Underplayed Gems

ABU Popular Song Contest

ABU Popular Song Contest poster
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a TV series from the 1980s where countries from the Asia-Pacific region compete in a song contest. It follows the same format as Eurovision. Performers sing original songs and a winner is chosen.

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What happens

The ABU Popular Song Contest (also known as the Asia Broadcasting Union Song Contest) was a competitive song contest created by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) that was based on the format of the Eurovision Song Contest. It ran for three editions from 1985 to 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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