Notable

• Introduction of the EASY modifier.
• Introduction of a time bar, showing how far in the song one is.
• Debut of Ryutaro Nakahara
  Ryutaro Nakahara
  , known by his stage name Ryu, is a musician and DJ working for Konami. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k won a contest started by Konami, in which composers are to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next beatmania IIDX installment...
  
   and Kosuke Saito
  Kosuke Saito
  ' , is a DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.- Career :...
  
   in the bemani
  Bemani
  is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply G.M.D., it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and expanded into other music-based games.-Bemani video games:...
  
  series.

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