E.C.M.

Some parts of this article are untranslated! E.C.M. needs its song production/character information, music comment(s), net self lines and/or staff comments translated.

E.C.M.PAPEHINA meets Haya-P
General information
Genre	AKIBA
Romanized Title	-
English Translation	-
Artist Name Romanized	-
BPM	144
Status	Hidden CS song
Length	1:32
Character
Staff
Vocal	-
Lyrics	-
Composer	Eiichi Kitsukawa
Arranger	Yoichi Hayashi
Other	Yoichi Hayashi (Keyboard/Music Programming)
Appearances
DebutAppearance	Pop'n Music 2(CS)
OtherAppearances	Pop'n Music 3 Pop'n Music 4 Pop'n Music 13 CARNIVAL

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, can be found in pop'n music打!!.
• The HYPER and EX chart version of E.C.M. is slightly different from the NORMAL version of the song.

Trivia

• E.C.M. is programmer and sound data analyzer Eiichi Kitsukawa's only original composition in BEMANI.
• E.C.M.'s genre, AKIBA, is a reference to Akihabara (秋葉原), a district of Tokyo, Japan, which is known as a major shopping area for electronic, computer and anime goods.
• According to Yoichi Hayashi, E.C.M. stands for "Ese Chinese Music" (Faux Chinese Music).
• In pop'n music 2 CS and pop'n music 4, E.C.M.'s character was SHOLLKEE. This palette was SHOLLKEE's 1P color in pop'n music 2 CS.
  • In pop'n music 3 and its CS counterpart, E.C.M.'s character was SHOLLKEE.
    • E.C.M. was the only pop'n music 2 CS crossover in pop'n music 3 whose rival character was not AYA.
• E.C.M. received brand-new HYPER and EX charts in pop'n music 13 カーニバル, unlockable as part of the WakuWaku pop'n Land (わくわく ポップンランド) event.
• E.C.M.'s HYPER chart was re-rated in pop'n music éclale on March 22nd, 2016.

Music Comment

A little high tempo techno. Hitting the gong in cyber city?

Song Production Information

Haya-P

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 (laugh)).

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 part 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).

Difficulty & Notecounts

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.

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	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 13 CS	12	11	28	35	16	-
pop'n music 3→4	-	12	-	-	-	-
pop'n music 9→12 Iroha	12	↓11	-	-	16	-
pop'n music 13→20 fantasia	12	11	28	35	16	-
pop'n music Sunny Park→Lapistoria	-	17	34	41	16	-
pop'n music éclale→Present	-	17	↓32	41	16	-

pop'n music Da!!

pop'n music Da!! difficulty rated from 1 to 10.

Game	Difficulties
	N	EX
Notecounts / Words	213 / 21	223 / 21
pop'n music Da!!	4	7

Gallery

Videos

AKIBA 「E.C.M.」

AKIBA 「E.C.M. ＬＯＮＧ」