If you have watched Initial D, you will definitely be impressed by the background music.

The music in it is actually not original, but taken directly from a movie called "SUPER EUROBEAT"

In 1980, it was published in an Italian music magazine "RECORD MIRROR" The BOYS TOWN special issue, simply put, is a DISCO report on homosexuality, which has attracted considerable attention. But the ballroom played the less popular route. But because of the song [CAN'T TAKE MY EYE OFF YOU], the genre became so popular that the music industry named the brand of music HIGH ENERGY, which immediately became a unique music style in dance music. "HIGH ENERGY" is the predecessor of EUROBEAT .

The term EUROBEAT originated in December 1985. At that time, the HIGH ENERGY special issue in "RECORD MIRROR" had stopped publishing and was replaced by the EUROBEAT special issue. This change truly established his position in music.

Most of the early EUROBEAT had old elements from the 1980s, and the style at that time was far from the EUROBEAT style heard today. In the mid-1990s, an essential revolution occurred in EUROBEAT.

Collectively known as the high-energy revolution, the song has transformed into a high-speed dance music style. The BPM (beats per minute) of the song is basically between 140-160. A complete EUROBEA song is composed like this: INTRO -RIFF-VERSE-BRIDGE-CHORUS-RIFF-EXTENDED-OUTRO

1. INTRO: It is the opening line of the song, basically between 12 seconds and 20 seconds, sometimes as long as 40 seconds.

2. RIFF: The most distinctive part of the EUROBEAT song. Simply put, it is the most HIGH and dynamic part. Basically 16 shots.

3. VERSE: The vocal part begins.

4. BRIDGE: The second part of the main vocal part of the song.

5. CHORUS: The climax, which ends for the first time in the whole song

6. OUTRO: The ending

EUROBEAT is mostly composed by Italians , the singers are also basically Italian.

A brief introduction to SEB

First of all, EUROBEAT was founded in the 1980s, and this kind of music was more appropriately called ITLAO DISCO at that time (Italian disco music in the 1980s , friends who have listened to Hedong or Warriors should be familiar with it.) The real first record series named EUROBEAT was THAT'S EUROBEAT released by ALFA Records in 1986, which was also the heyday of early EUROBEAT. . In the late 1980s, when EUROBEAT began to decline, Mayuto Matsuura of the Japanese record company AVEX TRAX purchased the distribution rights of EUROBEAT songs from ALFA. After repackaging, SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS, an evergreen album of EUROBEAT songs, was released in 1989. Tree series.

Most of the early EUROBEAT had old elements from the 1980s, and the song style at that time was very different from the EUROBEAT we hear now. In the mid-1990s, EUROBEAT underwent an essential revolution (collectively referred to as a high-energy revolution). The songs changed to a high-speed dance music style, and the BPM of the songs were basically between 140-160. The biggest feature of a EUROBEAT song is its combination of lyrics and music. An authentic EUROBEAT song is composed like this: INTRO->RIFF->VERSE->BRIDGE->CHORUS->RIFF->EXTENDED->OUTRO

< p> 1.INTRO: It is the opening part of the song, basically between 12 seconds and 20 seconds, and some are as long as 40 seconds.

2. RIFF: The most distinctive part of the EUROBEAT song is simply the most HIGH and dynamic part. Basically 16 shots.

3. VERSE: The beginning of the vocal part. Compared with BRIDGE, it belongs to the first part of the main vocal part of the song.

4.BRIDGE: The second part of the main vocal part of the song.

5. CHORUS: The climax part, after the completion, it is the first end of the whole song.

6 follows 5, which is a restart of the song. 7 is equivalent to 3+4+5

7. OUTRO: the end part.

For detailed explanations, it is better for everyone to listen to the songs, which will be easier to understand.

EUROBEAT songs are composed by Italians, and the singers are basically Italian (95%). There are currently 7 Italian record companies specializing in the EUROBEAT market. The right to sell the song is in the hands of AVEX, which is why we can only watch helplessly as EUROBEAT can only be sold in Japan. The biggest product brought out by EUROBEAT should be PARA PARA dance, so I won’t introduce it here.

A-Beat-C: As perhaps the most famous eurobeat brand today, A-Beat-C plays an indispensable role in the eurobeat market. This label, which has grown up with eurobeat, continues to show the world his outstanding songs and his love for bold innovation. For those friends who have been in the eurobeat dance music circle for a while, they can easily understand what Dave Rodgers Style is. Of course, there are positive and negative influences, depending on how you look at it. Basically, A-Beat-C's works tend to be more mature, and because they love to discover new people, fans can occasionally taste some surprises, such as the debut song "Don't" by their big newcomer Nuage. Wanna Lose Your Babe"'s unexpected, but just right, combination of old and new style shocked the entire eurobeat market. Famous artists of this label include: Dave Rodgers, Domino, Mega NRG Man, Lolita, King & Queen, Matt Land, Nuage, Go Go Girls, Norma Sheffield, etc.

Time: If you want to ask which eurobeat label is the largest and oldest? The big brother Time is well deserved. Since the birth of the Super Eurobeat series, he has spent more than 10 years accompanying this legendary dance music series. Those young new eurobeat brands are basically newly established after the well-known producers who used to work in Time became independent. (For example, Virbration and HI-NRG Attack) What we can boldly say is: Time is like a father. When his children grow up, they set off wave after wave of eurobeat trends in different fields. Time's works give people a calm and concise style, or it can be said to be a very basic and pure eurobeat. Well-known singers include: Vanessa, Lisa Johnson, Lou Grant (unfortunately passed away in 1999), Rose, Jilly, Sophie and Robert Patton, etc.

Delta: It can be said that he is a label with an age, but compared with Time, he can only be regarded as a middle-aged man. Delta was founded in 1995. It was born from three legendary eurobeat figures (what does triangle mean?!). One is A. Leonardi (song writer) from A-Beat-C, and the other two are from Time. C.Moroni is the queen of the Euro world, at least I think so. There is another person named L. Newfield, who is also a songwriter and a well-known mixing master. Detla's first hit song "Money Go! Sung by Marko Polo" brought an invisible impact to the young brand at the time. This song has also been remixed by many well-known Japanese DJs. In the days that followed, Delta began to become more mature, and he continued to show his unique Euro-NRG charm to the world. Especially "Night of Fire" sung by Niko set off a great new eurobeat revolution in Japan at that time! Everyone started talking about eurobeat, and even the big star Kimura Takuya danced the song ParaPara on TV (this song has become a classic milestone, an image, and a myth of eurobeat... ...).Delta's famous artists include Marko Polo, Niko, Vicky Vale, Cherry, Pizza Girl, Suzy Lazy and Dr. Love. Most of the female singers are basically handled by Clara Moroni, which means she has many stage names. ! Delta's style is mostly NRG-style dance music with strong impact, sometimes mixed with some Trance and Techno elements.

Boom Boom Beat: The history of this labe can be traced back to the birth of early Eurobeat. As a Eurobeat veteran like Time, 3B’s history can be said to be rich and varied.

What is quite interesting is that 3B has many different publishers. In the early days, they used Saifam as their sales label, but their singles used Saifam's affiliated labels, such as Asia Records, Interdance and Technodisco. It was so confusing. Jinke has troubled eurobeat enthusiasts. Then he suddenly stopped participating in any activities in the early 1990s for some unknown reason, but this strong veteran did not completely collapse. In the mid-1990s, BBB returned to the front line. At that time, the eurobeat revolution had started for a while, and everyone was wondering whether BBB, which had been retired for several years, could keep up with the trendy eurobeat style at the time. Don’t underestimate this experienced old brand. Soon, BBB put his works on Eurobeat Flash, a series that focused on speed at that time. When the time passed to Euro Mach, many of 3B’s works at that time were already It's become a household name. Although they are no longer with company A, fans can still listen to 3B's songs on the VIP series of Farm Records, which is enough to keep them entertained for a long time. Some of BBB's famous singers are: Mark Farina, Spencer, Sarah, Alvin, Milk & Coffea, The Flippers and Ken Martin. Basically, BBB's works tend to be more cheerful, and it's rare to see them produce sad songs. Overall very good.

HI-NRG Attack: How to say it? In a sense, this is a record that I both love and fear. It was founded in 1994 by Claudio Accatino and Federico Rimonti of Time Records (the famous BOOM BOOM DOLLAR was produced by them), and later absorbed two other powerful producers Nick Turbo Festari and Andrea Girbaudo. The works of this record are all focused on joy and wild style. Basically, the listener can't understand the reason at all when listening to some of their songs (at least I think so). The important thing is when listening. That melody that makes you happy and cheerful. However, it is undeniable that this record has had a great impact on Japanese PARA PARA, because HI-NRG ATTACK’s dance music is all aimed at the Japanese PARA market and Japanese girls who dance PARA dance (in Japan, such girls are called "GANGURO" usually dyes their hair blonde, makes their skin very chocolate brown, and then dresses like a Hawaiian sunshine girl. The other type has fair skin, wears a miniskirt, riding boots, and a cowboy hat on the streets of Shibuya. You can see girls like this everywhere) Especially their popular songs velfarre 2000 and Bandolero Comanchero by their Bazooka Girl and Franz Tornado (both have scary names, Bazooka Girl.), which set off a whirlwind in the para world, and the song actually led to The product effect, the products derived from this song have sprung up like mushrooms... I would also like to mention one of their singers, called Baby Bazooka (actually she is Claudio Accatino's daughter), this little sister is only 8 age! ! ! He is actually the youngest singer in SEB. (I got goosebumps when I listened to her song! It’s probably my anti-LOLI syndrome that played a role). Some other artists on this record include Jee Bee, Claudia Vip, Nikita Jr., Baby Gold and Dolly Pop. Overall, HI-NRG ATTACK is the most unique record company among so many records.

SCP: The youngest emerging Eurobeat record. Before it changed its name, SCP had always used the name Double as its brand and was a subsidiary record company of A-BEAT-C at that time. The boss of this record is Stefano Castagna, a powerful old man who worked under many other labels before establishing SCP. The style of SCP (actually the full name is Stefano Castagna Productions, the first letters together are SCP) is a bit like a mixture of A-BEAT-C and Delta, and a bit of HI-NRG ATTACK. In general, SCP’s works They all tend to be high-speed energy and have a strong sense of rhythm. They are suitable for both those who love SEB and those who love to dance PARA. And it is undeniable that SCP is supported by a group of talented young singers. They all have their own characteristics and excellent singing skills. Most of them can also compose music and lyrics (both singers and composers) )! Famous singers include Fastway/Dusty, Kiki & Kika, Ace, Christine, Nick Manshell, Van T.K., PAMSY and so on.

I personally think that SCP will be a new force leading SEB in the future, and it will definitely be so.

Vibration: Because I don’t have any information about this brand at hand, and I don’t even have any information on its official website, so I can only rely on the help of friends to write it. Vibration has been in the eurobeat market for a certain period of time, but strangely this brand has not released too many works. But the good thing is that every time it releases a work, it must be a high-quality product. This is why many people think that Vibration is a slow-moving brand. A carefully crafted record. If you have the eurobeat flash and euro mach series, it is not difficult to find some of their classic works at the time. The singers in this record include Maria Valentino, Dee Dee, Jackie 'O, Jimmy Bravo and Regina. I heard that due to contract reasons, the relationship between Vibration and AVEX once went through a severe winter period, but VIB still returned in SEB VOL.141.

When SEB was first released, it was sold by BEAT FREAK Records (Italy?) as an agent. SEB VOL.1-8 mainly included the works of TIME RECORDS and SAIFAM, the old stores of EUROBEAT at that time. At the end of the 8th volume of SEB, the well-known Japanese company AVEX TRAX bought the distribution rights of SEB from BEAT FREAK, and in the same year released SEB VOL. Blood EUROBEAT record A-BEAT-C also officially joined the SEB series at this time). At that time, the SEB series was on the right track. Basically, a new CD would be released every month. The basic routine of the series was: 3 basic CDs - 1 NON STOP mix - 2 basic CDs - 1 NON CD. STOP mix - 2 basics - 1 annual selection.

Things that have to be mentioned:

- This series started in 1990

- Record companies that have joined this series include: TIME, A-BEAT- C,DELTA,HI-NRG ATTACK,SCP,VIBRATION

-151 albums, 16 BEST OF.

Events of the year:

21.01.1990 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.001 was released, by TIME RECORDS.

21.11.1990 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.008 released, the last SEB represented by BEAT FREAK.

25.11.1990 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.009 was released, A-BEAT-C joined, and SEB became an AVEX agent.

25.11.1991 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.017 was released, TIME rejoined the SEB family, and "missed" during the release of 009-016.

21.10.1994 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.050 is released, the first SEB annual commemorative album is released.

10.11.1994 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.001-004 is released, republished by AVEX.

21.12.1994 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.005-008 is released, republished by AVEX.

21.12.1995 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.062 released, the last extended remix version of SEB.

21.02.1996 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.064 was released, DELTA officially joined, and SEB launched the 18-song RADIO-EAIT version in the same album.

21.03.1997 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.076 is released, THE SUPER REMIX COLLECTION first appears on SEB's BOUNS CD.

04.08.1999 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.100 was released, SEB's 100th album was released, and the entire Japanese record market was affected by Qi's influence.

22.01.2003 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.134 was released, and the 18-track version suddenly became the 15-track version.

18.06.2003 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.139 is released, the poorly received 15th version BYE BYE.

18.09.2003 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.141 is released, HI-NRG ATTACK, SCP and VIRBRATION officially join.

17.03.2004 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.146 was released. The early concept of 70 songs in 70 minutes was quoted by SEB.

04.08.2004 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.150 is released. The unprecedented annual commemorative album 150 is released. The accompanying DVD contains precious interviews with EUROBEAT producers and singers.

23.09.2004 - SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.151 was released, breaking the rumor that SEB ended at 150.

MAHARAJA NIGHT HI-NRG REVOLUTION (MNHR) MHNR can be said to be the second EUROBEAT series immediately following SEB. Its birth can be traced back to the relatively early period of April 23, 1992. Why does this album have such a name? MAHARAJA: It comes from the Indian name for Junhou, and this word here is the name of Japan's super luxurious large-scale DISCO store at that time. Its first store opened in Osaka in 1982, and the reason why it uses MAHARAJA as its name is because of the ancient times. When Indian kings hold parties, they are very luxurious. The MNHR series was based on the theme of selecting songs by DJs, but this gave rise to an idea in people's minds at the time: Was it specifically about including some very strange and special songs? And when it was first released, people felt that most of the songs included in the album were leftovers left by SEB. However, this idea was quickly overturned. Many of EUROBEAT's most popular songs were released on MNHR, such as LOLITA - PRETTY WOMAN, KING&QUEEN - YA YA YA, ODA - TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE, etc. MNHR is worth mentioning that its songs that remain unchanged from beginning to end are all extended mixes (EXTENDED MIX), and its release time is basically one album every three months.

Things that have to be mentioned:

- This series started in 1992

- Record companies that have joined this series include: TIME, A-BEAT- C,DOUBLE (SCP's original name) - 27 albums, no NON-STOP MIX CDs.

Events of the year:

23.04.1992 - MAHARAJA NIGHT HI-NRG REVOLUTION VOL.01 is released, the first album of T.Y.M. PROJECT's strictly selected EUROBEAT songs led by DJ Qiang Sueki.

23.04.1997 - MAHARAJA NIGHT HI-NRG REVOLUTION VOL.24 was released, DOUBLE joined, and songs were released on two albums on 24 and 25.

06.08.1997 - MAHARAJA NIGHT EURO FIRE VOL.25 is released and the series is renamed.

07.01.1998 - EURO FIRE VOL.26 was released. Due to the closure of MAHARAJA in various places, the series had to be renamed again.

08.04.1998 - EURO FIRE VOL.27 was released, the last album, and the last MAHARAJA in Yokohama at that time closed. This legendary DISCO, which once had nearly 50 branches around the world, finally came to an end. .

EUROBEAT FLASH (EBF)

The third EUROBEAT record series was born in 1995, with CUTTING EAGE, a subsidiary of AVEX, as its agent publisher. It mainly sold some of the cutting-edge EUROBEAT records at that time. The record company's works are mostly fast-paced and intense. Later in the series, several major record stores joined the fray, which was rare at the time. This series has also added J-EURO (Japanese cover of EUROBEAT) since the 11th volume. All of them are Japanese girls, basically those who want to be the stars of tomorrow. Each volume contains two songs, and the MOVE girl we are now familiar with also appeared in it. The main vocals include Yuri Masuda, Rina Ainai and others. Many EBFs are no longer in print. This series is now considered very precious, so if you see it, don't let it go.

Things that have to be mentioned:

- This series started in 1995

- Record companies that have joined this series include: HI-NRG ATTACK, TIME , BOOM BOOM BEAT, VIBRATION, DOUBLE, A-BEAT-C, DELTA

- 22 albums, 2 BEST OF.

Events of the year:

03.08.1995 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.01 was released. The RECORDS it belonged to at that time included HI-NRG ATTACK, TIME and BOOM BOOM BEAT.

09.05.1996 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.07 is released, VIBRATION joins EBF.

10.07.1996 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.08 was released, the 13-song EXTENDED MIX was transformed into the more popular 18-song RADIO EAIT version.

29.01.1997 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.11 was released, EBF entered a stable period, and joined J-EURO in the same album.

16.01.1998 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.16 was released, DOUBLE (now SCP) joined EBF, and the smell of chaos became stronger.

13.05.1998 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.18 was released, A-BEAT-C and DELTA also joined the "battle" of EBF, and all EUROBEAT RECORDS appeared in one series, but on the contrary, The series began to decline.

10.03.1999 - EUROBEAT FLASH VOL.22 was released, the last EBF, and the response from fans was dismal. However, in my opinion, this is the calm before the storm.

SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH(MACH)

MACH can be said to be the successor series of EBF. It was born in 1999, which happened to be the third time EUROBEAT BOOM exploded across Japan. In the year of , the resulting PARA PARA craze basically swept the entire Japan, and the effect brought about by well-known artists’ PARA SHOW on TV programs was also indispensable. The purpose of MACH is to face the vast group of PARA lovers and launch dance music corresponding to PARA PARA. The major EUROBEAT record stores have done their best to continuously release their own specialties on MACH, among which HI-NRG ATTACK shines brightest. MACH's high quality not only wins the love of PARAERs, but also makes many hardcore EUROBEAT fans take off their hats to it. In order to correspond to PARA PARA PARTY, each MACH CD is mixed without interruption. This is also another series of EURO releases that remain unchanged from beginning to end after MAHARAJA. However, this also has its negative effects: FANS are difficult to Buy extended versions of your favorite songs, because some extended versions are only available on vinyl discs and are expensive.

Things that have to be mentioned:

- This series started in 1999

- Record companies that have joined this series include: HI-NRG ATTACK, TIME , BOOM BOOM BEAT (then quit), VIBRATION (then quit), DOUBLE, A-BEAT-C, DELTA

- 16 albums, 2 BEST OF.

Events of the year:

29.09.1999 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH VOL.01 is released, represented by CUTTING EAGE.

10.11.1999 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH VOL.02 is released, VIBRATION starts providing songs to MACH.

14.03.2001 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH VOL.08 was released. Due to contract issues between 3B (BOOM BOOM BEAT) and AVEX (it was said that 3B wanted the song selection to be led by the record company, but company A refused ) and the relationship deteriorated, 3B planned to terminate the contract with Company A.

27.06.2001 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH VOL.10 is released. This is the last MACH album to see the works of VIB and 3B. I heard that VIB terminated the contract with company A for the same reason.

12.08.2001 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH VOL.11 was released, MACH was changed to AVEX, and MACH without VIB and 3B became a world dominated by HI-NRG ATTACK.

30.10.2002 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents EUROMACH FINAL is released. The highly acclaimed MACH has released its last album. There is no reason why this well-received series will end so soon. As a result, many fans now expect MACH to re-release a new album.

SUPER EUROBEAT presents GTC+JGTC

The experts in the area who really understand cars must have known this title when they saw it. JGTC is the "All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship" The abbreviation is an annual national competition authorized by the Japan Automobile Federation Association. There are many familiar drivers in JGTC: such as Shinji Nakano, Manabu Orito, Katsuki Kaneshiki, etc. Our dear Mr. Keiichi Tsuchiya is also the supervisor of the team "AUTOBACS RACING TEAM AGURI". In 1999, AVEX aimed at the competition that year and launched the first SEB "SUPER EUROBEAT presents GTC SPECIAL HYPER NON-STOP MEGAMIX" with GTC as its selling point. The strong rhythm really reflected the car chase on the field. Feeling of pleasure. What must be mentioned is that AVEX has its "IMAGE GIRL" in every competition, and these beautiful girls serve as event ambassadors and sing and dance at the event, which really serves as the highlight of the event. effect.

Basically I have the title of the song and I can screenshot it for you