Asia Bagus

Asia Bagus
Presented byNajip Ali (1992-1995,[1] 1996[2]-1999[3])
Tomoko Kadowaki (1992-1994)[4]
Moses Lim (1994)[4]
Sheikh Haikel and Ashidiq Ghazali (1996)[1]
Country of originSingapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Japan
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkJapan - Fuji TV[5]
Indonesia - TVRI[5]/RCTI
Malaysia - TV3[5]
Singapore [5] - TCS Channel 5[1]
ReleaseApril 1992 (1992-04)[5] –
2000 (2000)
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Asia Bagus! was a star-search program created by Fuji Television spanning from 1992[5] until 2000 to promote young up-and-coming performing artists in Asia. The show broadcast once a week for 24 episodes from April to September[5] throughout Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan (from 1994)[6] and Thailand.

The contestants featured in the program were twelve[1] amateur singers[7] between the age of 12 and 25,[8] selected from 300 entries each month from the participating countries.[1] Three singers from each country, selected from the auditions,[9]were encouraged to sing in their native languages.[8][9] The prevailing champion over three shows went on to compete in a monthly run-off, while grand championships were held once a year. The grand champion of each year will record a solo album while the winners for the monthly run-offs will record an album together.[8]

Former hosts include Tomoko Kadowaki from Japan and Najip Ali from Singapore.[8][10][11] Singaporean Moses Lim also once co-hosted Asia Bagus in 1994[4] while 1993 champion Construction Sight duos Sheikh Haikel and Ashidiq Ghazali became the hosts for 1996.[1] Another Japanese woman was once a co-host of the show.[12]

For the 1996 season, a new segment called Big Asia was added, where Najip Ali interviewed personalities from Asia.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Najip moves on; rap duo moves in to host Asia Bagus". The Straits Times. 8 April 1996. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Asia Bagus perlukan Najip Ali". Berita Harian (Singapore). 27 October 1996. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The show will go on". The New Paper. 22 September 1998. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Pregnant Tomoko drops out of show". The New Paper. 14 July 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Cungkil bakat baru seni muzik di Asia". Berita Harian (Singapore). 1 April 1992. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Is this guy wacko?". The New Paper. 5 May 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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  8. ^ a b c d "Japan hosts best-of-Asia show". The New Paper. 2 April 1992. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Video night in Asia". The Straits Times. 14 February 1992. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  10. ^ "アジアバグース！". Fuji TV. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  11. ^ Iwabuchi, Koichi (2002). Recentering Globalization: Popular Culture and Japanese Transnationalism. Duke University Press. pp. 100–100, 225. ISBN 0822384086.
  12. ^ "Who cares about the contestants?". The Straits Times. 10 May 1998. Retrieved 15 October 2024.