Over The Rainbow

Over The Rainbow

Song Information

Original Version

Over The Rainbow's pop'n music banner.

Over The Rainbow's jacket.

Artist: パーキッツ
Composition/Arrangement: Tsugumi Kataoka
Lyrics/Vocals: Manami Fujino
BPM: 140
Length: 1:37
pop'n music Genre: FRIENDLY (フレンドリー)
pop'n music Character: Poet [4]
pop'n CG designer: いぬ千代
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 4
Other Music Game Appearances:

• ポップンリズミン ポップンスタンダード2

LIVE Version

over the rainbow's pop'n music banner.

Artist: パーキッツ
Performed by: Manami Fujino
BPM: 140
Length: 1:37
pop'n music Genre: FRIENDLY LIVE (フレンドリーLIVE)
pop'n music Character: Poet [4-1P]
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 8
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

涙のむこうに　かかる虹を　いつかは　越えてゆける
信じて、My Friend

時は　とめどなくよせる　波のようだね
泳ぎ疲れ　いつしか　流されそうになっていたよ

涙でにじんだ　ビルの上に
見上げる　あこがれは　確かにここにある
あの日その胸に　かけた虹を　追いかけ走りだそう
わらって、My Friend
信じて、My Friend

Romaji

namida no mukou ni kakaru niji wo itsuka wa koete yukeru
shinjite, My Friend
 
toki wa tomedonaku yoseru nami no youda ne
oyogi tsukare itsushika nagasa resou ni natte ita yo
 
namida de nijinda biru no ue ni
miageru akogare wa tashika ni koko ni aru
ano hi sono mune ni kaketa niji wo oikake hashiri dasou
waratte, My Friend
shinjite, My Friend

Long Version

Japanese

涙のむこうに　かかる虹を　いつかは　越えてゆける 信じて、My Friend 時は　とめどなくよせる　波のようだね 泳ぎ疲れ　いつしか　流されそうになっていたよ 空は　あれから　いくつも　季節運んで 君の声を　こんなに小さく変えていたなんて 何かをつかんだ　指のすきま きらきら輝いて　こぼれたものは　なに? うまくできるほど　苦しくなる 誰よりも　君は　ほら　気付いている そしていつでも　平気な顔をするたび ふさぐ耳で　きしんだ痛みを聞いてたんだ　僕も 涙でにじんだ　ビルの上に 見上げる　あこがれは　確かにここにある あの日その胸に　かけた虹を　追いかけ走りだそう わらって、My Friend 永い雨が止む　その時 冷え過ぎたこの頬に　光をください 迷わず　もう二度と離さないよ 涙でにじんだ　ビルの上に 見上げる　あこがれは　確かにここにある あの日その胸に　かけた虹を　追いかけ走りだそう わらって、My Friend かすかで　いいんだ　明日の風に吹かれて 僕たちは　生きてゆけるはずさ 涙のむこうに　かかる虹を　いつかは　越えてゆこう 信じて、My Friend わらって、My Friend

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of Over The Rainbow appears in Parquets' Liquid Melody album.
• A rearranged version of Over The Rainbow, titled Over The Rainbow 2002, appears in the pop'n music Vocal Best 3 album.
• Over The Rainbow was performed at the pop'n music アーティスト大集合！ live event in 2002. A short version of this live performance was used for FRIENDLY LIVE in pop'n music 8.

Trivia

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

• According to Tsugumi Kataoka, the correct capitalization of Over The Rainbow's title is Over the Rainbow [1].
• Over The Rainbow's Poet received a new portrait in pop'n music 5.
• The LIVE version of Over The Rainbow can be unlocked in pop'n music 8 through the Sugoroku de 8 (すごろく de 8) unlocking system.
• The charts for the LIVE version of Over The Rainbow were created by pure.
• Over The Rainbow received 5-Buttons and Battle NORMAL charts in pop'n music 9.
• Over The Rainbow received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
• From pop'n music Sunny Park onwards, the title of the LIVE version of Over The Rainbow is capitalized as over the rainbow.
• Over The Rainbow's jacket uses Poet's portrait from the song's LIVE version, instead of her portraits from the original version.
• Over The Rainbow received brand-new HYPER and EX charts in pop'n music peace, as part of the pop'n time trip (ポップンタイムトリップ) event. These charts could be unlocked from May 30th, 2019 to February 19th, 2020 by filling out 5 stamps of the pop'n music 4 card.
  • From December 24th, 2020 in pop'n music 解明リドルズ, it is available by default.
• Over The Rainbow was added to pop'n music Lively on August 2nd, 2023.

Music Comment

Original Version

You can see the future over the rainbow... a positive number presented by Parquets

LIVE Version

You can see the future over the rainbow... the live version of a positive number presented by Parquets!

Song Production Information

Original Version

Hiro shishou

This is a song by Parquets, who're famous for MAGICAL GIRL and CELT in 3.
The recording of the above two songs was held during the same time at a resort studio in Yamanashi Prefecture, but since other songs were recorded at the studio, we brought equipment in the room to do the final arrangement track down.
It was hot, the equipment was overheating, and I was working with the Parquets members while sweating, but I can't believe that it's a very refreshing song.

LIVE Version

Hello. The season when pop'n live in March happened passed by in an instant, and it's already midsummer! Nowadays. How are you?
I'm Manami Fujino, who's in charge of Vo..
Well, the live version of "Over The Rainbow" was Parquets' last song that day, and I was very moved while singing it.

I was the happiest when we all sang together at the venue. Thank you.
(Actually, I felt like crying a bit....)
As expected, I was embarrassed to cry, so I tightly endured it (laughs)

... Well, when I watched this video later, I was "gugugu" in this song! I showed a grim look on my face.
Those in the front seats might've been scared. Sorry~.

Oh, uhm, the maracas I threw towards the audience at the end, flew far away with a "byu~n", and felt good.
I endured my own impulse to feel like jumping off, after all.

--------------- ↑ Fujino's comment is above ------------ ↓ Kataoka's comment is below --------------

Hello. I'm Kataoka, who's in charge of the key. and had a great reflection despite feeling invisible.
Mom, that hat of mine didn't fly as I thought.

Well, as Fujino said above, this song was performed last at the live, and the original simply ended, so I wondered (a bit) about what to do with the ending until the end, but I fell in love with that kind of heavy ending. Since our usual live concerts, the number of orchestra hits has increased from 2 > 4, and at the pop'n live, it's 5 + 1 long. How much will it increase? Next time, I've renewed my determination to go full-throttle with it. But, I'll end up filling it in with ink.

It's a secret that immediately after the curtains fell, I foolishly ended up tripping over the cables.
I'm really glad that it wasn't captured on video. Phew.

# Please forget about the after-party.

Character Information

Birthplace: White Land
Hobbies: Flying in the sky, playing the trumpet
Likes: Her mother, the fish family
Dislikes: Swimming

When an angel grows in heart and ability, their body also grows! It seems Poet became a slightly older girl. But, about swimming....

INUCHIYO

She grew up a bit, and her outfit has become graceful. What do you think she's wearing?
I thought about using Poet because she suited Parquets' song, and when I carefully listened to the song afterwards, I enjoyed that the phrase "I'm drowning" suited her so much.

Staff Comments

saito

This turned out to be the most difficult Parq song.

TAMA

I got 100,000 points for the first time to get this song's LIVE Version.

wac

No, I won't forget the after-party at all, or rather, I already almost forgot and vaguely remember Kataoka's honest appearance, who went to every person to pour drinks like a new company employee.

For this song, I somehow wanted to make it a game where everyone in the audience sings along, and I selfishly requested various things to pure, who was in charge of the notecharts.
It's a punishing song where she had to stay up all night and said various things like "I don't remember doing almost anything until now" just before it was uploaded.

shio

I really love the scene at the live concert when Fujino faces the microphone towards the audience, and they all sing along together. Somehow, I felt wowed and happy that this was a live performance.
I just have lovely memories of the after-party, and I'll never forget them.

Mikoshiba

It's cute.

Chobi.

There's a shining rainbow past my tears! I tried my best with such thoughts.

ShimaQ

Being able to sing in front of others is amazing.

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.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever.)

pop'n music

Original Version

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	EASY	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts / Long pop-kun	181 / 0	228 / 0	491 / 5	749 / 9	228	-
pop'n music 4	-	9	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 5	-	↑10	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 9	7	↓8	-	-	11	-
pop'n music 10→20 fantasia	↓6	8	-	-	11	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→うさぎと猫と少年の夢	※3	↑15	-	-	11	-
pop'n music peace→Present	3	15	32	40	11	-
pop'n music 4 CS	-	9	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6 CS	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music Best Hits!	7	8	-	-	-	-
pop'n music Lively	3	15	32	40	-	-

※ The notecount of this chart is different from the old 5-Buttons chart (total notes: 130).

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• pop'n music 4 CS's BEGINNER chart: Lv.: 4, total notes: 170.

LIVE Version

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	202	338	597	773	202	338
pop'n music 8	7	12	24	32	10	16
pop'n music 9→20 fantasia	↑8	12	↑26	32	10	16
pop'n music Sunny Park→Present	-	↑19	32	38	10	16
pop'n music 8 CS	8	12	26	32	10	16

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	89	141	238
ポップンリズミン	2	4	7

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ポップン15 ADVENTURE	幻島アトランティス-4elements-
DDR 20周年	Come to Life - ANNIVERSARY ∴∵∴ ←↓↑→
ポップン14 FEVER!	H@appy Fever Forever!!
ポップン17 THE MOVIE	いつまでやったって、別にいいじゃない！？
ポップン 家庭用	君と微笑みと・・・ - Tokyo Traffic Report
ポップン 家庭用 2	Blue River (UPPER) - Pop'n Xmas 2004 ～天使ノウタゴエ～
ポップン13 カーニバル	プロレタリア狂騒歌
ポップン12 いろは	home.(kors k Remix)
ポップン12 いろは 2	なごりさえ
ポップン18 せんごく列伝	序 (UPPER) - 焔華
ポップン19 TUNE STREET	SHION（VENUS mix）
ポップン19 TUNE STREET 2	BabeL ～MODEL DD101～
The 8th KAC	西馬込交通曲
ポップン 家庭用 3	Water Melon Woman - PULSE - penguin - Landmark - 祭ノ痕、君ヲ憶フ。
beatmania IIDX	Usual Days-remix
beatmania IIDX 2	Little Little Princess
GITADORA 20th	SESSION With You!
GITADORA 20th 2	Timepiece phase II
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ひなビタ♪ 2	ヒカリユリイカ - ベビーステップ
KONAMI 50th	50th Memorial Songs -Beginning Story-
ポップン20 fantasia	Welcome to pop'n fantasy
ポップン11	cat's scat (URA) - 西新宿清掃曲 (URA) - 男々道 (URA) - Denpasar (URA)
ポップン11 2	Grave Strike
ポップン10	Vinculum stellarum
ポップン10 2	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin - murmur twins - murmur twins(guitar pop ver.) (UPPER)
ポップン21 Sunny Park	六花美人
ポップン22 ラピストリア	BLAZE∞BREEZE
KONAMI 50th 2	50th Memorial Songs -Flagship medley- - 50th Memorial Songs -二人の時 ～under the cherry blossoms～- 50th Memorial Songs -The BEMANI History-
エクストラ	琴古都 - テンプラ揚三
ポップン 家庭用 4	Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局) - rings on the water - 翔べない天使 - 一発逆転！××だらけのハッピー大運動会！！
ポップン9	禁じられた契約 - 限界食堂
ポップン5	BICYCLE - 映画「SICILLIANA」のテーマ - Homesick Pt.2&3 - どうなっちゃったって - POP-STEP-UP
ポップン5 2	le mal du pays, numéro 1
ポップン4	Over The Rainbow - たぶん、キスくらいしてる
ポップン 家庭用 5	Line Times - Festum Duodecimum!
ポップン8	L.A.N. - Late Riser - Miracle 4 ♥LOVE² シュガ→♥ (かめりあ&ななひら's Over-Sweet-Dempa ♥LOVE² シュガ→♥な恋愛教室 Remix)
ポップン8 2	オトメ聖戦タクティクス
ポップン23 éclale	Blind
ポップン7	Dimanche - Betty Boo
ポップン7 2	ラベンダー最終定理
ポップン6	Bubble Bagpipe Hour - 電波の暮らし
ポップン6 2	令和の国
ポップン24 うさぎと猫と少年の夢	星屑の夜果て
エクストラ 2	夢幻ノ光 (UPPER) - シャムシールの舞 (UPPER) - 真超深ＴＩＯＮ (UPPER)
ポップン3	８月のサヨナラ - biosphere ～天国の花～
ポップン2	(fly higher than)the stars - I'm on Fire
ポップン2 2	Invisible Farewell
ポップン	Les Jouets Sonore
スペシャルエンディング	少女と時の花 - 25 o'clock the WORLD - さよならのうた
ノスタルジア	insist
ノスタルジア 2	雫 (UPPER) - ネリと琥珀糖
ノスタルジア 3	nostos (UPPER) - zeeros
AUTOMATION PARADISE	SDVX REMIX SELECTION for pop'n music vol.01
エクストラ 3	White Lovers
エクストラ 4	Gotta Get My Groove On - カモミール・バスルーム - 子供の落書き帳 (UPPER)
エクストラ 5	おーまい！らぶりー！すうぃーてぃ！だーりん！ (DANCERUSH Style)
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