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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore arrangement of two folk songs:
* Happy-hopper is a Rotterdam techno arrangement of two folk songs:
** The beginning and ending are based on ''Korobeiniki'', a 19th century Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov. Korobeiniki is most widely known for its usage in the ''Tetris'' video game series.
** The beginning and ending are based on ''Korobeiniki'', a 19th century Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov. Korobeiniki is most widely known for its usage in the ''Tetris'' video game series.
** The middle section is based on ''Mayim Mayim'', an Israeli folk song composed in the 1930's. Mayim Mayim's folk dance was introduced to Japan during post-war reconstruction as a form of community-building exercise, and has since appeared in a variety of Japanese television shows, movies, and video games (including KONAMI's ''Sexy Parodius'').
** The middle section is based on ''Mayim Mayim'', an Israeli folk song composed in the 1930's. Mayim Mayim's folk dance was introduced to Japan during its post-war reconstruction as a form of community-building exercise, and has since appeared in a variety of Japanese television shows, movies, and video games (including KONAMI's ''Sexy Parodius'').
* Other remixes of Korobeiniki that have appeared in BEMANI are:
* Other remixes of Korobeiniki that have appeared in BEMANI include:
** A remix of Korobeiniki by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], titled [[KOROBUSHKA (Ryu Remix)|KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)]], which appears in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]].
** A remix of Korobeiniki by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], titled [[KOROBUSHKA (Ryu Remix)|KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)]], which appears in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]].
** A more classical take, titled [[Korobushka|コロブチカ]], appears in the [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] うんどうかい pack.
** A classical take, titled [[Korobushka|コロブチカ]], appears in the [[CS jb plus|jubeat plus]] うんどうかい pack.
* Other remixes of Mayim Mayim that have appeared in BEMANI are:
* Other remixes of Mayim Mayim that have appeared in BEMANI include:
** A trance remix by [[BeForU|BeForU NEXT]], titled [[Mayim Mayim (TRANCE EDITION)|マイムマイム (TRANCE EDITION)]], appeared in the first location tests for [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]].
** A trance remix by [[BeForU|BeForU NEXT]], titled [[Mayim Mayim (TRANCE EDITION)|マイムマイム (TRANCE EDITION)]], which appeared in the first location tests for [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]].
** A classical take by コロムビア・フォークダンス・オーケストラ, titled [[Mayim Mayim|マイム マイム]], can be found in the [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] うんどうかい PACK.
** A classical take by コロムビア・フォークダンス・オーケストラ, titled [[Mayim Mayim|マイム マイム]], appears in the [[CS RB plus|REFLEC BEAT plus]] うんどうかい PACK.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series not on a game soundtrack.
* Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series to not be included in its soundtrack.
** Because of this, its arranger was unknown until 2020, when [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]] confirmed on his twitter it was [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1264910509431644160 Kazuhiro Senoo].
** Because of this, Happy-hopper's arranger was unknown until 2020, when [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]] confirmed Kazuhiro Senoo's involvement [https://twitter.com/_TOMOSUKE_/status/1264910509431644160].


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
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