Konami's pop'n music series always had this wild genre roulette thing going on and this V-RARE collection from pop'n music 8 is peak that. "100sec. Kitchen Battle!!" is frantic jazz fusion that sounds like a cooking show having a breakdown.
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Then "Raspberry Heart" hits you with this sugary vocal pop that shouldn't work next to it but absolutely does. "rings on the water ~thunderstorm mix~" takes the original and buries it under layers of atmospheric texture, way moodier than you'd expect from an arcade game.
The unplugged "White Eve" is surprisingly tender. The whole disc jumps between absurd and beautiful with zero warning. If you've never dug into pop'n music's deep cuts, this is where it gets weird in the best way.