Asia Bagus is a star-search program created by Fuji Television

Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

 in 1992 to promote young up-and-coming performing artists in Asia. Broadcasts once a week as a 30-minute TV program throughout Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, Malaysia, Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 and Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 the prevailing champion over three shows goes on to compete in a monthly run-off. Grand championships are held once a year. It was hosted by Tomoko Kadowaki and Najip Ali.

The winners

Year	Moment	Place	The Winner	Runner Up
1992	1st Grand Championship	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan	Krisdayanti Krisdayanti -External links:*...  from Indonesia Score 96 points	Dewi Yuliartiningsih (Dewi Gita) from Indonesia Score 92 points
1993	2nd Grand Championship	Tokyo, Japan	Construction Sight from Singapore Score 90 points	Niniesdian Ratnasari from Indonesia Score 89 points
1993	3rd Grand Championship	Tokyo, Japan	Amy Mastura Amy Mastura Amy Mastura is a Malaysian actress and singer who is known for her romantic comedy film roles and contributions to the local pop music industry....  from Malaysia Score 87 points	Erva Yudhisa from Indonesia Score 86 points
1994	4th Grand Championship	Tokyo, Japan	Nisa Lin from Taiwan	Prilianty Chintya Lamusu from Indonesia
1995	5th Grand Championship	Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... , Indonesia	Tengku Shaharum from Malaysia	Imelda Aritonang from Indonesia
1996	6th Grand Championship	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia	Miki Low Leang Cheng from Malaysia	Eka Mairina from Indonesia
1997	Best Of Asia Bagus	Tokyo, Japan	Krisdayanti from Indonesia	-
1998	7th Grand Championship	Jakarta, Indonesia	Ida Satriyanti (Atiek) from Indonesia Score 92 points (won via voting)	Ikema Akane from Japan Score 92 points
1999	8th Grand Championship	Bali Bali Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east... , Indonesia	Rio Febrian from Indonesia Score 94 points	Unknown from Malaysia Score 89 points (won via voting)
2000	9th Grand Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Caroline Gunawan (Alena) from Indonesia Score 93 points	Gail Satiawaki from Indonesia Score 89 points (won via voting)