NEXMUSE 2027 · Guide

How to win the NEXMUSE AI Music Video Contest.One AI song. One MUSE. 2 to 4 minutes.

NEXMUSE is a Korean contest for an AI song and its AI music video, starring one of 24 official MUSE characters. Entries close on 28 December 2026 at 23:59 KST, and ₩21,000,000 goes to 32 winners. Here are the rules, the scoring and a plan to the deadline.
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  • Deadline 28 December 2026, 23:59 KST
  • ₩10,000,000 Grand Prize
  • Video and audio made with generative AI
Voidborn · Episode 0

Independent guide by the ScreenWeaver team. ScreenWeaver does not organise NEXMUSE and is not affiliated with AIART or its partners. Rules read on 5 November 2026. Official awards page

Available today in ScreenWeaver: free screenwriting, and a storyboard generated from your screenplay with the Auteur plan, $39.99 a month.

Also available now: video generation of each shot, powered by Seedance, on the same Auteur plan. NEXMUSE names no AI tool, so the song can come from any music generator you already use.

The rules on one card

What NEXMUSE asks for.

NEXMUSE is hosted by AIART, with UBrain, Newtake, GAMSUNG SOUND and AXGO as organising partners. It is not a classic film contest. You make a song and its video, and the star must be one of the contest’s own MUSE characters.
Deadline
28 December 2026, 23:59 KST
Prize pool
₩21,000,000 for 32 winners, ₩10,000,000 for the general Grand Prize
Running time
2 to 4 minutes, 16:9 or 9:16, 1080p or more recommended
AI rule
Video and audio made 100% with generative AI, any tool
Main artist
At least one of the 24 official MUSE, face identity kept
Divisions
Student under 19, general 19 and over, not both
How to enter
Form on nexmuse.kr with a public YouTube link
Scoring
70% expert jury, 30% audience votes and YouTube

Sources: the awards page and the FAQ of nexmuse.kr, read in Korean on 5 November 2026. We found no entry fee, no AI disclosure rule and no ceremony venue on those pages. A contest listing reproduces older rules (entry by email, files attached): the official FAQ now says the opposite, so follow nexmuse.kr.

Key dates

Seven weeks left, and the vote counts.

The audience share is frozen on 4 January 2027, one week after the deadline. A video posted early has more days to collect views and cheers than one posted on 28 December.

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Entries opened

    The official FAQ gives 21 September to 28 December 2026 as the submission window.

  2. 28 Dec 2026

    Deadline

    23:59 Korean time (KST, UTC+9). After it, you can no longer edit your application or your documents.

  3. 4 Jan 2027

    Vote snapshot

    Cheers on the site, YouTube views and likes are counted as of 00:00 KST. Expert review runs from 4 to 11 January.

  4. 18 Jan 2027

    First round results

    Shortlisted entrants are asked for the original video file. The original audio, in WAV or MP3, comes at the final stage.

  5. 30 Jan 2027

    Final and ceremony

    Final results and the award ceremony. The FAQ says the venue will be announced later on the official site.

How entries are scored

70 points of jury, 30 of audience.

NEXMUSE publishes its grid on the awards page. The song alone weighs more than the AI use, and almost a third of the score depends on people watching and cheering.

  • Musical completeness

    20%

    The heaviest single criterion. A clean mix, a chorus that returns, vocals that do not warble. Spend real time on the song before the first frame.

  • Music video direction and finish

    15%

    Framing, cuts on the beat, a look that holds for the whole song. A storyboard bar by bar is how you get there.

  • Creativity and originality

    15%

    Twenty-four MUSE means many entries share the same faces. The idea around your MUSE is what sets you apart.

  • AI use and execution

    10%

    Only 10 points. The jury looks at how well the tools serve the song, not how many tools you used.

  • Storytelling and MUSE branding

    10%

    Does the video build the character? A MUSE with a clear personality, a world and a change across the song scores here.

  • Cheers on the NEXMUSE site

    15%

    The site’s ‘응원해요’ button. The FAQ says abnormal cheering can be excluded, so ask real fans, not bots.

  • YouTube views and likes

    15%

    Your video must be public on YouTube. Views and likes are counted once, on 4 January 2027, not in real time.

The expert part comes first in our list because it is 70 of the 100 points. A strong audience cannot save a weak song, but it can split two good ones.

The two divisions

Pick your division by age.

The FAQ is clear: under 19 enter the student division, 19 and over the general one. You cannot enter both, and a team cannot mix adults and minors.

  • 01

    General division (19 and over)

    Grand Prize ₩10,000,000, Gold ₩3,000,000, Silver ₩1,000,000, three Bronze at ₩300,000 and ten Merit at ₩100,000. Sixteen winners.

    This is where the money is. Aim for a song that could be released, since the official benefits include professional arrangement and an official music release.

  • 02

    Student division (under 19)

    Grand Prize ₩2,000,000, Gold ₩1,000,000, Silver ₩500,000, three Bronze at ₩200,000 and ten Merit at ₩100,000. Sixteen winners.

    Sixteen prizes for a younger field. A legal guardian consent form is part of the documents, so get it signed in the first week.

From script to screen

Voidborn: a character built shot by shot.

Voidborn, episode 0, the anime action episode the ScreenWeaver team made with Seedance, shows the skill NEXMUSE rewards most in its branding criterion: one character who keeps the same face, costume and attitude across every shot, cut to a strong rhythm.

Logline. Every seven years, the Rift opens and swallows the world’s dreams. A swordsman sworn to a blind seer escorts her through its levels, toward a promise they made to a girl left behind.

Screenplay · episode 0 · English subtitles

EXT. RUINS OF THE FIRST LEVEL - NIGHT

Broken towers under a violet sky. SIM, a swordsman in a black cloak, walks beside LADY MARIA, blindfolded, all in white.

SIM

Tell me, Maria... do you think Leia believes we are still alive?

MARIA

We made a promise... the two of us.

A line of white automatons rises from the ruins.

AUTOMATON

The Rift will wait for no one.

SIM

What are machines doing at this level?

One automaton steps forward. Its face is blank.

AUTOMATON

We must return to the surface.

Its eyes ignite red.

SIM

I am Sim, guardian of Lady Maria... and I will proceed with your execution.

Steel meets steel. Lightning runs down the blade.

CUT TO:

  1. A swordsman in a black cloak and a blindfolded woman in white walk through ruins at night
    Storyboard frame of the wide shot, in grey
    01

    Wide · the pair

    Wide shot, a bald swordsman in a black cloak and a blindfolded red-haired woman in white walk through night ruins

  2. Medium two-shot of a bald swordsman and a blindfolded red-haired woman
    Storyboard frame of the two-shot, in grey
    02

    Two-shot · the promise

    Medium two-shot, the swordsman and the blindfolded seer side by side, violet night sky, broken towers

  3. Three white humanoid automatons stand in night ruins
    Storyboard frame of the automatons shot, in grey
    03

    Wide · the machines

    Wide low angle, three white humanoid automatons standing in the ruins, cold blue moonlight

  4. Close-up of a white automaton with a smooth blank face
    Storyboard frame of the blank face close-up, in grey
    04

    Close-up · the blank face

    Close-up on an automaton's smooth faceless head, black eye slots, cables at the neck, ruins behind

  5. A white automaton's eyes glow red
    Storyboard frame of the red eyes close-up, in grey
    05

    Close-up · the red eyes

    Same framing, the automaton's eyes ignite red, the swordsman's shoulder out of focus in the foreground

  6. A swordsman strikes with a katana wreathed in lightning and sparks
    Storyboard frame of the clash shot, in grey
    06

    Action · the clash

    Dynamic low angle, the swordsman strikes with his katana, lightning running along the blade, sparks, cape flying

This is Voidborn, episode 0, 13 minutes long, which took 1st Place Silver and 2nd Place Dreamina at the Mondial Chroma Awards and an award at the Seoul International AI Film Festival. Swap the swordsman for your MUSE and the clash for a chorus: the same reference sheet keeps the face stable for three minutes. The player starts at the ruins, around 7 min in.

The script

A 3 minute music video in five movements.

The rule is 2 to 4 minutes. Three minutes is a safe middle, about 50 shots at 3 to 4 seconds each.

  1. 0:00 to 0:15

    Meet the MUSE

    One image that says who your MUSE is. It comes back, changed, at the end.

  2. 0:15 to 1:00

    Verse one

    The MUSE in a world. Wider frames, slower cuts, one clear situation.

  3. 1:00 to 1:50

    The chorus

    The video opens up: choreography, color, scale. This is the shot people will share.

  4. 1:50 to 2:30

    The bridge

    The turn. Something changes for the MUSE, and the rhythm drops for a moment.

  5. 2:30 to 3:00

    Final chorus

    The biggest image, then the opening image again, transformed.

Lock the song first, then storyboard on its bars. Generate each shot a little longer than its slot so the edit can land on the beat.

Week by week

From the MUSE to the YouTube link.

About seven weeks to 28 December 2026. Post as early as you can: every extra day online is a day of views before the 4 January count.
  1. 01

    5 to 11 November

    Choose your MUSE and your division

    Pick one of the 24 MUSE on nexmuse.kr and write one sentence on who they are in your song. Download the three consent forms and sign them.

  2. 02

    12 to 22 November

    The song

    Generate the track with an AI music tool and iterate until the chorus sticks. Check the tool’s terms for commercial use, as the FAQ asks.

  3. 03

    23 to 30 November

    Treatment and screenplay

    A one page treatment, then a screenplay of the video bar by bar, written for free in ScreenWeaver.

  4. 04

    1 to 7 December

    Storyboard and MUSE reference

    Generate the storyboard from the screenplay. Build one reference sheet of your MUSE so the face never drifts.

  5. 05

    8 to 18 December

    Generate and edit

    Generate every shot, cut on the beat, check the length lands between 2 and 4 minutes.

  6. 06

    By 20 December

    Publish and submit

    Upload to YouTube as Public, fill in the form on nexmuse.kr, keep your receipt number. Then share the link for the vote.

Disqualification traps

Seven ways to lose your entry.

Most traps come from the YouTube rules and the MUSE rules, which a normal film contest does not have.

  • An unlisted video

    The FAQ says the YouTube video must be Public. Unlisted or private links are not accepted.

  • No MUSE, or a MUSE with a new face

    At least one of the 24 official MUSE must be in the work, as the main artist. Costume and hair are free, but the face identity must stay.

  • A real idol

    NEXMUSE is not a contest for real idols. Cloning anyone’s face or voice with AI without permission is not allowed.

  • Human-made music or footage

    The rule is video and audio made 100% with generative AI. A recorded vocal or a filmed shot breaks that principle.

  • Editing after submitting

    Once sent, the video and its link cannot be replaced or re-uploaded. Submit the final cut, not a draft.

  • The wrong length

    Under 2 minutes or over 4 minutes is outside the rules. Check the exported file, not the timeline.

  • Fake cheers

    Abnormal cheering on the site can be excluded from the count. Bought views put the whole 30% at risk.

Why ScreenWeaver

A MUSE needs a storyboard, not luck.

NEXMUSE asks for a character, a song and a video that hold together. ScreenWeaver puts the screenplay, the storyboard and the footage in one connected project.

  • One reference for your MUSE

    Approve the MUSE’s reference once, and it follows every shot. That is exactly the face identity rule.

  • A frame for every bar

    The storyboard is generated from your screenplay, each frame tied to a moment of the song.

  • 16:9 or 9:16 from one project

    NEXMUSE accepts both ratios. ScreenWeaver handles vertical as well as widescreen.

  • Footage powered by Seedance

    Generate the shots with Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 on the Auteur plan, $39.99 a month. Writing is free, today.

Real productions

International festival-recognized films have been written and produced with ScreenWeaver.

ScreenWeaver is already being used as a creative workspace for real AI film productions, from animated shorts to short films nominated and awarded by international festivals.

  • Video thumbnail for VOIDBORN

    VOIDBORN

    AI animated / cinematic short

    Festival recognition

    • 1st Place Silver

      Mondial Chroma Awards

    • 2nd Place Dreamina

      Mondial Chroma Awards

    • Award Winner

      Seoul International AI Film Festival

  • Video thumbnail for Les Fils du Vinnana

    Les Fils du Vinnana

    AI short film

    Festival recognition

    • Honorable Mention

      Top Quark Film Festival

    • People's Choice Nominee

      Illuminate Oneness of Humanity

    • Nominee

      ALTFF Supershort

See what creators are building

The pipeline

Write. Board. Produce.

  1. ScreenWeaver screenplay editor: acts, sequences and beats above the formatted script of The Yellow Umbrella

    01The screenplay, enriched

    An industry-standard screenplay editor, and more: a visual outline and beat editor, your writing inspirations (notes, photos, audio) kept next to the page, and an AI researcher to support your writing, not replace it.

  2. ScreenWeaver storyboard: shot S3 of The Yellow Umbrella with characters, shot settings and the script beside it

    02The storyboard, made easy

    Shot breakdown generated from your screenplay, manual control over every shot (frame, angle, movement, duration), and generative AI previsualization in one click.

  3. ScreenWeaver production canvas: shots S3 and S4 as connected nodes carrying their storyboard panels and prompts

    03AI production, with finesse

    Footage generation pipelines connected to your screenplay and storyboard. Optimized out of the box, fully editable workflow.

More AI film festivals

Guides for other festivals

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Guides for AI music videos

FAQ

NEXMUSE, your questions

How do you win the NEXMUSE AI Music Video Contest?
Make a 2 to 4 minute AI song and AI music video starring one of the 24 official MUSE, post it publicly on YouTube and submit it on nexmuse.kr by 28 December 2026, 23:59 KST. The jury gives 70 points, led by the music (20), and the audience 30.
Can I make my NEXMUSE video with ScreenWeaver?
Yes. NEXMUSE names no AI tool. In ScreenWeaver you write the video, storyboard it and generate the shots with Seedance on the Auteur plan. The song comes from the AI music tool of your choice.
Is it free to enter?
The official pages we read on 5 November 2026 mention no entry fee. Entry is a form on nexmuse.kr, not an email.
Who can enter?
Individuals and teams. Under 19 go to the student division, 19 and over to the general one. You can send several works, but one participant or team cannot win more than one prize.
What is a MUSE?
One of 24 characters provided by NEXMUSE. At least one must be the main artist of your video. You can add your own supporting characters, but their rights are your responsibility.
Do I upload the video file?
No. You submit a public YouTube link. Shortlisted entrants are asked for the original video after the first round, and finalists for the original audio in WAV or MP3.
What do winners get?
Cash from ₩100,000 to ₩10,000,000, plus a certificate and a medal for every prize. The awards page also lists professional arrangement, an official music release, copyright registration plans and an album debut opportunity.
When are the results?
First round results on 18 January 2027, final results and the ceremony on 30 January 2027. The venue will be announced on the official site.

Seven weeks. Start with your MUSE.

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