“EGG” by Nauts is upbeat with a great sort of ‘tick-tock” sound with the bass drum and hi-hat. ND Lee gives us both my favorite track on the album, “설레임 Part 2,” a bubbly K-pop track with a nice swing and great length and one of my least favorites, “Give Me 5,” with whiny lyrics that are simply annoying. “Now a NEW Day” by Sui.Jay is also fun and cute with its heavily-accented English female vocals. Interestingly, there’s a new artist featured by the name of STi who sport a similar sound to 3rd Coast, and their track “유령,” is quite good, making for an excellent addition to the DJMAX family.įor that K-pop sound that I so desperately desired, “You & Me” by series regular NieN really hits the spot as a sweet electro-pop ballad, while La Tale composer Diny’s “Dream Again” and the ever-vesratile Tsukasa’s “Over the Rainbow” both come as sticky sweet pop tracks with high-pitched vocals. We actually get some 3rd Coast right out of the gate with the highly electronic “Fallin’ in LUV” which sports the group’s signature female vocals and male rapping and later, “My Heart, My Soul,” which is a short ballad and is admittedly not their strongest track to date.

Everything from K-pop to electronic to rock are all represented, although I’m happy to report that this one’s heavy on the K-pop and on the 3rd Coast, one of our favorite contributors to the series. Like other DJMAX titles, there’s a pretty eclectic mix of musical styles featured.

It’s always been true for the DJMAX series, and it continues to be true with DJMAX Technika 3, and it’s a big part of why K-pop is gaining an audience around the world. I’ve said it many times, and I’ll continue to keep on saying it: Korean game developers and recording artists have a knack for great production. While it’s sold out now, I still wanted to delve in and give my impressions.ĭoes it live up to the DJMAX name, or is this franchise getting stale? Find out in our review after the jump. The unique blend of K-pop, electronic music, and contributions from Korean composers ESTi, Nauts, Diny, and Shinji Hosoe made for a unique experience that ranks among my favorites in the rhythm game genre.ĭJMAX Technika 3 was recently released (it was actually at MAGFest X, but due to the line that persisted even at 4:00 AM, I never got to play it), and the limited edition soundtrack enjoyed a general release in North America as well as Japan and Korea. The first Technika soundtrack was probably my favorite to date, and we’ve covered a lot of DJMAX over the years.

Actually, DJMAX Technika had me at hello.

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