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== Staff Information == | == Staff Information == | ||
* Name: Yuji Takahashi (高橋雄二) | * Name: Yuji Takahashi (高橋雄二) | ||
* Position: Visual/Movie Designer, [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]]→[[AC | * Position: Visual/Movie Designer, [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]]→[[AC 6th style|6th style]] | ||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Yuji Takahashi, better known under his alias VJ YUZ, is a former member of the beatmania IIDX team's "VJ Army", who created videos for the series. His videos often contained art by [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]]. In addition to beatmania IIDX, he was also a staff member for the KEYBOARDMANIA series: a CG designer for the [[AC KBM|first game]], and the director of its [[AC KBM 2nd|two]] [[AC KBM 3rd|sequels]]. | |||
Yuji | Although Yuji stepped down as a beatmania IIDX staff member after 6th style, he continued to occasionally create videos for the series until [[AC 9th style|9th style]], his final BEMANI project. | ||
== Aliases == | == Aliases == | ||
* VJ YUZ / YUZ | * VJ YUZ / YUZ | ||
== Trivia == | |||
* In [[Happy Wedding]]'s song and video comments, both [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] and [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] respectively acknowledge that one of the beatmania IIDX male VJs got married at the time, but don't mention whom. Given that Yuji stepped down from the main visual staff after 6th style (later games only credit him as "special thanks"), wasn't involved with [[AC 7th style|7th style]], only made one video in [[AC 8th style|8th style]], and left BEMANI altogether after 9th, it's speculated to be him. | |||
** dj TAKA also mentions that Happy Wedding's original title was called '''HAPPY WEDDING ○○○!''', leaving three letters for a VJ's name, further suggesting it was Yuji/VJ YUZ [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507131351fw_/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx7/songs_happy.html]. | |||
= Credited Works = | = Credited Works = | ||
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=== beatmania IIDX 3rd style === | === beatmania IIDX 3rd style === | ||
* [[Cold Pulse]] | |||
* [[LEADING CYBER]] | * [[LEADING CYBER]] | ||
=== beatmania IIDX 4th style === | === beatmania IIDX 4th style === | ||
* [[ABSOLUTE]] | * [[ABSOLUTE]] | ||
=== beatmania IIDX 5th style === | === beatmania IIDX 5th style === | ||
* [[Abyss]] | * [[Abyss]] | ||
* [[RIDE ON THE LIGHT (HI GREAT MIX)]] (with [[Noriyuki Niiyama|NEW-3]]) | * [[RIDE ON THE LIGHT (HI GREAT MIX)]] (with [[Noriyuki Niiyama|NEW-3]]) | ||
=== beatmania IIDX 6th style === | === beatmania IIDX 6th style === | ||
* [[Buffalo]] | * [[Buffalo]] | ||
* [[Colors (radio edit)]] | * [[Colors (radio edit)]] | ||
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* [[PARAPARA PARADISE]] | * [[PARAPARA PARADISE]] | ||
* [[ROMEO&JULIET]] | * [[ROMEO&JULIET]] | ||
* [[Summer Vacation (CU mix)]] | * [[Summer Vacation(CU mix)]] | ||
* [[YESTERDAY]] | * [[YESTERDAY]] | ||
=== beatmania IIDX 8th style === | === beatmania IIDX 8th style === | ||
* [[Giudecca]] | * [[Giudecca]] | ||
=== beatmania IIDX 9th style === | === beatmania IIDX 9th style === | ||
* [[Abyss -The Heavens Remix-]] | * [[Abyss -The Heavens Remix-]] | ||
* [[Golden Horn]] | * [[Golden Horn]] | ||
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=== KEYBOARDMANIA === | === KEYBOARDMANIA === | ||
* [[All the love]] (with [[Hideko Shigeta|Shige]]) | * [[All the love]] (with [[Hideko Shigeta|Shige]]) | ||
* [[Armajiro]] | |||
* [[Confusion]] (with Shige) | * [[Confusion]] (with Shige) | ||
* [[CRISIS OF LOVE]] (with Shige) | * [[CRISIS OF LOVE]] (with Shige) | ||
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* [[Let's go back home (for Christmas)]] (with Shige) | * [[Let's go back home (for Christmas)]] (with Shige) | ||
* [[Mighty Guy]] | * [[Mighty Guy]] | ||
* [[morning music|Morning Music]] | |||
* [[MR.C.C]] | * [[MR.C.C]] | ||
* [[Pf Concerto No.2]] (with Shige) | * [[Pf Concerto No.2]] (with Shige) | ||
* [[THE 24TH D]] | * [[THE 24TH D]] | ||
* [[Shiritori|しりとり]] | |||
=== KEYBOARDMANIA CS === | === KEYBOARDMANIA CS === | ||
* [[Mighty Guy|Mighty Guy -Long Version-]] | * [[Mighty Guy|Mighty Guy -Long Version-]] | ||
=== KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX === | === KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX === | ||
* [[Cycletron]] | * [[Cycletron]] | ||
* [[Manhattan Sports Club]] | * [[Manhattan Sports Club]] (with [[Yoshiko Shiroki|SIRO]]) | ||
* [[Memories]] | * [[Memories]] | ||
* [[Motion]] | * [[Motion]] | ||
* [[Sabre Dance]] | * [[Sabre Dance]] | ||
* [[STEAM AND DREAM]] | * [[STEAM AND DREAM]] | ||
* [[SUN BEAM]] | * [[SUN BEAM]] | ||
* [[USAO-KUN]] | * [[USAO-KUN]] (with shige) | ||
=== KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX === | === KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX === | ||
* [[Frozen Ray]] | * [[Frozen Ray]] | ||
* [[Klungkung 1655]] | * [[Klungkung 1655]] | ||
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[[Category:Movie Designers|Takahashi, Yuji]] | [[Category:Movie Designers|Takahashi, Yuji]] | ||
[[Category:IIDX Staff|Takahashi, Yuji]] | [[Category:beatmania IIDX Staff|Takahashi, Yuji]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:KEYBOARDMANIA Artists|Takahashi, Yuji]] | ||
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Takahashi, Yuji]] | [[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Takahashi, Yuji]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:44, 14 May 2024
This page is for beatmania IIDX VJ VJ YUZ / Yuji Takahashi. For the IIDX character of the same name, see Yuz.
Also, not to be confused with BEMANI artist Yuko Takahashi.
Yuji Takahashi
Staff Information
- Name: Yuji Takahashi (高橋雄二)
- Position: Visual/Movie Designer, beatmania IIDX substream→6th style
Profile
Yuji Takahashi, better known under his alias VJ YUZ, is a former member of the beatmania IIDX team's "VJ Army", who created videos for the series. His videos often contained art by GOLI. In addition to beatmania IIDX, he was also a staff member for the KEYBOARDMANIA series: a CG designer for the first game, and the director of its two sequels.
Although Yuji stepped down as a beatmania IIDX staff member after 6th style, he continued to occasionally create videos for the series until 9th style, his final BEMANI project.
Aliases
- VJ YUZ / YUZ
Trivia
- In Happy Wedding's song and video comments, both dj TAKA and GOLI respectively acknowledge that one of the beatmania IIDX male VJs got married at the time, but don't mention whom. Given that Yuji stepped down from the main visual staff after 6th style (later games only credit him as "special thanks"), wasn't involved with 7th style, only made one video in 8th style, and left BEMANI altogether after 9th, it's speculated to be him.
- dj TAKA also mentions that Happy Wedding's original title was called HAPPY WEDDING ○○○!, leaving three letters for a VJ's name, further suggesting it was Yuji/VJ YUZ [1].
Credited Works
Videos
beatmania IIDX 3rd style
beatmania IIDX 4th style
beatmania IIDX 5th style
beatmania IIDX 6th style
- Buffalo
- Colors (radio edit)
- Frozen Ray (original mix)
- NEMESIS
- NIGHT OF FIRE
- PARAPARA PARADISE
- ROMEO&JULIET
- Summer Vacation(CU mix)
- YESTERDAY
beatmania IIDX 8th style
beatmania IIDX 9th style
- Abyss -The Heavens Remix-
- Golden Horn
- Quickening
- rottel-the-Mercury
- STAR FIELD
- traces -tracing you mix-
KEYBOARDMANIA
- All the love (with Shige)
- Armajiro
- Confusion (with Shige)
- CRISIS OF LOVE (with Shige)
- Keyboard Man (with Shige)
- Let's go back home (for Christmas) (with Shige)
- Mighty Guy
- Morning Music
- MR.C.C
- Pf Concerto No.2 (with Shige)
- THE 24TH D
- しりとり
KEYBOARDMANIA CS
KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
- Cycletron
- Manhattan Sports Club (with SIRO)
- Memories
- Motion
- Sabre Dance
- STEAM AND DREAM
- SUN BEAM
- USAO-KUN (with shige)
KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX
BEMANI Songs
| Song | Artist | Game | Genre | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAO-KUN | THE RABBITS | KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX | KIDS | ✓ |