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* Released: March 2000
* Released: March 2000
* First game in the series to run on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, which was also used for ''beatmania III'', ''Keyboard Mania'', and ''ee-mall''. The colors and graphics were noticeably more colorful and more detailed than ever as a result of the more powerful hardware. Firebeat would be used through ''Pop'n Music 8''.
* First game in the series to run on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, which was also used for ''beatmania III'', ''KEYBOARDMANIA'', and [[ee'MALL]]. The colors and graphics were noticeably more colorful and more detailed than ever as a result of the more powerful hardware. Firebeat would be used through [[PnM_AC_8|pop'n music 8]].
* First game in the series to have a distinctive interface (1-3 were essentially the same interface with color differences).
* First AC pop'n game in which new AC songs have Hyper notecharts.
* All the menus feature new music re-arranged by [[Seiya Murai]].
* First pop'n game to tell you the BPM of a song.
* First game in the series to have a distinctive interface (1-3 were essentially the same interface with color differences). In addition, all the menus feature new music re-arranged by [[Seiya Murai]].
* Only pop'n game without individual song, miss, and fever backgrounds. Instead, several backdrops are seen in the background for songs.
* Only pop'n game without individual song, miss, and fever backgrounds. Instead, several backdrops are seen in the background for songs.
* First AC Pop'n game in which new AC songs have Hyper notecharts.
* [[Tatsuya Furukawa]] ([[good-cool]]) and [[Seiya Murai]] (V.C.O., Kiyommy&Seiya, Natural Bear, etc.) make their ''Pop'n Music'' debuts.
* [[Tatsuya Furukawa]] ([[good-cool]]) and [[Seiya Murai]] (V.C.O., Kiyommy&Seiya, Natural Bear, etc.) make their ''Pop'n Music'' debuts.
* [[Hiroki Koga]] (Naya-n) starts writing his own music for the series.
* [[Hiroki Koga]] (Naya-n) starts writing his own music for the series.
* The soundtrack for this game is the first and only one that released the arcade songs and console-exclusive songs on seperate CDs.
* Only game in the series to have two individual CDs for one installment. The first CD, ''pop'n music 4 arcade originals'', contains all the AC songs, plus jingles and three new long version. The follow-up CD, ''pop'n music 4 consumer originals'', contains all the pop'n music 4 AC songs (except GROOVE ROCK), but axes the jingles and long versions for the [[PnM_CS_4|10 CS songs]].
* First game to tell you the BPM of a song on the music select screen.
* Total songs: 86
* Total number of songs: 86


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