Asaki (あさき) is a musician of the Bemani series of Konami games. He is known for his GuitarFreaks &
Drummania contributions, which are mostly in a hard difficulty level. Asaki's music is commonly of the Visual Kei genre, a type of rock music that is similar to the likes of Gackt or Penicillin. He composes other types of rock music as well, particularly under Rotten Blotch or Sis Bond Chit.
Asaki usually has his face covered in photos. Normally, in his pictures, there is a cat on his face. Asaki is mainly depicted as a cat; he even claims to be a cat with a letter A on his forehead.
Asaki was once a member of a Visual Kei band called Blanc Neige.
Songs[]
Here is a list of Asaki's compositions and collaborations:
beatmania IIDX[]
beatmania IIDX 12: HAPPY SKY
- キャッシュレスは愛情消すティッシュ (Cashless wa aijoukesu tissue) [collaboration with Jimmy Weckl as GINGER]
beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD
- カゴノトリ~弐式~ (Kagonotori ~Nishiki~) [collaboration with Orange Special Lounge]
beatmania IIDX 14: GOLD
- 鬼言集 (Kigonshu)
- four-leaf [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
ee'MALL[]
ee'MALL 2nd Avenue
- 螺子之人 (Neji no hito) [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER and pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]
- 純勉夏 (Junbenka) [collaboration with ションボリくらぶ and ジェットさん]
Guitar Freaks & DrumMania[]
Guitar Freaks 7th Mix & DrumMania 6th Mix
- 蛹 (Sanagi) [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD]
- 誰? (Dare?) [collaboration with Handsome JET Project]
Guitar Freaks 8th Mix & DrumMania 7th Mix
- ツミナガラ... と彼女は謂ふ (Tsuminagara... to kanojo waifu) [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD]
- ロマンス (Romance) [cover song as Captain Rock, originally by Penicillin]
- わすれもの (Wasuremono) [from the power-up ver., collaboration with Handsome JET Project feat.みずしな孝之]
Guitar Freaks 9th Mix & DrumMania 8th Mix
- 月光蝶 (Gekkou chou) [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA]
- 花の唄 (Hana no uta) [collaboration with Chii-chan]
- BEAMS [cover song as Captain Rock, originally by Kuroyume]
- 瞬的愛歌 (JET LOVE) (Shun teki ai ka (JET LOVE)) [collaboration with Handsome JET Project]
Guitar Freaks 10th Mix & DrumMania 9th Mix
- この子の七つのお祝いに (Konoko no nanatsu no oiwaini) [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA]
- Agnus Dei [also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE SILVER and beatmania IIDX 12: HAPPY SKY]
- ヘリコプター (Helicopter) [collaboration with Pink Capsule]
- カゴノトリ (Kagonotori) [collaboration with Orange Special Lounge]
- Handsome JET L-Project [collaboration with Handsome JET Project]
Guitar Freaks 11th Mix & DrumMania 10th Mix
- 赤い鈴 (Akai suzu) [long version, also appeared in Guitar Freaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD]
- 鬼姫 (Onihime) [under another alias, 鬼の子合唱団 (Oninoko Gashodan)]
- 二人はラブラブ(仮) (Futari wa love love (kari)) [collaboration with Handsome JET Project]
- こたつとみかん (Kotatsu to mikan) [collaboration with Pink Capsule]
Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V
- mushroom boy [singing as 'Poo']
- You can't do it if you try [collaboration with 遠藤一馬]
- 哀愁のコリゴリラ (Aishuu no kori gorilla) [collaboration with Handsome JET Project feat.みずしな孝之]
- ひとりぼっち (Hitori bocchi) [collaboration with Pink Capsule]
- Plastic Umbrella [collaboration with chico]
- Die Zauberflöte [collaboration with Hideyuki Ono and TOMOSUKE as わんにゃん☆パニックス]
Guitar Freaks V2 & DrumMania V2
- 蛍 (Hotaru) [first appeared in Asaki's album "Shinkyoku"]
- ¥真超深TION¥ (¥ShinchoushinTION¥) [collaboration with Des-ROW as Des-あさ]
Guitar Freaks V3 & DrumMania V3
- 虧兎に告ぐ (Kito ni tsugu)
- Ru-Ru-Ru [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
- Micro fin [collaboration with Rotten Blotch]
- 明鏡止水 (Meikyou shisui) [collaboration with TOMOSUKE]
Guitar Freaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Rock×Rock
- 極東史記 (Kyokutou shiki)
- DEADMAN'S BED [collaboration with Rotten Blotch]
- Vertigo [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
Guitar Freaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity
- ATOMS [collaboration with Rotten Blotch]
- A DOGMA
- Mannequin [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
- 流氷の去りて (Ryuu Hyou no Sarite)
Guitar Freaks V6 & DrumMania V6 Blazing!!!
- Under The Nest[collaboration with Rotten Blotch]
- Sonne
- Siren [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
- Four Leaf [collaboration with Sis Bond Chit]
pop'n music[]
pop'n music 10
- 幸せを謳う詩 (Shiawase wo utau uta)
- 明鏡止水 (Meikyou shisui) [collaboration with TOMOSUKE]
pop'n music 12 IROHA
- 雫 (Shizuku)
pop'n music 13 CARNIVAL
- 真超深TION (ShinchoushinTION) [collaboration with Des-ROW as Des-あさ]
pop'n music 14 FEVER
- 猿の経 (Saru no kyou)
pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE
- つばめ (Tsubame)
- 天庭 (Tentei) [under another alias 閣下 (Kakka)]
- neu [Provided guitar parts for Shounen Radio (wac)]
Other Compositions[]
Musician's Room OST
- Modorenai Love (戻らない恋-Forever Version-) (Modorenai Love (Modoranai koi-Forever Version-)) [as Captain Metal; a remix of the song Modoranai koi by The Panthers]
Trivia[]
- Asaki loves cats.
- Asaki loves curry.
- In the song "ONIHIME" (GF11DM10), Asaki said that 12 Asakis form the Demon's Choir. (ONINOKO GASHODAN)
- Asaki is the vocalist in Die Zauberflöte.
- Asaki collaborated with Naoki Maeda to compose a cover of "resonance", the opening song from anime "Soul Eater", which was included in Dance Dance Revolution Furu Furu Party and Dance Dance Revolution X2 Arcade. Here, Asaki plays the guitar while Naoki sings the lyrics.