The Pop Singer stands in the center of the stage performing while her monkey fan club cheers her on. The player takes control of the monkey on the right side of the front row. Certain phrases in Pop Singer's song indicate what action the player must take. When she sings "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" (ハイ!ハイ!ハイ!?, Hai hai hai!) or any other phrase repeated three times, the fans are expected to clap four times directly afterward. The other duty of her fanbase is to clap three times and then follow with a short jump after she recites the line "I suppose" (かもね!?, Ka mo ne!). The audience echoes her, but stretches out the "I" and adds in a "hey!" when they hop. For each syllable repeated by the monkeys, a clap is performed.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the game's appearance is drastically different, taking place on an indoor stage rather than outdoors.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player claps or jumps in time with the others.
Early!/Late!?: The player claps or jumps slightly off, causing the others to glare.
Miss...?: The other monkeys glare at the player. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, holding Ⓐ or a tap for too long makes the player charge a jump when they're not supposed to.
Results
A Word from the #1 Fan()
A Word from the #1 Fan()
Your clapping was way off! "I suppose" you could do better.
Your clapping was way off! "I suppose" you could do better.
Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
You guys sounded great! "I suppose" you did all right!
You guys sounded great! "I suppose" you did all right!
A Word from the #1 Fan
Your clapping was way off! "I suppose" you could do better.
Eh. Passable.
You guys sounded great! "I suppose" you did all right!
Epilogue
I thought you were supposed to be my biggest fan...
Thanks for your support!
I couldn't ask for better fans!
I thought you were supposed to be my biggest fan...
My friend took me to a concert. I wasn't really into her music before we went, but seeing her working hard onstage really impressed me. It made me think I need to work harder, too!
Yone: When we were making this game, Tsunku♂-san gave us an instrumental version of the song...that is, a version without vocals. Based on that song, I decided to make a game about monkeys cheering on an idol, so I made a draft. I came up with the lyrics, and this time I sang the song...of course I edited it into a female voice (laughs). But it was very well received within the company. That gave me confidence, and when I had a meeting with Tsunku♂-san, he listened to it as if it was the once-in-a-generation big game. Then he said "Oh, I see, that's interesting. Then let's see the next game." and I was swept away just like that. (Looking disappointed) It was a work I was proud of that took a lot of time.
つんく♂ マ歌った米さんには悪いけど、あんまり印象に残らへんかったね（笑）。
Tsunku♂: I feel bad for Yone-san who sang it, but it didn't leave much of an impression on me (laughs).
Oguro: I thought it would be twice as good for the fans if Eri~na from Canary CLUB sang it for us (laughs). By the way, the monkeys' call of "Kamone, hoi!" has Tsunku♂'s voice mixed in. Also, it seems that there are fans who wear monkey costumes at the actual concerts.
In the Try Again epilogue to this game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, a character appears who bears a resemblance to a caricature of Tsunku♂ featured in a promotional image of him with Tibby[1].
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