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.

Asian Wave
Hosted byLin 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
Anaida
Note: not all judges are present in any given episode
No. of contestants
  • 66 (Greater China region)
  • 24 (Asian region, including 6 from Greater China)
Winner Shila Amzah
Finals venueBaoshan Sports Center, Shanghai, China
Release
Original networkDragon Television
Original release11 July (2012-07-11) –
20 September 2012 (2012-09-20)
Asian Wave
Traditional Chinese聲動亞洲
Simplified Chinese声动亚洲
Literal meaningVoices Moving Asia

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

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):

  1. Chang Shilei
  2. Sun Bolun (孙伯纶)
  3. Liang Yi-chen (梁一貞)
  4. Guo Yifan (郭一凡)
  5. Henry Huo
  6. 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

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
  Advanced by judges' selection
  Advanced by winning the a cappella battle

Group One
Round 1
Pair Contestant Song Result
A Tia Kar "Chikni Chameli"
originally by Shreya Ghoshal
Liang Yi-chen "拒绝再玩"
originally by Leslie Cheung
B Kelvin Tan "火柴天堂"
originally by Hsiung Tien-ping
Lau Wan Yin "Bukan Cinta Biasa"
originally by Siti Nurhaliza
C 7942 "Paradise"
originally by T-max		 Eliminated by Techin Chayuti
Cross Gene "La-Di Da-Di"
own song
D Henry Huo "茉莉花 (Mo Li Hua)"
folk song
Techin Chayuti "ปวดร้าวเท่าๆกัน"
own song
Round 2
Group Contestant Song Result
A Henry Huo "それぞれに"
originally by Kousuke Atari
Liang Yi-chen "Rolling in the Deep"
originally by Adele
B Lau Wan Yin "寂寞先生"
originally by Gary Chaw
Cross Gene "My Love"
originally by Westlife
C Techin Chayuti "千里之外"
originally by Jay Chou		 Eliminated
Kelvin Tan "You Raise Me Up"
originally by Brian Kennedy		 Won the group battle but eliminated by Henry Huo
Tia Kar "Unfaithful"
originally by Rihanna		 Eliminated

Group Two
Round 1
Pair Contestant Song Result
A Shila Amzah "Set Fire to the Rain"
originally by Adele
Rachel Chua "傻瓜"
originally by Landy Wen
B Sun Bolun "洋葱"
originally by Ding Dang
Anirudh Bhola "Bhaag D.K. Bose"
originally by Ram Sampath
C Ploy & Achi "แทงข้างหลัง ทะลุถึงหัวใจ"
originally by Aof Pongsak		 Eliminated by Anirudh Bhola
ZE:A "Mazeltov"
own song
D Emi Tawata "Musing"
own song
Chang Shilei "人间"
originally by Faye Wong
Round 2
Group Contestant Song Result
A ZE:A "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 "爱我还是他"
originally by David Tao
B Shila Amzah "Forever Love"
originally by Leehom Wang
Emi Tawata "I'll Be There"[1]
originally by The Jackson 5
C Anirudh Bhola "Maa Da Ladla"
originally by Master Saleem		 Eliminated
Rachel Chua "I Surrender"
originally by Celine Dion		 Eliminated
Chang Shilei "对你爱不完"
originally by Aaron Kwok

Group Three
Round 1
Pair Contestant Song Result
A Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak "Subha Hone Na De"
originally by Mika Singh & Shefali Alvares
By2 "When You Believe"
originally by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston
B Athena Beh "我是一只小小鸟"
originally by Chief Chao		 Eliminated by By2
Whee "너와 결혼할 사람"
own song
C Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying "Tell Him"
originally by Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion
Ten Nararak "อย่าปล่อยให้คนคนนึงคิดถึงเธอ"
own song
D Guo Yifan "Give Me One Reason"
originally by Tracy Chapman
Flow "Go!!!"[1]
own song
Round 2
Group Contestant Song Result
A Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak "Just a Kiss"
originally by Lady Antebellum		 See below
Guo Yifan "够了"
own song
B Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying "最爱我的人伤我最深"
originally by A-mei & Chang Yu-sheng		 See below
Whee "You Give Love a Bad Name"
originally by Bon Jovi
C By2 "DNA"
own song		 Eliminated
Ten Nararak "Listen"
originally by Beyoncé Knowles
Flow "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
Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak "Character Dheela"
originally by Neeraj Shridhar & Amrita Kak
Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying "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

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
  Advanced by judges' selection
Round 1
Pair Contestant Song Result
A Liang Yi-chen "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
originally by Joan Jett		 Eliminated
Chang Shilei "high歌"
own song; although originally by Huang Ling
B Lau Wan Yin "让每个人都心碎"
originally by Huang Dawei
Guo Yifan "画心"
originally by Jane Zhang
C Henry Huo "醒"
own song
Whee "잠시만 안녕"
originally by MC the Max		 Eliminated
D Sun Bolun "没离开过"
originally by Terry Lin
Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak "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 "Gemilang"
originally by Jaclyn Victor
Ten Nararak "I Will Always Love You"
originally by Dolly Parton		 Eliminated
Round 2
Pair Contestant Song Result
A Chang Shilei "Hero"
originally by Mariah Carey
Lau Wan Yin "Picture to Burn"
originally by Taylor Swift		 Eliminated
B Henry Huo "我的城"
originally by Chang Shilei
Sun Bolun "一无所有"
originally by Cui Jian		 Eliminated
C Shila Amzah "Grenade"
originally by Bruno Mars
Guo Yifan "If I Ain't Got You"
originally by Alicia Keys		 Eliminated
Round 3
Contestant Song
Chang Shilei "Bad Romance"
originally by Lady Gaga
Henry Huo "记得"
originally by A-mei
Shila Amzah "征服"
originally by Na Ying

International broadcasting
Country / Region Channel Airing
 Malaysia Astro Zhi Zun HD 6 October 2012[2]
 Singapore E City 8 October 2012[3]

See also

References
  1. Not shown in the original broadcast in September 2012, likely due to anti-Japanese sentiments in China at the time.
  2. (in Chinese) 声动亚洲 - Astro 至尊 HD Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. StarHub - TV Guide Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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