Rising Sun (OMSC 7)

Rising Sun (OMSC 7) was the 1ˢᵗ edition of the Japanese music competition Rising Sun and was held on the 20ᵗʰ December 2020. Six artists participated in this edition of the contest hoping to represent their country Japan at the OMSC 7, under the slogan “?”.

The winner of the contest was Gakuto Kajiwara with the song "A Walk". He represented Japan in OMSC 7 in South Tarawa, Kiribati, placing TBA.

Format
Rising Sun (OMSC 7), organised by Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK), was the first edition of the contest to determine the Japanese representative/s for OMSC 7. The final was held on the 20ᵗʰ December 2020 in the capital of Japan, Tokyo, where six entries performed their songs.

Voting
The televote influenced the results at 100%, as the voting consisted uniquely in public votes.

After the artists' performances, the televoting was opened and after votes were casted, it was closed and the winner was announced.

Competing Entries
The five competing entries were announced to the public on the 25ᵗʰ September 2020.

Final
The final took place on the 25ᵗʰ September 2020 in Jaraguá Do Sul.