Happy-hopper
Happy-hopper
Song Information
Artist: ES44
Composition: Russian folk song, Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov
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 arrangement of two folk songs:
- The beginning and ending are based on Korobeiniki, a 19th century Russian folk song based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov. Korobeiniki is most widely known for its usage in the Tetris video game series.
- The middle section is based on Mayim Mayim, an Israeli folk song composed in the 1930's. Mayim Mayim's folk dance was introduced to Japan during post-war reconstruction as a form of community-building exercise, and has since appeared in a variety of Japanese television shows, movies, and video games (including KONAMI's Sexy Parodius).
- Other remixes of Korobeiniki that have appeared in BEMANI are:
- A remix of Korobeiniki by Ryu☆, titled KOROBUSHKA (Ryu☆Remix), which appears in REFLEC BEAT.
- A more classical take, titled コロブチカ, appears in the jubeat plus うんどうかい pack.
- Other remixes of Mayim Mayim that have appeared in BEMANI are:
- A trance remix by BeForU NEXT, titled マイムマイム (TRANCE EDITION), appeared in the first location tests for DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION.
- A classical take by コロムビア・フォークダンス・オーケストラ, titled マイム マイム, can be found in the REFLEC BEAT plus うんどうかい PACK.
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 |