Takehiko Fujii

Takehiko Fujii

Takehiko Fujii

Artist Information

• Name: Takehiko Fujii (藤井岳彦)
• Birthdate: July 13th, 1969
• Bandcamp: https://slake2.bandcamp.com/

Profile

Takehiko Fujii is one of the most recognized artists from early beatmania and beatmania IIDX games, initially creating charts for the early beatmania games, but later contributing with songs and serving as a sound director for both series (in the case of beatmania IIDX, he was for 9th style and 10th style). His music is mostly techno, but he sometimes composes trance, drum'n'bass, electronica and R&B. His much more occidental approach to electronic music than other in-game artists had make him quite popular within the non-Japanese BEMANI fanbase.

Takehiko left KONAMI in late 2003/early 2004 during the production cycle of 10th style, though he continued to appear in BEMANI for a decade after, most notably in beatmania IIDX. He currently owns iNViSiBLE Co., Ltd. (株式会社インビジブル).

Trivia

• Takehiko was previously managed by Tomoyuki Uchida, aka Mr.T.
• Takehiko has also written songs for CAPCOM's CROSS×BEATS series.
• According to an interview with Takehiko, his shinpei alias is a counterpart to Youhei Shimizu's youhei alias.

Aliases

• SLAKE
• SPARKER
• CALF
• DEPROGRAM MAN
• APPLE MAN
• shinpei
• JET GIRL SPIN
• lim's Sculpture

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement
SODA	SLAKE	beatmania 4thMIX 〜the beat goes on〜	DRUM'N'BASS	✓	✓
CYCLE	SLAKE	beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-	MINIMAL	✓	✓
DENIM	SLAKE	beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-	TECHNO	✓	✓
HIGHER	SLAKE	beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-	LATINAIRES BEATS	✓	✓
Attack the music (49 MUSIC MIX)	DJ FX (another mixed by DEPROGRAM MAN)	beatmania completeMIX 2	HARD TECHNO	-	✓
DENIM (ELECTRO MIX)	SLAKE (another mixed by DEPROGRAM MAN)	beatmania completeMIX 2	TECHNO	-	✓
HELL SCAPER ～SLASHING MIX～	remixed by DEPROGRAM MAN	beatmania completeMIX 2	GABBAH	-	✓
PARANOiA MAX ～FUNKY BLEEP MIX～	190 (another mixed by DEPROGRAM MAN)	beatmania completeMIX 2	JUNGLE	-	✓
SPARKER	SLAKE	beatmania completeMIX 2	MINIMAL	✓	✓
GAME	SLAKE	beatmania ClubMIX	CYBER FUNK	✓	✓
2 gorgeous 4U ～EMULATE MIX～	SLAKE	beatmania CORE REMIX	BREAK BEATS	-	✓
Acid Bomb ～LATINIZE MIX～	SLAKE	beatmania CORE REMIX	LATIN HOUSE	-	✓
greed eater ～DEAL WITH IT MIX～	SLAKE feat.R.C.	beatmania CORE REMIX	BREAK BEATS	-	✓
OVERDOSER ～FLOTAGE MIX～	SLAKE	beatmania CORE REMIX	TECHNO	-	✓
FUNKY MODELLING (EDIT)	SPARKER	beatmania 6thMIX THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC	BREAKBEATS	-	✓
LAUGHIN	SLAKE	beatmania 6thMIX THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC	ELECTRICAL BEATS	✓	✓
CALDERA	CALF	beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution	HARDCORE BREAKBEATS	✓	✓
REFERENCE	SPARKER	beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution	TRANCE	✓	✓
WATERING	SLAKE	beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution	TECHNO	✓	✓
WHAT'S NEXT?	SLAKE feat. DAINA NORMAN	beatmania 7thMIX keepin' evolution	NU JAZZ	✓	✓
CAT MAN	CALF	beatmania THE FINAL	CYBER PUNK	✓	✓
蝶の羽	SLAKE feat. ANCTEA	beatmania THE FINAL	BROKEN BEATS	✓	✓
22DUNK	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX	TECHNO	✓	✓
GAMBOL	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX	BIG BEAT	✓	✓
I'M FOR REAL	SLAKE feat. JP Miles	beatmania IIDX 4th style	TWO STEP	✓	✓
CLOUDY MUSIC	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 7th style	DRUM'N'BASS	✓	✓
FLUTE MAN	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 8th style	DEEP HOUSE	✓	✓
MUSIC TO YOUR HEAD	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 8th style	TECHNO	✓	✓
ADVANCE	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 9th style	ELECTRONICA	✓	✓
BREEDING	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 9th style	TECHNO	✓	✓
BRIGHTNESS DARKNESS	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 9th style	ROCOCO TEK	✓	✓
LOVE IS DROWING	SLAKE feat. EMIKO	beatmania IIDX 9th style	FORKTRONICA	✓	✓
Boundary	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 10th style	ROCOCO TEK	✓	✓
CHOO CHOO TRAIN (dnb mix)	SLAKE feat. MIKA	beatmania IIDX 10th style	J-REVIVAL	-	✓
LIMITED	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 10th style	TECHNO	✓	✓
Ready To Rockit Blues	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 10th style	NU JAZZ	✓	✓
BLOCKS	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	TRANCE	✓	✓
BREATH	SPARKER	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	ROCOCO TEK	✓	✓
TEXTURE	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	DEATH DISCO	✓	✓
GREEN EYES	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	BROKEN TEK	✓	✓
SCREAM SQUAD	CALF	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	BREAKCORE	✓	✓
MINT	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	ELECTRONICA	✓	✓
SEQUENCE CAT	SLEDLAKE (SLAKE & L.E.D.)	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS	TECHNO	✓	✓
REPLAY	SLAKE	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	TECHNO	✓	✓
FUNKY MODELLING (LONG)	SPARKER	beatmania III APPEND 6thMIX	BREAKBEATS	-	✓
REFERENCE (LONG)	SPARKER	beatmania III APPEND 7thMIX keepin' evolution	TRANCE	✓	✓
Less Is More	lim's Sculpture	DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3	-	✓	✓
TIME IN MOTION	lim's Sculpture	DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition	-	✓	✓
STATISTIK	lim's Sculpture	DanceDanceRevolution Pocket Edition	-	✓	✓
FUNKY MODELLING	SPAKER	Dance Maniax 2ndMIX	-	✓	✓
I really love you so	SLAKE feat. MIKA	ee'MALL	JAZZY DRUM'N'BASS	✓	✓
THE 24TH D	SPARKER	KEYBOARDMANIA	GOA TRANCE	✓	✓
Motion	SPARKER	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	ELECTRONICA	✓	✓
Sunlight	shinpei	pop'n music 6	POP BEATS	✓	✓
今日は今日でえがったなゃ	とどのすけとめたろう	pop'n music 9	COUNTRY BEATS	✓	✓
林檎と蜂蜜（美味しさ倍増MIX）	APPLE MAN	pop'n music 9	SHOWA KAYO REMIX	-	✓
SUMMER TIME	shinpei	pop'n music 10	CARIBBEAN BEATS	✓	✓
MARS WAR 3	JET GIRL SPIN	pop'n music 13 カーニバル	TOY BREAK CORE	✓	✓
大見解の新見解	CALF	pop'n music 16 PARTY♪	HIP ROCK REMIX	-	✓
魔法的新定義 electro mix	うらら remixed by SLAKE	pop'n music 20 fantasia	TEKNOGIRL REMIX	-	✓

Discography

Albums

• Beyond the Dead Future (2006)
• BEYOND THE DEAD FUTURE RE-EDIT (2012)
• THE INVISIBLE FORCE (2012)

Singles

• Undersleeping (2024)