pop'n music 8

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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)

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:
  • With the three exceptions of 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, all 22 KONAMI originals from pop'n music 6 have been removed.
  • Curiously, neither the game or soundtrack for the game lists a sound director. However, the official website does list wac as the sound director.
  • Total songs: 122

Staff Information

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 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


Sugoroku de 8 (すごろく de 8)

Sugoroku de 8 is pop'n music 8's unlock event. It began on July 17th, 2002.

Before a round of play, you will be given a requirement to play during that game (such as MAX COMBO a certain amount in a song, or play a song with BEAT-POP). If you successfully fulfill that requirement, you'll unlock at the end of the round the chance to play Sugoroku de 8.

Moving is simple; a number wheel appears, and you simply press the red button to choose a number 1 to 6. pop'n music character P-1 will then move that many spaces across a map of Japan. Reaching a city unlocks a song, course, or character. The event ends once you unlock 100% of the unlocks.

Sugoroku de 8 ended on August 28th, 2002.


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
Sugoroku de 8 unlocks
MIAMI SALSA
from MAMBO A GO GO
EL DIA FELIZ ♪♪♪♪♪ 108 Sir Conga [1P] 9 10 21 33 11 17
SCAT
from pop'n stage ex
cat's Scat Q-Mex 135 INUCHIYO 11 10 23 - 8 18
ROMANCE KAYOU
from pop'n music 6 CS
出会う時・・・下関。 長門マチ 115 TECHNO STARS [CS6] 9 11 18 - 8 12
FREE SOUL
from MAMBO A GO GO
Lover's High ♪♪♪♪♪ 130 AYA [8] 9 12 24 - 11 23
MIND
from pop'n music 6 CS
Seal NAKATEK 150 BOY [CS1-1P] 9 12 21 24 11 18
STRAIGHT
from KEYBOARDMANIA
しりとり ♪♪♪♪♪ 187 LISA [5-1P] 13 15 27 - 13 22
FRENCH POP
from Dance Maniax
MOBO★MOGA ♪♪♪♪♪ 172 Tart&Toffee 9 16 25 - 8 16
CLASSIC 6
from pop'n music 6 CS
maritare! Waldeus vön Dovjak 160 HAMANOV [CS1-1P] 8 16 26 39 8 34
REGGAE
from pop'n stage
BoaBoaLady! jammaster'73 90 THE★MOCKEY 13 16 28 - 13 18
RAGA POP
from MAMBO A GO GO
Sci-Fi Girl ♪♪♪♪♪ 130 Kelly [8] 10 17 26 - 11 25
LITE POP
from KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
まっさら ♪♪♪♪♪ 164 USAO-kun [8] 12 17 23 35 16 23
TROPiCAL
from pop'n stage
beAchest beAch Sana Meets Togo PAPA 130 TROPPiE 11 18 27 - 11 17
SKA
from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX
Cassandra ♪♪♪♪♪ 88-192 Mr.T.BONE [8] 9 18 33 - 9 20
FUNK ROCK
from MAMBO A GO GO
Wall Street down-sizer ♪♪♪♪♪ 160 Sir Conga [2P] 9 20 26 - 16 26
HARD COUNTRY
from drummania / GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX
JET WORLD ♪♪♪♪♪ 138 Mr.B.BONE [8] 10 20 28 - 14 22
TECHNO POP
from beatmania completeMIX 2
321 STARS ♪♪♪♪♪ 192 KINOKO BOY 9 21 29 - 15 24
LATIN PIANO
from MAMBO A GO GO
Feux d'artifica ♪♪♪♪♪ 185 July 10 22 30 - 12 26
turban
from KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Manhattan Sports Club ♪♪♪♪♪ 178 ASPARA-SEIJIN 11 22 33 - 23 34
HOUSE
from pop'n stage
A LOVE WE NEVER KNEW JULIANNE&EDISON 137 Mimi [pns] 10 22 33 38 11 23
CANDY POP
from DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-
CANDY♥ ♪♪♪♪♪ 180 おしゃれずきん [8] 10 23 32 - 16 29
LOUNGE POP
from beatmania IIDX 6th style
Linus ♪♪♪♪♪ 160-176 shiroro 11 23 37 - 12 22


Hidden songs

The following LIVE songs were added at the same time Sugoroku de 8 began. To play these songs, press on the title screen with credits the buttons on the pop'n music controller in the following order: 78999676988721431142. You should hear a sound effect if done correctly.


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
Hidden 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


Title screen songs

Four of pop'n music 8's songs can be triggered by fulfilling certain requirements at the title screen.

To access these songs, you must carefully press START depending on what animations and colors Nyami and Mimi are performing at the title screen. Here are the levels as explained on the official website:

  • Level 1: 2P color, FEVER! animation (jumping in the air with flowers behind them)
  • Level 2: 2P color, GREAT animation (posing with a thumb, the word "YEAH!!" above their head)
  • Level 3: 1P color, normal animation (moving back and forth)
  • Level 4: 1P color, GREAT animation as described above
  • Level 5: 1P color, FEVER! animation as described above

If you did it correctly, you'll be able to access one of the following songs at the end of a round of NORMAL or CHALLENGE after FINAL STAGE. You'll also unlock Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING] and SANAE♥chan [8] for unlocking SPECIAL COOKING and SUBURBIA respectively.

Depending on what level you're at, the following song will appear:


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
Level 1
8 みなしごハッチ 高田香里 85-140 Nyami [TV&ANIME-8] 7 14 25 - 17 26
Level 2
SUBURBIA une lettle de mon copain aprésmidi 135 SANAE♥chan [8] 6 17 23 - 8 15
Level 4
TRAUMA PUNK 釈迦 筋肉少女帯 171 Mimi [TV&ANIME-TRAUMA PUNK] 15 23 28 42 15 27
Level 5
SPECIAL COOKING 100sec. Kitchen Battle!! Orange Lounge 88-178 (N)
11-178 (H)
Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING] 11 29 36 - 11 21


Expert courses

Default courses

  • Guitar pop course (ギターポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • FRESH / SWEDISH 2 / PIANO ROCK / SOFT ROCK LONG
  • Techno pop course (テクノポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
    • A.I. TECHNO / RAGTIME / TWEE POP / FLOWER POP
  • Dance pop course (ダンスポップコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • J-R&B 3 / HOUSY POP / HYPER J-POP / EUROBEAT
  • Shout course (シャウトコース): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • YAKYUU ROCK / NINJA HERO / POWER FOLK 6 / MELO PUNK
  • Hero course (ヒーローコース): ★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
    • UCHUU KG / THUNDER BIRD / HERO / SOCCER
  • Favorite course (フェイバリットコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • DAYDREAM / SHOWA WALTZ / LADY METAL / VISUAL 3

Hidden courses

  • Des-ROW course (Des-ROWコース): : ★★★★ (both N and H)
  • good-cool course (good-coolコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • kiddy course (kiddyコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • Sana course (Sanaコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
    • SUBURBIA / TROPICAL / TOUCH / GROOVE ROCK LIVE
  • HELL the EIGHT course (ヘル8コース): ★★★★★ - EX charts only
    • EUROBEAT (EX) / LADY METAL (EX) / MELO PUNK (EX) / TRAUMA PUNK (EX)
  • Payapaya (パパパヤ): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • Simon course (Simonコース): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • Power course 2 (パワーコース2): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • POWER FOLK 4 / POWER FOLK 5 / POWER FOLK 6 / POWER FOLK 2 LIVE
  • Ethnic course (民族コース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
    • ★★ / JIG / PYRAMID / WORLD TOUR / CURRY


Genre Song Title Artist BPM Character Normal Mode Battle
5 Button Normal Hyper EX Normal Hyper
Power course 2 song
POWER FOLK 4
from pop'n music 5 CS
SLOW DOWN 新堂敦士 137-140 Ash [5-1P] - 27 - - 11 25


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

New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last arcade/console appearance: TBA

Difficulty Changes

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

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

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