Now that the Donder community is sufficiently hyped about the 4th generation version, it's time to start tying things off for Green ver., like a brand new song coming February 21 2020 right on the 19th anniversary for the first Taiko no Tatsujin arcade:
| Title |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Taik-color タイコロール／steμ feat. siroa | ★? | ★? | ★? | ★? |
On the surface, the title involves "Taiko" (タイコ) and "roll" (ロール) as in drumroll), but maybe more importantly "color" (コロール, read like Spanish or Italian as [ko-LORE]) signifying the end of the color version systems. So yes, no apparent connection with Taiko Time that closed out the 2nd generation on AC14.
The song was pitched almost one year ago, around which was also the middle of development for Green ver.'s AI Battle Performance mode and the beginning for the new 4th-generation version/Nijiiro ver. firmware. steμ expressed the for a commemoration song bridging the generations to deliver the gratitude for all the Donders that have been sticking with the 3rd-generation color versions, to be made by everyone in the Taiko Team. While not everyone in the team gets it immediately, steμ's passion spread through the team with continued efforts and the song is finally realized.
Meanwhile, Connect Colors also began its production cycle at about the same time as Taik-color, and steμ is involved in sound direction work for both songs. While strictly speaking the two songs do not have deep-level connections beyond the theme of colors, the common point of steμ may have got themes and messages hinted in Connect Colors to be linked into Taik-color.
While the subtitle only has "steμ feat. siroa" like Taiko Drum Monster, this song is really a team effort. Aside from steμ's composition and siroa's vocal, Taik-color also features SueP on the guitar, Masubuchi on the bass, and a chorus that is the whole Taiko Team led by notecharters MKP and uintHara.
Going with that sentiment be the lyrics filled with Taiko no Tatsujin terms and all the names of 3rd-generation color versions. In 20/20 hindsight, both completion titles for Challenge! Green Gaiden (5) and (6) are also used in the song, fulfilling the hint that the two trials contain hidden messages.
To read the accounts by Etou, steμ and siroa in their originality as well as the full set of lyrics, check out the original post.
