South Korea in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia

South Korea in the
Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026
Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026
Participating broadcasterENA
Country South Korea
Selection processKorea's Next Wave
Selection date4 September 2026
Competing entry
Song"Deep Dive"
ArtistJunhee
Songwriters
Participation chronology
2026

South Korea, presented as the Republic of Korea, is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 with the song "Deep Dive", written by Alexaundra Christine Schneiderman, Jaehyuk Ryu, Notmixedyet, Park Junhee and Sarah Min, and performed by Junhee himself. The South Korean participating broadcaster, ENA, selected its entry for the contest through the national final Korea's Next Wave.

Background

On 31 March 2026, alongside the official announcement of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia, South Korean broadcaster ENA was named as one of ten provisional participants, representing South Korea. That same day, a promotional video for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia was released, confirming that ENA would hold a national final on 4 September 2026 to select its entry for the contest. On 4 August 2026, it was revealed that the entry would be selected through Korea's Next Wave.

Before Eurovision Asia

Korea's Next Wave

Korea's Next Wave logo

Korea's Next Wave was a South Korean song competition organized by ENA to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026. The final was be held on 4 September 2026 and featured eight competing artists.

Format

The result was decided by a combination of the votes from a professional jury, which includes singer Chae Ri-na and public voting. Members of the public were given eight free votes to spread across at least three acts, with an option of buying additional 10 votes.

Competing acts

On 14 August 2026, the eight competing artists were announced, while their competing songs were released on 23 August at 00:00 KST.

Korea's Next Wave participants
Artist Song Songwriter(s)
9278 "MakeItLoud (SheBarks)"
  • Gayün
  • Limhyewon
  • Zion Ro
  • Aya
Angel Noise "Nan naya!" (난 나야!)
  • Zakky
  • Yue
  • Ilica
  • Kim Joonhyun
  • Haena
Huiae "If I Knew Love"
  • Jungls
  • Tomajo
  • Noi
Junhee "Deep Dive"
Kik "F1"
Plzy "Toc"
  • Plzy
  • Jeon Hyojin
Sojeong Shim "Eheradiya" (에헤라디야)
  • Sojeong Shim
  • Hooni Jeon
  • Haey
  • Oat
Younghoon Ji "Tiny Signal" Younghoon Ji

Contest overview

The final was held on 4 September 2026 at 23:00 KST, and was hosted by Jo Kwon. It was aired on ENA as well as the Eurovision Song Contest's official YouTube channel. In addition to the competing acts, DNA, AtHeart and Naze performed as guests.

The winner was the song "Deep Dive" composed by Alexaundra Christine Schneiderman, Jaehyuk Ryu, Notmixedyet, Sarah Min and Park Junhee, and performed by Junhee.

Korea's Next Wave final – 4 September 2026
R/O Artist Song Place
1 Sojeong Shim "Eheradiya" 2
2 Kik "F1"
3 Huiae "If I Knew Love"
4 Younghoon Ji "Tiny Signal"
5 Angel Noise "Nan naya!" 3
6 9278 "MakeItLoud (SheBarks)"
7 Plzy "Toc"
8 Junhee "Deep Dive" 1

Participation overview

Table key
† Upcoming event
Participation history
Year Artist Song Language Final Points
2026 Junhee "Deep Dive" English Upcoming †

Notes

  1. 1 2 During the broadcast of Korea's Next Wave, the song was presented under the Korean title "Salangeul jal mollaseo" (사랑을 잘 몰라서)

References

  1. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest Asia will debut in 2026". Eurovision.com. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ @esc_asia (31 March 2026). "JJ, Kiss of Life, P1Harmony, AB6IX, Byrd & Heart, and AtHeart were among the artists featured in a new promotional video for the launch of #EurovisionAsia" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter). Minute 1:21
  3. ↑ "National Selection Shows for Asia to be streamed on YouTube". European Broadcasting Union. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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  6. ↑ "Cast your vote". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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