This compilation pulls together some of the strongest vocal tracks from both the 360 and DS branches of THE iDOLM@STER and the result is basically a greatest hits of early IM@S. "Arcadia" and "Next Life" both carry that mid-2000s J-pop energy with surprisingly tight arrangements.
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"Dazzling World (M@STER VERSION)" is the kind of track that gets stuck in your head for days, bright synths and all. Then "ALIVE" hits differently, more serious, more emotional. The way this collection bridges the 765 and 876 casts.
If you want to understand why people got obsessed with this franchise before it blew up, start here and work forward.