Own Asiavision Song Contest 31

Own Asiavision Song Contest 31, often referred to as OASC #31, is the 31st edition of Own Asiavision Song Contest. The contest took place in TBD, Jordan, following the country's victory in the 30th edition with the song "Balaleen" by Zatara. It was the second time that Jordan had hosted the contest, having previously done so in the fourth edition. Organised by the Own Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster Jordan Radio and Television Corporation, the contest was held at the TBD, and consisted of a quarter-final, two semi-finals and the final. The four live shows were hosted by TBD.

Location
Further information on the host country: Jordan

The contest was held in TBD, Jordan. It was the second time that Jordan had hosted the contest, having previously done so in fourth edition. The selected venue is the x-seat TBD. In addition to the main venue, the host city also organises side events in tandem with the contest.

Bidding phase
Between 31 January and 22 February 2023, four cities across Jordan expressed interest in hosting the contest. The cities of Amman, Aqaba, with 2 venues, Irbid and Zarqa voiced their interest. Host broadcaster JRTV launched the bidding process on 22 February. In the first phase of this process, any interested cities were to present their bid, after which JRTV and the OABU would proceed to send all of them a bid book with more detailed requirements for the cities to submit their plans for review. On 24 February, it was reported that Irbid did not make it to the shortlisted venues, meaning that only the remained 3 cities stayed in the running to host the contest.

On X February 2023, the OABU and JRTV came to a decision and announced that X was chosen to be the host city of the edition, with the X being the selected venue, with a capacity of X.

Key: Host venue Shortlisted

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Asiavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OABU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
 * On 9 February 2023, 6CKI announced their interest to debut in the contest. However, they would only broadcast the event for now as they did not officially apply to get the OABU membership yet.
 * On 12 February 2023, Indonesian broadcaster TVRI confirmed that the country would withdraw this edition.
 * On 26 January 2023, Marshallese broadcaster MINTA announced the country's withdrawal after the head of delegation has resigned from his position.
 * On 8 February 2023, the Director-General of Nauruan broadcaster NTV stated that the broadcaster is aiming to apply for OABU membership and that Nauru wants to be a part of the contest. However, a debut for a new country is not possible at the moment due to the OABU limitations regarding the number of allowed countries. He also stated that they will try to apply for participation again in the following edition.
 * On 26 January 2023, New Caledonian broadcaster CanalSat Calédonie announced that viewership numbers of the grand final were the lowest they have ever been after Yelo failed to qualify to the semi-finals. Fans of the contest have been increasingly displeased with the head of delegation, and finally, CanalSat Calédonie listened to the fans, and removed them of their position.
 * On 28 January 2023, Oman's former head of delegation announced his resignation over the role and leave an opening for a new and more inspired head to take over.
 * On 13 February 2023, Palestinian broadcaster PBC confirmed that the country would not participate this edition.
 * On 13 February 2023, Papuan broadcaster NBC/PNG confirmed that the country would not participate this edition.
 * On 13 February 2023, Samoan broadcaster SBC confirmed that the country would not participate this edition.
 * On 12 February, Sri Lankan broadcaster SLBC announced that Sri Lanka would take a one edition break.
 * On 13 February 2023, Tongan broadcaster TBC confirmed that the country would not participate this edition.
 * On 13 February 2023, Yemeni broadcaster YTV confirmed that the country would not return this edition.

Australian entry
Exactly one week after announcing Thandi Phoenix as the country's representative in the 31st edition with the song "Cleopatra", the broadcaster received some emails from anonymous sources, complaining about the choice. According to the messages received, the most common ones were about Australia potentially ending last in the final or even receiving 0 points. Immediately after reading all the complaints, the head of delegation held an impromptu meeting at the SBS headquarters where Thandi was invited too, and discussed in regards with the entry. As the complains were about the song, rather than the artist, the parties came to an agreement to submit another song for the competition. Thus, Thandi suggested that she will perform another song from her discography. Eventually, she decided to perform her song "Overdrive" instead.