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= Biographical Information = | = Biographical Information = | ||
One of the earliest and most influential artists in all of pop'n music, Tomoko Shiono | One of the earliest and most influential artists in all of pop'n music, Tomoko Shiono was around at the series' beginning, where she started out doing design work/sketches of the characters, and moved up to became an artist for [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]]. Afterwards Tomoko worked on beatmania as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]], where she remained a constant contributor for the next 15 years. 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 [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]]. | ||
Tomoko has also done videos for beatmania IIDX on and off since [[AC 8th style|8th style]], mostly for [[Jun Wakita|wac]], all of them except [[Votum stellarum]] and [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|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 has also done videos for beatmania IIDX on and off since [[AC 8th style|8th style]], mostly for [[Jun Wakita|wac]], all of them except [[Votum stellarum]] and [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|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. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ** 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. | ||
* Tomoko at one point lived in Paris, as noted in the staff comments for [[Moonlight densetsu|ムーンライト伝説]]. | * Tomoko at one point lived in Paris, as noted in the staff comments for [[Moonlight densetsu|ムーンライト伝説]]. | ||
* According to a [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507152834/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music11/qa/01.html pop'n music 11 Q&A] (archive), the reason some artists for covers in pop'n music are only credited to ♪♪♪♪♪ is due to | * According to a [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507152834/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music11/qa/01.html pop'n music 11 Q&A] (archive), the reason some artists for covers in pop'n music are only credited to ♪♪♪♪♪ is due to the cover artists themselves requesting their names not be revealed, noting they're shy. | ||
** She also | ** She also mentions the music notes are there instead of nothing because she wanted to have something there. | ||
* Tomoko did the cover art for [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]'s album, [[Sana-molle Collection]]. | * Tomoko did the cover art for [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]'s album, [[Sana-molle Collection]]. | ||