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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="250px"|Name
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="250px"|Name
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="100px"|Activity
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="100px"|First release
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Producer
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Producer
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Sound director
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Sound director
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| [[IIDXicon|beatmania IIDX]]
| [[beatmania IIDX Information|beatmania IIDX]]
| 1999→Present
| 1999
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]] & [[Naoyuki Sato|猫叉Master]]
| [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]]
|-
|-
| [[Pop'nnomicon|pop'n music]]
| [[pop'n music Information|pop'n music]]
| 1998→Present
| 1998
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]]
| [[Daichi Watanabe|PON]]
|-
|-
| [[DDRicon|DanceDanceRevolution]]
| [[DanceDanceRevolution Information|DanceDanceRevolution]]
| 1998→Present
| 1998
| [[Masaru Nakamura|ナカムラマサル]]
| [[Masaru Nakamura|ナカムラマサル]]
| [[Yuichi Asami|U1]]
| [[Yuichi Asami|U1]]
|-
|-
| [[Gitadoraicon|GITADORA]] <small>(formally GuitarFreaks & DrumMania)</small>
| [[GITADORA Information|GITADORA]] <small>(formerly GuitarFreaks & DrumMania)</small>
| 1998&rarr;Present
| 1998
| [[Hiroyuki Masuda|まっする]]
| [[Hiroyuki Masuda|まっする]]
| [[Yoshihiko Koezuka|肥塚良彦]]
| [[Yoshihiko Koezuka|肥塚良彦]]
|-
|-
| [[jubeat Information|jubeat]]
| [[jubeat Information|jubeat]]
| 2008&rarr;Present
| 2008
| [[Hiroyuki Masuda|まっする]]
| [[Hiroyuki Masuda|まっする]]
| [[Shigeharu Saeki|ショッチョー]]
| [[Shigeharu Saeki|ショッチョー]]
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| [[REFLEC BEAT Information|REFLEC BEAT]]
| 2010&rarr;Present
| [[Osamu Migitera|Des-ROW]]
| [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] & Des-ROW
|-
|-
| [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]]
| [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]]
| 2012&rarr;Present
| 2012
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
| [[Hidenori Kotera|Cody]]
| [[Hidenori Kotera|Cody]]
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|-
| DanceEvolution ARCADE
| [[NOSTALGIA Information|ノスタルジア]]
| 2012&rarr;Present
| 2017
| [[Yoshihiko Ota|おおたP]]
| ?
| [[Yasuhiro Taguchi|TAG]]
| [[Jun Wakita|wac]]
|}
 
== Upcoming ==
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| BeatStream
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="250px"|Name
| 2014&rarr;Present
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="100px"|First release
| [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Producer
| [[Tatsuya Iyama|Qrispy Joybox]]
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Sound director
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| [[MUSECA Information|MÚSECA]]
| [[DANCERUSH Information|DANCERUSH]]
| 2015&rarr;Present
| 2018
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
| おといろは
| TBD
| ?
| [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]]
|-
| ノスタルジア
| TBD
| ?
| [[Jun Wakita|wac]]
|}
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="160px"|Activity
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| [[beatmaniaicon|beatmania]]
| [[pop'n stage Information|pop'n stage]]
| 1997-2002
|-
| [[AC bm III|beatmania III]]
| 2000-2002 (arcade only)
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| [[PnS AC|pop'n stage]]
| 1999 (arcade only)
| 1999 (arcade only)
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| 1999 (cancelled, arcade only)
| 1999 (cancelled, arcade only)
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| KEYBOARDMANIA
| [[KEYBOARDMANIA Information|KEYBOARDMANIA]]
| 2000-2001
| 2000-2001
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| MAMBO A GO GO  
| MAMBO A GO GO  
| 2001 (arcade only)
| 2001 (arcade only)
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| [[beatmania Information|beatmania]]
| 1997-2002
|-
| [[AC bm III|beatmania III]]
| 2000-2002 (arcade only)
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| Toy's March  
| Toy's March  
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| マリンバ天国
| マリンバ天国
| September 15th, 2005
| September 15th, 2005 (home only)
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| [[REFLEC BEAT Information|REFLEC BEAT]]
| 2010&rarr;2018
|-
| [[DanceEvolution Information|DanceEvolution]]
| 2012&rarr;2016
|-
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| ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
| ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom
| 2013&rarr;2015 (arcade only)
| 2013&rarr;2015 (arcade only)
|-
| [[BeatStream Information|BeatStream]]
| 2014&rarr;2017 (arcade only)
|-
| [[MUSECA Information|MÚSECA]]
| 2015&rarr;2018
|-
| おといろは
| 2016 (cancelled, arcade only)
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== BEMANI Events ==
== BEMANI Events ==
KONAMI oftenly holds several events involving one or more of its BEMANI series. For a list of them, please see [[BEMANI Events]].
KONAMI often holds several events involving one or more of its BEMANI series. For a list of them, please see [[BEMANI Events]].


== KONAMI Arcade Championship (KAC) ==
== KONAMI Arcade Championship (KAC) ==
Created in 2011, [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] is an annual competition hosted by KONAMI for some of its games sweries including the following BEMANI arcade series: beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution, GITADORA (GuitarFreaks & DrumMania), jubeat, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX (since 2012), DanceEvolution ARCADE (since 2012), BeatStream (since 2014) and ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom (since 2014).
Created in 2011, [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]] is an annual competition hosted by KONAMI for some of its games series including the following BEMANI arcade series: beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution, GITADORA (GuitarFreaks & DrumMania), jubeat, pop'n music, REFLEC BEAT, SOUND VOLTEX (since 2012), DanceEvolution (2012-2016), BeatStream (2014-2016), ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom (2014), and MÚSECA (since 2016).


A second contest, KAC Asia, was also held in Asia using only BEMANI series in 2011. The following years, the second contest was merged with the original KAC.
A second contest, KAC Asia, was also held in Asia using only BEMANI series in 2011. The following year, the second contest was merged with the original KAC.


= Other Media =
= Other Media =
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== BEMANI Backstage ==
== BEMANI Backstage ==
BEMANI Backstage was an Internet radio program hosted by [[Asaki|あさき]] and [[Yuei Uematsu|Yuei]] from March 1st, 2012 to September 9th, 2013. Each week on Thursday, they covered the latest news with other BEMANI staff members as special guests. In 2012, a BEMANI Backstageテーマソング (Theme Song) contest was held in SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR. The winning song, [[V.I.P.]] was added to [[SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]] on November 8th, 2012. After the 70th episode, the program was put on indefinite hiatus.
BEMANI Backstage was an Internet radio program hosted by [[Asaki|あさき]] and [[Yuei Uematsu|Yuei]] from March 1st, 2012 to September 9th, 2013. Each week on Thursday, they covered the latest news with other BEMANI staff members as special guests. In 2012, a BEMANI Backstageテーマソング (Theme Song) contest was held in SOUND VOLTEX FLOOR. The winning song, [[V.I.P.]] was added to [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]] on November 8th, 2012. After the 70th episode, the program was put on indefinite hiatus.


== BEMANI生放送(仮) ==
== BEMANI生放送(仮) ==
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In 2011, the website was revamped and new sections were added: ARCADE GAME, GAME SOFT, MOBILE and MUSIC. It would eventually be closed on January 3, 2012, redirecting instead to BEMANI Fan Site.
In 2011, the website was revamped and new sections were added: ARCADE GAME, GAME SOFT, MOBILE and MUSIC. It would eventually be closed on January 3, 2012, redirecting instead to BEMANI Fan Site.
;BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION
;BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION
BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION debuted in September of 2007 as a replacement for BEAT REVOLUTION. The website was very similair to its predecessor, acting as a repertoire for BEMANI songs and artists. It also had a radio program titled BEMANI RADIO. The website closed on June 30, 2010 and the address redirected to BEMANI Portal.
BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION debuted in September of 2007 as a replacement for BEAT REVOLUTION. The website was very similar to its predecessor, acting as a repertoire for BEMANI songs and artists. It also had a radio program titled BEMANI RADIO. The website closed on June 30, 2010 and the address redirected to BEMANI Portal.
;BEMANI Fan Site
;BEMANI Fan Site
Opened on June 30th, 2011, BEMANI Fan Site is the replacement to BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION and since January 3rd, 2012, to BEMANI Portal. BEMANI Fan Site re-introduced an artist section along with special report about various events. It also resumed the radio program which was retitled BEMANI Backstage. The radio program was eventually replaced by a weekly live broadcast, BEMANI生放送(仮) in 2013. The website was revamped on December 12th, 2014 and added a monthly music selection, a list of BEMANI events and an introduction page to all the current BEMANI series. On the front page, a selection of daily music is also featured with songs from REFLEC BEAT, jubeat and beatmania IIDX (which started at a later date). The birthdays of pop'n music characters for the month are also included.
Opened on June 30th, 2011, BEMANI Fan Site is the replacement to BEMANI MUSIC FOUNDATION and since January 3rd, 2012, to BEMANI Portal. BEMANI Fan Site re-introduced an artist section along with special report about various events. It also resumed the radio program which was retitled BEMANI Backstage. The radio program was eventually replaced by a weekly live broadcast, BEMANI生放送(仮) in 2013. The website was revamped on December 12th, 2014 and added a monthly music selection, a list of BEMANI events and an introduction page to all the current BEMANI series. On the front page, a selection of daily music is also featured with songs from REFLEC BEAT, jubeat and beatmania IIDX (which started at a later date). The birthdays of pop'n music characters for the month are also included.

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