Tomoko Shiono
Tomoko Shiono
Staff Information
- Name: Tomoko Shiono (塩野友子)
- Position: CG Designer, pop'n music 2, pop'n music 5→present
Biographical Information
One of the earliest and most influential artists in all of pop'n music, Tomoko Shiono has been around since the series' beginning, where she started out design work for the character, and moved up to became an artist for pop'n music 2. Afterwards Tomoko worked on beatmania 5thMIX, beatmania complete MIX2, and beatmania ClubMIX as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in pop'n music 5, and has worked consistently on the franchise since. At her peak Tomoko did as many as half to two-thirds of the character designs per pop'n music game. She remained part of the pop'n music staff through pop'n music Sunny Park.
Tomoko has also done videos for beatmania IIDX on and off since 8th style, mostly for wac, all of them except Votum stellarum and 凛として咲く花のごとく thanking her under various aliases. She's also done a few videos for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series as well.
Tomoko currently serves as a CG designer for the SOUND VOLTEX series.
Trivia
- Tomoko currently holds the record for the longest career of any in-house staff member in BEMANI, having have had a career in BEMANI since the very first pop'n music back in 1998, when she provided initial sketches for the characters.
- While Tomoko has never revealed herself in pictures on any official pop'n music websites, caricatures of her (including those done by herself) consistently have her depicted as having short, black hair and wearing glasses.
- She also commonly depicts herself as a small green frog, something she has done ever since she started working on pop'n music. Her pseudonym "kaeru" in beatmania / beatmania IIDX is most likely a reference to this, as it means "frog" in Japanese.
Aliases
- shio / シオ
- kaeru
pop'n CG designs
pop'n music 2
- Karli - すてきなタブーラ
- Reo☆kun - Cherry & Raquel
- Sugi☆kun - (fly higher than) the stars
- Timer - ROSE ～恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ
- Yuli - WHITE BIRDS
pop'n music 5
- BELLE - une fille dans la pluie
- Grappa - Ti voglio bene ancora
- José - クチビル
- Mary
- Mr.KK - 西新宿清掃曲
- OLIVIA - In a Grow
- Reo☆kun - fly higher(than the stars) 2 STEP mix
- PIERRE&JILL - 天麩羅兄弟
- RIE♥chan - Homesick Pt.2&3
- Sugi☆kun - BICYCLE
- TAMAKO - ウルトラハイヒール〜I JUST WANNA TELL YOU
- the KING
- WACKY - Shock of Love
pop'n music 6
- DiNO - マシュマロ・マーチ (with Piu:KOHA)
- Green - Lucifer
- Higurashi - 2nd ADVENTURE
- Hone - Ska Ska No.3 (with tera)
- Jessica - Gotta Get My Groove On
- July - Feux d'artifica
- KIKA - micro dream
- Mary
- May - Midnight Yoghurt(女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦)
- MEBAE - 電波の暮らし
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
- OTOKO-MAN - H@ppy Choice
- Pop'n All? Stars - ポップン音頭
- Roku (六) - 大見解
- rolly - Over the hill
- Sir Conga:
- EL DIA FELIZ (1P)
- Wall Street down-sizer (2P)
- Timer - 走り抜ける君へ, Hurry up!
- TRAN - Foundation of our love (with tera)
- W.B.ROSE - Spell on me ～魅惑の呪文
- Yard the 6th - Bubble Bagpipe Hour
- YUN - 작은 행복
pop'n music 7
- Cyber - CHICKEN CHASER
- JUDY - 純愛サレンダー
- Kagome - platonic love
- Mac - Tropical Pallete (with shiro)
- Mary
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
- BITTER SWEET SAMBA - with Nyami as DJ Mimi Nyami
- 宇宙戦艦 ヤマト
- ウルトラセブンの歌
- Murasaki - 林檎と蜂蜜
- Nancy - GET THE CHANCE! (with Piu:KOHA)
- Nina - Betty Boo
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
- BITTER SWEET SAMBA - with Mimi as DJ Mimi Nyami
- PROJECT A PROCEEDS
- 薔薇は美しく散る
- ラムのラブソング
- Peetan - フリーパス
- PePe - GLORIA
- Poet - HAPPY MUSIC
- pretty - スウィーツ
- Prince M - スペース★彡キッス
- Rave girl - Ending theme of pop'n music6
- RIE♥chan - Dimanche
- risette - カモミール・バスルーム
- SANAE♥chan - White Lovers
- Sanday - ディスコξタイフーン
- Sebas★chan - EXCALIBUR
- shalah - Denpasar
- Yang-Yang - 加油! 元気猿!
- YOSHIO - SA-DA-ME
- Yunta - 夜間行
- Zizz - 電気人形
pop'n music 8
- hina - 777
- Honey - HONEY-BEE
- John.A.Chopper - 恋のキャッチボール
- Kaminari mai (雷舞) - 夢有
- KINOKO MAN - 321 STARS
- MILK - ♥Love²シュガ→♥
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
- MOMOKO★SAN - 会社はワタシで廻ってる!?
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
- 100sec. Kitchen Battle!! (2P)
- ヒーロー ～HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO～
- 渡る世間は鬼ばかり オープニングテーマ
- Oshare Zukin (おしゃれずきん) - CANDY♥
- PAPYRUS - 永遠という名の媚薬
- PIERRE&JILL - RADICAL RAGTIME TOUR
- REALLY - L.A.N.
- RIE♥chan - マリンドライブ
- risette - Tangeline
- SAPPHIRE - Over The Night
- Shinobian aka / Shinobain ao (シノビアン赤 / シノビアン青) - ニンジャヒーロー・シノビアン
- shiroro - Linus
- UNO - Miracle 4
- ν・μ - Marigold
- Yuli - Late Riser
pop'n music 9
- Alt - コンピューターおばあちゃん
- BELLE - COQUETTE
- Ema - コヨーテの行方(ゆくえ)
- Hone nyami - ホネホネロック
- Ivan - ロシアのおみやげ
- Jeff - 2tone
- JUDY - North Wind
- Kagetora - 雪の華
- kurumi - ラブラブギウギ♥
- Mary - 掌の革命
- MeMe - Requiem (with ちょび。)
- Mimi
- MZD's 4 variations in this game:
- Nina - ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー
- Nyami
- Poet - Filament Circus
- POPPERS - I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU
- Rave girl - CAT'S EYE
- RIE♥chan - GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS
- Roku (六) - 男々道
- SANAE♥chan - Secret tale
- Silvia - 森の鼓動
- SOUJI / SEIJI - デパ地下のお話
- Zizz - 禁じられた契約
pop'n music 10
- AFRO - DDR MEGAMIX - WIN/FEVER WIN/LOSE animations only.
- Bianca - CUT OFF A CORNER
- Count.Ten - Holy Forest (with KAKKI)
- FOXY - 青春スタイル in 2003 (with ミコシバ)
- HAMANOV - スウィーツ～instrumental (with ろちひ)
- Honey - 思い出の巴里祭
- HOT.D - Blaster (with ちひ and ろちひ)
- ikkei - 明鏡止水
- JUNE - キューティーハニー
- Kirico - 絡繰男爵奇譚
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
- "Princess Piccolo" (1P)
- きてよパーマン (with kakki)
- おしえて
- パタパタママ (with ちひる)
- MOMOKO★1993 - Go Easy!!
- Mr.AOKI - STATION
- Mr.KK - Missing Cat
- murmur twins - murmur twins (guitar pop ver.)
- MZD - Votum stellarum
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
- OTOKO-MAN - 炎のキン肉マン
- PolePole - ポレポレの雨乞いの唄
- Sanday - 魔法的新定義
- Shishamo (ししゃも) - Ping×Pong×Dash (with ちひゃも)
- stella - SCI-FI
- Suwapanchi (すわぱんち) - ヒデオ体操第一 - banner only.
- Uncle JAM - SUMMER TIME
- WAKABA - STEREO TOKYO
- YOSHIO - ガッチャマンの歌
pop'n music 11
- DJ RAIJIN - 烏 (with KAKKI)
- EKATERINA - サンクトペテルブルクへ (with VJ GYO)
- JUDY - frost (with ちひディ)
- Kabab - YOLCU MUSTAFA
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
- アンパンマンのマーチ (with KAKKI)
- ムーンライト伝説
- Murasaki - 林檎夫人
- MZD colors for:
- NICKEY - Nick RING
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
- RHYTHM AND POLICE (with KAKKI)
- Tensai Bakabon (with モロ)
- Tank!
- おれはジャイアンさまだ!
- とんちんかんちん 一休さん (with KAKKI)
- PIERRE&JILL - スシ食いねェ!
- RIE♥chan - Orange AIR-LINE
- Roki - the keel
- SANAE♥chan - 悲しみよこんにちは
- Sayuri - 僕の飛行機
- Sergei - Space Dog
- SOUTH - クラゲータ
- Suika BroS. - 柳小路のシスター (with KAKKI)
- TINO - 怒れる大きな白い馬
- WARUDOC - ワルドック船長のブルース
pop'n music 12 いろは
Unless otherwise specified, all of shio's CG design in pop'n music 12 are character designs only.
- Hipopo&Tamayo - エイプリルフールの唄
- Justice★ - Looking for... (all animations)
- MAGOJIROU - 進め! 爺ちゃん!
- Mamoru-kun - ふたりのマニフェスト
- MEBAE - La Pêche du Pierrot (all animations)
- MILK - こたつとみかん (all animations)
- Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
- デリケートに好きして
- 世にも奇妙な物語メインタイトル
- 残酷な天使のテーゼ (add. retouching)
- バブルバスガール
- NICE GUY - ONSEN SONG remixed
- Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
- PAL - Far e@st network (all animations)
- Patty - Just you wait!
- SARASA - 白いとび羽根 (all animations)
- SAUGA MOGAMI - 涙雨物語 (all animations)
- SHOLLKEE - KOUYOU (all animations)
- Shinobianko (シノビアンコ) - 忍びアン子は恋の呪文 (all animations)
- USAO-kun - Klungkung 1655 (all animations)
- YODO-DOZEN - お豆の哀歌 (all animations)
- YUN - 夢見る少女
pop'n music 13 カーニバル
- Abraham - GADARINA
- Albireo - 白い森の伝説
- Anna - Ferris wheel
- Boxies - Opportunity
- Diana - アジサイの花
- EN MOEYO / TEN UCHO - Majestic Fire
- JUDY - Spring Comes Around
- Knight / Night - Sanctum Crusade
- Mimi:
- BAROQUE HOEDOWN (エレクトリカルパレードのテーマ) (costume only)
- ポップンカーニバルマーチ (1P)
- NAKAJI - ポップミュージック論
- Nyami - ポップンカーニバルマーチ (2P)
- PMGTV-RZX - Violently Car
- REIKO HINOMOTO - ランブルメドレー
- RIE♥chan - 空への扉
- Roki - Dar[k]wish
- SANAE♥chan - パレード
- Tegami-ko (手紙子) - 桃源絵巻
- TO-NO - 文明開化
- UNCLE Jam - キングモンキー
- White-Merry - MILK・CROWN
pop'n music 14 FEVER!
- April - CODENAME:APRIL
- Betty - BABY P
- BREMENS - セレクトショップに横たわるネコ
- Brown - Gradation
- CREAMY - !いつか王子さまがぁ！
- echidna - Psyche Planet-V
- FEVER ROBO - 踊るフィーバーロボ
- Fever senshi pop'n 14 (フィーバー戦士ポップン14):
- Honey - 魅せられて ～エーゲ海のテーマ
- Mimi:
- DA DA DA DANCING!! (2P)
- スーパーマリオブラザーズBGMメドレー
- Nikolaschka - Deep Magenta
- Nyami - DA DA DA DANCING!! (1P)
- photon - ヴォイス
- Shamshir - シャムシールの舞
- TSUKUBA / AKIBA - 電気ダンス
- UNO - hora de verdad
- Wang-Tang - 個胃Ｘ光
pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE
- fili - Caring Dance
- hannes - Apocalypse ~memento mori~
- GITA-KEN (ギタケン) - ギターケンドー
- KANOKO - 凛として咲く花の如く
- lithos - Polis (with きの子)
- Natsubou (なつ坊) - なつやすみのぼうけん
- ookami-boy - Prince on a Star
- Parrot - 駕篭の鳥
- Poet - つぼみ
- Roku (六) - 路男
- WELL-DONE - Soul On Fire
- ∑ - ZETA〜素数の世界と超越者〜
pop'n music 16 PARTY♪
- Anne - Magical 4
- DTO - 無限軌道ゲームミックス (new color and animations)
- edda - chilblain
- fili - NORTH (new color and animations)
- HOUSE girl - 20, november
- KARLI - マハラディーン
- MOMOKO★SAN - @n H@ppy Choice
- NANASHI - 繚乱ヒットチャート
- OTOKO-MAN - 愛車はタワシで洗ってる!?
- pop'n dream - Have a good dream.
- RIE♥chan - Little Rock Overture
- risette - パラソル
- SANAE♥chan - タンバリンビーツ
- SMOKE - Ergosphere
- Taako - こなもん屋人情歌
- TENT-KANT - シュレーディンガーの猫
pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE
- BELLE - Le départ à L'Alpe-d'Huez
- Kei Todoroki (轟競) - 明日への誓い
- Kevin - 映画「ジェノヴァの空の下」のテーマ
- Lyra - moon dance
- Mimi - Stardust Wanderers (1P)
- Nyami - Stardust Wanderers (2P)
- PELO - ピエロのままで
- PIROZHKI - レトロ男爵の嘆き
- Sonar - The Aim of Nautilus
- STAR☆NYAN - ボクモ, ワタシモ, ムービースター☆
- STEVE - 最期の決断
- YOSHIO - 背水之陣
pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝
- Alt - 隅田川夏恋歌 (new color)
- BENI - 麗破唖甦～rebirth～
- DAI - Ignited Night
- Getsufuma (月風魔) - 月風魔伝
- HITORI - 序
- Kicoro - Liebe ～望郷～
- LuLu - Blow Me Up
- MAKOTO - Let it go
- MASAMUNE - 辞世テンプレート
- m.c.H.T - 三日天下モンキー
- Mimi / Nyami - 西軍∥∴⊂SEKIGAHARA⊃∴∥東軍 (1P and 2P respectively)
- Mimi&Nyami - すわひでおのゴロゴロ年号覚え唄決定版
- MZD (new color) - GOLD RUSH (pop'n GOLD MOUNTAIN rush)
- N.NAGA - NOBUNAGA
- R.Q - Afternoon tea dream
- Ralph Belmondo - trezire de spirit
- SANAE♥chan - ボクをさがしに
- Scarecrows - IKKI! Explosion
- SHISHITUGU - 風林火山
- SUZUHIME - 黒髪乱れし修羅となりて
- Tanuchiyo (たぬちよ) - AKATSUKI
- TRAN (new color) - starmine -swallowtail mix-
- TSUYOSHI - 心のコラージュ
- YAYAKO - O・KU・NI
pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET
- Agent - 薔薇は永遠に美しく
- ALT 2.0 - Linear Locomotive Love
- BIT - 断罪プラズマ (character design only)
- Kapooon - クライマックス銭湯
- KENJI - 面影橋
- Kobouzo - 神曲
- MOMOKO★SAN - Music-U
- NERO - The Sky of Sadness
- Nyami - 探検ノート (in TUNE STREET, 1P fantasia onwards)
- Mimi (2P from fantasia onwards)
- Roki - Princess Roki
- smooooch - smooooch・∀・ (porting, new LOSE animation)
- Ted=Pete - UPBEAT
- Torte&Parfait:
- 夢について TYPE A (2P)
- 夢について TYPE C (1P)
- the GARDEN - BabeL ～roof garden～
- the TOWER:
- BabeL ～Grand Story～ (1P)
- BabeL ～Next Story～ (2P)
- TSURARA - ふゆこい
- ZOOZO - The Zoo Zone
pop'n music 20 fantasia
- BOUNTY - ノー! ノー! Way
- FRESHMAN - 青春の扉
- hina - ひみつの言葉 (with mayo)
- Lord Meh - Eine Haube ～聖地の果てにあるもの～
- MANA - MANA
- Mimi Nyami - そして世界は音楽に満ちた
- mimi nyami sei-jin - HEAT-BIT-HIT-BEAT
- Mr.KK - life goes on
- Ninjin (にんじん) - いきもの失格
- nonet - Like a pop'n music
- Raizou (雷蔵) - 疾風 (clean-up/porting)
- Reo☆kun - ゼロ・グラビティ
- Root@Choudou-ken (ルート@超ドー研) - 恋はどう?モロ◎波動OK☆方程式!!
- Sattan (さったん) - 魔界！痛快！ヘルダンス
- Sherry - Broadway Diva
- Tenko - 情操ディストピア
- Tete&Toto - 時を止める魔女
pop'n music Sunny Park
- Anne - Les Vague
- BOUNTY - LOL!
- copel - 屋根裏ポスト
- cup-kun - coffee break
- HIUMI - snow prism
- Ibuki Izumi (和泉一舞):
- Koumori otoko (こうもりおとこ) - 鳥無き島にて
- MZD - IX
- OTOBEAR:
- Concertino in Blue (2P)
- 紅蓮の焔 (3P)
- RIE♥chan -
- WORLD COLOR (1P)
- 7 Colors (1P)
- Roly-Pony - spring pony
- Ryan - 野獣ワイルド
- TengTeng - 悠久神話録 ～遥かなる山脈に流れる大河の畔にて～
- VENUS:
- Brand New World (1P)
- Chu☆Chu☆Tonight (1P)
- Far Away (1P)
- Squeeze (2P)
- Survival Games (1P)
- Wow Wow VENUS (1P)
pop'n music ラピストリア
This list is based on a game recently released, and will be updated accordingly over the next year or so.
- Albireo - 時空学者とブルーメン
- HIUMI - illumina
- Jadeite - QuoN (FEVER animations)
- Nicolas - 風のささやき
Jacket Illustrations
- BabeL 〜Next Story〜 (with 菌類)
- Black Emperor
- BLACK or WHITE?
- Booths of Fighters
- caramel ribbon (INFINITE, with MoToKo)
- FIRE FIREは電気スウィングの夢を見るか？
- Harpuia
- HYENA (with aonisai)
- LittleGameStar
- macaron
- Monkey Business (lapix Remix)
- neu
- odds and ends
- Pure Evil -Aya2g Drm'n Tech Rmx-
- The Sampling Paradise (N-Driver Style)
- uən
- Unlimited Field
- Wish upon Twin Stars (INFINITE, with isonin)
- 不思議玩具ガンガラディンドン
- カレクレンマ
- 黒髪乱れし修羅となりて
- 冥 Rockin' SWING REMIX (INFINITE, with NAGI)
- 流れ星と君の歌
- 御千手メディテーション
- 凛として咲く花の如く スプーキィテルミィンミックス (INFINITE, with isonin)
- 憂恋☆アクティベーション (with isonin)
- ワヴル魔法図書館
- やばいつよくてあたまいいあたいのうた
Overlays
Videos
- Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～
- BLACK OUT
- Funky sonic World
- Little Prayer
- moon_child (with F-FLY)
- murmur twins
- murmur twins (guitar pop ver.)
- oratio
- op.31 叙情
- pot-pourri d'orange (illustrations)
- Second Style (Hip Hop Paradise) (additional help)
- The end of my spiritually
- Votum stellarum
- 乙女繚乱 舞い咲き誇れ (with 岸華, もとこ, 菌類)
- 凛として咲く花の如く