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→Trivia: It's a typical mistranslation. Perhaps it is a mistranslation from "Nanda" instead of "Naniwa"? (In Japanese, "nani-" and "nan-"/"nam-" often switch. In addition, "難波" is read not only as "Naniwa" but also as "Nanba"/"Namba".)
(→Trivia: It's a typical mistranslation. Perhaps it is a mistranslation from "Nanda" instead of "Naniwa"? (In Japanese, "nani-" and "nan-"/"nam-" often switch. In addition, "難波" is read not only as "Naniwa" but also as "Nanba"/"Namba".)) |
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* Somebody Stole My Gal received a new ENJOY MODE jacket in [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]], which replaced the old text (なにわ, ''naniwa'') with Somebody Stole My Gal's title. | * Somebody Stole My Gal received a new ENJOY MODE jacket in [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]], which replaced the old text (なにわ, ''naniwa'') with Somebody Stole My Gal's title. | ||
* Somebody Stole My Gal was the final license from pop'n music 9 to be removed from the pop'n music arcade games, staying all the way up until [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]]. | * Somebody Stole My Gal was the final license from pop'n music 9 to be removed from the pop'n music arcade games, staying all the way up until [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]]. | ||
* Naniwa, the genre of Somebody Stole My Gal, | * Naniwa, the genre of Somebody Stole My Gal, is a Japanese place name derived from the "fish garden" [https://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/plan/suishin/index300.html] or "fast waves" [https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNAS08ABE01_T00C14A7AA1P00/]. The word itself was the former name of the Osaka region of Japan. P-1&P-2 are dressed in stereotypical outfits of a Japanese ''manzai'' comedy duo, complete with the mannerisms of the stand-up acts and paper fan. | ||
* Somebody Stole My Gal is the ''only'' licensed cover in pop'n music to appear on the MUSIC PLAYER for pop'n music in [[CS ULTIMATE MOBILE|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE]]. | * Somebody Stole My Gal is the ''only'' licensed cover in pop'n music to appear on the MUSIC PLAYER for pop'n music in [[CS ULTIMATE MOBILE|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE]]. | ||