2018 Asian Games closing ceremony
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| Date | 2 September 2018 |
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| Time | 19:00 – 21:25 WIB (UTC+7) |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.80250°E |
| Filmed by | NET. IGBS |
| Footage | The ceremony on the Games' YouTube channel on YouTube |
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The 2018 Asian Games closing ceremony was held on Sunday, 2 September 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta.[1] It began at 19:00 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:25 local time.[2] Like the opening ceremony, host event broadcasting company International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) broadcast the ceremony live internationally.[3][4] Vice President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla, president of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, and president of Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah were among the dignitaries in attendance.[5]
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, accompanied by then-West Nusa Tenggara Governor Muhammad Zainul Majdi, addressed the ceremony via teleconference from an emergency shelter in Lombok, where a string of earthquakes struck four weeks earlier. Vice President Kalla delivered a bilingual speech, while Sheikh Al-Sabah officially closed the Games.[6][7] Through the president of the Chinese Olympic Committee Gou Zhongwen, Mayor of Hangzhou Xu Liyi received the Games torch, the first Games flag and the OCA flag from Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin, and Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Puan Maharani, respectively.[8][9] Hangzhou-born and raised multinational holding conglomerate Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Hangzhou-born and raised gold medal-winning swimmer Sun Yang promoted their birth city Hangzhou, as the city will host the 2022 Asian Games.[9][10][11]
Indonesian artists
The closing ceremony featured tattoo-style performance from Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police Academy Drum Corps.[12] In addition to local artists and a Chinese segment involving traditional dance and music, the South Korean boybands Super Junior and iKon, and Indian singer Sidharth Slathia performed in the ceremony.[10][13]
Below is the list of artists who performed during the ceremony.
- The Resonanz Children's Choir (performing "Indonesia Raya" (Indonesian National Anthem))
- Isyana Sarasvati (performing "Asia's Who We Are"[10][14] and "Bright as the Sun"[15])
- Bams and Lea Simanjuntak (performing "Kemesraan," followed by the cauldron's lit-off)[16]
- GIGI (performing "Rumah Kita" and "Terbang")[17]
- Denada (performing "Koi Mil Gaya" and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" with Sidharth Slathia)[10][18]
- Siti Badriah (performing "Jaran Goyang" and "Lagi Syantik")[19]
- Jevin Julian and Winky Wiryawan (performing instrumental music for "Lagi Syantik," sung by Siti Badriah)[19]
- RAN (performing "Pandangan Pertama," "Inikah Cinta," "Malam Ini Indah,"[20] and "Bright as the Sun"[15])
- Bunga Citra Lestari (performing "Aku Wanita" and "Dance Tonight")[20][21]
- JFlow (performing "Dance Tonight" with Bunga Citra Lestari and "Unbeatable" with Dira Sugandi)[21]
- Dira Sugandi (performing "Unbeatable" with JFlow)[21]
- Alffy Rev, Irfan of "Samsons," and Ade of "Govinda" (performing instrumentals for "Bright as the Sun," sung by Isyana Sarasvati and RAN; collaboration with sapeh player; and for "Meraih Bintang," sung by Afgansyah Reza)[15][22][23]
- Afgansyah Reza (performing "Meraih Bintang")[15][23]
Foreign artists
Jackson Yee (performing "Dream of Hope")[10][24]
Sidharth Slathia (performing "Koi Mil Gaya," "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai," and "Jai Ho")[10][18]
iKON (performing "Love Scenario" and "Rhythm Ta")[10][25]- Super Junior (performing "Sorry, Sorry," "Mr. Simple," and "Bonamana")[10][26]
