Things are picking up in South Korea, as ENA has released previews of the entries participating in their selection, ‘Korea’s Next Wave’ 2026, which will take place on Friday, September 4.
8 songs participating in the Korean selection
The artists and the entries that they are performing are as follows (click on the song titles to listen to the previews):
| Artist | Entry |
| 9278 | “MakeItLoud (SheBarks)“ |
| Angel Noise | “(Nan Naya!)“ |
| huiAe | “If I Knew Love“ |
| JUNHEE | “Deep Dive“ |
| KIK | “F1“ |
| Sojeong Shim | “Eheradiya“ |
| PLZY | “toc“ |
| Younghoon Ji | “Tiny Signal“ |
The entries will be released on the 23rd of August, ahead of the selection taking place on September 4.
What’s coming up?
The other national selections that are currently known are as follows:
| Country | Selection | Date | Where to Watch? |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Philippine Selection Night | August 30 | YouTube / Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, ALLTV 2, A2Z, iWant, TFC, Myx (Delayed Telecast) |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Korea’s Next Wave | September 4 | YouTube / ENA |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Nepal Decides | September 19 | YouTube / Himalaya TV |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Sieng Lao: The One | September 23 – Show September 24 – Results | Show – YouTube Results – YouTube VTE9 |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Thailand’s Chosen One | September 27 | YouTube / Channel 3 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Voice of Bangladesh | September 30 | YouTube / NTV |
At the time of writing, the dates for the selection of representatives for Cambodia, Mongolia and Vietnam are still to be confirmed.
What we know about Eurovision Asia 2026
Early this year, EBU and Voxovation have confirmed the launch of Eurovision Asia, following its initial attempt to launch the format in 2017. The inaugual edition of the competition is set to take place on November 14 in Bangkok, Thailand.
At the time of writing, the following countries and broadcasters have been confirmed for the inaugural edition of this year’s competition:
| Country | Broadcaster |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | NTV |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | BBS |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | TV5 |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | VTE9 |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | TV3 |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | MNC |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Himalaya TV |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | ABS-CBN |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ENA |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand (Host) | Channel 3 |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VTV |
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News Source: ENA
Photo Credit: Eurovision Asia
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