pop'n music 6

pop'n music 6

Release Information

• Release date: April 28th, 2001.
• Soundtrack release date:
  • pop'n music 6 original soundtrack: June 27th, 2001.

General Information / Changes

• First pop'n music game where GOODs don't stop your combo. This has been a series staple since.
• First non-spinoff pop'n music game with anime licenses, featuring pop'n music mascots Mimi and Nyami dressed up for them. They, as well as other pop'n music characters, would continue doing so for licenses up until pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
  • Anime/TV characters are not playable, a trend that would continue in the series until pop'n music 9.
• Only pop'n music game where difficulty levels for non-Battle charts are determined by their notecount.
  • Difficulty levels are calculated as such; notecount/20, and then rounded off. (For example, a song with 200 notes would be rated a 10.)
• Result screens no longer show individual performances on buttons, a feature first introduced in pop'n music 2.
• pop'n music 6 introduced a lot of cosmetic and game mode changes, including:
  • pop-kuns separated into lanes corresponding to their color.
  • CHALLENGE MODE now being available on 5-Buttons.
  • Newly added HI-SPEED 3 and 4.
  • EX charts now being playable outside of EXtra STAGE.
  • An animated intro, this one animated by shio.
  • The debut of banners on the song select screen. They were noticeably taller than later games in the series. The banners were designed slightly shorter on the following installment, looking closer to fellow BEMANI series DanceDanceRevolution.
  • Two new game modes being added: BATTLE and EXPERT.
    • BATTLE has two players play with only three buttons (green, white and yellow) on the left or right side of the machine. The blue button triggers a minigame; if you lose, it triggers an OJAMA depending on the player's level, which fills with GREATs.
    • EXPERT, a 9-button exclusive mode where players play four songs consecutively with a different GROOVE GAUGE that decreases fast for BADs and increases slowly; the game automatically ends once the gauge is depleted at any point.
• This is the first mainline arcade pop'n music title with no new Hiroshi Takeyasu song.
• Only appearance of RGB Mode.
• Only pop'n music game where EX charts have no numbers.
• Only pop'n music game since the introduction of BPM listings in pop'n music 4 to not list them in-game.
• CHALLENGE MODE now lets you use select two different challenges per song.
• NORMAL MODE no longer limits stage numbers exclusively to a certain stage; see this list for more details.
• System BGM is composed by SIMON MAN.
• Total songs: 63

Staff Information

• pop'n music 6 Credits
• pop'n music 6 original soundtrack Booklet Credits

Game Modes

• NORMAL
• CHALLENGE
• BATTLE
• EXPERT
• RGB

Non-Rival Playable Characters

These characters don't belong to any specific song.

• Mimi [6] - BATTLE (1P)
• Nyami [6] - BATTLE (2P)
• Mary [6] - NORMAL
• the KING [6] - CHALLENGE
• BAMBOO [6] - EXPERT

Song List

• pop'n music 6 Full Song List

Default Songs

Genre	Song Title	Artist	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
				5LINE	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	Level
Anime/TV
アメリカ (AMERICA)	STAR TREK	♪♪♪♪♪	Mimi [TV&ANIME-AMERICA]	5	5	12	-	2
笑点 (SHOUTEN)	笑点テーマ	♪♪♪♪♪	Nyami [TV&ANIME-SHOTEN]	4	7	16	N/A	3
サザエサン (SAZAE-SAN)	サザエさん一家	千沢祐子	Nyami [TV&ANIME-SAZAE-SAN]	2	8	10	N/A	1
ルパン三世 (LUPIN SANSEI)	ルパン三世のテーマ'78	♪♪♪♪♪	Mimi [TV&ANIME-LUPIN]	7	9	17	N/A	3
キャンディキャンディ (CANDY CANDY)	キャンディ・キャンディ	中山マミ中	Mimi [TV&ANIME-CANDY CANDY]	5	9	23	-	4
ヤッターマン (YATTERMAN)	ヤッターマンの歌	山本正之と森の木児童合唱団	Mimi [TV&ANIME-YATTERMAN]	4	9	18	N/A	3
機動戦士ガンダム (KIDOU SENSHI GUNDAM)	翔べ!ガンダム	ミッキーマサシ	Nyami [TV&ANIME-GUNDAM]	5	11	27	-	4
暴れん坊将軍 (ABARENBO SHOGUN)	テレビ映画「吉宗評判記暴れん坊将軍」BGM	♪♪♪♪♪	Nyami [TV&ANIME-SHOGUN]	7	13	23	-	2
太陽にほえろ (TAIYOU NI HOERO)	太陽にほえろのテーマ	♪♪♪♪♪	Nyami [TV&ANIME-TAIYO]	8	14	19	N/A	3
キテレツ大百科 (KITERETSU DAIYHAKKA)	すいみん不足	パーキッツ	Mimi [TV&ANIME-KITERETSU]	6	15	30	-	5
KONAMI originals
JAZZ VOCAL	Lucifer	Naya~n JR.	Green	6	8	16	-	3
EVER POP	2nd ADVENTURE	Jimmy Weckl	Higurashi	4	8	13	-	2
ROCK'N'ROLL	I am Rock'n'roll King	Rock'n'roll King	PEPPER [6]	8	9	21	-	3
COUNTRY	Over the hill	新谷さなえ	rolly	8	9	16	N/A	3
ONDO	ポップン音頭	高田香里	Pop'n All? Stars	4	10	14	-	2
K-EURO	작은행복	KESONG No.1 PROJECT	YUN	7	11	29	N/A	3
MOODY	Midnight Yoghurt（女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦）	SIMON MAN	May	5	11	21	N/A	4
TECHNO KAYO	うるとら★ボーイ	V.C.O. featuring Yuko Asai	Pino [6]	7	12	17	-	3
POP BEATS	Sunlight	shinpei	BOY [6]	8	12	17	N/A	3
NEW ROMANTIC	Spell on me ～魅惑の呪文	Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers	W.B.ROSE	9	13	23	-	3
MARCHING	マシュマロ・マーチ	まろりんズ	DiNO [6]	6	13	20	-	4
SCOTTISH	Bubble Bagpipe Hour	Original Cedar Pipe Band	Yard the 6th	8	13	18	-	3
LIGHT FUSION	micro dream	Mr. T	KIKA [6]	8	13	19	N/A	3
MODERNISM	電波の暮らし	Q-Mex feat.フレディー波多江	MEBAE [6]	7	14	21	-	4
SKA	Ska Ska No.3	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾	Hone [6]	10	16	30	-	5
DIGI POP	走りぬける君へ、Hurry up!	Ichiro Yoshida	Timer [6]	12	16	25	N/A	4
TRANCE	Foundation of our love	dj TAKA feat.ASAKO	TRAN [6]	8	16	31	-	5
MELO CORE	H@ppy Choice	good-cool feat. すわひでお	OTOKO-MAN [6]	8	18	23	N/A	4
SOUL	Gotta Get My Groove On	good-cool feat. Aundréa L.Hopkins	Jessica	4	18	27	-	3
HIP ROCK	大見解	Des-ROW feat. TSUBOI for ALPHA	六 [6]	12	27	34	-	5

Hidden Songs

Genre	Song Title	Artist	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
				5LINE	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	Level
Hidden songs
フランダースの犬 (FLANDERS NO INU)	よあけの道	新谷さなえ	Nyami [TV&ANIME-FLANDERS]	-	9	15	-	2
BLUES	悪の野望はブルース	ナヤ～ン・ブラザーズ・バンド	WARUDOC [6]	-	10	19	-	3
西部警察 (SEIBU KEISATSU)	西部警察メインテーマ	♪♪♪♪♪	Mimi [TV&ANIME-SEIBU]	-	15	24	-	4
GIRLS POP from pop'n stage	Picnic	three berry icecream	YURI*chan [6]	-	18	20	-	3

EXPERT COURSE

Default

Name	STAGE
	1st	2nd	3rd	FINAL
パーキッツコース ★	水中家族のテーマ※	Over The Rainbow※	恋のシャレード※	すいみん不足
正義の味方コース ★★★	The theme of GAMBLER Z※ (HYPER)	はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー※	ビーマニ戦隊ポップンファイブ (HYPER)	魔法の扉(スペース🪐マコのテーマ) (HYPER)
ネオアココース ★★★	I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU～僕らは完璧さ※	BICYCLE	Homesick Pt.2&3	(fly higher than)the stars※ (HYPER)
和コース ★★★	ポップン音頭	笑点テーマ (HYPER)	お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX	テレビ映画「吉宗評判記 暴れん坊将軍」BGM (HYPER)
ユーロコース ★★★★	Bit of Love※	ULTRA HIGH-HEELS~I JUST WANNA TELL YOU (HYPER)	WE TWO ARE ONE※	작은 행복 (HYPER)
クラブコース ★★★★	micro dream (HYPER)	Sunlight (HYPER)	Gotta Get My Groove On (HYPER)	Foundation of our love (HYPER)
聖夜コース ★★★★	透明なマニキュア※	恋は天然※ (HYPER)	うるとら★ボーイ (HYPER)	どうなっちゃったって (HYPER)
セレクション１コース ★★★★	2nd ADVENTURE (HYPER)	Lucifer (HYPER)	走りぬける君へ、Hurry up! (HYPER)	Ska Ska No.3 (HYPER)
セレクション２コース ★★★★	マシュマロ・マーチ	電波の暮らし (HYPER)	Spell on me ～魅惑の呪文 (HYPER)	H@ppy Choice (HYPER)
ヘル６コース ★★★★★	Midnight Yoghurt（女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦） (EX)	작은 행복 (EX)	H@ppy Choice (EX)	大見解 (HYPER)

Hidden

One unlocked, the secret courses can be played by pressing the yellow buttons on a different normal course (for example, pressing it on the Parquets course will switch it over to the Sana course instead).

Name	STAGE
	1st	2nd	3rd	FINAL
Sana コース ★★★	Take me to...※	une fille dans la pluie(日本語版)	Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局)※ (HYPER)	Over the hill (EX)
ギャンブラーコース ★★	The theme of GAMBLER Z※ (HYPER)	はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー※	妖怪Zの唄※	悪の野望はブルース (HYPER)
Girl コース ★★	Love Is Strong To The Sky※	une fille dans la pluie	キャンディ・キャンディ	Picnic (HYPER)
ワールドコース ★★★	STAR TREK (HYPER)	Bubble Bagpipe Hour (HYPER)	夢添うてぃ※ (HYPER)	和你一起走※ (HYPER)
ロックコース ★★★	I am Rock'n'roll King	赤いリンゴ※	INNOVATION	大見解
アニメコース ★	サザエさん一家	翔べ！ガンダム	よあけの道	ヤッターマンの歌
パワーコース ★★★	君が好きだよ～守って守ってあげるから・・・Folky Version (HYPER)	なんか変だ!※	君を壊したい※	君が好きだよ～守って守ってあげるから
シークレットコース ★★★	Theme of staff roll～special mix～※	LA LA LA※	Girls Riot※	Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!※
大脱走コース ★★★★	ルパン三世のテーマ'78 (HYPER)	太陽にほえろのテーマ (HYPER)	Midnight Yoghurt（女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦） (HYPER)	西部警察メインテーマ (HYPER)
ヘル１to５コース ★★★★	I'm on Fire※	すれちがう二人 Millennium mix※	R.C.※ (HYPER)	西新宿清掃曲 (EX)

Removed Songs

All 25 songs from pop'n music 4 have been removed (not counting songs exclusive to courses).

Related Links

• pop'n music 6 Official Site (archived)