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Round 1 Results Released!

Welcome to the official website for deredere chorus battle! We are excited to see your entries for DDCB² this year! #DDCB25

Current Status:

R2 START!

RegistrationRound 1Round 2
March 1st - May 20thJune 1st - August 17thSeptember 7th - November 23rd

optional themes:
- bakadere: to get a little silly
- yandere: or go a little crazy?

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    ⊹₊Schedule2025

    See below for our timeline!

    The schedule is available in table form, and the list of events are on the timeline.

    Current Status:

    R2 START!

    RegistrationRound 1Round 2
    March 1st - May 20thJune 1st - August 17thSeptember 7th - November 23rd

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      ⊹₊Timeline

      Registration

      March 1st - May 20th

      Registration opens on March 1st and closes on May 20th. Be sure to sign up before the deadline to secure your spot!

      Round 1

      June 1st - August 17th

      Round 1 kicks off on June 1st! Participants will compete during this period, so be sure to stay engaged and give it your best effort.

      Round 1 Results

      September 7th

      Round 1 results will be announced on September 7th. Team leaders will receive the results directly, so stay tuned for updates and next steps! Have Your Twitter DM OPEN!!

      Round 2

      September 7th - November 23rd

      Round 2 begins on September 7th and runs until November 23rd, after which a grace period will begin.

      Round 2 Results

      December 14th

      Round 2 results will be announced on December 14th. Team leaders will receive the results directly. Congratulations to all the winners!

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      deredere chorus battle, abridged as DDCB² for its second run, is a mostly themeless trio chorus battle. Participants can join with entries of any genre and languages in teams of three vocalists and up to six staff-only members!
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      Rules₊ ⊹

      TEAM REQUIREMENTS

      • Participants may only be on ONE TEAM at a time.

      • Your team must have 3 VOCALISTS and can have total of 6 STAFF - ONLY MEMBERS– 9 members total.

      • Anonymous participants are allowed, but your identity must be disclosed to DDCB staff and judges during registration!

      • Your team roster must be COMPLETE (consisting of 3 vocalists and at least 1 staff-only OR double member) to register.

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      • Vocalist doubles do not fill staff-only slots!

      • Unlimited changes may be made to your roster during the registration period.

      • If your team is eliminated, you are permitted to join another team, unless you were eliminated for rule-breaking or disqualified.

      • Bullying or mistreatment of any kind (within teams, between teams, toward DDCB staff, etc.) will not be tolerated and will risk immediate disqualification.

      • Collaboration between teams or outside/uncredited persons on entry-related work will result in immediate disqualification.

      • Commissioning someone outside of your team is not allowed.

      REGARDING ENTRIES

      • Absolutely no use of generative AI in the process of producing your entry. Using generative AI will result in immediate disqualification.

      • Entries may be of any genre, and mashups/rearrangements ARE permitted, but must be credited properly. Using pre-made mashups/arrangements is allowed. Original songs are allowed.

      • Entries may be sung in any language.

      • Entries must be at least 2:00 long, and no longer than 6:00.

      • Translyrics are permitted. Pre-made translyrics must be properly credited, or you will be disqualified for plagiarism.

      • Your entry's description must properly credit each member of the team, as well as include the original songs' credits. Failure to credit properly will result in a deduction to your score.

      • Plagiarism of any kind will result in immediate disqualification.

      • Please keep team names, entries, etc. at a general rating of PG-13. Cursing and moderately suggestive themes are permitted, but please limit them for the safety of minors.

      • NSFW themes will result in immediate disqualification.

      SUBMISSION

      • Please upload your entry with "【DDCB2-R#】" in the title, along with your team's name.

      • Please provide a link to your Theme Interpretation, Alternative Upload Link, Final Mix (MP3, .wav, & acapella), Illustrations, Script, and Asset List in the ENTRY SUBMISSION FORM. Failure to provide these will result in a deduction to your score.

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      ⊹ ₊Staff₊ ⊹

      Community members who volunteered to assist with building this event.

      Meet Our Judges ₊ ⊹

      Each competition category has two judges who will score all participants.

      VOCAL JUDGES

      MIX JUDGES

      ART JUDGES

      ANIMATION JUDGES

      Staff₊ ⊹

      website designer
      host
      resource managment
      scoresheet management + chibi artist
      documents management
      moderation/organization assist

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      Scoring₊ ⊹

      • Scoring is done on a 200-point system, divided into 100 points for Audio and 100 points for Visuals.

      • Limited critiques will be available for this chorus battle.

      • Judges are entitled to their own opinion, but scoring will be done based on a set of standardized criteria related to each category. Any concerns with scoring must be brought up with the organization team and NO ONE else.

      • Judges have been chosen for their experience in their category and should not be subject to discrimination against their skill due to their judging.

      • Regarding Grace Period, we will deduct 0.5 point for every hour that passes after the deadline for up to 48 hours.

      • Rendering issues may cover up to 6 hours, with a grace deduction of only 1.5 points instead of 3 points. A valid, timestamped screenshot must be provided. Failure to provide a screenshot before the deadline will result in full grace deductions being applied to your score.

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