song festival annual edition festival non competitive took place located south korean capital seoul coincided 49th general assembly countries confirmed participation edition competition previously run international contests inspired song contest members proposed partnership establish song contest talks produced results announced organise song festivals format different song contest festivals took place song festival non competitive musical gala competitive festival aired live competing broadcasters scheduled broadcast october november history asia pacific broadcasting union run international song contest members inspired song contest called popular song contest countries competing similar concept current festivals winners chosen professional jury south_korea new_zealand australia celebrated victories competition produced golden world song festival malaysia participation countries yugoslavia finland proposed partnership establishment song contest talks didn produce result september announced song contest format asian production sold private company singapore ltd original intended event song contest later changed sound asia pacific song contest following request uses news exchange service initially contest supposed program live broadcast public voting set premiere later rescheduled march november mumbai end postponed indefinitely ongoing issues organizers shortly launching song festival considering possibility organize song festival thailand historically song contests organized periods festival organized local radio stations november announced organize place seoul south korean capital time october song contest initially mentioned possibility later officially titled according deadline participation applications location seoul officially seoul special city capital largest metropolis south_korea population million largest city proper developed world world second largest metropolitan area million inhabitants includes surrounding metropolis quarter south live seoul half south live metropolitan area international residents located seoul major settlement years foundation dating kingdoms korea established capital south east seoul continued capital korea dynasty home shrine royal tombs dynasty national host broadcaster host broadcaster edition annual song festival staged host broadcaster offered cover costs staging accommodation participants format unlike format song contest versions song festival song festival scheduled place october 49th festival participants countries performed song repertoire musical gala presentation theme festivals wave inspired digital evolution changes global media participating countries entries participated final song festival shown table initially selected song shades subsequently withdrew participation september notes persian dialect spoken central afghanistan international broadcasts participating country invited broadcast events respective networks provide commentary native languages add insight description shows festival broadcast live broadcaster stated broadcast festival october november estimated audience billion people times audience reached song contest reaches audience approximately million people
ABU TV Song Festival 2012