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Overview
"どうしてこうなった" (Doushite Kou Natta) is a VOCALOID original track by Udongerge (うどんゲルゲ) featuring Hatsune Miku, added to maimai in the ORANGE PLUS update on July 16, 2015. The song's title, roughly "How did it become like this?", directly reflects its origin story: the composer set out to write a track for a Project DIVA ARCADE song contest but ended up with something so chaotically genre-defying that the name wrote itself. Despite its accidental nature, the track was accepted and actually appeared in Project DIVA ARCADE as well, making it one of the few songs to cross over between Sega's two major arcade rhythm franchises.
In maimai, the song arrived through a limited-time random-share unlock campaign where players had a 50% chance to receive it (alongside the companion track "どういうことなの！？") starting July 16, 2015. It became permanently available by default from October 29, 2015. Over subsequent maimai versions, the chart levels were revised multiple times, the Master chart, originally Lv12 in ORANGE PLUS, climbed to Lv13+ by the Splash era, while the Expert chart rose from Lv10 to its current Lv11+. The song also received a dedicated UTAGE (宴) chart in maimai MURASAKi (March 2017) titled "どうしておくらいりした", a wordplay blending the song's title with "why did you enter?", featuring 1,111 notes and designed for party-mode play.
The in-game music video, drawn on a whiteboard in a hand-drawn style, matches the song's playful, anything-goes energy. The track originally appeared on the doujin compilation album "Nostalgia III ～Compilation of 15 Dreams～" in 2010 before finding its way into arcade rhythm games.
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- The song was originally created as a submission for a Project DIVA ARCADE song contest. Composer Udongerge later remarked: 'I was trying to make a song to submit for Diva, and it ended up like this. Truly, how did it become like this.'
- Despite being born from a failed contest attempt, the song was actually selected and eventually included in Project DIVA ARCADE itself.
- The in-game music video shown in maimai was hand-drawn on a whiteboard, giving it a distinctive rough, improvisational look that matches the song's chaotic tone.
- In maimai ORANGE PLUS, the song was unlocked via a random-share system where players had a 50% chance to receive it (or the paired song 'どういうことなの！？') on their first play between July 16 and October 28, 2015. Playing together with someone who had the other song would unlock the one you were missing.
- The Master chart has undergone multiple level revisions across maimai versions: Lv12 in ORANGE PLUS, Lv11+ in PiNK, Lv12 in MURASAKi, Lv12+ in でらっくす PLUS, and finally Lv13+ from Splash onward.
- The Expert chart (designed by 某S氏) originally sat at Lv10 in ORANGE PLUS, was lowered to Lv9+ in PiNK, then rose through Lv10+, Lv11+, and currently sits at Lv11+.
- The Basic chart was originally Lv2 in ORANGE PLUS (with only 95 total notes), but was restructured to Lv5 in the DX era and later raised to Lv7+ in FESTiVAL.
- An UTAGE (宴) chart titled 'どうしておくらいりした', a pun combining the song title with 'why did you enter?', was added in maimai MURASAKi on March 9, 2017. Its designer name is a play on the same phrase, and it has 1,111 total notes.
- A funkot remix titled 'どうしてこうなった FUNKOT MIX' was released on Udongerge's Niconico channel, offering a genre-bent reimagining of the original.
- The song appears on the 2010 doujin compilation album 'Nostalgia III ～Compilation of 15 Dreams～'.
- In Asian English versions of maimai, the title was romanized as 'Doushite Kou Natta' and the artist as 'UDONGERGE'.
- The song's lyrical content is a rapid-fire stream of abstract, disjointed imagery ('In the sea, in the mountains, they keep appearing... the laws of the universe, they keep breaking') that mirrors the compositional chaos suggested by the title.
FAQ
- Who composed 'どうしてこうなった'?
- The song was composed, arranged, and written by Udongerge (うどんゲルゲ), featuring vocals by Hatsune Miku.
- What does 'どうしてこうなった' mean?
- The title translates to 'How did it become like this?', a self-deprecating reference to the song's accidental, chaotic creation process.
- When was 'どうしてこうなった' added to maimai?
- It was added in the ORANGE PLUS update on July 16, 2015, initially as a limited-time random-share unlock, and became permanently available by default on October 29, 2015.
- What difficulty levels does 'どうしてこうなった' have in maimai?
- The standard charts span Basic (Lv5), Advanced (Lv7+), Expert (Lv11+), and Master (Lv13+). An UTAGE chart titled 'どうしておくらいりした' with 1,111 notes also exists.
- Who designed the charts for 'どうしてこうなった'?
- The Expert chart was designed by 某S氏, and the Master chart by はっぴー. The UTAGE chart designer is credited as 'どうしておくらいりした', a pun on the song's title.
- Did 'どうしてこうなった' appear in any other rhythm games?
- Yes, despite being created as a failed contest submission, the song was ultimately accepted and included in Project DIVA ARCADE, making it a rare crossover track between maimai and the Project DIVA series.
- Is there a remix of 'どうしてこうなった'?
- Yes, Udongerge released a 'FUNKOT MIX' remix on their Niconico channel, offering an alternate funkot-style arrangement of the original track.
