Hyper-saturated J-pop slamming into hardcore electronic drops at 200 BPM. SUI-SEN is a release from IRODORIMIDORI, the fictional girl band from SEGA's arcade rhythm game CHUNITHM, and the composer lineup is stacked. DJ Genki opens with Dokidoki DREAM!!!
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, all sparkly euphoric synths and relentless energy. TENMON brings unexpected emotional weight with My Dearest Song, while yuyoyuppe's Bang Babang Bang!!! is pure controlled chaos. Drama tracks between the songs flesh out the band's story with the full voice cast including Emi Nitta.
Hiroshi Okubo's Tic Tac DREAMIN' has that Namco Sound Team bounce you can feel in your chest. If you want to know what Japanese arcade rhythm culture sounds like at its most maximalist, start here.