AC pnm 7

pop'n music 7

Release Information

• Release date: November 22nd, 2001.

General Information / Changes

• First pop'n music game to keep track of Greats, Goods, and Bads at the bottom of the screen in every mode.
• First pop'n music game to tell you the BPM of a song during the song.
  • Also the last pop'n music game to date to list the BPM of a song at the music select screen.
• Character animations (MISS/FEVER/etc.) no longer begin until a character's neutral animation has finished, both for player and rival characters. This has since been consistent in the franchise. In previous games, hitting notes on a certain grade (GREAT, GOOD, or BAD) would change the animations in real time.
  • According to staff member shio on the pop'n music 8 Q&A page, this was done due to the increased note density of more recent pop'n music games hurting the eyes of players due to the constant switching of animations.
  • She also notes it was done for a secondary reason; to show more animations for high-level players, as opposed to them only seeing FEVER animations for an entire song on the left, and nothing but the MISS banner/animations for their rival on the right.
• First pop'n music game that shows you your combo count right above the pop-kun you hit, as opposed to the center of the screen.
• Jun Wakita starts writing original music for the series.
• Tomosuke Funaki makes his pop'n music debut, as does Shoichiro Hirata.
• All licenses from pop'n music 6 received distinct MISS backgrounds, instead of the traditional MISS backgrounds they used in the previous game.
• The official web site is the first one since pop'n stage which shows a picture of the character in a song AND their background in that song.
• The soundtrack is the first to include songs from console versions made 2 games prior to the current arcade version. In this case, the pop'n music 7 soundtrack contains songs from pop'n music 5 CS. This trend continued with the soundtracks for the next 8 games.
  • It's also the first pop'n music game soundtrack to consist of more than one CD on its soundtrack (the pop'n music 3 vs. pop'n stage 2 CD collection doesn't count as they're separate games).
• The character designs from this game would later be used in the console-only puzzle game pop'n Taisen Puzzle Dama Online.
• Total number of songs: 94

Staff Information

• Director: Hajime Saito
• Progammer: TAMA, Hajime Saito
• Sound Director: Jun Wakita
• Sound Designer: Nazo2鈴木, Seiya Murai
• Sound Advisor: Hiroshi Takeyasu
• Music Director: Nazo2鈴木
• CG Designer: NEW3, MIKOSHIRA, piu:KOHA, shio
• Graphic Designer: SHIMA-Q

Game Modes

• NORMAL
• CHALLENGE
• BATTLE
• EXPERT

Non-Rival Playable Characters

These characters don't belong to any specific song and are all playable from the get-go.

• Nyami [7]
• Mimi [7]
• Mary [7]
• the KING [7]
• BAMBOO [7]

Full Song List

• pop'n music 7 Full Song List

New Songs

Default Songs

Difficulty levels for NORMAL/HYPER/EX/Battle obtained from Pop'n Music Fever. 5Line ratings based on the CS version, taken from Pop'n Music Fever also. Official difficulties might be a little different.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
TV&ANIME
SEVEN	ウルトラセブンの歌	♪♪♪♪♪	Mimi [TV&ANIME-SEVEN]	100-112	?	7	22	27	14	-
KITERETSU 2	はじめてのチュウ	なぞなぞパパ	Mimi [TV&ANIME-KITERETSU 2]	107	4	8	19	28	8	-
RADIO	BITTER SWEET SAMBA	♪♪♪♪♪	DJ Mimi Nyami	100	7	9	28	38	15	-
PROJECT A	PROJECT A PROCEEDS	♪♪♪♪♪	Nyami [TV&ANIME-PROJECT A]	121	7	11	16	28	22	-
BARA	薔薇は美しく散る	中山マミ	Nyami [TV&ANIME-BARA]	59-127	7	11	26	30	24	-
URUSEI	ラムのラブソング	kaco	Nyami [TV&ANIME-URUSEI]	180	9	13	26	-	20	-
YAMATO	宇宙戦艦 ヤマト	ささきいさお	Mimi [TV&ANIME-YAMATO]	132-142	6	13	23	-	24	-
KONAMI originals
ANTHEM	GLORIA	St. Naya~n	PePe	57-82	6	7	22	-	15	-
RETRO FUTURE	Passacaglia	POST MODERN	WALKER	128	7	9	21	-	19	-
PRECIOUS	スウィーツ	natural bear	pretty [7]	127	8	10	20	-	13	-
LOUNGE POP	Dimanche	Orange Lounge	RIE♥chan [7]	164	12	11	20	-	10	-
Jr.R&B	S・S・L ～スーパー・スペシャル・ラブ～	Shoichiro Hirata feat. Yumi Kawamura	Cookie	132	15	11	25	-	16	-
DARKNESS	電気人形	フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ	Zizz [7-DEBUT]	107	6	11	27	38	27	-
SUNNY	HAPPY MUSIC	パーキッツ	Poet [7]	135	10	12	25	-	26	-
CHEER GIRL	GET THE CHANCE！	MEGU & SEVEN WINDS	NANCY	134	7	12	28	-	18	-
CLUB JAZZ	Betty Boo	SENAX	Nina [7-DEBUT]	121	8	13	25	-	20	-
BALI TRANCE	Denpasar	good-cool	shålåh	135	5	13	29	36	19	-
POP FUSION	Tropical Pallete	Mr.T	Mac	130	6	13	25	-	20	-
MISTY	platonic love	N.A.R.D	Kagome [7-DEBUT]	125	8	13	27	37	23	-
HARD ROCK	SA-DA-ME	good-cool feat. すわひでお	YOSHIO [7-DEBUT]	128	7	14	29	40	14	-
POWER FOLK 5	サムライ・シンドローム	新堂敦士	Ash [7]	141-143	15	14	29	-	20	-
VISUAL 2 REMIX	Cry Out (Superior Mix)	good-cool feat. KoHey	MZD [7]	180	9	14	26	-	21	-
CRAZY TECHNO	CHICKEN CHASER	V.C.O	Cyber [7]	170	9	15	28	34	22	-
J-ALTERNA	簡単な事だけど大切なもの	Rock'n'roll King	Teruo	128	6	16	26	-	28	-
CIRCUS	フリーパス	パンダバンダ	Peetan	140-186	9	17	22	-	15	-
GLAM ROCK	スペース★彡キッス	Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers	Prince M	100	7	17	30	35	19	-
DISCO HOUSE	ディスコ　タイフーン	PRIORITY feat. Sana	Sanday [7-DEBUT]	129	8	19	26	-	24	-
SWEDISH	カモミール・バスルーム	常盤ゆう	risette [7-DEBUT]	168	12	19	26	-	21	-
BA-ROCK	EXCALIBUR	NL&P	Sebas★chan	140	6	21	26	-	17	-
KYOUGEKI	加油！元気猿！	成城猿楽団	Yang-Yang	60-180	8	22	30	35	18	-
SHOWA KAYO	林檎と蜂蜜	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI	MURASAKI [7-DEBUT]	142-210	14	23	32	-	14	-
SURF ROCK	純愛サレンダー	ザ☆チョップス	JUDY [7]	160	9	23	32	-	23	-
DES REGGAE	夜間行	Des-ROW feat.TSUBOI	Yunta	102-205	11	30	38	41	24	-
Secret Songs
NEW AGE REMIX	龍舞 ～DRAGON DANCE Revision-2	WORLD SEQUENCE	MZD [7]	130	5	8	27	-	12	-
WINTER POP	White Lovers	新谷さなえ	SANAE♥chan [7]	125	7	12	22	-	15	-
NIGHTOUT REMIX	明なマニキュア moonlit mix	Kiyommy+Seiya	MZD [7]	132	5	16	24	-	16	-
J-GARAGE POP REMIX	Miracle Moon ～L.E.D.LIGHT STYLE MIX～‎	Togo Project feat. Sana	MZD [7]	138	8	18	28	-	20	-
SOFT ROCK LONG	Homesick Pt.2&3	ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT	RIE♥chan [5]	178	18	22	27	-	26	-
SPECIAL ENDING 2	Ending theme of pop'n music6	Original Cedar	Rave girl [7]	172	20	30	37	-	24	-

Hidden Songs

Songs in bold indicates new charts introduced in this game.

Bingo de 7 Unlocks

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
CS Crossovers
CLASSIC 5	Step in Space	Waldeus vön Dovjak	HAMANOV [1CS]	150	4	7	36	39	29	-
KG	Sweaty Guys	ナメカワ・キミヲとザ・ハイターズ	SUIT [5CS]	142	6	9	17	23	10	-
HEART	Pink Rose	Kiyommy+Seiya	JUDY [5-2P]	146	8	14	24	-	14	-

Expert Course Songs

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Expert Course Songs (Previous)
PERCUSSIVE	西新宿清掃曲	サイモンマン	Mr.KK [5]	140-280	7	9	24	35	29	-
TECHNO '80	Water Melon Woman	NAKATEK	BOY [1CS]	115	5	10	14	-	14	-
AMBIENT	birds	Sana	SANAE♥chan [4]	147	9	10	18	-	10	-
ANALOG TECHNO	ELECTRONISM	V.C.O.	PAL [4]	130	5	12	25	-	12	-
NEO GS	Shock of Love	Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers	WACKY [5]	150	6	13	28	-	13	-
KANGTONG	和你一起走	Cathy Lau	LingLing [3]	136	8	13	29	-	14	-
FUTURE	ostin-art	ostin-art	ice [4]	144	6	14	-	-	14	-
CLASSIC	Chaos Age	Waldeus vön Dovjak	HAMANOV [1CS]	135	13	14	33	-	33	-
FUNNY	PULSE	319	BOY [1CS]	130	7	16	-	-	16	-
CLASSIC 2	R.C.	Waldeus vön Dovjak	HAMANOV [1CS]	180	12	18	36	-	35	-
ENKA REMIX	お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX	高田香里 ReMIXed by SEIYA	MZD [5-ENKA REMIX]	140	14	24	33	38	22	-
Expert Course Songs (New CS crossovers)
CLASSIC 3	Dynamics	Waldeus vön Dovjak	HAMANOV [1CS]	80-145	6	17	31	-	27	-
CLASSIC 4	Concertare	Waldeus vön Dovjak	HAMANOV [1CS]	179	9	16	41	-	41	-
DREAMY	penguin	NAKATEK	BOY [1CS]	143	6	12	-	-	12	-
NEWS	Landmark	NAKATEK	BOY [1CS]	130	16	13	-	-	13	-
LIVERPOOL	Love me Love me Love me	the LOφSE BEAT	Johnny D [4CS]	158	13	9	-	-	9	-
GROUP SOUNDS	太陽がみつめてる	ツグ＆ザ・ラジカルズ	Johnny D [4CS-2P]	148	9	10	-	-	10	-
CUBAN GROOVE	サナ・モレッテ・ネ・エンテ	Togo Project feat. Sana	VANTAIN [5CS]	90	10	17	25	36	15	-

Let's make pop'n music 7 Together!

Prior to the release of pop'n music 7, a poll was held on Konami's web site as to what songs should get a remix in pop'n music 7. All songs from the very first pop'n music through 6 (plus the 4 CS games at the time) were eligible. Cry Out got the most votes out of all the songs listed, with a total of 845 votes, with 君を壊したい! second with 735 votes. (It never got a remix, though there was a Live version in pop'n music 8). Other strong songs included ROSE～恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ (626), Homesick Pt.2&3 (601), 走りぬける君へ、Hurry up! (490), and 大見解 (465). At the end Cry Out, 龍舞～DRAGON DANCE, and 透明なマニキュア were remixed (despite 龍舞～DRAGON DANCE being in 69th place with only 44 votes), and Homesick Pt.2&3 got an extended version courtesy of pop'n music sound director Jun Wakita. (大見解 did eventually get a remix years later in pop'n music 16 PARTY♪, 大見解の新見解.)

Name that Character!

Shortly before the release of pop'n music 7, a contest in Japan was held to anyone to name three of the game's new characters. The contest was known as "PapaMama * 7". Shortly before the game was released, the winners were announced, as well as the names of the new characters;

• Teruo (a man with brown hair who wears a blue jacket, who appears in 簡単な事だけど大切なもの, as well as dandelion in pop'n music 10). He later received a new sprite in pop'n music Sunny Park with the song KARISOME.
• Peetan (a panda riding on a giant ball, seen in the song フリーパス).
• Kagome (a poet who wears a long black dress), who appears in platonic love, as well as its extended version in pop'n music 9. Kagome is the first one of these three to ever get a new sprite, which she got in Sorrows in pop'n music 16 PARTY♪.

Revived Songs

The following songs from previous pop'n music releases have been revived:

Song Title	Genre	Game
Chaos Age	CLASSIC	pop'n music 2
Water Melon Woman	TECHNO'80	pop'n music 2
PULSE	CLASSIC 2	pop'n music 3
R.C.	FUNNY	pop'n music 3
和你一起走	KANGTONG	pop'n music 3
birds	AMBIENT	pop'n music 4
ELECTRONISM	ANALOG TECHNO	pop'n music 4
ostin-art	FUTURE	pop'n music 4

Removed Songs

All 30 songs from pop'n music 5, with the three exceptions of Shock of Love, 西新宿清掃曲, and お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX, have been removed.

Related Links

• pop'n music 7 Official Site (archived)
• PapaMama*7 info on the second, bright green page (archived)

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