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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Junko Karashima was a long-time artist for | Junko Karashima was a long-time artist at KONAMI, who was first involved in the SEGA Saturn versions of ''[https://www.mobygames.com/game/3690/vandal-hearts/credits/sega-saturn/ Vandal Hearts]'' and ''[https://tcrf.net/Akumajou_Dracula_X:_Gekka_no_Yasoukyoku_(Sega_Saturn)/Developer_Notes Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]'' in 1997, and also served as the sound director for the Game Boy Color games of ''[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/gbc/a/intral.htm International Rally]'' in 1999 and ''[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/gbc/a/mummy.htm The Mummy]'' in 2000. In BEMANI, she first appeared in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]], moving up in the series to becoming head sound director of [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]], as well as several of the HOTTEST PARTY entries. She is best known for her group songs under the [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] alias alongside [[Naoki Maeda]]. She also wrote lyrics for a few of Naoki's songs outside of said alias, including at least two for his J-POP group [[BeForU]]. | ||
Junko also did the music for the first installment of KONAMI's Japanese arcade game series, ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY''. | Junko also did the music for the first installment of KONAMI's Japanese arcade game series, ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY''. | ||
Junko left KONAMI in 2013 alongside Naoki Maeda. Similar to Naoki, most jackets and videos appearances of her were removed from BEMANI games; their TËЯRA profile was also removed from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/p/artist/index.html BEMANI Fan Site's artist listing]. | Junko left KONAMI in 2013 alongside Naoki Maeda. Similar to Naoki, most jackets and videos appearances of her were removed from BEMANI games; their TËЯRA profile was also removed from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/p/artist/index.html BEMANI Fan Site's artist listing]. After Junko left KONAMI, she wrote new songs for CAPCOM's ''CROSS×BEATS'' series produced by Naoki Maeda, until the series' end in 2018. Shortly after, she went dormant on social media. | ||
After Junko left KONAMI, she wrote new songs for CAPCOM's ''CROSS×BEATS'' series produced by Naoki Maeda, until the series' end in 2018. Shortly after, she went dormant on social media. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||