South Korea

Welcome to South Korea

- where ancient palaces meet neon-lit cities, and every street corner tempts you with sizzling street food and rich tradition.
From the serene beauty of cherry blossoms in spring to the vibrant energy of K-pop and night markets, South Korea is a captivating fusion of past and future.
Whether you’re wandering through tranquil temples, hiking scenic mountain trails, or diving into the buzz of Seoul’s fashion and tech scenes, adventure and discovery await at every turn.

Capital of South Korea: Seoul
Population of South Korea: 50.6 million - 13th in Asia
Size of South Korea: 100,210 km2 - 30th in Asia
Languages in South Korea: Korean

9 highlights

Gyeongbokgung Palace in central Seoul, originally built in 1395, is the largest of the Five Grand Palaces and features royal halls, lotus ponds, and the ceremonial changing of the guard at its main gate
The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), separating North and South Korea, offers guided tours to observatories, infiltration tunnels, and the eerie Joint Security Area at Panmunjom, where negotiations still take place
Bukchon Hanok Village, nestled between two royal palaces in Seoul, preserves hundreds of traditional Korean hanok houses, many now operating as tea shops, craft studios, and guesthouses
Jeju Island, a volcanic island off the southern coast, is known for its lava tube caves, the dramatic Hallasan mountain, and the seaside rock formations of Jusangjeolli, as well as fresh seafood and beach resorts
Busan’s Jagalchi Fish Market, the largest in Korea, draws visitors with its vast selection of live seafood, raw fish restaurants, and gritty harbor charm right next to the colorful Gamcheon Culture Village
Changdeokgung Palace and Huwon, a UNESCO-listed site in Seoul, is famed for its secret garden, landscaped pavilions, and harmonious integration with the natural topography of the forested hillside
Bulguksa Temple near Gyeongju, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, represents the golden age of Silla Buddhism with its stone pagodas, staircases, and tranquil temple grounds set against forested hills
Andong Hahoe Folk Village, a preserved Joseon-era village, showcases tile-roofed homes, Confucian traditions, and masked dances, set in a scenic bend of the Nakdong River
Seoraksan National Park, in the northeast, is celebrated for its jagged granite peaks, waterfalls, and Buddhist temples, with cable cars and hiking trails offering panoramic views of the East Sea

Head of Delegation
Luis G

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6 Host Cities

Gyeongju in GM94

Yeosu in GM76

164

Participations

94

Finals

37

Top 10 results

148

Highest score

Top results

01
Ailee
Heaven

01
Ailee
I will show you

02
Dami Im
Alive

02
PSY
Gangnam style

03
Younha
Oort cloud

03
Krypteria
Live to fight another day

03
HUNTR/X
Golden

03
NIve
Who I am

03
The Dark Tenor feat. Yiruma
Written in the scars

03
Kim Bo Kyung
Shine

04
Park Bom
Don't cry

04
Lee Hi
Holo

04
Ailee
Singing got better

04
Alan Walker & K-391 feat. Seungri & Julie Bergan
Ignite

04
Jin
The astronaut

The entries

15. Kim Hyun Jung / Pungseongwa keopeul ring / DNQ
18. Ahyoomee / Cutie honey / 26th / 29 points
19. Kim Hyun Jung / Disco bus / DNQ
26. Turbo / White love / 27th / 16 points
48. BoA / Energetic / DNQ
49. G-Dragon / Breathe / DNQ
51. Super Junior-M / Super girl / DNF
67. Lee Jung / Let's dance / DNQ
68. Kan Jong Wook / Don't cry / 24th / 63 points
69. Lita / Cry melody / DNQ

70. Orange Caramel / Bangkok city / DNQ
71. F.T. Island / Hello hello / DNQ
72. Thelma Aoyama feat. 4Minute / Without u / 24th / 62 points
73. Seo In Guk / Broken / 15th / 83 points
74. Jang Keun-suk / Let me cry / DNQ
75. Ailee / Heaven / 1st / 148 points
76. Song Jieun feat. Bang Yong-guk / Going crazy / 30th / 43 points
77. Nell / Go / DNQ
78. Park Bom / Don't cry / 4th / 122 points
79. Bella / Get down / 31st / 44 points

Ailee / Winner

Dami Im / Silver

PSY / Silver

Younha / Bronze

80. Dana & Sunday / One more chance / DNQ
81. Bae Suzy / I still love you / DNQ
82. Jo Kwon / Awesome girl / DNQ
83. PSY / Gangnam style / 2nd / 125 points
84. Jay Park / Know you name / 25th / 41 points
85. T-ara / Day by day / 18th / 54 points
86. Younha / Run / 6th / 110 points
87. Maya / Neomuna... / 9th / 96 points
88. RaNia / Just go / 24th / 31 points
89. J-Min / Stand up / DNQ

90. Brian Joo / Domino / DNQ
91. Maria / Shiny day / 10th / 95 points
92. Raspberry Field & Takeshi Hosomi / Can you / DNQ
93. Ailee / I will show you / 1st / 143 points
94. Seo In-young / Anymore / 25th / 38 points
95. Sistar / Give it to me / 19th / 58 points
96. PSY / Gentleman / DNQ
97. T-ara / Don't leave / DNQ
98. Dami Im / Alive / 2nd / 141 points
99. Davichi / Shadow / 25th / 46 points

Krypteria / Bronze

HUNTR/X / Bronze

NIve / Bronze

Yiruma / Bronze

100. Nell / Ocean of light / 18th / 64 points
101. Lena Park / Moon / DNQ
102. miss A / Hush / DNQ
103. Dami Im / Super love / 8th / 100 points
104. Kim Bo Kyung / Apa / 9th / 99 points
106. Ailee / Don't touch me / 17th / 77 points
112. Taeyang / Nun, ko, ip / DNQ
113. Crystal Kay / Forever / DNQ
114. Big Bang / Bang bang bang / DNQ
115. Lim Kim / Awoo / DNQ

116. Kim Bum-soo / Nunmulnaneun nae sarang / DNQ
117. Stephanie / Prisoner / DNQ
118. Ailee / Mind your own business / 23rd / 47 points
119. Krypteria / Live to fight another day / 3rd / 122 points
120. Clazziquai / Love recipe / 26th / 11 Points
121. Yoon Mi-rae / Sarang-i majeulkeoya / 22nd / 45 points
122. TWICE / Like ooh-ahh / DNQ
128. Dami Im / Living dangerously / 18th / 70 points
129. Taeyeon feat. Verbal Jint / I / 20th / 63 points
130. Black Pink / Whistle / DNQ

Kim Bo Kyung / Bronze

Park Bom / 4th place

Lee Hi / 4th place

Seungri / 4th place

131. Dami Im / Fighting for love / 5th / 113 points
132. Hyomin / Gold / 19th / 65 points
133. Namie Amuro feat. After School / Make it happen / DNQ
134. Dia Frampton / The broken ones / 11th / 73 points
135. Ashmute / Scenery / DNQ
136. Ailee / U & I / DNQ
137. Yisabel / My Eden / 12th / 66 points
138. Taeyeon / Why / DNQ
139. Justin Oh feat. Hyolyn / Jekyll & Hyde / DNQ
140. Lena Park / Mianhae / 25th / 37 points

141. Akdong Musician / Dinosaur / 10th / 82 points
142. Sunmi / Gashina / 26th / 35 points
143. Nell / White night / DNQ
144. Dia / Paradise / 9th / 87 points
145. Younha / Parade / DNQ
146. Kim Bo Hyung / Crazy girl / DNQ
147. Sunmi / Heroine / 7th / 86 points
148. Dami Im / I hear a song / DNQ
149. Alan Walker & K-391 feat. Seungri & Julie Bergan / Ignite / 4th / 101 points
150. Kim Bo Kyung / Shine / 3rd / 98 points

Jin / 4th place

BLACKPINK / 5th place

Insooni / 5th place

Rosé / 6th place

151. BoA / Hope / 7th / 90 points
152. Loote feat. Eric Nam / Your side of the bed / 26th / 35 points
153. The Dark Tenor feat. Yiruma / Written in the scars / 3rd / 113 points
154. Hong Jin Young / Boogie man / 13th / 67 points
155. BLACKPINK & Dua Lipa / Kiss and make up / 5th / 110 points
156. Nell / Dream catcher / 14th / 66 points
157. Seungri / 123 / DNQ
158. Michelle Lee / Without you / 8th / 88 points
159. Ailee feat. Yiruma / Higher / DNQ
160. Tiffany Young / Born again / DNQ

161. BTS feat. Zara Larsson / A brand new day / DNQ
162. Lindsey Stirling feat. Dia Frampton / We are giants / 7th / 88 points
163. Ava Max feat. NCT 127 / So am I / 19th / 48 points
164. Dami Im / Crying underwater / 20th / 63 points
165. EX / Marionette / DNQ
166. Taeyeon / Make me love you / 8th / 80 points
167. Holland / Loved you better / DNQ
168. Eric Nam / Honestly... / DNQ
169. Corvus Corax feat. Ji-In Cho / Wild und frei / DNQ
170. Seo In-young / Written as love, sung as pain / 13th / 66 points

Chung Ha / 6th place

Hyoyeon / 7th place

BoA / 7th place

Dia Frampton / 7th place

171. Yezi / Home / 12th / 90 points
172. Lady Gaga feat. BLACKPINK / Sour candy / 20th / 70 points
173. Hyoyeon feat. Ummet Ozcan / Sober / 7th / 103 points
174. Dua Lipa feat. Hwasa / Physical / DNQ
175. Younha feat. RM / Winter flower / 10th / 78 points
176. Sunmi / Siren / DNQ
177. Lee Hi / Holo / 4th / 108 points
178. Ailee / Singing got better / 4th / 103 points
179. Insooni / Beautiful girl / 5th / 108 points
180. Song Ji-eun / Don't look at me like that / 14th / 80 points

181. Pentakill feat. Bobby / Rise / DNQ
182. Chung Ha & Christopher / Bad boy / 21st / 48 points
183. Rosé / On the ground / 12th / 82 points
184. TWICE / Cry for me / DNQ
185. Katie Kim / Remember / DNQ
186. Jun Hyo-seung feat. D.Action / Find me / 16th / 75 points
187. MONSTA X feat. French Montana / Who do u love / DNQ
188. Wendy feat. John Legend / Written in the stars / DNQ
189. APOKI / Get it out / DNQ
190. Hwang Sang Jun feat. Jeminn & Swervy / My name / DNQ

Sunmi / 7th place

BTS / 8th place

Michelle Lee / 8th place

Kim Taeyeon / 8th place

191. Younha / Oort cloud / 3rd / 122 points
192. Nell / Glow in the dark / 22nd / 58 points
193. Sonnet Son / Ready / 25th / 57 points
194. Chung Ha / Killing me / 21st / 52 points
195. Eric Nam / Any other way / DNQ
196. AleXa / Wonderland / DNQ
197. Hyoyeon & 3LAU / Punk right now / DNQ
198. Hwasa / I'm a bitch / 15th / 79 points
199. Juniel / Illa illa / DNQ
200. Hong Jin-young / Viva la vida / 11th / 77 points

201. Lee Hi / 1 2 3 4 / DNQ
202. Eric Nam & Sarah Barrios / Have we met before / 19th / 71 points
203. Chung Ha & Christopher / When I get old / 7th / 93 points
204. Jin / The astronaut / 4th / 98 points
205. Neon Bunny / First love / 25th / 35 points
206. Key / Killer / 16th / 72 points
207. Taeyeon / INVU / DNQ
208. Insooni / Wang-ui gwihwan / 14th / 78 points
209. Younha / P.R.R.W / 9th / 94 points
210. TXT feat. Jonas Brothers / Do it like that / 23rd / 49 points

Maya / 9th place

Dia / 9th place

Maria / 10th place

Akdong Musician / 10th place

211. Jung Kook feat. Latto / Seven / DNQ
212. Ha:tfelt / Ain't nobody / DNQ
213. NewJeans / Gods / 12th / 75 points
214. Red Velvet, Diplo & Ellie Goulding / Close to me / DNQ
215. BTS / Dynamite / DNQ
216. Insooni / Dream come true / 25th / 41 points
217. Jeon Somi / What you waiting for / DNQ
218. NIve / Who I am / 3rd / 119 points
219. Hong Jin-young / Good bye / 20th / 57 points
220. Chung Ha / I'm ready / 6th / 95 points

221. Jeon Somi / Fast forward / DNQ
222. Dia Frampton / Dead man / 22nd / 58 points
223. Dreamcatcher / Justice / DNQ
224. Susan / The monster / DNQ
225. Younha / Attention! / 24th / 51 points
226. Chung Ha & R3HAB / Dream of you / 14th / 77 points
227. Rosé & Bruno Mars / APT. / 12th / 86 points
228. Coldplay & BTS / My universe / 8th / 96 points
229. IVE / Rebel heart / 11th / 103 points
230. Jin / Running wild / 23rd / 47 points

RM / 10th place

IVE / 11th place

Hong Jin Young / 11th place

Yezi / 12th place

231. Kim Min-seok & Sam Ryder / Back in love / DNQ
232. Alex Warren & Rosé / On my mind / 6th / 97 points
233. BLACKPINK / Jump / 15th / 66 points
234. HUNTR/X / Golden / 3rd / 120 points

South Korea on Spotify

Former players:

15 Min You
18-19 Juan
26 Alexis
48-51 Alexey
67-106 Ismael

112-122 Miguel

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