AC pnm 8

General Information

• Released: May 2002.
• First game to have a main theme that ties in to the layout of the whole game. In this case, it's springtime.
• First game to let you play EX's outside of EX stage.
• First appearance of BEAT modifier, which makes the keys looks like the ones from the beatmania series.
• First appearance of SUDDEN modifier, in which the popkuns don't show up until right before you have to hit them.
• First game in Challenge Mode in which you pick your ojamas after you choose your song, as opposed to before. This has since been consistent in the franchise.
• First game to allow you to change sorting of songs (AC songs, old songs, etc.).
• First game with a HELL course made up entirely of EXs, which has become the norm since.
• First extensive use of Bemani crossovers. Up until now, only beatmania IIDX and pop'n stage songs got ported over to the Pop'n Music series, for the most part.
• First appearance of Naoki Maeda of Dance Dance Revolution fame.
• First appearance of a BeForU member in the series. The song was Love Love Sugar, sung by Noria, composed by Takayuki Ishikawa (the exclusive composer of standalone Noria songs, at least prior to Pop'n Music 14 Fever).
• Last appearance of Sugimoto Kiyotaka until Pop'n Music 12 Iroha.
• Total number of songs: 122

Staff Information

• Director: Hajime Saito
• Programmer: TAMA
• Sound Director: Jun Wakita
• CG Designer / Character Designer: tera, shio, mikosiba, chobi ( ちょび。), shiro, cihiro ( ちひろ ),
• Graphic Dsigner: shima Q

Song List

Pop'n Music 8 AC Full Song List

New Songs

TV & Anime

• TOUCH / タッチ / 新谷さなえ (cover by HIRO) (Mimi) - 9 / 26 / 29
• UCHUU KG / 宇宙刑事ギャバン / 串田アキラ (Nyami) - 9 / 20 / 27
• HERO / ヒーロー / REIKA (Nyami) - 11 / 28 / 34
• SOCCER / 燃えてヒーロー / キダジロー (Mimi) - 12 / 25 / 31
• SEKEN / 渡る世間は鬼ばかり / ♪♪♪♪♪ (Nyami) - 13 / 26
• THUNDERBIRD / THUNDER BIRDS / ♪♪♪♪♪ (Nyami) - 14 / 22
• CURRY / 日本印度化計画 / 筋肉少女帯 (Mimi) - 22 / 30 /39

Default Songs

• J-R&B3 / Can't stop My Love / Yumi Kawamura (Tourmaline) - 8 / 25 / 32
• A.I. TECHNO / 0/1 ANGEL / V.C.O. feat. Alt (Alt) - 10 / 15 / 23
• DAYDREAM / 夢有 / Des-ROW･組 (雷舞) - 11 / 24
• UKULELE / ホノホノ / YASHI♪GANI (Nohoho) - 12 / 22 / 27
• PYRAMID / 永遠という名の媚薬 / THE NEXT FILE (Papyrus) - 12 / 24
• PAVILION / theme of pop'n land / Mr. T (Midori) - 13 / 25 /35
• HYPER J-POP / STARS★★★ / TËЯRA (Judy) - 13 / 26
• FRESH / チェイス！チェイス！チェイス！ / パーキッツ ((Shishamo) - 14 / 24 / 35
• SWEDISH 2 / Tangeline / risette (Risette) - 15 / 26
• HOUSY POP / 会社はワタシで廻ってる！？ / 新谷さなえ (Momoko-san) - 16 / 22 / 30
• YAKYUU ROCK / 恋のキャッチボール / good-cool feat.すわひでお (John A. Chopper) - 16 / 26 / 37
• JIG / Tir na n'Og / WORLD SEQUENCE (Robin and Cook) - 17 / 21 / 28
• RAGTIME / RADICAL RAGTIME TOUR / ROUTE NO. 1 RAG UNIT (Pierre and Jill) - 17 / 27 / 36
• WORLD TOUR / Miracle 4 / good-cool (Miracle 4) - 17 / 32
• PIANO ROCK / マリンドライブ / Oh,la,la (Rie-chan) - 18 / 28 / 33
• TWEE POP / 777 / EeL (Hina) - 19 / 28
• PSYCHE / L.A.N. / Kiddy & Sunshine Lovers (Really) - 19 / 28
• FLOWER POP / Marigold / SHORTCUTS (νμ) - 20 / 27 / 34
• LADY METAL / Over The Night / good-cool (Sapphire) - 20 / 34 / 39
• SHOWA WALTZ / HONEY-BEE / 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat. MAKI (Honey) - 21 / 28 / -
• VISUAL 3 / Late Riser / good-cool (Yuli) - 21 / 31 / -
• NINJA HERO / ニンジャヒーロー シノビアン / 腹筋忍者台 (Shinobian) - 22 / 28 / 37
• EUROBEAT / LOVE2 シュガ→ / dj TAKA feat. のりあ (Milk) - 23 / 33 / 38
• POWER FOLK 6 / Fashion ~ver.1~ / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 23 / 29 / 38
• MELO PUNK / pure / Des-ROW+1 (Ryuuta) - 24 / 37 / 40

Hidden Songs

AC Songs

• SUBURBIA / une lettle de mon copain / apresmidi (Sanae-chan) - 17 / 23
• SPECIAL COOKING / 100sec. Kichen Battle!! / Orange Lounge (Mimi) - 29 / 36

Live Songs

• MELO CORE LIVE / H@ppy Choice / good-cool feat. すわひでお (Otoko Man) - 13 / 27 / -
• POWER FOLK 2 LIVE / 君を壊したい / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 22 / 28 / 34
• GROOVE ROCK LIVE / 赤いリンゴ / Sana (Sanae-chan) - 15 / 28 / -
• PASSION LIVE / 今宵Lover's Day / ミッキーマサシ (King) - 16 / 30 / -
• FRIENDLY LIVE / Over The Rainbow / パーキッツ (Poet) - 12 / 24 / 32

TV & Anime

• 8 / みなしごハッチ / 高田香里 (Nyami) - 14 / 25
• TRAUMA PUNK / 釈迦 / 筋肉少女帯 (Mimi) - 23 / 28 / 42

pop'n stage

• SCAT / Cat's Scat / Q-Mex (Inuchiyo) - 10 / 23
• REGGAE / BoaBoaLady! / jammaster'73 (The Mockey) - 16 / 28
• TROPICAL / beAchest beAch / Sana Meets Togo PAPA - 18 / 27
• HOUSE / A LOVE WE NEVER KNEW (Mimi) - 22 / 33 / 38

CS 6

• ROMANCE KAYOU / 出会う時…下関 / 長門マチ (Techno Stars) - 11 / 18
• MIND / Seal / NAKATEK (Boy) - 12 / 21 / 24
• CLASSIC 6 / maritare! / Waldeus von dovjak (Harmanov) - 16 / 26 / 39

BEMANI crossovers

Mambo A GoGo

• MIAMI SALSA / EL DIA FELIZ (Sir Conga) - 10 / 21 / 33
• FREE SOUL / Lover's High (Aya) - 12 / 24
• RAGA POP / Sci-Fi Girl / - (Kelly) - 17 / 26
• FUNK ROCK / Wall Street down-sizer (Sir Conga) - 20 / 26
• LATIN PIANO / Feux d'artifica (July) - 22 / 30

KEYBOARDMANIA

• STRAIGHT / しりとり / Fantastic Factory (Lisa) - 15 / 27
• LITE POP / まっさら / natural bear (Uchio-kun) - 17 / 23 / 35
• TURBAN / Manhattan Sports Club / - (Aspara Seijin) - 22 / 33

GUITARFREAKS / drummania

• SKA / Cassandra / 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 (Mr.T.Bone) - 18 / 33
• HARD COUNTRY / JET WORLD (Mr. B. Bone) - 20 / 28

beatmania

• TECHNO POP / 321 STARS / - 21 / 29

DanceDanceREvolution

• CANDY POP / CANDY / 小坂りゆ (Oshare Zukin) - 23 / 32

DanceManiax

• FRENCH POP / Mobo★Moga / Orange Lounge (Tart and Toffee) - 16 / 25

beatmaniaIIDX

• LOUNGE POP / Linus / LEGO STUDIO (Shiroro) - 23 / 37

Related Links

• Pop'n Music 8 Official Site