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== Profile ==
== Profile ==


Yoshikazu Nagai, known as REDALiCE, is the founder of the ''ALiCE'S EMOTiON'' and [[HARDCORE TANO*C]] labels and one of the most famous artists in the J-Core scene. His style mainly sticks to happy and uplifting hardcore techno, but sometimes he even turns to harder and more aggressive variations, such as gabber. Lately, he has also stepped out into non-hardcore genres as well, producing EDM, house, and trap.
Yoshikazu Nagai, known as REDALiCE, is the founder of the ''ALiCE'S EMOTiON'' and [[HARDCORE TANO*C]] labels. His style mainly sticks to happy and uplifting hardcore techno, but sometimes he even turns to harder and more aggressive variations, such as gabber. Lately, he has also stepped out into non-hardcore genres as well, producing EDM, house, and trap.


Under HARDCORE TANO*C, he produces compilations featuring original works composed by other TANO*C members (and occasionally guests from other labels as well) such as the ''HARDCORE SYNDROME'' series, one of the longest-running compilation series in the Japanese hardcore scene. Other than composing original songs, he produces remixes of music from the ''Touhou Project'' series of doujin games under the ALiCE'S EMOTiON label. He also works with [[Masayoshi Minoshima]] from the ''Alstroemeria Records'' label, forming the ''SAISEN TURN'' duo who parodies songs/re-enacts Touhou songs using assets and sounds from mainstream EDM producers.
Under HARDCORE TANO*C, he produces compilations featuring original works composed by other TANO*C members (and occasionally guests from other labels as well) such as the ''HARDCORE SYNDROME'' series, one of the longest-running compilation series in the Japanese hardcore scene. Other than composing original songs, he produces remixes of music from the ''Touhou Project'' series of doujin games under the ALiCE'S EMOTiON label. He also works with [[Masayoshi Minoshima]] from the ''Alstroemeria Records'' label, forming the ''SAISEN TURN'' duo who parodies songs/re-enacts Touhou songs using assets and sounds from mainstream EDM producers.
Yoshikazu Nagai is the co-developer of MARVELOUS's and HARDCORE TANO*C's music game, ''WACCA''.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Yoshikazu participated in the ''[[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] 2012 Grand Finale'' mini-live event, where he played [[Little Star]] alongside [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]].
* Yoshikazu participated in the ''[[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] 2012 Grand Finale'' mini-live event, where he played [[Little Star]] alongside [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]].
* Yoshikazu remixed [[Ignited Night]] on the [[cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion-]] album.
* Yoshikazu remixed [[Ignited Night]] on the [[cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion-]] album.
* As of [[Close the World feat.aru|Close the World feat.a☆ru]], Yoshikazu has been almost exclusively using his DJ NAGAI alias for KONAMI original songs. The reason behind the change is currently unknown.
* From the release of [[Close the World feat.aru|Close the World feat.a☆ru]] up until [[Masakari blade|マサカリブレイド]], Yoshikazu has been almost exclusively using his DJ NAGAI alias for KONAMI original songs. The reason behind the change is currently unknown.
** The final act of the ''HARDCORE SYNDROME 8 RELEASE PARTY'' had Yoshikazu, after his REDALiCE one, unexpectedly appearing as NAGAI under a disguise as a joke. This was done again on the ''BEMANI Namahousou (kari)'' (BEMANI生放送(仮)) live stream of September 10th, 2014.
** The final act of the ''HARDCORE SYNDROME 8 RELEASE PARTY'' had Yoshikazu, after his REDALiCE one, unexpectedly appearing as NAGAI under a disguise as a joke. This was done again on the ''BEMANI Namahousou (kari)'' (BEMANI生放送(仮)) live stream of September 10th, 2014.
** As of late December 2014, he started using the DJ NAGAI alias for non-BEMANI releases as well.
** As of late December 2014, he started using the DJ NAGAI alias for non-BEMANI releases as well.
* In his early years of music production, Yoshikazu used the 赤いひと (Akai Hito) alias.
* In his early years of music production, Yoshikazu used the 赤いひと (Akai Hito) alias.
* Outside BEMANI, Yoshikazu sometimes uses the RAMM alias with [[Masayoshi Minoshima]]. RAMM is a shortening of their initials ('''R'''ED'''A'''LiCE and '''M'''asayoshi '''M'''inoshima).
* Outside BEMANI, Yoshikazu sometimes uses the RAMM alias with [[Masayoshi Minoshima]]. RAMM is a shortening of their initials ('''R'''ED'''A'''LiCE and '''M'''asayoshi '''M'''inoshima).
* According to Yoshikazu, [[BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G.G3 MIX)]] is what impulsed him to compose music.
* According to Yoshikazu, [[BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (K.O.G G3 MIX)]] is what impulsed him to compose music.
* Yoshikazu has also contributed to TAITO's ''GROOVE COASTER'' series, writing the songs "OVER THE NIGHT" and "MERLIN".
* Yoshikazu has contributed to BANDAI NAMCO's ''THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!'' and ''太鼓の達人'' series, Bushiroad's ''D4DJ Groovy Mix'', SEGA's ''maimai'' and ''オンゲキ'' series, TAITO's ''GROOVE COASTER'' series and ''テトテ×コネクト'', UNKNOWN X's ''Touhou Danmaku Kagura'', and UNLIMITED STUDiO's ''SEVEN's CODE''.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
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| [[Death Blossom]] || REDALiCE feat.[[Ayumi Nomiya]] || [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Death Blossom]] || REDALiCE feat.[[Ayumi Nomiya]] || [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Masakari blade|マサカリブレイド]] || REDALiCE || [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Blue Fire]] || REDALiCE feat. [[Ayumi Nomiya|野宮あゆみ]] || [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Blue Fire]] || REDALiCE feat. [[Ayumi Nomiya|野宮あゆみ]] || [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Sweet Requiem]] || REDALiCE & [[aran]] || [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Sweet Requiem]] || REDALiCE & [[aran]] || [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Colors (REDALiCE feat.Ayumi Nomiya)|Colors]] || REDALiCE feat.[[Ayumi Nomiya|野宮あゆみ]] || [[AC SDVX VW|SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE]] || - || - || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Scarlet Moon]] || REDALiCE feat. [[Ayumi Nomiya]] || ([[BEMANI x TOHO project REITAISAI 2015|BEMANI×TOHO project REITAISAI 2015]]) || J-CORE || - || ✓ || - || -  
| [[Scarlet Moon]] || REDALiCE feat. [[Ayumi Nomiya]] || ([[BEMANI x TOHO project REITAISAI 2015|BEMANI×TOHO project REITAISAI 2015]]) || J-CORE || - || ✓ || - || -  
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| [[Masakari blade|マサカリブレイド]] || REDALiCE || ([[Tenkaichi otogesai|天下一音ゲ祭]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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* SELECTiONS (2017)
* SELECTiONS (2017)
* [[AKA]] (2018)
* [[AKA]] (2018)
* OVERLOAD (2021)
* CROWN (2023)


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