Korea's Choice (OMSC 5)

Korea's Choice (OMSC 5) was the 2ⁿᵈ edition of the South Korean music competition Korea's Choice and was held between the 10ᵗʰ November 2020 and the 14ᵗʰ November 2020.

The winner of the contest was Chungha (청하) with the song "Play". She represented South Korea in OMSC 5 on home soil in Busan (부산), finishing in 7ᵗʰ place with 53 points.

Format
Korea's Choice (OMSC 5), organised by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was the second edition of the contest to determine the South Korean representative/s for OMSC 5. There were three semi-finals, held between the 10ᵗʰ November 2020 and the 13ᵗʰ November 2020. They were all held in the host city of OMSC 5, Busan (부산). Also the final was held there, on the 14ᵗʰ November 2020. Fifteen entries competed in the semi-finals, with five entries taking part in each show. Every semi-final had different artist categories: soloists took part in the first semi-final, girl-groups took part in the second-semi final, while boy-groups took part in the third semi-final. The two favourite entries from each semi-final advanced directly to the final.

Voting
The voting consisted in the South Korean jury votes and the public votes. The South Korean jury's votes influenced the results only at 25%, while the remaining 75% was determined by the public votes.

These groups were weighted equally against each other: for both the semi-finals and the final, each group's vote would carry a score of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1; The scores and the televotes were then added together to decide the places.

Competing Entries
The fifteen competing entries were announced to the public between the 10ᵗʰ and the 12ᵗʰ November 2020.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final took place on the 11ᵗʰ November 2020.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final took place on the 12ᵗʰ November 2020.

Semi-Final 3
The third semi-final took place on the 12ᵗʰ November 2020.

Final
The final took place on the 14ᵗʰ November 2020.

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