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In early 2007, [[Tatsuya Shimizu]] left BEMANI (and subsequently, [[beatnation Records]] as well) due to health issues. His previous role as sound director of the beatmania IIDX arcade titles would be taken up by [[Toshiyuki Kakuta]]. With Kakuta's introduction to the arcade titles, beatmania IIDX would begin its first steps towards the more hardcore-oriented sound direction seen in modern titles. Meanwhile, the role of head sound director was transferred to [[Yoshitaka Nishimura]]. Alongside the release of [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]], beatnation Records took in three more members: the synthesizer wizard [[Sota Fujimori]] and the 4th style duo [[Kosuke Saito]] and [[Ryutaro Nakahara]]. A few months later, the label released its first artist album, [[milestone]]. These six artists have been heavily influential in the development of beatmania IIDX and would continue to play a big role in the future of BEMANI as a whole. | |||
Arcade releases continued along, but console releases began to change. [[PnM CS 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] and [[CS GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 CS]] would be the last traditional entries in their respective series. DanceDanceRevolution begins to make the jump to seventh-generation consoles with titles like [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|UNIVERSE]] and [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|HOTTEST PARTY]] while titles based on arcade releases continued to stick to the PlayStation 2. | |||
2007 also marks the 10th anniversary of BEMANI. In celebration of this milestone, three live events were held throughout the year: ''pop'n music Culture Festival (ポップンミュージック文化祭)'' in February, ''beatnation summit'' in August, and ''THE GITADO LIVE'' in December. As one can infer from the names, each event focused on a specific series (namely, pop'n music, beatmania IIDX, and GuitarFreaks/DrumMania respectively) and featured live performances from artists and vocalists involved in those series. | |||
2007 was a celebration of the old, but [[2008]] would become a celebration of the new, as it would mark the beginning of [[jubeat Information|a new series]]. | |||
== January == | == January == | ||
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== February == | == February == | ||
* February 21st: | * February 21st: | ||
** [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]] is released to Japanese arcades. [[Yoshitaka Nishimura]] takes over as head sound director of the beatmania IIDX series and [[Toshiyuki Kakuta]] replaces the spot previously taken by [[Tatsuya Shimizu]]. | ** [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]] is released to Japanese arcades. [[Yoshitaka Nishimura]] takes over as head sound director of the beatmania IIDX series and [[Toshiyuki Kakuta]] replaces the spot previously taken by [[Tatsuya Shimizu]]. [[Yutaka Yamashita]] makes his BEMANI debut. | ||
** [[Sota Fujimori]], [[Kosuke Saito]], and [[Ryutaro Nakahara]] become members of [[beatnation Records]]. | ** [[Sota Fujimori]], [[Kosuke Saito]], and [[Ryutaro Nakahara]] become members of [[beatnation Records]]. | ||
* February 24th: ''pop'n music Culture Festival'' held at Harajuku Astro Hall in Tokyo, Japan. | |||
* February 27th: [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] is released in North America for Xbox 360. | * February 27th: [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] is released in North America for Xbox 360. | ||
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== July == | == July == | ||
* July 2nd: ''beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' released. | * July 2nd: ''beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' released. | ||
* July 12th: [[PnM CS 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. | * July 12th: [[PnM CS 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. It is the last pop'n music CS title released on PlayStation 2 and also the last pop'n music CS title based on an arcade release. | ||
== August == | == August == | ||
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* September 25th: | * September 25th: | ||
** [[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 US|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS (America)]] is released in North America for the PlayStation 2. | ** [[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 US|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS (America)]] is released in North America for the PlayStation 2. | ||
** [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (America)]] is released in North America for the Wii | ** [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (America)]] is released in North America for the Wii. | ||
* September 28th: ''pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE AC ♥ CS pop'n music 14 FEVER!'' released. | * September 28th: ''pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE AC ♥ CS pop'n music 14 FEVER!'' released. | ||
== October == | == October == | ||
* October 4th: [[CS GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 CS]] is released in Japan for the Playstation 2. | * October 4th: [[CS GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 CS]] is released in Japan for the Playstation 2. It is the last GuitarFreaks & DrumMania CS title released on PlayStation 2 and also the last GuitarFreaks & DrumMania CS title based on an arcade release. | ||
* October 24th: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (Japan) is released in Japan for the Wii. | * October 24th: DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY (Japan) is released in Japan for the Wii. | ||
* October 25th: ''DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY Original Soundtrack'' released. | * October 25th: ''DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY Original Soundtrack'' released. | ||