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* BEMANI transplants that were planned for a game but either were delayed, shuffled around, or just plain never were put it at all (for an example of the latter, [[masquerade]] being planned for [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]]). Note that to qualify for this page, the song must have ''already'' been in a released BEMANI game beforehand.
* BEMANI transplants that were planned for a game but either were delayed, shuffled around, or just plain never were put it at all (for an example of the latter, [[masquerade]] being planned for [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]]). Note that to qualify for this page, the song must have ''already'' been in a released BEMANI game beforehand.
* Delayed releases (such as [[Asaki]]'s second album [[Tentei (album)|天庭]], which was delayed two years due to him being sick).
* Delayed releases (such as [[Asaki]]'s second album [[Tentei (album)|天庭]], which was delayed two years due to him being sick).
* Notecharts that never made to an arcade BEMANI release, despite data for the song existing in HDD data (i.e. [[Line Times]]'s EX chart).
* pop'n music games that had characters scrapped (i.e. [[the KING]]'s removal from [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]]).
* pop'n music games that had characters scrapped (i.e. [[the KING]]'s removal from [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]]).
* Various contests that never came through.
* Various contests that never came through.
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== [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]/[[AC 5th style|5th style]] ==
== [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]]/[[AC 5th style|5th style]] ==
* According to [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], [[ABSOLUTE]] was originally titled '''Special Thanks''', but both [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] and [[Goli Matsumoto|GOLI]] thought it was "lame", and rejected it. [https://twitter.com/iam_nota_djtaka/status/173088204960956417]
* According to [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], he submitted [[sakura storm]] for a second Musicianship Trial, similar to how his song [[starmine]] won the first contest. The second contest was [https://twitter.com/RyutaroNakahara/status/1100403327433502725 cancelled], and the beatmania IIDX staff wouldn't announce winners for a second one for two more years in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]], when vocalist [[flare]] and musician [[Sho Maruyama]] won. (Coinidentally, Ryu☆ and fellow first Musicianship Trial winner [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]] returned to IIDX in 9th style as well.)
* According to [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], he submitted [[sakura storm]] for a second Musicianship Trial, similar to how his song [[starmine]] won the first contest. The second contest was [https://twitter.com/RyutaroNakahara/status/1100403327433502725 cancelled], and the beatmania IIDX staff wouldn't announce winners for a second one for two more years in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]], when vocalist [[flare]] and musician [[Sho Maruyama]] won. (Coinidentally, Ryu☆ and fellow first Musicianship Trial winner [[Kosuke Saito|kors k]] returned to IIDX in 9th style as well.)


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== [[AC Resort Anthem|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]] ==
== [[AC Resort Anthem|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]] ==
* Daily result screens for each day of the week were planned to be included in the game, each containing a female DJ or two. In order from Sunday through Saturday, the seven would have been [[Celica]] (though labeled as "Sanday") & [[Erika]], [[Sakura (character)|Sakura]], [[Nyah]], [[Tsugaru]], [[Xiatian]], [[Ameto]] & [[Hihumi]], and [[Iroha]] & [[Lilith]]. Sunday also contains an alternate background from EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST with Celica as well under "Sunday". These pictures can be seen [https://tcrf.net/Beatmania_IIDX_18_Resort_Anthem#Daily_Result_Screens here].
* Daily result screens for each day of the week were planned to be included in the game, each containing a female DJ or two. In order from Sunday through Saturday, the seven would have been [[Celica]] (though labeled as "Sanday") & [[Erika]], [[Sakura (character)|Sakura]], [[Nyah]], [[Tsugaru]], [[Xiatian]], [[Ameto]] & [[Hihumi]], and [[Iroha]] & [[Lilith]]. Sunday also contains an alternate background from EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST with Celica as well under "Sunday". These pictures can be seen [https://tcrf.net/Beatmania_IIDX_18_Resort_Anthem#Daily_Result_Screens here].
== [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]] ==
* Complete data for [[Vienna]], including an audio preview, can be found unused in the Lincle HDD, suggesting it was intended to be revived in ''Lincle Kingdom''.


== [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] ==
== [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] ==
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=== Mystery Line ===
=== Mystery Line ===
Mystery Line's medal list in the files contains additional, unobtainable medal entries that had the same unlock requirements (unlock three Mystery Line charts) for up to nine more songs, suggesting the event was supposed to be longer.
Mystery Line's medal list in the files contains additional, unobtainable medal entries that had the same unlock requirements (unlock three Mystery Line charts) for up to nine more songs, suggesting the event was supposed to be longer.
=== Planned collaboration ===
L.E.D. announced a collaboration song with [[Tomosuke Funaki|黒猫ダンジョン]] before copula's release, but it never saw the light of the day; Tomosuke's only appearances in copula were crossovers.


== [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] ==
== [[AC HEROIC VERSE|beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE]] ==
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= BeatStream =
= BeatStream =
== [[AC BST|BeatStream]] ==
[[Image:Early BeatStream.jpg|thumb|An early BeatStream song selection screen.]]
* [[JOMANDA]] / [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
* [[spring pony]] / [[Shigeharu Saeki|S-C-U]]
* [[VALLIS-NERIA]] / [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]]
* [[Ai wa fushichou no you ni|愛は不死鳥の様に]] / [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|真紅の薔薇の騎士]][[Mayumi Morinaga|Prim]]
* [[Okome no oishii takikata, soshite okome wo taberu koto ni yoru sono kouka.|お米の美味しい炊き方、そしてお米を食べることによるその効果。]] / 大日本鉄倶楽部【[[Asaki|あさき]]&[[Daisuke Kurosawa|96]]】
* [[Remember remember|リメンバーリメンバー]] / [[Rino Madoka|rino]] & [[m@sumi]] from plastic penguin
** An early screenshot of the BeatStream song selection screen shows a handful of songs that do not appear in this game. With the exceptions of JOMANDA and spring pony, which appeared in [[AC BST AnimTribe|its sequel]], none of these songs would appear in the series [https://www.4gamer.net/games/247/G024776/20140213116/] [https://www.4gamer.net/games/247/G024776/20140213116/SS/005.jpg].


== [[AC BST AnimTribe|BeatStream アニムトライヴ]] ==
== [[AC BST AnimTribe|BeatStream アニムトライヴ]] ==
* [[Koisuru uchuu sensou!!|恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!!]] / [[Mayumi Morinaga|Prim]]
* [[Koisuru uchuu sensou!!|恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!!]] / [[Mayumi Morinaga|Prim]]
** 恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!! received a NIGHTMARE chart during the location test of BeatStream アニムトライヴ, when it was still known as BeatStream2. This chart never appeared in the final release of BeatStream アニムトライヴ.
** 恋する☆宇宙戦争っ!! received a NIGHTMARE chart during the location test of BeatStream アニムトライヴ, when it was still known as BeatStream2. This chart never appeared in the final release of BeatStream アニムトライヴ.
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== [[AC DM|drummania]] ==
== [[AC DM|drummania]] ==
* Prerelease material for the game show that the cabinet had some minor differences, most notably that the hi-hat and cymbal were colored red instead of blue, while the right tom was blue instead of red [https://twitter.com/oyakodon_oniku/status/1417825754948067335].
* Prerelease material for the game show that the cabinet had some minor differences, most notably that the hi-hat and cymbal were colored red instead of blue, while the right tom was blue instead of red [https://web.archive.org/web/20210721124051if_/https://twitter.com/oyakodon_oniku/status/1417825754948067335].


== [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] ==
== [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] ==
* [[DOUBLE ORBIT]] / [[Mutsuhiko Izumi|泉 陸奥彦]]
* [[DOUBLE ORBIT]] / [[Mutsuhiko Izumi|泉 陸奥彦]]
** BGM data for this song can be found in GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX. While the song never appeared in the GuitarFreaks series, it is playable in both [[Riff Riff Paradise|Riff]] [[Riff Riff Orbit|Riff]] medleys, which contain the song.
** BGM data for this song can be found in GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX. While the song never appeared in the GuitarFreaks series, it is playable in both [[Riff Riff Paradise|Riff]] [[Riff Riff Orbit|Riff]] medleys, which contain the song.
== [[AC GF7DM6|GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX]] ==
* According to [[Takuya Kobayashi|tQy]] on the [[AC GFDM V2|GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2]] official website's "V"STUDIO2 section, [[COSMIC COWGIRL]] was almost cut from the game due to space issues.


== [[AC GF8DM7|GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX]] ==
== [[AC GF8DM7|GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX]] ==
* [[Daikenkai|大見解]] / [[Osamu Migitera|Des-ROW‧組]]
* [[Daikenkai|大見解]] / [[Osamu Migitera|Des-ROW]]・[[ALPHA|組]]
* [[Ringo to hachimitsu|林檎と蜂蜜]] / [[Hideyuki Ono|亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾]] feat. [[MAKI]]
* [[Ringo to hachimitsu|林檎と蜂蜜]] / [[Hideyuki Ono|亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾]] feat. [[MAKI]]
** Graphics for these two pop'n music crossovers can be found in the GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX data. These songs would later appear in [[AC GF9DM8|the next release]].
** Graphics for these two pop'n music crossovers can be found in the GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX data. These songs would later appear in [[AC GF9DM8|the next release]].
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== [[AC GFDM V8|GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8]] ==
== [[AC GFDM V8|GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8]] ==
* [[Lepton]] / [[TIME CAPSULE Lab.]]
* [[Lepton]] / [[TIME CAPSULE Lab.]]
** Lepton, a song from [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2]], has complete charts that are made for the classic series of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. This may have indicated a potential appearance in GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8 with all new songs with CLASSIC MODE charts being playable there. However, Lepton's classic series charts remain in the XG2 data yet are not found in the GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8 data.
** Lepton, a song from [[AC GFDM XG2|GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live]], has complete charts that are made for the classic series of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania. This may have indicated a potential appearance in GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8 with all new songs with CLASSIC MODE charts being playable there. However, Lepton's classic series charts remain in the XG2 data yet are not found in the GuitarFreaks V8 & DrumMania V8 data.


== [[AC GFDM XG3|GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3]] ==
== [[AC GFDM XG3|GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3]] ==
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** Its jacket can be found in the data of MÚSECA 1+1/2, highly likely that it was planned to be one of the unlocks of the ''Premium Friday'' (プレミアムフライデー) event but never finalized due to the halt of MÚSECA's development.
** Its jacket can be found in the data of MÚSECA 1+1/2, highly likely that it was planned to be one of the unlocks of the ''Premium Friday'' (プレミアムフライデー) event but never finalized due to the halt of MÚSECA's development.
* [[Catharsis no tsuki|カタルシスの月]] / [[Junpei Fujita|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Catharsis no tsuki|カタルシスの月]] / [[Junpei Fujita|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Chikuwa parfait da yo CKP|ちくわパフェだよ☆CKP]] / [[Youhei Kimura|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Chikuwa parfait da yo CKP|ちくわパフェだよ☆CKP]] / [[Youhei Kimura|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Hashire melonpan|走れメロンパン]] / [[Tomoko Sasaki|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Hashire melonpan|走れメロンパン]] / [[Tomoko Sasaki|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Haunted maid lunch|ホーンテッド★メイドランチ]] / [[Youhei Kimura|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
* [[Haunted maid lunch|ホーンテッド★メイドランチ]] / [[Youhei Kimura|日向美ビタースイーツ♪]]
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** [[UNCLE Jam]]'s name was capitalized as '''UNCLE JAM'''.
** [[UNCLE Jam]]'s name was capitalized as '''UNCLE JAM'''.
* The ''pop'n music character illustration book'' includes early sketches for the characters of the first game, alongside their respective genres. The genre for [[YOUNG DREAM|UNCLE Jam]]'s song appears as '''HIP HOP''' instead of RAP.
* The ''pop'n music character illustration book'' includes early sketches for the characters of the first game, alongside their respective genres. The genre for [[YOUNG DREAM|UNCLE Jam]]'s song appears as '''HIP HOP''' instead of RAP.
== [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] ==
* [[Surechigau futari|すれちがう二人]] / [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|aprésmidi]]
** Graphics for this song can be found within the game's data, suggesting it was not planned to be removed. Considering that in this game, all songs from the [[AC pnm|original pop'n music]] are only playable in HYPER mode, there's a possibility すれちがう二人 would have gotten HYPER charts as well.


== [[CS pnm 5|pop'n music 5 CS]] ==
== [[CS pnm 5|pop'n music 5 CS]] ==
[[Image:pnm 5 1-3.png|thumb|pop'n music 5 1/3's logo as it appears on the trademark filing.]]
[[Image:pnm 5 1-3.png|thumb|pop'n music 5 1/3's logo as it appears on the trademark filing.]]
* Trademark filings indicate that the game was originally going to be titled '''pop'n music 5 1/3''', the "1/3" coming from the fact that a third of [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]]'s songlist appears as preview songs. [https://twitter.com/kei_conv/status/1625695580122148864]
* Trademark filings indicate that the game was originally going to be titled '''pop'n music 5 1/3''', the "1/3" coming from the fact that a third of [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]]'s songlist appears as preview songs [https://twitter.com/kei_conv/status/1625695580122148864].


== [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] ==
== [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] ==
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== [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] ==
== [[CS pnm 10|pop'n music 10 CS]] ==
* [[Atsushi Shindo]] songs [[Nanka hen da!|なんか変だ!]] and [[Nervous breakdown~type zero~|ナーバス ブレークダウン~タイプゼロ~]] were planned to be included in this game, as graphical data for both songs can be found in the data. However, they were likely removed due to the expiration of Atsushi Shindo's contract with KONAMI, as well as his accounts of plagiarism getting publicly known by then.
* [[Atsushi Shindo]] songs [[Nanka hen da!|なんか変だ!]] and [[Nervous breakdown~type zero~|ナーバス ブレークダウン~タイプゼロ~]] were planned to be included in this game, as graphical data for both songs can be found in the data. However, they were likely removed due to the expiration of Atsushi Shindo's contract with KONAMI, as well as his accounts of plagiarism getting publicly known by then.


== [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]] ==
== [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]] ==
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=== Planned URA charts ===
=== Planned URA charts ===
References to 3P palettes for [[Camomile bathroom|risette]], [[birds|SANAE♥chan]], and [[Oedo hanafubuki|S・8・TARO]] can be found on the pop'n music data, named with the same suffix for the 3P palettes used in URA charts. Of these three characters, the latter two have, besides their respective portraits, proper colored sprites as well. Those can be seen in [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8789293 this video].
References to 3P palettes for [[SPICY PIECE|CHARLY]], [[Camomile bathroom|risette]], [[birds|SANAE♥chan]], and [[Oedo hanafubuki|S・8・TARO]] can be found in the pop'n music data, named with the same suffix for the 3P palettes used in URA charts. Of these characters, the latter two have, besides their respective portraits, proper colored sprites as well. Those can be seen in [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8789293 this video].


== [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] ==
== [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] ==
* [[Aqua]]'s song comments from [[Jun Wakita|wac]] note that it was nearly cut from the game, due to complications involving [[Toshihiro Mizuno]] and his wife [[Akino Mizuno]]: the former having a dying friend in the hospital, and the latter about to give birth to two daughters. The song was also originally written as a scat song before being reworked into a vocal song as well.
* [[Aqua]]'s song comments from [[Jun Wakita|wac]] note that it was nearly cut from the game, due to complications involving [[Toshihiro Mizuno]] and his wife [[Akino Mizuno]]: the former having a dying friend in the hospital, and the latter about to give birth to two daughters. The song was also originally written as a scat song before being reworked into a vocal song as well. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150507184148fw_/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music15/mc/13/13_02.html]
* [[crimm]] notes in the song comments for [[Mizuumi no kioku|みずうみの記憶]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160613144319/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music16/mc/06/mizuumi.html here] that she was supposed to sing in a new song in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, but "bad news" came up and she couldn't appear. It's unknown if みずうみの記憶 was supposed to be in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, though.
* [[crimm]] notes in the song comments for [[Mizuumi no kioku|みずうみの記憶]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160613144319/http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music16/mc/06/mizuumi.html here] that she was supposed to sing in a new song in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, but "bad news" came up and she couldn't appear. It's unknown if みずうみの記憶 was supposed to be in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, though.


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* [[Real]] / [[Aya Sakuma|Aya]]
* [[Real]] / [[Aya Sakuma|Aya]]
** Sound data for this beatmania IIDX song can be found in the game's files. Its internal ID is the same one used for [[Dandandou|男々道]], indicating it was supposed to appear as part of the 8th Set ([[Takahiro Fukase|PHQUASE]]'s SELECTION) of the ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' unlocking system, but was replaced.
** Sound data for this beatmania IIDX song can be found in the game's files. Its internal ID is the same one used for [[Dandandou|男々道]], indicating it was supposed to appear as part of the 8th Set ([[Takahiro Fukase|PHQUASE]]'s SELECTION) of the ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' unlocking system, but was replaced.
== [[AC RB VOLZZA|REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA]] ==
* Graphical data can be found for two additional minigames that were to be playable during matching: a sequel to REFTIS titled ''REFTIS II パステリアンのざいほう'', and a pizza delivery-themed minigame called ''VOLZZA DE PIZZA''.


= SOUND VOLTEX =
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