Livestream Recap: 2026/05/31 Taiko no Tatsujin Official Livestream

Summer might be a few weeks away still, but the heat was already on with the long arcade happenings from this April! Today's livestream session with Etou and Kimizu is here to keep up the momentum with other arcade-related happenings, both current and from the near future. Buckle up!

Song of the Week! 30 May 2026

It appears we still have to fill the unspoken "1 Ura feature per month" quota (no, the Dark DonChare stuff doesn't count), so a shocking month finisher is in order!

Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival May 2026 Updates

◀ April 2026

This post will be periodically updated across the month as announcements are revealed.

June 2026 ▶

Taiko Music Pass Track Additions

	Title
2026/04/30 (source)
	Hataraku Kuruma はたらくくるま	★1	★1	★3	★6	★8
2026/05/07 (source)
	Irregular Clock 　　siromaru as INNOCENT NOIZE	★5	★7	★8	★9	★10
2026/05/14 (source)
	Silhouette Naruto: Shippuden シルエット／「NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝」より	★3	★5	★6	★8
2026/05/21 (source)
	Emma 　　BlackY feat. Risa Yuzuki	★3	★5	★5	★7	★10
2026/05/28 (source, source)
	Kawaikute Gomen 可愛くてごめん					★9
	Ego Rock THREEE feat. Kagamine Len エゴロック／すりぃ feat. 鏡音レン	★4	★5	★7	★9

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut

DLC Additions

	Title
2026/04/30: 2000s Pops Pack Vol.2 (source)
	Matsuken Samba II マツケンサンバII	★5	★5	★6	★8
	Zenryoku Shounen 全力少年	★3	★5	★6	★7
	Ai Uta 愛唄	★2	★2	★2	★3
	POP STAR	★3	★3	★4	★7

Key: red = series debut; blue = console debut

Taiko Music Pass Featured Playlist

	Title		Title
2026/04/30: 1990s Hit Songs (source)
	We Are! ウィーアー！		LOVE Machine LOVEマシーン
	Hamtaro Tottoko Uta ハム太郎とっとこうた		Apollo アポロ
	Ojamajo Carnival!! おジャ魔女カーニバル!!		Timing ～タイミング～
	HOT LIMIT		Tank!
	Romance ロマンス		Comical ni Oikakekko コミカルに追いかけっこ
	Sobakasu そばかす		Robinson ロビンソン
	EZ DO DANCE		Sore ga Daiji それが大事
	Ai wa Katsu 愛は勝つ

Farewell Tracks

	Title
2026/05/27 (source)
	Start Line! Aikatsu Stars! スタートライン！／「アイカツスターズ！」より Other availability 3DS3 (DLC EOS)	★2	★2	★3	★6
	V.I.P Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic 　　「マギ」より	★4	★5	★4	★6
	inner universe Ghost in the Shell STAND ALONE COMPLEX 　　「攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX」より Other availability PTB	★3	★4	★5	★7
	Guts Guts!! Toriko ガツガツ!!／「トリコ」より Other availability Wii4, 3DS1, PSPDX (DLC EOS)	★3	★4	★4	★5

Key: orange = Mythical (no other means to play); yellow = Endangered (only playable with EOS DLC)

Additional Notes for Farewell Tracks

• Farewell Tracks will not be playable in all modes
• Scores and crowns achieved will be removed from view
• Farewell Tracks will disappear from playlist(s) if previously set
• If a Farewell Track is set as My Battle Track in online modes, the slot will be reverted to the default (Natsu Matsuri)
• Titles obtained from playing Farewell Tracks (e.g. "(track) Lover" from playing the track 30 times) will still be usable even after removal.

Song of the Week! 23 May 2026

A nightmare has fallen, and to the victors go the spoils...

With the recent declaration of Dark Don Challenge's full completion, today we're taking a look at EVERY unique track that was delivered to the arcade shores in such an odd way! Minimal spoilers on how to summon the involved songs and how to clear their respective chapters are provided in the same breath, so caution ahead if you want to expereince the event yourself while being left in the dark (heh) of it.

Onward! 

Chirping Crumbles (May 21st, 2026) - The End of a Rough Chaos

【異変調査探偵団より】

闇のドンチャレ「現在の演奏曲数【889,017/876,000】みんなでチャレンジ達成・・・」#太鼓の達人#taiko765#闇のドンチャレ#みんなでチャレンジ https://t.co/zpwSU9wjjo pic.twitter.com/B0caGe2eaM

— 【公式】太鼓の達人 ゲームセンター版 (@taiko_team) May 21, 2026

After taking more than a month to complete the time-limited Dark Don Challenge mode's group task (for those not keeping the score at home, the one asking the worldwide arcade fanbase to play 876.000 songs), Taiko no Tatsujin's first take at the alternate-reality-game shenanigans comes to a close, with one final narration slide for the epilogue (click here for the English version).

Following that, there's also another brief tweet in order to profile a few deadlines for non-Chinese Nijiiro builds, both for late-riser applications on the Group Challenge clear title and for the April-sprung events' closure en large:

• Banapassport players who didn't contribute on the Group Challenge can still claim the event-limited title by playing any song with either the Group Challenge or one of the EX Dark Don Challenge QR codes; late-riser applications will be accepted until May 25th, 5am JP time. All applicable players will receive the Group Challenge title on June 1st;
• The event's final hidden unlockable song, the newcoming  Rough: CHA0Z, will be unlocked as a default song list entry on May 30th, 7am JP time;
• Both the Don Challenge 2026 and the Dark Don Challenge events will remain active until September 1st, 9am JP time.

If you're still racking up your brains on how to clear those hidden tasks, keep an eye onto us in the coming days...

Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat Version 1.31.0 Update

Pop Tap Beat Track Additions

	Title
2026/05/21: Version 1.31.0
	Marunouchi Sadistic 丸の内サディスティック	★1	★3	★3	★7
	Chu, Tayousei. Chainsaw Man Ending Theme ちゅ、多様性。 　　TVアニメ「チェンソーマン」エンディング・テーマ	★3	★4	★5	★8
	Konton Boogie jon-YAKITORY feat. Hatsune Miku 混沌ブギ／jon-YAKITORY feat.初音ミク	★3	★5	★6	★8
	Bolero Maurice Ravel ボレロ／ラベル	★2	★4	★4	★7
	TsunagaRhythm 　　Kei Kawaguchi feat. Shinobu Kawashima (CHiLi GiRL)/WADIVE RECORD ツナガリズム／川口ケイ feat. 川嶋志乃舞(CHiLi GiRL) 　　WADIVE RECORD	★3	★5	★6	★8
	Sweet Lay	★4	★4	★6	★8

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription/freemium debut