This guide focuses on the new and additional features in the Global servers, which consist of the Chinese (CN), Korean (KR), Taiwanese (TW) and English (EN) versions of the game. For more in-depth information, you may reference the Japanese server's General Guide.
Login Screen[]
Menu (菜单/메뉴):
Contact Support (联系客服/고객센터): This will take you to another page in game which contains the following options:
Options order might change throughout servers.
1 Card-Related (卡片相关/)
- A scouted card is missing (得到的卡片不见了)
- Can't change the CG on Homepage (首页 CG 无法更换)
2 Recharge-Related 充值相关
- Account hasn't received a purchase (购买游戏道具后未到账)
- Monthly Card Subscription FAQ (月卡相关则介绍)
3 Account-Related 账号相关
- About transferring data from Android to Apple (安卓与苹果更换后是否可以同步数据)
- About data transfer after changing phones (更换手机后数据是否可以同步)
4 Event-Related 活动相关
- Tour Events Rules (巡演活动相关规则介绍)
- Unit and Shuffle event rules (组合，洗牌活动相关规则介绍)
5 Live-Related 打歌相关
- Unable to play on Shining Live Mode (星光闪耀演唱会无法进行)
- Unable to complete missions and tasks on Shining Live Mode during events (活动期间星光闪耀演唱会的任务无法完)
Log Out (登出账号/로그아웃): Logs you out of the account, and allows you to log into a new one. Please remember that iOS to Android device cross-data transfer is not allowed.
Safety Mode (安全模式/안전 모드): Toggles safety mode on.
Notice (공지): Show the Scout/Campaign notice (KR Exclusive).
Log-In Bonus Page[]
Functions like JPStars Music's Login Bonus page does. This page appears everytime the day resets, and the time varies across each server.
Homepage[]
The Office, Scout and Live buttons function the same as JPStars. However, the BP and Work Ticket caps can be increased by purchasing VIP passes.
Beginning from top left and down, followed by top right and down
- Achievements (成就/업적): Takes you to the achievements page, which contains:
- Idol (偶像/아이돌 업적): Idol-related achievements. All idols have the same achievements. These include:
- Reading 5 idol stories of the idol
- Raising the idol's Idol Rank to D
- Raising the idol's Idol Rank to C
- Raising the idol's Idol Rank to B
- Raising the idol's Idol Rank to A
- Collecting 5 of the idol's card
- Collecting 5 of the idol's Room Oufits
- Collecting 2 of the idol's Office Outfits
- Collecting 3 of the idol's MV Outfits
- Collecting 1 of the idol's SCR MV Outfit
- Collecting 1 of the idols SCR Room Outfit
- Collection (Card) (收集/아이돌 업적): Card collection achievements. These also include other player-based achievements, such as Producer Rank and Work-related achievements. After getting certain achievements, such as the number of cards collected, they may increase by a certain number.
- Live (演唱会/라이브 업적): Live-related achievements. These also include combo-related achievements.
- Unit (组合/유닛 업적): Unit-related achievements. These achievements are based on how many achievements you have per unit member.
- Secret (Hidden Achievements) (隐藏/히든 업적): Hidden achievements; will only appear when triggered.
- Event (活动/이벤트 업적): Event and campaign-related achievements.
Note: Each achievement has a corresponding dia reward. Additionally, some achievements may include title rewards, which can be displayed on your profile.
Missions (任务): Each daily task has a corresponding reward, and each completed task increases the progress bar and Prime Mission Level bar. If you get fever 100, you will recieve 50 dias as rewards.
Prime Missions: Each time a daily task or Prime Mission has been completed, the Mission Level bar increases. Rewards will be given on certain Basic Mission levels and on all Prime Mission Levels. However, the Prime Mission rewards are only redeemable if you have purchased the Prime Mission pass from the Shop. The maximum Mission Level is level 100, but rewards for Basic Missions stop at level 60. Each Prime Mission Series consists of 2 parts and ends after a designated period shown in the top-left of the Mission screen.
The Prime Mission Exchange shop uses Mission Coins, earned as rewards from Mission Levels, to exchange for various items. There is a set limit for each item you can exchange, but this limit resets at the beginning of each new Prime Mission period. Additionally, after each Prime Mission reset, Mission Coins are converted into Mission Coins (Past), which can be used in the Mission Coin (Past) Exchange. This exchange offers a more limited selection of rewards, but still allows you to exchange for a past Prime Mission MV Outfit for the same price in Mission Coins. To access the Mission Coins (Past) Exchange shop, click the Mission Coin (Past) button located in the top-right corner of the Mission Coin Exchange screen.
Chat Room (聊天室): The thin button situated above the banners takes you to the in-game producer chat. The producer chat is divided into the following groups:
- Normal Chat (普通聊天): This is where everyone may freely talk about anything.
- Idol Support (偶像后援): Divided into chat sub-threads dedicated to specific idols.
- Unit Channel (组合频道): Divided into chat sub-threads dedicated to specific units.
- Event Discussions (活动讨论): Where everyone are free to discuss about the events. Event Discussions are also divided into chat sub-threads dedicated to specific event campaigns.
Story (故事): Where the main story is located. The main story consists of Part 1, Part 1.5, and Part 2. You may also find ! era stories in the story page. These are released periodically.
Cards (卡片): Where your card collections may be viewed. It is split into 2 sections, Holding and Lounge.
Society (协会): Producers may join societies or guilds in ForeignStars. This is where they may view their society.
On the Society page, buttons include:
Task Society Tasks. Each player's society tasks will reset when the game does, but task requirements remain the same on weekdays. On weekends, a task will include clearing the Joint Live. The total number of tasks cleared by members of a society may reward each player with a reward. These rewards will unlocked based on a Society's level, with the final reward being a DIA Scout Ticket at Society Level 5.
Sign In Daily rewards that can be claimed. Each day's rewards include Society Coins, a Gem, and Society points. On Sundays, Dias are given instead of a Gem.
Joint Live A live that can be played at certain times (which can be set by a Society's President) on weekends.
Talent Player Talents which are permanent. Clicking this button redirects a player to the profile page.
Layout Similar to the Office's Layout function. The player can change which idol they want to use in the Society and edit the layout of the Society.
Furniture Furniture that can be bought to decorate the Society. Players who are not the President are unable to purchase furniture but are able to Like furniture that are in the shop.
Chat A chat that can be only used and accessed by members of the Society.
In a society, players may finish tasks and play joint lives to obtain a currency that can only be obtained from societies called Society Coins. These can be spent on Talents (Accesible from the player Profile page) and in the Society Shop. The number of Society Coins a player has is displayed at the top, with an Exchange button beside it.
Society Shop A shop which sells DIA Scout Tickets, EXP tickets, Gems, ES Coins and MV outfits. Only Society Coins can be used. Only a certain number of each item is available per week.
Shop (商店): Dia, Package, MV outfits, memorial coin, and ES coins shop. You can also purchase VIP passes and unlock the Advanced Prime Mission here. It is important to note that the ForeignStars shop differs greatly from the one in JP. There are additional features and packages available, such as the VIP passes.
The cards available in the ES coins shop in Foreignstars differs from the ones in JP. Other Language Version Information/Cards's Misc. section includes some of these cards.
Packages with frames are typically available during anniversaries, collaborations or Chinese New Year.
Shop currencies are different for each server and may not be the same as your local currency. For example, ENGstars' shop displays its prices in US dollars (US$), and TWStars displays its prices in New Taiwan Dollar (NT$).
After making your first in-game purchase with real currency, a bonus Hajime Shino card will be given to you.
Profile[]
The profile section consists of 2 tabs, Name Card and Talent.
Name Card[]
- UID Displays your UID. This is unique to every player and can be copied to your device's clipboard by tapping on it.
- Birthday (生日 / KR) allows you to set or change your Player Birthday. On your birthday, a special Birthday Campaign will occur.
- Change Favorite (更改喜愛卡片 / 최애 카드 변경) allows you to change the card that is displayed on your profile. It can only be chosen from cards in your Holding (TW/KR). This card is also used for the mini icon that displays on your home screen profile.
- Change Frame (TW/KR) allows you to change the frame that displays on your mini icon. Frames are Foreignstar-only and can be obtained through campaigns, packages, or top-up events. Animated frames are also unlocked through top-up events but require more money to be topped up to unlock than regular frames.
- Change Bubble (TW/KR) allows you to change your Bubble, which is the background used on your textbox in the Chat function. These can only be obtained from top-up events.
- Change Name (便改名字 / 이름 변경) allows you to change your username. Clicking on the pencil icon in the speech bubble allows you to change the comment.
- Tapping the greyed-out banner spaces for titles will allow you to change which titles are displayed on your profile. All available titles are listed here. The page also includes titles which are limited to the Global servers in the Global Only tab. Global-only titles include those from Global campaigns and Prime Missions.
- Tapping the squares with a [+] by the bottom of the profile allows you to change which cards you want to display. This functions similarly to the Illustration Sheet in the JP version, except that the profile then displays the mini icons of the chosen cards.
- Tap the Cancel (취소) button to cancel. If you want to reset, tap the Reset (초기화) button. To change the layout of the cards, tap Layout (레이아웃). Once you've finished editing it, tap Confirm (확인) to save.
- To preview your profile, click the Check Display (표시 확인) button. You can also access your UID here. Click the Copy (복사) button to copy it.
Talent[]
A list of Talents that can be upgraded only by using Society Coins. Talents can be toggled on or off and may have a set limit of how many times they can be used a day. (Resets during daily reset, differ for each server.) Talent Level upgrades do not always cost the same number of Society Coins each upgrade, usually increasing in cost the higher the Talent Level.
- Basic Score (TW/KR) Adds a set number of points to your total Live Score. Points added increase with the Talent Level, capping at level 30 with 30000 points.
- Bonus Score (TW/KR) Adds a random number of points to your total Live Score. Points added increase with the Talent Level, capping at level 30 with up to 125000 points.
- Accuracy (TW/KR) Changes MISS/BAD notes to GOOD and changes GOOD/GREAT notes to PERFECT notes. Can only be used a set number of times a day, and has to be toggled on or off at the Live Screen to be used. The number of notes that can be changed increases with the Talent Level, capping at level 6, where 2 MISS/BAD notes can be changed to GOOD and 3 GOOD/GREAT notes can be changed to PERFECT notes and can be used twice daily.
- Can be used in all types of Lives, including Event Lives.
- Stacks with Support Skills.
- Event Boost (TW/KR) Allows you to obtain 6000 event points on your first Live during Events. This is activated once daily when an Event is going on. Will not activate when there is no Event. Points obtainable from this Talent increase with the Talent Level, capping at level 20 with an extra 6000 points.
- Gem Drop Red/Yellow/Blue (TW/KR) Allows you to have extra chances to obtain a Gem of any size of the specific colour. Talents of each colour are not linked but function similarly. Can activated a set number of times a day, and has to be toggled on or off to be used. The number of extra Gem drop chances increases with the Talent Level, capping at level 7 with up to 5 extra drop changes per day.
- Work Boost (TW/KR) Changes Work from GOOD to GREAT. Can be toggled on or off at the Work screen to be used. The number of GOODs that can be changed to GREATs remains at 2, but the number of times the Talent can be used increases with the Talent Level, capping at level 4 with 3 times used per day.
Friends[]
The friends aspect of the game is accessible through the Friends (친구) button located on the left side of the home screen, third button down.
Friend List[]
One's Friend List (친구 일람) can contain up to 50 friends.
You can send friendship gifts to your friends 20 times a day by tapping the icon beside their titles. You can also tap the Send and Receive (원키로 주고받기) button above the list to send the 20 gifts automatically. You can send and receive friendship gifts up to 20 times per day, and for each gift you send, you receive a bonus of L$50.
You can also send your friends gifts through the chat. You can pick a gift from the list, which includes Work Tickets and Work materials, and receive up to 3 gifts via chat per day. You can’t give duplicate gifts to your friend.
Adding Friends[]
The Add a Friend (친구 추가) section is where the game recommends you users to friends, and where you can also search for your friend’s ID. Click the 추천 친구 (Recommend Friends) button to refresh the recommendations. Click 검색 (Search) in order to search for a specific player. To friend someone using that method, you must have their UID (which is accessible through the player’s profile).
To accept a user’s friend request, click the icon beside their badge. To deny all of the incoming friend requests, click the 전부 무시하기 (Disregard All) button.
Story[]
The story page is split into different categories.
Main Story[]
Reading each Main Story chapter gives you 30 Diamonds.
When reading stories of Part 1 of the Main Story, there are times when you need to clear a Main Story Live to proceed. Clearing these gives you 100 Diamonds, and the next time you play it, missions are available to clear that also give you 100 Diamonds each. Combo and Score Rewards are not given here, but a certain score is needed to clear each Main Story Live.
Campaign[]
Campaign Stories can be filtered according to three categories on the sidebar: Event, Scout and Special. The stories can then be organised in chronological order by using the "Latest" button. Currently free stories can also be prioritised by selecting the "Free Stories on Top" button.
Lives[]
Auto Lives[]
When you achieve a full combo on any song, an option becomes available to run that Live on auto. Playing it via auto once you have a full combo will update your high score and number of times played. You can activate it by selecting a song to play and tapping the Automatic Live (자동LIVE) button.
If you turn auto on on a Live that you haven't full combo-d, it will cost you 10 Diamonds, all the notes will count as Good, and you won't receive Live or mission clear rewards.
Auto Live requires at least 1BP if used on normal lives, 100 event passes if used on the event song, and at least 3BP for tour events. This feature can not be used when playing Story Lives, Infinite Lives, Professional Lives, or Shining Lives.
Auto Live can be used on Tour Events after you have cleared all 4 songs of a tour day once. It can also be used without needing to clear the day if you purchase the VIP II pass in the Shop.
Double Rewards[]
To use this function, Double Cards are required in CN, TW and KR. In ENG, Double Cards are removed and the function can be used with Dias.
Double Cards can be used to double the amount of rewards and Event points gained. If you do not have any Double Cards, pressing the button will show a pop-up of the Shop, which allows you to buy Double Cards using Dias.
The number of Double Cards (CN/TW/KR) and Dia cost (ENG) needed are dependent on the BP spent on the Live.
There is a set number of Double Rewards you can claim per day; To remove the cap, you may buy additional passes in the Shop.
Live Clear Rewards[]
| Score Rank Rewards | ||||
| C | B | A | S | S+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 × |
10 × |
20 × |
20 × |
50 × |
| Combo Rewards | ||||
| C | B | A | S | S+ |
|
5 × |
10 × |
2 × |
2 × |
50 × |
| Song Clear Rewards | ||||
| C | B | A | S | S+ |
|
50 × |
50 × |
1 × |
1 × |
50 × |
Diamonds
Gems (M) (Color varies per song)
Gems (L) (Color varies per song)
Crystals (Color varies per song)
Idol Room[]
Displays information about each Idol. Units can be filtered using the bar on the left.
Displays details for each Idol. Unlike the Japanese servers, percentages of completion are shown for Voice, Card, Story and Outfits of the chosen Idol.
Idol Path[]
Allows you to check the participated events of the chosen Idol. This includes both Scouts and Events with the idol. After unlocking certain requirements, you may claim ES coins as Rewards. Each Idol has their own Idol Path.
Data Room[]
Functions similarly to the Japanese server's Data Room. Weekly coupon codes are redeemed here.
Item[]
A list of the most available items can be viewed in Music Items. However, Global servers have additional items which are mostly obtained through Global-only campaigns. The expiry dates of Time-Limited items such as DIA Scout Tickets and Time-Limited Whistles can be checked here.
MV Outfit Fitting Room[]
Functions similarly to the Japanese server's MV Outfit Fitting Room. MV outfits of the current Scout and Unit/Shuffle Events can also be viewed for a limited time through the specific Scout/Event screens.
Phone Calls[]
Functions similarly to the Japanese server's Phone Calls. The voice recording played will still be in Japanese, and captions have to be toggled on or off in Settings.
Notes[]
All:
- The Auto, Loop and Double Rewards functions are only in Foreignstars and not in JP.
- There is a bonus Hajime Shino 5* Card given on your first top-up. This card can only be obtained once.
- The Phone Call function from JP is also available, but subtitles have to be turned on via the CC option in Settings. If not turned on, only the JP voice line will play.
- Most Collaboration Scouts and Campaigns will only happen once. However, other Limited Scouts will still have reruns. Reruns will NOT have scout coins.
- A new Event Type, Spotlight Time was added to all Foreignstars servers, starting with Jun.
- Collaboration Campaigns and Scouts will not be rerun.
All excluding CN:
- AKATSUKI's Mafia MV Outfits are available for purchase with paid diamonds. These outfits are based on the Category:Sicilia Confidential Scout.
ENG:
- A Windows port of the game is also available. It can be downloaded by pressing the "Enjoy It on Windows" button on the English Ensemble Stars Official Website. It functions similarly to the English version, with minor differences in playstyle and controls.
- Keyboard controls are used for Lives rather than the touchscreen, and flick notes are omitted.
- A top-up centre is also available for topping up your account; ES coins gained can also be used from the mobile app.
- Some seasonal campaigns from JP are skipped in ENG; items such as character Room Outfits and Voice lines from these campaigns can only be obtained by purchasing them with ES coins.
- Campaigns from 2021 and 2022 are skipped.
CN & ENG:
- Starting from 13 Nov 2023(CN)/20 Nov 2023(ENG), as part of the CN Server's 3rd Anniversary Campaign/ENG's Producer Appreciation Campaign, bonus copies of Hajime Shino's 5* Card given on your first top-up can be obtained with additional purchases. There will be bonuses for each copy you obtain.
- Second Copy: Room Outfit Unlocked
- Third Copy: SCR Room Outfit Unlocked
- Fourth Copy: Office Plushie of Hajime will be rewarded
- Fifth Copy: SCR MV Outfit Unlocked
TW & KR:
- When viewing your cards, you can tap on the Display Card Names (카드 이름 표시) button on the top right of the card menu to display the names of the cards.
- If you want TW/KR lyrics to display while playing Lives, toggle the Display Lyrics (가사 표시) option on in the Live Options area. You can adjust the lyrics in the Lyrics Language (가사 언어) section.
KR:
- Every 10 ranks, a gift becomes available in the shop.
- The song Kengeki no Mai (Song) and the AKATSUKI 3rd Album Outfits are not available.
- Songs with the AKATSUKI 3rd Album cover have been changed to display the Bloomed CG of Souma's (Samurai's Big Moment) card.
- In the moment you enter the game, a notice screen will appear with a notice about a Scout/Campaign.