AC pnm 9

pop'n music 9

Release Information

• Release date: December 25th, 2002
• Soundtrack release date:
  • pop'n music 9 AC ♥ CS pop'n music 7: February 5th, 2003.

General Information / Changes

• Theme: cafe.
• First pop'n music game to run with eAMUSEMENT cards, and the first game to support ee'MALL.
• First pop'n music game to feature Osusume (recommendation) mode, where the player is asked questions, and the game makes a song list based on the answers they chose. This mode would be used through pop'n music 11.
• First pop'n music game to run on the PlayStation 2-based BEMANI Python 1, which was also used for Dancing Stage Fusion and several non-BEMANI titles. The Python 1 was used up to pop'n music 14 FEVER!.
• First pop'n music game with LONG songs, which are old, double-length pop'n music songs with brand-new charts and banners (though the characters and their MISS backgrounds are from their original games of origin). These songs count as two stages, and can't be played on the final stage or EXtra stage.
  • All LONG songs were removed in pop'n music 16 PARTY♪.
• Stage BGM changes after STAGEs in NORMAL or CHALLENGE depending on what song you played last. It is the only pop'n music game to do this:
  • FIRST STAGE will always play the system BGM from pop'n stage.
  • Playing a song from pop'n music, 2, or 3 (or its CS counterparts) will change the system BGM on the next STAGE to pop'n music's.
  • Playing a song from pop'n music 4 or 5 (or its CS counterparts) will change it to the pop'n music 4's
  • Playing a song from pop'n music 6 or 7 (or its CS counterparts) will change it to the pop'n music 6's
  • Playing a song from pop'n music 8 or pop'n music 9 will change it to pop'n music 8's.
• The website for pop'n music 9 is the first to list the individual number ratings for each song.
  • It is also the first that shows you every song in the game, not just new songs.
• pop'n music 9 marks one of the very few times in the pop'n music series where cover artists for TV & ANIME songs are thanked by their artist name, as opposed to only crediting the vocalist or no one at all.
• NORMAL MODE no longer has stage restrictions based on stage number.
• Only pop'n music game to feature HITASURA mode, in which you play every song on a certain difficulty scale (1 to 8 stars). You play three songs at a time, and aside from the first song, all other songs are not shown. Progress can be continued with either a password (provided at the end of each round) or the use of eAMUSEMENT.
  • Instead of a bar, you have 50 hearts, one taken away for each BAD you get in a song. Once all 50 run out, it's GAME OVER. Hearts will not replenish between rounds.
• Last pop'n music game in the series to use the old results sounds.
  • It's also the last to feature the opening narration used in every game in the series since the first game.
• First pop'n music arcade game with no new song composed/written/sung by Kiyotaka Sugimoto.
• Anime & TV characters are now playable.
• System BGM is composed by Seiya Murai.
• eAMUSEMENT support for pop'n music 9 ended on August 20th, 2003.
• Total songs: 306

Staff Information

• pop'n music 9 OST Booklet Credits

Song List

• pop'n music 9 Full Song List

Default Songs

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
TV&ANIME
CATS	CAT'S EYE	♪♪♪♪♪	144	Rave girl [TV&ANIME]	9	11	23	30	12	21
009	誰がために	竹内　浩明	132	Mimi [TV&ANIME-009]	6	12	34	-	11	30
OBA Q	新オバケのQ太郎	ふじのマナミ	116	Nyami [TV&ANIME-OBAQ]	4	13	21	32	9	20
HONE HONE	ホネホネロック	D-crew+1	180	hone nyami	11	14	26	33	12	25
ナニワ (NANIWA)	Somebody Stole My Gal	♪♪♪♪♪	208-217	P-1&P-2 [TV&ANIME]	9	14	27	-	11	15
HIGHSO	IN THE MOOD	♪♪♪♪♪	172	MEBAE [TV&ANIME]	7	17	24	-	9	19
A.I.おばあちゃん (A.I.OBAACHAN)	コンピューターおばあちゃん	V.C.O. featuring Alt	150	Alt [TV&ANIME]	12	18	25	35	16	24
KONAMI originals
MISSA	Requiem	St.Naya~n	80-112	MeMe	7	9	19	-	8	15
俺ポップ (ORE POP)	垂直OK!	Jimmy Weckl feat. 岩志太郎	130	Bronson	4	10	22	-	12	20
PASTORAL	森の鼓動	N.A.R.D	98	Silvia	7	11	23	28	10	23
CHOCO POP	GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS	Lab Pop Orange	130	RIE♥chan [9]	8	12	28	38	16	30
FRENCH BOSSA	COQUETTE	SAKURAI yasushi feat. SAORI	154	BELLE [9]	7	12	24	-	14	27
TAIGA DRAMA	雪の華	NAYA~N交響楽団	35-118	Kagetora	8	13	25	29	7	16
SHOWA BOOGIE WOOGIE	ラブラブギウギ♥	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI	190	kurumi	6	14	32	-	15	26
BIO MIRACLE	ぼくってウパ？	Mr.T	128	UPA/RUPA	10	14	24	31	20	23
HYPER J-POP 2	North Wind	TЁЯRA	145	JUDY [9]	7	14	31	38	19	31
CYBER ROCKABILLY	ダイナミック! アトミック! スペース・カウ・ボーイズ＆ガールズ ~ver.1~	新堂敦士	147-154	FORCE [9]	8	15	32	39	12	25
TABLA'N BASS	ナタラディーン	Q-MEX	156	NaN	6	15	26	29	15	26
WINTER DANCE	White Eve	さな	125	TSURARA [9]	8	16	32	37	9	13
COSSACK	ロシアのおみやげ	Next file feat. Mercey	110-180	Ivan	9	16	29	-	15	30
DEPA FUNK	デパ地下のお話	School	130	SOUJI/SEIJI	8	16	30	40	15	31
PHILLY SOUL	ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー	SENAX	120	Nina [9]	8	16	25	29	15	25
PRIDE	掌の革命	Kiyommy + Seiya	132	Mary [9]	9	16	27	36	11	25
COWGIRL SONG	コヨーテの行方（ゆくえ）	good-cool feat. 山下直子	124	Ema [9]	9	17	28	38	22	36
COUNTRY BEATS	今日は今日でえがったなゃ	とどのすけとめたろう	145	MC.TOME	10	17	30	37	11	18
DARKNESS 2	禁じられた契約	フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ	110-150	Zizz [9]	8	17	31	-	15	22
CHILDREN POP	twinkle song	Oh,la,la!	90-180	Annie	6	17	28	-	12	31
MODS	2tone	Love And Zest	170	Jeff	9	17	33	-	13	25
GIRLS ROCK	☆shining☆	りゆ&のりあ	185	Bis子 [9]	8	18	35	39	12	18
PEACH IDOL	ドキドキ妄想空回りシンドローム（ドキ・カラ）	秋葉レイ	155	KIRARA	12	18	33	37	13	24
ROCK FUSION	Tower of the Sun	ナヤ～ン feat.野獣王国	186	BoB 2002	16	18	28	-	13	21
CAROL	Filament Circus	パーキッツ	98	Poet [9]	5	20	25	30	11	20
HIPUNK	cobalt	Des-ROW・組スペシアル	145-175	HAYATO [9]	16	20	34	37	19	40
HIP ROCK 2	男々道	Des-ROW・組	156-240	六 [9]	10	24	35	41	20	35
LONG songs
SUPER EURO LONG	WE TWO ARE ONE (LONG)	Lala Moore	160	Elle [4-1P]	12	15	32	35	-	-
MISTY LONG	blue moon sea	N.A.R.D. feat. Lala Moore	120	Kagome [7-1P]	12	18	27	40	-	-
SWEDISH LONG	カモミール・バスルーム (LONG)	常盤ゆう	155-168	risette [7-1P]	8	23	33	-	-	-

Hidden songs

The following songs have hidden requirements to unlock them. See the songs' individual pages for more details.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
pop'n music 9
OI punk 0	ブタパンチのテーマ	ブタパンチ	90-360	uowo [CS6-2P]	8	23	37	-	26	48
LONG songs
FRENCH POP J LONG	une fille dans la pluie (LONG)	新谷さなえ	134	SANAE♥chan [5-1P]	8	13	23	-	-	-
CELT LONG	水中家族のテーマ (LONG)	パーキッツ	110	Poet [3-1P]	9	16	32	-	-	-
HARD ROCK LONG	SA-DA-ME (LONG)	good-cool feat. すわひでお	128	YOSHIO [7-1P]	11	17	35	-	-	-
HIP ROCK LONG	大見解 (LONG)	Des-ROW・組	143-172	六 [6-1P]	12	16	35	39	-	-
REMIXes
HI-TEN K-MIX	어찌됐든	Ahn Sungyoon	169	MZD [9-HI-TENSION]	12	13	27	32	17	28
MELLOW REMIX	光の季節	新谷さなえ	116	MZD [9-MELLOW]	10	18	26	-	12	22
DES-NAWA	夢添うてぃ（desmix）	Des-ROW	130-170	MZD [9-OKINAWA]	8	18	32	-	12	21
SHOWA KAYO REMIX	林檎と蜂蜜（美味しさ倍増MIX）	APPLE MAN	260	MZD [9-SHOWA KAYO]	12	18	35	-	16	24

Gambler de Z (ギャンブラーZ)

pop'n music 9's unlock system is Gambler de Z, which started on February 12th, 2003. eAMUSEMENT is required to start the event.

In Gambler de Z, you control an 8-bit TORU KAMIKAZE around a labyrinth, unlocking chests, finding money, and battling bosses. A chiptune version of his theme song, The theme of GAMBLER Z, plays during the event.

After a round of play in ARCADE, you will be given a select amount of die. How many you get depends on how many stages are cleared in the round beforehand: three maximum for a regular round of NORMAL/BATTLE/CHALLENGE (no EXtra Stage), and four for clearing a round of EXPERT/CHALLENGE with EXtra Stage. The first two/three die are regular die, while the final one acts as a multiplier. For example, if you have four die and get 1, 2, 2, and then 3, you'll move 15 spaces. Your goal is to reach the end of the labyrinth, which can end with one of six different battles. Aside from boss battles (which are explained in more detail below), all items are random in their placement on the map.

Occasionally TORU KAMIKAZE will encounter a chest, which will feature one of several items: money (which rewards you with nothing), an entry card (which grants you charts/mods/characters), or a brand-new song.

At the end of your run, regardless of the path you take, you will engage in a boss battle, in which you will be forced to play a chart to unlock it for permanent play. If you clear the chart, you'll unlock it instantly. Fail to, and you'll still hurt the opponent a bit, but you'll forced to try again on the next round of play until you either clear the chart, or battle the boss enough times to obtain the chart anyway (their health represented with hearts). Defeated bosses do not return on repeat playthroughs.

After you clear all five bosses, you must traverse one final time to the final boss of WARUDOC, who will always be the boss regardless of what you take (the music also changes to a chiptune version of はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー on his floor). Defeat WARUDOC to end the event.

Gambler de Z ended on March 12th, 2003. All songs and charts were automatically unlocked for everyone on the same day.

Floor songs and unlocks

The following songs are unlocked on song floors. In addition to the end of each path having a boss song, it is preceded with an unlock.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Boss songs and rewards
MODERN'80 from pop'n music 7 CS	翔べない天使	新谷さなえ	145	Kelly [CS2-1P]	12	10	24	-	22	-
TECHNO POP from pop'n music 8	321 STARS	♪♪♪♪♪	192	KINOKO BOY	-	-	-	40	-	-
Rewards: TECHNO POP [EX], Suwa course
INDUSTRIAL from pop'n music 7 CS	Inflation!	Ruin Lab.	110	P-1&P-2 [3-1P]	14	9	17	24	17	-
turban from pop'n music 8	Manhattan Sports Club	♪♪♪♪♪	178	ASPARA-SEIJIN	-	-	-	40	-	-
Rewards: turban [EX], Sana course
POPS ENCHOLE	I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU	Q-MEX	135	POPPERS [9]	8	16	34	-	12	22
PYRAMID from pop'n music 8	永遠という名の媚薬	THE NEXT FILE	70-270	PAPYRUS	-	-	-	40	-	-
Rewards: PYRAMID [EX], Parquets course
ROCK GUITAR	ABSOLUTE	dj TAKA feat.good-cool	144	TRAN [9]	11	15	31	40	17	22
SKA from pop'n music 8	Cassandra	♪♪♪♪♪	68-192	Mr.T.BONE [8]	-	-	-	40	-	-
Rewards: SKA [EX], Des-ROW course
SOFT ROCK from IIDX	Secret tale	dj nagureo feat.新谷さなえ	158	SANAE♥chan [9]	10	16	25	-	14	29
OI punk 0	ブタパンチのテーマ	ブタパンチ	90-360	uowo [CS6-2P]	-	-	-	42	-	-
Rewards: OI punk 0 [EX], CLASSIC course 2
ANIME HERO R from pop'n music 2	はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー	水木 一郎	159	WARUDOC [6]	-	-	-	40	-	-
Rewards: ANIME HERO R [H]/[EX], HELL the 9 course

CS crossovers

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
pop'n music CS crossovers
THERAPIE from pop'n music 7 CS	キミに届け	ふじのマナミ	192	Fuki [CS7]	16	9	15	-	13	-
BOSSA from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC	coastline	カルロス・ユーイチ & Muddy Brown	129	OLIVIA [1-2P]	6	13	-	-	8	-
MOTOR5 from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC	くちうるさいママ	プチさな	106	Kobe [CS4]	5	13	-	-	9	-
SMOOTH from pop'n music 7 CS	ATTITUDE	ASparagus	112	VANTAIN [CS5-1P]	7	14	21	31	15	-
JAZZY from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC	Get on that train	Q-Mex	120	CHARLY [1-2P]	4	15	-	-	12	-
MELANCHOLY from pop'n music 7 CS	Twilight Gloom	ASparagus	139	SYLVIE [CS2-1P]	10	15	26	30	22	-
OI punk from pop'n music 6 CS	悲しいね	ブタパンチ	200	uowo [CS6]	20	17	27	41	20	-
POSITIVE from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC	Candy Blue	浅井裕子	112	sunny [CS3]	5	19	-	-	9	-
PROGRE from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC	penta-mode	asparagus	160	SYLVESTER [CS1-2P]	6	21	-	-	15	-

New Charts

The following older songs also received new charts from this unlock event as well. This can be found randomly from entry cards on the ground as you explore. Note that only unlockable charts are listed below for the following songs.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Unlockable charts
IDOL GIRL from pop'n music 2	LOVE FIRE	長沢ゆりか	108	JUDY [2]	-	-	24	-	-	-
SOUNDTRACK from pop'n music 3	宇宙船Q-Mex	Q-Mex	128	P-1&P-2 [3]	-	-	27	35	-	-
SPECIAL ENDING from pop'n music 4	Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!	Popper Head	140	Rave girl [4]	-	-	25	-	-	-
FUTURE from pop'n music 4	ostin-art	ostin-art	145	ice [4]	-	-	25	31	-	-
DISCO GIRLS from pop'n music 4	HONEまで♡トゥナイト	good-cool feat.Mickin' Tackin'	130	YUKI [4]	-	-	26	-	-	-
CARTOON from pop'n music 4	TOON MANIAC	Theme from"TOON MANIA"	160	Henry [4]	-	-	27	-	-	-
VISUAL 2 from pop'n music 4	Cry Out	good-cool feat. KöHey from Medical Trance Peach	184	Yuli [4]	-	-	23	35	-	-
CINEMA from pop'n music 5	映画「SICILLIANA」のテーマ	Q-Mex	125	Kevin [5]	-	-	19	-	-	-
ALLEGRIA from pop'n music 5	クチビル	中山マミ	124	José [5]	-	-	20	25	-	-
LATIN POP from pop'n music 5	In a Grow	Noriko Fukushima	120	OLIVIA [5]	-	-	20	28	-	-
US DANCE POP from pop'n music 5	WITHOUT YOU AROUND	GEILA.Z	130	JUDY [5]	-	-	23	28	-	-
J-TEKNO 2 from pop'n music 5	power plant	youhei	156	SHOLLKEE [5]	-	-	24	32	-	-

Unlockable characters

The following characters can also be unlocked by finding the entry cards for these characters as you explore.

• RAVE GIRL [ANIME]
• P-1 & P-2 [TV]
• hone nyami [TV]
• ALT [TV]
• MEBAE [TV]

Unlockable modifiers

The following modifiers can also be unlocked by finding the entry cards for them as you explore.

• HI-SPEED 6
• HI-SPEED 8
• STAGE POP / CHARA POP
• S-RANDOM

Hidden expert course songs

The following CS crossovers are hidden inside secret expert courses. Completing the song in the course will unlock it for regular play.

Unlocking MODE and CLASSIC 7 will also unlock characters Machuchu [CS7] and HAMANOV (all 7 colors) respectively.

Songs are listed in order of courses on the pop'n music 9 official website.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Unlockable charts
Suwa course unlock - first song
PUMP from pop'n music 7 CS	ステテコ捨てて行こう	School	136	Machuchu [CS7]	6	17	28	-	28	-
Sana course unlock - first song
SWING from pop'n music 6 CS	今夜、森をぬけて	Sana	180-190	SANAE♥chan [5-2P]	8	13	24	-	18	-
Parquets course unlocks - first and second stages
MODE from pop'n music 7 CS	お天気とチョコレート	パーキッツ	140	Candy [3-1P]	6	21	25	-	21	-
SKY from pop'n music 5 CS	それから	パーキッツ	127	Poet [4-1P]	10	16	-	-	23	-
Classic course 2 unlocks - first and final stages
PRELUDE from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC	Streams	Waldeus vön Dovjak	179	Edward [CS2-2P]	8	17	21	-	10	-
CLASSIC 7 from pop'n music 7 CS	The tyro's reverie	Waldeus vön Dovjak	190	HAMANOV [CS1-5P]	16	9	29	43	22	-

Expert courses

Songs are listed in course order.

Default

• Fancy course (ファンシーコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PASTORAL / FRENCH BOSSA / CAROL / CHILDREN POP

• Dancer course (ダンサーコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PRIDE / HYPER J-POP 2 / PHILLY SOUL / WINTER DANCE

• Upper course (アッパーコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • CHOCO POP / PEACH IDOL / SHOWA BOOGIE WOOGIE / GIRLS ROCK

• Mystery course (ミステリーコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • OBA Q / TABLA'N BASS / HONE HONE / DARKNESS 2

• Country course (カントリーコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • COUNTRY BEATS / HARD COUNTRY / COWGIRL SONG / CYBER ROCKABILLY

• Guitar course (ギターコース) - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • ROCK FUSION / MODS / DEPA FUNK / HIPUNK

Hidden

• Suwa course (すわコース) - complete 321 STARS [EX] in Gambler de Z to unlock. - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PUMP / DEPA FUNK / HARD ROCK LONG

• Sana course (サナコース) - complete Manhattan Sports Club [EX] in Gambler de Z to unlock. - ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • SWING / SOFT ROCK from IIDX / FRENCH POP J LONG

• Parquets course (パーキッツコース) - complete 永遠という名の媚薬 [EX] in Gambler de Z to unlock. - ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • MODE / SKY / CELT LONG

• Des-ROW course (デスロウコース) - complete Cassandra [EX] in Gambler de Z to unlock. - ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • Des-NAWA / HIP ROCK 2 / HIP ROCK LONG

• CLASSIC course 2 (クラシックコース２) - complete ブタパンチのテーマ [EX] in Gambler de Z to unlock. - ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PRELUDE / CLASSIC 5 / CLASSIC 6 / CLASSIC 7

• HELL 9 course - complete はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー [EX], and with it Gambler de Z, to unlock. - ★★★★★
  • All charts are EX charts only!
  • CYBER ROCKABILLY / DEPA FUNK / HIP ROCK 2 / OI punk 0

Phase Unlock Codes

• Phase 01: ZP5N28FJ96
  • TATAKAE! GAMBLER Z
• Phase 02: 89KJ95Z8UF
  • TATAKAE! GAMBLER Z + SECRET DATA RELEASE
• Phase 03: GA36EJ7B25
  • TATAKAE! GAMBLER Z DATA RELEASE
• Phase MAX: 2K4VM7CHQ3
  • HITASURA MODE RELEASE

New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last arcade/console appearance. Due to the sheer amount of new charts, the list has moved to its own page:

pop'n music 9 New Charts List

Revived Songs

All KONAMI original songs from previous arcade pop'n music titles have been revived, with the sole exception of un-Balance.

Difficulty Changes

Due to the big amount of rerated songs in pop'n music 9, the Difficulty Changes list has been moved to its own page:

pop'n music 9 Difficulty Changes List

Removed Songs

The following songs from pop'n music 8 have been removed, all of them licenses:

Song Title	Genre	pop'n 8 Folder
みなしごハッチ	8	ANIME (pop'n music 8)
タッチ	TOUCH	ANIME (pop'n music 8)
THUNDER BIRDS	THUNDERBIRD	TV (pop'n music 8)

Related Links

• pop'n music 9 Official Site (archived)