Asia Bagus
Asia Bagus! was a star-search program created by Fuji Television spanning from 1991 until 2000 to promote young up-and-coming performing artists in Asia. The show broadcast once a week throughout Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. The prevailing champion over three shows went on to compete in a monthly run-off, while grand championships were held once a year. It was hosted by Tomoko Kadowaki and Najip Ali.[1][2]
Asia Bagus! | |
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Presented by | Najip Ali Tomoko Kadowaki |
Country of origin | Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Japan |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | Japan - Fuji TV Indonesia - TVRI/RCTI Malaysia - TV3 Singapore - TCS-5 |
Original release | 1991 – 2000 |
The branding name Asia Bagus! was coined by a Malaysian Marketing Guru; Prof. Abdul Hamid Mohamed.
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. In 1992, Krisdayanti from Indonesia was the Grand Winner. - Prof. Abdul Hamid Mohamed.
The winners
Year | Moment | Place | The Winner | Runner Up |
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1992 | 1st Grand Championship | Tokyo, Japan | Krisdayanti from Indonesia
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Dewi Yuliartiningsih (Dewi Gita) from Indonesia
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1993 | 2nd Grand Championship | Tokyo, Japan | Sheikh Haikel & Ashidiq Ghazali (Construction Sight) from Singapore
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Ninies Dian Ratnasari from Indonesia
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1993 | 3rd Grand Championship | Tokyo, Japan | Amy Mastura from Malaysia
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Erva Yudhisa from Indonesia
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1994 | 4th Grand Championship | Tokyo, Japan | Nisa Lin from Taiwan
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Prilianty Chintya Lamusu from Indonesia
Tang Lai Ngor from Malaysia
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1995 | 5th Grand Championship | Jakarta, Indonesia | Tengku Shaharum from Malaysia
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Imelda Raggilia from Indonesia
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1996 | 6th Grand Championship | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Miki Low Leang Cheng from Malaysia
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Eka Mairina from Indonesia
Akiyo Hoshino from Japan
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1997 | Best Of Asia Bagus | Tokyo, Japan | Krisdayanti from Indonesia
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1998 | 7th Grand Championship | Jakarta, Indonesia | Ida Satrianti (Atiek) from Indonesia
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Ikema Akane from Japan
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1999 | 8th Grand Championship | Bali, Indonesia | Rio Febrian from Indonesia
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Alyah from Malaysia
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2000 | 9th Grand Championship | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Caroline Gunawan (Alena) from Indonesia
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Gail Satiawaki from Indonesia
Jirayut Namkong from Thailand
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References
- "アジアバグース!". Fuji TV. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- Iwabuchi, Koichi (2002). Recentering Globalization: Popular Culture and Japanese Transnationalism. Duke University Press. pp. 100–100, 225. ISBN 0822384086.