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Overview of the BanG Dream! Year-End and New Year Campaigns

In a recent announcement on December 18, 2025, during "BanG Dream! TV LIVE 2025" #294, Bushiroad revealed a series of exciting events and updates for the mobile game "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!" (often referred to as Garupa). These events span from Christmas through the New Year and include various new campaigns, song additions, and collaborations with popular artists.

Christmas Campaign Highlights

1. 2025 Happy Christmas Special Present: From December 24 at 3 PM to December 25 at 11:59 PM (UTC), players can earn a gift of 250 stars and a Christmas cake, which recovers 10 live boosts, simply by logging into the game.
2. Christmas & New Year's Free Gacha: During the campaign period from December 24 to December 31, players can draw one free gacha every day.
3. New Cover Song from Poppin'Party: To celebrate Christmas, Poppin'Party will release their cover of the song "Koi Bito ga Santa Claus" on December 24 at 3 PM. The cover is a tribute to the original work by Yumi Matsutoya.

New Year Campaign Highlights

1. Year-End Countdown Login Campaign: Between December 26 and December 31, daily logins will grant players a chance to collect up to 300 stars and 60 Sound Crystals.
2. New Year’s Greeting Card Campaign: From December 26 at 3 PM to December 31 at 11:59 PM, players can select their favorite band. Starting January 1, they will receive New Year’s greeting cards from the selected band.
3. New Year’s Item Exchange Campaign: Running from December 26 to January 10, live clear rewards will include special items called "ema," which can be exchanged for various rewards including live boost items and previous New Year pins.
4. New Year’s Omikuji Campaign 2026: Log in between January 1 and January 3 to draw an omikuji that matches two members, providing items based on the results.
5. 2026 New Year’s Present: From January 1 to January 10, players can receive a collection of eight New Year's pins inspired by the Year of the Horse.
6. New Year’s Free Gacha: From January 1 to January 10, players can participate in a gacha event that allows them to pull for free ten times each day, for a total of 70 free pulls throughout the campaign.
7. Garupa New Year's First Tap Campaign 2026: From January 1 to January 3, players who follow the official Garupa X and participate in specified actions can enter a draw to win a special sticker set!

Artist Collaborations

Upcoming Artist Features

The BanG Dream! project also announced exciting artist collaborations, featuring original songs tailored for the game by prominent artists.
1. OSTER Project has contributed an original song titled "Smiley Carol" for the band "Hello, Happy World!" This song will be added to the game on December 25 at 3 PM, along with an animated MV premiering on YouTube later that evening.
2. Cover addition also includes "Miracle Paint" by "Hello, Happy World!", available in-game on December 25.

Parallel Vocal Information

Cross-band project plans have also been revealed, allowing players to vote on songs sung by unit combinations.

• - Song Jackets and Additions for upcoming tracks have been detailed, with a new version of "Kyu~mai *flower (Parallel ver.)" scheduled for January 3.

Year-End and New Year’s Song Additions

Several exciting songs will be added to the game on specific dates:

• - December 26: "Singer" by Yume no Kizuna PASTEL
• - December 27: "Clap Your Hands and Wish for Something" by Yume no Kizuna HALO
• - December 28: "Hantei Yama" by MyGO!!!!!
• - December 29: "Drown Out the Noise and Push Through the Trash" by RAISE A SUILEN
• - December 30: "I Wonder" by Poppin'Party x Ran
• - December 31: "Same Blue" by Morfonica x Akari
• - January 1: "Not a Devil" by Pastel＊Palettes x Yukina
• - January 2: "Bad Sun" by Hello, Happy World! x Reiya

Conclusion

The BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! is set to bring in an exciting year-end experience for players with a plethora of festive campaigns, new songs, and artist collaborations. Fans can look forward to celebrating the festive season and New Year with their favorite bands while engaging in fun gameplay.

For more information, please visit the official site and follow the latest updates via their official X and Instagram channels.