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= pop'n music =
[[Image:pop'n music logo.png]]
== Release Information ==
* Release date: September 28th, 1998
* Soundtrack release date:
** [[pop'n music original soundtrack]]: March 26th, 1999.


= pop'n music =
== General Information ==
== General Information ==
 
* This game ran on the BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE arcade system, the same one used for [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]]. The series would continue to run on this hardware through [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]], as well as spinoff [[AC pns|pop'n stage]]. Also, two of the game's composers, [[Reo Nagumo]] and [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]], also worked on beatmania.
* Released: September 28th, 1998
* pop'n music was released the same day as [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]], marking the first time two BEMANI games were released the same day in the arcades.
* This game ran on the BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE arcade system, the same one used for ''beatmania''. The series would continue to run on this hardware through [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 3]], as well as spinoff [[PnS_AC_1|pop'n stage]]. Also, two of the game's composers, [[Reo Nagumo]] and [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]], worked on ''beatmania''.  
* Only pop'n music game to use the 1986-1998 KONAMI logo.
* This game also marks the first appearance of ''beatmania'' sound data analyzer [[Hiroki Koga]] (Naya~n) in a song. He arranged ANIME HERO.
** Later cabinets show the 1998-2003 bold KONAMI logo, though.
* First appearances of [[Tomonori Ikeda]], [[Youhei Shimizu]], [[Sugimoto Kiyotaka]] (DJ SIMON), and [[Sanae Shintani]] in Bemani.
* First appearances of [[Kiyotaka Sugimoto]] and [[Sanae Shintani]] in BEMANI.
* Only one difficulty level for songs, and none were given ratings. This would change come [[PnM_AC_2|the next game]], however.
** This game also marks the first appearance of beatmania sound data analyzer [[Hiroki Koga]] in a song, as the arranger of [[The theme of GAMBLER Z]].
* Total number of songs: 14
* System BGM is composed by Hiroshi Takeyasu.
* Total songs: 14


== Staff Information ==
== Staff Information ==
* Producer: Koji Okamoto
* [[pop'n music Credits]]
* Director: Seiji Higurashi
* [[pop'n music OST Booklet Credits]]
* Sound director: [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]]
* Composers: [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]], [[Koji Kazaoka]], [[Reo Nagumo|DJ Nagureo]], [[Honma Masashi|Bikke]], [[Youhei Shimizu]], [[Kaoko Aoki]] and [[Tomomi Ohta]]
* Sound data analyzer: Ryuichi Nitta
* Programmers: Hiroshi Naraoka and Hideki Hashimoto
* Hardware engineers: Masayuki Senami and Shigeo Kasuya
* Mechanical engineer: Seiji Higurashi
* CG designer: MUKAI
* Industrial designer: Takahiro Nakahara
* Graphics designer: Kyoko Shimada
* Sound tool programmer: [[Youhei Shimizu]]
* Guest vocalists: NARAMCHA, [[Sanae Shintani]] (KCE JAPAN) and [[Sugimoto Kiyotaka|Kiyotaka Sugimoto]]
* Guitarist: Youichi Iwata
* Special thanks: Kyo, Hideko Shigeta, [[Hiroki Koga]] and [[Tomoko Shiono|Shio]].


== Game Modes ==
== Game Modes ==
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== Non-Rival Playable Characters ==
== Non-Rival Playable Characters ==
These characters don't belong to any specific song and are all playable from the get-go.
These characters don't belong to any specific song.


* [[Nyami]] [1]
* [[Nyami]] [1]
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* [[the KING]] [1]
* [[the KING]] [1]


== Songlist ==
= Song List =
{{pnm popn1 Songlist Header|
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|First Stage|bg=#66FF66}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|POPS|ポップス|[[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU]]|[[Kiyotaka Sugimoto|SGI]] & [[Reo Nagumo|REO]]|[[RIE-chan|RIE♥chan]] [1]|10}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|RAP|ラップ|[[YOUNG DREAM]]|[[Reo Nagumo|LITTLE FINGERS]]|[[UNCLE Jam]] [1]|8}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|J-TEKNO|Ｊ−テクノ|[[Quick Master]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|act deft]]|[[SHOLLKEE|SHOLL KEE]] [1]|6}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|FANTASY|ファンタジー|[[monde des songe]]|[[Bikke]]|[[DiNO]] [1]|5}}
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Second Stage|bg=#FF9933}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|LATIN|ラテン|[[El pais del sol|El País del sol]]|[[Kaoko Aoki|Señorita Rica]]|[[DON MOMMY]]|7}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|DANCE|ダンス |[[Hi-Tekno]]|[[Tomomi Ohta|Hi-Tekno]]|[[JUDY]] [1]|12}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|REGGAE|レゲエ|[[Baby, I'm yours]]|LISA-T|[[OLIVIA]] [1]|13}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|DISCO QUEEN|ディスコクィーン|[[what i want]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|THE RICHIE SISTERS]]|CHANEL|18}}
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Final Stage|bg=#CC0000}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|TECHNO POP|テクノポップ|[[Electronic Fill]]|[[Koji Kazaoka|Windslope]]|[[KRAFT]]|14}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|ANIME HERO|アニメヒーロー|[[The theme of GAMBLER Z]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|words:RYO  song:NARAMCHA]]|[[TORU KAMIKAZE]]|16}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|SPY|スパイ|[[spicy piece]]|[[Tomonori Ikeda|ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS]]|CHARLY|23}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|DISCO KING|ディスコキング|[[FUNKY TOWN '75]]|[[Tomonori Ikeda|JV & THE SEXY MACHINE GUN]]|[[BAMBOO]] [1]|22}}
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Hidden Final Stage|bg=#CC66FF}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|BONUS TRACK|ボーナストラック|[[Surechigau futari|すれちがう二人]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|aprèsmidi]]|[[SANAE-chan|SANAE♥chan]] [1]|14}}
{{pnm popn1 Song|RAVE|レイヴ|[[e-motion]]|[[Tomomi Ohta|e.o.s]]|[[Rave girl]] [1]|20}}
}}


{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1px" style="background:#ccccee; font-size:90%; text-align: center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
= Rejected designs =
|-
The pop'n music series has a long history of rejected characters. Some never saw the light of day, and some would later be used many years or mixes later. For the first game, these include:
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="110px"|Genre (English)
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="120px"|Genre (Japanese)
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Song Name
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Artist
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Character
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Lv.
|-
!style="background:#66FF66; text-align: center;" colspan="6"|First Stage
|-
| POPS || ポップス || [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU]] || [[Sugimoto_Kiyotaka|SUGI]] & [[Reo_Nagumo|REO]] || RIE♥chan [1] || 10
|-
| RAP || ラップ || [[YOUNG DREAM]] || [[Reo Nagumo|LITTLE FINGERS]] || UNCLE Jam [1] || 8
|-
| J-TEKNO || Ｊ−テクノ || [[Quick Master]] || [[Youhei_Shimizu|act deft]] || SHOLL KEE [1] || 6
|-
| FANTASY || ファンタジー || [[monde des songe]] || [[Honma Masashi|Bikke]] || DiNO [1] || 5
|-
!style="background:#FF9933; text-align: center;" colspan="6"|Second Stage
|-
| LATIN || ラテン || [[El Pais del sol]] || [[Kaoko Aoki|Senorita Rica]] || DON MOMMY || 7
|-
| DANCE || ダンス  || [[Hi-Tekno]] || Hi-Tekno || JUDY [1] || 12
|-
| REGGAE || レゲエ || [["Baby, I'm yours"]] || LISA-T || OLIVIA [1] || 13
|-
| DISCO QUEEN || ディスコクィーン || [[what i want]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|THE RITCHIE SISTERS]] || CHANEL || 18
|-
!style="background:#CC0000; text-align: center;" colspan="6"|Final Stage
|-
| TECHNO POP || テクノポップ || [[Electronic Fill]] || Windslope || KRAFT [1] || 14
|-
| ANIME HERO || アニメヒーロー || [[The theme of GAMBLER Z| 闘え!!ギャンブラーZ]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|words: RYO　song: NARAMCHA]] || TORU KAMIKAZE || 16
|-
| SPY || スパイ || [[spicy piece]] || [[Tomonori Ikeda|ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS]] || CHARLY || 23
|-
| DISCO KING || ディスコキング || [[FUNKY TOWN '75]] || [[Tomonori Ikeda|JV & THE SEXY MACHINE GUN]] || BAMBOO [1] || 22
|-
!style="background:#CC66FF; text-align: center;" colspan="6"|Hidden Songs
|-
|-
| BONUS TRACK || ボーナストラック || [[Surechigau_futari|すれちがう二人]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|apresmidi]] || SANAE♥chan [1] || 14
|-
| RAVE || レイヴ || [[e-motion]] || [[Tomomi Ohta|e.o.s]] || [[Rave girl]] [1] || 20
|-
|}
 
== Rejected designs ==
 
The pop'n music series has a long history of rejected characters. Some never saw the light of day, and some would later be used many years or mixes later. For the first game, these include


* A green man with an afro (early BAMBOO, perhaps?)
* A green man with an afro (early BAMBOO, perhaps?)
* A pink bunny, later used as PRETTY in [[PnM CS 1|pop'n music CS]]
* A pink bunny, later used as PRETTY in [[CS pnm|pop'n music CS]]
* A pumpkin-head guy with jeans and a shirt with a dollar sign on it
* A pumpkin-head guy with jeans and a shirt with a dollar sign on it
* A green-skinned vampire with parted blonde hair, a black jacket, a red shirt, and jeans (early Yuli?)
* A green-skinned vampire with parted blonde hair, a black jacket, a red shirt, and jeans (early Yuli?)
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* A weird-looking yellow man with black overalls and pink shoes and a red hat (face looks similar to that of TROPPIE)
* A weird-looking yellow man with black overalls and pink shoes and a red hat (face looks similar to that of TROPPIE)
* A space man in a yellow suit (early Cyber?)
* A space man in a yellow suit (early Cyber?)
* Male Japanese announcer in a kimono
* Male Japanese singer in a kimono, which was later used as 風尾課長 in [[Ukiuki WATCHING|ウキウキWATCHING]]
* Man with a T.V. for a head
* Man with a T.V. for a head
* A yellow-skinned man with a blue hat covering his eyes, with a white t-shirt and green pants. Also wears a necklace with a picture of a green hand with four fingers
* A yellow-skinned man with a blue hat covering his eyes, with a white t-shirt and green pants. Also wears a necklace with a picture of a green hand with four fingers
* An angry-looking chicken wearing glasses, blue shades, a small, tight shirt, green shorts, and multi-colored shoes
* An angry-looking chicken wearing glasses, blue shades, a small, tight shirt, green shorts, and multi-colored shoes
* A man in a circus-type costume with a black bandana covering his eyes (similar to the garb Mimi and Nyami wear in [[PnM AC 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]])
* A man in a circus-type costume with a black bandana covering his eyes (similar to the garb Mimi and Nyami wear in [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]])
* A red fire with a black biker shirt, a belt, and brown shoes
* A red fire with a black biker shirt, a belt, and brown shoes


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= Related Links =
= Related Links =
* [http://www.konami.co.jp/am/popn/music1_4/html/2chara.html pop'n music 1&2 Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170225120401/http://www.konami.jp:80/bemani/popn/music1_4/html/2chara.html pop'n music 1&2 Official Site] (archived)
* [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music1_4/html/botu1.html Rejected pop'n music designs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106122452/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music1_4/html/botu1.html Rejected pop'n music designs] (archived)
[[Category:Pop'n Music Titles]]
 
[[Category:pop'n music]]

Latest revision as of 16:42, 15 August 2024

pop'n music arcade releases
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 いろは - 13 カーニバル - 14 FEVER!
15 ADVENTURE - 16 PARTY♪ - 17 THE MOVIE - 18 せんごく列伝
19 TUNE STREET - 20 fantasia - Sunny Park - ラピストリア - éclale
うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - peace - 解明リドルズ - UniLab - Jam&Fizz
アニメロ - アニメロ2号 - MICKEY TUNES - HELLO! (North America)

pop'n music

Pop'n music logo.png

Release Information

General Information

  • This game ran on the BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE arcade system, the same one used for beatmania. The series would continue to run on this hardware through pop'n music 3, as well as spinoff pop'n stage. Also, two of the game's composers, Reo Nagumo and Hiroshi Takeyasu, also worked on beatmania.
  • pop'n music was released the same day as beatmania 3rdMIX, marking the first time two BEMANI games were released the same day in the arcades.
  • Only pop'n music game to use the 1986-1998 KONAMI logo.
    • Later cabinets show the 1998-2003 bold KONAMI logo, though.
  • First appearances of Kiyotaka Sugimoto and Sanae Shintani in BEMANI.
  • System BGM is composed by Hiroshi Takeyasu.
  • Total songs: 14

Staff Information

Game Modes

  • Beginner
  • Normal
  • Excite

Non-Rival Playable Characters

These characters don't belong to any specific song.

Song List

Genre Genre (Japanese) Song Title Artist Character Level
First Stage
POPS ポップス I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU SGI & REO RIE♥chan [1] 10
RAP ラップ YOUNG DREAM LITTLE FINGERS UNCLE Jam [1] 8
J-TEKNO Ｊ−テクノ Quick Master act deft SHOLL KEE [1] 6
FANTASY ファンタジー monde des songe Bikke DiNO [1] 5
Second Stage
LATIN ラテン El País del sol Señorita Rica DON MOMMY 7
DANCE ダンス Hi-Tekno Hi-Tekno JUDY [1] 12
REGGAE レゲエ Baby, I'm yours LISA-T OLIVIA [1] 13
DISCO QUEEN ディスコクィーン what i want THE RICHIE SISTERS CHANEL 18
Final Stage
TECHNO POP テクノポップ Electronic Fill Windslope KRAFT 14
ANIME HERO アニメヒーロー The theme of GAMBLER Z words:RYO  song:NARAMCHA TORU KAMIKAZE 16
SPY スパイ spicy piece ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS CHARLY 23
DISCO KING ディスコキング FUNKY TOWN '75 JV & THE SEXY MACHINE GUN BAMBOO [1] 22
Hidden Final Stage
BONUS TRACK ボーナストラック すれちがう二人 aprèsmidi SANAE♥chan [1] 14
RAVE レイヴ e-motion e.o.s Rave girl [1] 20


Rejected designs

The pop'n music series has a long history of rejected characters. Some never saw the light of day, and some would later be used many years or mixes later. For the first game, these include:

  • A green man with an afro (early BAMBOO, perhaps?)
  • A pink bunny, later used as PRETTY in pop'n music CS
  • A pumpkin-head guy with jeans and a shirt with a dollar sign on it
  • A green-skinned vampire with parted blonde hair, a black jacket, a red shirt, and jeans (early Yuli?)
  • A bear with the flag of Great Britain on it
  • An angry-looking Native American
  • A hippie dog
  • A pair of frogs (possibly early version of Anzu)
  • A green donkey with a guitar
  • A skateboarding snowman with green shorts
  • A walking orange with clothes
  • A weird-looking yellow man with black overalls and pink shoes and a red hat (face looks similar to that of TROPPIE)
  • A space man in a yellow suit (early Cyber?)
  • Male Japanese singer in a kimono, which was later used as 風尾課長 in ウキウキWATCHING
  • Man with a T.V. for a head
  • A yellow-skinned man with a blue hat covering his eyes, with a white t-shirt and green pants. Also wears a necklace with a picture of a green hand with four fingers
  • An angry-looking chicken wearing glasses, blue shades, a small, tight shirt, green shorts, and multi-colored shoes
  • A man in a circus-type costume with a black bandana covering his eyes (similar to the garb Mimi and Nyami wear in pop'n music 13 カーニバル)
  • A red fire with a black biker shirt, a belt, and brown shoes

Also notable are various color designs for already established characters. For example, JUDY's hair was originally brown.

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