Asia Bagus

Asia Bagus
Presented by	Najip 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 origin	Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Japan
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Japan - Fuji TV [5] Indonesia - TVRI [5] /RCTI Malaysia - TV3 [5] Singapore [5] - TCS Channel 5 [1]
Release	April 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

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

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"	-
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

1. "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. "Pregnant Tomoko drops out of show". The New Paper. 14 July 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
5. "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. "Amy is flying high after win". The New Paper. 17 January 1994. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
8. "Japan hosts best-of-Asia show". The New Paper. 2 April 1992. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
9. "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. "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.