Junko Karashima
Not to be confused with GUITARFREAKS / drummania vocalist Junko Terashima, or Bemani composer / pop'n music sound director Jun Wakita.
Artist Information
- Name: Junko Karashima (辛島純子)
- Web Site: http://www.konamistyle.jp/customfactory/terra_revolution/index.html (TËЯRA official site)
General Information
Junko Karashima is a long-time artist for BEMANI. She joined back in 2002 in DDRMAX 2, moving up in the series to becoming head sound director of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA 2, as well as several of the HOTTEST PARTY entries. She is based known for her series of songs under the TËЯRA alias alongside Naoki Maeda. She also wrote lyrics for a few of Naoki's songs outside of said alias, including at least one for his J-POP group BeForU.
She also did the music for several installments of Konami's Japanese arcade game series, Quiz Magic Academy.
This music list is very much under construction.
Aliases
Trivia
- Junko Karashima is the only known female sound data analyzer in pop'n music.
- Although not the first female sound director in BEMANI, Junko is the first to sound direct a main title in the series, as opposed to a spinoff (like Kaoko Aoki when she sound directed beatmania featuring Dreams Come True),
Credited Songs
BEMANI Songs
| Song | Artist | Game | Genre | Composition | Arrangement | Lyrics | Vocals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Name | Artist | Full Arcade Game | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DDRMAX 2 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY 2 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA 2 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution X2 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution X3 vs 2ndMIX | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | DanceDanceRevolution 2010 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| 蒼い衝動 | NAOKI feat.YUKI | beatmania IIDX 8th style | J-TRANCE | - | - | ✓ | - |
| Be Rock U (1998 burst style) | NAOKI | beatmania IIDX 9th style | J-TRANCE | - | - | ✓ | - |
| DoLL | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 10th style | HYPER J-POP FOUR | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| 一途な恋 (HYPER J-EURO MIX) | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 10th style | J-REVIVAL | - | ✓ | - | ✓ |
| Raspberry♡Heart (English version) | jun feat. PAULA TERRY | beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | COLORFUL HARDCORE | - | ✓ | - | - |
| ULTiM∧TE | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | HYPER J-POP FIVE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EDEN | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY | HYPER J-POP SIX | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| HAPPY☆ANGEL | jun with TAHIRIH | beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY | HAPPY HARDCORE | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| ALFARSHEAR 双神威に廻る夢 | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD | HYPER J-POP SEVEN | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parasite World | TЁЯRA underground | beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD | HYPER J-CORE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Why did you go away | jun with TAHIRIH | beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD | LOVERS EUROBEAT | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| CROSSROAD | jun with TAHIRIH | beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD | DRAMATIC EURO TRANCE | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| 零 -ZERO- | TËЯRA | beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD | HYPER J-POP ZERO | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guilt & Love | The Plastic Ambition (jun & DJ YOSHITAKA) | beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD CS | SHINING RAVE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PROMISE FOR LIFE | TЁЯRA WORKS | beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS | BALLAD | - | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| REMINISCENCE | jun with Alison | beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS | TRI EURO FANTASIA | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| ЁVOLUTIФN | TЁЯRA | beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle | PLATINUM JAPANESQUE | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| THIS NIGHT (jubeat EDITION) | TЁЯRA | jubeat copious | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| TWINKLE♡HEART | jun | jubeat copious APPEND / DanceDanceRevolution X3 vs. 2ndMIX | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 12 いろは | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 13 カーニバル | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | pop'n music 20 fantasia | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | REFLEC BEAT 1.5 | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
| Song Name | Artist | REFLEC BEAT limelight | Genre | ✓ | - | - | - |
Composition
IIDX
- Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic (also in pop'n music through ee'mall)
pop'n music
- Raspberry Heart
- jewelry girl* (CS song)