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== Artist Information == | == Artist Information == | ||
* Name: Yuichi Asami (浅見祐一) | * Name: Yuichi Asami (浅見祐一) | ||
* | * Birthdate: September 1st, 1971 | ||
* Birthplace: Tokyo | * Birthplace: Tokyo | ||
* | * X: https://x.com/U1_ASAMi | ||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
Yuichi Asami is known as one of the first KONAMI artists for the DanceDanceRevolution series, along with [[Naoki Maeda]]. Yuichi worked | Yuichi Asami is known as one of the first KONAMI artists for the DanceDanceRevolution series, along with [[Naoki Maeda]]. Yuichi worked near exclusively on console DanceDanceRevolution titles until [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]; he's even served as a director on some titles, like [[CS DDR MARIO|MARIO MIX]] and the [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|HOTTEST PARTY]] series. In the early 2010's Yuichi started composing songs for other BEMANI series like beatmania IIDX and REFLEC BEAT. | ||
Yuichi's music mainly focuses on electronic genres in BEMANI. He's known for house, rave, and trance, with a couple of speedcore and hardcore tracks. Lately, he's ventured into EDM as well. He's also a proficient DJ and turntablist. | |||
In 2011, Yuichi started sound directing the arcade DanceDanceRevolution series beginning with [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]], sharing sound directing duties with [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]. He left after X3 | In 2011, Yuichi started sound directing the arcade DanceDanceRevolution series beginning with [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]], sharing sound directing duties with [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]. He left after X3 to serve as the sound director of the ''ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom'' BEMANI series until its end on July 31st, 2015. He returned to DanceDanceRevolution near the end of [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]]. | ||
As of [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], Yuichi is once more the sound director of the DanceDanceRevolution series. | As of [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]], Yuichi is once more the sound director of the DanceDanceRevolution series. | ||
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* His main alias, U1, reads as "yu-ichi". | * His main alias, U1, reads as "yu-ichi". | ||
* Yuichi's 2MB alias refers to the amount of RAM found in Sony's PlayStation gaming console. | * Yuichi's 2MB alias refers to the amount of RAM found in Sony's PlayStation gaming console. | ||
* Yuichi's NPD3's alias is a reference to the ''NBA POWER DUNKERS 3'' game, which he composed music for. | * Yuichi's NPD3's alias is a reference to the ''NBA POWER DUNKERS 3'' game (released in North America as ''NBA IN THE ZONE '98''), which he composed music for. | ||
* Outside of BEMANI, Yuichi has also composed music for games like the ''NBA POWER DUNKERS/IN THE ZONE'' series, ''RUMBLE ROSES'', and ''Police 911''. | |||
* Yuichi currently has the second longest career of any in-house BEMANI artist, performing music for BEMANI since early April 1999, only two months behind [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]. | * Yuichi currently has the second longest career of any in-house BEMANI artist, performing music for BEMANI since early April 1999, only two months behind [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]. | ||
* Almost every song Yuichi composed has its song comment center-aligned when shown in the game title's website. | |||
* All of Yuichi's beatmania IIDX songs have their genre starting with ORBITALIC; this was also used in [[Flow (Scotty D. revisits U1)|Flow]]'s appearance in [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]]. | |||
== Aliases == | == Aliases == | ||
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* Musical Cosmology | * Musical Cosmology | ||
* U1 unplugged | * U1 unplugged | ||
* U1 Ground-Speed | |||
== BEMANI Songs == | == BEMANI Songs == | ||
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| [[Kakon|禍根]] || U1 overground || [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] || ORBITALIC FUTURE BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Kakon|禍根]] || U1 overground || [[AC SINOBUZ|beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ]] || ORBITALIC FUTURE BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tokyo shinwa|東京神話]] || [[Yutaka Yamashita|DJ TECHNORCH]] feat.[[ | | [[Tokyo shinwa|東京神話]] || [[Yutaka Yamashita|DJ TECHNORCH]] feat.[[Uchu kurage|宇宙★海月]] vs BEMANI Sound Team "U1-ASAMi" || [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] || ORBITALIC GABBER STEP || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ZENDEGI DANCE]] || [[Youhei Kimura|ARM]] | | [[ZENDEGI DANCE]] || [[Youhei Kimura|ARM]] × BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] || ORBITALIC ORIENTAL ELECTRO || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Queen Kaguya]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] || ORBITALIC MOON MIXTURE || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Queen Kaguya]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] || ORBITALIC MOON MIXTURE || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Parvati|Pārvatī]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]] || ORBITALIC WORLD MUSIC || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[MAKE A JAM!]] || U1 || [[CS DDR 1st JP|DanceDanceRevolution CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[MAKE A JAM!]] || U1 || [[CS DDR 1st JP|DanceDanceRevolution CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[think ya better D]] || sAmi || [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX PS|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[think ya better D]] || sAmi || [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX PS|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[TRIP MACHINE ~luv mix~|TRIP | | [[TRIP MACHINE~luv mix~|TRIP MACHINE~luv mix~]] || 2MB || [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX PS|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE]] || [[Scott Dolph|NPD3]] || [[CS DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE]] || [[Scott Dolph|NPD3]] || [[CS DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Midnite Blaze]] || [[Scott Dolph|U1 Jewel Style]] || [[CS DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Midnite Blaze]] || [[Scott Dolph|U1 Jewel Style]] || [[CS DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ORION.78 ~civilization mix~|ORION. | | [[ORION.78~civilization mix~|ORION.78~civilization mix~]] || 2MB || [[CS DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[Healing Vision ~Angelic mix~|Healing Vision ~Angelic mix~]] || 2MB || [[CS DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS]] || TRANCE/TECHNO || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ON THE JAZZ]] || [[Jonathan Medley|Jonny Dynamite!]] || [[CS DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[ON THE JAZZ]] || [[Jonathan Medley|Jonny Dynamite!]] || [[CS DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[AFTER THE GAME]] || NPD3 || [[CS DDR KONAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[AM-3P -303 BASS MIX-]] || [[Naoki Maeda|KTz]](remixed by U1) || [[CS DDR KONAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[MAX.(period)]] || 2MB || [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fascination ~eternal love mix~|Fascination ~eternal love mix~]] || 2MB || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Flow (Scotty D. revisits U1)|Flow]] || [[Scott Dolph|Scotty D.]] revisits U1 || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] || ORBITALIC TECHNO || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Flow (Jammin' Ragga Mix)]] || [[Scott Dolph|Scotty D.]] revisits U1 || [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (North America)]] || REGGAE POP || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Silver Platform - I wanna get your heart -]] || U1 Reincarnates w/Leah || [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (North America)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[Pluto Relinquish]] || 2MB || [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hold Tight]] || 800 slopes || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY]] || ELECTRONICA || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Hold Tight]] || 800 slopes || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY]] || ELECTRONICA || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Lesson3 by DJ]] || Dr. DDR || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] || - || - || - || ✓ | | [[Lesson3 by DJ]] || Dr. DDR || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Taking It To The Sky]] || U1 feat. [[Tammy Hanson|Tammy S. Hansen]] || [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] / [[CS DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[IN THE ZONE]] || U1 (NPD3 style) & [[Thomas Hunter Sr.|KIDD KAZMEO]] || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] / [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Lesson 4 Choreograph Style]] || || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] || - || - || - || ✓ | | [[Lesson 4 Choreograph Style]] || || [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]] || - || - || - || ✓ | ||
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| [[Tohoku EVOLVED]] || 2.1MB underground || [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[Tohoku EVOLVED]] || 2.1MB underground || [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[EGOISM 440]] || U1 High-Speed || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[EGOISM 440]] || U1 High-Speed || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[HEART BEAT FORMULA (Vinyl Mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] (Realtime Remix by U1) || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[HEART BEAT FORMULA (Vinyl Mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] (Realtime Remix by U1) || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[PRANA+REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT (U1 DJ Mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|underground & overground]] || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[PRANA+REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT (U1 DJ Mix)|PRANA+REVOLUTIONARY ADDICT (U1 DJ Mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|underground & overground]] || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Starlight Fantasia (Endorphins Mix)]] || U1 overground feat.[[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[Starlight Fantasia (Endorphins Mix)]] || U1 overground feat.[[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Summer fantasy (Darwin remix)]] || Lazy U1 ft. [[Fraser Jowle|Fraz]] & Chalk E|| [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || - || - | | [[Summer fantasy (Darwin remix)]] || Lazy U1 ft. [[Fraser Jowle|Fraz]] & Chalk E|| [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || - || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[Awaodori yappari odori wa yamerarenai|阿波おどり -Awaodori- やっぱり踊りはやめられない]] || U1 ミライダガッキ連と矢印連 || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[Endorphin|エンドルフィン]] || U1 overground || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Endorphin|エンドルフィン]] || U1 overground || [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[HANDS UP IN THE AIR]] || U1 || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[HANDS UP IN THE AIR]] || U1 || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |||
| [[OurMemories|#OurMemories]] || DDR ALL FANS || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[STERLING SILVER (U1 overground mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[STERLING SILVER (U1 overground mix)]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]] || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Yeah! Yeah!]] || CLUB SPICE || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Yeah! Yeah!]] || CLUB SPICE || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Juuniseiza no seiiki|十二星座の聖域]] || Zodiac Fall || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Juuniseiza no seiiki|十二星座の聖域]] || Zodiac Fall || [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[The History of the Future]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1×[[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]" || [[AC DDR A20|DanceDanceRevolution A20]] || - || ✓ || ? || - | | [[The History of the Future]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1×[[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]" || [[AC DDR A20|DanceDanceRevolution A20]] || - || ✓ || ? || - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[EGOISM 110]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 Ground-Speed" || [[AC DRS|DANCERUSH STARDOM]] || - || | | [[Taking It To The Sky (PLUS step)]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1" feat. [[Tammy Hanson|Tammy S. Hansen]] || [[AC DDR A20 PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[BREAKING THE FUTURE]] || [[Youhei Kimura|ARM]] (IOSYS) x BEMANI Sound Team "U1" ft. [[Kradness]] x [[Corey Prasek|TRIΔNGLE]] || [[AC DDR A3|DanceDanceRevolution A3]] / [[CS DDR GRAND PRIX|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[EGOISM 110]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 Ground-Speed" || [[AC DRS|DANCERUSH STARDOM]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[Norepinephrine|ノルエピネフリン]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC GD Matixx|GITADORA Matixx]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Norepinephrine|ノルエピネフリン]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || [[AC GD Matixx|GITADORA Matixx]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ON-DO]] || [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]]×U1 || [[AC pnm eclale|pop'n music éclale]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[ON-DO]] || [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]]×U1 || [[AC pnm eclale|pop'n music éclale]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Mikansei no jouki kudou otome|未完成ノ蒸氣驅動乙女]] || U1 overground || [[AC pnm Usaneko|pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢]] || | | [[Mikansei no jouki kudou otome|未完成ノ蒸氣驅動乙女]] || U1 overground || [[AC pnm Usaneko|pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢]] || ORBITAL STEAMPUNK || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Nostalgia Is Lost]] || U1 overground || [[AC RB colette Spring|REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Nostalgia Is Lost]] || U1 overground || [[AC RB colette Spring|REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Noah's song of collapse]] || U1 undefined behavior || [[AC NST|ノスタルジア]] || - || - || ✓ || - | | [[Noah's song of collapse]] || U1 undefined behavior || [[AC NST|ノスタルジア]] || - || - || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Tension chord ni | | [[Tension chord ni kuchizuke wo|テンションコードにくちづけを]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 unplugged" || [[AC NST Op.2|ノスタルジア Op.2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Synergy For Angels Forever]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]×U1-ASAMi (Arr.by BEMANI Sound Team "U1-ASAMi") || [[CS NST Konasute|コナステ ノスタルジア]] || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[CUTIE CHASER (MORNING MIX)]] || CLUB SPICE || [[CS DDR Oha Suta|おはスタ DanceDanceRevolution]] || KIDS POP || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[CUTIE CHASER(MORNING MIX)]] || CLUB SPICE || [[CS DDR Oha Suta|おはスタ DanceDanceRevolution]] || KIDS POP || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[ | | [[MOVE! (We Keep It Movin')]] || [[Jonathan Medley|Jonny Dynamite!]],[[Lisa Qin|Lisa - paint with stars]] -,[[Rio Hiiragi]] by BEMANI Sound Team "U1-ASAMi" || ([[BEMANI 2021 manatsu no utagassen 5 ban shoubu|BEMANI 2021真夏の歌合戦5番勝負]]) || ORBITALIC ELECTRIC MUSIC || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[Tenkuu no hana|天空の華]] || [[Shigeharu Saeki|S-C-U]] × U1 overground || ([[BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | | [[Tenkuu no hana|天空の華]] || [[Shigeharu Saeki|S-C-U]] × U1 overground || ([[BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || - | ||
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| [[SUPER SUMMER SALE]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || ([[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | | [[SUPER SUMMER SALE]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1 overground" || ([[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | ||
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| [[Shin hebi hime|新蛇姫]] || BEMANI Sound Team "U1-ASAMi" || ([[Ichika no gochamaze Mix UP!|いちかのごちゃまぜMix UP!]]) || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
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| [[Synergy For Angels]] || [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]×U1-ASAMi || ([[Shiritsu BEMANI gakuen|私立BEMANI学園]]) || ORBITALIC REVOLUTION || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
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[[Category:BEMANI Sound Team|Asami, Yuichi]] | [[Category:BEMANI Sound Team|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:DanceDanceRevolution Staff|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category:jubeat Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | [[Category:jubeat Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category:NOSTALGIA Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | [[Category:NOSTALGIA Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category:REFLEC BEAT Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | [[Category:REFLEC BEAT Artists|Asami, Yuichi]] | ||
[[Category:Sound Directors|Asami, Yuichi]] | [[Category:Sound Directors|Asami, Yuichi]] |
Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 November 2024
U1 redirects here. For the playable character in DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX, please see U1 (character).
Yuichi Asami
Artist Information
- Name: Yuichi Asami (浅見祐一)
- Birthdate: September 1st, 1971
- Birthplace: Tokyo
- X: https://x.com/U1_ASAMi
Profile
Yuichi Asami is known as one of the first KONAMI artists for the DanceDanceRevolution series, along with Naoki Maeda. Yuichi worked near exclusively on console DanceDanceRevolution titles until DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA; he's even served as a director on some titles, like MARIO MIX and the HOTTEST PARTY series. In the early 2010's Yuichi started composing songs for other BEMANI series like beatmania IIDX and REFLEC BEAT.
Yuichi's music mainly focuses on electronic genres in BEMANI. He's known for house, rave, and trance, with a couple of speedcore and hardcore tracks. Lately, he's ventured into EDM as well. He's also a proficient DJ and turntablist.
In 2011, Yuichi started sound directing the arcade DanceDanceRevolution series beginning with DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX, sharing sound directing duties with TAG. He left after X3 to serve as the sound director of the ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom BEMANI series until its end on July 31st, 2015. He returned to DanceDanceRevolution near the end of DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
As of DanceDanceRevolution A, Yuichi is once more the sound director of the DanceDanceRevolution series.
Trivia
- His main alias, U1, reads as "yu-ichi".
- Yuichi's 2MB alias refers to the amount of RAM found in Sony's PlayStation gaming console.
- Yuichi's NPD3's alias is a reference to the NBA POWER DUNKERS 3 game (released in North America as NBA IN THE ZONE '98), which he composed music for.
- Outside of BEMANI, Yuichi has also composed music for games like the NBA POWER DUNKERS/IN THE ZONE series, RUMBLE ROSES, and Police 911.
- Yuichi currently has the second longest career of any in-house BEMANI artist, performing music for BEMANI since early April 1999, only two months behind dj TAKA.
- Almost every song Yuichi composed has its song comment center-aligned when shown in the game title's website.
- All of Yuichi's beatmania IIDX songs have their genre starting with ORBITALIC; this was also used in Flow's appearance in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
Aliases
- U1-ASAMi
- U1
- NPD3
- 2MB
- 2.1MB
- U1 overground
- CLUB SPICE
- Chang ma (member of, with "AQUI LA JAMAOKA")
- U1ミライダガッキ連
- U1 undefined behavior
- U1 High-Speed
- Zodiac Fall
- Musical Cosmology
- U1 unplugged
- U1 Ground-Speed