Overview
Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix) brings together two pillars of the Japanese doujin music scene, Masayoshi Minoshima (Alstroemeria Records) and REDALiCE (HARDCORE TANO*C), for a driving, 170 BPM reimagining of one of Touhou Project's most widely recognized melodies. The original Bad Apple!!, composed by ZUN as the Stage 3 theme of 東方幻想郷 〜 Lotus Land Story, had already circulated globally through Masayoshi Minoshima's earlier vocal arrangement featuring nomico. This REDALiCE remix, first released on the 2008 album Trois Noir, amps up the electronic intensity while preserving nomico's haunting vocal delivery and Haruka's introspective lyrics about emotional detachment and the desire for change. In maimai, the track arrived at the launch of でらっくす PLUS in January 2020 across Japanese, international, and Chinese regions. Its DX-specific charts lean heavily into Touch notes, the Expert chart by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi hertz) offers a dense but approachable introduction to the song's rhythm, while the Master chart by 某S氏 (Bou S shi) layers 155 Slide and 92 Touch notes into a demanding 12+ pattern that tests a player's spatial awareness across the full screen. The in-game jacket draws from the 10th Anniversary Bad Apple!! feat.nomico PHASE 3 compilation, which celebrated a decade of this enduring vocal arrangement.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
3(3)
155 notesDesigner: -|Tap 127Hold 5Slide 2Touch 17Break 4
ADVANCED
7(7)
306 notesDesigner: -|Tap 226Hold 20Slide 11Touch 35Break 14
EXPERT
10(10)
495 notesDesigner: シチミヘルツ|Tap 360Hold 48Slide 20Touch 53Break 14
MASTER
12+(12.6)
714 notesDesigner: 某S氏|Tap 404Hold 47Slide 155Touch 92Break 16
Trivia
- The remix originally appeared on the 2008 Alstroemeria Records album Trois Noir, years before being featured on the 10th Anniversary Bad Apple!! feat.nomico PHASE 3 compilation whose artwork became the maimai jacket.
- While the original Bad Apple!! feat.nomico was arranged solely by Masayoshi Minoshima, this version adds a second arrangement layer by REDALiCE (Yoshikazu Nagai), shifting the track toward a harder electronic sound.
- The lyrics, written by Haruka and sung by nomico, center on themes of alienation, numbness, and the wish to transform, the achievement title unlocked by MASTER FULL SYNC, もし変われるのなら白になる, directly quotes the song's closing line: 'If I can change, I'll become white.'
- The Master chart debuted at level 13 in でらっくす PLUS, placing it among the highest-difficulty charts at the time. It was lowered to 12 in Splash, then adjusted to 12+ from BUDDiES+ onward.
- The Basic chart also saw rebalancing: originally level 4, it was reduced to level 3 starting with UNiVERSE+.
- Beyond maimai, the remix appears in SEGA's CHUNITHM NEW, where its Master chart also sits at 12+ difficulty, designed by じゃこレモン and Redarrow.
- The song is one of several Bad Apple!! variants in maimai, alongside the original Masayoshi Minoshima arrangement, a Tetsuya Komuro remix, and a version by 五十嵐 撫子.
- The English source lists the song length as 2:27, matching the typical short format of arcade rhythm game cuts.
FAQ
- Who composed Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix)?
- The original melody was composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) for the Touhou Project game 東方幻想郷 〜 Lotus Land Story. The arrangement was handled jointly by Masayoshi Minoshima and REDALiCE (Yoshikazu Nagai).
- Who sings Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix)?
- The vocals are performed by nomico, with lyrics written by Haruka.
- What album is Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix) from?
- The remix first appeared on the 2008 Alstroemeria Records album Trois Noir. It was later included in the 10th Anniversary Bad Apple!! feat.nomico PHASE 3 compilation, whose artwork is used as the in-game jacket in maimai.
- When was Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix) added to maimai?
- It launched with maimai でらっくす PLUS on January 23, 2020 in Japanese and international versions. The Chinese version received it on December 24, 2020.
- What difficulty is the Master chart of Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix)?
- The Master chart is rated level 12+ with a difficulty constant of 12.6. It contains 714 notes, including 155 Slide and 92 Touch notes, and was designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi).
- Who designed the maimai charts for Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix)?
- The Expert chart was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi hertz), and the Master chart was designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi). Basic and Advanced have no credited designer.
- What does the achievement title 'もし変われるのなら白になる' mean?
- It translates to 'If I can change, I'll become white' and is a direct reference to the final line of the song, expressing a wish for personal transformation and purity.
- Is Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (REDALiCE Remix) the same as the original Bad Apple!! feat.nomico?
- No, the original was arranged solely by Masayoshi Minoshima with a more subdued electronic arrangement, while this version features an additional harder-edged remix by REDALiCE. Both songs exist separately in maimai.
