Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the KOOV Challenge 2020 was held as an online contest instead of its usual form of gathering participants into one venue.
The theme of the KOOV Challenge 2020 was “KOOV Future Concert – Create cool and attractive musical instruments that no one has ever seen before.” Participants were asked to create “attractive musical instruments” with KOOV®︎ and materials around them, then to play “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, and one more chosen nursery rhyme or folk song.
A total of 474 works were entered from Japan, China, and the US. Each and every entry was highly unique, reflecting the ideas and perspectives of the participant.

A special site with a list of all the entries was available during the contest period.
After judging had concluded, the outstanding entries were announced at the online award ceremony.

The online award ceremony
Gold Prize
■ Individual Section, U-G3
■ Team Section, U-G3
■ Individual Section, U-G6
■ Team Section, U-G6
■ Individual Section, Over-Grade
■ Team Section, Over-Grade
Silver Prize
■ Individual Section U-G3
■ Team Section, U-G3
■ Individual Section, U-G6
■ Team Section, U-G6
■ Individual Section, Over-Grade
■ Team Section, Over-Grade
Bronze Prize
■ Individual Section,U-G3
■ Team Section, U-G3
■ Individual Section, U-G6
■ Team Section, U-G6
■ Individual Section, Over-Grade
■ Team Section, Over-Grade
Special Award
■ Individual Section, U-G3
- 小贤
『命题曲目-架子鼓表演家』/『自选曲目-架子鼓演奏家』 - コウキングス
『音が鳴る船』/『音が鳴る船』 - 倩倩
『流淌的歌声-幸福拍拍手』/『自选曲目——流淌的歌声』 - 怡宝
『命题曲目-梦幻音乐钢琴』/『自选曲目-梦幻音乐钢琴』
■ Team Section, U-G3
- 魔力豆
『音命题曲目+鼓笛』/『笛子演奏家』 - 梦想音乐家
『奇幻音乐盒』/『百灵鸟的歌声』
■ Individual Section, U-G6
- 猫にひっかかれる人
『サンタが来た!』/『サンタが来た!』 - フック船長
『動物たちの音楽隊(幸せなら手をたたこう)』/『動物たちの音楽隊(聖者の行進)』 - 刘怡彤
『KOOV未来音乐会』/『KOOV未来音乐会』 - 鉄道
『ドからシまで見える楽器』/『ドレミがみえる楽器(オリジナル楽曲)』
■ Team Section, U-G6
- 齐擂三士
『机器人大鼓队-感到幸福你就拍拍手』/『机器人大鼓队-克罗地亚狂想曲』
■ Individual Section, Over-Grade
- Terry
『秋の音楽隊』/『夜の音楽隊』 - バナナ
『足踏みをする人:課題曲』/『ジャンプする人:自由曲』 - Pooh_Edogawa
『一緒に踊ろう!〜幸せなら手をたたこう〜』/『一緒に踊ろう!〜どんぐりころころ〜』 - 彭晨
『规定曲目 幸福拍手歌 彭晨』/『自选曲目 炫彩钢琴 彭晨』
■ Team Section, Over-Grade
- コドラボ水チーム2
『しあわせなら鍋たたこう』/『距離ピアノ』
Judges of the KOOV Challenge 2020
We would like to express our gratitude to the many experts who have cooperated with us for the KOOV Challenge 2020.
- Kanji Akahori
(Chairman of ICT Connect 21 / Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Institute of Technology) - Guang Chen
(Lecturer at Beijing Normal University the School of Educational Technology / PhD in Psychology) - Thomas Andrew Harris
(SEEK Curriculum and Resources Coordinator at National Society of Black Engineers) - Yoshiro Miyata
(Professor at Chukyo University / Coordinator, World Museum Project) - Kazumi Misawa
(Professor at Musashino Art University) - Sachiko Nakajima
(President of steAm, Inc. / STEM Girls Ambassador of Cabinet Office / Musician, Mathematician, STEAM Educator) - Yingying Yan
(Teacher of Robotics Group at Beijing Xicheng Youth Science and Technology Museum) - Nozomu Kaji
(Sony Music Labels Inc. / Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.) - Yuka Maruko
(Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.) - Michiko Araki
(Head of Corporate Marketing, Sony Electronics Inc.) - Mitsuo Okumura
(Sony Global Education, Inc. Creative Director) - Masaaki Isozu
(President of Sony Global Education, Inc.)
Thank you all for your participation, and congratulations to the award winners!
We’ll be posting the works of the award winners on social media including our Facebook Page.
The KOOV Challenge team is always welcome to receive works full of curiosity, from players who can try new things without being afraid of failure.
You can visit the official KOOV Challenge site here.