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→Trivia: 「毎回同じような曲を作りたくないなと思うのと同時に、その世界観に合わせた名前を毎回考えたいというのがあって。」 Also his only solo song that credits him under "wac" is I, and the majority of the songs in the OST book credits him under either one of his alias or under his full name.
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m (→Trivia: 「毎回同じような曲を作りたくないなと思うのと同時に、その世界観に合わせた名前を毎回考えたいというのがあって。」 Also his only solo song that credits him under "wac" is I, and the majority of the songs in the OST book credits him under either one of his alias or under his full name.) |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* In live interviews | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | ** 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 "for each song that fits its outlook on the world". | ||
* 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. | ||