I majored in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at university.
After graduation, I worked in the performance management division of a staffing agency.
Just six months after joining, at the age of 22, I made the decision to pursue entrepreneurship.
To afford consulting fees, I borrowed from multiple consumer lenders and wired the money to an account in Dubai.
Only a month later, the consultant vanished without a trace.
For the next five years, even under the weight of enormous debt, I studied business, engineering, and marketing every single day, without missing a beat.
Eventually, the stress and overwork led to adjustment disorder, followed by a diagnosis of clinical depression, which forced me to take a leave of absence.
While on my leave, when I was on the verge of breaking down,
there were those who quietly stood by me—
and a soft light of hope that began to glow.
That was the beginning of Lumebeat.
My love for music began with one song — “Home” by Daughtry.
I was captivated by its powerful yet gentle voice and the line,
“I don’t regret this life I chose for me.”
It was the first time I truly felt saved by music. Since then, music has always been by my side.
I began creating cover songs using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and attending concerts, and was captivated by the joy of expressing music.
My interest in light shows was sparked during a Niall Horan concert.
At that moment, I noticed the “MA” logo on the PA booth — which I later discovered was part of the grandMA series — and was deeply moved by the realization that these behind-the-scenes technologies were helping to deliver unforgettable emotions to the audience.
It was then that I truly felt how the fusion of music and light could resonate with people’s hearts on a profound level.
That very night, I began developing a simple app to make lights blink in sync with music.
However, due to technical limitations at the time, the project ended in frustration.
Later, I created a concert schedule management app —
but I came to realize that what I truly wanted to deliver wasn’t just information.
When I realized that what I truly wanted to share was a light of hope, I decided once again to fully dedicate myself to Lumebeat.
And then it hit me —
ever since I first heard “Home”, maybe I had been searching for a place to return to.
Lumebeat had become that Home.
No matter how many hardships I’ve faced, just like the lyrics say,
“I don’t regret this life I chose for me.”
That light still glows quietly somewhere—perhaps in me, perhaps in someone else.
Lumebeat has only just begun.
高橋 海光（Kaiko Takahashi）
Founder of Lumebeat
The journey to light hope across the world begins with you.