DanceDanceRevolution (AC) (Japan)

I was expecting CKP's chart to have stops during the battle with Rin, notably during the "chikuchikuwa, chikuchikuchikuwa, chikuchikuchikuchikuwa" part...But the song (and the BGA) are both great so it's okay >.>

KAC qualifiers are up, and they're a lot harder than last year:

GROUP A:
MAX 300
MAXX UNLIMITED
MAX 300 SMMM
Fascination MAXX

GROUP B:
STULTI
お米の美味しい etc.
GAIA
Elemental Creation

GROUP C:
roppongi EVOLVED C
New York EVOLVED A
tokyo EVOLVED A
London EVOLVED C

GROUP D:
Another Phase
REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT
PRANA
POSSESSION

GROUP E:
Saber Wing AIHM
CHAOS
Pluto
Pluto The First

KAC ASIA Preliminaries : 2013, October 31st (Thursday, 09:00) ~ November 25th (Monday, 16:59)

KIMONO♥PRINCESS
Trigger
Trim
New Decade

ONLY 1ST PLACE CAN GO TO FINAL MATCH.

I was expecting they would announce a few new songs kind of like they did with jubeat saucer's rounds. Looks like they're going to keep it a secret for now.

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What are the Groups about?

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If I'm reading correctly:

• Choose one group you want to enter.
• You cannot change the group after you've picked one.
• The top three players in each group will qualify for the finals.

Or like they did with DDR X3 vs. 2ndMIX (REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT, Go for the Top, 2ndMIX OST re-release remixes).

I'm just waiting for DJ Taka's Broken and kors k's flip flap. These two songs would be perfect crossovers into DDR.

Are there any upcoming events that will bring new content soon?

Spanish Snowy Dance Challenge was just released. Rated 17.

http://twitpic.com/dhiunn

Honestly wasn't expecting that one.

That chart was hard enough, ha. Still I'm interested in seeing it.

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Spanish Snowy Dance S-
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22058013

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Most of D-:

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DDR cd opened the special section: http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/ddr_1/index.html

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Is there anyone who can translate what the special section is about?

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I haven't wanted to play a chart this bad in a while. Those challenge steps were glorious.

It's a really rough translation and my Japanese isn't so good, so I'm sure I messed stuff up, but here's the gist of it:

Hello. I'm TAG, the sound director.

This new version, overflowing with music, is fully recorded, so I'd like to introduce some of my recommendation points out of this soundtrack.

First, I cannot stress enough how colorful and various the new songs are. In addition to the regular camp of artists, this time we have a lot of new artists joining the fight! No matter the song, their great individuality made us discover DDR 2013's potential - that's how I'm feeling right now. On the one hand, there are many of you that took part in this new effort, but also, as for playing the DDR of the past, songs that can make you think "oh!" were there, weren't they? (<-- I didn't really understand this sentence...)

My personal recommendation is the 5th song on Disc-1, south. With my knowing of beatmania, I think this title made me grin. In accordance with this song, it gives me a "hot dance music" image from the southern countries, but no matter how much I say it, the groove makes me feel great! The feeling is so awesome, I want to be listening to this song 24 hours a day! In order to satisfy this demand, a special track of the full version was arranged. This track was finished so that you can be listening for your whole life.

As part of the Konami Arcade Championship in 2012, we added REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT and Go For The Top. The question of "when will they be compiled on a soundtrack" was weighing heavily on my mind. So, these two songs are compiled onto this soundtrack. In addition, a special version of Go For The Top will be included, so definitely check it out. "Grand Finale Mix"... what the heck's that mean?

In addition, in August, the songs from Triple Journey, the familiar event where we woke all of you players up every day early in the morning, promoting a healthy life, are also compiled on the album. You can listen to Triple Journey -TAG EDITION- very soon! You can't do without this soundtrack! Thanks for reading!

About this longer wait for the interface update, I think it might have to do with the soundtrack releasing next week. That would make sense since there is a good chance for Go For The Top (Grand Finale Mix) might be unlocked in the game to tie in with the OST.

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Go For The Top (Grand Finale Mix) is the same Go for the top of DDR X3

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Even without that song, it would still make sense in a way as it would be some sort of transition from old to new once the OST with older songs is released.

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