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BeForU
BeForU was a Japanese pop girl group that performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. Their 2000 debut song "Dive" was particularly notable as being the first Japanese-language pop song in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. BeForU was produced by Naoki Maeda, one of the lead Konami musical producers. In 2006, the group made their major label debut under Avex Trax. Biography The first generation BeForU formed via a competition held on November 20, 2000, for a new J-pop group singing for Konami and their bemani series of video games, namely Dance Dance Revolution. The four winners chosen for their talent, ability and emphasis were Riyu Kosaka (then aged 15; born January 17, 1985), Noria Shiraishi (then aged 19; born September 12, 1981), Yoma Komatsu (then aged 26; born December 30, 1974) and Shiyuna Maehara (then aged 21; born November 30, 1979). Their first single "Dive", promoted widely throughout the J-Pop community, appeared in the 2001 French film ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoma Komatsu
is a Japanese pop singer. She is the eldest member of the Konami-produced J-pop group BeForU. Biography Early life Komatsu was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 1974. Career Komatsu has released four songs as a solo artist, Dance Dance Revolution's "Ever Snow", Eternal on the album BeForU II, Izayoi on BeForU III and on 6Notes she sang "フレンズ" urenzu/Friends Her solo work was signed with some capitalized Greek letters as: ΨΦΜΑ ΚΦΜΑΤSU. Discography 6Notes * フレンズ (as 代真 oma beatmaniaIIDX 11 IIDX RED Original Soundtrack * KI・SE・KI (IIDX RED EDIT) (with BeForU) beatmaniaIIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK * We are Disっ娘よっつ打ち命 (with 外花りさ, O.L., ANNIE) * We are Disっ娘よっつ打ち命(original size) ( 外花りさ, O.L., ANNIE) BeForU * チカラ (LIVE BAND style) (with BeForU) * DIVE (with BeForU) * BRE∀K DOWN! (LIVE BAND style) (with BeForU) * Firefly (with BeForU) * GRADUATION～それぞれの明日～ (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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BeForU was a Japanese pop girl group that performed music primarily for the Bemani series of rhythm games. Their 2000 debut song "Dive" was particularly notable as being the first Japanese-language pop song in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. BeForU was produced by Naoki Maeda, one of the lead Konami musical producers. In 2006, the group made their major label debut under Avex Trax. Biography The first generation BeForU formed via a competition held on November 20, 2000, for a new J-pop group singing for Konami and their bemani series of video games, namely Dance Dance Revolution. The four winners chosen for their talent, ability and emphasis were Riyu Kosaka (then aged 15; born January 17, 1985), Noria Shiraishi (then aged 19; born September 12, 1981), Yoma Komatsu (then aged 26; born December 30, 1974) and Shiyuna Maehara (then aged 21; born November 30, 1979). Their first single "Dive", promoted widely throughout the J-Pop community, appeared in the 2001 French film ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyu Kosaka
is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist. She is best known as a member of the Konami-produced Japanese teen pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Kosaka was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on January 17, 1985. Career Discovery by Konami On November 20, 2000, Konami and Toshiba-EMI staff held auditions to form a J-pop group, which would eventually become BeForU; Riyu, who was then fifteen years old, was one of four who went on to join the group. The group, produced by Naoki Maeda, originally made songs specifically for Bemani games—their first song, ''Dive'', was promoted intensely in the time leading up to the release of Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. ''True...'' After ''Dive's'' success in 5thMix, BeForU produced more tracks for inclusion in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, including ''Dive: More Deep and Deeper Style'' and ''Firefly''. This is where Kosaka got her first solo track, '' True...''. Two different versions were included i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayaka Minami
is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former member of the J-pop girl group BeForU. Biography Early life Minami was born in Yamanashi Prefecture on December 24, 1983. Career Combined with Miharu Arisawa and Risa Sotohana, two other members of BeForU, the trio is commonly called BeForU Next. Minami released the song "Under The Sky" with PlatoniX. The song was included in ''Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova , released in Europe as ''Dancing Stage SuperNova'' is an arcade and PlayStation 2 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' (''DDR'') series of music video games. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises. The game was rele ...'' and '' Beatmania IIDX 12: Happy Sky''. She left BeForU in 2008, and now goes under the name . References External links Aco Tojo's official Blog BeForU Living people 1983 births Japanese women pop singers Singers from Yamanashi Prefecture {{japan-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Revolution X2
(''DDR X2'') is a music video game, and a part of the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series. The arcade version of ''DDR X2'' was revealed by Konami on November 20, 2009. The sequel to '' Dance Dance Revolution X'', X2 began public beta testing on November 25, 2009. The game was released in Japan and Asia on July 7, 2010, North America on December 31, 2010, and Europe on May 13, 2011. It was the last arcade installment of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' with international releases until '' Dance Dance Revolution A''. Development The first public location test for ''Dance Dance Revolution X2'' was announced by Konami on November 20, 2009, to be held from November 25 to December 3, 2009, in Akihabara, Tokyo. The location test revealed new features such as a redesigned song selection interface, new adjustable versions of the Sudden and Hidden modifiers, and the ability to adjust these settings and the speed of the arrows in-game using the control buttons on the cabinet. The location test v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix
''DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' is the 6th game in the '' Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by '' Konami'' in 2001 and for the PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, in Japan. ''6thMix'' contains a total of 42 songs, all which made their first arcade appearance on this release. 11 of these songs debuted in various console releases prior to ''6thMix''. All arcade songs from '' Dance Dance Revolution'' to '' Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix'' were removed in ''6thMix'', although many of the Konami originals from those games would later be revived in future arcade releases. Gameplay The interface used is a recoloring and smoothing of the song wheel interface first introduced in '' Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix'', with the addition of changeable sort settings and a longer time limit. Core gameplay remained mostly the same on ''6thMix'' and ''7thMix'', with the addition of Freeze Arrows and a new scoring system: Freeze Arrows appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova
, released in Europe as ''Dancing Stage SuperNova'' is an arcade and PlayStation 2 game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' (''DDR'') series of music video games. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises. The game was released in Europe on April 28, 2006, followed shortly by a North American release in May and a Japanese release on July 12. It is the first ''DDR'' game released for the arcades since '' Dance Dance Revolution Extreme'' three years before, although there had been steady releases of ''DDR'' games for consoles in the interim. Instead of Bemani System 573 Digital, the arcade version was built using the PlayStation 2-based Bemani Python 2, which results in higher-quality graphics and superior sounds than previous games. Unlike previous ''DDR'' arcade releases, all versions have the same features and song list. It is the fifth arcade release in Europe, the third arcade release in North America, and the ninth arcade release in Japan. Gameplay The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing Stage Fusion
''Dancing Stage Fusion'' is a music video game released by Konami for the European PlayStation and PlayStation 2 on 5 November 2004. In April of the following year, it was released as an arcade game An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily game of skill, games of skill and in .... Gameplay The main mode of ''Dancing Stage Fusion'' is the Game Mode, where up to two players compete for points over up to five songs. Each player can choose a different difficulty, with a substantial number of tweaks and settings that can be applied to make the game more or less difficult. Besides the Game Mode, a Workout mode is also included, which is targeted towards fitness or workout, as well as an Endless Mode which allows the players to dance continuously. For the PlayStation 2 release of the game, EyeToy support is feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
is a music video game by Konami and is the eighth release in the main ''Dance Dance Revolution'' (''DDR'') series. It was released on December 25, 2002, for Japanese arcades, on October 9, 2003, for the Japanese PlayStation 2, and on September 21, 2004, for the North American PlayStation 2. This game is the ninth release in North America, but despite having the same name as its Japanese counterpart, its gameplay and soundtrack is significantly different and won the Video Music Awards in 2005 on MTV for Best Video Game Soundtrack. While the PlayStation 2 version came out in North America, the arcade version was exclusive to Japan. Despite this, the arcade version was exported to many arcades worldwide, most of them being bootlegged. ''Dance Dance Revolution Extreme'' was the last game in the main ''DDR'' arcade franchise for almost four years, until the worldwide release of ''Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova'' (branded '' Dancing Stage SuperNova'' in Europe) in 2006. The arca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (anime)
''Major'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga, sports manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1994 to July 2010, with its chapters collected in 78 volumes. It was followed by a sequel titled ''Major 2nd'', which started in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in March 2015. It was adapted into a 154-episode anime television series by Studio Hibari and later by SynergySP, titled ''Major''. It ran for six seasons on NHK Educational TV, NHK E from November 2004 to September 2010. Two original video animations (OVAs) were released in December 2011 and January 2012. In 1996, ''Major'' received the Shogakukan Manga Award for the category. By October 2024, the manga series had over 66.66 million copies in circulation, making it one of the List of best-selling manga, best-selling manga series. Plot The story follows the life of Gorō Honda from childhood throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
