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''Not to be confused with GuitarFreaks & DrumMania vocalist [[Junko Terashima]].'' | |||
= Junko Karashima = | |||
== Artist Information == | |||
* Name: Junko Karashima (辛島純子) | * Name: Junko Karashima (辛島純子) | ||
* | * Birthdate: August 18th | ||
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/jun_TERRA | |||
== | == Profile == | ||
Junko Karashima was a long-time artist at KONAMI, who was first involved in the SEGA Saturn versions of ''Vandal Hearts'' and ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' in 1997, and also served as the sound director for the Game Boy Color games ''International Rally'' in 1999 and ''The Mummy'' in 2000. In BEMANI, she first appeared in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]], moving up in the series to becoming head sound director of [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]], as well as several of the HOTTEST PARTY entries. She is best known for her group songs under the [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] alias alongside [[Naoki Maeda]]. She also wrote lyrics for a few of Naoki's songs outside of said alias, including at least two for his J-POP group [[BeForU]]. | |||
Junko also did the music for the first two installments of KONAMI's quiz arcade game series ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY'' (クイズマジックアカデミー), as well as the opening titles for ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY Akatsuki no kane'' (クイズマジックアカデミー 暁の鐘) and ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY Tokyo Grimoire'' (クイズマジックアカデミー トーキョーグリモワール). | |||
Junko left KONAMI in 2013 alongside Naoki Maeda. Similar to Naoki, most jackets and videos appearances of her were removed from BEMANI games; their TËЯRA profile was also removed from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/p/artist/index.html BEMANI Fan Site's artist listing]. After Junko left KONAMI, she joined CAPCOM and worked on songs for the ''CROSS×BEATS'' series produced by Naoki Maeda, until the series' end in 2018. | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* Although not the first female sound director in BEMANI, Junko is the first to sound direct a main title in the series, as opposed to a spinoff (like [[Kaoko Aoki]] when she sound directed [[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]]). | |||
* Junko is the sound director for CAPCOM's ''ROCKMAN X DiVE'' (ロックマンX DiVE). | |||
** She also composed and performed the theme song for ''ROCKMAN X DiVE Offline'' (ロックマンX DiVE オフライン), ''Recognize''. | |||
== Aliases == | |||
* jun | * jun | ||
* TËЯRA (member of, with [[ | * pure / pure* | ||
* 川島条 | |||
* [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] / TËЯRA WORKS (member of, with [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]]) | |||
* αTYPE-300 | |||
* | |||
=== Arrangement == | == BEMANI Songs == | ||
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="250px"|Artist | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="275px"|Game | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="150px"|Genre | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Composition | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Arrangement | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Lyrics | |||
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Vocals | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aoi shoudou|蒼い衝動]] || [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] feat.[[Miyuki Kunitake|YUKI]] || [[AC_8th_style|beatmania IIDX 8th style]] || J-TRANCE || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Be Rock U (1998 burst style)]] || [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] || [[AC_9th_style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]] || ULTRA ROCK BEAT || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[DoLL]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_10th_style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || HYPER J-POP FOUR || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ichizuna koi (HYPER J-EURO MIX)|一途な恋 (HYPER J-EURO MIX)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_10th_style|beatmania IIDX 10th style]] || J-REVIVAL || - || ✓ || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Raspberry Heart (English version)|Raspberry♡Heart (English version)]] || jun feat. [[Paula Terry|PAULA TERRY]] || [[AC_IIDX_RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || COLORFUL HARDCORE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[ULTiMATE|ULTiM∧TE]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_IIDX_RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || HYPER J-POP FIVE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[EDEN]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]] || HYPER J-POP SIX || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[HAPPY ANGEL|HAPPY☆ANGEL]] || jun with [[Tahirih Walker|TAHIRIH]] || [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]] || HAPPY HARDCORE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[I am]] || [[Miharu Arisawa|有沢みはる]] from [[BeForU]] || [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]] || CYBER J-ROCK || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[ALFARSHEAR Futatsukamui ni mawaru yume|ALFARSHEAR 双神威に廻る夢]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]] || HYPER J-POP SEVEN || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Parasite World]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA underground]] || [[AC_DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]] || HYPER J-CORE || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Why did you go away]] || jun with [[Tahirih Walker|TAHIRIH]] || [[AC_DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]] || LOVERS EUROBEAT || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[CROSSROAD]] || jun with [[Tahirih Walker|TAHIRIH]] || [[AC_GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]] || DRAMATIC EURO TRANCE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[STARS(Re-tuned by HAL) - IIDX EDITION -|STARS☆☆☆(Re-tuned by HΛL) - IIDX EDITION -]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]] || HYPER J-POP+ || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[ZERO|零 - ZERO -]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]] || HYPER J-POP ZERO || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Guilt & Love]] || The Plastic Ambition(jun & [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]) || [[CS GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS]] || SHINING RAVE || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[PROMISE FOR LIFE]] ||| [[TERRA|TЁЯRA WORKS]] || [[AC_DJ_TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]] || BALLAD || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[REMINISCENCE]] || jun with [[Alison Wade|Alison]] || [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]] || TRI EURO FANTASIA || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[EVOLUTION|ЁVOLUTIΦN]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]] || PLATINUM JAPANESQUE || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[LETHEBOLG ~futatsukamui ni kiri sakeri~|LETHEBOLG ~双神威に斬り咲けり~]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]] || PLATINUM J-POP ONE || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[All Thu The Night]] || jun feat. Lisa Lisa || [[CS BBD|BOOM BOOM DANCE]] || - || ✓ || ? || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[ACTIVATION]] || jun feat. Kathy Sledge || [[CS BBD|BOOM BOOM DANCE]] DLC || - || ✓ || ? || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[ever snow]] || [[Nao Komatsu|YOMA KOMATSU]] || [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sweet Sweet Love Magic|Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic]] || jun || [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]] || HAPPY HARDCORE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aoi shoudou ~for EXTREME~|蒼い衝動 ~for EXTREME~]] || [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] feat. [[Miyuki Kunitake|YUKI]] || [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] || - || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[SUPER SAMURAI]] || jun || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Closer to my Heart (jun remix)]] || [[Naoki Maeda|NM]] feat. Heather Elmer || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[No Matter What]] || jun feat. Rita Boudreau || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Racing with Time (NAOKI's 999 remix)]] || jun feat.Godis (Heather Twede) || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[SILVER DREAM|SILVER☆DREAM]] || jun || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kyoka suigetsurou (DDR EDITION)|鏡花水月楼 (DDR EDITION)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] feat. 宇宙戦隊NOIZ || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[STARS(2nd NAOKI's style)|STARS☆☆☆(2nd NAOKI's style)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[CS DDR Party Collection|DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[TRUE LOVE|TRUE♡LOVE]] || jun feat. Schanita || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hana ranman -Flowers-|華爛漫 -Flowers-]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] || HYPER JAPANESQUE 2 || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[PARANOiA ~HADES~|PARANOiA ~HADES~]] || αTYPE-300 || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || SUPERNOVA2 BEAT #1 || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[STARS(Re-tuned by HAL) - DDR EDITION -|STARS☆☆☆(Re-tuned by HΛL) - DDR EDITION -]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[SUNKiSS DROP|SUNKiSS♥DROP]] || jun with [[Alison Wade|Alison]] || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[switch]] || [[Daisuke Asakura|DAISUKE ASAKURA]] ex.[[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || ULTIMATE J-POP || - || - || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[KIMONO PRINCESS|KIMONO♥PRINCESS]] || jun || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] / [[CS DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS]] || PRINCESS CORE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sacred Oath]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] / [[CS DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[THIS NIGHT]] || jun feat. Sonnet || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] / [[CS DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[CRAZY LOVE|CRAZY♡LOVE]] || jun || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] / [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[dreaming can make a wish come true]] || jun & [[Hiroyoshi Kato|NRG Factory]] feat. [[Anna Kaelin]] || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] / [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[ever snow (TERRA)|ever snow]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] / [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[UNBELIEVABLE (Sparky remix)]] || jun feat. Sarah-Jane || [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[TWINKLE HEART|TWINKLE♡HEART]] || jun || [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] / [[AC jb copious APPEND|jubeat copious APPEND]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Back In Your Arms]] || jun feat. [[Richard Lane|DJ Silver]] vs [[Jeff Petersen|Milo]] ft. [[Becca Hossany]] || [[AC DDR 2013|DanceDanceRevolution (2013)]] || - || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[1/6billionth]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[ee'MALL]] || HYPER J-POP 3 || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[brave!]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[ee'MALL 2nd avenue]] || HYPER J-ROCK || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[WE ARE]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GF11DM10|GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummmania 10thMIX]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[ESCAPE TO THE SKY|ESCAPE TO THE SKY★彡]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GFDM V|GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[GLIDE]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GFDM V2|GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[ZENITH|ZЁNITH]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[REVOLUTION|RЁVOLUTIΦN]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC_GFDM_V4|GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kyoka suigetsurou (GFDM EDITION)|鏡花水月楼 (GFDM EDITION)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] feat.宇宙戦隊NOIZ || [[AC GFDM V5|GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Catharsis Garden]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GFDM V6|GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6 BLAZING!!!!]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sacred Oath (GFDM EDITION)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[THIS NIGHT (jubeat EDITION)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC jb copious|jubeat copious]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[STARS|STARS☆☆☆]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] || HYPER J-POP || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[North Wind]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]] || HYPER J-POP 2 || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Raspberry Heart|Raspberry ♥ Heart]] || jun || [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]] || COLORFUL POP || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mugen no hikari|夢幻ノ光]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || HYPER JAPANESQUE || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[GET WILD]] || [[Naoki Maeda|NMR]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || GET WILD || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[masquerade]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || HYPER MASQUERADE || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[MAGIC ACADEMY kumikyoku|マジックアカデミー組曲]] || マジックアカデミー管弦楽部 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || QMA || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[jewelry girl*]] || [[You Takigawa|jun]] || [[CS pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS]] || JEWELRY ROCK || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Toukarenjou|桃花恋情]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || HYPER CHINESE POP || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[MIRACLE FLYER!!]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || HYPER J-PARTY ROCK || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fantasia]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || HYPER FANTASIA || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tenjou no hoshi ~reimeiki~|天上の星 ~黎明記~]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]] || HYPER JAPANESQUE 3 || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bara wa towa ni utsukushiku|薔薇は永遠に美しく]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 19|pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET]] || HYPER DRAMATIC || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Marchen|Märchen]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]] || PLATINUM FANTASIA || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[DIORAMATIC MOMENT]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]] || - || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hana ranman -Flowers- (2nd EDITION)|華爛漫 -Flowers- (2nd EDITION)]] || [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] || [[AC RB limelight|REFLEC BEAT limelight]] || - || ✓ || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|} | |||
=== | == Discography == | ||
* | === Albums === | ||
* [[ | * [[REVOLUTION (album)|RЁVOLUTIФN]] (2005, with [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], as [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]]) | ||
* [[EVOLUTION (album)|ЁVOLUTIФN]] (2011, with [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]], as [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]]) | |||
[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Staff|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Jubeat Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | ||
[[Category:pop'n music Artists|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
[[Category:pop'n music Sound Data Analyzers|Karashima, Junko]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 12 May 2024
Not to be confused with GuitarFreaks & DrumMania vocalist Junko Terashima.
Junko Karashima
Artist Information
- Name: Junko Karashima (辛島純子)
- Birthdate: August 18th
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jun_TERRA
Profile
Junko Karashima was a long-time artist at KONAMI, who was first involved in the SEGA Saturn versions of Vandal Hearts and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in 1997, and also served as the sound director for the Game Boy Color games International Rally in 1999 and The Mummy in 2000. In BEMANI, she first appeared in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-, moving up in the series to becoming head sound director of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA, as well as several of the HOTTEST PARTY entries. She is best known for her group songs under the TЁЯRA alias alongside Naoki Maeda. She also wrote lyrics for a few of Naoki's songs outside of said alias, including at least two for his J-POP group BeForU.
Junko also did the music for the first two installments of KONAMI's quiz arcade game series QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY (クイズマジックアカデミー), as well as the opening titles for QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY Akatsuki no kane (クイズマジックアカデミー 暁の鐘) and QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY Tokyo Grimoire (クイズマジックアカデミー トーキョーグリモワール).
Junko left KONAMI in 2013 alongside Naoki Maeda. Similar to Naoki, most jackets and videos appearances of her were removed from BEMANI games; their TËЯRA profile was also removed from the BEMANI Fan Site's artist listing. After Junko left KONAMI, she joined CAPCOM and worked on songs for the CROSS×BEATS series produced by Naoki Maeda, until the series' end in 2018.
Trivia
- Although not the first female sound director in BEMANI, Junko is the first to sound direct a main title in the series, as opposed to a spinoff (like Kaoko Aoki when she sound directed beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE).
- Junko is the sound director for CAPCOM's ROCKMAN X DiVE (ロックマンX DiVE).
- She also composed and performed the theme song for ROCKMAN X DiVE Offline (ロックマンX DiVE オフライン), Recognize.