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 moment when light quietly
reaches someone’s heart.