BanYa


BanYa, sometimes spelled BANYA or Banya, was the South Korean arcade game company Andamiro's musical group responsible for creating original songs for Pump It Up. The style of its music varies greatly, from hip hop to electronic, from rock to classical crossovers.
Classical remixes are among BanYa's most popular productions. Several sonatas, symphonies and other pieces feature in different versions. Mixing violins, guitars and heavy beats, these songs draw particular attention from players and passers-by. BanYa also composes original music including trance, techno, hardcore and ambient breaks.
Beginning in Pump It Up NX, former BanYa member Yahpp became a solo artist and in turn his new music became credited to him. Starting in Pump It Up Fiesta, Msgoon, another former member, did the same. All other former members, starting on NX, became credited as "BanYa Production". For consistency, all songs by the original BanYa collective are listed here.

Song catalogue

The group's first two releases under the name of BanYa were Ignition Starts and Hypnosis, although Bee, Solitary and Final Audition had been already recorded by Yahpp as an independent artist. Up to 2004 they released 3 albums, however some nonstop remixes of several BanYa songs have also been made for Pump It Up.
On Pump It Up Exceed 2, Radezky Can Can was moved from the "K-Pop Channel" to the "BanYa Channel", even though it was made by F2 System, who worked with Andamiro to make Pump It Up Extra. Holiday, the other F2 song, has only showed up on Extra, The PREX and The PREX 2.

''Pump It Up: The Perfect Collection''

TitleKorean titleGenreNotes
"All I Want for X-Mas""올 아이 원트 포 크리스마스"Dance-pop
"Beethoven Virus""베토벤 바이러스"Classical crossover Remix of "Pathétique", op.13, mov.3: rondo by Ludwig van Beethoven.
"N""엔"Hip hop
"Pump Jump""펌프 점프"Hip hop
"Rolling Christmas""롤링 크리스마스"Christmas rockInspired on various Christmas songs such as "Joy to the World" and "Jingle Bells".

''Pump It Up: NX''

Additional songs

BanYa also released some songs on promotional CDs, which are not featured so far in any games:
  • "Warm Shadow in a Stranger's Eyes"
  • "Going Home"
  • "Golden Tears"
  • "Let Me Break it Down"
As well as Full versions of the following in-game songs:
  • "Beat of the War 2"
  • "Canon-D"
  • "Dance With Me"
  • "Emperor"
  • "Final Audition"
  • "Fire"
  • "Get Your Groove On"
  • "Hate"
  • "Love is a Danger Zone 2"
  • "Maria"
  • "Miss's Story"
  • "Mission Possible"
  • "Mr. Larpus"
  • "My Way"
  • "N"
  • "Oh! Rosa"
  • "Oy Oy Oy"
  • "Point Break"
  • "Pump Jump"
  • "She Likes Pizza"
  • "Solitary"
  • "Winter"

Discography

The 1st Step to the BanYa

This album comprised all their songs from Pump It Up: The 1st Dance Floor to The O.B.G: The Season Evolution Dance Floor, excluding Creamy Skinny and Koul, from The 2nd Dance Floor. It also included an electric guitar version of Ignition Starts instead of the original hardcore version, a version of Hate sung by Pp and a completely new song, a ballad entitled "Warm Shadow in a Stranger's Eyes". All the songs that existed in a version longer than the one appearing in the arcade were included in their original versions, except Final Audition.
  1. Nightmare
  2. Midnight Blue
  3. She Likes Pizza
  4. Close Your Eyes
  5. Free Style
  6. Turkey March
  7. Pumping Up
  8. First Love
  9. An Interesting View
  10. Oh! Rosa
  11. With My Lover
  12. Betrayer
  13. Final Audition
  14. Naissance
  15. Ignition Starts
  16. Final Audition 2
  17. Hypnosis
  18. Mr Larpus
  19. Extravaganza
  20. Solitary
  21. Betrayer
  22. Hate
  23. Hate
  24. Oh! Rosa
  25. She Likes Pizza
  26. Solitary
  27. Mr Larpus
  28. Warm Shadow in a Stranger's Eyes

Interlock

  1. Pump Jump
  2. Mission Possible
  3. My Way
  4. The Emperor
  5. Golden Tears
  6. Get Your Groove On
  7. Going Home
  8. All I Want for X-Mas
  9. Let Me Break It Down
  10. Love Is A Danger Zone
  11. Street Show Down
  12. Will-O'-The-Wisp
  13. Beethoven Virus
  14. Maria
  15. Dr. M
  16. Point Break
  17. Winter
  18. Chicken Wing

Unfinished

  1. Final Audition 3 U.F
  2. Beat of the War
  3. Naissance 2
  4. Csikos Post
  5. Rolling Christmas
  6. Hello
  7. D Gang
  8. Bee
  9. Vook
  10. Pump Me Amadeus
  11. Get Up!!
  12. Blazing
  13. Set me Up
  14. Come to Me
  15. Miss's Story
  16. Oy Oy Oy
  17. N
  18. Till the end of Time
  19. Dance With Me
  20. Monkey Fingers
  21. We Will Meet Again