7th ISAC International Popular & Media Music Composition Competition 2027

Application Form

Submit one form and complete payment for each work. Application deadline: 31 January 2027, 23:59 GMT. Results are planned for 28 February 2027.

1. Applicant, Composers and Delivery Details

Applicant / certificate recipient's legal full name

Composer name(s) to appear on the certificate

Country/Region

Postal address line 1

Postal address line 2

City

State/Province/Prefecture

Postal code

Contact email

Confirm contact email

2. Work Details

Work title

Duration of submitted recording

3. Submission Materials

An external link to an audio or video recording is required. A score or work description may be uploaded optionally as a PDF if it assists understanding. The link must require no sign-in or password and must remain accessible, unchanged, until results are announced.

Optional score or work description

Optional: upload one PDF containing a score or supplementary information such as the work structure, purpose, relationship to visuals or narrative, or lyrics.

Audio or video recording URL

Provide a publicly accessible streaming or download link. No sign-in, individual approval, access request, or password may be required. Keep the same URL and the same content accessible until results are announced.

4. Optional Lyric Competition Entry

If your submission is a song, you may also enter the same lyrics in the 2nd ISAC International Lyric Competition.

To enter, complete the lyricist and lyrics fields below and select the JPY 2,000 add-on (approx. USD 13 as of 2 Sep 2026).

The Lyric Competition does not offer individual feedback. The feedback option below is for the Popular & Media Music Composition Competition only.

Use this combined form only if you do not need to declare a teacher–student, family, or other direct or personal relationship with any member of the organizer or the Chair of the Jury. If you need to make this declaration, use the dedicated Lyric Competition form:

https://en.iseshimaart.com/lyric-creditpay-form

Lyric Competition deadline: 1 March 2027, 23:59 GMT

Deadline when using this combined form: 31 January 2027, 23:59 GMT

Lyricist name(s) to appear on the Lyric Competition certificate

Original language of the lyrics

Lyrics for the Lyric Competition (original language)

Japanese or English translation (optional)

If entering the Lyric Competition: I have read and agree to the official Lyric Competition Rules (https://en.iseshimaart.com/_files/ugd/06233c_6d91dc7c39004d7db171605dc9f11f4d.pdf). I confirm that the lyrics are my/our own work, that all co-lyricists consent to this application, and that no AI was used.

5. Individual Feedback

The jurors' original comments and advice are written in Japanese or English. The applicant chooses the delivery language, not the original language. If the selected delivery language differs from the original, a translated version is provided. A consolidated individual feedback report compiling comments and advice from multiple jurors is sent to the registered email address within two months after the results are announced. It is independent of awards and is not a score, ranking, or request for reconsideration. Feedback can be requested only at application.

Feedback option

Application only

Application + individual feedback (additional JPY 5,000 per work; approx. USD 31 as of 2 Sep 2026)

6. Payment

Pricing (charged in JPY; approximate USD equivalents):

• Through 17 January 2027, 23:59 GMT: JPY 5,000 (approx. USD 31; application only) / JPY 10,000 (approx. USD 63; with Popular & Media feedback)

• 18–31 January 2027, 23:59 GMT: JPY 7,000 (approx. USD 44; application only) / JPY 12,000 (approx. USD 75; with Popular & Media feedback)

• Optional simultaneous Lyric Competition entry: +JPY 2,000 (approx. USD 13). The Lyric Competition does not offer feedback.

Approximate USD amounts are based on the Bank of Japan exchange rate checked on 2 September 2026 (JPY 159.70 per USD) and are for reference only. Payment is charged in JPY; the final USD amount depends on your card issuer or PayPal exchange rate and fees.

Payment is collected online by credit card or PayPal. The form automatically blocks a fee that does not match the current GMT application period, the Popular & Media feedback option, or the simultaneous Lyric Competition entry.

Application fee and feedback

Standard (through 17 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT) — Application only (JPY 5,000; approx. USD 31 as of 2 Sep 2026)5000 JPY

Standard (through 17 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT) — Application + feedback (JPY 10,000; approx. USD 63 as of 2 Sep 2026)10.000 JPY

Final (18–31 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT) — Application only (JPY 7,000; approx. USD 44 as of 2 Sep 2026)7000 JPY

Final (18–31 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT) — Application + feedback (JPY 12,000; approx. USD 75 as of 2 Sep 2026)12.000 JPY

Simultaneous Lyric Competition entry — additional JPY 2,000 (approx. USD 13 as of 2 Sep 2026)2000 JPY

Select one base fee for the current GMT application period. If entering the Lyric Competition, also select the JPY 2,000 add-on. Your base fee must match the Popular & Media feedback option above. Approximate USD amounts are for reference only; payment is charged in JPY. An incorrect period, feedback amount, or Lyric add-on will be rejected before checkout.

7. Rules and Consent

I have read and agree to the official Competition Rules and the handling of personal data. I confirm that all co-composers consent to this application and that all necessary permissions from lyricists, performers, producers, publishers, labels, and other rights holders have been obtained. I understand that one form is required per work and that an application is valid only when both the form submission and online payment are completed within the applicable period.