pop'n music 3

pop'n music 3

Release Information

• Release date: September 17th, 1999
• Soundtrack release date:
  • pop'n music 3 V.S. pop'n stage: March 3rd, 2000.

General Information / Changes

• New announcer replaces the one from the first two games. This announcer would be used through pop'n music 9.
• First pop'n music arcade game with HYPER charts.
• First pop'n music game to keep track of your note combo.
• Last pop'n music arcade version to run on BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE arcade system.
• Last pop'n music arcade version to thank the lead character designer of the game (INUCHIYO, in this case) on the title screen.
• The soundtrack for pop'n music 3 is the last one to combine both the arcade and the later CS songs from its PlayStation / Dreamcast counterpart on the same CD.
• The songs Bit of Love, LET ME FEEL SO HIGH, and ENDLESS SUMMER NUDE were not included on the pop'n music 3 OST due to licensing issues.
• Cherry & Raquel and SAYONARA are now SECOND STAGE songs.
• Total number of songs: 48

Staff Information

• pop'n music 3 Credits
• pop'n music 3 V.S. pop'n stage OST Booklet Credits

Game Modes

• Beginner
• Normal
• Excite
• Party
• Hyper (new mode)

Non-Rival Playable Characters

These characters don't belong to any specific song.

• Nyami [3]
• Mimi [3]
• Mary [3]
• the KING [3]
• SHOLLKEE [3]

Full Song List

• pop'n music 3 Full Song List

New Songs

Genre	Genre (Japanese)	Song Title	Artist	Character	Level
First Stage
NEW WAVE from pop'n music 2 CS	ニューウェーブ	Don't Disturb	Color Essence	AYA [3-11P]	7
URBAN POP from pop'n music 2 CS	アーバンポップ	Prism ♡ Heart	Sana	AYA [3-7P]	8
MAGICALGIRL	マジカルガール	恋のシャレード	パーキッツ	Megumi	9
G-POP	ギターポップ	Take me to...	Sana	RIE♥chan [3]	10
KANGTONG	カントン	和称一起走	Cathy Lau	LingLing	12
EURODANCE	ユーロダンス	Bit of Love	Super Wink "fut" Ryo Arshe	Dia	13
Second Stage
CUTE from pop'n music 2 CS	キュート	取り返してやる！～Again,My Lovely Day～	Akko's	AYA [3-14P]	5
SUMMER from ENDLESS SUMMER NUDE	サマー	ENDLESS SUMMER NUDE	真心ブラザーズ	JUDY [3]	9
CELT from funny mouth V.A.	ケルト	水中家族のテーマ	パーキッツ	Poet [3]	11
CANDY POP from pop'n music 2 CS	キャンディポップ	Give me your pain	Haya-P & Maru	AYA [3-6P]	13
MONDO	モンド	Little Robin's Drawer	Uncle Motchee	Cyber [3]	13
HEARTFUL	ハートフル	peppermint	浅井裕子	Candy	14
NEW FOLK from pop'n music 2 CS	ニューフォーク	走れブン！ブン！	わがまま7	AYA [3-8P]	15
PUNK	パンク	LET ME FEEL SO HIGH	Little Bitch.K²	Donna [3]	16
CLASSIC 2 from pop'n music 2 CS	クラシック２	R.C.	Waldeus von Dövjak	AYA [3-10P]	18
Final Stage
LIVE from pop'n music 2 CS	ライブ	Theme of staff roll～special mix～	きまぐれポッパーズ	AYA [3-17P]	11
AKIBA from pop'n music 2 CS	アキバ	E.C.M.	PAPEHINA meets Haya-P	SHOLLKEE [3]	12
J-R&B2	Ｊ-リズム＆ブルース２	愛を探そう	Ma-You	tourmaline [3]	13
FUNNY from pop'n music 2 CS	ファニー	PULSE	319	AYA [3-12P]	14
DANCEPOP	ダンスポップ	TILL THE END OF TIME	Julianne&Edison	Rave girl [3]	16
CARIB from pop'n music 2 CS	カリブ	麗しのカーディガン	Akko's	AYA [3-9P]	16
J-GARAGE POP from pop'n music 2 CS	Ｊ-ガラージポップ	Miracle Moon(お月さまが中継局)	Togo Project featuring Sana	AYA [3-13P]	17
NEW-COMMER	ニューカマー	un-Balance	佐藤 千晶	Kate	18
SEXY GIRLS from pop'n music 2 CS	セクシーガールズ	淋しくてLoneliness	ワンダース	AYA [3-5P]	21
SOUNDTRACK	サウンドトラック	宇宙船Q-Mex	Q-Mex	P-1&P-2 [3]	21
AVANTGARDE from pop'n music 2 CS	アバンギャルド	Bee's Eye	Waldeus von Dövjak	AYA [3-16P]	23
POWERFOLK	パワーフォーク	なんか変だ!	新堂敦士	Ash [3]	23
Hidden Final Stage
LOVELY	ラブリー	８月のサヨナラ	aprésmidi	SANAE♥chan [3]	15
JUNGLE	ジャングル	La La La	Edison	Bamboo?	23

HYPER mode courses

Exclusive to pop'n music 3 is the HYPER course mode, which allows to play HYPER charts in a three-song course back-to-back. Songs exclusive to these courses outside of codes are marked with ※.

Name	STAGE
	1st	2nd	FINAL
ヴォーカル	J-POP	ANIME HERO※	ENKA
キューティーポップ	POPS※	URBAN POP	NEO ACO
エレクトリック	J-TEKNO※	DANCE※	TECHNO'80
BGM	CLASSIC	CLASSIC 2	AFRICA / AVANTGARDE
ポップン１	POPS※	ANIME HERO※	SPY※
シークレット	J-GARAGE POP	CUTE	SEXY GIRLS

In the BGM course, if a currently unknown condition is fulfilled, the final song will be AVANTGARDE instead of AFRICA.

Codes & Unlock Information

Modifiers

These codes must be applied on the title screen, upon inserting a credit.

MIRROR

• Press and hold 3+7, then press 5 to start the game. If the entry is correct, an elephant standing on a wooden board with its trunk bound will appear on the screen.

HIDDEN

• Press and hold 2+8, then press 5 to start the game. If the entry is correct, a fox bound to a wooden board will appear on the screen.

RANDOM

• Press and hold 1+9, then press 5 to start the game. If the entry is correct, a girl bound to a wooden board will appear on the screen.

Play Secret HYPER Course

To unlock the シークレット HYPER course, press the following buttons in the course selection menu: 4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-6.

HYPER Charts

To play HYPER charts in NORMAL, EXCITE or PARTY modes, hold the following button combinations while selecting a song:

• 1+2+8
  • NEO ACO → NEO ACO (H)
  • ENKA → ENKA (H)
  • SOUNDTRACK → SPY (H)
  • AKIBA → J-TEKNO (H)
  • ANIME HERO R → ANIME HERO (H)
• 3+8+9
  • URBAN POP → URBAN POP (H)
  • IDOL GIRL → DANCE (H)
  • CLASSIC 2 → CLASSIC 2 (H)
  • CUTE → CUTE (H)
  • J-POP → J-POP (H)
  • AFRICA → AFRICA (H)
  • SEXY GIRLS → SEXY GIRLS (H)
  • J-GARAGE POP → J-GARAGE POP (H)
  • AVANTGARDE → AVANTGARDE (H)
  • GIRLY → POPS (H)
  • TECHNO'80 → TECHNO'80 (H)
  • CLASSIC → CLASSIC (H)

Misc.

Due to limited space in the early pop'n music games, similar to pop'n music 2, none of the original backgrounds or sprites from the first two games are re-used in this game, although some of songs from 1 (and all from 2) are in this one. Characters from pop'n music with no match-ups to pop'n 3 characters are replaced by SHOLLKEE, and pop'n music 2 characters who don't have match-ups with pop'n music 3 characters are replaced by ice, who made his debut in this game. Additionally, all pop'n music CS and pop'n music 2 CS songs (except AKIBA) are represented exclusively by AYA, who comes in various colors for each song and made her debut in this game.

Rejected designs

The pop'n music series has a long history of rejected characters. Some never saw the light of day, and some would later be used many years or mixes later. Character descriptions are taken from the official pop'n music 3 Botsu page. For the third game, these include

• Palette, a squirrel girl in the same clothing LingLing wears. Replaced by her.
• Maron, a quirky schoolgirl.
• Johne, a dog(?) wearing a purple jacket, green shorts, and grey shoes. Possibly the inspiration of Kobe for pop'n music 4 CS.
• Miki, a little, green-haired girl with two plushies to the left and right of her; the former looking like PRETTY, and the other a blue cat. Drawn up by p-cat for MAGICAL GIRL, but was replaced by Megumi. According to staff comments on the Botsu page, she's much more active than her.
• Yuka, who looks much like Megumi from pop'n music 3 but taller and has her hair in two long ponytails. She was created at roughly the same time as Megumi, but was dumped at the end for her.
• Kaede, a tall, fashionable-looking girl.
• Tina, a girl with brown hair originally designed for the song NEWCOMER. She was replaced by Kate, though the staff seemed to favor her over Kate.
• Tom, a spaceman, or possibly a robot. Originally made for the song MONDO under request of Hiroshi Takeyasu for a "space man" character, but was replaced by Cyber.
• Jhony, a cowboy with a hat that covers his eyes and a clover in his teeth. Originally made for SOUNDTRACK oddly enough, but was replaced by P-1&P-2.
• Bikky, a Native American-looking girl. The staff liked her design, but she was scrapped when she had no song for her to be used in.
• Ariel, a nun in purple robes. Possibly an early model for Jessica in pop'n music 6. Scrapped when they couldn't find a song to use her for.
• Tomoko, an average-looking girl in a hoodie, jeans, and a hat. Scrapped for being "too normal".
• Kevin (spelled "Kebin"), who was later put in pop'n music 5. Originally he was going to be the CS songs' rival character, a position that ended up going to AYA. According to INUCHIYO, he was designed to add more boys to the series.
• The Kaiser, a lion with a purple mane. The staff liked the character but never put him in any game.
• Dinos, a giant purple dinosaur who was said to be a relative of DiNO's. Never seen in any game.
• Koon, a punk chicken with human arms rejected for being "too boring".
• Lucky, a punk mouse with no shirt.
• Yumi, a green-haired girl in a pink dress. Was the prototype for Donna and replaced by her because the staff liked Donna more.
• Ben, a fat, biker-looking guy with a hedgehog on a chain.
• Donna in an alternate costume consisting of a blue, sleeveless vest, yellow shorts, long, white socks, and black shoes. Originally designed as a character in ko-gal attire, a fashion fad in the late 90's in Japan among teenage girls.

Removed Songs

The following songs from previous pop'n music titles have been removed:

Song Title	Artist	Folder
Baby, I'm yours	LISA-T	pop'n music
Electronic Fill	Windslope	pop'n music
e-motion	e.o.s	pop'n music
El País del sol	Señorita Rica	pop'n music
FUNKY TOWN '75	JV & THE SEXY MACHINE GUN	pop'n music
monde des songe	Bikke	pop'n music
what i want	THE RICHIE SISTERS	pop'n music
YOUNG DREAM	LITTLE FINGERS	pop'n music
すれちがう二人	aprésmidi	pop'n music

Related Links

• pop'n music 3 Official Site (archived)
• pop'n music 3 rejected characters (archived)