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** At The 8th [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]], all in-house BEMANI staff appearances in the event's live show on the final day were either blurred out by cameras, or covered over by gameplay footage from other BEMANI titles during their performances. Artists also addressed themselves as "BEMANI Sound Team" aloud and wore grey shirts with the words "BEMANI Sound Team" written on them.
** At The 8th [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]], all in-house BEMANI staff appearances in the event's live show on the final day were either blurred out by cameras, or covered over by gameplay footage from other BEMANI titles during their performances. Artists also addressed themselves as "BEMANI Sound Team" aloud and wore grey shirts with the words "BEMANI Sound Team" written on them.
** Furthermore, the BEMANI SPECIAL LIVE segment after The 9th KONAMI Arcade Championship in JAEPO 2020 was not broadcasted online. Taking photographs during the LIVE segment was prohibited.
** Furthermore, the BEMANI SPECIAL LIVE segment after The 9th KONAMI Arcade Championship in JAEPO 2020 was not broadcasted online. Taking photographs during the LIVE segment was prohibited.
** The live sets on the [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]] 2021 and 2022 credited each artist much like in the games, as '''BEMANI Sound Team "artist"'''.
** The live sets on the [[BEMANI PRO LEAGUE]] 2021 and 2022 credited each artist much like in the games, as '''BEMANI Sound Team "artist"''', with all in-house BEMANI artist appearances uncensored (BEMANI staff appearances are still blurred out).
* Song pack releases for [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] stopped completely after November 2017.
* Song pack releases for [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] stopped completely after November 2017.
* BEMANI artist albums published by KONAMI have ceased completely; the only albums published by KONAMI since the change that are vaguely BEMANI related either involve [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]] or Tokimeki Idol (ときめきアイドル), as both are Konami Digital Entertainment franchises (BEMANI games are by Konami Amusement instead).
* BEMANI artist albums published by KONAMI have ceased completely; the only albums published by KONAMI since the change that are vaguely BEMANI related either involve [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]] or Tokimeki Idol (ときめきアイドル), as both are Konami Digital Entertainment franchises (BEMANI games are by Konami Amusement instead).
** BEMANI game OST production has also slowed down significantly.
** BEMANI game OST production has also slowed down significantly.
** BEMANI game OSTs no longer list staff credits.
** BEMANI game OSTs no longer list staff credits.
** The beatmania IIDX Vol. 2 OST are now released with the next version's Vol. 1 OST.
* The '''DJ YOSHITAKA Song Remix Contest''', announced near the end of [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] on October 19th, 2016, was cancelled. The only remix contest in [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] was for commission artist Ryu☆'s launch of his [[Ryu BEST -STARLiGHT-|Ryu☆BEST -STARLiGHT-]] album.
* The '''DJ YOSHITAKA Song Remix Contest''', announced near the end of [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] on October 19th, 2016, was cancelled. The only remix contest in [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]] was for commission artist Ryu☆'s launch of his [[Ryu BEST -STARLiGHT-|Ryu☆BEST -STARLiGHT-]] album.
* Song comments on new songs in [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] and [[AC pnm Usaneko|pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢]] stopped after early fall 2017.
* Song comments on new songs in [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] and [[AC pnm Usaneko|pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢]] stopped after early fall 2017.
** All future DanceDanceRevolution games from [[AC DDR A20|A20]] onward, and all future pop'n music games' websites from [[AC pnm peace|peace]] onward, don't have pages for music and/or characters ''at all''.
** All future DanceDanceRevolution games from [[AC DDR A20|A20]] onward, and all future pop'n music games' websites from [[AC pnm peace|peace]] onward, don't have pages for music and/or characters ''at all''.
** Only ''two'' new characters have been made for pop'n music since summer 2017; [[The last of world music|Estel]] for うさぎと猫と少年の夢, and [[25 o'clock the WORLD|Nornir]] for peace.
** Only ''two'' new characters have been made for pop'n music since summer 2017; [[The last of world music|Estel]] for うさぎと猫と少年の夢, and [[25 o'clock the WORLD|Nornir]] for peace.
** With the exceptions of [[Nyami]] and [[Mimi]], very few old pop'n music characters have received new sprites since September 2017.
** With the exceptions of [[Nyami]] and [[Mimi]], virtually none of the old pop'n music characters have received new sprites since September 2017, only receiving new profile, which counts as separate characters.
** Unlike [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], the [[BandMeshi|BandMeshi♪]] cast also have no unique sprites in pop'n music; instead, old rival characters are used in their place.
** Unlike [[HinaBitter|HinaBitter♪]], the [[BandMeshi|BandMeshi♪]] cast also have no unique sprites in pop'n music; instead, old rival characters are used in their place.
* In-house designers on the song pages on the [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] website were exclusively credited to '''BEMANI Designers'''.
* In-house designers on the song pages on the [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]] website were exclusively credited to '''BEMANI Designers'''.
** [[Be a Hero!]], [[Catch Our Fire!]], and all of the [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] songs didn't list their jacket artists at all. In the latter's case, composer credits are also not listed.
** [[Be a Hero!]], [[Catch Our Fire!]], and all of the [[BEMANI SUMMER GREETINGS]] songs didn't list their jacket artists at all. In the latter's case, composer credits are also not listed on their song jacket.
** From [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] onward, in-house designers on the song pages were credited much like the in-house composers, as '''BEMANI Designers "artist"'''.
** From [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]] onward, in-house designers on the song pages were credited much like the in-house composers, as '''BEMANI Designers "artist"'''.
** In-house designers are credited without the '''BEMANI Designer''' moniker in the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] games. This does '''not''' apply to BEMANI events involving in-house artist, where the designers went uncredited.
** In-house designers are credited without the '''BEMANI Designer''' moniker in the [[SOUND VOLTEX Information|SOUND VOLTEX]] games. This does '''not''' apply to BEMANI events involving in-house artist, where the designers went uncredited.
* The 10th anniversary event of jubeat in [[AC jb clan|jubeat clan]], ''clan kakumichi original characters & songs'' (clan各街オリジナルキャラクター&楽曲), exclusively involved commission artists, and all of the jackets for the event were commissioned as well.
* The 10th anniversary event of jubeat in [[AC jb clan|jubeat clan]], ''clan kakumichi original characters & songs'' (clan各街オリジナルキャラクター&楽曲), exclusively involved commission artists, and all of the jackets for the event were commissioned as well.
** The commissioned jacket trend has continued into [[AC jb festo|jubeat festo]].
** The commissioned jacket trend has continued into [[AC jb festo|jubeat festo]].
* The ENCORE/PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE songs in [[AC GD EXCHAIN|GITADORA EXCHAIN]] onward don't have unique videos, the first ones that don't since the first two ENCORE STAGE songs in [[AC GD|GITADORA]].
* The ENCORE/PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE songs from [[AC GD EXCHAIN|GITADORA EXCHAIN]] onward don't have unique videos, the first ones that don't since the first two ENCORE STAGE songs in [[AC GD|GITADORA]].
* On October 1st, 2018, KONAMI removed virtually ''all'' pre-2011 BEMANI pages from their website. They now link to their [https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/ Japanese game page] instead. The following game sites were removed (not including old BEMANI pages previously removed):
* On October 1st, 2018, KONAMI removed virtually ''all'' pre-2011 BEMANI pages from their website. They now link to their [https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/ Japanese game page] instead. The following game sites were removed (not including old BEMANI pages previously removed):
** All arcade beatmania pages, all beatmania IIDX arcade pages prior to [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]], all CS beatmania IIDX pages after [[CS 6th style|6th style CS]], all core DanceDanceRevolution arcade pages prior to [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] (and the Solo games' pages), all GuitarFreaks & DrumMania arcade pages prior to [[AC GD Tri-Boost|GITADORA Tri-Boost]], all jubeat arcade pages prior to [[AC jb saucer fulfill|jubeat saucer fulfill]] (as well as [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]]), all pop'n music arcade pages prior to [[AC pnm Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]] (as well as the CS games and [[AC pns|pop'n stage]]), and all REFLEC BEAT arcade pages prior to [[AC RB colette|REFLEC BEAT colette]] (and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]]).
** All arcade beatmania pages, all beatmania IIDX arcade pages prior to [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]], all CS beatmania IIDX pages after [[CS 6th style|6th style CS]], all core DanceDanceRevolution arcade pages prior to [[AC DDR X3|DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX]] (and the Solo games' pages), all GuitarFreaks & DrumMania arcade pages prior to [[AC GD Tri-Boost|GITADORA Tri-Boost]], all jubeat arcade pages prior to [[AC jb saucer fulfill|jubeat saucer fulfill]] (as well as [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]]), all pop'n music arcade pages prior to [[AC pnm Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]] (as well as the CS games and [[AC pns|pop'n stage]]), and all REFLEC BEAT arcade pages prior to [[AC RB colette|REFLEC BEAT colette]] (and [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]]).
** In the place of the above removed pages, KONAMI has instead placed little one-page websites for their older BEMANI games instead with very basic information and a few screenshots, which can be viewed [https://www.konami.com/amusement/products/search/?cat=am&series=BEMANI here]. All references to any in-house BEMANI staff have been removed from these little pages.
** Curiously, the [http://bmf.i-revo.jp/beatnation/index.html beatnation records] website was not taken down.
** Curiously, the [http://bmf.i-revo.jp/beatnation/index.html beatnation records] website was not taken down.
** In the place of the above removed pages, KONAMI has instead placed little one-page websites for their older BEMANI games instead with very basic information and a few screenshots, which can be viewed [https://www.konami.com/amusement/products/search/?cat=am&series=BEMANI here]. All references to any in-house BEMANI staff have been removed from these little pages.
** KONAMI later announced that the website removals were due to a restructure of their gaming portal websites, as noted on their twitter [https://twitter.com/konami_support/status/1047020477288452096 here]. However, since late 2018/early 2019, most old BEMANI games' links have been "fixed" by redirecting them to the newer, simpler pages, confirming that these old BEMANI game pages were indeed replaced with these new ones.
** KONAMI later announced that the website removals were due to a restructure of their gaming portal websites, as noted on their twitter [https://twitter.com/konami_support/status/1047020477288452096 here]. However, since late 2018/early 2019, most old BEMANI games' links have been "fixed" by redirecting them to the newer, simpler pages, confirming that these old BEMANI game pages were indeed replaced with these new ones.
* The track listing for [[Mayumi Morinaga]]'s compilation album [[All that is. Is that all?]] removes the artist listings for both [[In The Breeze]] and [[XANADU OF TWO]], due to them being composed by in-house BEMANI artists. They only credit Morinaga now.
* The track listing for [[Mayumi Morinaga]]'s compilation album [[All that is. Is that all?]] removes the artist listings for both [[In The Breeze]] and [[XANADU OF TWO]], due to them being composed by in-house BEMANI artists. They only credit Morinaga now.
* For the KONAMI 50th Anniversary Memorial Songs, all the songs were done by in-house artists under the generic BEMANI Sound Team moniker, uncredited until the ''pop'n music peace Original Soundtrack'' album.
* For the KONAMI 50th Anniversary Memorial Songs, all the songs were done by in-house artists under the generic BEMANI Sound Team moniker, uncredited until the ''pop'n music peace Original Soundtrack'' album.
* At the location test of the cancelled BEMANI game ''彩響DJアニクラゲ'', none of the in-house anime remixes were credited, and wouldn't be until the songs were added to other BEMANI titles.
* At the location test of the cancelled BEMANI game ''彩響DJアニクラゲ'', none of the in-house anime remixes were credited, instead going by various character's name, and wouldn't be until the songs were added to other BEMANI titles.


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