Get on Beat

Get on Beat
artist: On
Genre: Hard bag

SOUND COMMENTARY / DJ TAKA

"On" is a special unit formed for the duration of IIDX 2nd style production. Whether or not they'll come back is up to the fans, I suppose. The sound and video production work are usually done fairly separately from each other, but this song was an experiment in doing both at once, and I think everyone had fun by the time recording was finished. Since the video is so well done, I wonder if people might think than On are a new up-and-coming musical group?

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VIDEO COMMENTARY / VJ GYO

We did filming for this song on a Sunday in the second half of August; recording occured at Q-STUDIO, in the Nerima area of the Tokyo metro area. It's a music video that focuses on the vocals, which is one of the most basic techniques in music videos. This was my first time actually doing this sort of thing, though, so I was very careful throughout the entire process. ... even though i say that, the day before was the day we filmed Second Style (Hip Hop Paradise), so I'd ended up doing all the work I was going to do that day during the night, and didn't get much sleep ... nevertheless, I took a nap, and ended up oversleeping, and when I woke up, the fine summer weather (intense heat) of the previous day was even stronger than before ... the worst thing was, there didn't seem to be any real plan, and the only thing we'd done in way of preparation was get a camera and tripod ... While looking for wheels for the tripod, I made myself over half an hour late for my first meeting with Mako and Nori from On ... however ... (about two weeks later) when they show it on the AM show for the 37th time, we've established the panel that introduced the tie-up artists, but two people that saw the Get on Beat video might start looking for On just because of that video.
Yay!

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The two girls from on have a lovely present for all their fans! This is the lyrics card from "Get on Beat" they wrote on the day of recording! Memorize the lyrics and sing along as you play!

(Note: you can find the original lyrics sheet on Konami's Get on Beat page. I've transcribed and attempted a translation below. )

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Kami kitta kinou kara
Nani ka kawatta ki ga shiteru

Asa no hikari kanjite mezameta watashi no me no mae hirogatte iru

Chikashitsu kara dare ka no koe sore wa honto no kokoro no koe
Nani mo kawaranai nichijo oshitsubu sarete yuku

Ugokenai subari konda mama
Sunao ni narenai wakaranai mama tada kuri kaeshite
Ano jikan no mukou he get on beat

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Since I cut my hair yesterday
It feels like something has changed

It's spreading out before my eyes as I wake up when I feel the morning light

The voice you hear from the basement is the true voice of your heart
Starting to crush the boredom of the everyday where nothing changes

Are you sitting down, not moving in protest?
You can't just take it, and don't understand? Things keep on going like that,
You've got to get on beat towards those times