Happy-hopper
Happy-hopper
Song Information
Artist: ES44
Composition: Russian folk song
Arrangement: ES44
BPM: 190
Length: 1:25
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Maniax 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- Happy-hopper is a happy hardcore remix of a 19th century Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, commonly known as Korobeiniki. It is most widely known for its usage in the Tetris video game series.
- A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s AGEHA album.
- A short version of KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix) can be found in REFLEC BEAT.
- A more classical take on Korobeiniki, titled コロブチカ, appears in the jubeat plus うんどうかい pack.
- Another remix of Korobeinki under Ryutaro Nakahara's 青龍 alias, titled KOROBUSHKA (青龍 Remix), appears on the BLUE DRAGON Exclusive Mixxx album.
- A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), can be found on Ryu☆'s AGEHA album.
Trivia
- Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series not on a game soundtrack.
- Because of this, its arranger was unknown until 2020, when TOMOSUKE confirmed on his twitter it was Kazuhiro Senoo.
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
Dance Maniax difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in 2ndMIX onwards.
| Game | Single | Double | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Wild | Mild | Wild | |
| Notecounts | 224 | 347 | 217 | 343 |
| Dance Maniax 2ndMIX→2ndMIX append JPARADISE | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |