Youkai Z no uta

妖怪Zの唄

Song Information

妖怪Zの唄's pop'n music banner.

Artist: ナヤ～ン・ブラザーズ・バンド
Composition/Arrangement: Hiroki Koga
Lyrics: Secret-S
Vocals: Shinichi Ishihara
BPM: 144
Length: 1:42
pop'n music Genre: HORROR (ホラー)
pop'n music Character: Smile [4]
pop'n CG designer: いぬ千代
First Music Game Appearance: pop'n music 4
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Japanese

オバケが来る(来る　来る)
オバケが来る(気を付けろ)
ゲタの音がカラコロ言って近づいてくる

オバケじゃない(ない　ない)
おばけじゃない(なんだきみは？)
うしろ振り返るとそこにギャンブラーＺ

正義の魂真っ赤に燃やし　悪いヤツ　許さねえ
あぁ正義の味方だって大変なんだ
わかるでしょう～！

オバケじゃない(ない　ない)
オバケじゃない(じゃなんですか？)
命かけた必殺技さギャンブラーＺ

悪の組織を倒すまで　イカサマは　許さねえ
オヤジ見ていてくれって言って　行っちゃった
お～ギャンブラーＺ

English

A ghoul is coming (Coming coming)
A ghoul is coming (Better watch out)
The clip-clopping of its geta sandal echoes as it approaches

It's not a ghoul (No no)
It's not a ghost (What are you?)
Turn your head and look behind you, there's the GAMBLER Z

The spirit of justice burns a bright red  It'll show the bad guys no quarter
Ahh, it's a real pain being an ally of justice
You know how it is~!

It's not a ghoul (No no)
It's not a ghoul (Then what can it be?)
It's putting all its strength into its ultimate attack, GAMBLER Z

Until the evil organization is thwarted  It'll show foul play no quarter
My old man told me to watch out for it  And now he's gone
Oh~ GAMBLER Z

Song Connections / Remixes

• A sequel to 妖怪Zの唄, titled ワルドック船長のブルース, appears in pop'n music 11.

Trivia

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• 妖怪Zの唄 was a hidden song in pop'n music 4. To play it:
  • On your first STAGE, clear a song with a MAX combo of 44 at the end.
  • On your second STAGE, clear either VISUAL (WHITE BIRDS) or VISUAL 2 (Cry Out).
  • 妖怪Zの唄 will then be playable on FINAL STAGE. (If playing on PARTY/SCORE BATTLE mode, one of the two players must meet these requirements.)
• 妖怪Zの唄 is Hiroki Koga's first original composition for the pop'n music series.
  • It also marks Shinichi Ishihara's first KONAMI original song in the pop'n music series.
• According to Seiya Murai, 妖怪Zの唄's genre was decided after the lyrics, even though it's a blues song. A song with the BLUES genre, 悪の野望はブルース, appeared later in pop'n music 6.
  • Coincidentally, 悪の野望はブルース was also composed by Hiroki Koga under his ナヤ～ン・ブラザーズ・バンド alias, though it has a different vocalist.
• 妖怪Zの唄 received 5-Buttons and Battle NORMAL charts in pop'n music 9.
• 妖怪Zの唄 received brand-new HYPER and EX charts in pop'n music 13 カーニバル, unlockable from December 7th to 28th, 2005 as part of the Waku-waku pop'n world (わくわく ポップンワールド) event.
• 妖怪Zの唄 was absent from the pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE location tests. However, it reappeared in the final release.

Music Comment

Echoing footsteps in the darkness... that person's loudly coming. Hey, he's right behind you now!!

Song Production Information

Seiya Murai

The genre HORROR might sound vague. This is a standard blues song. The contents of the lyrics are basically the same.
Its theme makes me laugh, and it'd be a disaster if Gambler Z was also mistaken for Youkai.
Although the theme feels silly, this song's performance is amazingly solid. It's a proper live performance, and when I was also given this song by the creator, I thought "wouldn't it be nice to make this song into blues, and make it proper blues?". It's cool. But, maybe it's stylish to daringly make it in this funny theme (laughs).

Character Information

Birthplace: Fairy-Tale Land
Hobbies: Singing while playing the guitar
Likes: Gambler Z, curry
Dislikes: Being mistaken for a mummy, park pigeons

He's cool on stage, but he's the funniest invisible member in "Deuil". In fact, when his fans aren't looking, he has a habit of humming strange songs.

INUCHIYO

He's the third "Deuil" member. When I first listened to HORROR, it sounded like a proper horror song, but... when it was completed, the song changed direction by 180 degrees, and I panicked. Anyways, this song has the simplest unlock conditions, so I hope that even girls and those who aren't heavy poppers will easily find it. To those who haven't played it yet, please try it.

Difficulty & Notecounts

pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever.)

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	164	226	542	776	222	-
pop'n music 4	-	15	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 5	-	↓13	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 9→12 いろは	6	↓12	-	-	11	-
pop'n music 13 カーニバル→14 FEVER!	6	12	24	29	11	-
pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE→17 THE MOVIE	6	12	24	↑32	11	-
pop'n music 4 CS	-	15	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 5 CS	-	13	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 6 CS	-	9B	-	-	-	-
pop'n music Best Hits!	6	12	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS	6	12	24	29	11	-

Other charts not shown on the above table:

• pop'n music 4 CS's BEGINNER chart: Lv.: 10, total notes: 160.

わくわく ポップンワールド
1st set	Majestic Fire - バトル XIII - Violently Car
2nd set	Der Wald - 妖怪Zの唄
3rd set	キングモンキー - GADARINA - BEYOND THE EARTH - KING of the SEA
4th set	Ferris wheel - Sanctum Crusade - フリーパス
5th set	ポップンカーニバルマーチ