Referring to Japanese titled BM songs?

[Quantium]

Oh no! What am I going to do? "Taito no Suika" isn't included in the soundtrack for 10th Style!

[DarcLion XVI]

Originally Posted by ColorOfSakura

And 嘆きの樹 doesn't display NAGEKI NO KI, instead it displays a series of words.

Actually, that happens only if you completed the CARDINAL GATE stage by AAA'ing all the Anothers of the four CARDINAL GATE songs. It does display NAGEKI NO KI when played on normal stages and Free Mode.

[Snapps]

Originally Posted by Quantium

Oh no! What am I going to do? "Taito no Suika" isn't included in the soundtrack for 10th Style!

It's in the Distorted Sountrack.

[天の龍]

The long version is also on the V-Rare 12 Soundtrack. You might find MP3's of that hanging about somewhere.

[DKW]

Quantium - To answer your original question...it depends. Most of the time, we go by the literal Romanization (Nageki No Ki, Oosanbashi, Rakuen, Kagonotori, Kakumei), and katakana representations of English words are given properly (Regret, System Romance). However, as you'd expect from a historically monolithic isolationist culture that was forcibly demonolithicized not too long ago, you also run into mixtures (We Are Disco Yotsu Uchi Inochi, Lion Suki, Cashless Wa Aijo Kesu Tissue). And every once in a while, you get a...special case. In the case of "Scorpion Fire", the complete title is Piano Kyosokyoku Dai-Ichiban Sasoribi. It's only the last word that means Scorpion Fire, but because this song is extremely popular and talked about a lot, you can understand why we don't feel like cranking out 37 keystrokes every time.

With so much potential for confusion, why hasn't this subject come up before? Well, there's something you need to understand about IIDX...it's really freakin' hard. Because of this, there are very few casual players, let alone genuine newbies; most of us have been playing for years and know the score. Plus there are always lots of active discussions, so it's easy to clear up any confusion.

And before you ask, I do have a Japanese song titles FAQ for Guitar Freaks/Drummania, but mainly because that one has a lot more beginners, plus far more obscure titles no one besides me ever talks about. (Seriously, you know anyone else who gives Suishou ~hitomi no naka no mirai~ the time of day?) If Gold makes it big here, I might do one for IIDX. In the meantime, you need another title, just ask.

(P.S. If you can somehow get a VJ Army account, you can look up Japanese song titles on the score entry screen. The last time I checked, he put a freeze on new referrals, unfortunately.)

[kannazuki]

Originally Posted by DKW

The acutal name of that virkato masterpiece is Piano Kyosokyoku Dai-Ichiban Sasoribi, which isn't even close to "Scorpion Fire".

Um. Sasoribi (蠍火) translated is Scorpion Fire. It's referring to refers to Antares, the brightest star in the Scorpio constellation.

[rmz]

Scorpion Fire is basically a direct kanji-to-English translation and it's become the most recognized name for the song (first kanji = Scorpion, second kanji = Fire). Some people also say "Sasoribi" or "Anti-Ares" or "Antares" and most people will know what those are referring to as well.

I don't think that's a bad way to refer to the song, since it's not as though even Japanese people are hung up on "proper" names since when it comes to IIDX they use shorthand for EVERYTHING anyway. (e.g. referring to FIRE FIRE as 炎)

[CStarFlare]

Originally Posted by rmz

(e.g. referring to FIRE FIRE as 炎)

I have to admit that made me laugh

gg japan

[Reenee]

What are those random words that show up for Nageki No Ki?

[rmz]

GRIEVES
DESTRUCTION
MUTATION
COLLAPSES
SOLITUDE
DEATH
EVIL
REGRET
FRAGILE
NIRVANA
LAZINESS
MIRAGE
DESIRE
IMPULSE
SINKING
STAGNATION
WHISPER
CURSE
DESPAIR
RUIN
SACRIFICE
WORLD
CONVICT
SUFFERING
SNEERS
ADMONITON
MAD
DEGENERATION

It loops the list and the song ends at about "DEATH" the second time around.

[Reenee]

Evil boss song is evil.

[DKW]

Oh, okay. I was actually wondering about that one. (Don't remember if there ever was a discussion specifically about the title, and don't feel like slogging through thousands of old posts to find one.)

Thanks for the clarification; correction made.

[t7r]

What does it say in the ticker when KIGONSHU is played? Some people refer to it as Kigonshuu, or Kigonshou... I'm getting confused.

[Quantium]

Ok, how about the "dirge" piano song from 11 RED and the "reggae" song from 12 HS with the jamican robot?

[typobox]

Originally Posted by Quantium

Ok, how about the "dirge" piano song from 11 RED and the "reggae" song from 12 HS with the jamican robot?

First one is the one that everyone's been talking about for the last several posts in this thread - Scorpion Fire and all of the other names that are used to reference it.

The second one is Rakuen.