2011 The preliminary competition was hosted in 16 countries with more than 30,000 applicants and over 10,000 fans attending the December 7 finals in Changwon. Boy group JAM from Kazakhstan who performed Shinee's Ring Ding Dong won the performance grand prize while solo performer Karla Carreon from Philippine who performed Yumi's Star won the vocals grand prize. Guest performers included
T-ara,
Secret,
Sistar,
K.Will,
Boyfriend,
MBLAQ,
Infinite and
CNBLUE.
2012 The competition was hosted in 33 countries before finals on October 28. Girl group O.M.G. from who performed Girl Generation medley won the performance grand prize. According to the Embassy of
Czech Republic in
Seoul, the Ambassador,
Jaroslav Olša, Jr., personally congratulated them on winning the contest.
2014 The preliminary competition was hosted in 70 countries before the finals on October 19 in Changwon. Overall grand prize were awarded to girl group GGC Crew from
Ireland who performed
Girls' Generation's
I Got A Boy. The performance grand prize were awarded to a group from Finland High Definition who performed
BTS's
Boy In Luv while a team from Japan, Flashy who performed
Ailee's
I Will Show You won the vocals grand prize. Guest performers included
EXO-K,
B.A.P,
Block B,
IU,
Sistar and
Apink.
Award Other Contestant These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2015 Awards The Pacific Starz of Nigeria won the overall Grand Prize of 12 Million South Korean Won ($12,000). The group led by Praise Nelson and made up of 5 members, performed the
BTS song
Danger.
Other Contestant These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2016 Scoring system Award Other Contestant These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2017 Guest Performances was done by
BTS,
Monsta X,
Twice,
Ailee,
NCT 127, J Black,
Astro Award Other Contestant These contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2018 Due to the Kong-Rey Typhoon this is the first time the performance was without an audience and with a special guest performer (even
Stray Kids presenting the award). This is also the first time for the competition with a new concept of the "Bracket System" From 6 different category. In addition 2 Special Prizes which is "Grand Award (Daesang)" & "People`s Choice Award". In 2020 an academic article about this Changwon Festival focused on the 2018 contest was published in the journal Transactions of the
Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch.
2019 • Host :
Lee Hwi-jae,
DinDin & Lia (
Itzy) • Special Performance :
Monsta X,
TXT,
Itzy,
The Boyz,
Momoland &
Red Velvet Judging Score • Training Score Are Score That Achieve During Their Training Before The Show • Judging Score Are Score That They Got During The Show (Judges :
JeA (
Brown Eyed Girls),
Changmin & Bae Yoon Jung ) • For The First Time Ever The Dance Act & Vocal Act Are Combined Together.
Awards • The Friendship Award is based on staff choice.
List of competitors 2021 • Theme : How K-Pop Saved Me • Host :
Yoo In-na • Special Performance :
Aespa,
Monsta X,
Stray Kids,
Ateez,
The Boyz,
Oh My Girl,
Oneus &
Cravity Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this is the second time the performance was without an audience. This is also the return of the "Bracket System" however the battle is based on the theme of nature and mainly focused on Dance Performance. In addition 2 Special Prizes was introduced which is "Best Performance" & "Best Story".
Judging Score Performances and awards ==See also==