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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
A long-time BEMANI composer, Jun Wakita joined KONAMI back in April 1998, when he enrolled in KCE School's newly established Tokyo branch. [http://furimuki.sakura.ne.jp/2/page9810.html#cap2] His first BEMANI project was 1999's [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]] as a notechart designer. He also served as the notechart designer in [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]], as well as various entries in the [[beatmania Information|beatmania / beatmania III]] series. wac's first game as a sound director was the pop'n music spinoff game [[AC pnm Animelo 2|pop'n music アニメロ2号]]. Starting the following year, he became the sound director of the main pop'n music series beginning with [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]], a position he held for 13 years, until the end of [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]]s run. wac continued to be a notechart designer in the series as well, and charted most of the anime covers in the series up to [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]].
A long-time BEMANI composer, Jun Wakita joined KONAMI back in April 1998, when he enrolled in KCE School's newly established Tokyo branch. [http://furimuki.sakura.ne.jp/2/page9810.html#cap2] His first BEMANI project was 1999's [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]] as a notechart designer. He also served as the notechart designer in [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]], as well as various entries in the [[beatmania Information|beatmania / beatmania III]] series. wac's first game as a sound director was the pop'n music spinoff game [[AC pnm Animelo 2|pop'n music アニメロ2号]]. Starting the following year, he became the sound director of the main pop'n music series beginning with [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]], a position he held for 13 years, until the end of [[AC pnm Sunny Park|pop'n music Sunny Park]]'s run. wac continued to be a notechart designer in the series, and charted most of the anime covers in the series up to [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]].


wac's wide variety of musical styles has made him quite popular in the BEMANI community. He has dabbled in a variety of genres, including piano, folk rock, house, techno, and trance. He even released an album, [[Ongaku (album)|音楽]], in 2012.
wac's wide variety of musical styles has made him quite popular in the BEMANI community. He has dabbled in a variety of genres, including piano, folk rock, house, techno, and trance. He even released an album, [[Ongaku (album)|音楽]], in 2012.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* In live interviews/pictures, wac often dons a suit of a black cat or of a mask of a black cat, expressing his thoughts either visually or through cue cards.
* In pictures and live interviews, wac often dons a suit or a mask of a black cat, expressing his thoughts either visually or through cue cards.
* wac's song/staff comments tend to be much longer than other artists on the BEMANI song pages he talks on.
* wac's song/staff comments tend to be much longer than other artists and staffs on the BEMANI song pages he talks on.
* wac's grandfather was an art teacher in Hokkaido, as noted in the song comments for [[Regulus]]. He passed away before he graduated from high school in the 1990's.
* wac's grandfather was an art teacher in Hokkaido, as noted in the song comments for [[Regulus]]. He passed away before wac graduated from high school in the 1990's.
* wac notes in the peace page for [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507063124/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music8/peace/staff2.html pop'n music 8] (archived) how stressful the game was for him to make, compounded with him having moved from home and into an apartment during its development.
* wac notes in the peace page for [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507063124/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music8/peace/staff2.html pop'n music 8] (archived) how stressful the game was for him to make, compounded with him having moved from home and into an apartment during its development.
** He also notes the idea of the numerous crossovers featured in [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]]  came when [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]] asked him to crossover some songs from [[AC MAGG|MAMBO A GO GO]] into pop'n music 8. This eventually spun off into having a wider variety of BEMANI crossovers in the game.
** He also notes the idea of the numerous crossovers featured in [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]]  came when [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]] asked him to crossover some songs from [[AC MAGG|MAMBO A GO GO]] into pop'n music 8. This eventually spun off into having a wider variety of BEMANI crossovers in the game.
* Unlike most BEMANI artists' main aliases, wac has used his main alias very little in BEMANI song titles' artist names; only thirteen different BEMANI songs as of 2022 credit him under it.
* Unlike most BEMANI artists' main aliases, wac has used his main alias very rarely in BEMANI song titles' artist names; only thirteen BEMANI songs and a ''single'' solo song as of 2023 credit him under it.
** According to [https://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/report/2014w/report1.html?page=5 an interview], he uses different aliases to "fit the worldview of the song each time".
** According to [https://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/report/2014w/report1.html?page=5 a BEMANI Fan Site interview in 2014], he uses different aliases "to fit the worldview of each song".
* wac's favorite song is the 1994 song [[Sora mo toberu hazu|空も飛べるはず]], a cover of which appears in ノスタルジア.
* wac's favorite song is the 1994 song [[Sora mo toberu hazu|空も飛べるはず]], a cover of which appears in ノスタルジア.
* Outside of BEMANI, wac remixed [[risette]]'s ''01 apple'' for their album, ''Extras''. This remix is credited to his full name, Jun Wakita.
* Outside of BEMANI, wac remixed [[risette]]'s ''01 apple'' for their album, ''Extras''. This remix is credited to his full name, Jun Wakita.
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| [[Ignis Irae|Ignis†Iræ]] || BEMANI Sound Team "神" || [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]] || X || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Ignis Irae|Ignis†Iræ]] || BEMANI Sound Team "神" || [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]] || X || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Idol|アイドル]] || Covered by BEMANI Sound Team "[[Aritomo Hamada|HuΣeR]] × wac" feat. [[Iori Saeki|佐伯伊織]] || [[AC EPOLIS|beatmania IIDX 31 EPOLIS]] || IIDX EDITION || - || - || - || - || ✓
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| [[Kyun kyun bakkyun LOVE|きゅん×きゅんばっきゅん☆LOVE]] || [[Matsushita|松下]]feat.[[Sota Fujimori|Sota]] & wac || [[AC BST AnimTribe|BeatStream アニムトライヴ]] / [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] / [[AC pnm eclale|pop'n music éclale]] / [[AC RB VOLZZA|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA]] || - || - || - || ✓ || - || -
| [[Kyun kyun bakkyun LOVE|きゅん×きゅんばっきゅん☆LOVE]] || [[Matsushita|松下]]feat.[[Sota Fujimori|Sota]] & wac || [[AC BST AnimTribe|BeatStream アニムトライヴ]] / [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] / [[AC pnm eclale|pop'n music éclale]] / [[AC RB VOLZZA|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA]] || - || - || - || ✓ || - || -
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| [[On top of the world]] || LUCA || [[AC GFDM XG|GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[On top of the world]] || LUCA || [[AC GFDM XG|GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[gloom]] || w/[[Akino Mizuno|Akino]] || [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[gloom]] || w/[[Akino Mizuno|Akino]] || [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Todoroke! Koi no beanball!!~96 bat hou sakuretsu! GITADORA series MVP dan!~|轟け!恋のビーンボール!!~96バット砲炸裂!GITADORAシリーズMVP弾!~]] || [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|ダイナミック野球兄弟]] v.s. [[Mayumi Morinaga|クロスファイヤーPrim]] || [[AC GD|GITADORA]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -
| [[Todoroke! Koi no beanball!!~96 bat hou sakuretsu! GITADORA series MVP dan!~|轟け!恋のビーンボール!!~96バット砲炸裂!GITADORAシリーズMVP弾!~]] || [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|ダイナミック野球兄弟]] v.s. [[Mayumi Morinaga|クロスファイヤーPrim]] || [[AC GD|GITADORA]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -
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| [[I LOVE uUu ~Holy Graduation~|I LOVE uUu ~Holy Graduation~]] || Cherry Blossoms([[Asaki|ASAKI]] & wac) || [[AC GD FUZZ-UP|GITADORA FUZZ-UP]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -
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| [[Shounen ripples|少年リップルズ]] || [[Yu Tokiwa|常盤ゆう]] || [[AC jb ripples APPEND|jubeat ripples APPEND]] || EMOCTRO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Shounen ripples|少年リップルズ]] || [[Yu Tokiwa|常盤ゆう]] || [[AC jb ripples APPEND|jubeat ripples APPEND]] || EMOCTRO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Quilt|キルト]] || [[Osamu Migitera|Des]]-[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]+w[[Daichi Watanabe|p]][[Tomosuke Funaki|t]][[Daisuke Kurosawa|9]] || [[AC jb knit APPEND|jubeat knit APPEND]] / [[AC pnm 19|pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET]] || QUILT || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Quilt|キルト]] || [[Osamu Migitera|Des]]-[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]+w[[Daichi Watanabe|p]][[Tomosuke Funaki|t]][[Daisuke Kurosawa|9]] || [[AC jb knit APPEND|jubeat knit APPEND]] / [[AC pnm 19|pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET]] || QUILT || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Astraia no soubei|アストライアの双皿]] || ZODIACSYNDICATE || [[AC jb saucer|jubeat saucer]] || ZODIAC ORACLE 7 || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Astraia no soubei|アストライアの双皿]] || ZODIACSYNDICATE || [[AC jb saucer|jubeat saucer]] || ZODIAC ORACLE 7 || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Pop music ron|ポップミュージック論]] || ギラギラメガネ団 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || MEGANE ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -|| -
| [[Pop music ron|ポップミュージック論]] || ギラギラメガネ団 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || MEGANE ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || -|| -
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| [[Mahjong Fight Club tokubetsu setsuzokukyoku|麻雀格闘倶楽部特別接続曲]] || 麻雀格闘倶楽部 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || MFC || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[MAH-JONG FIGHT CLUB tokubetsu setsuzokukyoku|麻雀格闘倶楽部特別接続曲]] || 麻雀格闘倶楽部 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || MFC || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Parade|パレード]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷さなえ]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || PARADE || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Parade|パレード]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷さなえ]] || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || PARADE || - || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[hora de verdad]] || [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Vandalusia改]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || CYBER FLAMENCO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[hora de verdad]] || [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Vandalusia改]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || CYBER FLAMENCO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - || -
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| [[Odoru Fever Robo|踊るフィーバーロボ]] || ダニエル&eimy と [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|よしくん]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || FEVER ROBO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Odoru Fever Robo|踊るフィーバーロボ]] || [[Shinichiro Yamanaka|ダニエル]]&[[eimy]] と [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|よしくん]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || FEVER ROBO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[World Spider Web]] || (Wly) & The hampatensions || [[CS pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] || FUNK FEVER || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[World Spider Web]] || (Wly) & The hampatensions || [[CS pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] || FUNK FEVER || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Help me, ERINNNNNN!! -VENUS mix-]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|VE]][[Sota Fujimori|NUS]] || [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] || - || - || - || - || ✓ || -
| [[Help me, ERINNNNNN!! -VENUS mix-]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|VE]][[Sota Fujimori|NUS]] || [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]] || - || - || - || - || ✓ || -
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| [[CHASE CHASE JOKERS no uta|チェイスチェイスジョーカーズのうた]] || カギコ&チノン(CV:金元寿子&大空直美) || [[AC SDVX EG|SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR]] || - || ✓ || ? || ✓ || - || -
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| [[CaptivAte~jouka~ (Wiegenlied mix)|CaptivAte~浄化~]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] || [[AC NST|ノスタルジア]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓
| [[CaptivAte~jouka~ (Wiegenlied mix)|CaptivAte~浄化~]] || [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] || [[AC NST|ノスタルジア]] || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓
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| [[Go Go Girls&Boys!|Go↓Go↑Girls&Boys!]] || [[Matsushita|松下]]feat.[[Sota Fujimori|Sota]] & wac || ([[DDR-pop'n-REFLEC-VOLTE x utaite (Matsushita)|DDR・ポップン・リフレク・ボルテ × 歌い手【松下】]]) || - || - || - || ✓ || - || -
| [[Go Go Girls&Boys!|Go↓Go↑Girls&Boys!]] || [[Matsushita|松下]]feat.[[Sota Fujimori|Sota]] & wac || ([[DDR-pop'n-REFLEC-VOLTE x utaite (Matsushita)|DDR・ポップン・リフレク・ボルテ × 歌い手【松下】]]) || - || - || - || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Super sentou Babanburn|スーパー戦湯ババンバーン]] || [[Hideo Suwa|すわひでお]],[[Akinari|秋成]],[[Kabocha|かぼちゃ]],[[Nakuru Aitsuki|藍月なくる]],[[Iori Saeki|NU-KO]] by BEMANI Sound Team "八戸亀生羅" || ([[BEMANI 2021 manatsu no utagassen 5 ban shoubu|BEMANI 2021真夏の歌合戦5番勝負]]) || オンセン♨ヒーロー || ✓ || ✓ || ? || ✓ || -
| [[Trill auf G(NOSTALGIA Style)]] || BEMANI Sound Team "[[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]" || ([[Ichika no BEMANI touhyou senbatsusen 2019|いちかのBEMANI投票選抜戦2019]]) || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓
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| [[voltississimo(NOSTALGIA Style)]] || BEMANI Sound Team "[[Takahiro Fukase|PHQUASE]]" || ([[Ichika no BEMANI touhyou senbatsusen 2019|いちかのBEMANI投票選抜戦2019]]) || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓
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| [[Midnight WAR(NOSTALGIA Style)|ミッドナイト☆WAR(NOSTALGIA Style)]] || [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|いちか]] || ([[Ichika no BEMANI touhyou senbatsusen 2019|いちかのBEMANI投票選抜戦2019]]) || - || - || ✓ || - || - || ✓
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| [[Super sentou Babanburn|スーパー戦湯ババンバーン]] || [[Hideo Suwa|すわひでお]],[[Akinari|秋成]],[[Kabocha|かぼちゃ]],[[Nakuru Aitsuki|藍月なくる]],[[Iori Saeki|NU-KO]] by BEMANI Sound Team "八戸亀生羅" || ([[BEMANI 2021 manatsu no utagassen 5 ban shoubu|BEMANI 2021真夏の歌合戦5番勝負]]) || オンセン♨ヒーロー || ✓ || ✓ || || ✓ || -
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| [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を]] || Zu[[Daichi Watanabe|t]][[MarL|t]] feat.[[Iori Saeki|NU-KO]] || ([[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || ? || - || -
| [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を]] || [[Daichi Watanabe|Zutt]] feat.[[Iori Saeki|NU-KO]] || ([[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship]]) || - || ✓ || ✓ || || - || -
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| [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo (STARDOM Remix)|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を (STARDOM Remix)]] || BEMANI Sound Team "[[Shunsuke Sato|JYUNN]]" || ([[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship]]) || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -
| [[Sekai no hate ni yakusoku no gaika wo (STARDOM Remix)|世界の果てに約束の凱歌を (STARDOM Remix)]] || BEMANI Sound Team "[[Shunsuke Sato|JYUNN]]" || ([[KONAMI Arcade Championship|The 10th KONAMI Arcade Championship]]) || - || - || ✓ || - || - || -