SINGAPORE (The Adobo Chronicles) – A total of 14 countries were represented in the just-concluded first season of “Asia’s Got Talent,” now considered the largest such franchise of the reality talent competition which originated in Great Britain as a pilot broadcast.
Last night’s announcement of the grand winner — El Gamma Penumbra, a shadow performing group — made Filipinos extremely proud. The winning act is from the Philippines, but so were three other acts that made it to the grand finals. The other Filipino grand finalists were classical singer Gerphil Flores, ten-year-old singer Gwyneth Dorodo, and hip-hop dance group Junior New System.
Completing the nine grand finalists were dancers Gao Lin and Liu Xin (China), musicians Khusugtun (Mongolia), dancers Triqstar (Japan), young rock stars The Talento (Thailand), and tap dancers Dance Thrilogy (Singapore).
But as Filipinos were celebrating the success of their contestants, the other 13 countries signed and sent a petition to Fremantle Media and Sony Pictures Television — the show’s producers — demanding that the next season of “Asia’s Got Talent” be made off limits to Filipino contestants.
The petitioners stated that their respective countries were put at a serious disadvantage in the competition because of the number of amazing acts that represented the Philippines in the first season. “We just cannot compete with the Filipinos,” they added.
The petitioners concluded by threatening to pull out of the competition next year if the Philippines were not excluded.
In order to save the extremely popular show, the producers agreed to ban Filipino talents from competing, at least for the next season. The ban will be revisited in 2017.
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We filipinos are talented and they would like to show to the world our talent even our country faces Serious Problem
what a Childish reason???
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Anyways, love the adobo chronicle
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Would people really act so childish? Bad sportsmanship! Satire c:
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LOL LOL LOL….I am speechless…..they just made themselves dumber…
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why not limit the contestant to just 1 representative from each country? so each country will conduct beforehand, a talent show locally and send the winner as its representative …just like in beauty contests… this is fair
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funny how most people react without understanding that this is just a satire article…
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If we say that Mayweather is undefeated and cannot be defeated… so other boxers will no longer compete because of that? In competitive sports, some countries in Asia are very dominant in particular sports.. but no country petitioned to exclude them…. AGT is a challenge against any talents from around Asia and only one wins… the best voted talent… from where? it’s still uncertain for
the next Season….
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It’s a good feeling that they are intimidated by Filipinos, but banning Filipinos in the competition is unfair to us. That is what the competition is about, showcasing your talents. If you are intimidated by that, that only shows your weakness. The show wants to find the best of the best in Asia, what’s the point of the competition if the whole world knows that an Asian country is ban from “Asia’s got Talent”.it’s not Asia’s Got Talent anymore. They are scared that the competitors pull out? we are competitors too. if they want to win that badly, then search for your best talents and send them to compete. those Filipino talents don’t even get support from our government but they do everything to win, you can’t just ignore those hardships they went through. if it’s inevitable, then let’s agree on one condition, they should change the title to “ASIA, EXCEPT PHILIPPINES, GOT TALENT” or “ASIA’S SISSIES GOT TALENT”
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the eff? just because they’re intimidated by filipinos doesn’t mean that they should ban us. it’s not the Philippines’ fault that were basically a hot pot of talents. if they do continue on with the ban and then lift it in 2017 they should expect more filipinos because they didn’t get to join last time:P just saying.. but meh…
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SATIRE 🙂
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My personal opinion is quite simple.. i felt honored by knowing that we are feared by other countries in Asia at this level of competition,,,” WE JUST CANNOT COMPETE WITH FILIPINOS” Wow! that is a manifestation of our excellency in arts! My fellow compatriots let us not be sadden but instead humble our selves bye giving them a chance to excel,, and in less time as they become competitive as we are,, we will step back in.
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it’s not right to ban a country from entering a talent show just because of their fear of losing in a competition… if you were meant to win, you will win no matter what… loser people likes to make a rule for their own benefit… if you’re not a loser, then don’t control ones right….
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This is a satirical article in a satirical website.
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I don’t know how true this is but it’s ok for me to give a break for the other contestants. I mean what is 1 year anyway? Take it as a hiatus or rest period. However if the producers decide on a second ban the following year then that is totally unfair. I find it amusing that the petitioners say, “We just cannot compete with the Filipinos,” ….. Hahaha ….. Just shows how talented Filipinos are against the rest of Asia. Cheers!
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Reblogged this on Denal's Mind and commented:
Kawawa naman tayo kung sakali sa Time Magazine ko nabasa ang article na ito. Hehehehehe. Nice read.
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