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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
 
Yasuhiro Taguchi, best known as TAG, joined KONAMI as a [https://mond.how/ja/topics/h4k5vhs9o0s46tg KCE School student] in their sound creator course. He started writing charts for [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] in 2006. Later that year, he composed his first BEMANI song, [[El Dorado]], in [[AC GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3]], and remained a regular in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania for several years. He then later branched out into most other BEMANI series by the end of the decade, most notably beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution. In the latter series, he served as the sound director of [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] through [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]], after previously serving as the sound director of the PlayStation 2 home ports of [[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 NA|Super]][[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 JP|NOVA]][[CS DS SuperNOVA2|2]] and [[CS DDR X NA|of]] [[CS DDR X JP|X]]. He was also the sound director of [[AC DanEvo|DanceEvolution ARCADE]]. Yasuhiro joined the staff of SOUND VOLTEX sometime during the development of [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]], and was one of the sound directors of [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]].
Yasuhiro Taguchi, best known as TAG, joined KONAMI in 2006, writing charts for [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]. Later that year, he composed his first BEMANI song, [[El Dorado]], in [[AC GFDM V3|GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3]], and remained a regular in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania for several years. He then later branched out into most other BEMANI series by the end of the decade, most notably beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution. In the latter series, he served as the sound director of [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] through [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]], after previously serving as the sound director of the PlayStation 2 home ports of [[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 NA|Super]][[CS DDR SuperNOVA2 JP|NOVA]][[CS DS SuperNOVA2|2]] and [[CS DDR X NA|of]] [[CS DDR X JP|X]]. He was also the sound director of [[AC DanEvo|DanceEvolution ARCADE]].  


Yasuhiro's music tends to focus on rave and trance, though he has also composed progressive rock and fusion for GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. He's also composed techno and trance songs under his SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU- alias, though lately he has been composing dubstep as well.
Yasuhiro's music tends to focus on rave and trance, though he has also composed progressive rock and fusion for GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. He's also composed techno and trance songs under his SUPER STAR 満-MITSURU- alias, though lately he has been composing dubstep as well.
Yasuhiro joined the staff of SOUND VOLTEX sometime during the development of [[AC SDVX III|SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS]], and was one of the sound directors of [[AC SDVX IV|SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN]].


Yasuhiro left KONAMI in mid-late 2021, after announcing on September 5th, 2021 that he was going freelance [https://twitter.com/tag_underground/status/1434713288584024067 on his Twitter account], ending his 15-year tenure. His last song composed for BEMANI, [[Victory of the Century]], came out almost a year later in [[AC jb Ave.|jubeat Ave.]] [https://twitter.com/tag_underground/status/1554755263168516096].
Yasuhiro left KONAMI in mid-late 2021, after announcing on September 5th, 2021 that he was going freelance [https://twitter.com/tag_underground/status/1434713288584024067 on his Twitter account], ending his 15-year tenure. His last song composed for BEMANI, [[Victory of the Century]], came out almost a year later in [[AC jb Ave.|jubeat Ave.]] [https://twitter.com/tag_underground/status/1554755263168516096].
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