BANGKOK (The Thursday Times) — Europe mein 70 baras se jaari geeton ka muqabla Eurovision haftay ki raat Bangkok mein apna pehla Asian final muna'qid kar raha hai, jis mein 11 mulkon ke gulookar crystal microphone trophy ke liye madd-e-muqabil honge.
Eurovision Song Contest Asia maqami waqt ke mutabiq raat saadhe aath baje (Pakistan mein shaam saadhe chhe baje) One Bangkok Forum mein shuru hoga aur taqreeban dhaai ghante jaari rehne ki tawaqqo hai. Mezbaani ke faraiz Cindy Bishop aur Woody Milintachinda anjaam denge.
Mezbaan Thailand ke saath Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Junoobi Korea, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Nepal aur Bhutan shareek hain. Bharat, China, Japan aur Indonesia hissa nahin le rahe, taham unhein agle saal doosre edition mein shaamil karne ke liye baat cheet jaari hai. Pakistan is muqable mein shareek nahin hai.
Kaun ga raha hai
Vietnam ki Tóc Tiên “EM TIÊN” ke saath show ka aaghaz karengi, jabke Malaysia ki Aina Abdul “Bluest Sky” ke saath iska ikhtitaam karengi. Thailand ki pop jodi MANG x DAOU “Aroma” ke saath aathwein number par perform karegi, jis ke baad Junoobi Korea ke JUNHEE K-pop geet “DEEP DIVE” pesh karenge.
Junoobi Asia se teen entries hain. Bangladesh se Beatmosphere “Tumi Ele”, Nepal se Pratik Himal Rai “Ananta Maya” aur Bhutan se 24 saala Nyendra “Lhayi Semo (The Angel)” pesh karenge. Nyendra is muqable se pehle kabhi apne mulk se bahar nahin gaye the. Unhon ne kaha, “Mujhe koi nahin jaanta”, aur umeed zahir ki ke woh nazireen ko Bhutan ki saqafat se roshnaas karayenge, jis mein haath se bana riwayati libaas bhi shaamil hai.
Mongolia ke Beck Munkhbayar, jo tarbiyat-yafta maahir-e-maashiyat hain aur apne mulk ke naib wazir-e-azam ko banking ke umoor par mashware dete hain, ne kaha ke “mere liye yahan hona, is bade stage par apne aaba-o-ajdaad ko khiraj-e-tehseen pesh karna bohat aham hai.” Philippines ki numaindagi 19 saala Carmelle kar rahi hain, jin ka geet “Sobra-Sobra” khawateen ko ba-ikhtiyar banane ke baare mein hai.
Fateh ka intikhab kaise hoga
Europe ki tarah nateeje ka nisf hissa qaumi juries aur nisf awaam tay karenge. Juries ne Jumme ki dress rehearsal ki buniyad par vote diye aur riwayati andaaz mein 1 se 8, 10 aur 12 points diye. Awami voting sirf online ho rahi hai aur iske liye phone lines nahin hain. 11 mulkon ke nazireen apne mulk ki entry ko vote nahin de sakte, jabke baqi duniya ke votes yakja kar ke points ka ek set banaya jayega.
Europe ke muqable ke bar-aks, jise sarkari nashriyati idare chalate hain, Asian edition nijji television networks ke saath mil kar muna'qid kiya ja raha hai, jin mein se kai ne aise gulookar muntakhib kiye jo apne mulk mein pehle hi star hain.
Bangkok tak ka dushwar safar
Asian Eurovision par taqreeban do dahaiyon se baat ho rahi thi magar yeh amli shakl ikhtiyar na kar saka. Is saal ki tayyariyan bhi hamwaar nahin rahin. Final se teen hafte pehle taqreeban 10 lakh dollar ki budget katauti ke baais muqable ki staging ka tajurba rakhne wale kai technical maahireen ko Thailand nahin laya ja saka, aur amle ke kai arkaan mustaafi ho gaye. Fans ne rehearsal clips mein awaaz aur roshni ke intezamat par tanqeed ki hai.
European edition ko is saal 13 crore 10 lakh nazireen ne dekha, aur muntazimeen ko umeed hai ke Asian edition aise khitte mein maqbooliyat hasil karega jahan bohat se nazireen ne is muqable ka naam bhi nahin suna tha. Natija Bangkok ke waqt ke mutabiq raat taqreeban 11 baje, yaani Pakistan mein raat 9 baje mutawaqqa hai.
