Ryutaro Nakahara

Not to be confused with the unrelated artist Ryuu.

Ryutaro Nakahara

Ryutaro Nakahara

Artist 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 active BEMANI series except for ノスタルジア and DANCERUSH.

Ryu☆ is an artist and executive director in the EXIT TUNES music label, a sub-label of Pony Canyon, having some of his recent releases in BEMANI licensed through the label. Outside of BEMANI and EXIT TUNES, Ryu☆ regularly appears in the HARDCORE SYNDROME (HARDCORE TANO*C) series of albums, in Diverse System's AD:HOUSE, and in various releases of the S2TB Recording label. He has occasionally arranged songs of the Touhou Project series on the doujin label Yuuhei Satellite as well.

Ryutaro is known for being one of the most prominent figures in Japanese hardcore, dabbling into every hardcore genre, even speedcore. He's also proficient on dance music like bubblegum dance, handz up and lately, EDM, dubstep, and future bass.

Ryutaro is part of the Another Infinity duo with Xceon, where they've made themselves a name into J-POP as well, frequently collaborating with Mayumi Morinaga. Together, they have worked on a handful of songs for TV anime adaptations, including FAIRY TAIL, Yuyushiki, Occult Maiden, and Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club, among others.

Trivia

• Ryutaro's primary alias, Ryu☆, is pronounced as "Ryusei" (sei/星 being "star" in Japanese).
• Ryutaro has provided a couple of works for TAITO's sound team, ZUNTATA.
• "The 4th" alias is a reference to the beatmania IIDX title both Kosuke Saito and Ryutaro Nakahara made their BEMANI debut in, beatmania IIDX 4th style.

Aliases

• Ryu / Ryu☆ / Ryu*
• HHH (member of, with Dai and VJ Halka)
• 青龍 / 雷龍 / 紅龍 / 黒龍 / 白龍 / 機龍 / 星龍 / 月龍 / 電龍 / 日龍
• Vandalusia改 (member of, with Jun Wakita)
• Kraken
• Auridy (member of, with Dai.)
• Cream puff (member of, with moimoi and VJ Halka)
• Levaslater / Another Infinity (member of, with Starving Trancer)
• The 4th (member of, with kors k)
• tūmahaB
• 神楽
• #FFFFFF (member of, with DJ YOSHITAKA)

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Lyrics	Video	Production
starmine	Ryu	beatmania IIDX 4th style	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Abyss -The Heavens Remix-	dj TAKA Remixed by Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TRANCE CORE	-	✓	-	-	-
Narcissus At Oasis	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	ARTCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
rainbow rainbow	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
雪月花	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 10th style	HARD HOUSE	✓	✓	-	-	-
AGEHA	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Be quiet	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	HARD DANCE	✓	✓	-	-	-
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	✓	✓	-	-	-
Harmony and Lovely	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	PROGRESSIVE HOUSE	✓	✓	-	✓	-
So Fabulous !!	HHH (Ryu☆ & Dai)	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	BUCHIAGE TRANCE	✓	✓	-	✓	-
waxing and wanding	青龍	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
Go Beyond!!	Ryu☆ Vs. Sota	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	TRANCE CORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Dreaming Sweetness	Auridy	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	SCOUSE HOUSE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Second Heaven	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	HANDZ UP	✓	✓	-	-	-
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-BEATS	✓	✓	-	-	-
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	✓	✓	-	-	-
3y3s	青龍	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
Mind Mapping	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	ELECTRO-TECH	✓	✓	-	-	-
まほろば	HHH+H	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	J-DANCE POP	✓	✓	-	-	-
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	✓	✓	-	-	-
PARADISE LOST	Ryu☆ Vs. L.E.D.-G	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	TRANCE CORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
passionate fate	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	HANDZ UP	✓	✓	✓	-	-
532nm	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle / jubeat copious APPEND	HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Follow Tomorrow	HHH×MM×ST	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	J-DANCE POP	✓	✓	-	-	✓
NNRT	Levaslater	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	ELECTRO GOTHIC	✓	✓	-	-	-
Thunderbolt	雷龍	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	RAVERS DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
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	✓	✓	-	-	-
Rave*it!! Rave*it!!	機龍	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL	EDM SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
AO-1	電龍	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	DANCE EXPRESS	✓	✓	-	-	-
Derelict Star feat. Ryu*	Remo-con	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	HARD DANCE	-	✓	-	-	-
Donkey Donk	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	DONK	✓	✓	-	-	-
Everlasting Last	HHH×MM×ST	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	J-DANCE POP	-	-	-	-	✓
NZM	The 4th	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	END ROLL	✓	✓	-	-	-
STARLiGHT	星龍	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	DANCE SPEED GOLD	✓	✓	-	-	-
crew -Ryu☆ mix-	beatnation Records feat.NU-KO	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	EURODANCE	-	✓	-	-	-
Go Ahead!!	Ryu☆ Vs. Sota	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	TRANCE CORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Mare Nectaris	神楽	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	EXPERIMENTAL	✓	✓	-	-	-
OOO	Ryu☆ feat.moimoi	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	BUBBLEGUM DANCE	✓	✓	-	-	-
¡Viva!	Ryu*	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	TRIBAL HOUSE	✓	✓	-	-	-
O/D*20	Ryu*	beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS	TECHNO	✓	✓	-	-	-
SUNLiGHT (IIDX Mix)	日龍	beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS	TRANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
CoMAAAAAAA	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage	UPLIFTING ETHNIC	✓	✓	-	-	-
Night! Night! Night!	MM	beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage	EURO DYNAMITE	✓	✓	?	-	-
Beautiful Harmony (IIDX Mix)	Ryu☆	beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE	PROGRESSIVE TRANCE	✓	✓	-	-	-
3y3s(Long ver.)	青龍	beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	DANCE SPEED	-	✓	-	-	-
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 Groove to Live	-	-	✓	-	-	-
800nm	Another Infinity (Ryu☆×Starving Trancer)	GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 / jubeat copious APPEND	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
I'm so Happy (Rockin' ver.)	Ryu☆	GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3	-	-	✓	-	-	-
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	✓	✓	-	-	-
We're so Happy	Ryu☆	jubeat saucer	-	✓	✓	✓	-	-
檄	Ryu☆ feat.青龍	jubeat Qubell	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Couleur=Blanche	#FFFFFF	jubeat clan	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
3!dolon Forc3	青龍×Eagle	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Affection feat. Another Infinity	Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
AO-∞	青龍	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	DANCE SPEED	✓	✓	-	-	-
BLUE DRAGON	青龍	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus / ポップンリズミン	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
By Your Side	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
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 / ポップンリズミン / GITADORA (Mobile)	HAPPY SAD CORE	-	✓	-	-	-
Girl on Data	青龍×E.G.G.	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
green lighting	Ryu☆	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
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	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
PARADISE BLUE (SH Mix)	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Plan B	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
R U Ready?	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Rise From The Ashes	Another Infinity vs MK feat. Mayumi Morinaga	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Seventh Heaven	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
sukha	Ryu☆	jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Ultramarine	青龍	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
VOX RUSH	青龍×sampling masters MEGA & sampling masters AYA	jubeat plus	ROTTERDAM RAVE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Water Horizon	青龍	jubeat plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
セツナイロ feat. Another Infinity (Ryu☆ Remix)	情報処理部（大久保瑠美、津田美波、種田梨沙）	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	✓	✓	-	-	✓
KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT	-	-	✓	-	-	-
Sakura Reflection	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT	HAPPY HARDCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
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-	EUROBEAT	✓	✓	-	-	-
Force of mind	The 4th(kors k vs Ryu☆)	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Genesis At Oasis	白龍	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
H.U.D.01 (BEMANI Mix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Sakura Mirage	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	CHIPCORE	✓	✓	-	-	-
Smooooch・∀・ (Ryu☆ Remix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	-	✓	-	-	-
sukha (雷龍 BEMANI Mix)	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Eclipse Zero	tūmahaB	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
JET WORLD (Ryu☆Remix)	泉 陸奥彦 Remixed by Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper	-	-	✓	-	-	-
雪月夜	Ryu*	REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Infinity Rise (Camellia's "Inf+1" Remix)	Ryu* feat. kradness remixed by Camellia	REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2	-	✓	-	-	-	-
MOONLiGHT	月龍	REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Lagrangian Point Ø	tūmahaB	REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
256*256	青龍×t+pazolite	REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Annular Solar Eclipse	Ryu☆	REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
Deus ex Machina	青龍×BlackY	REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
永久のキズナ feat. Another Infinity	Daisy×Daisy	REFLEC BEAT plus	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
dreamin' feat.Ryu☆	Mayumi Morinaga (moimoi)	SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
CRITICAL LINE	Ryu☆ feat.kradness	SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
New Game feat.Mayumi Morinaga	The 4th	SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN	-	✓	✓	-	-	-
M.A.Y.U.	Ryu☆ feat.MAYU	(ボカロ デ オドレ!! EDM×BEMANI)	-	✓	✓	✓	-	-
竹取飛翔 ～ Lunatic Princess (Ryu☆Remix)	Ryu☆	(BEMANI×TOHO project REITAISAI 2015)	-	-	✓	-	-	-

Discography

Albums

• starmine (2009)
• AGEHA (2010)
• Rainbow☆Rainbow (2011)
• Sakura Luminance (2012)
• Plan 8 (2013)
• BLUE DRAGON (2013, as 青龍)
• We're so Happy (2014)
• Seventh Heaven (2015)
• Ryu☆BEST -STARLiGHT- (2016)
• Ryu☆BEST -MOONLiGHT- (2016)
• AO-∞ (2017, as 青龍)
• Ryu☆BEST -SUNLiGHT- (2018)

EP

• Rainbow Drop / AI (2003)
• Fly Into Dream / Rise And Fall (2005)
• Genbu ‎(2009)
• Age Of The Moon (2009)
• Green Lightning (2010)
• The 4th EP (2012, with kors k)
• AO - EP (2015)
• ShiRo - EP (2016)
• The 4th EP2 (2016, with kors k)
• AO-0 (2016, as 青龍)
• Donkey Donk EP (2017)
• Murasaki-EP (2017)
• OOO EP (2017)
• O/D*20:EP (2018)
• 70min 70tracks 2018 (2018)
• BLUE FRACTAL (2018)
• Sakura Bloomin* (2019, with moimoi)
• Beautiful Harmony (2019)

Related Links

• Ryu☆ OFFICIAL SITE
• EXIT TUNES
• Twitter Page