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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)

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]

Etymology

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The name Asia Bagus! was coined by a Malaysian marketing guru, Prof. Abdul Hamid Mohamed.[citation needed] The word "Bagus" in the title means "great".[8]

Fuji Television, asked me what would be a good name for an Asian got talent show. I said Asia Bagus!. They bought the idea, and I became one of the judges.

— Prof. Abdul Hamid Mohamed

The winners

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Year Moment Place The Winner Runner Up
1992 1st Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan Krisdayanti from Indonesia
  • Score 96 points, song "Learning form Love"
 Dewi Yuliartiningsih (Dewi Gita) from Indonesia
  • Score 93 points, song "Merenda Kasih"
1993 2nd Grand Championship Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan[13] Sheikh Haikel & Ashidiq Ghazali (Construction Sight) from Singapore[13]
  • Score 90 points, song "Tequila"[13]
 Ninies Dian Ratnasari from Indonesia
  • Score 89 points,[13] song "I Have Nothing"
1993 3rd Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan Amy Mastura from Malaysia[7]
  • Score 87 points, song "Fikir Dulu"[7]
 Erva Yudhisa from Indonesia
  • Score 86 points, song "Save the Best for Last"
1994 4th Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan Nisa Lin from Taiwan[14]
  • Score 83 points, (Won via voting)
 Prilianty Chintya Lamusu from Indonesia
  • Score 83 points, song "I Know Him So Well"

Tang Lai Ngor from Malaysia

  • Score 83 points
1995 5th Grand Championship Jakarta, Indonesia Tengku Shaharum from Malaysia
  • Score 89 points, song "Now and Forever" (won via voting)
 Imelda Raggilia from Indonesia
  • Score 89 points, song "Gairah Jiwa"
1996 6th Grand Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Miki Low Leang Cheng from Malaysia
  • Score 90 points, song "Pasti" (won via voting)
 Eka Mairina from Indonesia
  • Score 90 points

Akiyo Hoshino from Japan

  • Score 90 points
1997 Best Of Asia Bagus Tokyo, Japan Krisdayanti from Indonesia
  • song "Merasa"
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1998 7th Grand Championship Jakarta, Indonesia Ida Satrianti (Atiek) from Indonesia
  • Score 92 points, song "Be the Man" (won via voting)
 Ikema Akane from Japan
  • Score 92 points
1999 8th Grand Championship Bali, Indonesia Rio Febrian from Indonesia
  • Score 94 points, song "I am your Angel"
 Alyah from Malaysia
  • Score 89 points (won via voting)
2000 9th Grand Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Caroline Gunawan (Alena) from Indonesia
  • Score 93 points, song "What a girl want"
 Gail Satiawaki from Indonesia
  • Score 89 points, song "This things called love" (won via voting)

Jirayut Namkong from Thailand

  • Score 89 points

References

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  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.
  7. ^ a b c "Amy is flying high after win". The New Paper. 17 January 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e "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.
  13. ^ a b c d "Singaporean rap duo win Asia Bagus! contest". The Straits Times. 7 May 1993. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Mother knows best". The New Paper. 22 May 1995. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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