BanYa

BanYa (반야), sometimes spelled BANYA or Banya, is South Korean 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 NX, former BanYa member Yahpp became a solo artist and in turn his new music became credited to him. Starting in Fiesta, msgoon, another former member, did the same. All other former members, starting on NX, became credited as "BanYa Production". For the consistency of the article, 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 The 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 Exceed 2, CanCan 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 Extra Mix. Holiday, the other F2 song, has only showed up on Extra, Prex and Prex 2.

Pump It Up: 1st Dance Floor (first version)

Pump it Up: The 2nd Dance Floor

Pump It Up: 3rd The O.B.G.

Pump It Up: The O.B.G. Season Evolution

Pump It Up: The Perfect Collection

Pump It Up: Extra

Pump It Up: The Premiere 2 / Pump It Up: The Rebirth

Pump It Up: The Premiere 3

Pump It Up: The PREX 3

Pump It Up: Exceed

Pump It Up: Exceed 2

Pump It Up: Zero

Pump It Up: NX

Pump It Up: NX2

Pump It Up: NXA

Pump It Up: Fiesta

Pump It Up: Fiesta Ex

Pump It Up: Fiesta 2/Infinity

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" (Full Version is playable on NX, NX2, NXA and Fiesta)
• "Canon-D" (its full version is a secret remix on Exceed 2, but has yet appear on any soundtracks. It also appears in Zero's Remix Station, in NX/NX2/NXA's Special Zone, and Fiesta under Full Songs)
• "Dance With Me"
• "Emperor"
• "Final Audition"
• "Fire" (Full Version is playable on NX and NX2)
• "Get Your Groove On"
• "Hate"
• "Love is a Danger Zone 2" (Full Version is playable on NX, NX2, NXA and Fiesta)
• "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 OBG SE", 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 (the same girl who sang Pumping Up) and a completely new song, a ballad entitled Warm Shadow in a Stranger's Eyes (rough translation, as it's very hard to translate this title from Korean). All the songs that existed in a version longer than the one appearing in the arcade were included in their original versions, except The Final Audition.

1. Nightmare
2. Midnight Blue
3. She Likes Pizza (Pump mix)
4. Close Your Eyes
5. Free Style
6. Turkey March
7. Pumping Up
8. First Love
9. An Interesting View
10. Oh! Rosa (Pump mix)
11. With My Lover
12. Betrayer (Pump mix)
13. Final Audition (Pump mix)
14. Naissance
15. Ignition Starts (guitar version)
16. Final Audition 2
17. Hypnosis
18. Mr Larpus (Pump mix)
19. Extravaganza
20. Solitary (Pump mix)
21. Betrayer (Original version)
22. Hate
23. Hate (Pp version)
24. Oh! Rosa (Original version)
25. She Likes Pizza (Original version)
26. Solitary (Original version)
27. Mr Larpus (Original version)
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(Mutation)

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

External links

• Pump It Up official site
• BanYa discography at MusicBrainz
• Interview of Yahpp (2005) to Pump Haven