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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
One of BEMANI's best known in-house composers, Tomosuke Funaki first appeared in [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]], while also being an active composer on the Dance Maniax series of games that came out not too long after. He is best known for his style of music inspired by house, bossa lounge, and jazz tones, one of the first BEMANI artists to use this style of music, and the first in the drummania series to do so. He's also well-known for his Orange Lounge songs with French vocals provided by [[Shizue Tokui]], which spanned near every major BEMANI franchise at the time he made them. Tomosuke was also for years a major contributor to pop'n music; from [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] through [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]], he was part of the game's sound staff. In pop'n music he's also composed more pop-like tunes in recent years with vocalist [[crimm]].
Tomosuke Funaki is a KONAMI in-house composer who made his BEMANI debut in 2000 with [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]], and was a music producer for the Dance Maniax series during the same year. He has primarily composes music in the house, bossa lounge, and jazz genres, and is known for his Orange Lounge songs with French vocals provided by [[Shizue Tokui]], which have appeared in several BEMANI series when they were made. Tomosuke was a member of pop'n music's sound staff from [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] through [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]], series where he started composing songs with the vocalist [[crimm]] under the Dormir alias.


In the late 2000s, Tomosuke became well-known for his series of songs under his Zektbach alias, which spawned an entire storyline that included several future installments across several BEMANI franchises (notably beatmania IIDX), albums, CD dramas, and even an OVA. He also started a new series of instrumental songs under his Kuroneko Dungeon (黒猫ダンジョン) alias.
In the late 2000s, Tomosuke began his Zektbach project with [[Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~|Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~]], producing a storyline with future installments included in several BEMANI franchises, albums, CD dramas, and an OVA. He later started an instrumental song series under the Kuroneko Dungeon (黒猫ダンジョン) alias. In 2012, Tomosuke created the media mix-project [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], whose songs have appeared in many BEMANI series, and spawned a spin-off rival group named Coconatsu (ここなつ).
 
In 2012, Tomosuke created the media mix-project [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], an audio series about a group of high schoolers who form a band to save their struggling hometown. Their songs have stretched to every BEMANI franchise out with the sole exception of beatmania IIDX, and even spawned a rival band spin-off group named Coconatsu (ここなつ), which focuses more on electronic music.


Tomosuke transferred from Konami Amusement to the Konami Digital Entertainment department in 2017.
Tomosuke transferred from Konami Amusement to the Konami Digital Entertainment department in 2017.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Tomosuke was the sound director of the cancelled BEMANI game ''RAP FREAKS''.
* Tomosuke was the sound director of the cancelled BEMANI game ''RAP FREAKS''.
* According to Tomosuke on [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1264583903328628736 his twitter account], his favorite Orange Lounge songs he composed were [[Marmalade Reverie]] and [[Orange AIR-LINE]].
* According to Tomosuke's song comments for [[Lover's High]] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20050228003752fw_/http://www.konami.co.jp/am/AM/mamboagogo/mambo_ug/songs.html MAMBO A GO GO's official website (archived)], he formed a band with [[Emiko Shioya|emi]] when she was a teenager.
* Tomosuke's favorite [[Takayuki Ishikawa]] song is [[LOGICAL DASH]] [https://mobile.twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1601509544206958592].
** Also, according to emi's song comments for Lover's High in [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507105235/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music8/music/free.html pop'n music 8's official website (archived)], she named the Orange Lounge unit.
* Two of TOMOSUKE's favorite video game series are ''Pikmin'' and ''SENRAN KAGURA'' [https://mond.how/ja/topics/pfh69zeg4d9l1ek].
* Tomosuke's favorite Orange Lounge songs he composed are [[Marmalade Reverie]] and [[Orange AIR-LINE]] [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1264583903328628736].
* According to TOMOSUKE's mond account, he made the following charts by himself [https://mond.how/ja/topics/2xyfcbncwcat294]:
** His favorite [[Takayuki Ishikawa]] song is [[LOGICAL DASH]] [https://mobile.twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1601509544206958592].
** everything he did for beatmania
* Two of Tomosuke's favorite video game series are ''Pikmin'' and ''SENRAN KAGURA'' [https://mond.how/ja/topics/pfh69zeg4d9l1ek].
* According to Tomosuke, he created the following charts by himself [https://mond.how/ja/topics/2xyfcbncwcat294]:
** all his songs in the beatmania and Dance Maniax series
** all his [[AC MAGG|MAMBO A GO GO]] songs
** all his GuitarFreaks & DrumMania songs up to [[AC GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3]]
** all his pop'n music songs from [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] through [[AC pnm 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]]
** all his pop'n music songs from [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] through [[AC pnm 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]]
** everything he did for Dance ManiaX and [[AC MAGG|MAMBO A GO GO]]
** all his GUITARFREAKS / drummania songs up to [[AC_GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3]]


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
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* FISH BOYS (member of, with [[Hirofumi Sasaki]])
* FISH BOYS (member of, with [[Hirofumi Sasaki]])
* セバスチャン智之介
* セバスチャン智之介
* Caldeira / Galdeira (member of, with [[Yoshitaka_Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]])
* Caldeira / Galdeira (member of, with [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]])
* 紅色リトマス
* 紅色リトマス
* Marguerite du Pré
* Marguerite du Pré
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| [[u gotta groove ~FUTURE LATIN MIX~|u gotta groove ~FUTURE LATIN MIX~]] || Tomosuke || [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]] || FUTURE JAZZ || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[u gotta groove ~FUTURE LATIN MIX~|u gotta groove ~FUTURE LATIN MIX~]] || Tomosuke || [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]] || FUTURE JAZZ || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Feel The Light]] || TOMOSUKE || [[AC bm 6th|beatmania 6thMIX -THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC-]] || NU JAZZ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Feel The Light]] || TOMOSUKE || [[AC bm 6th|beatmania 6thMIX THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC]] || NU JAZZ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[What is Love?]] || TOMOSUKE || [[AC bm 7th|beatmania 7thMIX -keepin' evolution-]] || HOUSE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
| [[What is Love?]] || TOMOSUKE || [[AC bm 7th|beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution]] || HOUSE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Comment te dire adieu]] || [[Shizue Tokui|Orange Lounge]] || [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || BOSSA LOUNGE || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Comment te dire adieu]] || [[Shizue Tokui|Orange Lounge]] || [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]] || BOSSA LOUNGE || - || ✓ || - || -  
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