I figured out this week that a Eurovision Asia song contest is in the works. At the moment, it is scheduled to start in 2018. Countries that are signed up so far include China, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Australia, and Hong Kong.

I’m really interested in how Asia has been influenced by Europe to hold a competition like this. From what many Europeans have told me, Eurovision is a way to bring the continent together as a whole (as well as have fun in the process), so perhaps that is the goal for Asia as well? Either way, I can’t wait to see how it plays out, and I hope that many other Asian/Pacific Islander countries will join as well.