Konami Marks 28 Years Of Pop'n Music With Staff Livestream
Twenty-eight years in, Konami is pairing an anniversary livestream of staff memories with a public exhibition, keeping the series' own developers and composers as the draw rather than a game announcement.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Konami Arcade Games has announced a commemorative livestream for pop'n music, which marks its 28th anniversary on September 28. Des-ROW, producer of pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, and director wac appear with composers Yuei and PON to discuss memories of the series. The stream runs from 20:00 on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari). A pop'n music exhibition is also running in Shibuya until October 4 and is set for Kyoto from October 30.
The anniversary stream runs on BEMANI Namahousou (Kari), the web broadcast that normally carries the latest BEMANI news. Des-ROW, producer of the currently operating arcade title pop'n music High☆Cheers!!, and director wac are joined by composers Yuei and PON to talk through their memories of the series.
The pop'n music exhibition in Shibuya runs until October 4 and is scheduled for Kyoto from October 30. The series began as the second BEMANI entry after beatmania, a rhythm game played on nine buttons, and a new cabinet model arrived toward the end of 2025. pop'n music High☆Cheers!! is in operation at game centers nationwide, with pop'n music Lively distributed for PC.
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