Overview
BREAK YOU!! is a high-energy eurobeat track by the doujin music circle A-One, originally created for SEGA's digital reality attraction HALFPIPE TOKYO at the Joypolis indoor theme park. It was added to maimai GreeN on September 19, 2013, initially unlockable with 25,000 maimile before becoming available by default starting with the ORANGE update.
The song was composed by ELEMENTAS, a prominent figure in the Touhou euro-arrangement scene and a core member of A-One, who had previously contributed the maimai track FEEL ALIVE. The vocals are delivered by Takahito Rute Koshida (越田Rute隆人), who also wrote the lyrics under the name Rute. The track is built around aggressive arpeggios, driving synth lines, and a dramatic sense of acceleration, paired with Koshida's sharp, resonant vocal delivery and wild chorus interplay.
BREAK YOU!! carries a deliberate philosophical quirk: the lyrics were intentionally written to be difficult to decipher, encouraging listeners to "break out" of the frame of the words themselves and hear what they will. This playful approach gave rise to the fan nickname "burekkyuu" (ぶれっきゅー), a loose Japanese pronunciation of the title that fans adopted as an affectionate catchphrase.
On the charting side, the Expert difficulty was designed by mai-Star, while the Master chart (current level 13+, constant 13.7) was created by 譜面-100号. The Master difficulty has undergone multiple level revisions across maimai versions, starting at level 11 in GreeN and climbing to its current 13+ rating. An extended version, BREAK YOU!! 〜Full Version〜, appears on A-One's album MONTAGE Blue and the maimai ALL PERFECT COLLECTiON soundtrack.
Videos
Charts
STD
BASIC
5(5)
209 notesDesigner: -|Tap 187Hold 3Slide 7Break 12
ADVANCED
7(7)
219 notesDesigner: -|Tap 162Hold 36Slide 12Break 9
EXPERT
11(11)
543 notesDesigner: mai-Star|Tap 414Hold 43Slide 57Break 29
MASTER
13+(13.7)
772 notesDesigner: 譜面-100号|Tap 588Hold 42Slide 108Break 34
Trivia
- BREAK YOU!! originated from SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis digital reality attraction HALFPIPE TOKYO, making it one of several maimai songs tied to the park's in-house experiences.
- The track was composed by ELEMENTAS, who previously contributed FEEL ALIVE to maimai. BREAK YOU!! was his second eurobeat composition for the series.
- Although ELEMENTAS had already contributed to maimai under other credits, BREAK YOU!! marks the first maimai appearance under the A-One circle name itself.
- Vocalist Takahito Rute Koshida intentionally wrote the lyrics to be hard to understand, hoping players would break out of the 'frame' of the words. The resulting 'soramimi' (misheard lyrics) became a running joke among fans, who affectionately pronounce the title as 'burekkyuu' (ぶれっきゅー).
- In the artist comment from the soundtrack booklet, Koshida encouraged fans to keep singing the song however they hear it, declaring: 'That is YOUR BREAK YOU!!'
- An extended version titled BREAK YOU!! 〜Full Version〜 was included on A-One's album MONTAGE Blue and later on the maimai ALL PERFECT COLLECTiON soundtrack.
- The song's in-game genre has changed multiple times across maimai versions: originally labeled JOYPOLIS (GreeN through ORANGE PLUS), then ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS (PiNK through FiNALE), then ORIGINAL (でらっくす), and finally maimai (でらっくす PLUS onward).
- The Master chart has risen steadily in difficulty across versions: starting at level 11 in GreeN, it climbed to 11+ in PiNK, 12 in MiLK, 12+ in DX PLUS, 13 in Splash, and finally 13+ in FESTIVAL+.
FAQ
- Who composed BREAK YOU!! in maimai?
- BREAK YOU!! was composed by ELEMENTAS, a member of the doujin circle A-One known for Touhou euro-arrangement works. He had previously contributed the maimai track FEEL ALIVE.
- Who sang BREAK YOU!!?
- The vocals were performed by Takahito Rute Koshida (越田Rute隆人), who also wrote the lyrics under the name Rute.
- What maimai version added BREAK YOU!!?
- BREAK YOU!! was added in maimai GreeN on September 19, 2013. It initially required 25,000 maimile to unlock and became available by default starting with maimai ORANGE.
- What is the difficulty level of BREAK YOU!! on Master?
- The Master chart of BREAK YOU!! is rated level 13+ with a difficulty constant of 13.7. It was designed by 譜面-100号 and has gradually increased in difficulty across maimai versions from its original level 11 in GreeN.
- Why are the lyrics of BREAK YOU!! hard to understand?
- Vocalist and lyricist Rute intentionally wrote the lyrics to be difficult to decipher, encouraging listeners to 'break out' of the constraints of precise interpretation. This gave rise to soramimi (misheard lyrics) interpretations among fans, who playfully call the song 'burekkyuu' (ぶれっきゅー).
- What is the origin of BREAK YOU!! outside of maimai?
- BREAK YOU!! was originally created for SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis digital reality attraction HALFPIPE TOKYO. It was later brought into maimai as part of the GreeN update.
- Is there an extended version of BREAK YOU!!?
- Yes, BREAK YOU!! 〜Full Version〜 appears on A-One's album MONTAGE Blue and is also included in the maimai ALL PERFECT COLLECTiON soundtrack.
- Who designed the Expert and Master charts for BREAK YOU!!?
- The Expert chart was designed by mai-Star, and the Master chart was designed by 譜面-100号.
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