Asian Wave
Asian Wave is a 2012 Chinese reality singing talent show featuring contestants from many different Asian countries. The show premiered on 11 July 2012 on Dragon Television. On 20 September 2012, Malaysian singer-songwriter Shila Amzah won the competition by unanimous vote, after performing 3 songs (in the final rounds) in 3 languages (Malay, English and Mandarin).
| Asian Wave | |
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| Hosted by | Lin Hai (林海) |
| Judges |  Sun Nan Gao Xiaosong Alan Tam Hacken Lee Chyi Chin Jerry Huang (黃舒駿) Phil Chang Eric Moo Penny Tai Lee Min-woo Lisa Ono Pang Prakasit Bosuwan AnaidaNote: not all judges are present in any given episode |
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| Winner | Shila Amzah |
| Finals venue | Baoshan Sports Center, Shanghai, China |
| Release | |
| Original network | Dragon Television |
| Original release | 11 July – 20 September 2012 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聲動亞洲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 声动亚洲 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Voices Moving Asia | ||||||
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Asian Wave is a 2012 Chinese reality singing talent show featuring contestants from many different Asian countries. The show premiered on 11 July 2012 on Dragon Television.
On 20 September 2012, Malaysian singer-songwriter Shila Amzah won the competition by unanimous vote, after performing 3 songs (in the final rounds) in 3 languages (Malay, English and Mandarin).
Format
[edit]The first 16 episodes, first shown between 11 July 2012 and 30 August 2012, feature competitions amongst 66 Greater China contestants (including music groups). Competition was so strong that established singer Fiona Fung from Hong Kong failed to reach even the Final 16. In the end, the 6 finalists were selected (in order of finish):
- Chang Shilei
- Sun Bolun (孙伯纶)
- Liang Yi-chen (梁一貞)
- Guo Yifan (郭一凡)
- Henry Huo
- Yu Chaoying (余超颖) & Guo Meizi (郭美孜)
They qualified to the Asian Region contest for a chance to compete with 18 contestants from the rest of Asia.
- Anirudh Bhola
- Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
- Tia Kar
- Flow
- Emi Tawata
- Shila Amzah
- Athena Beh (马嘉轩)
- Lau Wan Yin (刘婉滢)
By2- Rachel Chua (蔡艾珈)
- Kelvin Tan
- 7942
- Cross Gene
- ZE:A
- Whee (휘)
- Techin Chayuti (จิรัฐชัย ชยุติ)
- Ten Nararak (นรารักษ์ ใจบำรุง)
- Ploy (พลอย) & Gun Achi (กัน อชิ)
Preliminary rounds
[edit]The preliminary rounds of the Asian-wide competition consist of 6 episodes and were first aired from 3 September 2012 to 19 September 2012.
In each group of 8 contestants, 4 will advance to the final rounds.
In Round 1, eight contestants are divided into 4 pairs, with the 4 winners directly advancing to Round 2. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the best 2 contestants among the 4 losers. Then, the remaining 2 contestants do a 30-second a cappella battle to determine the last contestant to advance.
In Round 2, the 4 winners from Round 1 are divided into 2 pairs, with the 2 winners directly advancing to the final rounds. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the better contestant between the 2 losers. Later, the best contestant from the 3 losers from Round 1 does a 30-second a cappella battle with the remaining winner from Round 1, to determine the last contestant to advance.
| Key | Directly advanced by winning battle
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Advanced by judges' selection
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Advanced by winning the a cappella battle
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Group one
[edit]- Round 1
| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Tia Kar
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"Chikni Chameli" originally by Shreya Ghoshal |
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| Liang Yi-chen
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"拒绝再玩" originally by Leslie Cheung |
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| B | Kelvin Tan
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"火柴天堂" originally by Hsiung Tien-ping |
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| Lau Wan Yin
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"Bukan Cinta Biasa" originally by Siti Nurhaliza |
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| C | 7942
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"Paradise" originally by T-max |
Eliminated by Techin Chayuti |
| Cross Gene
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"La-Di Da-Di" own song |
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| D | Henry Huo
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"茉莉花 (Mo Li Hua)" folk song |
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| Techin Chayuti
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"ปวดร้าวเท่าๆกัน" own song |
- Round 2
| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Henry Huo
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"それぞれに" originally by Kousuke Atari |
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| Liang Yi-chen
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"Rolling in the Deep" originally by Adele |
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| B | Lau Wan Yin
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"寂寞先生" originally by Gary Chaw |
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| Cross Gene
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"My Love" originally by Westlife |
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| C | Techin Chayuti
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"千里之外" originally by Jay Chou |
Eliminated |
| Kelvin Tan
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"You Raise Me Up" originally by Brian Kennedy |
Won the group battle but eliminated by Henry Huo | |
| Tia Kar
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"Unfaithful" originally by Rihanna |
Eliminated |
Group two
[edit]- Round 1
| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Shila Amzah
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"Set Fire to the Rain" originally by Adele |
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| Rachel Chua
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"傻瓜" originally by Landy Wen |
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| B | Sun Bolun
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"洋葱" originally by Ding Dang |
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| Anirudh Bhola
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"Bhaag D.K. Bose" originally by Ram Sampath |
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| C | Ploy & Achi
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"แทงข้างหลัง ทะลุถึงหัวใจ" originally by Aof Pongsak |
Eliminated by Anirudh Bhola |
| ZE:A
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"Mazeltov" own song |
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| D | Emi Tawata
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"Musing" own song |
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| Chang Shilei
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"人间" originally by Faye Wong |
- Round 2
| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | ZE:A
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"2 in the Morning" originally by New Kids on the Block "The Way I Are" originally by Timbaland |
Decided to forfeit against Chang Shilei |
| Sun Bolun
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"爱我还是他" originally by David Tao |
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| B | Shila Amzah
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"Forever Love" originally by Leehom Wang |
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| Emi Tawata
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"I'll Be There"[1] originally by The Jackson 5 |
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| C | Anirudh Bhola
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"Maa Da Ladla" originally by Master Saleem |
Eliminated |
| Rachel Chua
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"I Surrender" originally by Celine Dion |
Eliminated | |
| Chang Shilei
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"对你爱不完" originally by Aaron Kwok |
Group three
[edit]- Round 1
| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
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"Subha Hone Na De" originally by Mika Singh & Shefali Alvares |
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| By2
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"When You Believe" originally by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston |
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| B | Athena Beh
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"我是一只小小鸟" originally by Chief Chao |
Eliminated by By2 |
| Whee
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"너와 결혼할 사람" own song |
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| C | Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying
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"Tell Him" originally by Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion |
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| Ten Nararak
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"อย่าปล่อยให้คนคนนึงคิดถึงเธอ" own song |
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| D | Guo Yifan
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"Give Me One Reason" originally by Tracy Chapman |
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| Flow
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"Go!!!"[1] own song |
- Round 2
| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
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"Just a Kiss" originally by Lady Antebellum |
See below |
| Guo Yifan
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"够了" own song |
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| B | Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying
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"最爱我的人伤我最深" originally by A-mei & Chang Yu-sheng |
See below |
| Whee
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"You Give Love a Bad Name" originally by Bon Jovi |
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| C | By2
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"DNA" own song |
Eliminated |
| Ten Nararak
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"Listen" originally by Beyoncé Knowles |
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| Flow
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"Surfin' U.S.A."[1] originally by The Beach Boys |
Eliminated |
Extra battle: judges could not decide between the Indian duo and the Chinese duo who both lost their first battle in Round 2.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
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| Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
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"Character Dheela" originally by Neeraj Shridhar & Amrita Kak |
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| Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying
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"她在睡前哭泣" originally by Mindy Quah & Coco Lee |
After the song, Guo Meizi decided to withdraw citing health reasons while Yu Chaoying was eliminated by Ten Nararak |
Final rounds
[edit]The final 3 rounds were broadcast live on 20 September 2012. Before the competition, some of the previously eliminated contestants performed; as well as invitees Jam Hsiao from Taiwan and Michael Wong from Malaysia.
Likely due to the violent anti-Japanese demonstrations in China at the time, Japan's Emi Tawata and South Korea's Cross Gene (which includes a Japanese member) had to withdraw from the final rounds. As a result, only 10 of the originally selected 12 finalists remain, and after Round 1 the judges do a second round of voting to select one of the five battle losers to advance to Round 2.
| Key | Directly advanced by winning battle
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Advanced by judges' selection
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- Round 1
| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
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| A | Liang Yi-chen
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"I Hate Myself for Loving You" originally by Joan Jett |
Eliminated |
| Chang Shilei
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"high歌" own song; although originally by Huang Ling |
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| B | Lau Wan Yin
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"让每个人都心碎" originally by Huang Dawei |
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| Guo Yifan
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"画心" originally by Jane Zhang |
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| C | Henry Huo
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"醒" own song |
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| Whee
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"잠시만 안녕" originally by MC the Max |
Eliminated | |
| D | Sun Bolun
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"没离开过" originally by Terry Lin |
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| Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
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"Jai Ho" & "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" music by A. R. Rahman "最炫民族风" originally by Phoenix Legend |
Eliminated | |
| E | Shila Amzah
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"Gemilang" originally by Jaclyn Victor |
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| Ten Nararak
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"I Will Always Love You" originally by Dolly Parton |
Eliminated |
- Round 2
| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Chang Shilei
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"Hero" originally by Mariah Carey |
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| Lau Wan Yin
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"Picture to Burn" originally by Taylor Swift |
Eliminated | |
| B | Henry Huo
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"我的城" originally by Chang Shilei |
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| Sun Bolun
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"一无所有" originally by Cui Jian |
Eliminated | |
| C | Shila Amzah
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"Grenade" originally by Bruno Mars |
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| Guo Yifan
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"If I Ain't Got You" originally by Alicia Keys |
Eliminated |
- Round 3
| Contestant | Song |
|---|---|
| Chang Shilei
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"Bad Romance" originally by Lady Gaga |
| Henry Huo
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"记得" originally by A-mei |
| Shila Amzah
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"征服" originally by Na Ying |
International broadcasting
[edit]| Country / Region | Channel | Airing |
|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
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Astro Zhi Zun HD | 6 October 2012[2] |
| Singapore
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E City | 8 October 2012[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Not shown in the original broadcast in September 2012, likely due to anti-Japanese sentiments in China at the time.
- ^ (in Chinese) 声动亚洲 - Astro 至尊 HD Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ StarHub - TV Guide Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine