BeForU

This is a page for the former J-POP BEMANI music group BeForU. For the DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX song of a similar name, please see B4U.

BeForU II

Artist Information

BeForU (originally spelled as Be For U in the DDR games) is a former J-POP idol group formed by DanceDanceRevolution big-name Naoki Maeda in 2001. The original line-up consisted of four girls: Riyu Kosaka (the leader of the group, and the head lyricist), Noria Shiraishi, Yoma Komatsu, and Shiyuna Maehara. The group first appeared in DIVE in DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX, and later made subsequent appearances in other BEMANI series other than DDR, including GUITARFREAKS / drummania, pop'n music, and beatmania IIDX.

In 2004 Shiyuna - who had no singles at that point - left the group. This resulted in Naoki opening up slots for some new girls (It was also open to guys, too - Reiji Sakurai was one of the people who auditioned.) Three new girls, collectively called BeForU Next, were chosen: Sayaka Minami, Risa Sotohana, and Miharu Arisawa.

In late 2006 BeForU signed on to Japanese music company avex mode, where the girls continued to appear in BEMANI games as licensed artists for another year or so. In late 2007 Yoma and Miharu left BeForU completely; Noria soon left the group to pursue a solo career, as did Risa. Sayaka left BeForU in early 2008 as well due to sickness, leaving Riyu as the only member left in the group.

In early 2008, a third BeForU group was formed. Along with Riyu and a temporary Sayaka, the new girls were: Megumi Fukushita, Ayano Tachibana, and Hiromi Nishiuchi. The group was now signed on to Gambit, where they produced a single album, Shangri-La (シャングリラ), before going under. In late 2009 the BeForU group was retired completely, and all the members went their separate ways. In 2010, most of the BeForU songs under the BeForU name (except チカラ), as well as some by the individual members, were removed from DDR, IIDX, pop'n music, and Guitar Freaks / DrumMania. (Some were later revived, though some of Riyu's songs in DDR, like true..., never were.)

Credited Songs

Only songs listed under the BeForU name are listed on this page. For individual pages on the girls, see the links above.

Original Line-up (Riyu, Noria, Yoma, & Shiyuna)

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Vocals
DIVE	Be For U	DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX	-	✓
DIVE -more deep & deeper style-	Be For U	DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS	-	✓
Firefly	Be For U	DDRMAX	-	✓
BRE∀K DOWN!	Be For U	DDRMAX 2	GIRLS ROCK	✓
GRADUATION ~それぞれの明日~	Be For U	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	SOTSUGUYOU	✓
Freedom	Be For U	DanceDanceRevoltuion Party Collection	-	✓
BRE∀K DOWN!(GF&DM STYLE)	BeForU	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX / drummania 7thMIX	-	✓
チカラ	BeForU	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX / drummania 8thMIX	GIRLS ROCK EXTREME	✓

Reformatted Line-Up (Riyu, Noria, Yoma, Sayaka, Miharu, and Risa)

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Vocals
KI・SE・KI (IIDX RED EDIT)	BeForU	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	J-POP	✓
Red Rocket Rising	BeForU	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	J-POP	✓
KI・SE・KI (DDR edit)	Be For U	DDR FESTIVAL	-	✓
Morning Glory	BeForU	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA	-	✓
PEACE (^^)v	BeForU	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA	-	✓
シナリオ	BeForU NEXT	Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V	-	✓
BLACK OUT	BeForU	Guitar Freaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	✓
Strike Party!!!	BeForU	Guitar Freaks V4 & DrumMania V4: Яock×Rock	-	✓
遠雷～遠くにある明かり～	(HIGH AND MIGHTY COLOR)	Guitar Freaks V4 & DrumMania V4: Яock×Rock	-	✓

Discography

1. BeForU - 11/28/2003
2. BeForU II - 2/14/2006
3. BeForU III ~Breaking Into The Probability Changes - 3/14/07
4. シャングリラ - 10/8/08