, known by his stage name Ryu, is a musician and DJ working for Konami

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k

Kosuke Saito

' , is a DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.- Career :...

 won a contest started by Konami, in which composers are to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next beatmania IIDX

Beatmania IIDX

is a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...

 installment. Ryu's entry "starmine" and kors k's "Clione" won the contest and both songs were featured in beatmania IIDX 4th style

Beatmania IIDX 4th Style

-Notable:*Introduction of the EASY modifier.*Introduction of a time bar, showing how far in the song one is.*Debut of Ryutaro Nakahara and Kosuke Saito in the bemani series.-Home version:...

.

Ryu returned in beatmania IIDX 9th style

Beatmania IIDX 9th Style

Beatmania IIDX 9th Style is the 9th game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami in 2003. The game features over 50 new songs, some of which can be unlocked using Konami's e-Amusement platform - which made its official debut on 9th Style.The interface...

 with a remix of dj TAKA's "Abyss", and composed more songs in 10th style

Beatmania IIDX 10th Style

beatmania IIDX 10th Style is the 10th game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami in early 2004.-Gameplay:...

 onwards. Since then, Ryu has become a mainstay composer for Konami's Bemani

Bemani

is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply G.M.D., it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and expanded into other music-based games.-Bemani video games:...

 series as well as a freelance musician. Ryu has become a part of beatnation records, which compose of kors k, dj TAKA, L.E.D., Sōta Fujimori and DJ YOSHITAKA

Yoshitaka Nishimura

Yoshitaka Nishimura , better known as DJ YOSHITAKA, is a composer for Konami's line of Bemani games. DJ YOSHITAKA has been making solo songs since the release of Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED, though he has had previous BEMANI involvement as a member of Osamu Migitera's Des-ROW group...

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He has numerous works outside of Konami as well, including "orion" from HARDCORE TANO*C's "HARDCORE SYNDROME 2" album and remixes of the famous "Caramelldansen" and "Caipirinha".

beatmania IIDX

beatmania IIDX 4th style

• starmine

beatmania IIDX 9th style

• Abyss -The Heavens Remix-

beatmania IIDX 10th style

• Narcissus At Oasis
• rainbow rainbow
• 雪月花

beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED

• AGEHA
• Be quiet

beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY

• Aurora
• in motion
• 合体せよ!ストロングイェーガー!! (Ryu remix)
• in the Sky [CS version song]

beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD

• Harmony and Lovely
• So Fabulous!!
• waxing and wanding
• Go Beyond!! [with Sōta Fujimori; CS version song]

beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD

• Second Heaven
• Dreaming Sweetness
• Treasure×Star [with NAOKI
  Naoki
  -People:*Naoki Bandou, voice actor*Naoki Hattori , race car driver*Naoki Matsuda , soccer player*Naoki Matsudo *Naoki Sanjugo, novelist*Naoki Satō , composer*Naoki Segi , film director...
  
   and Sachimayu; CS version song]

beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS

• Dazzlin' Darlin
• Blue Rain [with dj TAKA]
• Time to Air
• Do it!! Do it!!
• VOX UP [with sampling masters MEGA
  Shinji Hosoe
  , also known as MEGATEN and SamplingMasters MEGA, is a Japanese video game composer and musician most famous for scoring Ridge Racer, Keyboardmania 3rd mix and many early 1990s Namco arcade games. He also created the in-game music for Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse...
  
  ; CS version song]

beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS

• Mind Mapping
• まほろば [with Kanako Hoshino]
• 3y3s
• RIZING YOU UP [CS version song]

beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS

• bloomin' feeling
• Light Shine
• mosaic

beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem

• passionate fate
• PARADISE LOST (with L.E.D.-G

beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle

• Thunderbolt
• Follow Tomorrow (as HHH×MM×ST, with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
• Levaslater

Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3

• sakura storm
• Vertical [Available as Xbox Live Downloadable Content]

pop'n music

pop'n music 12 IROHA

• starmine (pop'n mixxx)

pop'n music 14 FEVER!

• hora de verdad [with wac]

pop'n music 16 PARTY

• SPICY PIECE (Ryu Remix)

pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝

• Ignited Night (as HHH)

pop'n musc 19 TUNE STREET

• ナタラディーン (Raja Maharaja mix)

Exit Trance Presents Anime Trance

• Butter-fly (デジモンアドベンチャーOP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1)
• 聖少女領域 (ローゼンメイデン・トロイメント主題歌) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1, COMPLETE BEST)
• アンインストール (ぼくらの（ＴＶアニメ）OP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1, COMPLETE BEST)
• ヘミソフィア (ラーゼフォン（フジ系）OP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 2, COMPLETE BEST)
• JOINT (灼眼のシャナ２OP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 3)
• 亡國覚醒カタルシス (.hack//Roots ED) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 4)
• オレンジ (BLEACH ED) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 5)
• Tears Infection (Myself.Yourself OP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 5)
• Butter-Fly (デジモンアドベンチャーOP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE COMPLETE BEST)
• 真赤な誓い (武装錬金(テレビ東京系)OP) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE COMPLETE BEST)

Other Works

• Under The Sky (RyuRemix) (from the album "cyber beatnation 1st conclusion")
• THE SAFARI -RyuRemix- (from dj TAKA's album "milestone")
• INFINITE PRAYER -RyuRemix- (from L.E.D.'s album "denjin-k")
• The Hope Of Tomorrow -RyuRemix- (from Sōta Fujimori's album "SYNTHESIZED")
• orion (from the HARDCORE TANO*C album "HARDCORE SYNDROME 2")
• ウッーウッーウマウマ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)
  Caramelldansen
  "Caramelldansen" is the first track and the lead single of the album Supergott released in November 2001 by the Swedish music group Caramell...
  
   (RyuRemix) [from ウッーウッーウマウマ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)]
• Kick Out 仮面 -RyuRemix- (from Keiichi Ueno's album "Rewind!")
• ZUTTO MITSUMETE ITE (RyuRemix)
• Ribbon (from the game Walk It Out!)
• Soft Paws (from the game Walk It Out!)

External links

• beatnation Records official site