Happy-hopper

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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 Rotterdam techno 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 its 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 include:
  • Other remixes of Mayim Mayim that have appeared in BEMANI include:

Trivia

  • Happy-hopper is the only song from the Dance Maniax series to not be included in its soundtrack.
    • Because of this, Happy-hopper's arranger was unknown until 2020, when TOMOSUKE confirmed Kazuhiro Senoo's involvement [1].

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