Song of the Week! 2 August 2025

It's time, once again, to bring up yet another live example of how getting geared with an Ura Oni chart isn't a licensed cover song's way to dodge perma-deletion action in Taiko grounds.

This time around, it's arguably a greater loss for those looking for an easy arcade medal grind...

First Video Portal: August 2025

2025/07/25

	Title
	Ai Shite Ai Shite Ai Shite Kikuo feat. Hatsune Miku 愛して愛して愛して／きくお feat. 初音ミク	★3	★5	★6	★8 507
	Monitoring DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku モニタリング／DECO*27 feat. 初音ミク	★2	★4	★6	★8 422
	Rolling Girl wowaka feat. Hatsune Miku ローリンガール／wowaka feat. 初音ミク	★2	★3	★4	★8 665
	Mimukawa Nice Try  NuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNuNu みむかゥわナイストライ／ぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬぬ	★2	★4	★6	★7 516	★9 709
	Suna no Wakusei Hachi feat. Hatsune Miku 砂の惑星／ハチ feat. 初音ミク	★3	★5	★5	★9 741

[NS2] - Early-August's Vocaloid-Palooza Update!

The month of August couldn't have a better start for Taiko-attuned Vocaloid fans than this! After a shadowdrop reveal on Nicovideo (and the official announcement video up here), all versions of Donderful/Rhythm Festival have received some extra content for Taiko Music Pass subscribers, as part of the Hatsune Miku's Summer Song Festival! (夏の初音ミク曲祭り！) collaboration event.

Taiko Time 15th Anniversary Quiz!

It's been quite some time since we post right on time for the blog's anniversary, but...

Taiko Time turns 15 today! (2025/07/31)

Like many of our anniversaries in the past, we have prepared the Anniversary Quiz to test your knowledge on the Taiko no Tatsujin series, hosted exclusively on Google Forms this year:

https://forms.gle/t1LfdKgSfe35Dijz5

The quiz contains 15 four-option multiple-choice questions. After submitting your answers, Google Forms will calculate your total score (out of 15). You can also check our explanation on the questions you got right, but not the ones you got wrong. You can try as many times as you want.

Feel free to share your scores with others, but for the sake of other participants, please do not share the exact answers with anyone else until after we release our answer key in late-November 2025.

Gasshou Stivalfe! Lyrics

Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: Masako Oogami (おおがみまさこ)
Vocals:
　　Main: Danchinomiya Sisters (団地ノ宮姉妹) = Kotoko (琴子) and Yako (弥子)
　　Chorus: Tama☆tai (たま☆たい)

Japanese lyrics sourced from OST Ringo-ame.

Song of the Week! 26 July 2025

 

We can't have a Summer-y season around here without some traditional Japanese festival music to it, can we?

[NS2/PTB] - End-July's Digitally-Distributed Treats

Just as the month is coming to a close, the latest Donderful/Rhythm Festival TMP song removal round is followed with the rise of a brand-new Ura Oni setting, this time around for one of PinocchioP's songs from past years.

At the same time, the everlasting Pop Tap Beat receives yet another update, bringing back Jojo's Bizarre Adventures to the Taiko table after a couple of years since its last outing!

Taiko Music Pass - New Song

	Title
2025/07/24
	Kamippoi na PinocchioP feat. Hatsune Miku 神っぽいな／ピノキオピー feat. 初音ミク					★9

Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Pop Tap Beat Ver.1.26.0 New Songs

	Title
2025/07/24
	il vento d'oro Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 　　「ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー」より	★4	★5	★6	★8	★9
	Lilac From TV Anime 'Oblivion Battery' ライラック／TVアニメ「忘却バッテリー」より	★3	★4	★4	★8
	Kyoufuu All Back (feat. Kaai Yuki) Yukopi 強風オールバック(feat.歌愛ユキ)／ゆこぴ	★3	★4	★5	★7
	UNBIAS 　　Masayoshi Iimori feat. mezz, HAKU ／ WADIVE RECORD	★3	★4	★5	★8
	Asagao BTB アサガオ	★4	★5	★7	★10

Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Official Links
TnT Pop Tap Beat App Store page