Happy-hopper

Happy-hopper

Song Information

Artist: ES44
Composition: Russian folk song, Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov
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 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 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 include:
  • A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), which appears in REFLEC BEAT.
  • A classical take, titled コロブチカ, which appears in the jubeat plus うんどうかい pack.
• Other remixes of Mayim Mayim that have appeared in BEMANI include:
  • A trance remix by BeForU NEXT, titled マイムマイム (TRANCE EDITION), which appeared in the first location tests for 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 マイム マイム, which appears in the REFLEC BEAT plus うんどうかい PACK.

Trivia

• Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series to not be included on a soundtrack.
  • Because of this, Happy-hopper's arranger was unknown until 2020, when TOMOSUKE confirmed Kazuhiro Senoo's involvement [1].

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