Overview
ポッピンキャンディ☆フィーバー！ (Poppin' Candy☆Fever!) is an original VOCALOID song by producer Kinoshita (キノシタ), featuring the dual vocal talents of Otomachi Una (音街ウナ) and Kagamine Rin (鏡音リン). Added to maimai DX UNiVERSE on November 26, 2021, the track belongs to the niconico & VOCALOID (niconico＆ボーカロイド) genre category. With a brisk 190 BPM and a runtime of 2:22, the song delivers a sweet, celebratory pop atmosphere that matches its candy-and-fever theme, complete with call-and-response chants, candy-flavored wordplay ("しゅわしゅわフレーバー," "Pachi Pachi," "MIX"), and an unrelenting high-energy arrangement.
Kinoshita handled every aspect of the production: composition, arrangement, lyrics, and the music video, making Poppin' Candy☆Fever! a singular creative vision. The song's lyrics paint a scene of carefree tea-time fun, urging listeners to dance and laugh without restraint, culminating in a triumphant "はい優勝！" (yes, victory!). The in-game jacket art, described with the tagline "そのひとときは世界で一番の宝物。" ("That moment is the world's best treasure."), reinforces the theme of treasuring joyful moments. Sharp-eyed players noted that the jacket's composition mirrors another Kinoshita maimai song, マイオドレ！舞舞タイム (My Odore! Mai Mai Time), a Vtuber collaboration track, hinting at the producer's recurring visual motifs.
Videos
Charts
DX
BASIC
2(2)
148 notesDesigner: -|Tap 121Hold 9Slide 6Touch 8Break 4
ADVANCED
7+(7.6)
395 notesDesigner: -|Tap 290Hold 25Slide 18Touch 18Break 44
EXPERT
10(10)
599 notesDesigner: シチミヘルツ|Tap 450Hold 45Slide 40Touch 35Break 29
MASTER
12+(12.9)
872 notesDesigner: 隅田川星人|Tap 551Hold 75Slide 87Touch 116Break 43
Trivia
- The jacket art composition of ポッピンキャンディ☆フィーバー！ is strikingly similar to another Kinoshita song in maimai, マイオドレ！舞舞タイム (My Odore! Mai Mai Time), a Vtuber collaboration track, a detail noticed by fans and acknowledged in the wiki.
- Kinoshita (キノシタ) single-handedly composed, arranged, wrote the lyrics for, and created the music video for the song, a full auteur approach uncommon even among VOCALOID producers featured in maimai.
- The song features two VOCALOID voicebanks: Otomachi Una (音街ウナ) and Kagamine Rin (鏡音リン), both singing in a lively back-and-forth exchange throughout the track.
- In Japan, the song debuted in maimai DX UNiVERSE on November 26, 2021. The Asian version followed on April 8, 2022, and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2022) arrived on January 18, 2023.
- The song carries the in-game tagline 'そのひとときは世界で一番の宝物。' ('That moment is the world's best treasure.'), reflecting its theme of cherishing joyful, candy-coated moments.
- The Master chart, designed by 隅田川星人 (Sumidagawa Seijin), sits at a 12.9 difficulty constant with 872 total notes, making it one of the more demanding tracks in the DX UNiVERSE base song set.
- The lyrics include playful candy-themed onomatopoeia and English phrases: 'Poppin' Candy☆Fever!', 'Shall We Dance?', 'Hurry! Hurry!', and 'Check it! Check it!', blending seamlessly with the Japanese verses.
FAQ
- Who composed ポッピンキャンディ☆フィーバー！?
- The song was composed, arranged, and written by the VOCALOID producer Kinoshita (キノシタ), who also created the music video.
- Which vocaloids are featured in Poppin' Candy☆Fever!?
- The song features Otomachi Una (音街ウナ) and Kagamine Rin (鏡音リン) on vocals, singing in a lively duet-style exchange.
- When was ポッピンキャンディ☆フィーバー！ added to maimai?
- It debuted in maimai DX UNiVERSE on November 26, 2021 in Japan. The Asian version received it on April 8, 2022, and the Chinese version (舞萌DX 2022) on January 18, 2023.
- What difficulty levels do the charts for Poppin' Candy☆Fever! have?
- The DX charts span Basic (level 2), Advanced (level 7+), Expert (level 10), and Master (level 12+).
- Who designed the Expert and Master charts for Poppin' Candy☆Fever!?
- The Expert chart was designed by シチミヘルツ (Shichimi Hertz) and the Master chart was designed by 隅田川星人 (Sumidagawa Seijin).
- Does the jacket art of ポッピンキャンディ☆フィーバー！ resemble another maimai song?
- Yes, the jacket's composition closely mirrors another Kinoshita-created maimai track, マイオドレ！舞舞タイム (My Odore! Mai Mai Time), a Vtuber collaboration song, a visual callback spotted by fans.
- What is the BPM of Poppin' Candy☆Fever!?
- The song runs at a consistent 190 BPM, typical of Kinoshita's high-energy pop style.
