Konami's BEMANI Channel Suddenly Posts Official Song Uploads
The sudden official uploads of high-fidelity BEMANI songs, including the president's own track, signal a new official channel for rhythm game fans and may be tied to the beatnation Records artist page launch.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Konami Arcade Games has begun posting representative songs and videos from the BEMANI series on its YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL. The sudden uploads of high-quality videos have surprised rhythm game fans, with tracks including DJ YOSHITAKA's signature song FLOWER, Second Heaven, and smooooch・∀・. The activity may be linked to a new artist introduction page for the beatnation Records label.
Konami Arcade Games has started uploading representative songs and videos from the BEMANI series to its YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL, and the sudden appearance of high-quality, high-fidelity videos has surprised rhythm game fans. Among the releases is FLOWER, the signature song of DJ YOSHITAKA, who is Yoshitaka Nishimura, the current president and representative director of Konami Arcade Games. The track has appeared in many music games, including other companies' works like Taiko no Tatsujin and maimai.
Other popular songs include Second Heaven, known for the voice sample Triple Ice Cream (Somebody's Scream), and smooooch・∀・, still popular for its cute animation and bright melody. Searching for BEMANI Channel on X shows the surprise of many rhythm gamers. The uploads may be connected to the launch of the artist introduction page for beatnation Records, a label by BEMANI composers, though songs by non-label artists like Nhato and TORIENA have also been posted.
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