Asia Bagus
Presented byNajip Ali
Tomoko Kadowaki
Country of originSingapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Japan
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkJapan - Fuji TV
Indonesia - TVRI/RCTI
Malaysia - TV3
Singapore - TCS Channel 5
Release1992 (1992) –
2000 (2000)

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]

The 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.

— Prof. Abdul Hamid Mohamed

The winners

YearMomentPlaceThe WinnerRunner 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 Tokyo, Japan Sheikh Haikel & Ashidiq Ghazali (Construction Sight) from Singapore
  • Score 90 points, song "Tequila"
 Ninies Dian Ratnasari from Indonesia
  • Score 89 points, song "I Have Nothing"
1993 3rd Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan Amy Mastura from Malaysia
  • Score 87 points, song "Fikir Dulu"
 Erva Yudhisa from Indonesia
  • Score 86 points, song "Save the Best for Last"
1994 4th Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan Nisa Lin from Taiwan
  • 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

Senno Haryo Hutomo from Indonesia

  • Score 92 points, song "Doin' Just Fine"
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. ↑ "アジアバグース！". Fuji TV. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. ↑ Iwabuchi, Koichi (2002). Recentering Globalization: Popular Culture and Japanese Transnationalism. Duke University Press. pp. 100–100, 225. ISBN 0822384086.
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