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Pop'n Music High☆Cheers!! (ポップンミュージック ハイチアーズ!!?)[2][3], also stylized as pop'n music High☆Cheers!! is a Japanese music/rhythm video game developed by KONAMI and BEMANI, and is the 29th main installment in the pop'n music series. The game received its first two location tests: one located in Tokyo Leisure Land Akihabara from July 5 to July 6, 2025, and the other in Round1 Sennichimae in July 12 to July 13, 2025.
The game also had another location test at AMUSEMENT EXPO 2025 from November 14 to 15, 2025.[4]
The game launched in arcades on December 18, 2025[5], releasing in Japan, Asia, and North America, for the first time.[3] News of the North American release broke through the official Twitter account of Ikigai Arcade from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which purchased two cabinets.[6]
New Cabinet Info[]
The new cabinet for pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, referred to as the Pikapika Pop-kun Model[5], contains some features that are different to the original cabinet for older pop'n music games. It runs in 120 FPS, has a monitor that is 43 inches, and is equipped with a headphone jack. There is also a smaller touch screen, positioned below the main monitor, as this is an alternative method to select songs and adjust options. Another unique feature for this cabinet is a pair of two Pop-kuns placed at each end of the general nine-button layout. Each of them toggle on/off the HIDDEN and SUDDEN option. The player can setup this option on the touch screen as well.[7]
Pop'n Cheers! Project[]
On its 27th anniversary (September 28, 2025), pop'n music had announced the Pop'n Cheers! Project, starting with an e-Amusement card sweepstake, followed by the wish box event on October 1, 2025, a genre submission event on the 8th, an EDP x beatnation summit concert on the 12th, and two upcoming song submission contests: one for beginner composers and one for professional composers[8][9]. The events inside the Pop'n Cheers! Project are to be connected with the 29th installment of the pop'n music franchise.
Song List[]
See Pop'n Music High☆Cheers!!/Music List.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Song genres for original pop'n music songs return, making this game to be the first to have them, after the 7-game gap without them.
- Through the Pop'n Cheers! Project, songs from pop'n music ラピストリア to Jam&Fizz will retroactively be given genres.
- Having characters with new designs and animations, other than Mimi and Nyami, is no longer scarce, as pop'n music High☆Cheers!! is the first mainline arcade game to have this, since pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢.
- In addition, the new designs and animations are uploaded for a higher resolution than the previous.
- This is the first game to have animated portraits when selecting characters and selecting songs.
- After four games, pop'n music High☆Cheers!! became the first game to have location tests, since うさぎと猫と少年の夢.
- pop'n music High☆Cheers!! is the first game to have the songs' BPM displayed in the song selection screen, since pop'n music 7.
- pop'n music High☆Cheers!! has been referred to by multiple names on posts from the pop'n music team's Twitter account.
- Initially called High Cheers!!, it was changed to Cheers Party!! on October 25th, 2025, changed again to Happy Cheer!! on October 28th, 2025, Cheers Mate! on November 5th, 2025, Say Cheer! on November 6th, 2025, Cheers High! on November 8th, 2025, Like Cheers!! on November 9th, 2025, Hey Cheer! on November 11th, 2025, and High Cheees!! on November 13th, 2025.
- Despite this, the game is officially titled High☆Cheers!!, according to KONAMI's FY2026 2nd quarter financial results.
- The reason why the game went through multiple name changes is because the rest of the titles were rejected ideas that wac wanted to share.[10]
Adjustments[11][]
- EASY difficulty has been renamed to LIGHT difficulty.
- The JUDGE ADJUST option is introduced from pop'n music Lively.
- The LANE TYPE option was introduced, which lets the player adjust the format of the lanes: the NORMAL selection is formatted for pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, while the SLIM selection is identical to the one from the previous titles.
- Ojamas seem to be missing from this game. However, it's unknown whether or not they're only excluded from location tests or completely excluded from the entire game.
- You can now disable LONG POP notes[12]
- Once you disable long notes, these notes will automatically convert into regular notes.
- Disabling LONG POP will cause a symbol to appear near your score rating]
- Additionally, disabling LONG POP will block you from reaching a maximum score of 100,000.
- The appearances of Pop-kuns were graphically enhanced for the new game.
- The style of animation, although using the same techniques as they always used, has also changed, as the animations have become smoother.
- So far, only Mimi and Nyami were playable in the first two location tests on July.
- Older character portraits and animations are now upscale using an in-house system.
- Newer characters now have a loose portrait.
- Score ratings also have + ratings such as AA+.
- Songs with variable BPMs show the most common BPM when adjusting the game settings.
- Character profiles are now shown on the character select screen.
- Additionally, older characters without flavor text are now given flavor text under their portraits.
- A new two-lane game mode has been added, played using the added Pop-kun shaped buttons.
- Selecting the BEAT POP option changes the lane colors to white and blue.
- The colors of the physical buttons change as well.
Gallery[]
Promotional Items[]
Gameplay[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GameSpark article (Japanese)
- ↑ Pop'n Team's post about Mary's appearance in the game
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 KONAMI FY2026 2nd Quarter Financial Results
- ↑ DenFaminico Gamer article about the AMUSEMENT EXPO location test (Japanese)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 BEMANI Live Broadcast, December 9, 2025 (Japanese)
- ↑ Ikigai Arcade's Twitter post
- ↑ Famitsu article about the new cabinet (Japanese)
- ↑ BEMANI生放送（仮） (2025.10.15配信) (超ルーキー部門)
- ↑ BEMANI生放送（仮） (2025.10.15配信) (超オリジナル部門)
- ↑ Gamespark article (Japanese)
- ↑ RemyWiki page
- ↑ Pop'n team: ~初級 LONG POP編~
- ↑ YouTube video (Japanese)
- ↑ Famitsu article with interview (Japanese)
External Links[]
- First Location Test page (Japanese)
- Pop'n Cheers! Project page (Japanese)
- Pop’n Music High Cheers!! Official website (Japanese)