As Korea’s Next Wave 2026 begins to get closer, broadcaster ENA has released the entries participating in the selection. Korea’s Next Wave 2026 will take place on Friday, September 4.
8 songs participating in the Korean selection
You can find out more about the artists competing in the Korean selection on the Eurovision Asia 2026 website. The artists and the entries that they are performing are as follows (click on the song titles to listen to the tracks on YouTube):
| 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” |
Eurovision Asia National Selections so far
The nation of Bhutan was the first to select its representative for the Contest, with Nyendra winning the country’s national final earlier this month. Malaysia have also selected their entrant, choosing to internally select artist Aina Abdul. 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 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, broadcasters and artists have been confirmed for the inaugural edition of this year’s competition:
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | NTV | ||
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | BBS | Nyendra | “Lhayi Semo (The Angel)” |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | TV5 | ||
| 🇱🇦 Laos | VTE9 | ||
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | TV3 | Aina Abdul | |
| 🇲🇳 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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