Overview
Mozaik Role (モザイクロール) is a VOCALOID track by DECO*27 featuring GUMI, originally released on the composer's 2010 album パラヴレルワールド (Parareller World). The song was added to maimai as part of the GreeN version on January 23, 2014, and over eight years later received DX-style charts in maimai でらっくす FESTiVAL (September 2022) through the DECO*27 Area event.
The title is a portmanteau of "mosaic" and "roll", a fitting metaphor for the lyrical content, which dissects a dysfunctional relationship where love and self-harm blur together. Lines such as "a certain word pierces you / the liquid leaking from the wound, I tried to describe it as 'love'" set a tone of ironic self-awareness, punctuated by a dismissive "(lol)" in the chorus. The music video, produced by akka and mirto, mirrors this fragmentation with collage-style visuals. In Asian English versions of maimai, the song is romanized as Mozaik Role.
Within the maimai catalog, Mozaik Role is one of several DECO*27 VOCALOID staples whose Standard Master chart underwent notable upward revision across versions, climbing from level 10 at launch to 12+ by the FESTiVAL era, tracking the game's shifting difficulty landscape. The song has accumulated millions of views on niconico (sm11398357) and YouTube, cementing its place as a enduring entry in DECO*27's discography.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
3(3)
129 notesDesigner: -|Tap 104Hold 11Slide 4Touch 6Break 4
ADVANCED
6(6)
365 notesDesigner: -|Tap 314Hold 13Slide 7Touch 27Break 4
EXPERT
10(10)
462 notesDesigner: じゃこレモン|Tap 362Hold 32Slide 34Touch 3Break 31
MASTER
13(13.1)
726 notesDesigner: サファ太|Tap 524Hold 47Slide 77Touch 11Break 67
Trivia
- Mozaik Role (モザイクロール) was composed, arranged, and lyricized by DECO*27 (Kosuke Terayama) with vocals provided by the VOCALOID voicebank GUMI.
- The song originally appeared on DECO*27's 2010 album パラヴレルワールド (Parareller World), his second full-length release.
- The music video was produced by akka (illustration) and mirto (animation), known for their distinctive collage-like visual style.
- In Asian English versions of maimai, the title is officially romanized as Mozaik Role.
- The Standard charts were designed by mai-Star, while the DX Expert and DX Master charts were designed by じゃこレモン and サファ太 respectively.
- The Standard Master chart has one of the more dramatic level revision histories in maimai: it launched at level 10 in GreeN, rose incrementally through each version, and settled at 12+ by the FESTiVAL era.
- The DX charts were added in maimai でらっくす FESTiVAL on September 15, 2022, originally unlockable via the DECO*27 Area (requiring 380 km total distance traveled) before general release on November 4, 2022.
- In the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2023), the DX charts became unlockable from December 15, 2023.
- The lyrics employ a self-deprecating, ironic tone, including a parenthetical '(lol)' after the line 'Even so, I like you…', that became a hallmark of DECO*27's early VOCALOID writing style.
- The song's genre classification in maimai shifted over time: originally categorized as VARIETY in GreeN, it moved to niconico from GreeN PLUS onward, and finally to niconico & VOCALOID from PiNK onward.
- The song runs approximately 2 minutes and 18 seconds in length.
FAQ
- Who composed Mozaik Role?
- Mozaik Role was composed, arranged, and written by DECO*27 (Kosuke Terayama), with vocals by the VOCALOID voicebank GUMI.
- What maimai version added Mozaik Role?
- Mozaik Role was first added to maimai GreeN on January 23, 2014. DX charts were added later in maimai でらっくす FESTiVAL on September 15, 2022.
- What is the BPM of Mozaik Role?
- Mozaik Role has a BPM of 130.
- Who designed the Mozaik Role charts in maimai?
- The Standard Basic, Advanced, Expert, and Master charts were all designed by mai-Star. The DX Expert chart was designed by じゃこレモン, and the DX Master chart by サファ太.
- What album is Mozaik Role from?
- Mozaik Role originally appeared on DECO*27's 2010 album パラヴレルワールド (Parareller World).
- How do you unlock Mozaik Role in maimai?
- The Standard charts are available from the base game library. The DX charts were originally unlockable via the DECO*27 Area in FESTiVAL (requiring 380 km total distance) and became generally available on November 4, 2022. In the Chinese version, the DX charts unlock in 舞萌DX 2023 from December 15, 2023.
- What are the lyrics of Mozaik Role about?
- The lyrics explore a toxic, codependent relationship using fragmented imagery. The title 'Mosaic Roll' plays on the idea of pixelated or censored emotions, lines about a piercing word whose wound-liquid is called 'love' and a parenthetical '(lol)' after a confession of affection give the song a self-aware, ironic tone.
