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%
- 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･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 | |
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)
- HEAVY ROCK / HIP ROCK / DES REGGAE / MELO PUNK
- good-cool course (good-coolコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
- VISUAL 2 REMIX / BALI TRANCE / VISUAL 3 / MELO CORE LIVE
- kiddy course (kiddyコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
- NEO GS / NEW ROMANTIC / GLAM ROCK / PSYCHE
- 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)
- MOODY / turban / TECHNO POP / SPECIAL ENDING 2
- 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 |
Related Links
- pop'n music 8 Official Site (archived)
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