Mermaid girl is a song that debuted in beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem. It later crossed-over to pop'n music 20 fantasia, as one of the unlockable songs from Phase 3 of the Soreyuke! Pop'n Quest (それゆけ！ポップンクエスト?) unlock event. It could be unlocked from May 9, 2012, until October 1, 2012, when it is available to play by everybody.
Mermaid girl received an EASY chart in pop'n music Sunny Park, replacing its old 5-Buttons chart.
Mermaid girl was added to ポップンリズミン, as part of the beatmania IIDX Pack 2 (beatmaniaIIDXパック2?).
Mermaid girl is available in pop'n music Lively as part of the pop'n music Lively beatmania IIDX Selection Music Pack vol.2 (pop'n music Lively beatmania IIDX セレクション 楽曲パック vol.2?), since February 17, 2021.
Lyrics
Game Size
I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long I lived in an ocean, in a coral palace Grown up in comfort sweet princess Sugar and spices and all that's nice The missing ingredient was just your presence One day a witch gave me lovely legs To come up to your side I know this dreamy world's a fairytale But could you kiss me here I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long Bubbles sparkle and disappear Into the deep blue sea I know my life is a sad fairytale So could you wipe my tears I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long
Long Version
I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long I lived in an ocean, in a coral palace Grown up in comfort sweet princess Sugar and spices and all that's nice The missing ingredient was just your presence One day a witch gave me lovely legs To come up to your side I know this dreamy world's a fairytale But could you kiss me here I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long When the sun is gone, stars appear in darkness Noticed you've chosen another princess Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Dance alone with smile for you till sunrise That day I gave her my clear voice Instead of a shiny day I know this silent song's a fairytale Ah could you hear me please I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long Bubbles sparkle and disappear Into the deep blue sea I know my life is a sad fairytale So could you wipe my tears I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Waiting for a honey man De-dup-i-dip-i sing a song Love me take me there I'm a twinkle little mermaid girl Oh I'm in a heavenly world De-dup-i-dip-i call my name De-dup-i-dip-i hold me long
Song Connections / Remixes
- A long version of Mermaid girl appears on the beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK. It contains the final version's verse and a new one. The location test lyrics are not used.
- Another long version, Mermaid girl (Extended RRVer.), appears on Ryu☆'s third album, Rainbow☆Rainbow.
- An eurobeat remix of Mermaid girl by DJ Command, titled Mermaid girl -秋葉工房MIX-, appears in beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle.
- A speed remix by Ryu☆, titled Mermaid girl (Ryu☆Remix), appears on the cyber beatnation 2 - Hi Speed conclusion- CD.
- A short edit of this remix appears in REFLEC BEAT limelight.
- A remix of Mermaid girl by Hyuji feat. LIQU@。, titled Mermaid girl (Tropical Remix), appears on SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS.
- Another remix of Mermaid girl by The 4th (Nakahara and Kosuke Saito, titled Mermaid girl (The 4th Remix), can be found on The 4th's Force of The 4th album.
Trivia
- Mermaid girl contained different lyrics, and it has its artist name capitalized as CREAM PUFF, in the beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem location test.[3]
- It took Ryutaro Nakahara 64 tries to have Mermaid girl finalized, according to him in a blog.[4]
- With the removal of both ドキドキ妄想空回りシンドローム (ドキ・カラ) and ロマンティックあげるよ, Mermaid girl is the first song in the arcade pop'n music series to have Kirara as a rival character.
- Mermaid girl's original NORMAL and battle HYPER charts' notecounts are tied.
References
- Mermaid girl's lyrics were inspired by The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen.
Cameos
- Mermaid girl is used as background music in a mission on the KONAMI arcade game ROAD FIGHTERS (ロードファイターズ?).
- Mermaid girl is one of the three selectable background songs that are part of the BEMANI Selection Vol.15 bundle in Bombergirl, as part of the BEMANI Life ♪♪ Stamp event.[5]
Song Production Information[1][2]
Cream puff (Halka)
Hello, I'm Halka!
I'm usually a member of HHH, but I was in charge of producing and writing lyrics here.
The story is based on The Little Mermaid.
The lyrics are a bit sad, but if you've ever shared these same feelings, you can relate to them.
That's why every girl is a princess!
Cream puff has the same meaning in English.
What kind of cream puffs do you like?
I like stacking a tower of small puffs.
I want to share them with everyone, have some tea, and enjoy eating them together!
Cream puff (moimoi)
Hello! I'm moimoi!
Halka invited me to sing Mermaid girl, and it's my very, very lucky song!
This song allowed me to meet everyone who enjoys playing music games☆彡
Two years later, everyone said
"Mermaid girl is my favorite song!"
"I know moimoi from Mermaid girl"
Which made me very happy^^
The lyrics are sad, but cute at the same time
(Such as "Sugar and spices and all that's nice"!)
With a sparkling melody, it gave birth to a new moimoi voice that has never been heard before!
By the way, I love cream puffs!!
I love all kinds of them, whether they have soft dough or crunchy tops!!!
Ryu☆
I'm Ryu☆, who's in charge of the sound.
Mermaid girl has finally arrived in pop'n.
In beatmania IIDX, there's the original and Akiba koubou MIX
In Dance Dance Revolution, there's the original
In REFLEC BEAT / REFLEC BEAT plus, there's the Ryu☆Remix
And, in pop'n music, there's the original too.
It's thanks to your support that you can play this song in various games.
Thank you very much
Huh? Do I like cream puffs?
Soft pie is my preferred type.
Soft pie is my preferred type.
Staff Comments[1][2]
PON
A mermaid is perfect for fantasia!
That's why we decided to crossover it.
When I heard it for the first time when IIDX18 was released, I wondered "who's this cute vocalist?".
After that, moimoi received more attention. It's a good story, isn't it?
I want to eat cream puffs every once------------- in a while, maybe twice a year.
The moist ones from convenience stores are enough for me.
eimy
Wo~w! Now you can play it in pop'n quite early! I love how cute it is.
とっきー
When I heard the song for the first time, I thought it was sparkling and cute~ and I didn't realize the lyrics were sad!
The Little Mermaid has a sad fate, someone please make her happy.
ちっひ
This cute song has a strong image of a sailor girl sporting a bare midriff.
pop'n has a youthful mermaid girl which fits perfectly with the song title!
が～す～
Was it a sad song!? I don't understand English, so I thought the song was much brighter...
As a side note, I like cream puffs filled with cream.
masaru
moimoi's success is great, isn't it? She's already a pop'n character too!
Recently, drinking cream puffs seems to be popular~
オーツ
Cream puffs absolutely contain fresh cream.
shio
It's wonderful that the unit name is named after a candy. It contains perfect, sweet vocals, and is a sparkling song♪
I'm impressed that it's sung well at the beginning, like a tongue twister.
Here, I tried to imitate it to learn how to be cute, but it doesn't seem to have yellow temperance. ...shionin is in the mood to eat choux ice cream today.
wac
The hard ones have a luxurious quality that gives me high satisfaction, but I also like soft ones. I think soft puffs are nice for my stomach.
I'm happy if it not only contains custard, but fresh cream as well. I also like ice cream puffs for some reason.
I'm a person who likes éclairs. Éclair is a cool name, isn't it?
Ah, speaking of bubblegum, it's more like old-fashioned pop, and I'm not familiar with dance music myself, but when I first heard this song, it reminded me of the early DDR years and I felt nostalgic.
This song was my first moimoi song. Surprisingly, it's very recent.
I just noticed, but it's a mermaid because of bubblegum, isn't it? Or is it bubblegum because of a mermaid?
Either way, I can't help but hope Kirara doesn't disappear like a bubble again.
まめしば
It's abbreviated as "Mamega", which Mameshiba is familiar with.
It's like I'm being absorbed into something like this.
It's somehow nostalgic, no, is it new after all? It's somewhat a strange song.
KIRARA also matches that feeling.
The "Idol Mermaid Concert" quest is unlocked when "Undersea Investigation", "Micro of Clione", and "The Wish of Ailanthus" are cleared.
"The Wish of Ailanthus" is a red quest. Click here for the unlock conditions.
(The link in the last line is already dead.)
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 | 160 | 488 | 839 | 1105 | 400 | 488 |
| pop'n music 20 fantasia | 16 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 22 | 25 |
New Scale (1~50)
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | 296 | 488 | 839 | 1105 | 400 | 488 |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→Present | 10 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 25 |
| pop'n music Lively DLC | 10 | 26 | 35 | 42 | - | - |
pop'n rhythmin
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
| Game | Difficulties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | H | EX | ||
| Notecounts | 157 | 272 | 370 | |
| ポップンリズミン | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Gallery
Jacket
Sound Files
Mermaid girl (without keysounds)
Mermaid girl
Videos
References
Citations
External Links
- Mermaid girl in the Beatmania Wiki
- Mermaid girl in the DanceDanceRevolution Wiki