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= pop'n music 4 =
= pop'n music 4 =
[[image:pop'n music 4 logo.png]]


== Release Information ==
== Release Information ==
* Release date: March 18th, 2000
* Release date: March 18th, 2000
* Soundtrack release dates:
** [[pop'n music 4 arcade originals]]: June 21st, 2000.
** [[pop'n music 4 arcade originals#Album Information (consumer originals)|pop'n music 4 consumer originals]]: November 2nd, 2000.


== General Information / Changes ==
== General Information / Changes ==
* First pop'n music game to run on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, which was also used for ''beatmania III'', ''KEYBOARDMANIA'', and [[ee'MALL]]. The colors and graphics were noticeably more colorful and more detailed than ever as a result of the more powerful hardware. Firebeat would be used through [[PnM_AC_8|pop'n music 8]].
* First pop'n music game to run on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, which was also used for [[AC bm III|beatmania III]] and [[AC KBM|KEYBOARDMANIA]]. The colors and graphics are more colorful and detailed than ever as a result of the more powerful hardware.
* First pop'n music game in the series to have speed modifiers. However, the only one is 2X.
** It also allowed for the return of a lot of the removed characters from the earlier arcade pop'n music games.
* First pop'n music arcade game in which new AC songs have HYPER notecharts.
** FIREBEAT would be used through [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]].
* First pop'n music game to tell you the BPM of a song.
** With 87 playable songs, pop'n music 4 had the largest song list in the series until [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] (not counting course-exclusive songs in [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]]).
* First pop'n music game with categories divided by individual games (1-4, as well as an ALL folder).
* [[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya Murai]] joins the pop'n music team. He would serve as a sound director of every game from here until [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]], with the sole exception of pop'n music 6.
* First pop'n music game in the series to have a distinctive interface (1-3 were essentially the same interface with color differences). In addition, all the menus feature new music re-arranged by [[Seiya Murai]].
** [[Hiroki Koga]] starts writing his own music for the series.
* Only mainstream pop'n music game prior to [[PnM_AC_Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]] without individual song, MISS, and FEVER backgrounds. Instead, several backdrops are seen in the background for songs.
* First pop'n music game to:
* [[Tatsuya Furukawa]] (good-cool) and [[Seiya Murai]] (V.C.O., Kiyommy+Seiya, natural bear, etc.) make their pop'n music debuts.
** have speed modifiers (though only 2X).
* [[Hiroki Koga]] (Naya~n) starts writing his own music for the series.
** where HYPER charts are playable outside of courses in the arcade, and the first game to individually rate them.
* Only game in the series to have two individual CDs for one installment. The first CD, ''pop'n music 4 arcade originals'', contains all the AC songs, plus jingles and three new long versions. The follow-up CD, ''pop'n music 4 consumer originals'', contains all the pop'n music 4 AC songs (except GROOVE ROCK), but axes the jingles and long versions for the [[PnM_CS_4|4 CS songs]] and new long versions of those songs.
** display BPM of songs on music select.
* Only pop'n music arcade game where NONE of the AC songs have ever gotten HYPER charts in Battle Mode.
** divide games into categories (1-4, as well as an ALL folder).
** to have a distinctive interface (1-3 were essentially the same interface with color differences).
* Only mainline pop'n music game prior to [[AC pnm Lapistoria|pop'n music ラピストリア]] without individual song, MISS, and FEVER backgrounds. Instead, backdrops are used as the background for songs.
* Only game in the series to have two individual soundtracks released for one installment.
* Only pop'n music arcade game where ''none'' of the arcade songs have ever gotten HYPER charts in BATTLE MODE.
* All the menus feature rearrangements of the [[AC pnm|first pop'n music game]]'s BGM by Seiya Murai.
* Total songs: 86
* Total songs: 86


== Staff Information ==
== Staff Information ==
 
* [[pop'n music 4 Credits]]
* Director: RYO KOMATSU
* [[pop'n music 4 arcade originals OST Booklet Credits]]
* Sound director, composition, arrangement, lyrics, and sound effects: [[Seiya Murai]]
* Assistant sound director, composer, and arrangement: [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]]
* Music director (occasional guitarist): [[Katsuhiko Suzuki|Nazo²Suzuki]]
* Sound Data Analyzer: [[Jun Wakita]]
* Sound Programmer: [[Youhei Shimizu]]
* Software Program: Fukuda, HKSP
* Character design and CG design: [[p-cat]], [[Chiyo]]
* Product design: shima-Q
* Graphic assistance: [[Piu:KOHA]]
* Background CG design: HIRO-PON
* Hardware engineer: nozaki
* Mechanism engineer and location test installation commander: Makoto


== Game Modes ==
== Game Modes ==
 
* NORMAL
* Normal
* EXCITE
* Excite
* PARTY
* Party


== Non-Rival Playable Characters ==
== Non-Rival Playable Characters ==
These characters don't belong to any specific song and are all playable from the get-go.
These characters don't belong to any specific song.


* Nyami [4]
* [[Nyami]] [4]
* Mimi [4]
* [[Mimi]] [4]


= Full Song List =
= Full Song List =
[[pop'n music 4 Full Song List]]
* [[pop'n music 4 Full Song List]]


= New Songs =
= New Songs =


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{{pnm popn4 Songlist Header|
|-
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|First Stage|bg=#66FF66}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Genre (English)
{{pnm popn4 Song|TEEN FOLK|ティーンフォーク|[[Jidai wo kaeteku Teenage|時代を変えてくTeenage]]|[[Kazuyoshi Baba|馬場一嘉]]|[[Jyun&Shingo]] [4]|128|7|-}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Genre (Japanese)
{{pnm popn4 Song|DO UP|ドゥーアップ|[[Joy!]]|[[Satou Ikuo|Reddy Yōko]]|[[Mary]] [4]|120|10|-}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="240px"|Song Name
{{pnm popn4 Song|PASSION|パッション|[[Koyoi Lover's Day|今宵Lover's Day]]|[[Yoichi Hayashi|ミッキー・マサシ]]|[[the KING]] [4]|162|11|22}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;" width="150px" |Artist
{{pnm popn4 Song|NIGHT OUT|ナイトアウト|[[Toumeina manicure|透明なマニキュア]]|[[Kiyomi_Kumano|Kiyommy]]+[[Kiyoshi Murai|Seiya]]|[[JUDY]] [4]|140|14|-}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Character
{{pnm popn4 Song|COQUETTISH|コケティッシュ|[[Koi wa tennen|恋は天然]]|[[Kiyomi Kumano|ナチュラルベア]]|[[RIE-chan|RIE♥chan]] [4]|140|16|20|-}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|BPM
{{pnm popn4 Song|CARTOON|カートゥーン|[[TOON MANIAC]]|[[Kiyoshi Murai|Theme from"TOON MANIA"]]|[[Henry]] [4]|160|19|-}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|N Lv.
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Second Stage|bg=#FF9933}}
!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|H Lv.
{{pnm popn4 Song|KAYOU HOUSE|カヨウハウス|[[Nanja-Nai]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|NAO with K Lyric by 所ジョージ]]|NK2000|133|8|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|KARAOKE|カラオケ|[[Ai kotoba|愛言葉~アイコトバ]]|[[Kiyoshi Murai|課長]]と[[Mami Nakayama|マミちゃん]]|8・Taro&Okon [4]|133|8|23}}
!style="background:#66FF66; text-align: center;" colspan="8"|First Stage
{{pnm popn4 Song|FRIENDLY|フレンドリー|[[Over The Rainbow]]|[[Parquets|パーキッツ]]|[[Poet]] [4]|140|9|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|AMBIENT|アンビエント|[[birds]]|[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]|[[SANAE-chan|SANAE♥chan]] [4]|147|12|-}}
| TEEN FOLK || ティーンフォーク || [[Jidai wo kaeteku Teenage|時代を変えてくTeenage]] || [[Kazuyoshi Baba|馬場一嘉]] || Jyun&Shingo [4-DEBUT] || 128 || 7 || -
{{pnm popn4 Song|ANALOG TECHNO|アナログテクノ|[[ELECTRONISM]]|[[Kiyoshi Murai|V.C.O.]]|PAL [4]|130|18|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|VISUAL 2|ヴィジュアル2|[[Cry Out]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]] feat. KöHey from Medical Trance Peach|[[Yuli]] [4]|184|20|-}}
| DO UP || ドゥーアップ || [[Joy!]] || [[Satou Ikuo|Reddy Yoko]] || [[Mary]] [4] || 120 || 10 || -
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Final Stage|bg=#CC0000}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|FUTURE|フューチャー|[[ostin-art]]|[[Tomomi Ohta|ostin-art]]|ice [4]|145|18|-}}
| PASSION || パッション || [[Koyoi Lover's Day|今宵Lover's Day]] || [[Yoichi Hayashi|ミッキー・マサシ]] || [[the KING]] [4] || 162 || 11 || 22
{{pnm popn4 Song|OKINAWA|オキナワ|[[Yume souti|夢そうてい]]|[[Yasuko Morio|Y.Morio]]&MINEHAHA|Mayumi|130|18|24}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|SUPER EURO{{from|[[AC pns ex|pop'n stage EX]]}}|スーパーユーロ|[[WE TWO ARE ONE]]|[[Noriko Fukushima|Lala Moore]]|Elle [4]|160|20|-}}
| NIGHT OUT || ナイトアウト || [[Toumeina manicure|透明なマニキュア]] || [[Kiyomi_Kumano|Kiyommy]]+[[Seiya_Murai|Seiya]] || [[JUDY]] [4] || 140 || 14 || -
{{pnm popn4 Song|DISCO GIRLS|ディスコガールズ|[[HONE made tonight|HONEまで♡トゥナイト]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]] feat.[[Miki Masuda|Mickin']] Tackin'|YUKI [4]|130|21|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|POWER FOLK 2|パワーフォーク2|[[Kimi wo kowashitai|君を壊したい]]|[[Atsushi Shindo|新堂敦士]]|[[Ash]] [4]|133|24|-}}
| COQUETTISH || コケティッシュ || [[Koi wa tennen|恋は天然]] || [[Kiyomi Kumano|ナチュラルベア]] || [[RIE♥chan]] [4] || 140 || 16 || 20
{{pnm LT Songlist Category|Hidden Final Stage|bg=#CC66FF}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|GROOVE ROCK{{from|[[CS pnm 3|pop'n music 3 CS]]}}|グルーブロック|[[Akai ringo|赤いリンゴ]]|[[Yoichi Hayashi|Lollipop Tonic featuring K]]|[[AYA (character|AYA]] [4]|107|15|-}}
| CARTOON || カートゥーン || [[TOON MANIAC]] || [[Seiya Murai|Theme from "TOON MANIA"]] || Henry [4-DEBUT] || 160 || 19 || -
{{pnm popn4 Song|HORROR|ホラー|[[Youkai Z no uta|妖怪Zの唄]]|[[Hiroki Koga|ナヤ~ン・ブラザーズ・バンド]]|[[Smile (character)|Smile]] [4]|144|15|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|SPECIAL ENDING|スペシャルエンディング|[[Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!]]|[[Kiyoshi Murai|Popper Head]]|[[Rave girl]] [4]|140|21|-}}
!style="background:#FF9933; text-align: center;" colspan="8"|Second Stage
{{pnm popn4 Song|BRIT POP|ブリットポップ|[[Girls Riot]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|Political Trees]]|Donna [3-3P]|210|22|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|DANCE REMIX|ダンスREMIX|[[Hi-Tekno Millennium mix]]|[[Tomomi Ohta|Hi-Tekno]]/[[Kiyoshi Murai|Millennium Project]]|[[JUDY]] [1-3P]|140|23|-}}
| KAYOU HOUSE || カヨウハウス || [[Nanja-Nai]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|NAO with K Lyric by 所ジョージ]] || NK2000 || 133 || 8 || -
{{pnm popn4 Song|J-TEKNO REMIX|J−テクノREMIX|[[Quick Master Millennium mix]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|act deft]]/[[Kiyoshi Murai|Millennium Project]]|[[SHOLLKEE]] [1-5P]|147|23|-}}
|-
{{pnm popn4 Song|BONUS TRACK REMIX|ボーナストラックREMIX|[[Surechigau futari Millennium mix|すれちがう二人 Millennium mix]]|[[Hiroshi Takeyasu|aprésmidi]]/[[Kiyoshi Murai|Millennium Project]]|[[SANAE-chan|SANAE♥chan]] [1-3P]|143|24|-}}
| KARAOKE || カラオケ || [[Ai kotoba|愛言葉~アイコトバ]] || [[Seiya Murai|課長]]と[[Mami Nakayama|マミちゃん]] || 8・Taro&Okon [4] || 133 || 8 || 23
{{pnm popn4 Song|POPS REMIX|ポップスREMIX|[[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU~bokura wa kanpeki sa|I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU ~僕らは完璧さ Single edit]]|[[Kiyotaka Sugimoto|sugi]] & [[Reo Nagumo|reo]]|[[RIE-chan|RIE♥chan]] [1-3P]|142|24|-}}
|-
}}
| FRIENDLY || フレンドリー || [[Over The Rainbow]] || [[Parquets|パーキッツ]] || [[Poet]] [4] || 140 || 9 || -
|-
| AMBIENT || アンビエント || [[birds]] || [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[SANAE♥chan]] [4] || 147 || 12 || -
|-
| ANALOG TECHNO || アナログテクノ || [[ELECTRONISM]] || [[Seiya Murai|V.C.O.]] || PAL [4-DEBUT] || 130 || 18 || -
|-
| VISUAL 2 || ヴィジュアル2 || [[Cry Out]] || [[Tatsuya_Furukawa|good-cool]] feat. KoHey from Medical Trance Peach || Yuli [4] || 184 || 20 || -
|-
!style="background:#CC0000; text-align: center;" colspan="8"|Final Stage
|-
| FUTURE || フューチャー || [[ostin-art]] || ostin-art || ice [4] || 145 || 18 || -
|-
| OKINAWA || オキナワ || [[Yume suruuti|夢そうてい]] || [[Yasuko Morio|Y.Morio & MINEHAHA]] || Mayumi || 130 || 18 || 24
|-
| SUPER EURO || スーパーユーロ || [[WE TWO ARE ONE]] || [[Noriko Fukushima|LaLa Moore]] || Elle [4-DEBUT] || 160 || 20 || -
|-
| DISCO GIRLS || ディスコガールズ || [[HONE made tonight|HONEまでートトゥナイト]] || [[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]] feat. Mickin' & Tackin' || YUKI [4-DEBUT] || 130 || 21 || -
|-
| POWER FOLK 2 || パワーフォーク2 || [[Kimi wo kowashitai|君を壊したい]] || [[Atsushi Shindo|新堂敦士]] || Ash [4] || 133 || 24 || -
|-
!style="background:#CC66FF; text-align: center;" colspan="8"|Special Stage
|-
| GROOVE ROCK || グルーブロック || [[Akai ringo|赤いリンゴ]] || [[Yoichi Hayashi|Lollipop Tonic featuring K]] || AYA [4] || 107 || 15 || -
|-
| HORROR || ホラー || [[Youkai Z no uta|妖怪Zの唄]] || [[Hiroki Koga|ナヤ~ン・ブラザーズ・バンド]] || Smile [4-DEBUT] || 144 || 15 || -
|-
| SPECIAL ENDING || スペシャルエンディング || [[Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!]] || [[Seiya Murai|Popper Head]] || [[Rave girl]] [4] || 140 || 21 || -
|-
| BRIT POP || ブリットポップ || [[Girls Riot]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|Political Trees]] || Donna [3-3P] || 210 || 22 || -
|-
!style="background:#CC9900; text-align: center;" colspan="8"|Hidden Remixes
|-
| DANCE REMIX || ダンスREMIX || [[Hi-Tekno Millennium mix]] || Hi-Tekno/[[Seiya Murai|Millennium Project]] || [[JUDY]] [1-3P] || 140 || 23 || -
|-
| J-TEKNO REMIX || J−テクノREMIX || [[Quick Master Millennium mix]] || [[Youhei Shimizu|act deft]]/[[Seiya Murai|Millennium Project]] || SHOLLKEE [1-5P] || 147 || 23 || -
|-
| BONUS TRACK REMIX || ボーナストラックREMIX || [[Surechigau futari Millennium mix|すれちがう2人 Millennium mix]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|apresmidi]]/[[Seiya Murai|Millennium Project]] || [[SANAE♥chan]] [1-3P] || 143 || 24 || -
|-
| POPS REMIX || ポップスREMIX || [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU ~bokura wa kanpeki sa|I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU ~僕らは完璧さ Single edit]] || [[Kiyotaka Sugimoto|sugi]] & [[Reo Nagumo|reo]] || [[RIE♥chan]] [1-3P] || 142 || 24 || -
|-
|}


= Revived Songs =
= Revived Songs =
The following songs from [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 3]] have been revived, all of them from [[PnM_AC_1|pop'n music]]:
The following songs have been revived, all of them from [[AC pnm|pop'n music]]:


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| [[e-motion]] || RAVE
| [[e-motion]] || RAVE
|-
|-
| [[El pais del sol|El Pais del sol]] || LATIN
| [[El pais del sol|El País del sol]] || LATIN
|-
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| [[FUNKY TOWN '75]] || DISCO KING
| [[FUNKY TOWN '75]] || DISCO KING
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= Removed Song =
= Removed Song =


The following song from [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 3]] has been removed:
The following song from [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] has been removed:


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== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
* [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music1_4/html/4chara.html pop'n music 4 Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160328073958/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music1_4/html/4chara.html pop'n music 4 Official Site] (archived)
* [http://popnfever.s21.xrea.com/popn04/kakusi.html pop'n music 4 Hidden Song Play Requirements and Codes]


[[Category:Pop'n Music Titles]]
[[Category:pop'n music]]