At the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Japanese ice dance team performed a routine "inspired by Dance Dance Revolution." So wild hearing Smile.dk's "Butterfly" and JS16's "Stomp to My Beat" at the Olympics.

"Wonderland (UKS Extended Re-edit)" by X-Treme. Does anyone want to guess what UKS stands for? youtu.be/FJ_RbU3DPTY

Hyuji just released "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Speed Mix) as a free download. A real treat for Dancemania fans. It makes a great addition to your Christmas Speed playlist! rttf.bandcamp.com/track/merry-...

"Club Tropicana" by Cydney-D from Dancemania Bass #4/Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000. As far as I'm aware the full version only exists on this promo vinyl. youtu.be/OKZSqLpo_-M

"Do It All Night (Extended Version)" by E-Rotic. Features a slightly longer intro than the album version. youtu.be/E4WNOv8Nq8E

"In the Navy '99 (XXL Disaster Re-edit)" by Captain Jack. This re-edit with a slightly longer intro was only released on promotional media. youtu.be/3T6_WfkWQVg

New EP from Warehouse Music System, featuring new tracks from Chris Bucknall of CJ Crew! shop.geekjack.net/products/war...

"Why" by Grow Sound with Brenda. Made for FURAmania, which was mixed by half of Grow Sound, DJ Soma. youtu.be/3rhnwwz5crc

"I Believe (Scorccio Hot Mix)" by Jamestown feat. Jocelyn Brown. Featured on Dancemania Summers 2 and later Scorccio Super Hit Mix. youtu.be/_myzjp25MEs

"Sky High" by DJ Miko. It made its Dancemania debut in Dancemania X3, then became a part of DDR history with its inclusion on DDR Solo 2000. youtu.be/vXktYgq7MmM

Speaking of CD Groove XXX, in 1998 EMI released a special CD in collaboration with the show. It was a nonstop mix by DJ Soma, and features many Dancemania tracks! I think it is a must-have CD for Dancemania fans. There is also an Avex edition mixed by KCP! www.discogs.com/release/1608...

Some of the promotional material that came with the PRT-8405 promo vinyl. "Pain in My Heart" was used in the Dancemania X2 commercial, and was also the opening theme song for the CD Groove XXX show for a few months.

"Pain in My Heart (Single Mix)" by Carina. A slightly different mix than the album version that was used in Dancemania X2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x5S...

"Pain in My Heart (Wiseass Fluoro Mix)" by Carina. Remixed by Wiseass (Henrik Korpi and Paul Dobbs). In Japan, this remix was exclusive to this vinyl, though it was easily found on the original Swedish CD single. youtu.be/_8RYYMA7pIg

"Pain in My Heart (KCP Remix)" by Carina. Unfortunately, it's not the version that appeared on Dancemania Speed 3. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlPk...

Smile.dk promo cassette promoting their 3rd album. The tracklist is somewhat rearranged and renamed compared to the final version. But most notable is that the album was originally titled "Smile" instead of "Golden Sky." Image from Yahoo Auctions Japan.

What would Dancemania EX 9 have looked like in 2004? Here's the original tentative list sent to retailers: 01. Surrender (Obi & Josh Remix) / Javine 02. Trick Me (E-Smoove House Mix) / Kelis 03. Whisper / Milk Inc. 04. All Night Long / Lasgo 05. Sky High (DJ Kaya Mix) / DJ Miko

Did you know? Dancemania EX 9 was originally supposed to come out on 2004/12/08, but was delayed to 2005/01/26, then 2005/02/09, then 2005/02/23. It was then quietly canceled and essentially replaced by Dancemania Covers 01, which released on 2005/03/24.

"Pain in My Heart (M.I.D. Remix)" by Carina. I said a hip hop, the hippie to the hippie, to the hip hip hop and you don't stop. youtu.be/sLgTESBHtl4

"Pain in My Heart (KH-R Club Remix)" by Carina, who made her debut on Dancemania X2. Remixed by KH-R, aka DJ Hasegawa. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア youtu.be/Es6FOhx1vQk

E-Rotic's "The Winner Takes It All" was featured on Dancemania 7. I think Dancemania Speed has messed up my sense of tempo. In my head this was a slower-paced track at only 130 BPM, but I remember my mother hearing it once and asking, "Why is it so fast?!" 🤣 #Dancemania #ダンスマニア youtu.be/SDlZ3ttKQXg

Did you know? Akiba Koubou (秋葉工房) once ran a digital download site called Digital Koubou (デジタル工房), where you could buy full version of their songs. Some tracks were exclusive(?) to the site, like "Shangri-La (Trance Mix)" by Shihori!

Lost Dancemania Speed?! The untold story of movie Speed, the unreleased Dancemania Speed album! #Dancemania #ダンスマニア www.dancemania-ex.com/2025/03/13/m...

The Extended Latin Mix of "Wham Bang (Shang-A-Lang)" featured on Dancemania 8. It was one of George Suzuki's first collaborations with Intercord Japan. He would later go on to produce and mix numerous Bass and Speed albums. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVNb...

The Hit Vision remix of "Latin Lover," featured on Dancemania 8. Hit Vision would go on to work on smile.dk's sophomore album, Future Girls. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア www.youtube.com/watch?v=80fs...

I recently discovered MusicBee and finally said goodbye to my beloved Winamp. Now I wonder why I didn't switch earlier! Being able to sort by 規格品番 (catalog #) soothes my soul😂Now I just have to finish re-scanning, re-ripping, and re-tagging everything...

While we're on the subject, here's a special Natsu Monogatari 2007 Para Para VHS. The video has been ripped and uploaded to YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=dQrs...) by @lewlew2003.bsky.social

9LoveJ DJ sampler that I bought off YAJ almost 20 years ago. The "Lucky Boy" and "P.S. I Love You" remixes are the full 9LoveJ Edits. They seem to be from a digital source and not the Natsu Monogatari promo vinyl. I still don't know who sang Be Happy ^^;

The very first Intercord Japan CD! Released in late 1995, this promo CD was used to promote E-Rotic's debut single/album, as well as the "super dance compilation," Dancemania 1! #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Dancemania EXTRA tentou VHS. One day I'll get a VCR again and try to finally digitize it. Features 19 music videos from Dancemania EXTRA. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Did you know? EMI originally asked Scorccio (Mark Summers) to mix a main series Dancemania album. But he requested to do a nonstop mix of his songs, and they agreed, resulting in Scorccio Super Hit Mix!

Signed Scorccio Super Hit Mix. Unfortunately it was a bootleg because Mark ran out of the real thing to send me.😅Forever grateful for the time he took to respond to me.

Rare Dancemania snowboard, given away as part of a Winters campaign. Pic via Yahoo Auctions Japan. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Dancemania Extra's track list was requested by fans through a postcard survey. "Samba de Janeiro" was the #1 request! It ended up being one of the best-selling albums in the series, selling over 400,000 copies by January 1999. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Did you know? According to Chris Bucknall, most CJ Crew songs were recorded at slower speeds then sped up. The exception was "Livin' la Vida Loca" which was produced at 170 BPM. But then EMI thought it was too slow and sped it up to 200 BPM anyway! #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Dancemania site relaunch! I have uploaded a backup of the original Dancemania site from 2008: www.dancemania-ex.com/dancemania/d.... I will update it to the latest version and add more information soon. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

The back of the Dancemania Best Yellow booklet, listing all releases up to that point. Rare acknowledgement of Handbag Mania and other releases never mentioned on the official site. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Front and back cover of a special booklet that came with Dancemania 10. Features all of the "Danceman"(?) mascots up that point. #Dancemania #ダンスマニア

Tentou promo video for Hime Trance Best (姫トラ・ベスト). Tentou videos would play in stores to advertise CD releases. Prior to around 2007, EMI were still releasing most tentou promos on VHS, but this was one of the first to be released on DVD. Art by Ai "A.I" Takeuchi.