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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
Hiroshi Takeyasu (born July 9th, 1966) is one of the earliest BEMANI artists, working in the original [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] along with [[Reo Nagumo]] and [[Tomomi Ohta]]. Hiroshi is credited for giving the idea of a DJ/club theme for beatmania upon hearing [[Kiyoshi Mizuki]]'s original idea for the game, and pushed for electronic/club music to be featured on it. He was a big contributor to pop'n music, and was the sound director of the first four arcade games.
Hiroshi Takeyasu (born July 9th, 1966) is one of the earliest BEMANI artists, working in the original [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] along with [[Reo Nagumo]] and [[Tomomi Ohta]]. Hiroshi is credited for giving the idea of a DJ/club theme for beatmania upon hearing [[Kiyoshi Mizuki]]'s original idea for the game, and pushed for electronic/club music to be featured on it. He was then a big contributor to pop'n music, and was the sound director of the first four arcade games.


In 2000 Hiroshi left the pop'n music team to work as the chief music producer of [[AC PPP|ParaParaParadise]], then a sound supervisor in beatmania IIDX for [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]] and [[AC 5th style|5th style]], and then as the music producer of [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2]] and [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. He returned to the pop'n music team again in 2003, where he stayed until his eventual departure from the series altogether.
In 2000 Hiroshi left the pop'n music team to work as the chief music producer of [[AC PPP|ParaParaParadise]], then a sound supervisor in beatmania IIDX for [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]], [[AC 5th style|5th style]] and [[AC bm 7th|beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution]], and then as the music producer of [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2]] and [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]]. He returned to the pop'n music team again in 2003, where he stayed until his eventual departure from the series altogether.


Hiroshi stopped contributing music to BEMANI after [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]], though he continued on BEMANI albums as an A&R director until at least 2012. While it's unknown what he did between 2012 and 2019, as of 2020 he is currently again at KONAMI as part of their in-house music staff.
Hiroshi stopped contributing music to BEMANI for over a decade after [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]], though he continued to work on BEMANI albums as an A&R director until at least 2012. In the late 2010's he briefly wrote new music for beatmania IIDX and pop'n music.
 
Hiroshi Takeyasu left KONAMI sometime between 2020 and 2024, as he can be seen on a non-KONAMI album under the ''.THi'' alias [https://twitter.com/AXTORM_JAPAN/status/1779464868879327424].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Prior to working on beatmania, Hiroshi Takeyasu composed music for some of KONAMI's arcade and NES games, his work dating as far back with the company as the mid-1980's.
* Prior to working on beatmania, Hiroshi Takeyasu composed music for some of KONAMI's arcade and NES games, his work dating as far back with the company as the mid-1980's.
* Hiroshi Takeyasu is the only person to have worked on the original [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] that is still part of the BEMANI staff.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
* HIRO
* HIRO
* apresmidi (with [[Sanae Shintani]])
* aprésmidi (with [[Sanae Shintani]])
* The Ebisu Sisters ([[Sanae Shintani]] and [[Hiroyuki Togo]])
* The Ebisu Sisters (with [[Sanae Shintani]] and [[Hiroyuki Togo]])
* POST MODERN
* POST MODERN
* THE RICHIE SISTERS T.R.S / T.R.S.R. (with THE RICHIE SISTERS)
* LOVEMINTS
* LOVEMINTS
* MIRAK
* MIRAK
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| [[Surechigau futari|すれちがう二人]] || [[Sanae Shintani|aprésmidi]] || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || BONUS TRACK || ✓ || ✓
| [[Surechigau futari|すれちがう二人]] || [[Sanae Shintani|aprésmidi]] || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || BONUS TRACK || ✓ || ✓
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| [[The theme of GAMBLER Z]] || words: RYO song: NARAMCHA || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || ANIME HERO || ✓ || -
| [[The theme of GAMBLER Z]] || words:RYO  song:NARAMCHA || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || ANIME HERO || ✓ || -
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| [[Cherry&Raquel]] || [[Sanae Shintani|The Ebisu]] [[Hiroyuki Togo|Singers]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || LOUNGE || ✓ || ✓
| [[Cherry&Raquel]] || [[Sanae Shintani|The Ebisu]] [[Hiroyuki Togo|Singers]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || LOUNGE || ✓ || ✓
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| [[Girls Riot]] || [[Noriko Fukushima|Political Trees]] || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || BRIT POP || ✓ || ✓
| [[Girls Riot]] || [[Noriko Fukushima|Political Trees]] || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || BRIT POP || ✓ || ✓
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| [[Nanja-Nai]] || NAO with K Lyric by 所ジョージ || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || KAYOU HOUSE || ✓ || ✓
| [[Nanja-Nai]] || NAO with K   Lyric by 所ジョージ || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || KAYOU HOUSE || ✓ || ✓
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| [[une fille dans la pluie]] || [[Fabienne Haber]] || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || FRENCH POP || ✓ || ✓
| [[une fille dans la pluie]] || [[Fabienne Haber]] || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || FRENCH POP || ✓ || ✓
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