CS pnm 8

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pop'n music Japanese CS releases

Sony PlayStation & PlayStation 2

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 12 Iroha - 13 Carnival - 14 FEVER! - Best Hits!

Animation Melody - Puzzle Dama - DISNEY TUNES

Sony PlayStation Portable

pop'n portable - pop'n portable 2

Sega Dreamcast

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Nintendo GameBoy Color

GB pop'n - GB Animation Melody - GB DISNEY TUNES

PC

pop'n Da!! - pop'n Be-Mouse - pop'n Lively

Other

BEMANI MIX - i-αppli - pop'n Wii - Utacchi - pop'n rhythmin

pop'n music foreign CS releases

Beat'n Groovy - pop'n music - pop'n rhythm pop'n mobile - pop'n mobile 2

pop'n music 8 CS

Release Information

• Release date: July 3rd, 2003
• Retail value: 6,800 yen (original release)

General Information / Changes

• Both the first Japanese console KONAMI game and the first pop'n music game released with the current KONAMI logo. Early box art showed the 1998-2003 bold KONAMI logo, however.
• First CS pop'n music game to show you clear status for songs in ARCADE mode.
• Last consecutive CS pop'n music game to have all the hidden arcade songs from the previous installment brought over. This would not happen again until pop'n music 12 いろは CS.
• Last CS pop'n music game with FREE TRAINING MODE.
  • As such, it is also the last CS pop'n music game where songs played with the EXtra Stage bar still count as a clear in TRAINING MODE.
• Difficulty levels for songs are based on pop'n music 9, not the original arcade version of pop'n music 8.
• THUNDER BIRDS and みなしごハッチ are absent from the songlist as they were removed following pop'n music 8.
• Total songs: 104

Staff Information

• Producer: Keiichi "Harry" Hatakeyama
• Director: Masaki "コメ" Yoneyama
• Sound Producer: SUZUKKI
• Sound Director: Haya-P
• Sound: おたっ
• Programmers: Horinori "オーチ" Ochi, ジョ & コ (KONAMI SHANGHAI)
• Designer: アオニサイ
• Special Thanks: 赤マン (characters draft), カメイトモユキ, o-san, Sakiko "サキ" Tanaka (package designer)

Initial Songlist

TV/ANIME

• TOUCH / タッチ / 新谷さなえ (Mimi) - 9 / 26 / 29
• UCHU-KG / 宇宙刑事ギャバン / 串田アキラ (Nyami) - 10 / 20 / 31
• HERO / ヒーロー ~HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO~ / REIKA (Nyami) - 13 / 28 / 34
• SEKEN / 渡る世間は鬼ばかり オープニングテーマ / ♪♪♪♪♪ (Nyami) - 13 / 25
• SOCCER / 燃えてヒーロー / キダジロー (Mimi) - 14 / 26 / 31
• CURRY / 日本印度化計画 / 筋肉少女帯 (Mimi) - 19 / 31 / 40

pop'n music 8

• J-R&B 3 / Can't Stop My Love / Yumi Kawamura (tourmaline) - 9 / 25 / 32
• A.I. TECHNO / 0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. featuring Alt (Alt) - 10 / 15 / 23
• DAY DREAM / 夢有 / Des-ROW・組 (雷舞) - 12 / 24
• UKULELE / ホノホノ / YASHI♪GANI (NOHOHO) - 12 / 22 / 27
• PAVILLION / theme of pop'n land / Mr.T (MIDORI) - 13 / 26 / 35
• PYRAMID / 永遠という名の媚薬 / THE NEXT FILE (PAPYRUS) - 13 / 24 /40
• HYPER J-POP / STARS☆☆☆ / TËЯRA (JUDY) - 14 / 26
• FRESH / チェイス!チェイス!チェイス! / パーキッツ (ししゃも) - 15 / 24 / 30
• SWEDISH 2 / Tangeline / risette (risette) - 16 / 26
• HOUSY POP / 会社はワタシで廻ってる!? / 新谷さなえ (MOMOKO★SAN) - 17 / 22 / 28
• RAGTIME / RADICAL RAGTIME TOUR / ROUTE No.1 RAG UNIT (PIERRE&JILL) - 17 / 27 / 37
• WORLD TOUR / Miracle 4 / good-cool (ミラクル★4) - 17 / 32
• JIG / Tir na n'Og / WORLD SEQUENCE (Robin&Cock) - 18 / 21 / 28
• PIANO ROCK / マリンドライブ / Oh,la,la! (RIE-chan) - 18 / 28 / 34
• PSYCHE / L.A.N. / Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers (REALLY) - 18 / 29
• YAKYUU ROCK / 恋のキャッチボール / good-cool feat. すわひでお (John.A.Chopper) - 18 / 26 / 38
• TWEE POP / 777 / EeL (hina) - 20 / 28
• FLOWER POP / Marigold / SHORTCUTS (ν・μ) - 20 / 28 / 33
• LADY METAL / Over The Night / good-cool (SAPPHIRE) - 20 / 34 / 37
• SHOWA WALTZ / HONEY-BEE / 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI (Honey) - 21 / 28
• VISUAL 3 / Late Riser / good-cool (Yuli) - 21 / 32
• NINJA HERO / ニンジャヒーロー⚡シノビアン / 腹筋忍者台 (シノビアン赤) - 22 / 28 / 38
• EURO BEAT / ♥Love²シュガ→♥ / dj TAKA feat. のりあ (MILK) - 23 / 33 / 38
• POWER FOLK 6 / Fashion ~ver.1~ / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 23 / 29 / 38
• MELO PUNK / pure / Des-ROW+1 (Ryuta) - 24 / 36 / 40

pop'n music 7

• NEW AGE REMIX / 龍舞 ～DRAGON DANCE Revision-2 / WORLD SEQUENCE (MZD) - 8 / 26
• WINTER POP / White Lovers / 新谷さなえ (SANAE-chan) - 12 / 24
• BALI TRANCE / Denpasar / good-cool (shalah) - 13 / 28 / 35
• POWER FOLK 5 / サムライ・シンドローム / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 14 / 30
• VISUAL 2 REMIX / Cry Out (Superior Mix) / good-cool feat. KoHey (MZD) - 14 / 25
• NIGHT OUT REMIX / 透明なマニキュア moonlit mix / Kiyommy+Seiya (MZD) - 16 / 22
• GLAM ROCK / スペース★彡キッス / Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers (Prince M) - 17 / 29 / 35
• J-GARAGE POP REMIX / Miracle Moon ～L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX～‎ / Togo Project featuring Sana (MZD) - 18 / 27
• SOFT ROCK LONG / Homesick Pt.2&3 / ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT (RIE-chan) - 19 / 28
• SPECIAL ENDING 2 / Ending theme of pop'n music 6 / Original Cedar (Rave girl) - 29 / 37
• DES REGGAE / 夜間行 / Des-ROW・組 (Yunta) - 30 / 39 / 41

pop'n music 7 CS

• STUDY / Love Parade / KAORI (MOE) - 8 / 23 / 29
• THERAPIE / キミに届け / ふじのマナミ (Fuki) - 10 / 19 / -
• CLASSIC 7 / The tyro's reverie / Waldeus vön Dovjak (HAMANOV) - 10 / 30 / 41
• SWEAT / ロケット・ラブ / ミッキー・マサシ (Leicars) - 10 / 19 / -
• SPLASH / Pride / 長沢ゆりか (AGEHA) - 12 / 23 / 26
• MIRACLE / 都庁前までおねがいします / 堀川ひとみ (小山明美) - 21 / 35 / -

CS songs

• FOLK SOUL / 夢で見た翼で / 兎 (Mary) - 7 / 24
• RAINY / rings on the water / PEACH TREES (Ruri) - 8 / 22
• FLOAT / silent green / ササラユキエ (Li-Na) - 8 / 20 / 31
• INNOCENT 2 / 君と微笑みと･･･ / WATER STAND (MUTSUKI) - 11 / 21
• GIRLS BAND / MILK / THREEP (sunny) - 12 / 27 / 33
• CITY POP / spring / 2Days (Elle) - 12 / 19 / 27
• NEAT / Happy Birthday!!～with a million kisses～ / ツッチーニときんぐ (Paul) - 13 / 27
• COOL CHINA / 梦想你 / Cathy Lau (BeiLei) - 13 / 23 / 29
• MEDIUM / 顔について / SASEBO BROTHERS (Higurashi) - 14 / 25
• ADULT CONTEMPORARY / The chamomile of night / SUZUKKI (Green) - 14 / 26
• DIGI TECHNO / A change of probability / 18times per 1,000 (ice) - 17 / 26 / 37
• ANUBIS / Beyond the Bounds Mitsuto Suzuki 020203 Mix feat.Sana / ♪♪♪♪♪ (Dingo&Ken) - 19 / 28 /37
• KESHIGOMU / School Life / School (スクーリオン) - 20 / 31 / 38

Sugoroku de 8 (すごろくde8) unlocks

pop'n music 8 CS's unlock system is called Sugoroku de 8 (すごろくde8) (sugoroku is a Japanese children's dice/board game); it will appear after your last song in ARCADE. To access it, you must beat a certain condition in that round, which is random every round (i.e. using speed mods, fulfilling certain point requirements, etc.). Successfully doing so unlocks the game after that round of ARCADE. Playing the game is simple; you simply roll a die, and pop'n music character P-1 will then move to the amount of spaces it lands in. For every three spaces you land on, you reach one of 18 cities in Japan. Almost every city has one of three different types of unlocks: songs, courses, and characters. The order you visit the cities are as follows:

• Tokyo (東京)→Fukuoka (静岡)→Nagoya (名古屋)→Osaka (大阪)→Kobe (神戸)→Kochi (高知)→Hiroshima (広島)→Kagoshima (鹿児島)→Shimonoseki (下関)→Tottori (鳥取)→Kanazawa (金沢)→Niigata (新潟)→Aomori (青森)→Sapporo (札幌)→Abashiri (網走)→Hakodate (函館)→Sendai (仙台)→Mito (水戸)

Once you circle around the board three times and reach Kanazawa for the fourth time, the event ends.

Completing Sugoroku de 8 (100% completion rate) also unlocks the four title screen triggered songs, LIVE songs, expert course exclusive songs, and CS original song LATIN ENKA. It will also unlock te HELL the EIGHT course, the final unlock of the game.

Songs are listed in unlock order.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Week one (1週目)
CANDY POP	CANDY♥	♪♪♪♪♪	180	おしゃれずきん [8]	8	23	32	-	16	29
LITE POP	まっさら	♪♪♪♪♪	164	USAO-kun [8]	7	17	22	31	16	23
HOT ROCK (new CS song)	Cryin'	SASEBO BROTHERS	131	MAKOTO [5-3P]	10	19	29	-	19	23
FREE SOUL	Lover's High	♪♪♪♪♪	130	AYA [8]	6	13	25	-	11	23
FRENCH POP	MOBO★MOGA	♪♪♪♪♪	172	Tart&Toffee [8]	6	16	26	-	8	16
MIAMI SALSA	EL DIA FELIZ	♪♪♪♪♪	108	Sir Conga [8-1P]	4	11	20	33	11	17
LATIN PIANO	Feux d'artifica	♪♪♪♪♪	185	July [8]	4	22	30	-	12	26
TROPiCAL	beAchest beAch	Sana Meets Togo PAPA	130	TROPPiE [pns]	4	18	27	-	11	17
ROMANCE KAYOU	出会う時・・・下関。	長門マチ	115	TECHNO STARS [CS6]	4	12	14	-	8	12
HOUSE	A LOVE WE NEVER KNEW	JULIANNE&EDISON	137	Mimi [pns]	6	22	33	41	11	23
RAGA POP	Sci-Fi Girl	♪♪♪♪♪	130	Kelly [8]	6	23	26	-	11	25
SCAT	cat's Scat	Q-Mex	135	INUCHIYO [pns]	12	10	23	-	8	18
FUNK ROCK	Wall Street down-sizer	♪♪♪♪♪	160	Sir Conga [8-2P]	7	20	26	-	16	26
STRAIGHT	しりとり	♪♪♪♪♪	187	LISA [5-3P]	5	16	26	-	13	22
HARD COUNTRY	JET WORLD	♪♪♪♪♪	138	Mr.B.BONE [8]	7	20	27	-	14	22
REGGAE	BoaBoaLady!	jammaster'73	90	THE★MOCKEY [pns]	7	16	28	-	13	18
SKA	Cassandra	♪♪♪♪♪	88-192	Mr.T.BONE [8]	7	18	34	40	9	20
CLASSIC 6	maritare!	Waldeus vön Dovjak	160	HAMANOV [CS1-1P]	3	16	26	39	8	34
Week two (2週目)
May-Fa [CS8]
Des-ROW course
MIND	Seal	NAKATEK	150	BOY [CS1-1P]	5	13	19	26	11	18
good-cool course
Kiddy course
MAKOTO [5-3P]
Sana course
SWISH (new CS song)	桃色♥時限爆弾	Haya-P & Maru	140	Matilda [CS8]	8	13	26	31	18	29
Dingo&Ken [CS8]
MIRACLE 2 (new CS song)	はぴはぴGROOVE!!〜あなたにおちるスパイラル〜	堀川ひとみ	140-280	小山明美 [CS8]	10	13	27	-	14	25
Matilda [CS8]
PAYAPAYA course
小山明美 [CS8]
Simon course
LONELY (new CS song)	Artemis	.KoMoToMoK.	130	May-Fa [CS8]	7	13	24	29	14	31
Power course 2
Ethnic course
2 (Tsuu) course
Week three (3週目)
おしゃれずきん [8]
USAO-kun [8]
BOY [CS1-1P]
AYA [8]
Tart&Toffee [8]
Sir Conga [8-1P]
July [8]
TROPPiE [pns]
TECHNO STARS [CS6]
Mimi [pns]
Kelly [8]
INUCHIYO [pns]
Sir Conga [8-2P]
LISA [5-3P]
Mr.B.BONE [8]
THE★MOCKEY [pns]
Mr.T.BONE [8]
Nothing in Mito.
Week four (4週目)
TECHNO POP	321 STARS	♪♪♪♪♪	192	KINOKO BOY [8]	7	22	31	40	15	24
Nothing in Fukuoka.
Nothing in Nagoya.
Nothing in Osaka.
Nothing in Kobe.
Nothing in Kochi.
Nothing in Hiroshima.
turban	Manhattan Sports Club	♪♪♪♪♪	178	ASPARA-SEIJIN [8]	8	22	33	40	23	34
Nothing in Shimonoseki.
Nothing in Tottori.
LOUNGE POP	Linus	♪♪♪♪♪	160-176	shiroro [8]	9	23	37	-	12	22

pop'n music 8 CS Songs

• LATIN ENKA / ロマンス / 丸山和嘉 (むぎばたけ) - 11 / 22

pop'n music 5/6 CS songs

• POWER FOLK 4 / SLOW DOWN / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 27

LIVE unlocks

With the sole exception of PASSION LIVE, all these songs will appear after FINAL STAGE in ARCADE once their requirements have been met.

• MELO CORE LIVE:
  • Get a MAX COMBO, a mixture of GREAT/GOOD/BAD, or a score having a mutliple sum of eight on all three stages (i.e. 125 MAX COMBO - 1+2+5= 8).
  • appears after FINAL STAGE by clearing YAKYUU ROCK with 90,000+ points.
  • clear it in the good-cool course once unlocked.
• FRIENDLY LIVE:
  • clear STAGE 1 with a MAX COMBO of 44, and then clear VISUAL 3 for STAGE 2.
  • appears after FINAL STAGE by clearing FRESH with 90,000+ points.
• GROOVE ROCK LIVE:
  • play as SANAE♥chan [8] or MOMOKO★SAN [8], and it will appear after FINAL STAGE.
  • play on STAGE 1/2 any of the following Sana songs: WINTER POP, J-GARAGE POP REMIX, HOUSY POP, SUBURBIA. Then clear TOUCH with a combo no higher than 37, with two or more of GREATs/GOODs/BADs being less than 37.
  • clear the song in the Sana course once unlocked.
• POWER FOLK 2 LIVE:
  • play for STAGE 1/2 a combination of the following songs: YAKYUU ROCK, FRESH, HOUSE POP, POWER FOLK 5. Then play J-GARAGE POP REMIX and FEVER clear the song with 88,888+ points.
  • clear the song in the power course once unlocked.
• PASSION LIVE:
  • play as the KING [8], and get a perfect score (100,000) on STAGE 1 or 2. It will then appear on FINAL STAGE.
  • clear SWEAT with 90,000+ points, and it will appear on FINAL/EXtra STAGE.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
FRIENDLY LIVE	Over The Rainbow	パーキッツ	140	Poet [4-1P]	8	12	26	32	10	16
MELO CORE LIVE	H@ppy Choice	good-cool feat. すわひでお	162	OTOKO-MAN [6-1P]	6	13	27	-	17	29
GROOVE ROCK LIVE	赤いリンゴ	Sana	110	SANAE♥chan [8-3P]	5	15	27	-	12	26
PASSION LIVE	今宵Lover's Day	ミッキー・マサシ	162	the KING [4-1P]	9	16	30	-	12	20
POWER FOLK2 LIVE	君を壊したい	新堂敦士	133	Ash [4-1P]	7	21	27	34	9	16

Title screen unlocks

Four of pop'n music 8 CS' songs can be triggered in ARCADE by fulfilling certain requirements at the title screen.

To access these songs, you must carefully press START depending on what animations and colors Nyami and Mimi are performing at the title screen. Here are the levels as explained on the official website:

• Level 1: 2P color, FEVER! animation (jumping in the air with flowers behind them)
• Level 2: 2P color, GREAT animation (posing with a thumb, the word "YEAH!!" above their head)
• Level 3: 1P color, normal animation (moving back and forth)
• Level 4: 1P color, GREAT animation as described above
• Level 5: 1P color, FEVER! animation as described above

If you did it correctly, you'll be able to access one of the following songs at the end of a round of NORMAL or CHALLENGE after FINAL STAGE. You'll also unlock Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING] and SANAE♥chan [8] after playing SPECIAL COOKING and SUBURBIA respectively.

Depending on what level you're at, the following song will appear:

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Level 1
CLASSIC 8 (new CS song)	Line Times	Waldeus vön Dovjak	60-210	HAMANOV [CS1-1P]	9	15	31	43	15	36
Level 2
SUBURBIA	une lettle de mon copain	aprésmidi	135	SANAE♥chan [8]	8	16	21	-	8	15
Level 4
SPECIAL COOKING	100sec. Kitchen Battle!!	Orange Lounge	88-178 (N) 11-178 (H)	Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING]	8	27	36	-	11	21
Level 5
TRAUMA PUNK	釈迦	筋肉少女帯	171	Mimi [TV&ANIME-TRAUMA PUNK]	12	19	28	42	15	27

Note that this is the only way to unlock CLASSIC 8 and TRAUMA PUNK outside of time unlock or completing Sugoroku de 8.

Expert courses and unlocks

All courses have NORMAL and HYPER variations except for HELL the EIGHT, which only has EX playable.

Default courses

• Guitar pop course (ギターポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • FRESH / SWEDISH 2 / PIANO ROCK / SOFT ROCK LONG
• Techno pop course (テクノポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • A.I. TECHNO / RAGTIME / TWEE POP / FLOWER POP
• Dance pop course (ダンスポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • J-R&B 3 / HOUSY POP / HYPER J-POP / EUROBEAT
• Shout course (シャウトコース): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • YAKYUU ROCK / NINJA HERO / POWER FOLK 6 / MELO PUNK
• Hero course (ヒーローコース): ★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • UCHUU KG / ANUBIS / HERO / SOCCER
• Favorite course (フェイバリットコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • DAYDREAM / SHOWA WALTZ / LADY METAL / VISUAL 3
• CS 8 course (ＣＳ８コース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H) - new CS course
  • NEAT / RAINY / COOL CHINA / KESHIGOMU

Hidden courses

• Des-ROW course (Des-ROWコース): : ★★★★ (both N and H)
  • HEAVY ROCK* / HIP ROCK* / DES REGGAE / MELO PUNK
• good-cool course (good-coolコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • VISUAL 2 REMIX / BALI TRANCE / VISUAL 3 / MELO CORE LIVE
• kiddy course (kiddyコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • NEO GS* / NEW ROMANTIC* / GLAM ROCK / PSYCHE
• Sana course (Sanaコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • SUBURBIA / TROPICAL / TOUCH / GROOVE ROCK LIVE
• HELL the EIGHT course (ヘル８コース): ★★★★★ - EX charts only
  • EUROBEAT (EX) / LADY METAL (EX) / MELO PUNK (EX) / TRAUMA PUNK (EX)
• Payapaya (パパパヤ): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • MONDO POP* / LOUNGE* / FLOWER POP / SPECIAL COOKING
• Simon course (Simonコース): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • MOODY* / turban / TECHNO POP / SPECIAL ENDING 2
• Power course 2 (パワーコース２): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • POWER FOLK 4* / POWER FOLK 5 / POWER FOLK 6 / POWER FOLK 2 LIVE
• Ethnic course (民族コース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • ★★ / JIG / PYRAMID / WORLD TOUR / CURRY
• 2 (tsuu) course (通コース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H) - new CS course
  • INNOCENT 2 / SWEDISH 2 / MIRACLE 2 / POWER FOLK 2 LIVE

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Unlocked through Des-ROW course
HEAVY ROCK	INNOVATION	Des-ROW	160-170	FAT BOY [5]	6	25	-	-	8	27
HIP ROCK	大見解	Des-ROW・組	143-172	六 [6]	9	27	34	-	12	26
Unlocked through kiddy course)
NEO GS	Shock of Love	Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers	150	WACKY [5]	4	14	29	-	6	13
NEW ROMANTIC	Spell on me 〜魅惑の呪文	Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers	140	W.B.ROSE [6]	7	13	23	-	12	18
Unlocked through Payapya course
MONDO POP	BICYCLE	sugi & reo	150	Sugi★kun [5]	6	14	-	-	8	16
LOUNGE	Cherry & Raquel	The Ebisu Singers	163	Reo★kun [2]	4	12	-	-	6	16
Unlocked through simon course
MOODY	Midnight Yoghurt (女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦)	SIMON MAN	181	May [6]	3	10	24	32	11	20
Unlocked through Power course 2
POWER FOLK 4	SLOW DOWN	新堂敦士	137-140	Ash [5-1P]	8	27	-	-	11	25

All expert course songs will automatically be playable in ARCADE after completing Sugoroku de 8.

Other Unlocking Methods

Goal Oriented Unlocks

The following songs can be unlocked in ARCADE MODE by fulfilling certain requirements.

pop'n music 8 hidden songs

• SUBURBIA: clear the song in the Sana course once unlocked.
• SPECIAL COOKING: clear the song in the PAYAPAYA course once unlocked.

Expert course songs

• MOODY: play as ALT [8], and clear STAGE 2 with 80,000+ points. It will then appear on FINAL STAGE.
• HEAVY ROCK: clear a combination of YAKYUU ROCK and PIANO ROCK in one round of ARCADE, and it will appear on FINAL STAGE.
• POWER FOLK 4: clear POWER FOLK 6 with 75,000+ points, and it will be playable on the next stage.
  • Note: This will not work in NORMAL MODE, as POWER FOLK 6 appears on FINAL STAGE, maybe it impossible to unlock.
• HIP ROCK: clear DAY DREAM with less than 10 BADs, and it will be playable on all following stages.
• Neo GS: clear PSYCHE with a MAX COMBO of 150 or more, and it will be playable on all following stages.
• NEW ROMANTIC: play as シノビアン青 [8] (must be this color), and it will appear after FINAL STAGE.
• MONDO POP: play on STAGE 2 either TWEE POP, FLOWER POP, or WINTER POP, and clear the song with less than 70,000 points. It will be playable on all following stages.
• LOUNGE: clear on STAGE 2 any song with 85,000+ points, and it will be playable on the next stage.

Time Unlocks

For those who don't want to go through the above, you can also turn the unlock system off and unlock songs based on time played in Arcade Mode. Note that ONLY time spend on actually playing the songs counts (not music select, results screens, or Game Over messages), and you cannot use Free Mode to pass time.

Unlocks below are listed in the following order: songs, characters, and then courses.

• 2.5 hours: LATIN ENKA, LITE POP
• 3 hours: HOT ROCK, FREE SOUL
• 3.5 hours: MIAMI SALSA, FRENCH POP, Des-ROW Course
• 4 hours: LATIN PIANO, ROMANCE KAYO, TROPiCAL, USAO-kun [8], MAKOTO [5-3P], good-cool Course
• 4.5 hours: RAGA POP, HOUSE, SCAT, HEAVY ROCK, HIP ROCK, BOY [CS1-2P], AYA [8], Dingo&Ken [8], kiddy course
• 5 hours: PASSION LIVE, FUNK ROCK, STRAIGHT, July [8], Tart&Toffee [8], Sir Conga [8-1P], Sana course
• 5.5 hours: GROOVE ROCK LIVE, HARD COUNTRY, REGGAE, NEO GS, NEW ROMANTIC, TECHNO STARS [CS6], TROPPIE [PnS], Mimi [PnS], Payapaya course
• 6 hours: FRIENDLY LIVE, SKA, CLASSIC 6, INUCHIYO [pns], KELLY [8], Sir Conga [8-2P], Simon course
• 6.5 hours: POWER FOLK2 LIVE, SWISH, CANDY POP, MONDO POP, LOUNGE, LISA [5-3P], Mr.B.BONE [8], Matilda [CS8]
• 7 hours: MELO CORE LIVE, MIRACLE 2, MIND, MOODY, THE♪MOCKEY [PnS], 小山明美 [CS8], Power course 2
• 7.5 hours: SUBURBIA, LONELY, TECHNO POP, Mr.T.BONE [8], May-Fa [CS8], Ethnic course
• 8 hours: SPECIAL COOKING, TURBAN, POWER FOLK 4, CLASSIC 8, おしゃれずきん [8], 2 (Tsuu) Course
• 8.5 hours: LOUNGE POP, TRAUMA PUNK, HELL the EIGHT course

EX Charts

These charts will be available on the EX Stage if you earn the correct amount of challenge points in Challenge Mode. Playing them unlocks them for regular play. Every EX chart is available with a point score of 125 or more.

Charts available with a point score of 50, 51, 59, 70, 71, 78, 93, 103, 107, 114, or 119:

• BALI TRANCE
• CLASSIC 6
• CLASSIC 7
• DES REGGAE
• FRIENDLY LIVE
• GLAM ROCK
• HOUSE
• LIGHT POP
• MIAMI SALSA
• MIND
• MOODY
• POWER FOLK 2 LIVE
• STUDY
• SPLASH
• TRAUMA PUNK

Charts available with a point score of 50, 51, 70, 71, or 107:

• DIGI TECHNO
• FLOAT
• FLOWER POP
• FRESH
• GIRLS BAND
• HERO
• HOUSY POP
• LADY METAL
• NINJA HERO
• RAGTIME
• TOUCH

Charts available with a point score of 59, 78, 103, or 114:

• CITY POP
• CURRY
• J-R&B 3
• LONELY
• PAVILLION
• PIANO ROCK
• POWER FOLK 6
• PYRAMID
• SOCCER
• SWISH
• UKULELE
• YAKYUU ROCK

Charts available with a point score of 93 or 119:

• A.I. TECHNO
• ANUBIS
• CLASSIC 8
• COOL CHINA
• EUROBEAT
• JIG
• KESHIGOMU
• MELO PUNK
• SKA
• TECHNO POP
• TURBAN
• UCHUU KG

Unlock Codes

Enter these codes at the title screen to play them. Codes must be re-entered after every round of ARCADE or FREE MODE. The buttons correspond to the buttons on the pop'n music controller from left to right.

• LATIN ENKA: 6132361323
• LITE POP: 6118661186
• HOT ROCK: 31693169
• FREE SOUL: 2632626326
• MIAMI SALSA: 813363813363
• FRENCH POP: 262386262386
• Des-ROW Course: 91623784
• LATIN PIANO: 6181261812
• ROMANCE KAYO: 63986398
• TROPiCAL: 1689616896
• USAO-kun [8]: 2319223192
• MAKOTO [5-3P]: 1412314123
• good-cool Course: 147881239
• RAGA POP: 688688
• HOUSE: 323323
• SCAT: 391391391
• HEAVY ROCK: 81698169
• HIP ROCK: 48694869
• BOY [CS1-2P]: 13649728
• AYA [8]: 18321832
• Dingo&Ken [8]: 98673421
• kiddy course: 93963963
• PASSION LIVE: 8361283612
• FUNK ROCK: 89698969
• STRAIGHT: 31613161
• July [8]: 11111177
• Tart&Toffee [8]: 1611216112
• Sir Conga [8-1P]: 92939293
• Sana course: 321321321
• GROOVE ROCK LIVE: 62696126269612
• HARD COUNTRY: 8921689216
• REGGAE: 1478963214789632
• NEO GS: 9638274196382741
• NEW ROMANTIC: 267267267
• TECHNO STARS [CS6]: 192313192313
• TROPPIE [pns]: 168168168
• Mimi [pns]: 338831
• PAYAPAYA course: 39888893
• FRIENDLY LIVE: 39888893
• SKA: 393939
• CLASSIC 6: 9649696496
• INUCHIYO [pns]: 12341234
• KELLY [8]: 961961961
• Sir Conga [8-2P]: 92929292
• Simon course: 3829338293
• POWER FOLK2 LIVE: 849612849612
• SWISH: 32133213
• CANDY POP: 38883888
• MONDO POP: 38863286
• LOUNGE: 622262226222
• LISA [5-3P]: 63326332
• Mr.B.BONE [8]: 31183118
• Matilda [CS8]: 8961289612
• MELO CORE LIVE: 361612361612
• MIRACLE 2: 3696236962
• MIND: 29192919
• MOODY: 1234678912346789
• THE♪MOCKEY [pns]: 389389
• 小山明美 [CS8]: 8119381193
• Power course 2: 1239312393
• SUBURBIA: 38813881
• LONELY: 62616261
• TECHNO POP: 1928619286
• Mr.T.BONE [8]: 31783178
• May-Fa [CS8]: 31413141
• Ethnic course: 3399333993
• SPECIAL COOKING: 3836992838369928
• TURBAN: 482482482
• POWER FOLK 4: 8849488494
• CLASSIC 8: 9649896498
• おしゃれずきん [8]: 13639246
• 2 (Tsuu) Course: 293293293
• LOUNGE POP: 622386622386
• TRAUMA PUNK: 162289162289
• HELL the EIGHT course: 8888888893

Related Links

• pop'n music 8 CS Official Site (archived)