Ryutaro Nakahara
Ryutaro Nakahara (中原 龍太郎, Nakahara Ryūtarō, born October 1, 1979), better known by his stage name Ryu☆, is a Japanese record producer, DJ, musician and arranger. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k won a contest started by Konami, in which composers were to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next Beatmania IIDX installment. Ryu's entry "Starmine" and kors k's "Clione" won the contest and both songs were featured in Beatmania IIDX 4th Style.[1]
Ryūtarō Nakahara 中原 龍太郎 | |
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Also known as | Ryu☆ Seiryū (青龍) Kraken |
Born | Fukuoka, Japan | October 1, 1979
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Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Exit Tunes Konami |
Ryu returned in Beatmania IIDX 9th Style with a remix of Dj taka's "Abyss", and composed more songs in 10th style onwards. Since then, Ryu has become a mainstay composer for Konami's Bemani series as well as a freelance musician. Ryu has become a part of beatnation records, which compose of Kors K, DJ Taka, L.E.D., Sōta Fujimori and DJ Yoshitaka.
He has numerous works outside of Konami as well, including "Orion" from HARDCORE TANO*C's "HARDCORE SYNDROME 2" album[2] and remixes of the famous "Caramelldansen" and "Caipirinha".
Songs
Beatmania IIDX 4th Style
- starmine
Beatmania IIDX 9th Style
- Abyss -The Heavens Remix- (original song by Takayuki Ishikawa)
Beatmania IIDX 10th Style
- Narcissus At Oasis
- rainbow rainbow
- 雪月花
Beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED
- AGEHA
- Be quiet
Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky
- Aurora
- in motion
- 合体せよ!ストロングイェーガー!! (Ryu☆ remix) (original song by Toshiyuki Kakuta)
- in the Sky (CS version song)
Beatmania IIDX 13 Distorted
- Harmony and Lovely
- So Fabulous!!
- waxing and wanding
- Go Beyond!! (with Sōta Fujimori; CS version song)
Beatmania IIDX 14 Gold
- Dreaming Sweetness
- Second Heaven
- Treasure×Star (with Naoki Maeda and Sachimayu; CS version song)
Beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers
- Blue Rain (with Takayuki Ishikawa)
- Dazzlin' Darlin
- Time to Air
- Do it!! Do it!!
- VOX UP (with Shinji Hosoe); CS version song)
Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress
- Mind Mapping
- まほろば (with Kanako Hoshino)
- 3y3s
- RIZING YOU UP [CS version song]
Beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS
- bloomin' feeling
- Light Shine
- mosaic
Beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem
- Mermaid girl
- passionate fate
- PARADISE LOST (with Toshiyuki Kakuta)
Beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle
- Follow Tomorrow (with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
- Thunderbolt
- NNRT
Beatmania IIDX 20 Tricoro
- 405nm (Ryu☆mix) (with Starving Trancer)
- Fly you to the star (with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
- Plan 8
Beatmania IIDX 21 Spada
- BLUE DRAGON(雷龍RemixIIDX)
- Critical Crystal
- Dark Fall
- ra'am
Beatmania IIDX 22 Pendual
- Line 4 Ruin
- We're So Happy (P*Light Remix) IIDX Ver.
Beatmania IIDX 23 Copula
- Donkey Donk
- AO-1
- Derelict Star feat. Ryu*
- Everlasting Last
- STARLiGHT
- NZM (with Kosuke Saito
Beatmania IIDX 24 Sinobuz
- ¡Viva!
- OOO
- Go Ahead!! (with Fujimori Sota)
- AO-∞
- Mare Nectaris
Beatmania IIDX 25 Cannon Ballers
- O/D*20
- VOX RUSH
- SUNLiGHT(IIDX MIX)
- 255
Beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage
- CoMAAAAAAA
- Night! Night! Night!
Beatmania IIDX 27 Heroic Verse
- Beautiful Harmony (IIDX Mix)
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3
- sakura storm
- Vertical (Available as Xbox Live Download Content)
Dance Dance Revolution X2
- Sakura Sunrise
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX
- COME BACK TO MY HEART (with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
- I/O
Dance Dance Revolution 2013
- ずっとみつめていて (Ryu☆Remix) (with DJ UTO, Starving Trancer, and Mayumi Morinaga)
Dance Dance Revolution 2014
- Din Don Dan
pop'n mMusic 12 いろは
- starmine (pop'n mix)
pop'n music 14 FEVER!
- hora de verdad (with Jun Wakita)
pop'n music 16 PARTY♪
- SPICY PIECE (Ryu☆ Remix) (original song by Tomonori Ikeda)
pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝
- Ignited Night
pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET
- ナタラディーン (Raja Maharaja mix) (original song by Yuki Kume)
pop'n music 20 fantasia
- 朧 (with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
GuitarFreaks XG2 & DrumMania XG2: Groove to Live
- Right on time (Ryu☆ Remix) (Original song by Mutsuhiko Izumi)
GuitarFreaks XG3 & DrumMania XG3
- I'm so Happy (Rockin' ver.)
GITADORA
- Run Run
- Sakura Sunrise (GITADORA ver.)
jubeat
- bass 2 bass
jubeat knit
- I'm so Happy
jubeat copious
- 800 nm
- 532 nm
jubeat saucer
- We're so Happy
jubeat Qubell
- 檄
jubeat clan
- Couleur=Blanche(with Yoshitaka Nakamura)
REFLEC BEAT
- Sakura Reflection
- KOROBUSHKA (Ryu Remix)
- 中華急行 (China Express) (ver. 1.5)
REFLEC BEAT limelight
- Castle on the Moon
- Mermaid girl (Ryu☆ Remix)
- STARS (Ryu☆ Remix RR ver.) (with Starving Trancer and Mayumi Morinaga)
REFLEC BEAT colette
- Blade
- Honey Party
- it's my miracle (with Starving Trancer)
- Like+it!
- Sakura Luminance
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!
- Sakura Mirage
BEMANI-wide
- Engraved Mark
Exit Trance Presents Anime Trance
- Butter-fly (Digimon Adventure opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1)
- Seishoujo Ryouiki (聖少女領域) (Rozen Maiden: Träumend opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1, COMPLETE BEST)
- Uninstall (アンインストール) (Bokurano opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 1, COMPLETE BEST)
- Hemisphere (ヘミソフィア) (RahXephon opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 2, COMPLETE BEST)
- JOINT (Shakugan no Shana Second opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 3)
- Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis (亡國覚醒カタルシス) (.hack//Roots ending theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 4)
- Orange (オレンジ) (BLEACH ending theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 5)
- Tears Infection (Myself;Yourself opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE BEST 5)
- Butter-Fly (Digimon Adventure opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE COMPLETE BEST)
- Crimson Oath (真赤な誓い, Makka na Chikai) (Buso Renkin opening theme) (from EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS ANIME TRANCE COMPLETE BEST)
Other works
- Under The Sky (Ryu☆Remix) (from the album "cyber beatnation 1st conclusion")
- THE SAFARI -Ryu☆Remix- (from dj TAKA's album "milestone")
- INFINITE PRAYER -Ryu☆Remix- (from L.E.D.'s album "denjin-k")
- The Hope Of Tomorrow -Ryu☆Remix- (from Sōta Fujimori's album "SYNTHESIZED")
- orion (from the HARDCORE TANO*C album "HARDCORE SYNDROME 2")
- ウッーウッーウマウマ(゚∀゚) (Ryu Remix) [from ウッーウッーウマウマ(゚∀゚)]
- Kick Out 仮面 -Ryu☆Remix- (from Keiichi Ueno's album "Rewind!")
- ZUTTO MITSUMETE ITE (Ryu Remix)
- Ribbon (from the game Walk It Out!)
- Soft Paws (from the game Walk It Out!)
References
- "Ryutaro Nakahara - RemyWiki". remywiki.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- "HARDCORE TANO*C". HARDCORE TANO*C (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-11-13.