BEMANI is an active arcade music game brand that runs a pro league, recently launched a collaboration event with Hololive Dreams, and is posting official song uploads on YouTube.
BEMANI is the unified brand name for Konami Arcade Games' music games, originating with beatmania in 1997. The brand's competitive side is currently in its sixth season: BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- held its draft meeting on August 5, 2026, selecting 84 players across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution. Seven amusement facility operators serve as team owners, and the Regular Stage matchups were released with matches to be streamed free on YouTube.
In August 2026, Konami Arcade Games began posting representative songs and videos from the BEMANI series on its official YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL. The uploads include DJ YOSHITAKA's FLOWER, Second Heaven, and smooooch・∀・, and the activity may be tied to a new artist introduction page for the beatnation Records label.
Most recently, Konami Arcade Games launched a collaboration event with the smartphone music game Hololive Dreams. The first part adds the song "Yumeiro Wonder" to seven BEMANI machines, including beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE DELTA, jubeat beyond the Ave., pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, SOUND VOLTEX ∇, and Polaris Code. The event runs from August 27 to September 20, 2026, during which players can exchange D (Dream) points for a special e-amusement pass card or in-game items.
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Konami Arcade Games has announced a commemorative livestream for pop'n music, which marks its 28th anniversary on September 28. Des-ROW, producer of pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, and director wac appear with composers Yuei and PON to discuss memories of the series. The stream runs from 20:00 on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari). A pop'n music exhibition is also running in Shibuya until October 4 and is set for Kyoto from October 30.
Konami Arcade Games said contracts with the 84 players nominated by seven participating companies at the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- draft meeting were completed on Wednesday, September 30. The league runs across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution, and the Regular Stage streams free on the official YouTube channel from Wednesday, November 25, at 20:00.
Konami Arcade Games has started a collaboration event between the smartphone music game Hololive Dreams and the BEMANI arcade series. The first part of the event adds the song "Yumeiro Wonder," performed by hololive talents, to seven supported BEMANI machines, including beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE DELTA, jubeat beyond the Ave., pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, SOUND VOLTEX ∇, and Polaris Code. The event period runs from August 27, 2026, at 10:00 to September 20, 2026, at 9:59. During this time, players who play the song once on a supported machine, accumulate D (Dream) points available on each cabinet, and apply through the special website can exchange their points for a special e-amusement pass card or in-game items. The campaign application requires using an e-amusement pass to play a supported machine, playing "Yumeiro Wonder" once, and then entering via the campaign site. BEMANI is the unified brand name for Konami Arcade Games' music games, originally an abbreviation for beatmania, which began operation in 1997.
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 Amusement held the draft meeting for BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- on August 5, selecting 84 players across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution. Seven amusement facility operators serve as team owners. The Regular Stage matchups were also released, with matches to be streamed free on YouTube.