Overview
ベノム (Venom) is a VOCALOID song by producer かいりきベア (Kairiki Bear) featuring the voicebank flower, originally uploaded to niconico in 2018. The track's title, a direct loanword for "venom," sets the tone for lyrics that cycle through themes of loneliness, emotional toxicity, and a desperate craving for attention and affection, culminating in the recurring shouted refrain "叫べベベノム" (Scream, Be Be Venom). Musically, it layers hyperactive electronic rock with flower's piercing vocal synthesis at a driving 152 BPM, a style that has become a hallmark of Kairiki Bear's output. The music video was created by のう (Nou).
ベノム was adopted as the main theme of the 2018 v flower DJ NIGHT event, and it subsequently crossed into multiple SEGA rhythm game titles: it debuted in ONGEKI R.E.D. and was added to maimai でらっくす Splash on November 27, 2020, followed by CHUNITHM PARADISE. In maimai, the Master chart, designed by サファ太 (Safata), originally held a level 12 rating before being promoted to 12+ in the FESTIVAL version, reflecting its dense patterning and demanding execution. The Expert chart, designed by 某S氏, also offers a rigorous experience at level 9. A remix by fellow VOCALOID producer MARETU, titled ベノム (MARETU Remix), appears on the compilation album ベノマ.
ベノム was adopted as the main theme of the 2018 v flower DJ NIGHT event, and it subsequently crossed into multiple SEGA rhythm game titles: it debuted in ONGEKI R.E.D. and was added to maimai でらっくす Splash on November 27, 2020, followed by CHUNITHM PARADISE. In maimai, the Master chart, designed by サファ太 (Safata), originally held a level 12 rating before being promoted to 12+ in the FESTIVAL version, reflecting its dense patterning and demanding execution. The Expert chart, designed by 某S氏, also offers a rigorous experience at level 9. A remix by fellow VOCALOID producer MARETU, titled ベノム (MARETU Remix), appears on the compilation album ベノマ.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
4(4)
159 notesDesigner: -|Tap 124Hold 12Slide 6Touch 8Break 9
ADVANCED
6(6)
336 notesDesigner: -|Tap 287Hold 24Slide 6Touch 12Break 7
EXPERT
9(9)
561 notesDesigner: 某S氏|Tap 386Hold 80Slide 34Touch 53Break 8
MASTER
12+(12.7)
833 notesDesigner: サファ太|Tap 633Hold 34Slide 87Touch 35Break 44
Trivia
- ベノム was used as the main theme of the 2018 event v flower DJ NIGHT.
- The song first appeared in a rhythm game in ONGEKI R.E.D., and was later added to maimai DX Splash (November 27, 2020) and CHUNITHM PARADISE.
- In the Asian version of maimai, ベノム was added on April 9, 2021; in the Chinese version, it arrived on December 10, 2021 as part of 舞萌DX 2021.
- The Master chart was originally rated level 12 from Splash through UNiVERSE, and was upgraded to 12+ in FESTIVAL. The Basic chart similarly rose from level 3 to 4 in UNiVERSE+.
- The Expert chart is designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi), while the Master chart is designed by サファ太 (Safata).
- A remix by MARETU, titled ベノム (MARETU Remix), appears on the compilation album ベノマ.
- The music video was created by illustrator and animator のう (Nou).
- In CHUNITHM, the song is credited simply to かいりきベア, omitting the featured vocalist credit.
- The in-game title unlock condition 叫べベベノム (Scream Be Be Venom) references the song's recurring shouted lyric, awarded upon achieving rank S on the Expert chart.
- The lyrics contrast imagery of poison (毒, doku) and blood (血, chi) with pleas for love and attention, using repeated wordplay on ドク (doku/毒) and ルル (ruru) to mirror the song's venomous theme.
- ベノム has a listed length of 2:16 across all three SEGA rhythm game versions.
FAQ
- Who composed ベノム?
- ベノム was composed, arranged, and written by かいりきベア (Kairiki Bear), a VOCALOID producer known for emotionally intense electronic rock tracks.
- Which VOCALOID voicebank is used in ベノム?
- The song features flower, the Japanese VOCALOID voicebank developed by YAMAHA and distributed by Gynoid.
- When was ベノム added to maimai?
- ベノム was added to maimai でらっくす Splash on November 27, 2020. The Asian version received it on April 9, 2021, and the Chinese version on December 10, 2021.
- What difficulty is the Master chart of ベノム in maimai?
- The Master chart is rated level 12+ with a difficulty constant of 12.7. It was originally level 12 before being upgraded to 12+ in the FESTIVAL version.
- Who designed the maimai charts for ベノム?
- The Expert chart was designed by 某S氏 (Bou S shi), and the Master chart was designed by サファ太 (Safata).
- What other SEGA rhythm games feature ベノム?
- ベノム also appears in ONGEKI R.E.D. (as a launch song) and CHUNITHM PARADISE, making it one of the VOCALOID tracks shared across all three SEGA rhythm game series.
- Is there a remix of ベノム?
- Yes, fellow VOCALOID producer MARETU created a remix titled ベノム (MARETU Remix), which appears on the compilation album ベノマ.
- What does ベノム mean?
- ベノム (benomu) is the Japanese loanword for 'venom,' reflecting the song's lyrical themes of emotional toxicity, poison, and pain.
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