Akai ringo

赤いリンゴ

Song Information

Original Version

赤いリンゴ's pop'n music banner.

Artist: Lollipop Tonic featuring K
Composition/Arrangement: Yoichi Hayashi
Lyrics: Ayako Masuda
Vocals: Yoichi Hayashi, Hisako Agatsuma
BPM: 107
Length: 1:31
pop'n music Genre: GROOVE ROCK (グルーブロック)
pop'n music Character: PEPPER [CS3]
pop'n CG design: Nagayo Orihara
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC
Other Music Game Appearances:

• pop'n music 4
• ダンスダンスレボリューション ふぁみマット

LIVE Version

赤いリンゴ (GROOVE ROCK LIVE)'s pop'n music banner.

Artist: Sana
Performed by: Sana
Guitar: Akira
Keyboard: Yoko
BPM: 110
Length: 1:56
pop'n music Genre: GROOVE ROCK LIVE (グルーブロックLIVE)
pop'n music Character: SANAE♥chan [8-3P]
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 8
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

鏡に映るボク　きっとこんなもんだろう
昨日の繰り返し　多分そんなもんだろう
甘い甘い密の味　どんなもんだろう
キミの瞳に映るボクは？

曖昧な言葉　巧みにボクを追い込んで
森に逃げ込んだキミはとんだお姫様
七人のナイトをウインクで従えて
いつか来る誰か待ってるの？

光と影　キミはいつもフワリ抜けてく
赤いリンゴ食べたボクは　ワナに堕ちていく

Long Version

Japanese

鏡に映るボク　きっとこんなもんだろう 昨日の繰り返し　多分そんなもんだろう 甘い甘い密の味　どんなもんだろう キミの瞳に映るボクは？ 曖昧な言葉　巧みにボクを追い込んで 森に逃げ込んだキミはとんだお姫様 七人のナイトをウインクで従えて いつか来る誰か待ってるの？ 光と影　キミはいつもフワリ抜けてく 赤いリンゴ食べたボクは　ワナに堕ちていく いたずらに笑顔を振りまいてるんだろう ふいに黙っては困らせてるんだろう 本当の心は　何を映すんだろう ボクの瞳に映るキミは・・・ 愛という魔法で　ボクを振り回して 動けない心　何度も問いただす 世界中で一番好きなのはあなただと ボクを映して誰に言うのか？ 罪と罰　キミは自分しか愛せない 愛の罪に溺れたボクは　目を覚ませない (贈り物を手にしてやってくる男たち 心の裏側がまるで鏡に映っている 振り回されて楽しんでる男たち 私はただ付き合ってあげているだけ 誰も待ってなんていないし　誰も信じてなんていないわ 閉ざされた心は　毒を失っているだけ･･･) 光と影　キミはいつもフワリ抜けてく 赤いリンゴ食べたボクは　ワナに堕ちていく

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of 赤いリンゴ appears in the pop'n music 3 V.S. pop'n stage album.
• A cover of 赤いリンゴ by Sana appears in her Sana-mode album. This version was later performed at the pop'n music アーティスト大集合！ live event in 2002, although it was not included in the video tape for the event.
  • A short version of this live performance was used for GROOVE ROCK LIVE in pop'n music 8.
• The original version of 赤いリンゴ appears as part of the PM SUPER BEST すぺしゃるメドレー, a medley by Tsugumi Kataoka that appears in the pop'n music SUPER BEST BOX compilation album.
• A sequenced rendition of 赤いリンゴ appears in ダンスダンスレボリューション ふぁみマット.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

• In pop'n music 4 and pop'n music 5, 赤いリンゴ's character was AYA [4], who was designed by p-cat.
• 赤いリンゴ is the only song from pop'n music 3 CS that made its arcade debut in pop'n music 4.
• 赤いリンゴ is the only song from pop'n music 4 that does not appear in the pop'n music 4 consumer originals album, due to being a previous CS song.
• 赤いリンゴ was a hidden song in pop'n music 4. To play it:
  • On your first STAGE, clear either URBAN POP (Prism♡Heart) or NEW WAVE (Don't Disturb).
  • On your second STAGE, clear one of the following songs: J-POP (Life), FUSION (CROSSOVER 12), AFRICA (Con te sabi 2119), CANDY POP (Give me your pain), NEW FOLK (走れブン！ブン！), CLASSIC 2 (R.C.), or CUTE (取り返してやる！～Again,My Lovely Day～).
  • 赤いリンゴ will then be playable on FINAL STAGE. (If playing on PARTY/SCORE BATTLE mode, one of the two players must meet these requirements.)
• 赤いリンゴ is the only CS pop'n music song that received a LIVE version in pop'n music 8.
• 赤いリンゴ received 5-Buttons and Battle NORMAL charts in pop'n music 9.
• Before pop'n music 11, the songwheel genre for the LIVE version of 赤いリンゴ was グルーヴロックLIVE.
• "Akai ringo" translates in English to "red apple", hence why SANAE-chan has a red apple in her hand on the banner for the LIVE version.
• The 3P color of SANAE-chan was not selectable as a player character until pop'n music 12 いろは. She can be selected from pop'n music 13 カーニバル onwards.
• In ダンスダンスレボリューション ふぁみマット, 赤いリンゴ's artist was slightly changed to Lollipop Tonic featK.
• 赤いリンゴ appears as DLC for ポップンミュージック, in the 初級卒業セット pack.

Music Comment

Original Version

A medium tempo rock song. The cutting guitar is cool.

LIVE Version

Sana's version of a medium tempo rock song. The cutting guitar is even cooler in the live version.

Song Production Information

Sana

I have many memories of the pop'n live on March 30th, but whether I laugh or cry, there's no point dwelling on it because it's finished. Let's try our best for the next one.
Huh? My live Akai ringo performance will be used in this game?
No waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! (stomping)
But, it's true. Well, it'd be great that there was no footage left.
Huh? pop'n cans can become videos?
No waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! (I'm at rock bottom)
God cruelly turned two of my nightmares into reality.
Oh, dear God, please give~ me~ courage to stand on stage and slim down my body even further.
Since then, Sana lost 3 kg.

Haya-P

Hello, I'm Haya-P!.
I'm really happy that the live version of Akai ringo appears in this game!.
Initially, I wasn't going to perform that song on Sana's stage? So, when I was told that, I steadily thought "hmm, I want to fully perform it live!" (laughs)
But, we didn't have enough guitar or organ players, so I hurriedly phoned familiar musicians, and somehow caught two of them (laughs).
The guitarist Akira and keyboardist Yoko are still young, but they played well, and above all, were used to performing on stage, so were they quite cool?.
Everyone, please press the pop-kuns as if you're performing on stage!.

Character Information

pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC

A police officer who keeps the peace in a forest.
This bad boy preaches with his proud guitar!
But, no incidents happen at all.

Birthplace: Rocky Mountains
Hobbies: Patrolling, collecting sunglasses
Likes: Honey ramen
Dislikes: Ants

pop'n music 4

Birthplace: Japan
Hobby: Dancing, basketball
Likes: Carbonated drinks
Dislikes: Cleaning, the steep hill road in front of her house

AYA became famous worldwide from appearing on a TV show. But, she doesn't like a busy life. She seems to value time for her hobbies.

p-cat

She's one of the three dancers who appeared in 3. While drawing, I asked INUCHIYO, "what kind of person is AYA?". INUCHIYO told me that "AYA's personality and behavior feels like a mischievous sea otter, or a bad child", so I tried to draw her like that. She's a cool girl, but is it just p-cat (meow) who feels that her personality has a carefree, tomboyish, and sexy charm?

Staff Comments

saito

I'm supporting you.

TAMA

Be careful not to press the "arigatou" button too much.

wac

This song has been my number one or two of my favorites from the home versions since the very beginning, so I interrupted and asked if they wanted to play this song live.
There are various ways to show your face. I think Sana's completely OK, but I wonder if I should start going on a rice vinegar diet.

shio

I love both the original song and Sana ver, so I was very happy when it was included here.
Sana sung brilliantly, despite her first time performing on such a big stage. I really like that she's not just cute, but also a rock woman.

Mikoshiba

There's something special about apples.
But I can't say it well.

Chobi.

It captures my heart in a mature way....

ShimaQ

It's quite sexy

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in ダンスダンスレボリューション ふぁみマット.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	62 / 0	98 / 0	- / -	- / - / -	- / -	- / -	- / -	- / - / -
ダンスダンスレボリューション ふぁみマット	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-

pop'n music

Original Version

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	120	197	-	-	152	-
pop'n music 3 CS	-	15	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6 CS	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music GB	※22	-	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 4	-	15	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 5	-	↑16	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 9→19 TUNE STREET	4	↓12	-	-	7	-
pop'n music 20 fantasia	↑8	↑14	-	-	↑10	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	↑23	-	-	10	-

※ Denotes chart has been revised from the corresponding AC chart (total notes: 198).

Other chart not shown on the above table:

• pop'n music 3 CS's BEGINNER chart: total notes: 111.

LIVE Version

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	142	299	593	-	255	539
pop'n music 8	11	15	28	-	12	26
pop'n music 9	↓5	15	↓27	-	12	26
pop'n music 10→19 TUNE STREET	5	15	↓26	-	12	26
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	21	32	-	12	26
pop'n music 8 CS	5	15	27	-	12	26