BeForU

BeForU is a musical group of J-pop exclusively female, appearing among the most known interpreters of the amateurs of the plays of Bemani such as Dance Dance Revolution. Their career began in 2000 with the DIVINE title , the first true piece of J-Pop of the caused play. The group is produced by Naoki Maeda, one of the principal producers of Konami.

The name of the group comes from a training course of GDR 4th Mix named B4U , phonetically Before You . The group in the beginning counted only four members, before the departure in 2004 of Maehara and the arrival of other members thereafter. Today 6 girls form the group.

Discography

The group currently has 2 individual albums and several with its credit:
  • Albums
    • BeForU First Album , November 28th 2003
    • BeForU II , February 14th 2006
    • BeForU III ~Breaking Into The Probability Changes~ , March 17th 2007

  • Individual

    • KI ・ SE ・ KI , September 1st 2004
    • Red Rocket Rising , November 1st 2006
    • Get set GO!! 〜 BeForU Astronauts Set 〜 , December 22nd, 2006 (first album following the unexpected signature with Avex Records)
    • Strike Party!!! , January 17th 2007 (original soundtrack of the Animates MAJOR for the 3rd season)
    • Yoru Hanabi , July 11th 2007

  • Extended Play

    • 6NOTES , March 3rd 2007 (each piece interpreted by one of the members of the group)

The first appearance on scene of the formation took place on February 19th, 2006 in Zepp Tokyo; it was recorded for the DVD BeForU FIRST LIVE At ZeppTokyo 2006 .

Careers solos

Parallel to their career in the group the members carry out careers solo, and meet the many successes still carried there by their celebrity in the plays of Bemani . Riyu Kosaka thus started a beautiful career with individual, true… , dated October 17th 2001, then left on June 11th 2004 its first album, begin .

Continuation of the discography of Riyu Kosaka :

  • Baby' S Tears (EP), August 25th 2006
  • Yamato Nadeshiko Damashi (individual), October 18th, 2006
  • Danzai No Hana ~Guilty Sky~ (EP), May 16th 2007
  • Dober Man (individual), July 11th, 2007
  • Platinum Spalls (individual), October 24th, 2007

Noria Shiraishi also left individual, COILS②Clutch , on October 18th, 2006.

Members

Founding members:
  • Yoma Komatsu (小松代真) - called Yoma
  • Noria Shiraishi (白石紀亜) - called Noria
  • Riyu Kosaka (小坂りゆ)
  • Shiyuna Maehara (前原しゆな) (departure in 2004)

Joined the group subsequently

  • Risa Sotohana (外花りさ)
  • Miharu Arisawa (有沢みはる)
  • Sayaka Minami (南さやか)

The addition of these three new members in the place of Maehara resulted in calling the new formation BeForU NEXT .

Other songs

The group also recorded several titles which were republished for the albums:
  • BRE∀K DOWN!
  • チカラ
  • DIVINE ~more deep and deeper style~
  • Freedom
  • GRADUATION ~ それぞれの明日 ~
  • Morning Glory
  • PEACE (^^) v
  • シナリオ
  • Under The Sky (NOTE: although it is not that a solo of Sakaya with PlatoniX the title is allotted to the whole group)
  • BLACK OUT
  • Staff Roll

It is necessary to add ever snow which was not included at all in album.

Trivia

  • BeForU and the group TËЯRA, also produced by Naoki Maeda, has many joint titles
  • the song " I amndt… " was originally composed by Naoki and composed by Junko Karashima for its group TËЯRA but it was given to Miharu in solo. The melody of the title takes again samples of " thus; WE ARE" TËЯRA, name which is precisely the plural of " I am."
  • " ever snow" , a solo of Yoma Komatsu (in DDRMAX 2) was originally written by Junko Karashima. The full version of the song appears in the album of TËЯRA, RЁVOLUTIФN.
  • BeForU II left for the day the Saint Valentin and Strike Party!!! that of the birthday of Riyu.

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Site of fans
  • Official site

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