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Kiyoshi Murai

Kiyoshi Murai

Artist Information

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Prior to joining KONAMI in the early 1990s, Kiyoshi Murai studied graphic design at an arts university, worked in the music industry, and studied abroad in the United States. He started composing music for various SEGA Mega Drive video games, Tokimeki Memorial Vocal CDs, and the 1998 PlayStation game Mitsumete Knight. In BEMANI, Kiyoshi joined the pop'n music team from pop'n music 4, while his first BEMANI song, WE TWO ARE ONE, appeared in pop'n stage ex in 1999. He has appeared in every pop'n music arcade installment since 4. His musical style incorporates a 1980s synth sound (through his V.C.O. and ALT songs), although he has also composed rock and orchestral music.

Kiyoshi was the head sound director of pop'n music 4 and 5, and continued to sound direct various pop'n entries until 16 PARTY♪. He was also the co-director of KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX with Hiroki Koga, and became the head sound director of KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX. Kiyoshi was the sound producer of the ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom series, and produced music for KONAMI's arcade game Otoca♥d'or (オトカ♥ドール) in 2015.

Sometime around late 2017, Kiyoshi was transferred from Konami Amusement to the Konami Digital Entertainment department, but eventually returned to Konami Amusement in early 2019.

Trivia

  • Prior to his full name being revealed in 2019 [1], Kiyoshi previously stated in an interview with the Japanese website Gpara.com that his commonly used "Seiya" alias wasn't his real first name.
  • Kiyoshi started playing the piano when he was 5 years old [2].
  • Kiyoshi created the rearranged pop'n music title screen theme in pop'n music 4 and 5, and the new intro themes from pop'n music 9 through 12 いろは.
  • Kiyoshi's V.C.O. alias is an abbreviation for "Voltage Controlled Orchestra".
    • This alias is most likely a reference to Murai's favorite band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, which is often abbreviated as YMO.
  • According to the Q&A corner of pop'n music 9's official website (archived), Kiyoshi notes that the Kiyommy+Seiya alias was decided after he secretly added +Seiya at the end, which was originally planned to just be named Kiyommy.
    • He also mentions that his natural bear alias was named by Katsuhiko Suzuki after he asked Kiyoshi, "is natural bear OK?" (ナチュラルベアでいいじゃん？).
  • KONAMI composers Michiru Yamane and Miki Higashino were Kiyoshi's seniors in the same department when he joined KONAMI.
    • According to A SHOOTING STAR's song comments, one of Kiyoshi's first sound specific jobs at KONAMI was making new sound effects for the PC Engine Super CD ports of some KONAMI games, like GRADIUS II.
  • One of Kiyoshi's tracks from Mitsumete Knight was later arranged in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE as THE MAN FROM FAR EAST.
    • Similarly, an arrangement of his song 掌の革命 from Tokimeki Memorial Best Vocal Collection 2 also appeared in pop'n music 9.
  • According to Kiyoshi's staff comments for Flow in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE's official website (archived), he was introduced to the pop'n music series when Yuichi Asami allowed him to play pop'n music CS while he was game testing it.
  • Kiyoshi is the first in-house BEMANI artist to use VOCALOID software in a song. He used Prima in 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
  • Kiyoshi appears in the 2020 Tsugumi Kataoka-produced album Casiotunes! under his mu-station alias. It marks his first appearance in a non-KONAMI album.
    • According to Kiyoshi, he appeared in the album from Kataoka's request [3].

Aliases

  • Seiya Murai (村井聖夜) / Seiya / seiya-murai
  • Five Hammer
  • FIVE STICKS
  • Millenium Project
  • moonlit
  • mu-Ray
  • Popper Head
  • private states
  • SOUNDROID
  • Theme from"TOON MANIA"
  • V.C.O.
  • WORLD SEQUENCE / world sequence
  • YASHI♪GANI
  • エレハモニカ
  • 黒踊社中
  • まろりんズ
  • Kiyommy+Seiya (with Kiyomi Kumano)
  • natural bear (with Kiyomi Kumano)
  • PARSEC / parsec (with misaki)
  • T&S seq. factory / 板橋ギャング (with dj TAKA)
  • 秋桜 (composer for)
  • サドルシューズ (with Megumi Oka, GUHROOHY, and NO+CHIN)
  • ネオロマンティックス (with Norikazu Miura)
  • るるるSYSTEM (with Misaki Arima and e-co)

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
Leaving... SEIYA MURAI meets “eimy” beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD SYMPHONIC EURO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
TRANOID T&S seq. factory beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD PSG WORKS - ✓ - -
the trigger of innocence Seiya Murai beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ETHNOTRONICA ✓ ✓ - -
鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- Seiya Murai beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS IRON CONCERTO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
To the Future seiya-murai beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS CLUB'80s ✓ ✓ - -
La Mar seiya-murai feat. David Solanes Venzala beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem CATALA LOUNGE ✓ ✓ - -
GIGANT seiya-murai beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle MARCHING ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
8bit Princess seiya-murai feat. ALT beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro CHIPTUNE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ちらちら・はらはら NU-KO beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ ACEDIA ✓ ✓ - -
キミとワタシのオンガク seiya-murai feat. ALT BeatStream アニムトライヴ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Leaving... seiya-murai DanceDanceRevolution X2 - - ✓ - -
REBORN MAGIC seiya-murai meets “eimy” DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Qipchāq world sequence DanceDanceRevolution (2013) - ✓ ✓ - -
CLOUD WORLD SEQUENCE ee'MALL JAZZ WALTZ ✓ ✓ - -
さんぽのうた V.C.O.+ALT ee'MALL 2nd avenue A.I.KIDS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
しっぽのロック 板橋ギャング GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Invincible 80Apes GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG - ✓ ✓ - -
Spring Pain seiya-murai feat. ALT GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
風／雷 world sequence GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live - ✓ ✓ - -
双つ雲と暁の奏 world sequence GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 - ✓ ✓ - -
隅田川夏恋歌～納涼mix seiya-murai feat.ALT GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ガラス越し→バイなう seiya-murai feat. ALT GITADORA - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
空色デイズ (中川翔子) jubeat ripples - - ✓ - -
隅田川夏恋歌 seiya-murai feat. ALT jubeat ripples A.I.DATE POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
KUNG-FU MAMA seiya-murai feat.ALT jubeat knit - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
HEAT-BIT-HIT-BEAT V.C.O. jubeat copious APPEND / pop'n music 20 fantasia LO-BIT SAMPLING ✓ ✓ - -
Baby Bleep March seiya-murai jubeat saucer - ✓ ✓ - -
Life Connection world sequence jubeat saucer - ✓ ✓ - -
Invisible Border world sequence jubeat Qubell - ✓ ✓ - -
Healing Tree NU-KO jubeat plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
もっと私を好きになって！ NU-KO jubeat plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Mighty Guy CHIHOMI KEYBOARDMANIA MAXIMUM ✓ ✓ - -
Mighty Guy -Long Version- CHIHOMI KEYBOARDMANIA CS MAXIMUM ✓ ✓ - -
Beyond the Ocean WORLD SEQUENCE KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX ASIAN ✓ - - -
Hear My Love Song SAKI KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX POWER ✓ ✓ - -
MA-SSA-RA natural bear KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX LITE POP ✓ ✓ - -
STEAM AND DREAM V.C.O. KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX EU-TECH ✓ ✓ - -
Limitation Seiya Murai KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX THEME ✓ ✓ - -
Pink Rose Kiyommy+Seiya KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX HEART ✓ ✓ - -
まっさら Long Version natural bear KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX LITE POP ✓ ✓ - -
birds Sana pop'n music 4 AMBIENT ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ELECTRONISM V.C.O. pop'n music 4 ANALOG TECHNO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Hi-Tekno Millennium mix Hi-Tekno/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 DANCE REMIX - ✓ - -
Quick Master Millennium mix act deft/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 J-TEKNO REMIX - ✓ - -
Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music! Popper Head pop'n music 4 SPECIAL ENDING ✓ ✓ - -
TOON MANIAC Theme from"TOON MANIA" pop'n music 4 CARTOON ✓ ✓ - -
愛言葉～アイコトバ 課長とマミちゃん pop'n music 4 KARAOKE ✓ ✓ - -
恋は天然 ナチュラルベア pop'n music 4 COQUETTISH ✓ ✓ - -
今宵Lover's Day ミッキー・マサシ pop'n music 4 PASSION ✓ ✓ - -
すれちがう2人 Millennium mix aprésmidi/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 BONUS TRACK REMIX - ✓ - -
透明なマニキュア Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music 4 NIGHT OUT ✓ ✓ - -
龍舞～DRAGON DANCE WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 5 NEW AGE ✓ ✓ - -
Love Is Strong To The Sky～V.B.-Remaster SAORI pop'n music 5 GIRLY REMIX - ✓ - -
POP-STEP-UP SOUNDROID pop'n music 5 LESSON ✓ ✓ ✓ -
WITHOUT YOU AROUND GEILA Z. pop'n music 5 US-DANCEPOP ✓ ✓ - -
どうなっちゃったって チャーミングス pop'n music 5 HI-TENSION ✓ ✓ - -
クチビル 中山マミ pop'n music 5 ALLEGRIA ✓ ✓ - -
お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX 高田香里 ReMIXed by SEIYA pop'n music 5 ENKA REMIX - ✓ - -
天麩羅兄弟 TEMPULA-BROS pop'n music 5 COMIC SONG ✓ ✓ - -
マシュマロ・マーチ まろりんズ pop'n music 6 MARCHING ✓ ✓ - -
うるとら★ボーイ V.C.O. featuring Yuko Asai pop'n music 6 TECHNO KAYO ✓ ✓ - -
CHICKEN CHASER V.C.O. pop'n music 7 CRAZY TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
龍舞 ～DRAGON DANCE Revision-2 WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 7 NEW AGE REMIX - ✓ - -
電気人形 フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 7 DARKNESS ✓ ✓ - -
ラムのラブソング kaco pop'n music 7 URUSEI - ✓ - -
スウィーツ natural bear pop'n music 7 PRECIOUS ✓ ✓ - -
透明なマニキュア moonlit mix Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music 7 NIGHTOUT REMIX - ✓ - -
Tir na n'Og WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 8 JIG ✓ ✓ - -
0/1 ANGEL V.C.O. featuring Alt pop'n music 8 A.I. TECHNO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ヒーロー ～HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO～ REIKA pop'n music 8 HERO - ✓ - -
ホノホノ YASHI♪GANI pop'n music 8 UKULELE ✓ ✓ - -
CAT'S EYE ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 9 CATS - ✓ - -
WE TWO ARE ONE Lala Moore pop'n music 9 SUPER EURO LONG ✓ ✓ - -
コンピューターおばあちゃん V.C.O. featuring Alt pop'n music 9 A.I.おばあちゃん - ✓ - -
어찌됐든 Ahn Sungyoon pop'n music 9 HI-TEN K-MIX - ✓ - -
禁じられた契約 フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 9 DARKNESS 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ -
掌の革命 Kiyommy + Seiya pop'n music 9 PRIDE - ✓ - -
SCI-FI SEIYA + A.I.units pop'n music 10 COSMIC ✓ ✓ ✓ -
This way HIROMI pop'n music 10 STRAY GIRL ✓ ✓ - -
絡繰男爵奇譚 エレハモニカ pop'n music 10 DARK MARCHEN ✓ ✓ - -
ラブ・アコーディオン WORLD SEQUENCE plays "mon cheri H.T." pop'n music 10 ROMANESQUE - ✓ - -
スウィーツ～instrumental private states pop'n music 10 PRECIOUS ENCORE - ✓ - -
ウキウキWATCHING 風尾課長とポップン青年隊 pop'n music 10 イイトモ - ✓ - ✓
ANAHONIKUY -雪の華PuzzLeMix- moonlit pop'n music 11 TAIGA REMIX - ✓ - -
AUSLANDSGESPRÄCH V.C.O. pop'n music 11 80's WERK ✓ ✓ - -
Space Dog Sana pop'n music 11 UCHU-RYOKOU ✓ ✓ ✓ -
YOLCU MUSTAFA WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 11 ISTAN BEATS ✓ ✓ - -
烏 黒踊社中 pop'n music 11 NEBUTA - ✓ - -
スシ食いねェ！ ポプガキ隊 pop'n music 11 スシ - - - ✓
天才バカボン 片岡嗣実 pop'n music 11 バカボン - - - ✓
home. 秋桜 + WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 12 いろは HEALING DUO ✓ ✓ - -
New days ko-saku pop'n music 12 いろは POSI ACO - ✓ - -
Pop'n Xmas 2004 ～電子ノウタゴエ～ strawberry barium"s" pop'n music 12 いろは Xmas PRESENTS - ✓ - -
Trick or Treat! Three Little Evils pop'n music 12 いろは HALLOWEEN ✓ ✓ ✓ -
乱 V.C.O. pop'n music 12 いろは SYMPHONIC TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
DAWN PARSEC pop'n music 13 カーニバル SF POP ✓ ✓ - -
Der Wald エレハモニカ pop'n music 13 カーニバル DARK OPERA ✓ ✓ - -
ƒƒƒƒƒ Five Hammer pop'n music 13 カーニバル HARD Pƒ ✓ ✓ - -
キボウノタネ 秋桜 pop'n music 13 カーニバル FLYING DUO ✓ ✓ - -
セイント★セイジのうた 西本英雄ともうしま児童合唱団 pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS もう、しませんから。 ✓ ✓ - -
ニワトリなのだ A.I. Units pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS CHICKEN HEART ✓ ✓ ✓ -
BBLLAASSTT!! FIVE STICKS pop'n music 14 FEVER! KENKA DRUMS ✓ ✓ - -
flutter 裕紀子＋V.C.O. pop'n music 14 FEVER! SPACE WALTZ ✓ ✓ - -
fragments 秋桜 pop'n music 14 FEVER! LONELY FEEL ✓ ✓ - -
PARTY A GO GO ☆ サドルシューズ pop'n music 14 FEVER! PARTY ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
オトメルンバ♪ るるるSYSTEM pop'n music 14 FEVER! CHIBIKKO IDOL ✓ ✓ - -
スーパーマリオブラザーズBGMメドレー ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 14 FEVER! スーパーマリオブラザーズBGM - ✓ - -
forest song MIKI-CHANG + world sequence pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS NATURE - ✓ - -
INSCRUTABLE BATTLE ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS リフォーム - ✓ - -
Romanticがとまらない ネオロマンティックス pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS ロマンティック - ✓ - -
ゆずれない願い 田村直美 pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS マジックナイト - ✓ - -
Quiet フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE DARKNESS 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ -
THE MAN FROM FAR EAST WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE WARRIOR ✓ ✓ - -
走り続けて 秋桜 pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE CONTINENTAL ✓ ✓ - -
恋のミラクル☆ るるるSYSTEM pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE ONLINE LOVE POP ✓ ✓ - ✓
EFFECT mu-Ray-ZY pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ CHIP POP ✓ ✓ - -
existence parsec pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ AMBITION ✓ ✓ - -
Have a good dream. private states pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ AFTER A PARTY ✓ ✓ - -
月のワルツ MAKI pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ 月のワルツ - ✓ - -
ƒƒƒƒƒ op.2 Five Hammer pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE HARD Pƒ+ - ✓ - -
GEO SONG world sequence feat.Sana pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE LAND BALLAD ✓ ✓ ✓ -
The Aim of Nautilus mu-Ray pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE DEEP SEA ROMAN ✓ ✓ - -
ZIN-DEN-GO V.C.O. pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE 和算テクノ ✓ ✓ - -
O・KU・NI seiya-murai feat.楽芭 pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 GIN ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
五七五 V.C.O. pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 TECHNOHOSOMICHI ✓ ✓ - -
風と自転車 ウォリ＆荒牧陽子 pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET Pf POP ✓ ✓ - -
Linear Locomotive Love seiya-murai feat. ALT pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET A.I.TETSUDOL ✓ ✓ ✓ -
DOES NOT COMPUTE フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ feat.ALT pop'n music 20 fantasia A.I.DARKNESS ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Intersection 秋成 pop'n music 20 fantasia PHASING POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
そして世界は音楽に満ちた wac + seiya pop'n music 20 fantasia EPILOGUE ✓ ✓ - -
PEACEFUL PLANET PARTY seiya-murai + A.I.Units pop'n music Sunny Park KEYBOARDS POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
スマイル・リプレイ seiya-murai feat. 秋成 pop'n music Sunny Park REGRETS FEELING ✓ ✓ ✓ -
終末の序曲～オワリノハジマリ～ フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music ラピストリア - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Geocentrism 劇団レコード＋ world sequence pop'n music éclale - ✓ ✓ - -
オトカドール ～このゆびとまれ～ NU-KO pop'n music éclale - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
BARRIER NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
No NAME Colors pop'n fellows pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
黒い月の遊戯 NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
リモーネ・ディ・マッキーナ BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
モヘア seiya-murai feat.藤野マナミ pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
進め！女の子のマーチ NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
たぶん、キスくらいしてる Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music peace - ✓ ✓ - -
Watchdog The Sleeper BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" pop'n music 解明リドルズ - ✓ ✓ - -
Tan♪Tan♪Tan♪ BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" feat ALT pop'n music UniLab - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
WE TWO ARE ONE Lala Moore pop'n stage ex SUPER EURO ✓ ✓ - -
SHAKE'N SWING'N POP'N MUSIC! seiya-murai ポップンミュージック - ✓ ✓ - -
夢をかなえてドラえもん MAO ポップンミュージック - - ✓ - -
まるでマトリョーシカ seiya-murai feat. ALT REFLEC BEAT - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
みんな笑った seiya-murai feat. 凸BOT娘 REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Velvet Sentiment seiya-murai REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons- - ✓ ✓ - -
風詠之舞～カゼヨミノマイ world sequence REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア - ✓ ✓ - -
My Precious One NU-KO REFLEC BEAT plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
マイ♪ドリームステージ NU-KO REFLEC BEAT plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
GO!!! (FLOW) Toy'sMarch - - ✓ - -
INVOKE (T.M.Revolution) Toy'sMarch - - ✓ - -
未来（ダ）FUTURE seiya-murai ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom - ✓ ✓ - -
夕焼け猫とブリキのロボット seiya-murai feat. ALT ノスタルジア - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Echoes of Oblivion BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" ノスタルジア Op.2 - ✓ ✓ - -
My Little Snowman BEMANI Sound Team "world sequence" ノスタルジア Op.3 - ✓ ✓ - -
晴天Bon Voyage TOMOSUKE × seiya-murai feat. ALT (私立BEMANI学園) SWEETRONICA - ✓ ✓ -

Discography

Albums

  1. pop'n music Artist Collection natural bear & Kiyommy + Seiya (2002, with Kiyomi Kumano)
  2. cosmos (2007, with Sayaka Minami and Emi Toujou)
  3. plug+program (2008)
  4. 0/1 ANGEL (2011, with ALT)
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