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==Design==
==Design==


Compared to the rest of the bemani series, ''Pop'n Music'' has a very happy and upbeat feel to it. The graphics are brightly colored and primarily solid shapes, rather than the metallic and textured interfaces of other Bemani. As in earlier DDR versions, players may choose a character to play as. The songs are separated by genres like Reggae, Disco Queen, Spy, or Anime Hero, in addition to the usual bemani genres of eurobeat and forms of electronica. In addition to the genres, there are also series of songs with similar elements, like the Classic series (which are medleys of classical music) and the Powerfolk series. Each song has a Normal mode, most songs have a Hyper mode (with harder notes), and some songs have an EX mode (with very hard notes).  Unlike other Bemani games, ''Pop'n Music'' has no other visuals except the character you chose, the character for the song you are playing, and the notes coming down to the bar at the bottom. Where Beatmania and [[What Is Beatmania IIDX|Beatmania IIDX]] have videos of some kind, ''Pop'n Music'' has no video at all.
Compared to the rest of the bemani series, ''Pop'n Music'' has a very happy and upbeat feel to it. The graphics are brightly colored and primarily solid shapes, rather than the metallic and textured interfaces of other Bemani. As in earlier DDR versions, players may choose a character to play as. The songs are separated by genres like Reggae, Disco Queen, Spy, or Anime Hero, in addition to the usual bemani genres of eurobeat and forms of electronica. In addition to the genres, there are also series of songs with similar elements, like the Classic series (which are medleys of classical music) and the Powerfolk series. Each song has a Normal mode, most songs have a Hyper mode (with harder notes), and some songs have an EX mode (with very hard notes).  Unlike other Bemani games, ''Pop'n Music'' has no other visuals except the character you chose, the character for the song you are playing, and the notes coming down to the bar at the bottom. Where Beatmania and [[What Is Beatmania IIDX|Beatmania IIDX]] have videos of some kind, ''Pop'n Music'' has no video at all.\
 
Starting in ''Pop'n Music 8'', each game has had a seperate theme that ties to into the whole game's interface (as well as its official website). The themes are listed below as follows;
 
* Pop'n Music 8: spring time.
* Pop'n Music 9: cafe.
* Pop'n Music 10: Halloween (Japan has their own somewhat Halloween holiday in Japan, which is celebrated in August instead of October. Pop'n Music 10 came out in the summer of 2003, so one can see why Konami chose this theme for a game coming out in the summer).
* Pop'n Music 11: airport.
* Pop'n Music 12 Iroha: festival.
* Pop'n Music 13 Carnival: carnival/circus.


==Pop'n Stage==
==Pop'n Stage==

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