Happy-hopper

Happy-hopper

Song Information

Artist: ES44
Composition: Russian folk song
Arrangement: ES44
BPM: 190
Length: 1:25
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Maniax 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore remix of a 19th century Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, commonly known as Korobeiniki. It is most widely known for its usage in the Tetris video game series.
  • A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s AGEHA album.
    • A short version of KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix) can be found in REFLEC BEAT.
  • A more classical take on Korobeiniki, titled コロブチカ, appears in the jubeat plus うんどうかい pack.
  • Another remix of Korobeinki under Ryutaro Nakahara's 青龍 alias, titled KOROBUSHKA (青龍 Remix), appears on the BLUE DRAGON Exclusive Mixxx album.

Trivia

• Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series not on a game soundtrack.
  • Because of this, its arranger was unknown until 2020, when TOMOSUKE confirmed on his twitter it was Kazuhiro Senoo.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Dance Maniax difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in 2ndMIX onwards.

Game	Single		Double
	Mild	Wild	Mild	Wild
Notecounts	224	347	217	343
Dance Maniax 2ndMIX→2ndMIX append JPARADISE	5	8	6	8