2016

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2016

In Japan, KONAMI did extensive location testing for a new BEMANI series - ノスタルジア. After eight location tests throughout the summer, the game finally launched next year.

In North America, with the release of DanceDanceRevolution A, the e-AMUSEMENT service was extended to said region.

January

• January 6th: Ibuki Izumi's single, Five Drops 02 -honey lemon- 和泉一舞, is released.
• January 13th: Meu Meu's single, Five Drops 03 -strawberry milk- 芽兎めう, is released.

February

• February 3rd: Sakiko Kasuga's single, Five Drops 04 -pure grape- 春日咲子, is released.
• February 17th: Rin Shimotsuki's single, Five Drops 05 -bergamot mint- 霜月凛, is released.
• February 24th:
  • Ryu☆'s anthology album, Ryu☆BEST -STARLiGHT-, is released.
  • beatmania IIDX 23 copula ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK released.
  • SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -FLOOR ANTHEM- EP.01 released.

March

• March 16th: Coconatsu's first album, シンクロノーツ, is released.
• March 30th:
  • DanceDanceRevolution A is released to Japanese arcades.
  • jubeat Qubell is released to Japanese arcades.

April

• April 4th: DanceDanceRevolution A is released to Korean arcades.
• April 28th: jubeat Qubell is released to Korean arcades.
• Date unknown: Takeshi Kuramochi leaves KONAMI.

June

• June 29th:
  • pop'n music éclale Original Soundtrack released.
  • GITADORA Tri-Boost Original Soundtrack Volume.02 released.

July

• July 6th: DanceDanceRevolution A is released to North American arcades.
• July 27th: MÚSECA 1+1/2 is released to Japanese arcades.

August

• Unknown date: Another pachislot game based on beatmania IIDX, SEVEN'S BEAT -beatmania IIDX edition-, is released. Its marquee art is based on beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL. It also includes songs from other KPE series.
• August 10th: MÚSECA 1+1/2 is released to Korean arcades.

October

• October 1st: KONAMI undergoes a corporate restructuring, with Konami Digital Entertainment's arcade division merged with KPE (KONAMI's subsidiary for pachinko and pachislot titles) to form Konami Amusement. As a result some personnel who remained with Konami Digital Entertainment, such as TOMOSUKE, have been seen very infrequently in BEMANI since. All BEMANI games also received updates to reflect the new subsidiary they're under shortly thereafter.
• October 19th:
  • Sota Fujimori's sixth album, 今何度? What Temperature Is It?, is released.
  • beatmania IIDX 23 copula ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 released.
• October 26th: beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ is released to Japanese arcades.

November

• November 23rd: SOUND VOLTEX ULTIMATE TRACKS -東方妖々夢 & 輝針城 REMIX- released.

December

• December 1st: REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア is released to Japanese arcades.
• December 14th:
  • pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 is released to Japanese arcades.
  • GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE is released to Japanese arcades.
• December 21st: SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN is released to Japanese arcades.

Unknown date

• MarL joins KONAMI.