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Bemani (ビーマニ, biimani) is Konami's rhythm video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply g.m.d, it soon changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and hence the name and expanded into other music-based games.
Bemani video gamesSince 1998, Konami has continuously released new versions of several different games. The naming system for a new game tends to follow the pattern of <game> Nth <version>, such as "Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style" or "Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix"; exceptions such as "Pop'n Music 1" exist. Bemani video games feature unique hardware in comparison to traditional arcade games. Each game has its own form of control. Bemani artistsDepending on the game, the playlist for a Bemani release may have a large number of licensed, well-known tracks or consist largely of in-house music. Most Dance Dance Revolution games, for example, have Konami original music and licensed music in nearly equal proportions. The abundance of licensed tracks was due to a lucrative deal between the record label Toshiba EMI and Konami; in exchange for free advertisement for Toshiba EMI's Dancemania series of dance music albums, Konami was free to use any Dancemania-featured song they wished free of charge. (It is worth noting that, likely as homage, Konami named one of its Dance Dance Revolution characters "Toshiba Emi". Emi remains one of the most popular DDR characters.) Several different Konami artists are involved in the process of song creation for Bemani. They often use pseudonyms when signing their creations. Remixes and reuse of songs from other games are common in the Bemani scenario. See alsoExternal link
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