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== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore | * Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore 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 middle section is based on Mayim Mayim, an Israeli folk song composed by Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov 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 it became a well-known song that has since appeared in a variety of Japanese television shows, movies, and video games (including Konami's ''Sexy Parodius''). | ||
** A remix of Korobeiniki by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], titled [[KOROBUSHKA (Ryu Remix)|KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)]], can be found on Ryu☆'s [[AGEHA (album)|AGEHA]] album. | ** A remix of Korobeiniki by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], titled [[KOROBUSHKA (Ryu Remix)|KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix)]], can be found on Ryu☆'s [[AGEHA (album)|AGEHA]] album. | ||
*** A short version of KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix) can be found in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]]. | *** A short version of KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix) can be found in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 18 April 2023
Happy-hopper
Song Information
Artist: ES44
Composition: Russian folk song
Arrangement: ES44
BPM: 190
Length: 1:25
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Maniax 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore 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 middle section is based on Mayim Mayim, an Israeli folk song composed by Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov 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 it became a well-known song that has since appeared in a variety of Japanese television shows, movies, and video games (including Konami's Sexy Parodius).
- A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s AGEHA album.
- A short version of KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix) can be found in REFLEC BEAT.
- A more classical take on Korobeiniki, titled コロブチカ, appears in the jubeat plus うんどうかい pack.
- Another remix of Korobeinki under Ryutaro Nakahara's 青龍 alias, titled KOROBUSHKA (青龍 Remix), appears on the BLUE DRAGON Exclusive Mixxx album.
- A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s AGEHA album.
Trivia
- Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series not on a game soundtrack.
- Because of this, its arranger was unknown until 2020, when TOMOSUKE confirmed on his twitter it was Kazuhiro Senoo.
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
Dance Maniax difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in 2ndMIX onwards.
| Game | Single | Double | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Wild | Mild | Wild | |
| Notecounts | 224 | 347 | 217 | 343 |
| Dance Maniax 2ndMIX→2ndMIX append JPARADISE | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |