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Overview

Sweet Magic (スイートマジック) is a Vocaloid pop track from the collaborative duo ろん×Junky, Junky handling composition, arrangement, and lyrics, with Lon (ろん) providing the vocals. The song originally appeared on Junky's 2012 compilation album "Rink ~Junky×鏡音リン THE BEST~", a collection that showcases his extensive work with the VOCALOID voicebank Kagamine Rin. It arrived in maimai PLUS at launch on December 13, 2012, as part of the niconico & Vocaloid genre category, making it one of the earlier Vocaloid additions to the series. Lyrically, the song spins a confectionery metaphor: the singer masks genuine romantic feelings behind a "sweet magic" of desserts and treats, mixing bitter and sour notes into an otherwise sugary exterior. The bright 123 BPM arrangement and Lon's crisp vocal delivery give the track a light, playful energy that matches its kitchen-theme wordplay. Over maimai's decade-plus lifespan, Sweet Magic's charts were recalibrated multiple times as difficulty standards shifted. In the DX era, the chart lineup settled at Lv4 Basic, Lv7 Advanced, Lv10+ Expert, and Lv12 Master. The Expert chart was designed by 譜面-100号, while the Master chart was crafted by ニャイン (Nyain). Notably, an unused Re:Master chart was found in the game data spanning from maimai ORANGE PLUS through FiNALE, though it was never officially released to players. Sweet Magic also crossed into other SEGA rhythm games, CHUNITHM STAR (January 2018) and オンゲキ SUMMER PLUS (July 2020), and received two special UTAGE (宴) party charts: a 撫 chart added in maimai MiLK (February 2018) and a 甘 DX chart added in maimai DX PRiSM PLUS (March 2025), each with designer names that playfully reference the song's sweet theme.

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Charts

STD

BASIC
4(4)
161 notesDesigner: -|Tap 146Hold 5Slide 3Break 7
ADVANCED
7(7)
228 notesDesigner: -|Tap 170Hold 32Slide 10Break 16
EXPERT
10+(10.6)
389 notesDesigner: 譜面-100号|Tap 315Hold 21Slide 33Break 20
MASTER
12(12.4)
414 notesDesigner: ニャイン|Tap 303Hold 43Slide 39Break 29

Trivia

  • Sweet Magic was composed, arranged, and written by Junky, with vocals performed by Lon (ろん). Junky is a prolific Vocaloid producer known for his work with Kagamine Rin, and the song appears on his compilation album 'Rink ~Junky×鏡音リン THE BEST~' (2012).
  • In the Asian English and 舞萌 (Chinese) versions of maimai, the song is romanised as 'Sweet Magic' and the artist as 'Lon×Junky'.
  • The song's maimai cut runs 2:07, while the CHUNITHM version extends to 2:23.
  • Sweet Magic's in-game genre changed across maimai versions: it debuted under VARIETY in maimai PLUS and GreeN, was reclassified as niconico from GreeN PLUS through ORANGE PLUS, and finally settled as niconico & VOCALOID from PiNK onward.
  • An unused Re:Master chart for Sweet Magic existed in the game data from maimai ORANGE PLUS through maimai FiNALE but was never officially released.
  • The CHUNITHM chart designer ☆スイーツ系ぺんぎん☆ (Sweets-kei Penguin) follows a naming pattern found in other songs featuring Lon: ☆スイーツ系はっぴー☆ (Happy) and ★スイーツ系すとりっくす★ (Moon Strix).
  • The Expert chart designer 譜面-100号 is also known as Fumen -100 gou, a charter active across multiple maimai versions.
  • The Master chart designer ニャイン (Nyain) has contributed numerous high-difficulty charts to the maimai series.
  • Both UTAGE charts feature themed designer names: the 撫 chart by ☆甘くなる魔法☆ ('Becomes Sweet Magic') and the 甘 DX chart by そんな「甘い魔法」 ('That Sweet Magic').
  • The lyrics incorporate dessert imagery, mille-feuille, tart, chocolate cake, coffee, as metaphors for bittersweet romantic emotions.

FAQ

Who composed Sweet Magic (スイートマジック)?
Sweet Magic was composed, arranged, and written by Junky, with vocals by Lon (ろん). It appears on Junky's compilation album 'Rink ~Junky×鏡音リン THE BEST~' (2012), which features his VOCALOID work with Kagamine Rin.
When was Sweet Magic added to maimai?
Sweet Magic was added to maimai PLUS at launch on December 13, 2012, making it one of the earliest niconico & Vocaloid songs in the series.
What difficulty levels are available for Sweet Magic in maimai?
Sweet Magic has Standard charts at Lv4 (Basic), Lv7 (Advanced), Lv10+ (Expert), and Lv12 (Master). It also received two UTAGE (宴) party charts: a 撫 chart in maimai MiLK (2018) and a 甘 DX chart in maimai DX PRiSM PLUS (2025).
Who designed the Expert and Master charts for Sweet Magic?
The Expert chart was designed by 譜面-100号 (Fumen -100 gou), and the Master chart was designed by ニャイン (Nyain).
Does Sweet Magic appear in other SEGA rhythm games?
Yes, Sweet Magic was added to CHUNITHM STAR on January 11, 2018, and to オンゲキ SUMMER PLUS on July 16, 2020.
Is there an unused chart for Sweet Magic?
Yes, an unused Re:Master chart for Sweet Magic was found in game data from maimai ORANGE PLUS through maimai FiNALE, but it was never officially released to players.
What is Sweet Magic's lyrical theme?
The lyrics use dessert metaphors, mille-feuille, tart, chocolate cake, coffee, to describe a 'sweet magic' used to hide true romantic feelings behind an artificially sweet facade, blending bitter and sour emotions into the confectionery theme.