Japan
Japan | |
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Member station | NHK |
National selection events | Open Nippon (Q4-2022 - Q1-2023, Q3-2023 - Q4-2023) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 6 (6 finals) |
First appearance | Q4-2022 |
Highest placement | 3rd: (Q1-2023) |
Japan has participated in the Worldvision Song Contest 6 times since making its debut in Q4-2022. The contest is broadcast in Japan by NHK, which also broadcasts Japanese national selection competition, Open Nippon.
Its best results were achieved by Natumi in Q1-2023, who finished in third place. During the entire period of participation, the country was included in the top-5 strongest finals 2 times.
The country was represented only twice by non-Japanese performers: Beverly, who was born in the Philippines but lives in Japan, and Canadian-Korean performer Jeon Somi. Also, together with a Japanese performer Lisa, the country was represented by the Korean boy group Stray Kids.
Participation overview
Third place | |
Upcoming |
Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi Final | Points |
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Q4-2022 | Nao Aihara | Lighthouse | Japanese, English | 10 | 105 | No semi-finals | |
Q1-2023 | Natumi | Parts | Japanese, English | 3 | 169 | ||
Q2-2023 | BiSH | Sayonara Saraba | Japanese | 17 | 101 | ||
Q3-2023 | Beverly | One Vision | English | 22 | 74 | By rating | |
Q4-2023 | One Ok Rock | Make It Out Alive | English | 11 | 158 | 7 | 65 |
Q1-2024 | Jeon Somi | Fast Forward | English, Korean | 4 | 227 | 4 | 95 |
Q2-2024 | Stray Kids & Lisa | Social Path | English, Korean | Upcoming | Top 4 in Q1-2024 |
Spectators
The table below shows the viewers who voted for Japan for each season of the competition:
Season | Full Name & Origin |
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