Shoichiro Hirata

Shoichiro Hirata

Artist Information

• Name: Shoichiro Hirata (平田祥一郎)
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/sho1hrt

Profile

Shoichiro Hirata (born 1969) is a former Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo employee who worked for the company, contributing music both in and out of BEMANI. He was a frequent contributor to beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution during his tenure, and also did a few songs for pop'n music.

Shoichiro Hirata left KONAMI in 2003 to work at Hello! Project and avex group, but temporarily returned as a commissioned artist in 2006 and 2007 to write some new songs for BEMANI. He then composed a single song for KONAMI's Walk It Out! game for the Nintendo Wii that was later transferred into DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition, and lately has composed music for the Tokimeki Restaurant (ときめきレストラン☆☆☆) mobile game.

Outside of BEMANI, Shoichiro has contributed a few tracks recently for SEGA's maimai music arcade game as well as Wanna Be Your Special for CROSSxBEATS.

Aliases

• Shoichiro
• Shawn the Horny Master
• D.J.Spugna
• Sho-T

Trivia

• Shoichiro Hirata composed Hyper Glide and Let's Go Now for KONAMI's PlayStation fitness game MARTIALBEAT2.

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Lyrics
GIRIGIRI DADDY	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 4th style	DISCO	✓	✓	-
Nothing Ain't Stoppin' Us	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 4th style	R&B	✓	✓	-
Give Me A Sign	Shoichiro Hirata feat. "Red"	beatmania IIDX 5th style	2STEP	✓	✓	-
M-02stp.ver1.01	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 6th style	2STEP	✓	✓	-
Bad Routine	D.J.Spugna	beatmania IIDX 7th style	FILTER HOUSE	✓	✓	-
AVE DE RAPINA	Shawn the Horny Master	beatmania IIDX 7th style	ALTERNATIVE HOUSE	✓	✓	-
Hormiga obrera	Shawn the Horny Master	beatmania IIDX 8th style	ALTERNATIVE HOUSE	✓	✓	-
Luv 2 Feel Your Body	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 8th style	2 STEP	✓	✓	-
The Biggest Roaster	D.J.Spugna	beatmania IIDX 9th style	FILTER HOUSE	✓	✓	-
真夏の花・真夏の夢	Sana	beatmania IIDX 9th style	HOUSE	✓	✓	-
Crazy K.I.N.O.	Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	MIXTURE	✓	✓	-
With your Smile	Shoichiro Hirata plus Junko Hirata	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	J-HOUSE	✓	✓	-
Toxic	WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania US	GARAGE MIX	-	✓	-
You Really Got Me	WaveGroup/Shoichiro Hirata	beatmania US	BREAKBEATS MIX	-	✓	-
サンシャイン☆ダンス	Togo Project feat. Megu	DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION	-	-	✓	-
Groove	Sho-T feat. Brenda	DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS	-	✓	✓	-
Share My Love	Julie Frost	DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS	-	✓	✓	-
Groove 2001	Sho-T feat. Brenda	DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX	-	-	✓	-
A Stupid Barber	Sho-T	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS	EURO HOUSE	✓	✓	-
Scorching Moon	Shawn the Horny Master	DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS	-	✓	✓	-
I Need You (True Platinum Mix)	Sho-T	DDR FESTIVAL	-	-	✓	-
Fly away	ChiyoTia	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA	-	✓	✓	-
Fly away -mix del matador-	Shawn the Horny Master feat. ChiyoTia	DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America)	-	✓	✓	-
ROCK U UP	Shoichiro Hirata	DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition	-	✓	✓	-
CHEAT DANCER - short ver -	X.I.P.	jubeat saucer	-	✓	✓	-
Show up ! - short ver -	3 Majesty	jubeat saucer	-	✓	✓	-
S・S・L ～スーパー・スペシャル・ラブ～	Shoichiro Hirata feat. Yumi Kawamura	pop'n music 7	Jr.R&B	✓	✓	-
Can't Stop My Love	Yumi Kawamura	pop'n music 8	J-R&B 3	✓	✓	✓
会社はワタシで廻ってる！？	新谷さなえ	pop'n music 8	HOUSY POP	✓	✓	-
ドキドキ妄想空回りシンドローム（ドキ・カラ）	秋葉レイ	pop'n music 9	PEACH IDOL	✓	✓	-
カリビアン	GUzzle	pop'n music 11 CS	CARIBIAN POP	-	✓	-
Always	Shoichiro Hirata feat. RayZY	pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE	BOYS R&B	✓	✓	-
FU-FA	Sana+MIKI-CHANG+Shoichiro	pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE	WINDY DANCE	-	✓	-

Interviews

• Shoichiro Hirata Interviews