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* BEMANI artist [[Akhuta]]'s interview page was taken off of the [https://www.konami.com/jobs/ja/interview/ KONAMI employee interview page]. His was the only one on the page that was from an in-house BEMANI musician. | * BEMANI artist [[Akhuta]]'s interview page was taken off of the [https://www.konami.com/jobs/ja/interview/ KONAMI employee interview page]. His was the only one on the page that was from an in-house BEMANI musician. | ||
** This is referenced in [[A Tale Hidden In The Abyss]], a song by Akhuta debuting a year later in [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] under his "person09" alias, which is based on the URL for the original page that his interview was on. | ** This is referenced in [[A Tale Hidden In The Abyss]], a song by Akhuta debuting a year later in [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] under his "person09" alias, which is based on the URL for the original page that his interview was on. | ||
* Initially, in-house artists were not credited in live shows, only referred to as '''BEMANI Sound Team''' in scheduled listings. The live sets on the [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]] 2021 credited each artist much like in the games, as '''BEMANI Sound Team "artist"'''. | * Initially, in-house artists were not credited in live shows, only referred to as '''BEMANI Sound Team''' in scheduled listings. | ||
** At The 8th [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]], all in-house BEMANI staff appearances in the event's live show on the final day were either blurred out by cameras, or covered over by gameplay footage from other BEMANI titles during their performances. Artists also addressed themselves as "BEMANI Sound Team" aloud and wore grey shirts with the words "BEMANI Sound Team" written on them. | |||
** Furthermore, the BEMANI SPECIAL LIVE segment after The 9th KONAMI Arcade Championship in JAEPO 2020 was not broadcasted online. Taking photographs during the LIVE segment was prohibited. | |||
** The live sets on the [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]] 2021 and 2022 credited each artist much like in the games, as '''BEMANI Sound Team "artist"'''. | |||
* Song pack releases for [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] stopped completely after November 2017. | * Song pack releases for [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] stopped completely after November 2017. | ||
* BEMANI artist albums published by KONAMI have ceased completely; the only albums published by KONAMI since the change that are vaguely BEMANI related either involve [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]] or Tokimeki Idol (ときめきアイドル), as both are Konami Digital Entertainment franchises (BEMANI games are by Konami Amusement instead). | * BEMANI artist albums published by KONAMI have ceased completely; the only albums published by KONAMI since the change that are vaguely BEMANI related either involve [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]] or Tokimeki Idol (ときめきアイドル), as both are Konami Digital Entertainment franchises (BEMANI games are by Konami Amusement instead). | ||
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* In-house designers on the song pages on the [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] website were exclusively credited to '''BEMANI Designers'''. | * In-house designers on the song pages on the [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] website were exclusively credited to '''BEMANI Designers'''. | ||
** [[Be a Hero!]], [[Catch Our Fire!]], and all of the [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] songs didn't list their jacket artists at all. In the latter's case, composer credits are also not listed. | ** [[Be a Hero!]], [[Catch Our Fire!]], and all of the [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] songs didn't list their jacket artists at all. In the latter's case, composer credits are also not listed. | ||
** From [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] onward, in-house designers on the song pages were credited much like the in-house composers, as '''BEMANI Designers "artist"'''. | |||
** In-house designers were credited without the '''BEMANI Designer''' moniker in the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] games. This does '''not''' apply to BEMANI events involving in-house artist, where the designers went uncredited. | |||
* The 10th anniversary event of jubeat in [[AC jb clan|jubeat clan]], ''clan kakumichi original characters & songs'' (clan各街オリジナルキャラクター＆楽曲), exclusively involved commission artists, and all of the jackets for the event were commissioned as well. | * The 10th anniversary event of jubeat in [[AC jb clan|jubeat clan]], ''clan kakumichi original characters & songs'' (clan各街オリジナルキャラクター＆楽曲), exclusively involved commission artists, and all of the jackets for the event were commissioned as well. | ||
** The commissioned jacket trend has continued into [[AC jb festo|jubeat festo]]. | ** The commissioned jacket trend has continued into [[AC jb festo|jubeat festo]]. | ||
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** In the place of the above removed pages, KONAMI has instead placed little one-page websites for their older BEMANI games instead with very basic information and a few screenshots, which can be viewed [https://www.konami.com/amusement/products/search/?cat=am&series=BEMANI here]. All references to any in-house BEMANI staff have been removed from these little pages. | ** In the place of the above removed pages, KONAMI has instead placed little one-page websites for their older BEMANI games instead with very basic information and a few screenshots, which can be viewed [https://www.konami.com/amusement/products/search/?cat=am&series=BEMANI here]. All references to any in-house BEMANI staff have been removed from these little pages. | ||
** KONAMI later announced that the website removals were due to a restructure of their gaming portal websites, as noted on their twitter [https://twitter.com/konami_support/status/1047020477288452096 here]. However, since late 2018/early 2019, most old BEMANI games' links have been "fixed" by redirecting them to the newer, simpler pages, confirming that these old BEMANI game pages were indeed replaced with these new ones. | ** KONAMI later announced that the website removals were due to a restructure of their gaming portal websites, as noted on their twitter [https://twitter.com/konami_support/status/1047020477288452096 here]. However, since late 2018/early 2019, most old BEMANI games' links have been "fixed" by redirecting them to the newer, simpler pages, confirming that these old BEMANI game pages were indeed replaced with these new ones. | ||
* The track listing for [[Mayumi Morinaga]]'s compilation album [[All that is. Is that all?]] removes the artist listings for both [[In The Breeze]] and [[XANADU OF TWO]], due to them being composed by in-house BEMANI artists. They only credit Morinaga now. | * The track listing for [[Mayumi Morinaga]]'s compilation album [[All that is. Is that all?]] removes the artist listings for both [[In The Breeze]] and [[XANADU OF TWO]], due to them being composed by in-house BEMANI artists. They only credit Morinaga now. | ||
* For the KONAMI 50th Anniversary Memorial Songs, all the songs were done by in-house artists under the generic BEMANI Sound Team moniker, uncredited until the ''pop'n music peace Original Soundtrack'' album. | * For the KONAMI 50th Anniversary Memorial Songs, all the songs were done by in-house artists under the generic BEMANI Sound Team moniker, uncredited until the ''pop'n music peace Original Soundtrack'' album. | ||