pop'n music 9

pop'n music arcade releases
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 いろは - 13 カーニバル - 14 FEVER!
15 ADVENTURE - 16 PARTY♪ - 17 THE MOVIE - 18 せんごく列伝
19 TUNE STREET - 20 fantasia - Sunny Park - ラピストリア - éclale
うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - peace - 解明リドルズ - UniLab - Jam&Fizz
アニメロ - アニメロ2号 - MICKEY TUNES - HELLO! (North America)

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pop'n music 9

Release Information

  • Release date: December 26th, 2002.

General Information / Changes

  • First pop'n music game to run with e-AMUSEMENT cards, and the first game to support ee'MALL.
  • First pop'n music game to feature Osusume (English: recommendation) mode, where the player was asked questions, and the game made a song list based on the answers he/she chose. This mode would be used through pop'n music 11.
  • First pop'n music game to feature HITASURA mode, in which you play every song on a certain difficulty scale (1 to 8 stars). You play three songs at a time, and aside from the first song, all other songs are not shown. Progress can be continued with either a password (provided at the end of each round) or the use of e-amusement.
    • Instead of a bar, you have 50 hearts, one taken away for each BAD you get in a song. Once all 50 run out, it's GAME OVER. Hearts will not replenish between rounds.
  • First pop'n music game to run on the PS2-based BEMANI Python 1, which was also used for Dancing Stage Fusion and several non-BEMANI titles. The graphics are now more colorful and vibrant than they were on Firebeat. The Python 1 was used up to pop'n music 14 FEVER! and was replaced with BEMANI PC hardware for pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
  • Last pop'n music game in the series to use the old results sounds.
  • The website for pop'n music 9 is the first to list the individual number ratings for each song.
    • It is also the first that shows you every song in the game, not just new songs.
  • pop'n music 9 marks one of the very few times in the pop'n music series where remixers for TV & ANIME remixes are thanked by their artist name, as opposed to only crediting the vocalist or no one at all.
  • NORMAL MODE no longer has stage restrictions based on the stage number.
  • Anime & TV characters are now playable.
  • Debut of LONG songs, which are older, double-length pop'n music songs with brand-new charts and banners (though the characters and their MISS backgrounds are from their original games of origin). These songs count as two stages, and can't be played on the final stage or EXtra stage.
  • eAMUSEMENT support for pop'n music 9 ended on August 20th, 2003.
  • Theme: cafe.
  • Total number of songs: 306

Staff Information

Song List

Default Songs

Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
TV&ANIME
CATS CAT'S EYE ♪♪♪♪♪ 144 Rave girl [TV&ANIME] 9 11 23 30 12 21
009 誰がために 竹内 浩明 132 Mimi [TV&ANIME-009] 6 12 34 - 11 30
OBA Q 新オバケのQ太郎 ふじのマナミ 116 Nyami [TV&ANIME-OBAQ] 4 13 21 32 9 20
HONE HONE ホネホネロック D-crew+1 180 hone nyami 11 14 26 33 12 25
ナニワ
(NANIWA)
Somebody Stole My Gal ♪♪♪♪♪ 208-217 P-1&P-2 [TV&ANIME] 9 14 27 - 11 15
HIGHSO IN THE MOOD ♪♪♪♪♪ 172 MEBAE [TV&ANIME] 7 17 24 - 9 19
A.I.おばあちゃん
(A.I.OBAACHAN)
コンピューターおばあちゃん V.C.O. featuring Alt 150 Alt [TV&ANIME] 12 18 25 35 16 24
KONAMI originals
MISSA Requiem St.Naya~n 80-112 MeMe 7 9 19 - 8 15
俺ポップ
(ORE POP)
垂直OK! Jimmy Weckl feat. 岩志太郎 130 Bronson 4 10 22 - 12 20
PASTORAL 森の鼓動 N.A.R.D 98 Silvia 7 11 23 28 10 23
CHOCO POP GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS Lab Pop Orange 130 RIE♥chan [9] 8 12 28 38 16 30
FRENCH BOSSA COQUETTE SAKURAI yasushi feat. SAORI 154 BELLE [9] 7 12 24 - 14 27
TAIGA DRAMA 雪の華 NAYA~N交響楽団 35-118 Kagetora 8 13 25 29 7 16
SHOWA BOOGIE WOOGIE ラブラブギウギ♥ 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI 190 kurumi 6 14 32 - 15 26
BIO MIRACLE ぼくってウパ? Mr.T 128 UPA/RUPA 10 14 24 31 20 23
HYPER J-POP 2 North Wind TËЯRA 145 JUDY [9] 7 14 31 38 19 31
CYBER ROCKABILLY ダイナミック! アトミック! スペース・カウ・ボーイズ&ガールズ ~ver.1~ 新堂敦士 147-154 FORCE [9] 8 15 32 39 12 25
TABLA'N BASS ナタラディーン Q-Mex 156 NaN 6 15 26 29 15 26
WINTER DANCE White Eve さな 125 TSURARA [9] 8 16 32 37 9 13
COSSACK ロシアのおみやげ Next file feat.Mercey 60-250 Ivan 9 16 29 - 15 30
DEPA FUNK デパ地下のお話 School 130 SOUJI/SEIJI 8 16 30 40 15 31
PHILLY SOUL ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー SENAX 120 Nina [9] 8 16 25 29 15 25
PRIDE 掌の革命 Kiyommy + Seiya 132 Mary [9] 9 16 27 36 11 25
COWGIRL SONG コヨーテの行方 (ゆくえ) good-cool feat. 山下直子 124 Ema [9] 9 17 28 38 22 36
COUNTRY BEATS 今日は今日でえがったなゃ とどのすけとめたろう 145 MC.TOME 10 17 30 37 11 18
DARKNESS 2 禁じられた契約 フレディ波多江エレハモニカ 110-150 Zizz [9] 8 17 31 - 15 22
CHILDREN POP twinkle song Oh,la,la! 90-180 Annie 6 17 28 - 12 31
MODS 2tone Love And Zest 170 Jeff 9 17 33 - 13 25
GIRLS ROCK ☆shining☆ りゆ&のりあ 185 Bis子 [9] 8 18 35 39 12 18
PEACH IDOL ドキドキ妄想空回りシンドローム(ドキ・カラ) 秋葉レイ 155 KIRARA 12 18 33 37 13 24
ROCK FUSION Tower of the Sun ナヤ~ン feat. 野獣王国 186 BoB 2002 16 18 28 - 13 21
CAROL Filament Circus パーキッツ 98 Poet [9] 5 20 25 30 11 20
HIPUNK cobalt Des-ROW・組スペシアル 145-175 HAYATO [9] 16 20 34 37 19 40
HIP ROCK 2 男々道 Des-ROW・組 156-240 [9] 10 24 35 41 20 35
LONG songs
SUPER EURO LONG WE TWO ARE ONE (LONG) Lala Moore 160 Elle [4-1P] 12 15 32 35 - -
MISTY LONG blue moon sea N.A.R.D. feat. Lala Moore 120 Kagome [7-1P] 12 18 27 40 - -
SWEDISH LONG カモミール・バスルーム (LONG) 常盤ゆう 155-168 risette [7-1P] 8 23 33 - - -


Hidden songs

The following songs have hidden requirements to unlock them. See the songs' individual pages for more details.


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
pop'n music 9
OI punk 0 ブタパンチのテーマ ブタパンチ 90-360 uowo [CS6-2P] 8 23 37 42 26 48
LONG songs
FRENCH POP J LONG une fille dans la pluie (LONG) 新谷さなえ 134 SANAE♥chan [5-1P] 8 13 23 - - -
CELT LONG 水中家族のテーマ (LONG) パーキッツ 110 Poet [3-1P] 9 16 32 - - -
HARD ROCK LONG SA-DA-ME (LONG) good-cool feat. すわひでお 128 YOSHIO [7-1P] 11 17 35 - - -
HIP ROCK LONG 大見解 (LONG) Des-ROW 143-172 [6-1P] 12 16 35 39 - -
REMIXes
HI-TEN K-MIX 어찌됐든 Ahn Sungyoon 169 MZD [9-HI-TENSION] 12 13 27 32 17 28
MELLOW REMIX 光の季節 新谷さなえ 116 MZD [9-MELLOW] 10 18 26 - 12 22
DES-NAWA 夢添うてぃ (desmix) Des-ROW 130-170 MZD [9-OKINAWA] 8 18 32 - 12 21
SHOWA KAYO REMIX 林檎と蜂蜜(美味しさ倍増MIX) APPLE MAN 260 MZD [9-SHOWA KAYO] 12 18 35 - 16 24


Gambler de Z (ギャンブラーZ)

pop'n music 9's unlock system is Gambler de Z, in which you control an 8-bit TORU KAMIKAZE around a labyrinth, unlocking chests, finding money, and battling bosses. A chiptune version of The theme of GAMBLER Z plays during the event.

After a round of play in ARCADE, you will be given a select amount of die. How many you get depends on how many stages are cleared in the round beforehand: three maximum for a regular round of NORMAL/BATTLE/CHALLENGE (no EXtra Stage), and four for clearing a round of EXPERT/CHALLENGE with EXtra Stage. The first two/three die are regular die, while the final one acts as a multiplier. For example, if you have four die and get 1, 2, 2, and then 3, you'll move 15 spaces. Your goal is to reach the end of the labyrinth, which can end with one of six different battles; please use this map for further details. Aside from boss battles (which are explained in more detail below), all items are random in their placement on the map.

Occasionally TORU KAMIKAZE will encounter a chest, which will feature one of several items: money (which rewards you with nothing), an entry card (which grants you charts/mods/characters), or a brand-new song.

At the end of your run, regardless of the path you take, you will engage in a boss battle, in which you will be forced to play a chart to unlock it for permanent play. If you clear the chart, you'll unlock it instantly. Fail to, and you'll still hurt the opponent a bit, but you'll forced to try again on the next round of play until you either clear the chart, or battle the boss enough times to obtain the chart anyway (their health represented with hearts). Defeated bosses do not return on repeat playthroughs.

After you clear all five bosses, you must traverse one final time to the final boss of WARUDOC, who will always be the boss regardless of what you take (the music also changes to a chiptune version of はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー on his floor). Defeat WARUDOC to end the event.

Floor songs and unlocks

The following songs are unlocked on song floors. In addition to the end of each path having a boss song, it is preceded with an unlock.


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
Boss songs and rewards
MODERN'80
from pop'n music 7 CS
翔べない天使 新谷さなえ 145 Kelly [CS2-1P] 12 10 24 - 22 -
TECHNO POP
from pop'n music 8
321 STARS ♪♪♪♪♪ 192 KINOKO BOY - - - 40 - -
Rewards: TECHNO POP [H], Suwa course
INDUSTRIAL
from pop'n music 7 CS
Inflation! Ruin Lab. 110 P-1&P-2 [3-1P] 14 9 17 24 17 -
turban
from pop'n music 8
Manhattan Sports Club ♪♪♪♪♪ 178 ASPARA-SEIJIN - - - 40 - -
Rewards: turban [EX], Sana course
POPS ENCHOLE I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU Q-MEX 135 POPPERS [9] 8 16 34 - 12 22
PYRAMID
from pop'n music 8
永遠という名の媚薬 THE NEXT FILE 70-270 PAPYRUS - - - 40 - -
Rewards: PYRAMID [EX], Parquets course
ROCK GUITAR ABSOLUTE dj TAKA feat.good-cool 144 TRAN [9] 11 15 31 40 17 22
SKA
from pop'n music 8
Cassandra ♪♪♪♪♪ 88-192 Mr.T.BONE [8] - - - 40 - -
Rewards: SKA [EX], Des-ROW course
SOFT ROCK from IIDX Secret tale dj nagureo feat.新谷さなえ 158 SANAE♥chan [9] 10 16 25 - 14 29
OI punk 0 ブタパンチのテーマ ブタパンチ 90-360 uowo [CS6-2P] - - - 42 - -
Rewards: OI punk 0 [EX], CLASSIC course 2
ANIME HERO R
from pop'n music 2
はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー さくし:RYO うた:水木一郎 159 WARUDOC [6] - - - 40 - -
Rewards: ANIME HERO R [H]/[EX], HELL the 9 course


Other songs

Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
pop'n music CS crossovers
CLASSIC 7
from pop'n music 7 CS
The tyro's reverie Waldeus vön Dovjak 190 HAMANOV [CS1-5P] 16 9 29 43 22 -
THERAPIE
from pop'n music 7 CS
キミに届け ふじのマナミ 192 Fuki [CS7] 16 9 15 - 13 -
BOSSA
from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC
coastline カルロス・ユーイチ & Muddy Brown 129 OLIVIA [1-2P] 6 13 - - 8 -
MOTOR5
from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC
くちうるさいママ プチさな 106 Kobe [CS4] 5 13 - - 9 -
SWING
from pop'n music 6 CS
今夜、森をぬけて Sana 180-190 SANAE♥chan [5-2P] 8 13 24 - 18 -
SMOOTH
from pop'n music 7 CS
ATTITUDE ASparagus 112 VANTAIN [CS5-1P] 7 14 21 31 15 -
JAZZY
from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC
Get on that train Q-Mex 120 CHARLY [1-2P] 4 15 - - 12 -
MELANCHOLY
from pop'n music 7 CS
Twilight Gloom ASparagus 139 SYLVIE [CS2-1P] 10 15 26 30 22 -
SKY
from pop'n music 5 CS
それから パーキッツ 127 Poet [4-1P] 10 16 - - 23 -
PRELUDE
from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC
Streams Waldeus vön Dovjak 179 Edward [CS2-2P] 8 17 21 - 10 -
OI punk
from pop'n music 6 CS
悲しいね ブタパンチ 200 uowo [CS6] 20 17 27 41 20 -
PUMP
from pop'n music 7 CS
ステテコ捨てて行こう School 136 Machuchu [CS7] 6 17 28 - 28 -
POSITIVE
from pop'n music 3 APPEND DISC
Candy Blue} 浅井裕子 112 sunny [CS3] 5 19 - - 9 -
PROGRE
from pop'n music 4 APPEND DISC
penta-mode asparagus 160 SYLVESTER [CS1-2P] 6 21 - - 15 -
MODE
from pop'n music 7 CS
お天気とチョコレート パーキッツ 140 Candy [3-1P] 6 21 25 - 21 -


New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last arcade/console appearance. Due to the sheer amount of new charts, the list has moved to its own section.

pop'n music 9 New Charts List

Revived Songs

All KONAMI original songs from previous arcade pop'n music titles have been revived, with the sole exception of un-Balance.

Removed Songs

The following songs from pop'n music 8 have been removed, all of them licenses:

Song Title Genre pop'n 8 Folder
みなしごハッチ 8 ANIME (pop'n music 8)
タッチ TOUCH ANIME (pop'n music 8)
THUNDER BIRDS THUNDERBIRD TV (pop'n music 8)

Difficulty Changes

The following songs have received difficulty changes since its last arcade/console appearance:

This list is under construction.

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