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* Name: Hiroyuki Togo (藤後浩之) | * Name: Hiroyuki Togo (藤後浩之) | ||
* https://twitter.com/togo_chef | |||
* Website: https://www.studio-izit.com | |||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Much like how [[Reo Nagumo]] sound directed the first ever BEMANI series beatmania, Hiroyuki Togo was the first sound director of its CS releases. He joined KONAMI in 1997, and he was assigned the role of sound director starting with the 1998 [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] at KCEJ West. Togo played a large part of the sound of the early CS releases, providing lyrics, vocals, and guitars alike for many of the earliest CS beatmania titles. He also did several collaborations with [[Sanae Shintani]]. He was also the sound producer of the grand majority of the CS beatmania IIDX games up to [[CS IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS]]. He also served as the head sound producer of [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] through [[CS pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは CS]]. | |||
Togo left KONAMI in 2005, though he continued to appear in BEMANI titles as a commission artist until 2012. In 2006, he opened the ''Studio Bongo Mango'' recording studio, which was involved in hundreds of recording sessions for artists from major scenes to indies until its closure in 2014. From 2015 to 2020, he managed an accommodation facility, Lulaliya, located on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture. | |||
In 2022, Togo opened a new recording studio, ''Studio IZit''. He released his first EP, [[Eien no kakera|エイエンノカケラ]], in 2023. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* | * According to his comments in [[Game no tatsujin|ゲームの達人]], Togo's staccato two-F/-J aliases are based on the Japanese shibuya-kei band ''PIZZICATO FIVE''. | ||
* | * Togo has a couple of tracks under his Studio Bongo Mango alias for Yudo Inc. games ''Aero Guitar'' and ''Aero Drum''. | ||
* Togo produced the | * Togo arranged the song ''Battle at the Big Bridge'' for the Square Enix game ''Final Fantasy XIII-2''. | ||
* Togo composed a song for [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]]'s music game ''CROSSxBEATS'' for CAPCOM - ''Touch of gold''. | |||
* Togo produced the [[pop'n music Cafe music selection]] and [[pop'n music Cafe music Espresso]] albums, CDs consisting of pop'n music songs remixed to sound like songs you'd play in a cafe. | |||
== Aliases == | == Aliases == | ||
* Togo Project | * Togo Project | ||
* Togo-chef | * Togo-chef | ||
* Studio Bongo Mango | * Studio Bongo Mango | ||
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* staccato two-F / two-J (with [[Fabienne Haber]] and [[Sanae Shintani]] respectively) | * staccato two-F / two-J (with [[Fabienne Haber]] and [[Sanae Shintani]] respectively) | ||
* The Ebisu Singers (singer, with [[Sanae Shintani]]) | * The Ebisu Singers (singer, with [[Sanae Shintani]]) | ||
* Shine All Stars (part of) | * Shine All Stars (part of) | ||
* TOGO.BAND | * TOGO.BAND | ||
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| Cat Song ~Theme of UPA || UPA&NORA || beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX || FUNK || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - | | [[Cat Song ~Theme of UPA|Cat Song ~Theme of UPA]] || UPA & NORA || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || FUNK || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Changing the ASIA]] || CHEAP FOREST || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || ASIAN TRADITIONAL || ✓ || - || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[La Bossanova de Fabienne]] || staccato two[[Fabienne Haber|-F]] || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || BOSSA GROOVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme]] || ESPACIO BROTHERS || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || BIGBEAT MIX || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[papayapa bossa]] || staccato two[[Sanae Shintani|-J]] || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || BOSSA GROOVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Stop Violence!]] || Herbie Hammock & His Band || [[CS bm|beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX]] || FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE || ✓ || - || - || - || - | |||
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| | | [[HUNTING FOR YOU]] || Togo Project featuring [[Megumi Oka|Megu]] & [[Scott Dolph|Scotty D.]] || [[AC bm 4th|beatmania 4thMIX 〜the beat goes on〜]] || R&B || ✓ || - || - || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[BEMANI HIT TRACKS]] || K.M.D.J. team featuring Seigo "M" Takei || [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] || NONSTOP MEGAMIX || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Miracle Moon(otsukisama ga chuukeikyoku)|Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局)]] || Togo Project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] || J-GARAGE POP || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[more deep]] || Togo Project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] & T/Decay || [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] || FREE SOUL || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[NaHaNaHa vs.Gattchoon Battle]] || DJ Senda & Tiny-K || [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] || DJ BATTLE || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Miracle Moon ~L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX~|Miracle Moon ~L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX~]] || Togo Project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS bm 5th|beatmania APPEND 5thMIX]] || EPIC HOUSE || - || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[SNOW DANCE Balearic Togs Konami Remix]] || (DREAMS COME TRUE) || [[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Sunshine Dance (Latino YOKAN-Mix)]] || Togo Project featuring [[Megumi Oka|Megu]] & [[Scott Dolph|Scotty D.]] || [[CS bm GOTTA 2|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2: Going Global]] || CARNIVAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE|サナ・モレッテ・ネ・エンテ]] || Togo Project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS bm GOTTA 2|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2: Going Global]] || CUBAN GROOVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[INFINITE PRAYER -floating flock style-]] || [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D. LIGHT]] feat. GORO || [[CS bm Club|beatmania APPEND ClubMIX]] || AMBIENT || - || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE -B.L.T. STYLE-]] || Togo Project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS bm Club|beatmania APPEND ClubMIX]] || MONDO CUBAN || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Stop Violence! -B.L.T. Re Production-]] || Togo || [[CS bm 6th + CORE REMIX|beatmania 6thMIX + CORE REMIX]] || MONDO JAZZ || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[THE SHINING POLARIS]] || [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]] feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style -new songs collection-]] || EPIC TRANCE || - || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[more deep(ver.2.1)]] || Togo project feat.[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS_5th_style|beatmania IIDX 5th style -new songs collection-]] || 2STEP || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[SOMETHING WONDERFUL]] || [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]] || [[CS_5th_style|beatmania IIDX 5th style -new songs collection-]] || EPIC TRANCE || - || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[jelly kiss]] || Togo project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style -new songs collection-]] || A.O.R. || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | | [[jelly kiss]] || Togo project featuring [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS_6th_style|beatmania IIDX 6th style -new songs collection-]] || A.O.R. || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[breathless]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat.[[Tomoko Kataoka]] || [[CS_DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]] || DIST. LOUNGE || ✓ || ✓ || | | [[breathless]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat.[[Tomoko Okada|Tomoko Kataoka]] || [[CS_DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]] || DIST.LOUNGE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[Gymnopedie 009]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. [[Junko Wada]] (BE THE VOICE) || [[CS EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST]] || BOSSA ELECTRO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | | [[Gymnopedie 009]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. [[Junko Wada]] (BE THE VOICE) || [[CS EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST]] || BOSSA ELECTRO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[WE LOVE SHONAN]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. Likki Mai || [[AC Resort Anthem| beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]] || SURF & DUB || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | | [[WE LOVE SHONAN]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. Likki Mai || [[AC Resort Anthem| beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]] || SURF & DUB || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| | | [[Sunshine dance (DANCE86.4 theme song)|サンシャインダンス (DANCE86.4テーマソング)]] || Togo Project feat.[[Megumi Oka|Megu]] || [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Suudarabushi(Heiseiban ragga&jungle MIX)|スーダラ節(平成版ラガ&ジャングルMIX)]] || Togo-chef fw.[[Akira Uchibori|GUHROOVY]]&[[NO+CHIN]] || [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]] || BASTARD POP || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Knock Out Regrets]] || [[MAKI]]@TOGO.BAND || [[CS DDR STRIKE|DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE]] || PUNKISH GIRL || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Koibito]] || Togo Project feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[Higher Ground]] || Togo Project feat. [[Chiyo Udagawa|ChiyoTia]] || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE2|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[on voit la mer]] ||Togo Project feat. [[Tomoko Okada|Tomoko Kataoka]] || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE2|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Inspiration (Togo Project feat. Mayumi)|Inspiration]] || Togo Project feat. Mayumi || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[koibana]] || Togo Project feat. *manna || [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]] DLC || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Dancing Boom]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. HIYORI || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[GO HARD]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. AKLO || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Oh My Baby]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. [[MAYUKI]] || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Open Up To Me]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. [[MAYUKI]] & AKLO || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[SAX and the CITY]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. Hitomi || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Step 2 da riddim]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. [[NO+CHIN]] & [[MAYUKI]] || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Sunny Afternoon]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat. chico || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Custom-made Girl -NOT FOR SALE!-]] || Togo Project feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[ee'MALL 2nd avenue]] || BOSSA GOGO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[La Bossanova de Sana]] || [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] & Togo || [[CS_GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || BOSSANOVA || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[Koi no dial 6700|恋のダイヤル6700]] || 篠原ともえ || [[CS_GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX APPEND]] || RETRO POP || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Bossa de Sana 2001|ボッサ・デ・サナ 2001]] || Togo project feat.[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Cherry&Raquel]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|The Ebisu Singers]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || LOUNGE || - || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Only One More Kiss -ame ni utaeba-|Only One More Kiss -雨に唄えば-]] || [[MAKI]] with [[GUzzle]] || [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] || SETSUNA GIRL || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Tell Me More...]] || Togo-chef feat.朝比奈亜希 || [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] || R&B || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[EGOIST]] || [[GUzzle]] || [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] || J-HIPHOP || - || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Everyday lovelyday|エブリデイ・ラブリデイ]] || Togo-chef feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] || TWINKLE DANCE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Pop'n Xmas 2004 ~tenshi no utagoe~|Pop'n Xmas 2004 ~天使ノウタゴエ~]] || [[Kenji Suzuki|スノーベリーキッズ]] || [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] || Xmas PRESENTS || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Yanagi kouji no sister|柳小路のシスター]] || Shine All Stars || [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]] || SHONAN BALLADE || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[O-YA-GE de SAMBA]] || [[Megumi Oka|岡めぐみとバス]]・コナウィンディス || [[CS pnm 11|pop'n music 11 CS]] || オヤジサンバ || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[Halfmoon beach de aimashou|ハーフムーンビーチで逢いましょう]] || [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]&Togo || [[CS pnm 11|pop'n music 11 CS]] || UMIBE DUET || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | ||
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| [[ | | [[Donpan bushi|ドンパン節]] || [[Yuichi Tsuchiya|笛吹二朗]]とドンパン・リスペクツ || [[CS pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは CS]] || R&B&M || - || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[Knock Out Regrets|脱皮~Knock Out Regrets~]] || [[MAKI]]@TOGO.BAND || [[CS pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは CS]] || J-PUNKISH GIRL || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || - | ||
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| [[PARTY A GO GO|PARTY A GO | | [[PARTY A GO GO|PARTY A GO GO ☆]] || [[Kiyoshi Murai|サドルシューズ]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || PARTY ROCK || - || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[Furifuri Hawaiian!|フリフリハワイワン!]] || YUU&NAHO from Cawaii! || [[ | | [[Furifuri Hawaiian!|フリフリハワイワン!]] || YUU&NAHO from Cawaii! || [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || HAWAIIAN PUNK || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[NA NA NA | | [[NA NA NA rock'n'roll king|NA NA NA ロケンロー・キング]] || Togoシェフ vs.[[Yoichi Hayashi|ミッキー・マサシ]] || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || MERICAN ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[Tambourine | | [[Tambourine beats|タンバリンビーツ]] || [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || PARTY TRACK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[BOOM BOOM PIRATES]] || パイレーツ・オブ・サガミワン || [[ | | [[BOOM BOOM PIRATES]] || パイレーツ・オブ・サガミワン || [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]] || DANCE HALL REGGAE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | ||
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| [[L'amour dans le lycee | | [[L'amour dans le lycee (High School Love -Bossa Arr.-)]] || Studio Bongo Mango feat.[[Tomoko Okada|Tomoko Kataoka]] || [[AC RB limelight|REFLEC BEAT limelight]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓ | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category: | == Discography == | ||
=== Album === | |||
* aqua (1997) | |||
=== EP === | |||
* [[Eien no kakera|エイエンノカケラ]] (2023, with [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]) | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 5 December 2024
Hiroyuki Togo
Artist Information
- Name: Hiroyuki Togo (藤後浩之)
- https://twitter.com/togo_chef
- Website: https://www.studio-izit.com
Profile
Much like how Reo Nagumo sound directed the first ever BEMANI series beatmania, Hiroyuki Togo was the first sound director of its CS releases. He joined KONAMI in 1997, and he was assigned the role of sound director starting with the 1998 beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX at KCEJ West. Togo played a large part of the sound of the early CS releases, providing lyrics, vocals, and guitars alike for many of the earliest CS beatmania titles. He also did several collaborations with Sanae Shintani. He was also the sound producer of the grand majority of the CS beatmania IIDX games up to beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS. He also served as the head sound producer of pop'n music 10 CS through pop'n music 12 いろは CS.
Togo left KONAMI in 2005, though he continued to appear in BEMANI titles as a commission artist until 2012. In 2006, he opened the Studio Bongo Mango recording studio, which was involved in hundreds of recording sessions for artists from major scenes to indies until its closure in 2014. From 2015 to 2020, he managed an accommodation facility, Lulaliya, located on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture.
In 2022, Togo opened a new recording studio, Studio IZit. He released his first EP, エイエンノカケラ, in 2023.
Trivia
- According to his comments in ゲームの達人, Togo's staccato two-F/-J aliases are based on the Japanese shibuya-kei band PIZZICATO FIVE.
- Togo has a couple of tracks under his Studio Bongo Mango alias for Yudo Inc. games Aero Guitar and Aero Drum.
- Togo arranged the song Battle at the Big Bridge for the Square Enix game Final Fantasy XIII-2.
- Togo composed a song for NAOKI's music game CROSSxBEATS for CAPCOM - Touch of gold.
- Togo produced the pop'n music Cafe music selection and pop'n music Cafe music Espresso albums, CDs consisting of pop'n music songs remixed to sound like songs you'd play in a cafe.
Aliases
- Togo Project
- Togo-chef
- Studio Bongo Mango
- UPA&NORA
- CHEAP FOREST
- ESPACIO BROTHERS
- Herbie Hammock and His Band
- staccato two-F / two-J (with Fabienne Haber and Sanae Shintani respectively)
- The Ebisu Singers (singer, with Sanae Shintani)
- Shine All Stars (part of)
- TOGO.BAND
- サドルシューズ (part of)
BEMANI Songs
Discography
Album
- aqua (1997)