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Overview
Telecaster B-boy (テレキャスタービーボーイ) is a VOCALOID rock track by Japanese producer suriii (すりぃ), sung by Kagamine Len. It joined Sega's maimai DX UNiVERSE at launch on September 16, 2021, as part of the niconico & VOCALOID song category, and later appeared in CHUNITHM NEW. The title fuses "Telecaster", a classic Fender electric guitar, with "B-boy," a term rooted in hip-hop street culture, signaling a blend of guitar-driven rock and rebellious youth energy.
suriii, a prominent VOCALOID producer known for tracks such as "Bug" and "Bitter Choco Decoration," composed, arranged, and wrote the lyrics. The music video was animated by coalowl, whose visual style amplifies the song's moody, introspective character. Lyrically, the song grapples with alienation, performative affection, and the hollowness of adult social roles. The recurring chorus plea, "Telecaster B-boy, give me love", is undercut by the admission that it is a "wo ai ni" (I love you, in Chinese) built of lies, capturing a tension between craving connection and cynical self-awareness.
The full-length version runs approximately 1:45 and appears on suriii's album Pandemic (パンデミック, 2020). An earlier short version was first released on the EP Paradox (パラドックス). In maimai, all five DX difficulty charts, from Basic through Re:Master, were available from the song's debut. The Re:Master chart, designed by Jack with a level constant of 12.8, stands as a demanding 12+ characterized by dense Tap streams and intricate Slide formations. A two-player UTAGE chart was later added in the BUDDiES PLUS update, featuring asymmetric note distributions for left and right sides.
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Charts
DX
BASIC
2(2)
101 notesDesigner: -|Tap 87Hold 6Slide 2Touch 4Break 2
ADVANCED
7(7)
286 notesDesigner: -|Tap 237Hold 18Slide 4Touch 12Break 15
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
404 notesDesigner: みそかつ侍|Tap 280Hold 50Slide 41Touch 14Break 19
MASTER
11+(11.6)
562 notesDesigner: 緑風 犬三郎|Tap 402Hold 49Slide 77Touch 24Break 10
Re:MASTER
12+(12.8)
646 notesDesigner: Jack|Tap 486Hold 52Slide 64Touch 31Break 13
Trivia
- The in-game version of Telecaster B-boy uses the official coalowl-animated music video, but the on-screen Japanese lyrics present in the standard YouTube upload are cropped out in the arcade display.
- The original short version of the song (approximately 1:00) was released on suriii's EP Paradox (パラドックス) before the full version appeared on the album Pandemic (パンデミック, 2020).
- suriii is a well-known VOCALOID producer whose other works include Bug, Bitter Choco Decoration, and Wonderland, many of which also appear in Sega rhythm games.
- Telecaster B-boy was added to CHUNITHM NEW on February 3, 2022, making it cross-title content across two of Sega's major arcade rhythm game series.
- The UTAGE (Party) chart, added in maimai DX BUDDiES PLUS on March 21, 2024, assigns different note patterns to the left and right players: 474 Tap/Hold/Slide/Touch/Break notes for the left side and 470 for the right, totaling 1,268 notes.
- The UTAGE chart designer is credited under the pseudonym 誰か一緒に舞わないか？ (Won't someone dance with me?), a playful invitation fitting the two-player Buddy/Session format.
- The Re:Master chart was available from day one, which was not always the case for songs added during the UNiVERSE era, some tracks received their top difficulty in later updates.
- In the Chinese version of maimai (舞萌DX), Telecaster B-boy was added later, it arrived on 舞萌DX 2022 on December 16, 2022, roughly 15 months after the Japanese release.
- The song's BPM of 182 places it in the upper mid-tempo range for VOCALOID rock tracks, contributing to the energetic feel across all chart difficulties.
FAQ
- Who composed Telecaster B-boy?
- Telecaster B-boy was composed, arranged, and written by the Japanese VOCALOID producer suriii (すりぃ), using the voicebank of Kagamine Len.
- What version of maimai is Telecaster B-boy from?
- Telecaster B-boy debuted in maimai DX UNiVERSE on September 16, 2021. It later received a two-player UTAGE chart in the BUDDiES PLUS update on March 21, 2024.
- Who designed the Telecaster B-boy charts in maimai?
- The Expert chart was designed by みそかつ侍 (Misokatsu Samurai), the Master chart by 緑風 犬三郎 (Midorikaze Inuzaburō), and the Re:Master chart by Jack. The UTAGE chart was designed by an anonymous credit reading 誰か一緒に舞わないか？ (Won't someone dance with me?).
- What is the difficulty of Telecaster B-boy's Re:Master chart?
- The Re:Master chart is rated level 12+ with a difficulty constant of 12.8. It contains 646 notes (486 Tap, 52 Hold, 64 Slide, 31 Touch, 13 Break) and is known for dense Tap streams and demanding Slide patterns.
- What album is Telecaster B-boy from?
- The full-length version of Telecaster B-boy (1:45) appears on suriii's album Pandemic (パンデミック, 2020). An earlier short version was first released on the EP Paradox (パラドックス).
- Does Telecaster B-boy appear in other rhythm games?
- Yes, Telecaster B-boy also appears in Sega's CHUNITHM NEW, added on February 3, 2022, making it playable across two of the company's major arcade rhythm game series.
- Who created the music video for Telecaster B-boy?
- The music video was animated by the artist coalowl, whose distinctive visual style accompanies the official long version of the track featuring Kagamine Len.
- What is the meaning behind the title Telecaster B-boy?
- The title combines 'Telecaster', a model of Fender electric guitar associated with rock music, with 'B-boy,' a term for breakdancers and hip-hop culture enthusiasts. The juxtaposition evokes a fusion of rock instrumentation and streetwise youth identity, which aligns with the song's themes of rebellion and disillusionment.
