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Overview

春を告げる (Haru wo Tsugeru) is the debut digital single by Japanese vocalist yama, released in 2020. The track was composed, arranged, and written by producer Kujira, whose production style blends indie-pop sensibilities with warm electronic textures. The music video, directed and animated by ともわか (Tomowaka), features distinctive hand-drawn visuals that helped propel the song to viral popularity across Japanese streaming platforms and social media. Lyrically, 春を告げる paints a portrait of late-night solitude in a cramped 6-tatami Tokyo apartment. The narrator describes an unlit fluorescent light, a "digital castle" that vanishes by morning, and the cyclical habit of drinking with anyone who will listen, a meditation on urban loneliness and the hollow comforts of digital-age connection. The song's gentle mid-tempo pop arrangement at 120 BPM carries these themes with an undercurrent of wistful melancholy beneath its melodic surface. In the rhythm game sphere, 春を告げる first appeared in オンゲキ bright before joining maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE PLUS on June 10, 2022. The maimai version uses an extended edit (2:26) with additional lyrical passages that do not appear in the original single or the オンゲキ cut. The MASTER chart (designed by Jack, level 12+) and EXPERT chart (designed by はっぴー, level 9+) interpret the song's steady 120 BPM groove through distinct design approaches, with the Master chart in particular leaning into Slide and Touch note patterns characteristic of DX-era charting.

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Master chart

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Expert chart

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Charts

DX

BASIC
1(1)
98 notesDesigner: -|Tap 70Hold 14Slide 3Touch 8Break 3
ADVANCED
6(6)
244 notesDesigner: -|Tap 192Hold 9Slide 13Touch 24Break 6
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
397 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 331Hold 44Slide 10Touch 6Break 6
MASTER
12+(12.9)
675 notesDesigner: Jack|Tap 531Hold 69Slide 33Touch 34Break 8

Trivia

  • 春を告げる is yama's debut digital single, originally released in 2020 before appearing in any rhythm game.
  • The song was composed, arranged, and lyrics written by Kujira, a producer with a broad portfolio spanning Vocaloid and mainstream J-pop work.
  • The music video was directed and animated by ともわか (Tomowaka), whose distinct visual aesthetic contributed to the track's viral spread.
  • 春を告げる first crossed into rhythm games in オンゲキ bright before being added to maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE PLUS several months later.
  • The maimai version of the song is an extended edit running 2:26, longer than the original single and the オンゲキ version (2:09). Lyrical passages marked with ※ in the official notation appear exclusively in the maimai cut.
  • In the Asian version of maimai DX, the song was added on October 28, 2022, roughly four months after its Japanese release.
  • In the Chinese version, 春を告げる was added to 舞萌DX 2023 on August 10, 2023.
  • The song's lyrics repeatedly evoke the image of a 'digital castle that disappears by tomorrow' (明日には消えてる電脳城), contrasting the permanence of digital records with the ephemerality of present-moment loneliness.
  • The EXPERT chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy), and the MASTER chart was designed by Jack, both established chart designers for the maimai DX series.

FAQ

Who composed and wrote 春を告げる?
The song was composed, arranged, and its lyrics written by producer Kujira.
Who sings 春を告げる in maimai?
The song is performed by Japanese vocalist yama, for whom this was her debut digital single.
When was 春を告げる added to maimai?
It was added to maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE PLUS on June 10, 2022 in Japan, on October 28, 2022 in the Asian version, and on August 10, 2023 in the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2023).
What BPM is 春を告げる?
The song runs at a steady 120 BPM throughout all its charts.
Who designed the MASTER chart for 春を告げる?
The MASTER chart (level 12+) was designed by Jack, and the EXPERT chart (level 9+) was designed by はっぴー.
Does the maimai version of 春を告げる have different content from the original?
Yes. The maimai version is an extended edit (2:26) that includes additional lyrical passages not present in the original single or the オンゲキ version (2:09).
What is 春を告げる about?
The lyrics depict a scene of late-night solitude in a small Tokyo apartment, touching on themes of urban loneliness, digital escapism, and the cyclical nature of hollow social rituals.
What other rhythm games feature 春を告げる?
The song first appeared in オンゲキ bright before coming to maimai DX UNiVERSE PLUS. It does not appear in other major rhythm game series.