| Asia Pacific Song Contest 5 | |
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| Dates | |
| SF Date | 9th January, 2018 |
| Final Date | |
| Host | |
| Venue | Jeju Stadium |
| Broadcaster | SBS |
| Participants | |
| Entries | 42 |
| Debuting |  Macau Maldives Qatar Bhutan Cook Islands New Caledonia
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| Returning |  Russia North Korea Yemen Kazakhstan Vanuatu
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| Withdrawing |  Papua New Guinea Philippines Afghanistan Myanmar Kyrgyzstan Hong Kong Hawaii Guam Tahiti Syria Bahrain
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| Disqualified | Macau Azerbaijan New Caledonia
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| Participation Map | |
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| Voting | |
| System | Each country award 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs |
| Asia Pacific Song Contest | |
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Asia Pacific Song Contest 5, often referred to as APSC#5, is the 5th edition of the Instagram musical event Asia Pacific Song Contest.
The contest took place in Jeju City, South Korea, following Taeyeon's victory in the 4th edition with her song "I". This was the first time that South Koreahosted the contest.
Location[]
Jeju City (Korean: 제주시) is the capital of Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport (IATA code CJU).
Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jeju has mild, warm weather during much of the year. The city is a well-known resort, with prestigious hotels and public casino facilities. In 2011, 9.9 million passengers flew between the two cities of Seoul and Jeju, making the Gimpo–Jeju route the world's busiest passenger air route. Jeju welcomes over ten million visitors from mainland Korea, Japan, and China every year.
Arena[]
The Jeju Stadium (Korean:제주종합경기장 주경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was used by K League team Jeju United between 2007 and 2010. The stadium has a capacity of 20,053 people and was opened in 1968.
Automatic Qualified Countries[]
Semi Final[]
The semi final draw of this edition was announced on the 27th October, 2017
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Russia
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Tatiana Kotova | Ya budu silnej | 06 | 90 |
| 02 |  Tajikistan
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Manizha | Lyustra | 01 | 169 |
| 03 |  Thailand
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Jannine Weigel | Strangled Love | 02 | 150 |
| 04 | North Korea
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Chongbong Band | We Are the Mallima Riders! | 22 | 23 |
| 05 | Azerbaijan
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SAMRA | Badminton | DSQ | 43 |
| 06 |  Cyprus
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Ivi Adamou | Tipota den mas stamata | 04 | 99 |
| 07 |  Turkmenistan
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Myahri | Yaz | 23 | 21 |
| 08 |  Pakistan
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ZAYN, Taylor Swift | I Dont Wanna Live Forever | 16 | 44 |
| 09 | Macau
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Alexander Lee Eusebio | You and I | DSQ | 13 |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan
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Nargiz | Begi | 09 | 89 |
| 11 |  Singapore
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The Sam Willows | For love | 08 | 89 |
| 12 | Maldives
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Unoosha & Barchie ft Choriotix Crew | Themunas Hevey | 18 | 38 |
| 13 |  Jordan
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Ferras | Speak in tongues | 14 | 63 |
| 14 | Qatar
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Dana | Paint | 15 | 55 |
| 15 |  Lebanon
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WIDY | Yahabibi | 03 | 126 |
| 16 | Yemen
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Miss Mary & Glance | Parfum de jar | 13 | 66 |
| 17 |  Israel
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The Parakait ft Alden Jacob | Save Me | 10 | 78 |
| 18 | Bhutan
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Tempa Richen | Mingo | 25 | 05 |
| 19 |  Cambodia
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Liza Owen | Don't Call Me baby | 17 | 43 |
| 20 | Cook Islands
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Te Vaka | Lakalaka | 05 | 96 |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka
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Dandu Monara | Upeka nirmani | 24 | 08 |
| 22 |  Georgia
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Malibu | We Live Once | 12 | 66 |
| 23 |  Armenia
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Sofi Mkheyan | Hamadzayn Em | 19 | 38 |
| 24 |  Taiwan
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Rosie Yang | Why Not Love | 11 | 72 |
| 25 | New Caledonia
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Gurejele | Meririna | DSQ | 05 |
| 26 | Vanuatu
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Vanessa Quai | Yadra Mai | 20 | 37 |
| 27 | Kazakhstan
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Bordo | Ostalos | 07 | 89 |
| 28 |  Niue
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Tommy Nee | Feel | 21 | 25 |
Final[]
The semi final draw of this edition was announced on the 4th November, 2017
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Georgia
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Malibu | We live once | 10 | 96 |
| 02 | Kazakhstan
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Bordos | Ostalos | 03 | 158 |
| 03 | Israel
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The Parakait & Alden Jacob | Save me | 21 | 67 |
| 04 |  Egypt
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Haifa Wehbe | Breathing you in | 20 | 69 |
| 05 |  Mongolia
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Henza, Michaels & Narangerel | Moments | 16 | 86 |
| 06 |  Iran
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Rudimental & James Arthur | Sun comes up | 07 | 111 |
| 07 |  Samoa
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Ria Numia & Jagarizzar | Knocking on my door | 25 | 51 |
| 08 |  Japan
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Namie Amuro | Mint | 15 | 87 |
| 09 | Jordan
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Ferras | Speak in tongues | 23 | 62 |
| 10 |  Türkiye
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Hadise | Sampiyon | 09 | 110 |
| 11 | Taiwan
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Rosie Yang | Why not love? | 17 | 79 |
| 12 | Singapore
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The Sam Willows | For love | 18 | 74 |
| 13 |  Australia
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The Veronicas | In my blood | 02 | 170 |
| 14 | Thailand
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Janine Weigel | Strangled love | 04 | 136 |
| 15 | Tajikistan
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Manizha | Lyustra | 01 | 214 |
| 16 |  New Zealand
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Ben Hazlewood | Wanted | 12 | 90 |
| 17 | Cyprus
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Ivi Adamou | Tipota den mas stamata | 05 | 127 |
| 18 |  China
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Meng Jia | Drip | 27 | 44 |
| 19 | Yemen
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Miss Mary & Glance | Parfum de jar | 24 | 60 |
| 20 | Uzbekistan
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Nargiz | Begi | 22 | 64 |
| 21 |  Fiji
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Tenelle | Flava | 28 | 40 |
| 22 | Lebanon
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WIDY | Ya habibi | 06 | 120 |
| 23 |  India
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Jasmin Walia | Girl like me | 19 | 70 |
| 24 |  Vietnam
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Tóc Tiên | Big girls don't cry | 08 | 111 |
| 25 |  South Korea
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MAMAMOO | Yes I am | 26 | 48 |
| 26 |  Malaysia
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De Fam & Brandon Beal | With you | 14 | 88 |
| 27 | Russia
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Tatiana Kotova | Ya budu silnej | 13 | 88 |
| 28 | Cook Islands
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Te Vaka | Lakalaka | 11 | 90 |
Other countries[]
Eligibility for potential participation in the Asiapacific song contest requires a national broadcaster with active APBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.
Papua New Guinea: The broadcaster didn´t confirm participation in time.- Philippines: The delegation withdrew due low interests in the contest.
- Afghanistan: The national broadcaster stated in an interview ´´we expected more from our participation, and we expected to qualify. But we didn´t, and that´s the reason for our withdraw´´
- Myanmar: The country withdraw due the poor results
- Kyrgyzstan: After two last places in the grand final in a row, they country withdraw.
- Hong Kong: The president of Hong Kong said: ´´APSC isn´t a place for small countries´´.
- Hawaii: The president of the USA, Donald Trump, said that Hawaii as state of the USA can´t participate. Only with special permission they can take a part in the contest.
- Guam: The country withdraw without giving a reason why.
- Tahiti: The broadcaster had problems with the budget, and can´t afford it to participate.
- Syria: Due the political war in the country, and disqualification last edition, Syria isn´t able to participate.
- Bahrain: Due the low support of neighbouring countries, and poor results the broadcaster withdraw.
- Kuwait: The broadcaster stays home with a lack of interests.
- Saudi Arabia: There hasn´t been any further information yet.
- Indonesia: The country didn´t say anything about their participation.
- Palestine: The country said they would like to return, but there hasn´t been a confirmation.
- Iraq: Due the political instability, the country still can´t participate.
- Timor-Leste: The country said that it would be unlikely to return.
