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Overview
ラグトレイン (Lagtrain) is a VOCALOID song by producer inabakumori (稲葉曇), featuring the voice of Yuki Kaai (歌愛ユキ). The track originally released as a single in 2020 and became a crossover sensation across SEGA's rhythm game lineup, making its maimai debut in maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE on February 25, 2022, following its earlier appearance in CHUNITHM PARADISE LOST (October 2021) and preceding its addition to オンゲキ bright MEMORY (June 2023).
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
2(2)
137 notesDesigner: -|Tap 105Hold 16Slide 4Touch 9Break 3
ADVANCED
6(6)
307 notesDesigner: -|Tap 249Hold 22Slide 14Touch 16Break 6
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
536 notesDesigner: Jack|Tap 438Hold 64Slide 19Touch 5Break 10
MASTER
13(13.2)
772 notesDesigner: はっぴー|Tap 551Hold 84Slide 96Touch 30Break 11
Trivia
- ラグトレイン was the first song by inabakumori (稲葉曇) to appear in maimai.
- The song uses Yuki Kaai (歌愛ユキ) as its VOCALOID voicebank.
- The jacket illustration and music video artwork were created by ぬくぬくにぎりめし (nukunuku nigirimeshi), who has been inabakumori's primary illustrator since the 2019 song 'Lost Umbrella' (ロストアンブレラ).
- The music video features a simple, looped animation style and has inspired over 500 fan-made MAD videos on Japanese video platforms.
- The maimai cut of the song omits the ambient sound effects present at the beginning of the original track.
- In maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE, the Master chart was originally rated level 12+; it was re-evaluated to level 13 from maimai でらっくす FESTiVAL onward, where it remains with a difficulty constant of 13.2.
- The UTAGE (宴) Buddy chart, added in maimai でらっくす BUDDiES (September 14, 2023), is designed to recreate the song's music video through note placement. Its designer is listed as '＼みんなでラグトレイン再現チャレンジ／' (Everyone, let's recreate the Lagtrain challenge!).
- The UTAGE chart uses a two-player Buddy format with asymmetric note distributions, the left side has 183 Tap notes while the right side has 172, and the Break note counts differ significantly (173 left vs. 216 right).
- Inabakumori's 'Lagtrain' album was released in 2020, preceding the song's rhythm-game appearances by over a year.
FAQ
- Who composed ラグトレイン (Lagtrain)?
- ラグトレイン was composed, arranged, and written by the VOCALOID producer inabakumori (稲葉曇).
- What VOCALOID is used in ラグトレイン?
- The song uses Yuki Kaai (歌愛ユキ) as its VOCALOID voicebank.
- When was ラグトレイン added to maimai?
- It was added to maimai でらっくす UNiVERSE on February 25, 2022 in Japan, with the Asian version following on July 15, 2022 and the Chinese version on April 21, 2023.
- What difficulty level is the Master chart of ラグトレイン?
- The Master chart is level 13 with a difficulty constant of 13.2. It was originally rated 12+ in UNiVERSE and was upgraded to 13 from FESTiVAL onward.
- Who designed the maimai charts for ラグトレイン?
- The Expert chart was designed by Jack, and the Master chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy).
- What is the UTAGE (宴) chart for ラグトレイン?
- The UTAGE chart is a Buddy (協) chart added in maimai でらっくす BUDDiES, designed to imitate the song's music video. Its designer name reads '＼みんなでラグトレイン再現チャレンジ／' (Everyone, let's recreate the Lagtrain challenge!).
- What does the title ラグトレイン (Lagtrain) mean?
- The title is a portmanteau of 'lag' and 'train,' evoking a train running behind schedule. The lyrics metaphorically explore themes of disconnected towns, lost words, and riding a local train (各駅停車) that stops at every station.
- Does ラグトレイン appear in other rhythm games besides maimai?
- Yes, it also appears in CHUNITHM PARADISE LOST (added October 2021) and オンゲキ bright MEMORY (added June 2023), making it one of the cross-title VOCALOID songs in SEGA's rhythm game ecosystem.
