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 KONAMI continued to throw the dice and take risks on newer entries in established series. One of these risks was [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], one of the more peculiar entries in the series. For one, it's the first (and so far only) arcade title in all of BEMANI headed by an American sound director, the late [[Jason Borenstein]]. Another thing is that it actually ''debuted'' on the North American PlayStation 2 three months before it was released in the arcades of Japan. As such, the entry is more Western-focused in its sound, visuals, and artist selection. X expanded the difficulty scale to the current 20-level model and also introduced the Shock Arrow mechanic.
-While 2008 saw many celebratory releases, it also signaled a change from the old to the new. [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]] stepped down from his position as sound director of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series, and [[Asaki]] would take up his place for [[AC GFDM V5|GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity]]. Likewise, [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] would be [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]'s last title as sound director of beatmania IIDX. [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] is the last BEMANI title that [[Reo Nagumo]] would be involved in, and many of his songs would be removed later that year (and the next) in other BEMANI titles.
+While 2008 saw many celebratory releases, it also signaled a change from the old to the new. [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]] stepped down from his position as sound director of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series, and [[Asaki]] would take his place for [[AC GFDM V5|GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity]]. Likewise, [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]] would be [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]'s last title as a co-sound director of beatmania IIDX. [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] was the last BEMANI title that [[Reo Nagumo]] would be involved in, and many of his songs would be removed later that year (and the next) in other BEMANI titles.
 == January ==
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 == April ==
-* April 4th: ''beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' released.
+* April 4th: [[beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]] released.
 * April 11th: Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY is released in New Zealand for the Nintendo Wii.
 * April 18th: Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY is released in Australasia for the Nintendo Wii.
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 == May ==
 * Day unknown: ''PACHISLOT beatmania'', a spinoff of KPE's PACHISLOT series, is released. Its interface is based on [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]], and features new art by IIDX illustrator [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]].
+* May 14th: [[Handsome JET]], a frequent vocalist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series for the past seven years, dies in a traffic accident.
 * May 22nd: [[CS pnm Be-Mouse|pop'n music Be-Mouse]] is released for PC. Its interface is based on [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] and allows you to play pop'n music songs on a tiny mouse with nine pop'n music buttons.
 * May 28th: ''PACHISLOT beatmania ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'', an album based on the slot game ''PACHISLOT beatmania'', is released.
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 ** [[CS GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS]] is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
 ** [[Maya Takamura|MAYA]]'s first art book, ''puzzle / MAYA TAKAMURA'S PIECES'', is released.
-* Unknown date: [[Handsome JET]], a frequent vocalist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series for the past seven years, dies in a traffic accident.
 == June ==
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 * September 16th:
 ** [[CS DDR X NA|DanceDanceRevolution X CS (North America)]] is released in North America for the PlayStation 2.
-** [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] is released in North America for the Wii.
+** [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] is released in North America for the Nintendo Wii.
 * September 29th: ''pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ original soundtrack'' released.
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 ** [[CS DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS]] is released in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
 *** This is the final beatmania IIDX title to feature dj TAKA as a sound director.
-** [[CS DDR FuruFuruParty|ダンスダンスレボリューション フルフル♪パーティー]] is released in Japan for the Wii.
+** [[CS DDR FuruFuruParty|ダンスダンスレボリューション フルフル♪パーティー]], the Japanese counterpart to DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2, is released in Japan for the Nintendo Wii.
 * December 24th:
 ** [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] is released in Japanese arcades.
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 == Unknown date ==
-* December?: MAYA leaves KONAMI, though would continue to contribute to BEMANI as a freelancer. Her last credited work as a staff member was beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
+* MAYA leaves KONAMI, though would continue to contribute to BEMANI as a freelancer. Her last credited work as a staff member was beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
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