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By the end of the year two of the most notable character designers in BEMANI also made their debut. The first, [[Gyo Eguchi]], got his start on beatmania 3rdMIX, later becoming the head graphic artist of the spinoff [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]] the following year, which he still works on to this day. The other is [[Tomoko Shiono]], better known as shio, who got her start doing sketches of the original pop'n music game cast. She would leave a very pretty big impression just two years later on the pop'n music franchise, as the overall designs of the characters went from the rough, slightly crude style of the first games to the far more animated and appealing style the series is known for today. | By the end of the year two of the most notable character designers in BEMANI also made their debut. The first, [[Gyo Eguchi]], got his start on beatmania 3rdMIX, later becoming the head graphic artist of the spinoff [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]] the following year, which he still works on to this day. The other is [[Tomoko Shiono]], better known as shio, who got her start doing sketches of the original pop'n music game cast. She would leave a very pretty big impression just two years later on the pop'n music franchise, as the overall designs of the characters went from the rough, slightly crude style of the first games to the far more animated and appealing style the series is known for today. | ||
In addition, 1998 also saw the debut of the very first home music BEMANI game; [[CS bm | In addition, 1998 also saw the debut of the very first home music BEMANI game; [[CS bm|beatmania CS]], which came with a bonus disc called beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX, which contained a completely brand-new set of songs. This was the first music game worked on by [[Hiroyuki Togo]], a KONAMI composer whose style of music - which dabbled in house, R&B, and hints of jazz - helped expand the music variety of beatmania. Togo would continue to work on most of the PlayStation beatmania games. beatmania CS ended up selling hundreds of thousands of copies, paving the way for CS releases of near every other BEMANI game for the next decade. A home version of beatmania 3rdMIX wasn't too far behind, coming out by the end of the year. | ||
Lastly, 1998 also introduced two singers who would become big over the years. First was [[Kiyotaka Sugimoto]], a friend of [[Reo Nagumo]]'s who would compose music himself just a year later, becoming a core beatmania and pop'n music staff member. Second was [[Sanae Shintani]], KONAMI's first break-out vocalist. Originally a receptionist, Sanae would over the years become one of the most popular vocalists across beatmania and pop'n music, going on to having six of her own albums, three compliation albums, two mini-albums, three singles, and many concerts she participated in. | Lastly, 1998 also introduced two singers who would become big over the years. First was [[Kiyotaka Sugimoto]], a friend of [[Reo Nagumo]]'s who would compose music himself just a year later, becoming a core beatmania and pop'n music staff member. Second was [[Sanae Shintani]], KONAMI's first break-out vocalist. Originally a receptionist, Sanae would over the years become one of the most popular vocalists across beatmania and pop'n music, going on to having six of her own albums, three compliation albums, two mini-albums, three singles, and many concerts she participated in. | ||
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== October == | == October == | ||
* October 1st: [[CS bm | * October 1st: [[CS bm|beatmania CS]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. It also includes a bonus disc called YebisuMIX, which contains nine brand-new songs. | ||
* October 10th: ''beatmania Original CD'' is released, containing all the new songs from YebisuMIX. It was included with ''beatmania Consumer Guide'' book. | * October 10th: ''beatmania Original CD'' is released, containing all the new songs from YebisuMIX. It was included with ''beatmania Consumer Guide'' book. | ||
* October 23rd: [[beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA]], the first KONAMI-published album that includes BEMANI songs that isn't a soundtrack/remix album, is released. As the name applies, it contains songs composed by [[Tomoki Hirata]]. | * October 23rd: [[beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA]], the first KONAMI-published album that includes BEMANI songs that isn't a soundtrack/remix album, is released. As the name applies, it contains songs composed by [[Tomoki Hirata]]. | ||