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* [[Jun Wakita]] starts writing original music for the series. | * [[Jun Wakita]] starts writing original music for the series. | ||
* [[Tomosuke Funaki]] makes his pop'n music debut, as does [[Shoichiro Hirata]]. | * [[Tomosuke Funaki]] makes his pop'n music debut, as does [[Shoichiro Hirata]]. | ||
* All licenses from [[ | * All licenses from [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] received distinct MISS backgrounds, instead of the traditional MISS backgrounds they used in the previous game. | ||
* The official web site is the first one since [[AC pns|pop'n stage]] which shows a picture of the character in a song AND their background in that song. | * The official web site is the first one since [[AC pns|pop'n stage]] which shows a picture of the character in a song AND their background in that song. | ||
* The soundtrack is the first to include songs from console versions made 2 games prior to the current arcade version. In this case, the pop'n music 7 soundtrack contains songs from [[ | * The soundtrack is the first to include songs from console versions made 2 games prior to the current arcade version. In this case, the pop'n music 7 soundtrack contains songs from [[CS pnm 5|pop'n music 5 CS]]. This trend continued with the soundtracks for the next 8 games. | ||
** It's also the first pop'n music game soundtrack to consist of more than one CD on its soundtrack (the ''pop'n music 3 vs. pop'n stage'' 2 CD collection doesn't count as they're separate games). | ** It's also the first pop'n music game soundtrack to consist of more than one CD on its soundtrack (the ''pop'n music 3 vs. pop'n stage'' 2 CD collection doesn't count as they're separate games). | ||
* The character designs from this game would later be used in the console-only puzzle game [[ | * The character designs from this game would later be used in the console-only puzzle game [[CS pnm Puzzle Dama|pop'n Taisen Puzzle Dama Online]]. | ||
* Total number of songs: 94 | * Total number of songs: 94 | ||
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= Let's make pop'n music 7 Together! = | = Let's make pop'n music 7 Together! = | ||
Prior to the release of ''pop'n music 7'', a poll was held on Konami's web site as to what songs should get a remix in pop'n music 7. All songs from the very first pop'n music through 6 (plus the 4 CS games at the time) were eligible. [[Cry Out]] got the most votes out of all the songs listed, with a total of 845 votes, with [[Kimi wo kowashitai|君を壊したい!]] second with 735 votes. (It never got a remix, though there ''was'' a Live version in [[ | Prior to the release of ''pop'n music 7'', a poll was held on Konami's web site as to what songs should get a remix in pop'n music 7. All songs from the very first pop'n music through 6 (plus the 4 CS games at the time) were eligible. [[Cry Out]] got the most votes out of all the songs listed, with a total of 845 votes, with [[Kimi wo kowashitai|君を壊したい!]] second with 735 votes. (It never got a remix, though there ''was'' a Live version in [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]]). Other strong songs included [[ROSE ~Koibito yo, barairo ni somare|ROSE~恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ]] (626), [[Homesick Pt.2&3]] (601), [[Hashirinukeru kimi e, Hurry up!|走りぬける君へ、Hurry up!]] (490), and [[Daikenkai|大見解]] (465). At the end Cry Out, [[Ryuubu~DRAGON DANCE|龍舞~DRAGON DANCE]], and [[Toumeina manicure|透明なマニキュア]] were remixed (despite 龍舞~DRAGON DANCE being in 69th place with only 44 votes), and Homesick Pt.2&3 got an extended version courtesy of pop'n music sound director [[Jun Wakita]]. (大見解 ''did'' eventually get a remix years later in [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]], [[Daikenkai no shinkenkai|大見解の新見解]].) | ||
= Name that Character! = | = Name that Character! = | ||
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Shortly before the release of ''pop'n music 7'', a contest in Japan was held to anyone to name three of the game's new characters. The contest was known as "PapaMama * 7". Shortly before the game was released, the winners were announced, as well as the names of the new characters; | Shortly before the release of ''pop'n music 7'', a contest in Japan was held to anyone to name three of the game's new characters. The contest was known as "PapaMama * 7". Shortly before the game was released, the winners were announced, as well as the names of the new characters; | ||
* Teruo (a man with brown hair who wears a blue jacket, who appears in [[Kantan na koto dakedo taisetsu na mono|簡単な事だけど大切なもの]], as well as [[dandelion]] in [[ | * Teruo (a man with brown hair who wears a blue jacket, who appears in [[Kantan na koto dakedo taisetsu na mono|簡単な事だけど大切なもの]], as well as [[dandelion]] in [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]]). He later received a new sprite in [[AC pnm SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]] with the song [[KARISOME]]. | ||
* Peetan (a panda riding on a giant ball, seen in the song [[Free pass|フリーパス]]). | * Peetan (a panda riding on a giant ball, seen in the song [[Free pass|フリーパス]]). | ||
* Kagome (a poet who wears a long black dress), who appears in [[platonic love]], as well as its [[blue moon sea|extended version]] in [[ | * Kagome (a poet who wears a long black dress), who appears in [[platonic love]], as well as its [[blue moon sea|extended version]] in [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]]. Kagome is the first one of these three to ever get a new sprite, which she got in [[Sorrows]] in [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]]. | ||
= Revived Songs = | = Revived Songs = | ||
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| [[Chaos Age]] || CLASSIC || [[ | | [[Chaos Age]] || CLASSIC || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] | ||
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| [[Water Melon Woman]] || TECHNO'80 || [[ | | [[Water Melon Woman]] || TECHNO'80 || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] | ||
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| [[PULSE]] || CLASSIC 2 || [[ | | [[PULSE]] || CLASSIC 2 || [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] | ||
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| [[R.C.]] || FUNNY || [[ | | [[R.C.]] || FUNNY || [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] | ||
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| [[Woneijatheizau|和一起走]] || KANGTONG || [[ | | [[Woneijatheizau|和一起走]] || KANGTONG || [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[birds]] || AMBIENT || [[ | | [[birds]] || AMBIENT || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] | ||
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| [[ELECTRONISM]] || ANALOG TECHNO || [[ | | [[ELECTRONISM]] || ANALOG TECHNO || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ostin-art]] || FUTURE || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
= Removed Songs = | = Removed Songs = | ||
All 30 songs from [[ | All 30 songs from [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]], with the three exceptions of [[Shock of Love]], [[Nishishinjuku seisou kyoku|西新宿清掃曲]], and [[Oedo hanafubuki TEYAN-day MIX|お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX]], have been removed. | ||
= Related Links = | = Related Links = |