#pop’n music best hits!

[jackson-adoresyou-somuch]

Compilation of Hideo Suwa Moaning on Pop'n music best hits!... Nice、Goes well with my Romio voice headcanon…

[lovegenom]

pop’n music best hits Play now if you want to hear hideo suwa in popkun form

[mikiruma-moved]

heya!! im really interested in learning more about pop'n music but idk where to start, would u be able to point me in the right direction? :0c

*rubs hands together* strap in, anon (i put this under a readmore- it’s a list of stuff i used when i was getting into popn)

that being said if anyone else in pop’n side of tumblr wants to contribute to resources, feel free to add on!

pop’n tunes - a playlist i made with a ton of different popn songs of various genres- you can hit shuffle and let it run through, or pick one with a genre you like and start there. (also if you want you can message me off anon and i can send song recs)

Pop’n Music Wiki - a fan wiki i go to with a ton of information on different characters, songs, games, etc. if you want to find new characters, i usually poke my head in the birthdays page. fun activity: look up your birthday and see how many characters you share a birthday with!

RemyWiki - has song, game and composer info across most bemani titles (bemani being konami’s rhythm game department)

also if you’re interested in playing the games for yourself, amazon.jp and ebay have console games and other fun merch for sale! (other japanese shopping sites may have more stuff, but i’ve only been on amazon and ebay) or if you live near an arcade that has japanese rhythm games (ie round one) they’re bound to have at least one cabinet B)

but yeah i can’t say there’s a “correct” way of getting into the games (i personally listened to the ost a lot before playing, and now i basically research the games and characters in my spare time). the best way to enjoy the series i think is find a couple songs/characters you like, play the games (legally if you don’t want to run into trouble), also if you do get more into the games, the fandom on tumblr is decently sized and everyone is super nice, so you can check out what they’re all doing if you like!

[mexicanflyer]

Vintage merch from the pop'n music Bunkasai event in 2007. Ten years ago!

The first item is the internet ranking prize of pop’n BEST HITS, a turntable and a Homesick vinyl, super rare and expensive to find right now.

[tune-party-fever-blog]

POP’N MUSIC CANON MASTER LIST

A list of all instances of lore, story, and general dialogue in the Pop’n Music series (that I am aware of) including links to official sources or gameplay. All of the links are in Japanese. Will update if I find more things to add!

CHARACTER BIOS Pop’n Music 1-4 / 1 CS / 2 CS / 3 CS / 4 CS Pop’n Stage Pop’n Music 5 / CS Pop’n Music 6 / CS Pop’n Music Best Hits Pop’n Music 7 / CS Pop’n Music 8 / CS Pop’n Music 9 / CS Pop’n Music 10 / CS Pop’n Music 11 / CS Pop’n Music 12 / CS Pop’n Music 13 / CS Pop’n Music 14 / CS Pop’n Music Wii Pop’n Music 15 / Portable Pop’n Music 16 / Portable 2 Pop’n Music 17 Pop’n Music 18 Utacchi (Not a character page but includes info on the main characters and plot) Pop’n Music 19 Pop’n Music 20 Pop’n Music Sunny Park Pop’n Music Lapistoria Pop’n Music eclale Pop’n Music Usagi to Neko to Shounen no Yume

GAMEPLAY DIALOGUE 1-12 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 13 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 14 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 15 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 16 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 17 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 18 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 19 Characters’ Net Battle Quotes Sunny Park Characters’ Net Battle Quotes 1-Lapistoria Characters’ Character Decoration Quotes (They reuse the Net Battle quotes here, there is a guideline that shows which quote is supposed to come from what Net Battle quote. I posted the previous lists though for a less confusing format)

SIDE MODE DIALOGUE Gather! Pop’n Party Dialogue Hello! Pop’n Music Dialogue Pop’n Music Portable Character Encounter Dialogue Town Mode Dialogue Pop’n Quest Mode Dialogue

STORY MODE VIDEOS For NicoNico videos, if you don’t have an account you can use NicoVideo Redirector Pop’n Music Portable Adventure Mode:Playlist half 1 / Playlist half 2 Pop’n Music Portable 2 Party Mode: Full Playlist Pop’n Music Lapistoria’s Story Mode: Official Chapter List  Main Story Playlist Sub Story Compilation Part 1 Sub Story Compilation Part 2 Sub Story Compilation Part 3 Sub Story Compilation Part 4 Sub Story Compilation Part 5 Good Ending & Bad Ending Pop’n Music eclale has a story mode called Pop’n Star Maker (ポップンスターメーカー)   but nobody uploaded the full story.

Please notify me of more things I should add and any errors!

[altale]

I bought this CD a while ago, and i forgot to post it!

This is wac’s magnum opus, 音楽. The name is Ongaku, and it literally means “music”. It has some of wac’s best hits from pop’n music including little rock overture, little prayer, megane rock, and the glorious 12 minute long version of neu.

I don’t regret buying this CD at all.

[take-me-to-so-far-away]

which pop'n music character is ur fav and why?? im curious :3c

Oooh!! That’s a good question. I like a lot of characters… They’re all so cute..Well, at first I thought it would be Prince of Falenas because I love Suikoden and having a character from Suikoden was the best thing Pop’n Music could ever do. 

When I actually exposed myself to other characters though, I saw Mutsuki’s Pop’n Music 8 design and went “HE’S SO CUTE!!!” He’s a cat (well partly cat), and he does art and I love cats and art! Plus, out of all the Pop’n characters Mutsuki in his design from 8 the one I dress the most like. (I don’t have hats though) I’m so sad Mutsuki’s Pop’n 8 design and theme song haven’t hit arcades though. I wanted to use it so bad when I was playing 20 at the arcade. His 14 design isn’t bad though. I also REALLY WANT AN ANIME PORTRAIT OF MUTSUKI IF HIS GF CAN HAVE ONE WHY CAN’T HE?

I also really like Tsuyoshi. Especially his design from 18, it’s so elegant. Having a cool personality and a pretty personality is so awesome to me and honestly I can relate. Sometimes I just wanna go visual kei and sometimes I just wanna wear cute skirts and move daintily. Tsuyoshi knows how I feel I think xp.

and finally I’m a hardcore Deuil supporter. I don’t know why but I’ve come to the conclusion I kind of have a thing for vampires so I was drawn to Yuli and his ghost and dog bandmates are all pretty cool. I live for seeing the three together doing stuff. Yuli is my favorite though cause he’s elegant and cool and we both don’t like showing skin! I also dress a little like his Pop’n 8 design. Long-sleeved tees for life! (well not really, I only wear them cause my wardrobe is small) Also Lapistoria Yuli’s animations are relatable. That lose animation is me sometimes. I like how Ash is a cook though, that’s so cute. Smile is cute too in his own way, I mean I like seeing just his smile floating around. 

and I don’t want to forget the females of Pop’n so I really like Sumire and her cute little bunnies that do Team Rocket-levels of evil deeds. I really like Sumire’s animations in Portable 2. Her fever animation in that game is the most epic fever animation ever. Plus Mutsuki x Sumire is so cute! Roki is also really cool too. I wanted to find videos of her in Lapistoria’s story mode so bad but I couldn’t. Her monsters remind me of Earthbound too, especially that lip monster thing.

but I think right now it’s like a tie between Yuli and Mutsuki.

Special mention goes to Paku for bein an adorable little bubble armadillo and for saying things that make my heart melt. I like drawing Paku on my schoolwork too.

[crimsonblackrose]

I arrived at Disneyland in not the best “happiest place on earth” mood. Getting there had been a pain, mostly because I hadn’t fully understood the Shinkasen/how transfers would work out. This meant I didn’t get there until the afternoon which wasn’t what I had planned. Plus I was lugging my suitcase with me. So my first stop at Maihama station was to find the storage lockers and stow my suitcase and backpack. There are also lockers at the edge of the park but I figured since I was leaving via the subway this was probably the best.

Because I was later than planned I lowered my expectations by a lot. I only had two goals for the day to right it off as a success; lunch at the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall and to ride The Nightmare Before Christmas version of the Haunted Mansion. I had purchased my ticket ahead of time via Voyagin. All I had to do was print out my ticket and go straight to the gate to scan the bar code. This meant I got to skip the line to purchase tickets but also meant I didn’t have a cute ticket to keep.

My first stop was The Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall which was on the other end of the park in Fantasyland.

There was a rather long line when I arrived but it ended up going pretty quickly. Not because it moved fast but because my mood vastly improved by being in line with a small mermaid who with her parents support was practicing her English with me. It was precious. Especially when she tried to swipe all the cakes from the display.

The Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall is set up as a cafeteria style buffet. You get a tray and then tell the staff what you want to eat or grab it from what has been set out and then pay before heading off to your seat. This makes it easy for everyone to find something they want to eat.  They start with salads, then move onto desserts followed by main courses and ending with starches (white rice/bread) and drinks.  I got a yogurt desserts and the meat patty with tomato brown sauce.

The dessert came with a souvenir cup. I didn’t have to worry about washing it out since the actual dessert is in a tiny plastic cup inside the souvenir cup. It was decent food, though I hadn’t planned on getting what was like a burger as my meal. There’s English on the menus and replicas of all the food which should make choosing easy. There are also kids sets available. Because I was there during a non-peak busy time (I didn’t know this at the time but there was a parade happening) I was able to pick my own seat, but sometimes during busy times you’ll be lead towards a seat. There also is not a tray return so just leave your stuff at the table when you’re done.

After lunch I went straight for the Haunted Mansion. Because the parade was just ending there wasn’t much of a line so I managed to get through pretty quickly. For the fall and winter they redecorated the Haunted Mansion.

It was a lot of fun, with music from The Nightmare Before Christmas playing and tons of characters added to the ride. This apparently also happens at the Disneyland in California.

It amazed me when I got off the ride how I had managed to knock out both of the things on my two do-list nearly immediately. So I looked at my map again and the event guide. The park is broken up into 7 sections; Fantasyland, Critter Country, Westernland, Adventureland, World Bazaar, Tomorrowland and Toontown.  There were two Halloween events: Halloween Pop’n Live and Night High Halloween. Since it was almost time for the show I found the parade route and sat on the ground near the people who’d been sitting around for nearly an hour to get a good spot. (There’s also special designated spots for visitors with wheelchairs)

It was a fun parade to watch, though if you want a good spot I suggest claiming it early and then having something to protect you from the sun while you sit and wait. Maybe also get some popcorn to snack on while you wait for the show. They’ll teach you different moves to interact with the parade, which seemed to be a lot of making ghostly noises, holding out your hands to scare off monsters, and then spinning your towel (if you had one) around in the air.

milk chocolate popcorn

What I really liked about visiting during the Halloween season was that so many people were dressed up. I couldn’t tell who worked there and who was the character cast while walking around, it was so cool. It was an additional fun thing to check out while walking around trying popcorn and riding way more rides then I had expected.  I was pretty surprised at how quick the lines moved for me. I was able to hit up every ride that I had even a mild interest in. There was no wait for the Pirates of the Caribbean which is connected to the Blue Bayou Restaurant which made for an interesting start to my ride watching people sit down to candlelit dinners and I’m sure for an interesting meal hearing cannon’s blast off and pirate shanties.  I also visited the Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents “Aloha E Komo Mai!” which in order to enjoy the show I was given a little device that translated all the Japanese into English for me. The only thing that had a long line for me was Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek! which according to the signs was about a 50 minute wait. I also managed to see part of the “Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights” while eating pizza outside Captain Hook’s galley. What I learned was that during parades or big performances it was the perfect time to get in line for rides.

There were also Halloween specials of food, though a lot of places where I found it were sold out. But I did manage to get two pumpkin snacks.  The list of these and where they could be found were in the Japanese Halloween guides but not available for English. I just stumbled upon them.

Pumpkin and milk swirl ice cream at Squeezer’s Tropical Juice Bar in Adventureland

pumpkin churro at Parkside Wagon in Adventureland near the World Bazaar

The other thing I was looking forward to was the Night High Halloween which was suppose to be a fireworks musical performance at the castle. When I arrived it was insanely packed, with all seating on the lawn already full and people crowding around. It was…disappointing.

Up until the show began they played all sorts of “Halloween” music, from Descendants to the “Monster Mash” and then when the show started it was basic Halloween projections (ghosts and skulls) onto the castle with the occasional firework going off towards the left. It was four minutes long. In my event guide that was the last show. So, a bit disapointed, I just wandered about hitting up any last ride I wanted and then towards later in the evening while I was riding the Carousel I heard fireworks go off and what sounded like fire machines and music and realized that my event guide had lied and that the “Once Upon a Time” show happening which I’ve heard is much better and completely missed.

Overall I had a great time. There was less Halloween things then I had expected. I also knew that there was special popcorn flavors but not that there were special churro flavors, so I think next time I’ll make sure I have the Halloween guide even though it’s in Japanese and eat more churros. I think Halloween season at Disney is my favorite.

I ended up staying until the park closed around 10pm and then finding my way back to the train station (I had to ask for directions because it was dark out and following the crowd had sent me in the opposite direction).

Tokyo Disneyland I arrived at Disneyland in not the best "happiest place on earth" mood. Getting there had been a pain, mostly because I hadn't fully understood the Shinkasen/how transfers would work out.