| Eastern Europe |  Czech Republic
2013The competition was hosted in 58 cities from 43 nations, with more than 60,000 applicants, and over 25,000 fans attending the October 20 finals in Changwon. Performance grand prizes were awarded to girl group Alladin from Uzbekistan who performed Miss A's Bad Girl Good Girl and vocals grand prize were awarded to solo performer Arnelle Nonon from the U.S. who performed Lee Hi's "1,2,3,4". Guest performers included Miss A, EXO, Rainbow, Infinite and B.A.P.
| Region | Country | Performer | Award | Ref | | Central Asia | | Alladin | Grand Prize – Performance | | | North America | | Arnelle "Elly" Nonon | Grand Prize – Vocals | |
2014The 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
| Award | Contestant | Country | Song | Original Artist | Ref | | Grand Prize - Overall | GGC Crew | | I Got A Boy | Girls' Generation | | | Grand Prize - Performance | High Definition | | Boy In Luv | BTS | | | Grand Prize - Vocals | Flashy | | I Will Show You | Ailee | |
Other ContestantThese contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2015Awards
The of Nigeria won the overall Grand Prize of 12 Million South Korean Won. The group led by and made up of 5 members, performed the BTS song Danger.
Other ContestantThese contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2016Scoring system| 70% | Judges Choice | | 20% | Local Choice | | 10% | Global Vote |
Award
Other ContestantThese contestants didn't win an award, but they did perform and represent their country:
2017Guest Performances was done by BTS, Monsta X, Twice, Ailee, NCT 127, J Black, Astro
Award
| Award | Contestant | Country | Act | Song | Original Artist | | Grand Prize | TiffaniAfifa & Alphiandi |  Indonesia
2018Due to the Kong-Rey Typhoon this is the first time the performance was without an audience and with a special guest performer. 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 " & "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.
| Award | Winner | Country | | Grand Prize | K-BOY | | | People's Choice Award | Lindsay Ketlego Setkena | |
2019Judging Score- Training Score Are Score That Achieve During Their Training Before The Show
- Judging Score Are Score That They Got During The Show
- For The First Time Ever The Dance Act & Vocal Act Are Combined Together.
Awards| Award | Winner | Country | | Grand Prize | Sodem Solana | | | Top Achievement Award | Limelight | | | Top Achievement Award | Mint Crew | | | Excellence Award | Josephine Hung | | | Excellence Award | Omega Evo | | | Friendship Award | Omega Evo | |
- The Friendship Award is based on staff choice.
List of competitors
2021Due 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".
Performances and awards
ControversyIn 2024, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the State of Israel announced that they will be participating in the festival as a contestant. This has resulted in calls to KBS for their exclusion from the contest.
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