Ryutaro Nakahara

Ryutaro Nakahara

Ryutaro Nakahara

General Information

• Name: Ryutaro Nakahara (中原龍太郎)
• Birthday: October 1st, 1979
• Blood Type: O
• Birthplace: Fukuoka
• Likes: Visual design, arts, cartoon/anime, movies, video games, baseball, Japanese sake
• Dislikes: Persistence

Profile

Ryutaro Nakahara, better known as Ryu☆, first appeared in beatmania IIDX 4th style after winning a musicianship trial along with kors k, sanctioned by KONAMI for beatmania IIDX. He is currently one of the most active artists in BEMANI, having at least one new song for each new game on every BEMANI series except for ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom and DanceEvolution ARCADE.

Ryu☆ is one of the artists in EXIT TUNES INC. (he's an Executive Director). Many of his recent works for BEMANI are licensed by EXIT TUNES. Outside BEMANI and EXIT TUNES, Ryu☆ regularly appears in the HARDCORE SYNDROME (HARDCORE TANO*C) series of albums and in various S2TB Recording releases.

Aliases

• Ryu
• Ryu☆
• HHH (with Dai and VJ Halka)
• 青龍
• 雷龍
• 紅龍
• 黒龍
• 白龍
• Kraken
• Auridy (with Dai)
• Cream puff (with moimoi and VJ Halka)
• Levaslater (with Starving Trancer)
• Another Infinity (with Starving Trancer)
• The 4th (with kors k)

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Lyrics	Video
starmine	Ryu	beatmania IIDX 4th style	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
Abyss -The Heavens Remix-	dj TAKA / remixed by Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TRANCE CORE	-	✓	-	-
雪月花	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	HARD HOUSE	✓	-	-	-
rainbow rainbow	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
Narcissus At Oasis	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	ARTCORE	✓	-	-	-
Be quiet	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	HARD DANCE	✓	-	-	-
AGEHA	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
Aurora	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	TRANCECORE	✓	-	-	-
in motion	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	CLICK HOUSE	✓	-	-	-
合体せよ!ストロングイェーガー!! (Ryu☆ remix)	L.E.D. / remixed by Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	HARD DANCE	-	✓	-	-
in the Sky	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
So Fabulous!!	HHH (Ryu☆ & Dai)	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	BUCHIAGE TRANCE	✓	-	-	✓
Harmony and Lovely	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	PROGRESSIVE HOUSE	✓	-	-	✓
waxing and wanding	青龍	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	DANCE SPEED	✓	-	-	-
Go Beyond!!	Ryu☆ Vs. Sota	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	TRANCE CORE	✓	-	-	-
Second Heaven	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	HANDZ UP	✓	-	-	-
Dreaming Sweetness	Auridy	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	SCOUSE HOUSE	✓	-	-	-
Treasure×Star	NAOKI & Ryu☆ fw.さちまゆ	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS	DANCE POP SPEED	✓	-	-	-
Blue Rain	dj TAKA VS Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	TRANCE	✓	-	-	-
Dazzlin' Darlin	HHH	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	HANDZ UP	✓	-	-	-
Do it!! Do it!!	Kraken	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	N-BEAT	✓	-	-	-
Time to Air	青龍	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	DANCE SPEED	✓	-	-	-
VOX UP	sampling masters MEGA vs 青龍	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	ROTTERDAM TECHNO	✓	-	-	-
まほろば	HHH+H	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	J-DANCE POP	✓	-	-	-
Mind Mapping	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	ELECTRO-TECH	✓	-	-	-
3y3s	青龍	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	DANCE SPEED	✓	-	-	-
RIZING YOU UP	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
bloomin' feeling	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
Light Shine	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	BUBBLEGUM DANCE	✓	-	-	-
mosaic	Auridy	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	TECHNO POP SPEED	-	✓	-	-
Mermaid girl	Cream puff	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	BUBBLEGUM DANCE	✓	✓	-	-
passionate fate	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	HANDZ UP	✓	✓	✓	-
PARADISE LOST	Ryu☆ Vs. L.E.D.-G	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	TRANCE CORE	✓	✓	-	-
Thunderbolt	雷龍	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	RAVERS DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
Follow Tomorrow	HHH×MM×ST	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	J-DANCE POP	✓	✓	-	-
NNRT	Levaslater	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	ELECTRO GOTHIC	✓	✓	-	-
405nm (Ryu☆mix)	Another Infinity	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	HARDCORE	-	✓	-	-
Fly you to the star	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	HANDZ UP	✓	✓	-	-
Plan 8	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	HAPPY GABBA	✓	✓	-	-
BLUE DRAGON(雷龍Remix IIDX)	青龍	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	RAVERS DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
Critical Crystal	青龍	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
ra'am	雷龍	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	RAVERS DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
Line 4 Ruin	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL	ELECTRO TECH	✓	✓	-	-
Ribbon	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition	-	✓	✓	-	-
Soft Paws	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition	-	✓	✓	-	-
sakura storm	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
vertical	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 DLC	-	✓	✓	-	-
Sakura Sunrise	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution X2	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
COME BACK TO MY HEART	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
I/O	Ryu☆	DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
ずっとみつめていて (Ryu☆Remix)	DJ UTO vs. Starving Trancer feat. Mayumi Morinaga	DanceDanceRevolution (2013)	-	-	✓	-	-
Din Don Dan	Ryu☆ feat. Mayumi Morinaga	DanceDanceRevolution (2014)	-	✓	✓	?	-
Right on time (Ryu☆Remix)	Ryu☆	GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2	-	-	✓	-	-
I'm so Happy (Rockin' ver.)	Ryu☆	GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3	-	-	✓	-	-
800nm	Another Infinity (Ryu☆×Starving Trancer)	GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 / jubeat copious APPEND	-	✓	✓	-	-
Run Run	Ryu☆	GITADORA	-	✓	✓	-	-
Sakura Sunrise (GITADORA ver.)	Ryu☆	GITADORA	-	-	✓	-	-
bass 2 bass	Ryu☆	jubeat	BUBBLEGUM DANCE	✓	✓	-	-
I'm so Happy	Ryu☆	jubeat knit	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
532nm	Ryu☆	jubeat copious APPEND / beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
We're so Happy	Ryu☆	jubeat saucer	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Affection feat. Another Infinity	Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
BLUE DRAGON	青龍	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus / pop'n rhythmin	-	✓	✓	-	-
COME BACK TO MY HEART(Ryu☆Remix)	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	-	✓	-	-
Crimson Mist	紅龍	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
Dark Fall	黒龍	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	MASSIVE DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
Engraved Mark	Ryu☆ ∞ Des-ROW	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus / pop'n rhythmin / GITADORA CS	HAPPY SAD CORE	-	✓	-	-
Holy Crown	白龍	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
jumpin' pumpin'	Ryu☆	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
Lapis Lazuli	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
My Babe Bee	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
Rise From The Ashes	Another Infinity vs MK feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
Ultramarine	青龍	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
Water Horizon	青龍	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
セツナイロ feat. Another Infinity (Ryu☆ Remix)	情報処理部(大久保留美、津田美波、種田梨紗)	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
夢現	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
starmine(pop'n mixxx)	Ryu☆	pop'n music 12 いろは	HAPPY CUTECORE	✓	✓	-	-
hora de verdad	Vandalusia改	pop'n music 14 FEVER!	CYBER FLAMENCO	✓	-	-	-
SPICY PIECE (Ryu☆Remix)	Ryu☆	pop'n music 16 PARTY♪	SPY REMIX	-	✓	-	-
Ignited Night	HHH	pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝	HEAT UP	✓	-	-	-
ナタラディーン (Raja Maharaja mix)	Q-Mex RMX by Auridy	pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET	TABLA'N BASS REMIX	-	✓	-	-
朧	HHH×MM×ST	pop'n music 20 fantasia	FASCINATION	✓	✓	-	-
Sakura Reflection	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	-	-	-
KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT	-	-	✓	-	-
中華急行	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT Ver.1.5 / beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-
Castle on the Moon	青龍	REFLEC BEAT limelight	DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-
Mermaid girl (Ryu☆Remix)	Cream puff	REFLEC BEAT limelight	-	✓	✓	-	-
STARS (Ryu☆Remix RRver.)	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	REFLEC BEAT limelight	-	✓	✓	-	-
It's my Miracle	Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga	REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-	-	✓	✓	✓	-
Honey Party	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-	-	✓	✓	-	-
Sakura Luminance	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-	-	✓	✓	-	-
Blade	青龍	REFLEC BEAT colette -Summer-	-	✓	✓	-	-
Like+it!	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT colette -Autumn-	-	✓	✓	-	-
Force of mind	The 4th(kors k vs Ryu☆)	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-
Sakura Mirage	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-
Smooooch・∀・ (Ryu☆ Remix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	-	✓	-	-
永久のキズナ feat. Another Infinity	Daisy×Daisy	REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-
dreamin' feat.Ryu☆	Mayumi Morinaga (moimoi)	SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH	-	✓	✓	-	-

Discography

starmine

File:Ryu 1st.jpg

1st album
Release date: 10/15/2009
First disc is a megamix, third disc is a bonus disc for the first press of the album

Disc 1

01. Second Heaven
02. 幻舞
03. まほろば
04. Dazzlin' Darlin
05. Be quiet
06. 雪月花
07. AI
08. So Fabulous!!
09. bass 2 bass
10. Mind Mapping
11. in motion
12. Harmony and Lovely
13. Narcissus At Oasis
14. bloomin' feeling (alpaca mix)
15. Abyss -The Heavens Remix-
16. Aurora
17. RIZING YOU UP
18. Force of wind
19. ウッーウッーウマウマ(゜∀゜) (Ryu* Remix)
20. starmine

Disc 2

01. Second Heaven -Samba, Samba, SomeBody MIX-
02. Dazzlin' Darlin -秋葉工房 '09 Extended mix-
03. So Fabulous !! -ONLY ONE Remix-
04. まほろば - +HH Wet 'N' Happy Mix-
05. 雪月花 -Double Dragon Mix-
06. Mind Mapping -Miami Mapping Mix-
07. bass 2 bass　-Remo-con Tech Dance Remix-
08. Be quiet -SF_Glitch Techno Mix-
09. Aurora -COLD DISTRICTS TYPE L.E.D.-G MIX-
10. waxing and wanding -kors k mix-
11. bloomin' feeling -world electronica mix-
12. Harmony and Lovely -contemporary chamber mix-
13. Narcissus At Oasis -Ekho At Ruin Mix-
14. starmine -swallowtail mix-

Disc 3

01. waxing and wanding
02. Time to Air
03. 3y3s
04. blue moment

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AGEHA

2nd album
Release date: 11/03/2010
Discs: 1

01. Scatman (Ryu☆Remix)
02. Light Shine
03. COME BACK TO MY HEART
04. jumpin' pumpin'
05. Rondo Alla Turca (Ryu☆Remix)
06. appreciation
07. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ryu☆Remix)
08. Nordic wind
09. destination
10. The Marriage of Figaro (Ryu☆Remix)
11. i.c.
12. Skyscraper
13. Crystal tears
14. plan A
15. KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)
16. in the sky
17. sakura storm
18. mosaic
19. Water Horizon
20. AGEHA

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Rainbow☆Rainbow

File:Ryu 3rd.jpg

3rd album
Release date: 12/07/2011
Discs: 1

01. I'm so Happy (Extended RRver.)
02. Mermaid girl (Extended RRver.)
03. passionate fate (Extended RRver.)
04. M3
05. 夢現
06. Rise From The Ashes
07. Dreaming Sweetness
08. My Babe Bee
09. Ignited Night (Extended RRver.)
10. Snow Crystal
11. Lapis Lazuli
12. STARS (Ryu☆Remix RRver.)
13. COME BACK TO MY HEART (Ryu☆Remix)
14. ずっとみつめていて (Ryu☆Remix)
15. Sakura Sunrise (Extended RRver.)
16. Sakura Reflection (Extended RRver.)
17. Go Beyond!! (Extended RRver.)
18. VOX UP (Extended RRver.)
19. Ultramarine
20. rainbow rainbow (Extended RRver.)

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Sakura Luminance

4th album
Release date: 12/05/2012
Discs: 1

01. Sakura Luminance
02. Follow Tomorrow (for future mix rearrange ver.)
03. Glitter (Starving Trancer Remix) feat. Another Infinity
04. I/O (Extended Mix)
05. White Garden
06. STARS
07. 僕の望むセカイ
08. 朧
09. two digits
10. dreamin' feat. Ryu☆ (+VOX Mix)
11. 中華急行 (Extended Mix)
12. 532nm (Extended Mix)
13. 800nm (Extended Mix)
14. Castle on the Moon (Extended Mix)
15. Kaleidoscope
16. Blue Moon
17. PARADISE LOST (Extended Mix)
18. NNRT (Extended Mix)
19. Do it!! Do it!! (Extended Mix)
20. Outro "Sakura Luminance"

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Plan 8

5th album
Release date: 07/03/2013
Discs: 1

01. It's my Miracle (Ryu☆Mix)
02. Affection
03. Plan C
04. 405nm
05. Artemis
06. Fly you to the star (Extended Mix)
07. Kira Kira
08. Ailes
09. Never Land
10. RaveR
11. TENKU
12. 405nm (Ryu☆Mix Extended)
13. Lightning
14. Blade
15. Plan 8 (Extended Mix)

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BLUE DRAGON

青龍 1st album
Release date: 12/25/2013
Discs: 1

01. waxing and wanding (BD MIX)
02. Time to Air (BD MIX)
03. Kaleidoscope (BD MIX)
04. Crimson Mist
05. Blade (BD MIX)
06. Critical Crystal (BD MIX)
07. Thunderbolt (BD MIX)
08. Water Horizon (BD MIX)
09. Holy Crown
10. Ultramarine (BD MIX)
11. Blue Moon (BD MIX)
12. 3y3s (BD MIX)
13. Ramiel
14. Dark Fall
15. BLUE DRAGON

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We're so Happy

6th album
Release date: 09/17/2014
Discs: 1

01. We're so Happy (Extended Mix)
02. ra'am (Extended Mix)
03. Honey Party (Extended Mix)
04. Like+it!
05.-15. TBA

Related Links

• Ryu☆ OFFICIAL SITE
• EXIT TUNES
• Twitter Page