- "A techno song that has a slightly high tempo. Are you playing the drums in a cyber city?"
- ―Music Comment
E.C.M. is a hidden song that appears in the home release of pop'n music 2. It can be unlocked, after playing ARCADE MODE for 6 hours in total. Another option to unlock E.C.M. is to play the Beginner Course in Marathon Mode, where it will appear in Stage 1 of NORMAL MODE.
This song was transported to pop'n music 3 as part of the Final Stage. In the console version, it is part of the default songlist.
In pop'n music 13 カーニバル, E.C.M. received new HYPER and EX charts, which could be unlocked via the Waku Waku Pop'n Land (わくわく ポップンランド?) event. In the console version, however, the song is part of the default songlist.
E.C.M.'s HYPER chart was re-rated in pop'n music éclale on March 22, 2016.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A long version of E.C.M. can be found on the pop'n music★Inst Best album.
- An extended version of E.C.M., titled E.C.M. pop'n music-DA!! Special Version, is only playable in pop'n music打!!.
- The HYPER and EX charts do share a version that is slightly different from the NORMAL chart variant of the song.
Trivia
General
- E.C.M. is the first BEMANI song contribution by Eiichi Kitsukawa, the programmer and sound data analyzer.
- This song is also his only one that he composed; he would later write lyrics to some of the later songs.
- E.C.M. was the only pop'n music 2 CS crossover in pop'n music 3 whose rival character was not Aya.
- The song's NORMAL chart is bizarrely known to have tight timing windows, making it harder to either do a full combo or perfect combo.
Etymology
- E.C.M. is an abbreviation for "Ese Chinese Music" (Faux Chinese Music), as stated by Yoichi Hayashi.
- The song's genre, AKIBA, refers to a district from Tokyo, Japan, called Akihabara (秋葉原?). This district is generically known to be a primary shopping area that vends electronics, video games, and promotional items from anime.
Song Production Information[1]
I know some of you may be wondering,
"What kind of genre is 'AKIBA'?"
Of course, there is no such genre. It's just a theme (I'm out of ideas (laughs)).
This song was created by sound programmer PAPEHINA. It's techno with a sense of speed.
Originally, it had a lot of kung-fu style screaming sound effects, etc., which made it sound very Chinese-ish, but it sounded like a joke halfway through, so I asked PAPEHINA to change it.
In the middle and the last parts of the song, there is a part where three-note and four-note phrases attack each other alternately. This part is easy to press by eye, but when interpreted musically, it is "least common denominator-like" and unexpectedly difficult. It is an interesting experiment.
E.C.M., by the way, stands for "Ese Chinese Music" (Faux Chinese Music).
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Difficulty & Notecounts[2]
pop'n music
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
Old Scale (1~43)
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | 164 | 181 | 419 | 542 | 164 | - |
| pop'n music 2 CS | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| pop'n music 3 CS | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 カーニバル CS | 12 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 16 | - |
| pop'n music 3→4 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| pop'n music 9→12 いろは | 12 | ↓11 | - | - | 16 | - |
| 13 カーニバル→20 fantasia | 12 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 16 | - |
New Scale (1~50)
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | - | 181 | 419 | 542 | 164 | - |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→ラピストリア | - | 17 | 34 | 41 | 16 | - |
| éclale→Present | - | 17 | ↓32 | 41 | 16 | - |
pop'n music Da!!
pop'n music Da!! difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
| Game | Difficulties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAL | EXPERT | |||
| Notecounts | 213 / 21 | 223 / 21 | ||
| pop'n music打!! | 4 | 17 | ||
Gallery
Sound Files
E.C.M. (without keysounds)
E.C.M. (without HYPER/EX keysounds)
E.C.M.
E.C.M. (extended version)
References
| pop'n music 3 songs | |
|---|---|
| First Stage | Bit of Love | Don't Disturb (pop'n 2 CS) | 恋のシャレード | Prism♥Heart (pop'n 2 CS) | Take me to... | 和你一起走 |
| Second Stage | ENDLESS SUMMER NUDE | Give me your pain (pop'n 2 CS) | 走れブン！ブン！ (pop'n 2 CS) | LET ME FEEL SO HIGH | Little Robin's Drawer | peppermint | R.C. (pop'n 2 CS) | 水中家族のテーマ | 取り返してやる！～Again,My Lovely Day～ (pop'n 2 CS) |
| Final Stage | 愛を探そう | Bee's Eye (pop'n 2 CS) | E.C.M. (pop'n 2 CS) | Miracle Moon(お月様が中継局) (pop'n 2 CS) | なんか変だ！ | PULSE (pop'n 2 CS) | 淋しくてLoneliness (pop'n 2 CS) | Theme of staff roll～special mix～ (pop'n 2 CS) | TILL THE END OF TIME | 宇宙船Q-Mex | un-Balance | 麗しのカーディガン (pop'n 2 CS) |
| Hidden Songs | 8月のサヨナラ | LA LA LA |
| pop'n music 13 カーニバル songs | |
|---|---|
| Default Songlist | |
| Initial | アジサイの花 | 文明開化 | Dar[k]wish | ƒƒƒƒƒ | HOTな夜の㊙ドリンク | HypArcSin(x) | Infinity Blue | キボウノタネ | masquerade | メルト | MILK・CROWN | MOON | NEW PEOPLE | 虹色 | Opportunity | ポップミュージック論 | Railroad Force | Save you | 白い森の伝説 | 空への扉 | Spring Comes Around | SUN/光線 |
| Licensed Songs | あなたのとりこ | BAROQUE HOEDOWN (エレクトリカルパレードのテーマ) | GET WILD | 摩訶不思議アドベンチャー | ルネッサンス情熱 |
| BEMANI EXPO | コキュトス | 太陽とバトル | 桃源絵巻 |
| SECRET Songs | エブリデイ・ラブリデイ (CS) | 男盛〜おとこざかり | 真超深ＴＩＯＮ |
| わくわく ポップンランド | |
| 1st set | DAWN | E.C.M. (CS) | MARS WAR 3 | ポップン電機CMソング |
| 2nd set | Doll's sight (CS) | ミュージカル"5丁目物語"よりオーヴァチュア | Ti voglio bene ancora |
| 3rd set | ラスベガスドリーム | 麻雀格闘倶楽部特別接続曲 | マジックアカデミー組曲 | ランブルメドレー |
| Final sets | パレード (TV/Anime) | ワンダーアイランド |
| わくわく ポップンワールド | |
| 1st set | バトル XIII | Majestic Fire | Violently Car |
| 2nd set | Der Wald | 妖怪Zの唄 |
| 3rd set | BEYOND THE EARTH (CS) | GADARINA | キングモンキー | KING of the SEA |
| Final sets | Ferris wheel | フリーパス | ポップンカーニバルマーチ | Sanctum Crusade |