BEMANI is running its 28th-anniversary pop'n music livestream and exhibition while BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- moves from a locked 84-player roster toward a Regular Stage that starts streaming November 25, 2026.
The BEMANI brand covers Konami Arcade Games' music games and began with beatmania in 1997. Coverage in August 2026 opened on two fronts. Konami started posting representative songs and videos on its YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL, including DJ YOSHITAKA's FLOWER, Second Heaven, and smooooch. The same month, a collaboration event between the smartphone game Hololive Dreams and the BEMANI arcade series added the song Yumeiro Wonder to seven machines: beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE DELTA, jubeat beyond the Ave., pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, SOUND VOLTEX, and Polaris Code. The event ran from August 27 to September 20, 2026, with D points exchanged for an e-amusement pass card or in-game items.
On the competitive side, Konami Amusement held the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- draft meeting on August 5, selecting 84 players across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution, with seven amusement facility operators as team owners. By September 30, Konami Arcade Games said contracts with all 84 nominated players were complete. The Regular Stage streams free on the official YouTube channel from Wednesday, November 25 at 20:00, and moves to two broadcasts a week from January 2027.
October brought the pop'n music anniversary. The series marked 28 years on September 28, and Konami Arcade Games announced a commemorative livestream on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari) from 20:00, with producer Des-ROW, director wac, and composers Yuei and PON discussing memories of the series. A pop'n music exhibition runs in Shibuya until October 4 and is set for Kyoto from October 30.
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Konami Arcade Games has announced a commemorative livestream for pop'n music, which marks its 28th anniversary on September 28. Des-ROW, producer of pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, and director wac appear with composers Yuei and PON to discuss memories of the series. The stream runs from 20:00 on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari). A pop'n music exhibition is also running in Shibuya until October 4 and is set for Kyoto from October 30.
Konami Arcade Games said contracts with the 84 players nominated by seven participating companies at the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- draft meeting were completed on Wednesday, September 30. The league runs across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution, and the Regular Stage streams free on the official YouTube channel from Wednesday, November 25, at 20:00.
Konami Arcade Games has started a collaboration event between the smartphone music game Hololive Dreams and the BEMANI arcade series. The first part of the event adds the song "Yumeiro Wonder," performed by hololive talents, to seven supported BEMANI machines, including beatmania IIDX 33 Sparkle Shower, DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, GITADORA GALAXY WAVE DELTA, jubeat beyond the Ave., pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, SOUND VOLTEX ∇, and Polaris Code. The event period runs from August 27, 2026, at 10:00 to September 20, 2026, at 9:59. During this time, players who play the song once on a supported machine, accumulate D (Dream) points available on each cabinet, and apply through the special website can exchange their points for a special e-amusement pass card or in-game items. The campaign application requires using an e-amusement pass to play a supported machine, playing "Yumeiro Wonder" once, and then entering via the campaign site. BEMANI is the unified brand name for Konami Arcade Games' music games, originally an abbreviation for beatmania, which began operation in 1997.
Konami Arcade Games has begun posting representative songs and videos from the BEMANI series on its YouTube channel, BEMANI CHANNEL. The sudden uploads of high-quality videos have surprised rhythm game fans, with tracks including DJ YOSHITAKA's signature song FLOWER, Second Heaven, and smooooch・∀・. The activity may be linked to a new artist introduction page for the beatnation Records label.
Konami Amusement held the draft meeting for BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 6- on August 5, selecting 84 players across beatmania IIDX, SOUND VOLTEX, and DanceDanceRevolution. Seven amusement facility operators serve as team owners. The Regular Stage matchups were also released, with matches to be streamed free on YouTube.