El pais del sol

El pais del sol

Song Information

El pais del sol's pop'n music banner.

Artist: Senórita Rica
Composition/Arrangement: Kaoko Aoki
BPM: 106-109
Length: 1:35
pop'n music Genre: LATIN (ラテン)
pop'n music Character: DON MOMMY [1]
pop'n CG designer: MUKAI
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• El pais del sol's vocal samples originate from Masterbits' World Zone 3 - Salsa Picante sample CD.
• A chiptune remix of El pais del sol by Sotaro Tojima is used in the Game Boy Advance title Konami Wai Wai Racing Advance (コナミ ワイワイレーシング アドバンス), released outside of Japan as Konami Krazy Racers. It is used for the track Poppin' Beach, which features cameos of Nyami, Mimi, Mary, the KING, and DiNO in the background. (Nyami and the KING are playable characters in the game too, and DiNO is a special weapon.)
• A remix of El pais del sol by Berimbau '66, titled El pais del sol(GIVE ME MORE SALSA MIX), appears in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.

Trivia

• El pais del sol is Kaoko Aoki's only known contribution to the main pop'n music series.
• Prior to pop'n music 9, El pais del sol was spelled as El País del sol, and its artist was listed as Señorita Rica.
• "Señorita rica" is a Spanish slang phrase that means "pretty girl".
• "El país del sol" is Spanish for "the country of the sun".
• In the Asian English releases of pop'n music, DON MOMMY's name was changed to simply DON.
• In pop'n music 2 and its CS counterpart, El pais del sol's character was MZD [2-3P].
• El pais del sol received a different NORMAL chart in pop'n music 4, replacing its old chart.
• From pop'n music 4 until pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝, El pais del sol's BPM was shown as 107. This was changed in pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET, where the BPM is shown as 106-109.
• According to Tomosuke, El pais del sol was the first song that he heard in pop'n music, prior to him joining KONAMI [1]. Incidentally, he later remixed El pais del sol in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.

Music Comment

pop'n music

A passionate rhythm played by the hot Caribbean winds!

pop'n music (English) comment

A passionate rhythm blown in on a warm Caribbean breeze.

Song Production Information

pop'n music 1&2 Official Website

Hi~! I'm the cheerful Caribbean girl, Senórita Rica.
To summarize, there are various kinds of music that can be called "Latin", but this song's fashionable genre is "salsa", which was born in Cuba.
Salsa's charm is the undulating groove created by Latin percussion, groovy piano, and powerful chorus. Your body will unconsciously move to this rhythm when you listen to it, so let's dance with me~!
Salsa is a passionate dance for couples, and... from the bottom of my heart, muchas gracias!

pop'n music original soundtrack

Hi~! I'm the cheerful Caribbean girl, Senórita Rica. There are various kinds of music that can be called Latin, but this song's genre is SALSA, which was born in Cuba and raised in New York. SALSA's charm is the undulating groove created by Latin percussion, groovy piano, and powerful chorus. I've been a Latin fan every day for a long time, but I tried to carefully listen to it even more when I was in charge of composing this song, and ended up falling in love with it even more when I listened to the polished song.... but, I had quite some trouble conveying that charming sound in the game in less than a day (!?), and I ended rearranging the button sounds many times. I was particularly troubled by including many syncopated sounds. I wanted to express cheerfulness in this song, which is also one of the true traits I feel in Latin. Particularly with the flute in the middle section and the piano in the second half. However, this song is a distinctively dance piece, after all! I'd be very satisfied if you can somehow feel "I'd like to dance a bit to it". SALSA is a passionate dance for couples, and by all means, to you and your lovely partner...!!! Muchas gracias

Character Information

He's cheerful, carefree, and likes women, but he's a bit sentimental, such likeable guy is Señor DON MOMMY.
Letting his hot Latin blood boil, that large body also dances today!
Birthplace: South America
Hobbies: Playing musical instruments and eating.

Difficulty & Notecounts

pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	104	117	-	-	117	-
pop'n music→2	-	※7	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 4	-	7	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 9	8	↓6	-	-	5	-
pop'n music 10→20 fantasia	↓7	6	-	-	5	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	12	-	-	5	-
pop'n music CS	-	※7	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 2 CS	-	※7	-	-	-	-
pop'n music GB	※7	-	-	-	-	-

※ The notecounts of these charts are different from their earlier/later arcade appearances:

• pop'n music and 2's NORMAL chart: total notes: 116.
• pop'n music GB's 5-Buttons chart: total notes: 112.

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• pop'n music and 2's BEGINNER chart: total notes: 92.