Overview
"Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)" is a high-profile remix of an already legendary Touhou arrange track, bringing the iconic vocal piece full circle into a new electronic production by Japanese pop pioneer Tetsuya Komuro (小室哲哉). The original "Bad Apple!! feat.nomico", Masayoshi Minoshima's Alstroemeria Records arrange of ZUN's Stage 3 theme from 東方幻想郷 〜 Lotus Land Story, became a worldwide internet phenomenon thanks to its monochrome shadow-art music video. Komuro's remix reimagines the track with his signature synth-driven sound, trading the original's mellow trance foundation for a punchier, late-80s/early-90s dance-pop arrangement while keeping nomico's original vocal take and Haruka's introspective lyrics intact.
The remix was originally produced for Touhou Danmaku Kagura (東方ダンマクカグラ), the Touhou-themed mobile rhythm game, before crossing over into maimai でらっくす BUDDiES PLUS on June 7, 2024. Its maimai chart lineup spans from a gentle Basic (level 2) to a demanding Master chart (level 13, designed by ロシェ@ペンギン) that makes extensive use of Slide and Touch notes, 88 and 77 respectively, to mirror the song's driving, layered synth lines. The Expert chart, designed by アマリリス, sits at level 9+ and serves as an intermediate bridge into the song's more complex rhythmic structure.
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Charts
DX
BASIC
2(2)
132 notesDesigner: -|Tap 107Hold 9Slide 3Touch 7Break 6
ADVANCED
6(6)
223 notesDesigner: -|Tap 166Hold 14Slide 8Touch 27Break 8
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
399 notesDesigner: アマリリス|Tap 305Hold 31Slide 31Touch 17Break 15
MASTER
13(13.3)
609 notesDesigner: ロシェ@ペンギン|Tap 360Hold 67Slide 88Touch 77Break 17
Trivia
- The remix was created specifically for Touhou Danmaku Kagura (東方ダンマクカグラ), a mobile Touhou rhythm game developed by Unknown X / Aqua Style, before being ported to maimai.
- Tetsuya Komuro is one of the best-selling Japanese music producers of all time, known as the leader of TM NETWORK and globe, and for defining the 1990s J-pop 'Komuro sound', making his involvement with a Touhou arrange track a notable cross-genre collaboration.
- The music video for the remix features the shadow-art visual style made famous by the original Bad Apple!! PV, created by アンノウンX (Unknown X), the same studio behind Touhou Danmaku Kagura.
- The Master chart (level 13.3) has the highest total note count among the four DX charts at 609, with a heavy emphasis on Slide (88) and Touch (77) notes, well above what is typical for a level 13 song in BUDDiES PLUS.
- Despite the remix being credited to Masayoshi Minoshima Remixed by 小室哲哉, the underlying composition is by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) and the original arrangement is by Masayoshi Minoshima; Komuro's role is the remix arrangement.
- Lyrics by Haruka depict a narrator struggling with apathy and identity, '流れてく 時の中ででも 気だるさが ほらグルグル廻って' (Even within flowing time, this lethargy goes round and round), with the memorable refrain concluding 'もし変われるのなら 白になる' (If I could change, I would become white).
- The song length in maimai is 2:12, shorter than the full arrangement found on the Touhou Danmaku Kagura soundtrack.
- In the Asian region version of maimai, the song was added on October 4, 2024; in the Chinese version (舞萌DX), it arrived on September 24, 2025 as part of 舞萌DX 2025.
FAQ
- Who composed Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)?
- The original composition is by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice) from the Touhou Project game 東方幻想郷 ~ Lotus Land Story. The foundational arrange is by Masayoshi Minoshima (Alstroemeria Records), and the Tetsuya Komuro Remix arrangement is by Tetsuya Komuro himself.
- What version of maimai added Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)?
- It was added to maimai でらっくす BUDDiES PLUS on June 7, 2024. The Asian version received it on October 4, 2024, and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2025) on September 24, 2025.
- Where did the Tetsuya Komuro Remix of Bad Apple!! originally appear?
- The remix was originally produced for Touhou Danmaku Kagura (東方ダンマクカグラ), the mobile Touhou rhythm game, before being licensed for maimai.
- What difficulty levels do the Bad Apple!! (Tetsuya Komuro Remix) charts have in maimai?
- The DX charts span four difficulties: Basic (level 2), Advanced (level 6), Expert (level 9+, constant 9.6), and Master (level 13, constant 13.3).
- Who designed the Expert and Master charts for Bad Apple!! (Tetsuya Komuro Remix)?
- The Expert chart was designed by アマリリス (amaryllis), and the Master chart was designed by ロシェ@ペンギン (Rocher@penguin).
- What makes the Master chart of Bad Apple!! (Tetsuya Komuro Remix) distinctive?
- The Master chart (level 13.3, 609 total notes) features an unusually high number of Slide notes (88) and Touch notes (77) for its level, reflecting the dense, layered synth lines of Tetsuya Komuro's remix arrangement.
- Is Bad Apple!! feat.nomico (Tetsuya Komuro Remix) the same as the original Bad Apple!! feat.nomico?
- No. The original Bad Apple!! feat.nomico is Masayoshi Minoshima's iconic trance arrange of ZUN's theme. This version is a separate remix by Tetsuya Komuro, giving the track a different electronic/dance-pop production style while keeping nomico's vocals and Haruka's lyrics.
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