Asia Song Festival

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Asia Song Festival, a.k.a. A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) and features artists from Asian countries. Participating artists are awarded a plaque of appreciation by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Best Asian Artist by the chairman of Korea Foundation for International Culture and Exchange (KOFICE). South Korean boy band TVXQ is the only act to have participated for five consecutive years, since the 1st festival in 2004.[1]

DatesSeptember/October
Coordinates37°33′36″N 126°59′24″E
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Asia Song Festival
2023 official poster
GenrePop music
DatesSeptember/October
LocationsYeouido Park, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′36″N 126°59′24″E
Years active2004 – present
Organised byKorea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE)
Websiteasiasongfestival.kr
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TraditionalChinese亞洲音樂節
SimplifiedChinese亚洲音乐节
Hanyu PinyinYǎ zhōu yīn yuè jié
Hanyu PinyinYǎ zhōu yīn yuè jié
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Asia Song Festival
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese亞洲音樂節
Simplified Chinese亚洲音乐节
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǎ zhōu yīn yuè jié
Bopomofoㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡ ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Wade–GilesYa3 chou1 yin1 yüeh4 chieh2
IPA[jà ʈʂóʊ ín ɥê tɕjě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationA jāu yām ngohk jit
Jyutpingaa3 zau1 jam1 ngok6 zit3
Vietnamese name
VietnameseLiên hoan bài hát Châu Á
Korean name
Hangul아시아송페스티벌
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationAsia Song Peseutibeol
Japanese name
Kanaアジア・ソング・フェスティバル
Indonesian name
IndonesianFestival Lagu Asia
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This festival is recorded and broadcast on Seoul Broadcasting System in Korea and Fuji TV in Japan; and other major broadcasting stations around the world including United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Finland, Bulgaria, Vietnam and Singapore.

The theme song for the 2011 Festival "Dreams Come True", a duet by Lee Donghae of Super Junior and Seohyun of Girls' Generation was released on 11 October 2011 as a digital single. The proceeds from the sale were donated to Unicef to help children in African countries.[2]

History

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2004

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16 November Olympic Gymnastics Arena N/a
2005

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11 November Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium
2006

[5]

22 September Gwangju World Cup Stadium
2007

[6]

22 September Seoul World Cup Stadium Eugene and Choi Ki-hwan [ko][7]
2008

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3–4 October N/a
2009

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19 September
2010 23 October Seoul Olympic Stadium
2011

[12]

15 October Daegu Stadium
2012

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4 August Yeosu Expo Plaza
2013

[15][16]

9 October Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium Eunhyuk, Ok Taec-yeon, and Kris Wu
2014

[17]

2 November Busan Asiad Main Stadium Leeteuk, Zico, and Minah
2015 11 October Leeteuk, Hani, and Hong Jong-hyun
2016

[18][19]

9 October Leeteuk, and Fei
2017

[20]

24 September Leeteuk, and Jackson
2018

[21]

2–3 October Leeteuk
2019

[22]

11–12 October Ulsan Stadium Chani, Hyunjin, and Yeji
2020

[23]

10 October Gyeongju Doyoung and Yeeun
2021

[24]

9 October Sandara Park and BamBam
2022

[25]

14 October Yeouido Park Lee Dae-hwi and Seunghee
2023

[26]

8 to 10 September Lee Dae-hwi Kim Chae-hyeon and Mashiro (Kep1er)
  • Vietnam: Pháo
  • Japan: Chai, Salasa
  • Thailand: FYEQOODGURL
  • United Arab Emirates: Rashid Al-Nuaimi
  • India: Kayan
  • Indonesia: StarBe
  • South Korea: AB6IX, Kep1er
2024

[27]

26 October Hangang Park Jaeyun and Lee Sae-rom
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Awards

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Participating countries

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