pop'n music 8
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pop'n music 8
Release Information
- Release date: May 30th, 2002.
General Information / Changes
- First pop'n music game to have a main theme that ties in to the layout of the whole game. In this case, it's springtime.
- First pop'n music game with the BEAT modifier, which makes the keys looks like the ones from the beatmania series.
- First pop'n music arcade game with the SUDDEN modifier, in which the popkuns don't show up until right before you have to hit them.
- First pop'n music game in Challenge Mode in which you pick your ojamas after you choose your song, as opposed to before. This has since been consistent in the franchise.
- First pop'n music game with a HELL course made up entirely of EXs.
- First pop'n music game with extensive usage of BEMANI crossovers. Up until now, only beatmania and pop'n stage songs got ported over to the pop'n music series, for the most part.
- Only the pop'n stage songs have their artists credited. The reason for this is unknown.
- NAOKI, jun, BeForU singer Noria, and neo aco band risette all make their pop'n music debuts.
- First arcade pop'n music game since pop'n music 3 to have master recording licenses, as opposed to only covers like the last two games' sets of licenses.
- Last pop'n music game to limit songs exclusively to stage number in NORMAL MODE.
- Last appearance of Kiyotaka Sugimoto until pop'n music 12 いろは.
- Battle Mode upgraded with HYPER charts. Songs from pop'n music 6 and pop'n music 7 have their old charts moved to HYPER difficulty, while newer, simpler ones are used for NORMAL difficulty.
- On the pop'n music 8 Q&A, sound director wac broke down the percentage of charts made by the staff members for pop'n music 8:
- wac: 36%
- Seiya Murai: 15%
- ucchie: 15%
- pure: 8%
- saito: 6%
- Other composers and their notecharts: 20%
- Total songs: 122
Staff Information
- Executive Producer: Fumiaki Tanaka
- Producer: Yoshihiko Ota
- Director / Programmer: saito
- Programmer: TAMA
- Sound Director: wac
- CG Designer / Character Designer: tera, 某shio, ミコシバ, ちょび。, shiro, ちひろ
- Graphic Designer: シマQ
- Sound Data Analyzer: Jun Wakita, Seiya Murai, Tomoyuki Uchida, Junko Karashima, Takayuki Ishikawa, Naya~n
- pop'n music 8 OST Booklet Credits
Song List
New Songs
Default Songs
Difficulty levels obtained from Pop'n Music Fever.
| Genre | Song Title | Artist | BPM | Character | Normal Mode | Battle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Button | Normal | Hyper | EX | Normal | Hyper | ||||||
| Anime&TV | |||||||||||
| TOUCH | タッチ | 新谷さなえ | 161 | Mimi [TV&ANIME-TOUCH] | 10 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 26 | |
| UCHU-KG | 宇宙刑事ギャバン | 串田アキラ | 128 | Nyami [TV&ANIME-UCHU-KG] | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 27 | |
| HERO | ヒーロー ~HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO~ | REIKA | 150 | Nyami [TV&ANIME-HERO] | 8 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 19 | |
| SOCCER | 燃えてヒーロー | キダジロー | 157 | Mimi [TV&ANIME-SOCCER] | 8 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 18 | |
| SEKEN | 渡る世間は鬼ばかり オープニングテーマ | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 50-132 | Nyami [TV&ANIME-SEKEN] | 11 | 13 | 26 | - | 14 | 24 | |
| THUNDERBIRD | THUNDER BIRDS | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 122-124 | Nyami [TV&ANIME-THUNDERBIRD] | 11 | 14 | 22 | - | 13 | 23 | |
| CURRY | 日本印度化計画 | 筋肉少女帯 | 165 | Mimi [TV&ANIME-CURRY] | 16 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 25 | |
| KONAMI originals / Other Licenses | |||||||||||
| J-R&B 3 | Can't Stop My Love | Yumi Kawamura | 100 | tourmaline [8] | 8 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 22 | |
| A.I. TECHNO | 0/1 ANGEL | V.C.O. feat. Alt | 140 | Alt [8] | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 21 | |
| DAY DREAM | 夢有 | Des-ROW･組 | 145-170 | 雷舞 | 9 | 11 | 24 | - | 13 | 23 | |
| UKULELE | ホノホノ | YASHI♪GANI | 210 | NOHOHO | 8 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 29 | |
| PYRAMID | 永遠という名の媚薬 | THE NEXT FILE | 70-270 | PAPYRUS | 9 | 12 | 24 | - | 11 | 19 | |
| PAVILION | theme of pop'n land | Mr.T | 260 | MIDORI | 12 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 25 | |
| HYPER J-POP | STARS★★★ | TËЯRA | 140 | JUDY [8] | 12 | 13 | 26 | - | 15 | 26 | |
| FRESH | チェイス！チェイス！チェイス！ | パーキッツ | 176 | ししゃも [8] | 12 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 20 | |
| SWEDISH2 | Tangeline | risette | 170 | risette [8] | 13 | 15 | 26 | - | 16 | 25 | |
| HOUSY POP | 会社はワタシで廻ってる！？ | 新谷さなえ | 128 | MOMOKO★SAN [8] | 8 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 16 | |
| YAKYU ROCK | 恋のキャッチボール | good-cool feat.すわひでお | 150 | John.A.Chopper | 8 | 16 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 25 | |
| JIG | Tir na n'Og | WORLD SEQUENCE | 110 | Robin&Cock | 8 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 24 | |
| RAGTIME | RADICAL RAGTIME TOUR | ROUTE NO.1 RAG UNIT | 190 | PIERRE&JILL [8] | 8 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 28 | |
| WORLD TOUR | Miracle 4 | good-cool | 100-160 | ミラクル★4 | 9 | 17 | 32 | - | 11 | 21 | |
| PIANO ROCK | マリンドライブ | Oh,la,la! | 150 | RIE♥chan [8] | 8 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 30 | |
| TWEE POP | 777 | EeL | 200 | hina | 11 | 19 | 28 | - | 14 | 27 | |
| PSYCHE | L.A.N. | Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers | 160 | REALLY | 9 | 19 | 28 | - | 17 | 32 | |
| FLOWER POP | Marigold | SHORTCUTS | 165 | ν・μ | 10 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 23 | |
| LADY METAL | Over The Night | good-cool | 124 | SAPPHIRE | 11 | 20 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 21 | |
| SHOWA WALTZ | HONEY-BEE | 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾feat.MAKI | 210 | Honey [8] | 11 | 21 | 28 | - | 11 | 18 | |
| VISUAL 3 | Late Riser | good-cool | 184 | Yuli [8] | 14 | 21 | 31 | - | 10 | 22 | |
| NINJA HERO | ニンジャヒーロー⚡シノビアン | 腹筋忍者台 | 170-680 | シノビアン あか | 10 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 29 | |
| EURO BEAT | ♥Love²シュガ→♥ | dj TAKA feat.のりあ | 156 | MILK [8] | 9 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 41 | |
| POWER FOLK 6 | Fashion ~ver.1~ | 新堂敦士 | 145 | Ash [8] | 10 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 25 | |
| MELO PUNK | pure | Des-ROW+1 | 120-168 | Ryuta | 13 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 46 | |
Hidden Songs
Sugoroku de 8 (すごろく de 8)
| Genre | Song Title | Artist | BPM | Character | Normal Mode | Battle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Button | Normal | Hyper | EX | Normal | Hyper | ||||||
| LIVE Songs | |||||||||||
| FRIENDLY LIVE | Over The Rainbow | パーキッツ | 140 | Poet [4-1P] | 7 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 16 | |
| MELO CORE LIVE | H@ppy Choice | good-cool feat. すわひでお | 162 | OTOKO-MAN [6-1P] | 9 | 13 | 27 | - | 17 | 29 | |
| GROOVE ROCK LIVE | 赤いリンゴ | Sana | 110 | SANAE♥chan [8-3P] | 11 | 15 | 28 | - | 12 | 26 | |
| PASSION LIVE | 今宵Lover's Day | ミッキー・マサシ | 162 | the KING [4-1P] | 13 | 16 | 30 | - | 12 | 20 | |
| POWER FOLK2 LIVE | 君を壊したい | 新堂敦士 | 133 | Ash [4-1P] | 11 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 16 | |
| pop'n music 6 CS Songs | |||||||||||
| ROMANCE KAYOU | 出会う時・・・下関。 | 長門マチ | 115 | TECHNO STARS [CS6] | 9 | 11 | 18 | - | 8 | 12 | |
| MIND | Seal | NAKATEK | 150 | BOY [CS1-1P] | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 18 | |
| CLASSIC 6 | maritare! | Waldeus vön Dovjak | 160 | HAMANOV [CS1-1P] | 8 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 34 | |
| pop'n stage Songs | |||||||||||
| SCAT | cat's Scat | Q-Mex | 135 | INUCHIYO | 11 | 10 | 23 | - | 8 | 18 | |
| REGGAE | BoaBoaLady! | jammaster'73 | 90 | THE★MOCKEY | 13 | 16 | 28 | - | 13 | 18 | |
| TROPiCAL | beAchest beAch | Sana Meets Togo PAPA | 130 | TROPPiE | 11 | 18 | 27 | - | 11 | 17 | |
| HOUSE | A LOVE WE NEVER KNEW | JULIANNE&EDISON | 137 | Mimi [pns] | 10 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 23 | |
| beatmania IIDX | |||||||||||
| LOUNGE POP | Linus from beatmania IIDX 6th style |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 160-176 | shiroro | 11 | 23 | 37 | - | 12 | 22 | |
| Dance Maniax | |||||||||||
| FRENCH POP | MOBO★MOGA from Dance Maniax |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 172 | Tart&Toffee | 9 | 16 | 25 | - | 8 | 16 | |
| beatmania | |||||||||||
| TECHNO POP | 321 STARS from beatmania completeMIX 2 |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 192 | KINOKO BOY | 9 | 21 | 29 | - | 15 | 24 | |
| DanceDanceRevolution | |||||||||||
| CANDY POP | CANDY♥ from DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 180 | おしゃれずきん [8] | 10 | 23 | 32 | - | 16 | 29 | |
| GUITARFREAKS & drummania | |||||||||||
| SKA | Cassandra from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 88-192 | Mr.T.BONE [8] | 9 | 18 | 33 | - | 9 | 20 | |
| HARD COUNTRY | JET WORLD from GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX & drummania |
♪♪♪♪♪ | 138 | Mr.B.BONE [8] | 10 | 20 | 28 | - | 14 | 22 | |
| KEYBOARDMANIA | |||||||||||
| STRAIGHT | しりとり | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 187 | LISA [5-1P] | 13 | 15 | 27 | - | 13 | 22 | |
| LITE POP | まっさら | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 164 | USAO-kun [8] | 12 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 23 | |
| turban | Manhattan Sports Club | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 178 | ASPARA-SEIJIN | 11 | 22 | 33 | - | 23 | 34 | |
| MAMBO A GO GO | |||||||||||
| MIAMI SALSA | EL DIA FELIZ | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 108 | Sir Conga [1P] | 9 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 17 | |
| FREE SOUL | Lover's High | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 130 | AYA [8] | 9 | 12 | 24 | - | 11 | 23 | |
| RAGA POP | Sci-Fi Girl | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 130 | Kelly [8] | 10 | 17 | 26 | - | 11 | 25 | |
| FUNK ROCK | Wall Street down-sizer | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 160 | Sir Conga [2P] | 9 | 20 | 26 | - | 16 | 26 | |
| LATIN PIANO | Feux d'artifica | ♪♪♪♪♪ | 185 | July | 10 | 22 | 30 | - | 12 | 26 | |
Bonus Songs
| Genre | Song Title | Artist | BPM | Character | Normal Mode | Battle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Button | Normal | Hyper | EX | Normal | Hyper | ||||||
| Bonus Songs | |||||||||||
| 8 | みなしごハッチ | 高田香里 | 85-140 | Nyami [TV&ANIME-8] | 7 | 14 | 25 | - | 17 | 26 | |
| SUBURBIA | une lettle de mon copain | aprésmidi | 135 | SANAE♥chan [8] | 6 | 17 | 23 | - | 8 | 15 | |
| TRAUMA PUNK | 釈迦 | 筋肉少女帯 | 171 | Mimi [TV&ANIME-TRAUMA PUNK] | 15 | 23 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 27 | |
| SPECIAL COOKING | 100sec. Kitchen Battle!! | Orange Lounge | 88-178 (N) 11-178 (H) |
Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING] | 11 | 29 | 36 | - | 11 | 21 | |
Expert Course Songs
5-Buttons ratings taken from pop'n music 8 CS.
| Genre | Song Title | Artist | BPM | Character | Normal Mode | Battle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Button | Normal | Hyper | EX | Normal | Hyper | ||||||
| New CS Crossover | |||||||||||
| POWER FOLK 4 | SLOW DOWN | 新堂敦士 | 137-140 | Ash [5-1P] | 8 | 27 | - | - | 11 | 25 | |
| Previous AC/CS Songs | |||||||||||
| MOODY | Midnight Yoghurt (女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦) | SIMON MAN | 181 | May [6] | 3 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 20 | |
| LOUNGE | Cherry & Raquel | The Ebisu Singers | 163 | Reo★kun [2] | 4 | 12 | - | - | 6 | 16 | |
| NEW ROMANTIC | Spell on me 〜魅惑の呪文 | Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers | 140 | W.B.ROSE [6] | 7 | 13 | 23 | - | 12 | 18 | |
| NEO GS | Shock of Love | Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers | 150 | WACKY [5] | 4 | 16 | 28 | - | 6 | 13 | |
| MONDO POP | BICYCLE | sugi & reo | 150 | Sugi★kun [5] | 6 | 16 | - | - | 8 | 16 | |
| HEAVY ROCK | INNOVATION | Des-ROW | 160-170 | FAT BOY [5] | 6 | 26 | - | - | 8 | 27 | |
| HIP ROCK | 大見解 | Des-ROW・組 | 143-172 | 六 [6] | 9 | 27 | 34 | - | 12 | 26 | |
Revived Songs
The following songs from previous pop'n music releases have been revived:
| Song Title | Genre | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry & Raquel | LOUNGE | pop'n music 2 |
| BICYCLE | MONDO POP | pop'n music 5 |
| INNOVATION | HEAVY ROCK | pop'n music 5 |
Removed Songs
The following songs from pop'n music 7 have been removed:
| 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 |
| 西新宿清掃曲 | PERCUSSIVE | pop'n music 5 |
| お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX | ENKA REMIX | pop'n music 5 |
| PROJECT A PROCEEDS | PROJECT A | pop'n music 7 |
In addition, all 22 original songs from pop'n music 6, aside from Midnight Yoghurt (女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦), Spell on me ～魅惑の呪文, and 大見解, have been removed.
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- pop'n music 8 Official Site (archived)
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