World Music Festival Season 1

The World Music Festival Season 1 (also known as The Grand Inauguration of World Music Festival and World Music Festival Grand Opening) was the first season of the weekly song contest World Music Festival which was held at the Philippine Arena in the Philippines. Japan won with their winning song "Play with Me" by Cross Gene.

Japan became the next host for the next season of World Music Festival.

Location
The World Music Festival Season 1 took place at the world's largest indoor arena, the Philippine Arena which could accommodate approximately 55,000 guests inside the arena alone. The arena situated at Ciudad de Victoria in Bulacan, Philippines and was inaugurated in July 2014. The owner of the arena, Iglesia Ni Cristo agreed to use the arena for a song contest competition and was able to renovate the arena before the contest.

Participating Countries
Participating countries for the World Music Festival Season 1 came from only 3 continents, Europe, Asia and Africa.