too big. I was also planning for a re-release to revamp the charts a little.

MrUtada: Have you taken a look at the bemanistyle forums? I'm assuming there would be a FAQ over there since many people ask about background videos all the time. I personally just played around with encoding until I got it right. Take a look over there first. If you really can't find anything, I will give you some pointers.

ayumi hamasaki - talkin' 2 myself, decision

2007-09-21T17:48:00.001-06:00

Title: talkin' 2 myself
Length: 3:21
Single: (6/8/10)
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Title: decision
Length: 3:13
Single: (5/7/9)
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I wanted to release this on the 19th since that's the release date of the single, but I didn't have time to work on them. It's really great that ayu is expanding her portfolio of rock songs because a lot of those are some of her best works, and these two are no exceptions. I personally like how "decision" turned out a lot more. The song itself and the video is better too. I think I listened to "talkin' 2 myself" too much to the point where it has lost its appeal. It's still a great song though.

TACKEY & TSUBASA - SAMURAI

2007-09-15T15:35:00.001-06:00

Title: SAMURAI
Length: 1:57
Single: (5/6/9)
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I first heard this song when I saw their performance on Music Station, and it was amazingly catchy. I immediately searched for the single and then decided that it would be pretty fun for a simfile. I'm very satisfied with the result! It might be a little tricky on the pad, but it still flows if you know how to step it properly.

TACKEY & TSUBASA

2007-09-15T15:33:00.004-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 1

Title: SAMURAI
Single: (5/6/9)
Length: 1:57
DOWNLOAD (w/video)

ayumi hamasaki - GAME (Classical Version)

2007-09-08T15:48:00.001-06:00

Title: GAME (Classical Version)
Length: 3:28
Single: (6/8/10)
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I just had a random urge to do this version. There's a couple other ones I wanted to do from MY STORY Classical, like HAPPY ENDING and Moments.

NAMIE AMURO - Hide&Seek, No

2007-08-30T14:37:00.001-06:00

Title: Hide&Seek
Length: 3:00
Single: (5/6/9)
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Title: No
Length: 2:33
Single: (4/6/9)
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It took me a while to make "No" because I was very uninspired to continue with the simfile for a couple weeks. (To be honest, I was uninspired to make anything lately.) The end product is pretty good I suppose, but for some reason I'm not 100% satisfied. However, I'll leave it as is instead of potentially making it worse. The animation is nothing big; I'll let you discover what it is. "Hide&Seek" on the other hand, I'm pretty satisfied with. Thanks to the amazing beat and the super-catchy marching theme, the end result is very fun (at least I think so)! Enjoy and feel free to comment.

Check back regularly, there'll be a lot of goodies comin' your way!

NAMIE AMURO - Baby Don't Cry

2007-08-21T17:48:00.000-06:00

Title: Baby Don't Cry
Length: 3:30
Single: (5/6/8)
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I couldn't really decide if the heavy steps should be 8 or 9, but it's safe to say that it's about 8.5, if I could give that rating. The steps turned out harder than I thought they would, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Lyrics available with translation, and banner video included as well.

NAMIE AMURO - CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK

2007-08-16T15:29:00.001-06:00

Title: CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK
Length: 1:56
Single: (4/6/8)
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Ok, so I use Stepmania 3.9, I don't know if that makes any difference, but the romanization turns Namie's name into... hiragana(?) Instead of... kanji? I think that's right... but anyway, I hate it. Unless, the romanization just comes with the theme that I use (Happy Sky). Does it romanize in the default theme? Someone? LoL... If anyone knows how I can fix this, that would be marvelous.

Banner video is also available along with translated lyrics and romaji.

I forgot to include the regular banner with the zip, if you want to use that instead you can save it from the "NAMIE AMURO" page.

NAMIE AMURO

2007-08-16T14:53:00.025-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 23

	Title: ALARM Single: (5/7/10) Length: 3:31 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: ALL FOR YOU Single: (2/4/7) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Baby Don't Cry Single: (3/6/8) Length: 3:30 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Break It Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:18 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK Single: (4/6/8) Length: 1:56 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Do Me More Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:35 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Dr. Single: (5/7/9) Length: 5:54 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: GIRL TALK Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:09 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: FAST CAR Single: (3/5/6/8) Length: 2:52 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: FUNKY TOWN Single: (4/5/8) Length: 1:54 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Hide&Seek Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:00 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: No Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:33 DOWNLOAD
	Title: NEW LOOK Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:06 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Put 'Em Up Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:09 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: ROCK STEADY Single: (3/5/8) Length: 1:56 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Sexy Girl Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:09 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: shine more "PV Ver." Single: (4/6/8/9) Length: 1:54 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: SO CRAZY Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:51 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: WHAT A FEELING Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:58 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: WANT ME, WANT ME "PV Ver." Single: (5/7/10) Length: 3:12 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: White Light Single: (2/4/7) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: WILD Single: (5/6/9) Length: 2:47 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Wishing On The Same Star Single: (4/5/7) Length: 3:50 DOWNLOAD (w/video)

Utada Hikaru - Passion background video [HQ]

2007-08-14T15:43:00.000-06:00

I finally managed to get a DVD-rip of the Passion PV for the background video. I also included a banner video, and fixed the sample start. No changes made to the steps.
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Utada Hikaru - Beautiful World, Kiss & Cry, Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-

2007-08-13T15:32:00.001-06:00

Title: Beautiful World
Length: 3:10
Single: (5/6/8)
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Title: Kiss & Cry
Length: 2:11
Single: (4/6/8)
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Title: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix-
Length: 3:20
Single: (4/5/8)
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All three are from Hikki's upcoming single "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry". The title track, "Beautiful World," is being used as the theme song for the upcoming first installment of the Rebuild of EVANGELION movies, and a new 2007 remix of Fly Me To The Moon, also included on the single, will be featured in the trailers of the movie. "Kiss & Cry," the second A-side of the single, was featured as the new "Freedom Cup Noodles" commercial tie-in song.

source: wiki

I was going for more unique step patterns this time around to match Hikki's uniqueness in her style of music. I would include the PVs but not at the moment. I want to get the DVD rips (assuming UH5 comes out) and use those instead. That'll be a while though... Lyrics are included with translations except Fly Me To The Moon (since it's in English already). Enjoy!

Koda Kumi - Run For Your Life

2007-08-07T14:39:00.001-06:00

For my first update on this blog, I give you "Run For Your Life" by Koda Kumi! This one turned out fairly creative and fun. The PV also works very well as a background video. Enjoy!

Title: Run For Your Life
Length: 2:10
Single: (4/6/8)
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Also, I decided that, while I still have the extra free time, I'm going to try to release whatever I can as much as possible. Once school starts up, I'll most likely lose motivation to produce simfiles often. So... hopefully you'll see a lot more simfiles soon. Feel free to comment as usual =)

DWInsanity 4.0 (Incomplete)

2007-08-06T20:44:00.005-06:00

Everything here is created after A -MUSEUM-, or basically everything that's new after the initial hiatus of DWInsanity.

Title: Those Who Fight (Piano Version)
Artist: Nobuo Uematsu
Single: (-/-/-/11)
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Title: TYPE MARS (G-Style Mix)
Artist: L.E.D.
Single: (5/7/9/11)
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Other DWInsanity (Incomplete)

2007-08-06T17:11:00.001-06:00

Everything here was created before the creation of A -MUSEUM- (approx. late 2000 - 2005).

Best of DWInsanity:
Title: airflow
Artist: Mr.T
Single: (3/6/8) Double: (-/-/-/8)
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Title: A-Jax (3-Way Mix)
Artist: Mr.T
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: Burning Heat! (FULL OPTION MIX)
Artist: Mr.T with Motoaki.F
Single: (4/6/10)
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Title: 子供の落書き帳 (Children's Sketchbook)
Artist: Hirofumi Sasaki
Single: (6/8/10) Double: (-/-/10)
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Title: D.T.M.P. REMIX
Artist: Kelly Chen (陳慧琳)
Single: (-/-/-/9)
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Title: Doodah! (K.O.G. Re-Edit)
Artist: Cartoons
Single: (4/6/9/9)
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Title: Exotic Japan
Artist: John Desire
Single: (4/6/9/9)
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Title: Exploration Of Space (Radio Edit)
Artist: Cosmic Gate
Single: (4/6/10/10)
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Title: Free (Svenson & Gielen Remix)
Artist: Ultra
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: Fuego (Caliente Mix)
Artist: bond
Single: (5/8/12/11)
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Title: Giudecca
Artist: D.J.SETUP
Single: (6/8/11/11)
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Title: God Music
Artist: Dumonde
Single: (3/6/9)
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Title: Gravity
Artist: TaQ
Single: (6/8/12)
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Title: Guillaume Tell
Artist: MC F 40
Single: (4/6/9/12)
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Title: Healing Vision -trbj Full Ver.-
Artist: DE-SIRE & 2MB
Single: (5/7/10/9)
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Title: Hell Scaper
Artist: L.E.D.LIGHT-G
Single: (6/8/11)
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Title: Living On My Own (Airscape Mix)
Artist: Mr.Vinx
Single: (3/5/9)
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Title: Night Of Fire
Artist: Niko
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: One Love
Artist: Tess
Single: (3/6/9)
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Title: Prelude
Artist: NAOKI underground
Single: (5/7/9/10)
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Title: sakura.fubuki
Artist: Rei Hino (Keiko Kitagawa)
Single: (3/5/7)
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Title: Sandstorm
Artist: Darude
Single: (6/8/11)
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Title: 螢光粉紅 (DJ REMIX)
Artist: Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文)
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: Summer Vacation (CU mix)
Artist: Outphase
Single: (4/7/9/13)
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Title: The Least 333sec
Artist: Hirofumi Sasaki
Single: (5/9/10)
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Title: timepiece phase II
Artist: Hirofumi Sasaki
Single: (5/7/9/12)
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Title: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Club Mix)
Artist: Jay Wayne Meets Lena
Single: (3/5/10)
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Title: 神奇女俠 (Wonder Woman)
Artist: 鄭秀文 (Sammi Cheng)
Single: (3/5/8/9)
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From EZ2Dancer:
Title: Anytime
Artist: Annie Davis
Single: (5/7/9)
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Title: Cross
Artist: Am Jung Hwa
Single: (3/5/8/9)
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Title: Everybody Dance
Artist: Pak Ha Jun
Single: (2/5/8)
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Title: Minus ONE
Artist: Creatune
Single: (4/7/9)
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Title: Nuh (Techno mix)
Artist: Lee Jung Hyun
Single: (2/4/7/9)
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Title: Ztar warZ
Artist: Nextune
Single: (5/7/9)
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From Bemani:
Title: Attitude
Artist: Y&Co.
Single: (4/7/9)
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Title: Kick The Can -Hyper KCP Mix-
Artist: Bus Stop
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: Lower World
Artist: D.J.SETUP
Single: (4/6/9/9)
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Title: Mad Blast
Artist: The Infection
Single: (4/8/10)
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Title: Meet My Friend (B4 ZA BEAT MIX)
Artist: EDDY HUNTINGTON
Single: (3/6/9)
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Title: ONE or EIGHT
Artist: Sampling Masters Aya
Single: (-/-/-/12)
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Miscellaneous:
Title: Explosive
Artist: bond
Single: (-/-/-/10)
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Title: Happy Birthday To You! (Techno remix)
Artist: Turbo
Single: (3/6/8)
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Title: Honey!
Artist: Joey Yung
Single: (3/6/8)
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Title: K8107
Artist: Onoken
Single: (-/-/-/12)
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Title: Kids
Artist: 4 Clubbers
Single: (3/7/9)
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Title: Light A Rainbow (Wippenberg remix)
Artist: Tukan
Single: (4/6/9)
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Title: Molly (Industrial Dub Mix)
Artist: Mindless Self Indulgence
Single: (3/6/10)
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Title: Scars Of Time (Chrono Cross Theme)
Artist: Yasunori Mitsuda
Single: (3/6/8)
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Title: Shine (Dubshakra Mix)
Artist: bond
Single: (4/6/10)
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Title: Time's new scar (OC remix)
Artist: Chrono Cross (remixed by gutzalpus)
Single: (4/7/9)
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Title: 獨家試唱 (Unique)
Artist: 鄭秀文 (Sammi Cheng)
Single: (5/7/9)
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Gackt

2007-08-06T02:56:00.013-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 7

	Title: ANOTHER WORLD Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:28 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: 絵夢〜for my dear〜 Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:05 DOWNLOAD
	Title: GHOST Single: (5/8/10/11) Length: 3:35 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Jesus Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:33 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 小悪魔ヘヴン Single: (4/6/9) Length: 1:59 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Road Single: (4/7/9) Length: 2:15 DOWNLOAD
	Title: seven Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:08 DOWNLOAD

BoA

2007-08-06T00:11:00.004-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 6

	Title: Earthsong Single: (3/5/7) Length: 1:45 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 気持ちはつたわる Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:48 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Midnight Parade Single: (2/5/7) Length: 1:51 DOWNLOAD
	Title: SARA "SUPER EURO VERSION" Single: (4/6/8) Length: 1:39 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Shine We Are! Single: (2/5/7) Length: 2:06 DOWNLOAD
	Title: VALENTI "Junior Vasquez Radio Mix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 1:50 DOWNLOAD

KODA KUMI

2007-08-05T23:54:00.017-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 21

	Title: 甘い罠 Single: (2/3/6/8) Length: 2:44 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Black Cherry (Black Cherry Tour 2007 edit) Single: (3/5/6/8) Length: 2:11 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: BUT Single: (3/4/6/8) Length: 2:13 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Candy feat.Mr.Blistah Single: (2/4/5/8) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Cherry Girl Single: (3/5/6/9) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Driving Single: (3/5/6/8) Length: 3:02 DOWNLOAD
	Title: ECSTASY Single: (3/5/6/9) Length: 2:29 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: I'll be there Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:12 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: JUICY Single: (4/6/9/8) Length: 2:06 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: 人魚姫 Single: (5/6/9) Length: 2:15 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: LAST ANGEL feat.東方神起 Single: (3/4/6/8) Length: 3:03 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Love goes like... Single: (3/4/6/8) Length: 2:22 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Physical thing Single: (3/4/6/8) Length: 2:24 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: POP DIVA Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:38 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Run For Your Life Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:10 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Shake It Up Single: (3/4/6/8) Length: 3:22 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: show girl "PV Ver." Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:17 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: TABOO Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:10 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: TAKE BACK (Sunset In Ibiza remix) Single: (2/4/6/8/9) Length: 2:11 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Venus Single: (4/6/8) Length: 1:57 DOWNLOAD
	Title: With your smile Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:56 DOWNLOAD (w/video)

Utada Hikaru

2007-08-05T23:13:00.009-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 24

	Title: Be My Last Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:53 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Beautiful World Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:10 DOWNLOAD
	Title: BLUE Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:33 DOWNLOAD
	Title: COLORS Single: (3/5/7) Length: 1:53 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Deep River Single: (-/-/-/8) Length: 4:36 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: FINAL DISTANCE Single: (3/5/8) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD
	Title: First Love "John Luongo Remix" Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:37 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:39 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 Mix- Single: (4/5/8) Length: 3:20 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Goodbye Happiness Single: (5/6/8) Length: 5:34 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Keep Tryin' Single: (4/6/8) Length: 4:54 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Kiss & Cry Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:11 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Letters Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:38 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Making Love Single: (4/6/9) Length: 3:10 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 日曜の朝 Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:14 DOWNLOAD
	Title: One Night Magic feat. Yamada Masashi Single: (4/5/9) Length: 2:10 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Passion Single: (5/6/9) Length: 4:43 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Passion "Ganny remix" Single: (-/-/-/10) Length: 3:45 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: プレイ・ボール Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:41 DOWNLOAD
	Title: SAKURAドロップス Single: (5/7/9) Length: 4:58 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: This Is Love Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:09 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 東京NIGHTS Single: (-/-/-/9) Length: 4:43 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 嘘みたいなI Love You Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:38 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Wait & See～リスク～ Single: (2/4/5/8) Length: 3:21 DOWNLOAD (w/video)

ayumi hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ)

2007-08-05T19:55:00.062-06:00

Total # of simfiles: 131

	Title: (don't) Leave me alone Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:45 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: (miss)understood Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:55 DOWNLOAD
	Title: 1 LOVE Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:54 DOWNLOAD
	Title: A Song for XX Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:47 DOWNLOAD
	Title: About You Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:48 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: alterna Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:47 DOWNLOAD
	Title: And Then Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:00 DOWNLOAD
	Title: ANGEL'S SONG Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:18 DOWNLOAD
	Title: AUDIENCE Single: (5/6/9) Length: 2:55 DOWNLOAD
	Title: AUDIENCE "Darren Tate remix" Single: (4/7/9) Length: 2:22 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Beautiful Fighters Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:49 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Because of You Single: (5/7/9) Length: 4:12 DOWNLOAD
	Title: blossom Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:44 DOWNLOAD
	Title: BLUE BIRD Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:41 DOWNLOAD
	Title: BLUE BIRD "Harderground remix" Single: (-/-/-/9) Length: 5:09 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Born To Be... Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:04 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Bridge to the sky Single: (4/6/8) Length: 1:42 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: CAROLS Single: (2/5/7) Length: 4:07 DOWNLOAD
	Title: CAROLS "S.T.F. remix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:53 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Catcher In The Light Single: (5/6/9) Length: 2:27 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Connected "Push Radio Edit" Single: (5/7/9) Length: 4:42 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Curtain call+NEXT LEVEL (course) Single: (3/5/7) Length: 3:44 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 Single: (6/8/12/11) Length: 36:44
	Title: Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 3 Single: (-/-/-/9) Length: 6:38 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Daybreak Single: (3/6/8) Length: 3:05 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Days "PV Ver." Single: (4/5/8) Length: 4:08 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Dearest Single: (2/5/7) Length: 3:04 DOWNLOAD
	Title: decision Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:13 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Depend on you A BEST ver. Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:20 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Disco-munication Single: (5/6/9) Length: 1:32 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Do it again Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:48 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Don't look back Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:22 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Duty "POWER Mind Mix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:36 DOWNLOAD
	Title: End of the World Single: (5/6/9) Length: 3:17 DOWNLOAD
	Title: End roll "NEURO-mantic Mix" Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:33 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Endless sorrow Single: (4/6/9) Length: 5:22 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Endless sorrow "nicely nice skyblue remix" Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:10 DOWNLOAD
	Title: EnergizE Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:14 DOWNLOAD
	Title: evolution Single: (5/7/9) Length: 4:41 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: fairyland Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:31 DOWNLOAD
	Title: fated Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:53 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Fly high -extended intro ver.- Single: (3/6/8) Length: 3:14 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Free & Easy Single: (5/7/9) Length: 5:01 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Free & Easy "GIGABREAK REMIX" Single: (6/8/9/12) Length: 3:47 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: FRIEND II "MAKE MY MAD MIX" Single: (3/6/9) Length: 2:09 DOWNLOAD
	Title: GAME Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:52 DOWNLOAD
	Title: GAME Single: (5/7/10) Length: 4:12 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: GAME (Classical Version) Single: (6/8/10) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD
	Title: glitter Single: (4/6/8) Length: 2:08 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Greatful days Single: (2/5/7) Length: 2:17 DOWNLOAD
	Title: GREEN "PV Ver." Single: (5/6/8) Length: 4:25 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: GUILTY Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:12 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Hana "dub's trance remix" Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:05 DOWNLOAD
	Title: HANABI~episode II~ Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD
	Title: HANABI~episode II~ "HAL's MIX 2003" Single: (-/-/-/8) Length: 2:31 DOWNLOAD
	Title: HAPPY ENDING Single: (4/5/8) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Heartplace Single: (5/7/9) Length: 6:06 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Heartplace "Lab-4 remix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:39 DOWNLOAD
	Title: HEAVEN Single: (4/6/8) Length: 4:19 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: HONEY Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:11 DOWNLOAD
	Title: HOPE or PAIN Single: (3/6/8) Length: 3:06 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Humming 7/4 Single: (5/7/9) Length: 4:24 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: I am... Single: (6/7/9) Length: 3:42 DOWNLOAD
	Title: identity Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:06 DOWNLOAD
	Title: immature "JT Original CM Version" Single: (-/-/-/8) Length: 3:18 DOWNLOAD
	Title: immature "Koglin & Heath remix" Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:51 DOWNLOAD
	Title: In The Corner Single: (4/5/8) Length: 1:46 DOWNLOAD
	Title: INSPIRE Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:56 DOWNLOAD
	Title: is this LOVE? Single: (5/8/10) Length: 3:23 DOWNLOAD
	Title: JEWEL Single: (3/5/8) Length: 4:15 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: July 1st Single: (3/6/8) Length: 2:46 DOWNLOAD
	Title: kanariya "HAL's Mix" Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:16 DOWNLOAD
	Title: kanariya "Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:48 DOWNLOAD
	Title: kiss o' kill Single: (5/7/10) Length: 3:07 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Ladies Night Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Ladies Night ~another night~ Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:08 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Liar Single: (3/5/8) Length: 1:59 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Load of the SHUGYO Single: (5/7/9) Length: 1:31 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: LOVE 'n' HATE Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:48 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Love song Single: (4/5/8) Length: 4:25 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: M "NEUROTIC EYE'S Mix" Length: 2:48 Single: (6/8/10) DOWNLOAD
	Title: M "Tectonic Shift Vs. Andre Visior Remix" Single: (4/6/10) Length: 2:11 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Marionette Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:29 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Memorial address "take 2 version" Single: (5/8/9) Length: 3:58 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Microphone Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:01 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Mirror Single: (5/7/9) Length: 1:52 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Mirrorcle World Single: (6/8/10) Length: 5:16 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Moments Single: (3/5/8) Length: 3:39 DOWNLOAD
	Title: momentum Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:13 DOWNLOAD
	Title: monochrome "D-Z WHITE INSTINCT MIX" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:55 DOWNLOAD
	Title: MY ALL Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:35 DOWNLOAD
	Title: my name's WOMEN Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:33 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Naturally "Wippenberg remix" Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:51 DOWNLOAD
	Title: NEVER EVER Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:01 DOWNLOAD
	Title: NEVER EVER "Decoy & DJ Bonka remix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 3:58 DOWNLOAD
	Title: NEXT LEVEL Single: (4/5/8) Length: 3:05 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: no more words "Laugh & Peace Mix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:15 DOWNLOAD
	Title: No way to say Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:49 DOWNLOAD
	Title: ourselves Single: (3/5/8/9) Length: 2:50 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Pieces of SEVEN Single: (5/7/9) Length: 2:07 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Pride Single: (4/6/8) Length: 4:09 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: RAINBOW Single: (5/6/9) Length: 5:28 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: rainy day Single: (4/6/8) Length: 4:01 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: Real me Single: (4/5/8) Length: 2:37 DOWNLOAD
	Title: rollin' Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:41 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Rule Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:26 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: SCAR Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:52 DOWNLOAD
	Title: SEASONS "D-Z BLUE SUNBEAM MIX" Single: (4/7/9) Length: 2:19 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Secret Single: (3/5/8) Length: 3:02 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Sexy little things Single: (4/5/8) Length: 3:14 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Sparkle Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:15 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: Startin' Single: (5/6/9) Length: 2:31 DOWNLOAD
	Title: STEP you Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:03 DOWNLOAD
	Title: still alone Single: (-/-/-/8) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD
	Title: still alone "Warp Brothers Single Mix" Single: (4/6/9) Length: 2:22 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~ Single: (5/7/9) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: SURREAL Single: (3/5/8) Length: 2:36 DOWNLOAD
	Title: SURREAL "Marc et Claude Remix" Single: (3/6/9/9) Length: 2:26 DOWNLOAD
	Title: talkin' 2 myself Single: (6/8/10) Length: 3:21 DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: tasking Single: (-/-/-/8) Length: 1:25 full ver. DOWNLOAD
	Title: teddy bear Single: (-/-/-/7) Length: 2:32 DOWNLOAD
	Title: TO BE Single: (4/6/8) Length: 3:41 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Together When... "PV Ver." Single: (3/5/8) Length: 5:28 full ver. DOWNLOAD (w/video)
	Title: too late "LaB LIFe Remix" Single: (4/5/9) Length: 2:25 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Trauma Single: (4/5/9) Length: 2:29 DOWNLOAD
	Title: UNITE! Single: (5/7/9/10) Length: 2:20 DOWNLOAD
	Title: vogue Single: (5/6/8) Length: 2:47 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Voyage Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:44 DOWNLOAD
	Title: walking proud Single: (3/6/8) Length: 3:28 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Will Single: (5/6/8) Length: 3:12 DOWNLOAD
	Title: Will "Wall5 Remix" Single: (-/-/-/9) Length: 2:00 DOWNLOAD

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ayumi hamasaki // ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4

Utada Hikaru // SAKURAドロップス (Update)

Utada Hikaru // Goodbye Happiness

KODA KUMI // POP DIVA

ayumi hamasaki // Love song

NAMIE AMURO // Break It

ayumi hamasaki // do it again, blossom

ayumi hamasaki // Marionette, Don't look back

ayumi hamasaki // About You, Gackt // GHOST

L'Arc~en~Ciel // BLESS, Gackt // ANOTHER WORLD

L'Arc~en~Ciel

Total # of simfiles: 1

ayumi hamasaki // Microphone, Sexy little things

YUI

Total # of simfiles: 1

YUI // Jam, Gackt // 小悪魔ヘヴン

FYI I'm not dead.

TOHOSHINKI

Total # of simfiles: 1

TOHOSHINKI // BREAK OUT!

Utada Hikaru // Wait & See～リスク～

NAMIE AMURO // FAST CAR

KODA KUMI // ECSTASY, Physical thing

KODA KUMI // BUT, Cherry Girl

KODA KUMI // Driving, TAKE BACK (Sunset In Ibiza remix)

KODA KUMI // Candy feat. Mr.Blistah, Shake It Up

KODA KUMI // LAST ANGEL feat.東方神起, 甘い罠

KODA KUMI // Black Cherry, Love goes like...

ayumi hamasaki // Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~

ayumi hamasaki // Curtain call

ayumi hamasaki // LOVE 'n' HATE, Pieces of SEVEN

ayumi hamasaki // Load of the SHUGYO, identity

ayumi hamasaki // Disco-munication, EnergizE, rollin'

ayumi hamasaki // Bridge to the sky, NEXT LEVEL

(Preview) ayumi hamasaki // NEXT LEVEL (course)

ayumi hamasaki // Rule/Sparkle

Site revamp!

(Preview) ayumi hamasaki // Rule/Sparkle

EXILE

Total # of simfiles: 1

EXILE / THE NEXT DOOR

(Preview) EXILE / THE NEXT DOOR

NAMIE AMURO // WILD, Dr.

(Preview) NAMIE AMURO / WILD, Dr.

ayumi hamasaki // HOPE or PAIN, In The Corner

ayumi hamasaki // End of the World, SCAR

ayumi hamasaki / MY ALL

KODA KUMI / show girl "PV Version"

KODA KUMI / TABOO, Venus

ayumi hamasaki / Excerpts from PCDL 08-09

Gackt / Jesus, Road

NAMIE AMURO / Do Me More, Sexy Girl

NAMIE AMURO / GIRL TALK, WANT ME, WANT ME (PV Version), White Light

NAMIE AMURO / ALL FOR YOU

NAMIE AMURO / SO CRAZY, ALARM

NAMIE AMURO / shine more "PV Version", Put 'Em Up

NAMIE AMURO / Wishing On The Same Star

ayumi hamasaki / GREEN "PV Version", Days "PV Version"

Nobuo Uematsu - Those Who Fight (Piano Version)

The "BEST FICTION" Project

Namie Amuro - "60s70s80s"

ayumi hamasaki - Mirrorcle World *full version*

ayumi hamasaki - GUILTY, Together When... (PV Version) w/video

ayumi hamasaki - Mirror, (don't) Leave me alone (w/video)

Namie Amuro - FUNKY TOWN (w/video)

ayumi hamasaki - kanariya "HAL's Mix"

ayumi hamasaki - Heartplace *full version*

ayumi hamasaki - talkin' 2 myself, decision

TACKEY & TSUBASA - SAMURAI

TACKEY & TSUBASA

Total # of simfiles: 1

ayumi hamasaki - GAME (Classical Version)

NAMIE AMURO - Hide&Seek, No

NAMIE AMURO - Baby Don't Cry

NAMIE AMURO - CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK

NAMIE AMURO

Total # of simfiles: 23

ayumi hamasaki - Mirrorcle World full version

ayumi hamasaki - Heartplace full version