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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.