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All game centers nationwide will update their “Taiko no Tatsujin” machines to the latest version, “Taiko no Tatsujin Red Version” on 3rd of August 2016. Four major collaborations will bring many popular tracks for players to enjoy over the summer vacation.

A new Bemani collaboration event, "Otegaru!! Link Track" (おてがる!! LINK TRACK) has started recently on 25 March, and will last till 31 August. The event involves two games, Reflec Beat Volzza 2 and Beatmania IIDX Copula. This guide will take you through the event step by step.

As of Feb 24, 2016 a new Bemani event “Hinatabi Chikuwa Hime Ketteisen” has started. This is the very first Hinabitter-themed event held simultaneously on several Bemani games, and will also serve as the first popularity poll conducted for the Hinabitter girls.

The 5th Konami Arcade Championship (KAC) was held at Makuhari Messe on January 30th, 2016. This is the official championship for the Bemani rhythm games and top players gather here for an ultimate showdown to earn the title of champion.

Pop’n Rhythmin, a.k.a Rhythmin, is an original Bemani mobile game. This game features a Treasure Mode, which is a board game-style mode that allows a player to gain additional songs for free.

Meet Hinabita’s rival, the idol group Coconatsu! Coconatsu consists of elder sister Shinonome Natsuhi and younger sister Shinonome Cocona. The group name comes from the twin sisters’ names. Unlike Hinabita, which is a rock band, Coconatsu does various genre of electronic music such as technopop, dubstep, and trance.

Hinabita (short form for Hinatabi Bitter Sweets), is a fictional band of five girls produced by Funaki Tomosuke, a composer of Konami Digital Entertainment. Initially a project of Konami Digital Entertainment to sell music digitally through downloads on iTunes, Hinabita has since gained popularity with Bemani players and even a considerable number of non-players and has expanded to many other kinds of merchandise.

Love Live has a legion of dedicated fans, many of whom literally worship the girls of μ’s. One of the great contributors to Love Live's popularity is the mobile game, Love Live School Idol Festival.