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[SITE] Turning Off Mobile View, A Participatory Experiment

July 18, 2017, 7:22 pm
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Sometimes it is humbling to look back on what we done, and how many people are affected by it. How long has it been already now?

With somewhere around 10% to 20% of our page views, it is no doubt mobile platforms are a not-insignificant source of our audience. And for that group, currently we have been setting the mobile view as the default layout on mobile platform (more like leaving it like that). Well yes, it is kinda designed to be slim for the smaller screens, but I myself and other frequent readers have noticed that some of its unfriendly designs that can ruin their experience:
  • even the slightest sideways movement can trigger the mobile view's mechanic to turn pages, making it tough to navigate already and almost arduous at some of our wider content like song lists and Ranking Dojo lists
  • most of our links are at the top- and sidebars, and the mobile view shows none of them
  • ...as well as the chatbox and social media applets, which accounts for like 80% of reader interaction we have
  • if you don't want mobile view due to the above reasons and more, changing to desktop view only works with the current session because it's not the default, so you have to change it very often

So starting today and as a prelude to an upcoming event, we will be turning off the forced mobile view like a participatory experiment of sorts. By the end of that event, we will be asking for your feedback on whether we should keep mobile view off of the default.

So what is that event, after all that? Heh... (slips away)
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PS4 Update - Greetings from Amazon!

July 19, 2017, 3:51 pm
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For once, the popular online retailer's Japanese branch is aiding eager Taiko fans in their quest to find out more about the latest shiny Taiko no Tatsujin videogame's song list selection before its release.

Below the jump is a newly-revealed list of songs that has been found -among other places- in Amazon Japan's product page for Session de Dodon ga Don, listed by genre and overall/console debut distinctions.

Newly Confirmed Songs (Red = NEW / Blue = Console debut)
Pops
　　海の声 Umi no Koe
　　イケナイ太陽 Ikenai Taiyou
Anime
　　紅蓮の弓矢 Guren no Yumiya
　　ウィーアー！ We Are!
Variety
        最終鬼畜妹フランドール・S Last Brutal Sister Flandre S
        チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室 Cirno's Perfect Math Class
Game Music
　　Theme of Ryu(Street Fighter V)
        お願い！シンデレラ Onegai! Cinderella (iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)
　　Brand New Theather! (iDOLM@STER Million Live! Theather Days)

On top of these additions, the boxart for the game+TaTaCon bundle started to float around the Internet, revealing yet another song with quite the blurry reading...

By squinting the eyes really hard, it's possible to make out another song title for the Game Music genre on the leftmost side of the bundle's full boxart, whose reading is something along the lines of Urban Strike/Urban Striker, written in Western lettering. Feel free to speculate with us until the song's actual name gets revelaed in a more clear way!

[UPDATE] - Up to now, the most plausible hypothesis for the mystery Game Music track's identity is the song Urban Striker from Critical Velocity, seeing how Taiko games already got a few tracks from the game into former installments of the series.
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Twitter Snippets (20 July 2017) - A Midsummer Morning's Arcade Gacha/Collab Updates

July 19, 2017, 10:09 pm
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The weekly blog entry isn't up yet, but here are a couple of notices from the Taiko Team's latest tweets about Yellow Version's going-ons! First, we have the re-opening of the Summer Vacation Limited Parts Gacha, so that those ho still miss some of the title parts from the previous iterations has another chance to pick up the leftover parts.


Up next we have another teaser for the A3! collaboration with Taiko no Tatsujin that is scheduled to begin later this year. Enjoy some silhouettes of the male idol gacha game's A3ders that will be featured in-game during the event!
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Namco Taiko Blog (20 July 2017) - Session de Dodon ga Don's Initial Song List Full Reveal!

July 20, 2017, 3:41 am
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The title says it all, so venture with us after the jump for the final pre-release default song notices for the incoming PS4 Taiko game!

Newly Confirmed Songs (Red = NEW / Blue = Console debut)
Classic
        ハンロック Hanrock
　　ウィリアム・テル序曲 William Tell Overture
　　クラシックメドレー(ロック編) Classic Medley (Rock Ver.)
Namco Original
        トラストゲーム Trust Game
        マジカル・パフェ Magical Parfait
　　三瀬川乱舞 Mitsusegawa Ranbu
        そつおめしき・ふる Sotsu Omeshiki Complete
        No Gravity
        VICTORIA
        天狗囃子 Tengu Bayashi
        タイムトラベラー Time Traveler
        黄泉のイザナミ Yomi no Izanami
        東京ソーダ 8Bit Edit Tokyo Soda 8-bit Edit
        夢幻の蒼空 Mugen no Sora
        合唱スタボーフェ！ Gasshou Stabofe!
        Fly away
        豊穣弥生 Houjou Yayoi
        エンジェルドリーム Angel Dream
        ユウガオノキミ Yuugao no Kimi
        桜花爛漫 Ouka Ranman
        Red Rose Evangel
        毒LOCANdy♡ DokuLO CANdy♡
        さいたま2000 Saitama 2000
        まださいたま2000 Mada Saitama 2000

We can also confirm our guess/leak from the TaTaCon bundle: the newcoming Game Music Urban Striker is indeed the one track from Critical Velocity.

One last clarification this blog entry gives us is about the 6-song-pack pre-order deal: the Season Pass-y formula comes at a discounted price for early buyers that purchase it before the game's launch, giving off the 6-pack deay at 2500 Yen (tax excl.) instead of 3000 Yen.

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Taiko Plus/STH: Yup That Happened: GTH June 30 Additions

July 20, 2017, 4:39 am
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Now that PS4-1 song inclusion matters are done, let's get back to the things that actually matter. Like the fact that this update happened! ...yup.

Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds: June 30
自力本願レボリューション Jiriki Hongan Revolution
　　　「暗殺教室」より Assassination Classroom
Endless Seeker
　　　東方Projectアレンジ A-One
交響曲第7番から Excerpt from Symphony No. 7
　　　ベートーヴェン Beethoven
おおブレネリ O Vreneli
No Way Back (+Ura)
　　　「GOD EATER」より
マリオネットピュア Marionette Pure
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Taiko no Tatsujin PS4 Additional Contents

July 21, 2017, 12:07 am
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Key:  Anime  Classic  J-Pop  Game Music  Variety  Vocaloid  Namco Original  Ura

Pre-Order/Limited Songs

Session de Dodon ga Don Launch Pre-order
The following songs can be downloaded only after that specific redemption codes have been input in the general Playstation Store. These codes are attached to the copies of the game who have been specifically bought at selected retailers.

SongRelease DateCode Redemption
 Ryuu to Kokuen no Himegimi (竜と黒炎の姫君)
  Ryuu to Kokuen no Himegimi (竜と黒炎の姫君)		Oct 26 2017Available by purchasing the game (1st-edition physical and digital versions)
 Burning Force Medley (バーニングフォースメドレー)Oct 26 2017Available by purchasing the game (digital version only, through the Playstation Store)
 Tower of Babel (バベルの塔)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from Amazon Japan
 Taiko March (太鼓のマーチ)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from Aeon
 Mojipittan Medley (もじぴったんメドレー)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from GEO-Online
 Tower of Druaga Medley (ドルアーガの塔メドレー)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from Joshin
 Mappy Medley (マッピーメドレー)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from Toys 'R' Us
 Dragon Spirit Medley (ドラゴンスピリットメドレー)Oct 26 2017Available by pre-ordering the game from Yamada Denki

Playstation Store DLC Packs/Single Content

All the following additional contents are purchased via the Additional Contents (追加コンテンツ) on the main menu. It's possible to either buy song packs of a song pack set combining multiple packs, granting extra perks such as exclusive/limited songs, a price discount and DLC pre-load functionalities to download each pack ahead of time, so that it's playable on the official release day.

Each purchase requires a Playstation log-in from a Japanese account.

Pack and ContentsRelease DatePrice (tax excl.)
Donder Pack Vol.1～Vol.6 Set (ドンだーパックVol.1～Vol.6セット)
*See below for further details on each pack's content*
July 18 2017
2500 yen
Oct 26 2017
3000 yen
Donder Pack Vol.1 (ドンだーパック Vol.1)
Content pending		Oct 26 2017??? yen
Donder Pack Vol.2 (ドンだーパック Vol.2)
Content pending		Nov ?? 2017??? yen
Donder Pack Vol.3 (ドンだーパック Vol.3)
Content pending		Dec ?? 2017??? yen
Donder Pack Vol.4 (ドンだーパック Vol.4)
Content pending		Jan ?? 2018??? yen
Donder Pack Vol.5 (ドンだーパック Vol.5)
Content pending		Feb ?? 2018??? yen
Donder Pack Vol.6 (ドンだーパック Vol.6)
Content pending		Mar ?? 2018??? yen

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Taiko no Tatsujin [heavy sharpie strokes] Drum Session! (PS4-1)

July 21, 2017, 2:03 am
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Remember V Version in Chinese, 3DS2 in Korean, as well as the much shame-inducing first attempt that is Taiko Drum Master back on PS2 (only for the Asian market)? PS4-1 is bringing all those three together!

Now that the regular new info scouting is done on the Japan front, we turn to the Southeast Asia front, where Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia today (July 21) announces that there will be upcoming English, Traditional Chinese and Korean versions of the Session de Dodon ga Don (now Drum Session in English, in particular), coming in a yet-to-be-confirmed date in 2017.

In addition to various general gaming press reporting on this, officially we have the BNEI Asia YouTube channel pushing out three alternate versions of the first PS4-1 PV in English, Traditional Chinese and Korean overlay text (sample gameplay and vocals are still in Japanese) promoting their respective version. BNEI's Taiwan/Hong Kong and South Korea portal websites are also giving official confirmation for the Traditional Chinese (announcement) and Korean versions (official blog), as well as a shout-out from the English BNEI Asia Facebook fan page about the English version (Facebook post).

http://gematsu.com/gallery/albums/taiko-drum-master-session-de-dodon-ga-don/july-21-2017/Taiko-no-Tatsujin-Drum-Session_2017_07-21-17_001.jpg
English difficulty select. Source: Gematsu
(wait, MANIA? DIVERGE NOTES?)

https://i.gbc.tw/gb_img/0/003/713/3713050.jpg
Chinese performance view. Source: Gamebase

http://img.ruliweb.com/data/news18/07m/21/ps4/taiko_no_tatsujinss06.jpg
Korean main menu. Source: Ruliweb

Additional heads-up for Chinese readers that Taiko no Tatsujin PS4-1 will be appearing in the following events for hands-on trials:

  • July 27~30: China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy)
  • July 28~August 1: Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACGHK)
  • August 10~14: 2017 Comic Exhibition (Taiwan)
  • August 18~20: PlayStation Game and Entertainment Carnival (Taiwan)
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Song of the Week! 22 July 2017

July 22, 2017, 12:23 am
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For not-Japanese Taiko no Tatsujin fans, the news of a console game for the series that is getting official translations for another language are always the ones of the highest magnitude... let alone three of them, at the same time!

Being an English-rooted news blog and all that jazz, today's featured track comes from the other title that got an English transation in the past, as well as the first non-Japanese Taiko game to come out...

 The Impression That I Get
Version
TDMx5 (206)x5 (278)x5 (379)x5 (379)
TDM (Japan)x5 (206)x5 (278)x6 (379)x7 (502)
TDM (2P)x5 (188/188)x5 (272/270)x6 (374/375)-
TDM (Japan) (2P)x5 (188/188)x5 (272/270)x6 (374/375)-
 TDM
 180
 none
 ???


USA Oni chart

With Session de Dodon ga Don getting an English translation, that would make it the second official Taiko game to get such a language service for foreign players! While the impending release is locked for the General Asia retail market, let's clock back to the one time that North America got its very own West-inspired Taiko no Tatsujin game (only to get an arguably better version when it went back to Japan...).

The year was 2004, when console Taiko gaming was still a PlayStation 2 monopoly and all difficulty levels' names but Oni were localized for the English-speaking audience. Due to Taiko Drum Master's nature, no licensed songs that were coming from Japanese grounds (save for Namco Originals and other exceptions) were included, and thus the bulk of the license has been made by the Pop and Rock genres. In the former category, we can find in both versions The Impression That I Get, one of the smash hit tracks from the 90ies made by the Boston-rooted ska band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Founded in 1983, this American act is often credited as one of the precursors for many ska-based sub-genres like ska punk and ska-core, as well as one of the Western bands that popularized ska in mainstream culture altogether. While the Bosstones have faced a lot of lineup changes in its 30+ years of activity, there have always been a few staple members that have been there for the band since its inception: lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and Ben "Bosstone" Carr, the ubiquitous not-musician dancers in all live performances. While the band has faced many hiatus periods near its founding and during the mid-2000s, the Bosstones have been involved in a number of concerts and other live performances all throughout the band's history, including their recurring role as the hosts of the annual Greater Boston music festival Hometown Throwdown.

The history behind The Impression That I Get's original release dates back to more than a year prior the track's public release, as part of the 1997 studio album Let's Face It. In 1994, two receptionists were killed in a women's health clinic in the Brookline, Massachusetts; the gruesome event has lead Kay Hanley -lead singer of the Boston alternative rock band Letters to Cleo- to turn two of the band's concerts into benefit shows under the name of Safe and Sound, where nearly 40 between musicians and band acts from Boston performed both popular hits and brand new tracks to show solidarity against the violent murders. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones joined the event as well, where they performed The Impression That I Get for the very first time, a track that was also included in the event's own CD collection Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence, which was released on November 5th, 1996.

On January 27th of the year later, the song was released in the maxi-single CD of the same name, which managed to climb peak positions in both British (No.12 in the UK Singles Chart) and American charts, including No.1 peaks at the Canadian RPM Alternative 30 and the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. Later in the same year, on March 11th, the smash it was included in the aforementioned Let's Face It, the Bosstones' fifth studio album release, which managed to receive the Platinum seller status due to the inclusion of The Impression That I Have. A live recording of the song was recorded in the October 1998 live album Live from the Middle East, while in the Third Millennium it managed to become a digital Gold seller (>500.000 copies sold) in 2014.

Being one of the licensed tracks to be appearing in both the USA and Japanese release of Taiko Drum Master, we can see by their top-difficulty charts one of the many reasons that didn't turn the only PS2 international foray into a popular hit: for the US release, most of the Oni charts for the new licenses were actually recycling the Muzukashii charts of the same songs, while the Japanese version rectified that trait with unique Oni charts (alongside some star ratings fixes). For the case of the Bosstones's late-90ies hit, both top-difficulty charts exploit 1/16 rhythms with backbeats that sustain the ska vibes of the track, with the Japanese chart sporting more notes and hand-switching action than the North-American Oni/all-versions Muzukashii's cluster-less offering.
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Random: Staying Fresh for the New Game: Squid Beatz 2 for Splatoon 2

July 24, 2017, 5:50 am
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Continuing from the first game, the brand new Splatoon 2 again comes with the rhythm-action minigame of Squid Beatz 2 (イカラジオ2, Ika Radio 2).

In case you don't know, you can unlock the original Squid Beatz via completing additional amiibo challanges in Splatoon 1. Though being mostly just a music player, you can call upon the rhythm-game part to have notes flow from right to left along a line.

The original was more of just "something to do in this music player", but the new installment has powered-up the gaming aspects including actual hit judgement and scoring, plus gold and silver squid trophies for completing each notechart.

In short, the pink notes (sounds like dons) have you press the direction or A/B/X/Y buttons, the green notes (sounds like kats) takes the shoulder L/R buttons, and the bordered notes needs to be hit on both sides. What is different from Taiko no Tatsujin, in addition to the pink and green notes split into two rows instead of one, there are also places that you have to press pink and green notes at the same time.

The actual difficulty level though is familiar if you play Taiko no Tatsujin well enough. Most HARD notecharts tops at or under Oni ★9 with your typical 16th and 24th clusters and streams.

...wait hold on, that phrase sounds so similar back there...

Huh, so for eight whole stanzas (notes 316-398 and then 405-415) of this Koikuchi Shiokara-bushi (Spicy Calamari Inkantation) HARD notechart above is exactly the same as the current Taiko no Tatsujin notechart for Calamari Inkantation Oni (notes 249-331 and 342-352) on the Yellow ver. arcades. Good time to remind everyone that the Taiko no Tatsujin Switch is still in the works?

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Twitter Snippets/Across Japan (25 July 2017): Eel Day Deja Vu-Ception

July 25, 2017, 2:36 am
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Today in Japan falls the so-called 'Doyo no Ushi' (土用の丑の日, lit. "Midnight of the Ox"), and if this bit might sound familiar to some of our long-time followers... that's because we've already talked about this. Twice, in fact!

Still, enjoy the playable return of Namco Original Unagi no Tamashii Rock, coming to both Japanese and General Asia Yellow Version arcades from today to August 6th.

(...just when will the Taiko Team decide to unlock it permanently?)
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Taiko Plus/STH: A YouTube-licious Summer Collaboration

July 25, 2017, 6:22 pm
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Taiko no Tatsujin and YouTube are having a collaboration!

...wait, no, just with UUUM, one of Japan's largest MCN/production company, and their thirty-plus YouTuber talents. ...okay *puts down Nerdfighter salute*

Collab Special Site: https://u.app.taiko-ch.net/


New Songs: July 25 2017
YouTubeテーマソング YouTube Theme SongNEW! (3/4/5/7; 455 notes on Oni)

　　　HIKAKIN & SEIKIN
チャンピオンロード Champion RoadNEW! (2/3/6/8; 520 notes on Oni)
　　　ぺけたん&ンダホ from フィッシャーズ Peketan & 'Ndaho from Fischer's

Both songs are limited-time free for all players up to 20 times. GTH subscribers can play with no limit.




Taiko no Tatsujin Plus/STH x Uuum Carnival Point Attack Event: July 25 15:00~August 21 11:00
Play songs on Plus/STH and submit your scores to get Don-chan Points (w.r.t. submitted score) and Kat-chan Points (w.r.t. number of times played) for the whole community. Playing the above collaboration songs nets you 3 times as much points.

Reaching designated checkpoints grants everyone additional Fukubiki prizes in-game (with Don-chan Points) and better Normal Clear souvenirs from the Taiko no Tatujin Plus booth at Uuum Carnival Plus across August 7~9 (with Kat-chan Points):

Don-chan Points
5 million: Collab special app theme
10 million: Collab special Taiko skin
30 million: Collab special wallpaper
50 million: Collab special Don-chan outfit
80 million: In-game exclusive YouTuber video

Kat-chan Points
300 thousand: 2 stickers
500 thousand: 3 stickers
700 thousand: 5 stickers
1 million: 5 stickers + 1 rubber key holder
1.5 million: 5 stickers + 1 rubber key holder + drawing (2 daily) of signature sheets by HIKAKIN, SEIKIN, Peketan and 'Ndaho
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Namco Taiko Blog (27 July 2017) - Yellow Ver. GV 5.xx Teasers

July 26, 2017, 10:33 pm
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It's time for another future arcade update teaser! Game Version 5.xx is scheduled to be distributed on August 8th, but the Team doesn't feel in the mood to fully spill out the beans yet, so we'll have another short pointer selection of what to expect from this version enhancement.

Here's what features are expected in the next update:
  • New songs!
  • New 2 Player-exclusive game mechanic!
  • Yellow Version's final main Dojo Ranking courses!
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PS4 Website Update - The "Everything You Already Know About" Update

July 26, 2017, 11:54 pm
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まずはランク認定戦 他のプレイヤーとマッチング

Together with today's blog entry publishing on the Taiko Team's blog, Session de Dodon ga Don's website has been updated with all the features that were revealed last week, including the newcomer Taiko Ranked Match mode which is also spotlighted in the pictures above!

The other sections being updated this time around are the Best Replay feature (=challenge a copy of yourself while aiming to beat personal high-scores), Training, Guest Session supporters and the full default songlist.
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Song of the Week! 29 July 2017

July 29, 2017, 1:50 am
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Continuing from last week's not-Japanese representatives in occasion for the Session de Dodon ga Don localization plans, today we're having song representatives for the Chinese and Korean musical scene in Taiko to complete the trilogy!

 Little Apple (小蘋果) Chopstick Brothers
Version
Allx3 (123)x4 (170)x5 (338)x5 (461)
 Taiko PS Vita (Chinese ver. only)
 125
 none
 avtapl


While we've had some features in the past about some of the exclusive tracks to Taiko 11 and 12's Asian counterparts, there arcade outings are not the only ones to sport exclusive not-Japanese licenses in their alternate versions, as V Version's Chinese edition received a generous amount of exclusive tracks by DLC means. One of the earliest extra song deliveries channeled the power of Internet-born popularity, no less!

The authors of Little Apple are the Beijing-rooted Chinese duo Chopstick Brothers (筷子兄弟), consisting of video director Xiao Yang (肖央) and musician Wang Taili (王太利). In activity since 2007, this Mandopop duo has risen to popularity with their musical/video creations being shared over the Internetm, with the their first big hit to garner attention outside of Asian countries being the 2010 short comedy video titled Old Boys (original title: 11度青春之《老男孩》, "11 Degrees of Youth <Old Boys>"). The video is about a couple of childhood friends who decide to join a singing competition during their adulthood upon hearing the news of Micheal Jackson's death, the protagonists' favorite artist. The short movie's popularity lead to the production of a feature-length movie in 2014 by the name of Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon (original title: 老男孩猛龙过江, "Old Boys Raptor Cross the River") for which the Chopstick Brothers took the share of the lion in terms of contribution efforts, from being the directors/screenwriters/music composers to star on film as the main actors.

While the 2014 movie adaptation of Old Boys scores a little bit over 38 million dollars in China, the real kicker in popularity terms was achieved by the song Little Apple, which was made by the Chopstick Brothers as a promotional theme for the movie. Released in music video form on May 29th, 2014, the song itself and the square dance that is part of its choreography soon became Internet viral sensations, leading Little Apple to several  such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards's  '2014: Favorite Music in China' category and the International Song Award 2014 at the American Music Awards of the same year. As a testament to the song's popularity, several cover versionss of the song were also made, including South Korean girl band T-ara's version and a metal cover by Norwegian Power Metal artist PelleK.

Leading up to V Version's China-exclusive DLC release, we are served with a low-BPM treat with a quite generous amount of notes for the modern 5* Oni scenario, mostly made of mono-color clusters and pattern stanza repetitions all throughout the play

 MISTER KARA
Version
Allx3 (97)x4 (154)x5 (266)x7 (331)
 Taiko 0 to 0 M, Taiko PSP DX, Taiko Wii 4
 126
 none
 mister


For our Korean pick of the day, here's something that was popularized in the Taiko scene by some of the actual public Japanese installments! Born from console grounds and rose to a limited arcade life, the K-Pop track Mister (미스터) is made by the South-Korean all-female unit KARA in 2009.

Originally an R&B-based quartet, the act was started in 2007 and is currently put on hiatus, after several lineup changes. The band's name has been inspired by the Greek word χαρά ('chara', joy), which was instead interpreted by the founding members as "sweet melody". On June 30th, 2009, the band's second studio album -Revolution-  was released in South Korea, decreeing the birth of Korea's Gaon music chart as well as the launch of the original Mister as its album opener. One year later, it was announced that KARA was making a music video for Mister and shortly after its launch on July 27th, 2010, Mister managed to become a viral hit due to the fan-dubbed "butt-dance" that was featured in said video.

The resounding positive feedback worldwide has led the song to be translated and released for the Japanese market, which is also the version that is featured in Taiko no Tatsujin gaming! The Japanese cover was released as a single on August 11th, 2010, and the year later on February 23rd, 2011, as part of the Japanese release of the Revolution studio album. This cover managed to hit the No.2 spot at the RIAJ Digital Track Chart, as well as peaking 5th place at Oricon's Daily and Weekly charts.

Geared with a slightly-higher BPM value, the short cover of Mister featured in Taiko (and spelled-out in full caps) shares the pattern repetition trope already seen with Little Apple, warranting an higher star rating due to an heavier presence of Kat notes in both single notes and cluster composition.
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PS4-1 Update: Postcards from Various Conventions/Events Trial Stations

July 29, 2017, 9:11 pm
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Session de Dodon ga Don/Drum Session has been on trial-play tour around conventions and events, including Next-gen WHF '17 Summer last month and ChinaJoy in Shanghai this weekend. And of course local gaming press has sent their crew to report and bring back footage. Here are some main findings from those, including the videos from Bahamut and the CoroCoro Magazine YouTube channel:
  • One of the major observations from this is that the drum controller (at least the ones on display) plays kinda bad: the kid playing Heaven and Hell Oni clearly knows what he's doing with his handswitching, but some notes still missed probably due to bad registering (and he kinda want to vent it in the afterward interview but then he held it off, if that's any indication)
  • This might only apply to this smaller-scale trial version, but PS4-1 has some of the shortest loading screens in console Taiko history. It appears that it loads part of it and let you start playing first, while it loads the rest up (note the spinning Don-chan face on top-right corner)
  • The strip background behind Don-chan has an additional scene change (e.g. a few more bright lanterns drops down) when you are half way to the Clear mark
  • There is no celebratory message (Bachio Sensei pops out and shows Clear Successful/Full Combo) immediately after on the scroll-bar
Also with the increasing reportage and trial play appearances, we can step further and begin to break down the difficulty ratings for the new songs! For instance:
  • Firstly not from this haul of footage, but the latest website update has shown that Apollo is 2/4/4/2 in the Training Performance song select screen
  • Tales of Berseria Medley is 4/6/6/8
  • Tsunagare! Hirogare! Uchiagare! is 4/5/7/9 reigning as one of the highest rating console theme song so far, with 314 notes on Futsuu and 209 on Kantan
  • For some reason Heaven and Hell Overture's Futsuu is up to ★5 even though it has been ★4 for ages including on the current AC0
Final note as we are talking about PS4 anyway: The collaborative elements from the previous Taiko no Tatsujin x Tekken 7 Fated Retribution collaboration (including the costumes and health bar modifications) has come to the PS4 Tekken 7 game as downloadable content. Kinda suitable with the all-out collaborative efforts like the tune Heat Haze Shadow2 with Heihachi Mishima in guest session appearance.
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Chouzetsu-gikoukei Shoujo Lyrics

July 30, 2017, 4:00 pm
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Composition: Nekokaburi Cyclone (ねこかぶりサイクロン) (xi+Nekomirin (ねこみりん))

Japanese lyrics sourced from original Creofuga submission

Japanese
＼ジャーン／ (\jaan/)
超絶技巧系少女 (chouzetsu-gikoukei shoujo)

「せーのっ！ あらよっと！ ほいさっさ！ てやんでぇ！ (seno! arayotto! hoisassa! teyande!)
　スーパー！ アルトラ！ テクニック！ ついてこれるかな？」 (super! ultra! technique! tsuite koreru kana?)
「わん・つー・さん・し！」 (one-two-san-shi)

暗黒と純白 2つの魂 (ankoku to junpaku futatsu no tamashii)
矛盾の狭間 この身を焦がす夜 (mujun no hazama kono mi o kogasu yoru)
超絶の指先 選ばれし私 (chouzetsu no yubisaki eraba reshi watashi)
今日も戦う ここまで全部ウ～～～ソ～～～ (kyou mo tatakau koko made zenbu u~~~so~~~)

「ポップです～！」("pop desu~!")
カレーライス食べるときに使う (curry rice taberu toki ni tsukau)
手はピアノ弾いてる手と同じなんだよ (te wa piano hiiteru te to onaji nanda yo)
ふしぎだよね 辛口より甘口 (fushigi da yo ne karakuchi yori amakuchi)

「サビまで10小節あるので超絶技巧タイム！」 ("sabi made 10 shousetsu aru no de chouzetsu gikou time!")
「なめらかに～」 ("nameraka ni~")
＼ジャジャジャジャージャージャジャーン／ \jajajajaajaajajaan/
「いっぱい叩きまーす」 ("ippai tataki ma~su")
「ハイッ！」 ("hai~!")

気持ち伝えられず誤解されるけれど (kimochi tsutae rarezu gokai sareru keredo)
本当は素直に君とコミュニケーション取りたいな (hontou wa sunao ni kimi to communication toritai na)
でもね乙女心はまるで"超絶技巧"！ (demo ne otomekokoro wa maru de "chouzetsu gikou"!)
ハート、プログレってるだけです！ (heart, progre-tteru dakedesu!)

「わん・つー・さん・しー (one-two-san-shi)
　あらよっと！ ほいさっさ！ てやんでぇ！」 (arayotto! hoisassa! teyande!)

「ラストキメるぜ！」＼ジャジャン／ ("last kimeru ze!" \jajan/)

English translation
"Baaam"
Transcendent Technique Style Girl

"Set, go! Here we go! Yes sirree! No way!
 Super! Ultra! Technique! Can you catch up with me?"
"One-two-3-4"

A duality of souls in pitch black and pure white
In between slits of contradiction, this night where this body shall scorch
Myself chosen by the fingertips of transcendence
We shall fight as well today, everything up til this point is all~~~ lies~~~

"This is Pop~!"
The hands you use to eat curry rice
Are the same ones you use to play the piano, what the
How mysterious, right? Being sweeter than spicy

"We're 10 bars in before the chorus, so Transcendent Technique Time!"
"Play it smooth~"
\Tadadada da~da~dada~/
"Hit all the notes~"
"Yes!"

I know not conveying my feelings will leading to misunderstanding
In actuality and to the heart, I really want to communicate with you
Still the maiden heart is playing as if it is quite some "transcendent technique"!
Oh my heart, it is but all for the progre(ssive rock)!

"One-two-3-4
Here we go! Yes sirree! No way!"

"A definitive finale!" \Tada/
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Site Announcement: Taiko Time 7th Anniversary!

August 1, 2017, 6:08 am
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This year we're just slapping actual Taiko sprites together for the anniversary logo :P

7th Anniversary for the Taiko Time blog! Woohoo!

Despite our real-life commitments getting in our way from time to time, we are glad that we have kept on this pro bono endeavor in bringing Taiko no Tatsujin resource into English-speaking circles. We may reiterate this every year, but it is true that we thank all of your support, as long-time readers or occasional drop-ins alike.

But to be frank, outside of the routine Anniversary Quiz and some on-occasion housekeeping (we have one Title Fix post planned), we really don't have much idea for what else to do this year. Do you have burning questions to ask us in another Staff Interview? Do you have interesting custom made notecharts you want us to showcase in a revival of Made By You? Do you <insert your own suggestion maybe>? Tell us so that we can plan for it down the road.
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Taiko Plus/STH - Early August '17 GTH Additions

August 2, 2017, 12:36 am
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Six new songs for both versions of the Shinkyoku Tori Houdai app! Let's do this.

Gakkyoku Tori Houdai Adds: August 1

 Minna ga Minna Eiyuu (みんながみんな英雄)
 KISS KISS BANG BANG
 Utsukushiku Sewashiki Danube (美しく忙しきドナウ)
 Amanda
 Ten Bin-za Kyuko Yoru o Iku (てんびん座急行 夜を行く)
 Alexander no Theme (アレキサンダーのテーマ)
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Namco Taiko Blog (3 August 2017) - Summer Duet Ensemble: Yellow ver. Version 5.xx Update

August 2, 2017, 11:03 pm
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As foretold by the previous weekly post, it's going to be update time once again! After the jump is listed all the content that has to be expected this time around.

New Songs: August 3rd, 2017 (Yellow ver. G/V 5.xx)
 Taakane no Hanako-san (高嶺の花子さん) NEW!
　　　back number
 Shin Zombie (シン・ゾンビ) NEW!
　　　GLAY x Taiko no Tatsujin Tie-up Song
 SHINY NEW!
　　　Kyoukai no Rinne
 GEED no Akashi (GEEDの証 ) NEW!
　　　Ultraman Geed
 Aozora no Rhapsody (青空のラプソディ) NEW!
　　　Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
 Sukatto Bachan no Uta (スカッとばあちゃんの歌) NEW!
　　　Tsukai TV Skat Japan
 Charles (シャルル) NEW!
　　　Balloon feat. flower
 Kagami no Kuni no Alice (鏡の国のアリス) NEW! [▶]
　　　Itou Kashitarou

The incoming update will add eight more songs to Yellow Version's tracklist, including the first new Vocaloid pick for yet another synthesized singer and a new Namco Original by Itou Kashitarou that may or may not give a wink or two to Lewis Carroll's stories...

On top of those tracks, let it be known that there's an Ura Oni challenge planned for the opening theme of the Dragon Maid anime!

New Mode: Issho ni Waiwai Ensou



The other major addition to the next update is a 2-player-exclusive feature that puts an higher focus on head-to-head action and collaborative action!

In the Issho ni Waiwai Ensou (いっしょにワイワイ演奏) mode, two players are sharing the same Soul Gauge in order to clear one of the pre-existing songs that is compatible to this mode (think 2P Synchronica but with Taiko). Notecharts for this mode are molded after the original sets, but they're slightly modified so that both players can experience two kinds of musical accompaniment: solo lead segments and back-to-back hits with the other player and lots of inter-connected notes! Each player can set a difficulty level of their choosing (even a different one from the partner's) and the only score data being registered at the end of a play is the percentage of notes being correctly hit by the couple. Playing in the Issho ni Waiwai Ensou will net Medals to both players (only those that are using a Banapassport card), but scores/crowns/most of the title unlocks won't be registered.



From the next update onwards, every 2-player session will be opened inside the Issho ni Waiwai Ensou song selection, with more than 50 songs among Yellow Version's most popular licenses being available at launch. The label on the top-left corner will also address that the players are inside the song selection for the brand-new feature.



Of course, this doesn't mean that the old 2-player mode with the full song list is gone for good! You can still access it by selecting the option above, which is the default starting selection when entering a 2P session after this update. It's possible to alternate between the two 2-player settings in a single song with a single credit through this button as well!

In order to guide players with this new feature, there will be the introductory dialogues between the two Taiko drum avatars in-game, as well as an introductory video that is played when coins are not slotted yet for a credit play.

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Closing the blog entry is a notice from the Taiko Team about their Summer break and how it's translated in the official Taiko schedule. The last blog entry before the break is coming nxt Thursday, with the regular blog activity resuming on August 24th. Twitter operations will also be halted during the August 21-27 week, resuming the next Monday.

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TnT Original Playlist Update (2-3 August 2017) - Summer '17 NO Songs

August 3, 2017, 2:41 am
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Between the last 2 days, all of the last months' previous original songs from Yellow Version are here, from seasonal Rewards Shop items to sporadic 10* Oni contenders! However, no official lyrics for any of the songs are supplied in the related video descriptions.

As for why we've changed the English spelling of the song featured in the embeded video above, that's one topic we're going to talk about in the coming days...

 Asteroid
 Geki-un! Shichifuku Happy Crew
 Mitsusegawa Ranbu
 8OROCHI
 Tsukuyomi
 Boukyaku no Tirnanog
 Usagi no Shippo
 Kaidan
 Ouka Ranman
 Turquoise Tachometer
 Negai wa Esperanto
 UNDEAD HEART (Ikari no Warriors) (with official lyrics)
 Sayonara Varya (with official lyrics)
 Ryu to Kokuen no Himegimi (with official lyrics)
 Gunslinger Cinderella (with official lyrics)
 ≠MM (with official lyrics...?)
 Sotsu Omeshiki Full (with official lyrics)
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