The second season of Asia's Got Talent (AGT) premiered on October 12, 2017, at 8:30 pm (UTC+8) across 27 countries in Asia. The winning act received a grand prize of US$100,000.
The show was hosted by Alan Wong and Justin Bratton, replacing Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez from the prior season. David Foster and Anggun returned as judges, while Melanie C and Vanness Wu were replaced by Jay Park.
The official sponsor for the season was Traveloka while Indonesian magician The Sacred Riana was the season winner.
Auditions
Open auditions The open auditions for the second season took place in key cities in Asia. Open auditions were held in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. The open auditions were judged by Asia's Got Talent producers. Auditionees were also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website. Those who passed will proceed to the live judges' auditions. Date of Open AuditionOpen Audition VenueCityRef.April 10 – June 8, 2017Online AuditionsMay 14, 2017Marina Bay SandsDowntown Core, SingaporeMay 20, 2017Sunway CitySelangor, MalaysiaMay 21, 2017Quezon City ExperienceQuezon City, Metro Manila, PhilippinesMay 27, 2017Syntrend Creative ParkTaipei, TaiwanMay 28, 2017Kasem Bundit UniversityBangkok, ThailandJune 3, 2017Wisma Serbaguna SenayanJakarta, Indonesia
Judges' auditions The judges' auditions were taped from July 28, 2017, at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia like the first season.
This is the first season of the show to have three judges instead of four. This is also the first season where the hosts (as one) get an opportunity to press the golden buzzer.
The judges' auditions once again feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. New for this season, apart from the judges, the hosts (as one) get an opportunity to press the golden buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the semifinals. Jay Park pressed his golden buzzer for Kyrgyz contortionist dance group, ADEM Dance Crew on the premiere episode. It was followed by Anggun who pressed the buzzer on the second episode for the Japanese comedic magician, Akira Kimura. Alan Wong and Justin Bratton would then use the golden buzzer together on Mongolian digital dancer, Canion Shijirbat. Finally, David Foster used the last golden buzzer on Taiwanese electric ukuleleist, Feng E.
Below are the acts who are confirmed within the show to have received at least two Yes votes and thus had successfully passed their auditions, as well as the Golden Acts. The list does not cover everyone who had passed. Due to time constraints, some acts, named or otherwise, are seen with their fates partially known (only one known Yes vote) or edited out completely from broadcast and are thus not listed. Successful auditionees of Asia's Got Talent season 2 Pai Shih Wei – singing palms performer DM-X Comvaleñoz – hiphop dance group SMB – acro-dancers D'Intensity Breakers – hooping dance group The Sisters – sopranos Champ Suppawat – singer/rapper Mercifuletes Viola – singer/rapper Edward Tirtananda – tenor Garbkamol Limangkul – yo-yo player Prasheela Ramesh – singer Jay Tjung – aerial pole dancer Yumbo Dump – comic duo Andrew Lee – magician/mentalist ADEM Dance Crew – contortionist dance group
Baby Storm – children dance group Awksome Cooking Angels – dance troupe Little K-Tigers – martial arts troupe Alfred Ho – blind singer/acoustic guitarist Garrett Bolden Jr. – singer Angel Tornado – neo-traditional dance group 218 Dance Crew – tron dance group Triyogini – aerialist trio Ryun Jin – pole dancer 3GagaHeads – comic performance artist troupe Fitri Cerado – singer/keyboardist Akira Kimura – comic magician
Rocket Stunt Crew – double Dutch act Urban Crew – hiphop dance group Toy-Z – street dancer The Sacred Riana – spooky magician Bikoon! – comic stunt duo D'Gemini – hiphop dance duo Quinn Calista Masongsong – singer Vimolwan Saisathit – electric guitarist Cindy Kuncoro – drummer Krittaya Ariyasit – aerialist J.Andes Group – musical ensemble XTRAP – finger tutting group Lauren Yeo – soprano Mafarikha Akhir – singer
Viriya Rici – breakdancer Power Storm Crew – b-boy dance group Christ Mahendra – pianist Nyamgerel Gankhuyag - contortionist Deniel Sarmiento – contortionist/contemporary dancer Ekklesia – pop opera trio Canion Shijirbat – digital dancer Syah Riszuan – singer Pannawach Dechapanya – singer Ta O – cube spinner Li Jun – acrobatic performer The Juans – boy band The Phoenix Team - street workout performers Stripboys - comic dance group
Vin Chee – magician Aekanut Jalearpon - street magician Jeff Leong – magician Sobhi Shaker – magician The Annoying Brothers – comic juggler duo The Makchicks – singing trio Angela July – singer/harpist Noah Velasco - crystal ball performer Swan Team - hiphop dance group Chiang Sui-Ying - street acrobatic performer Regina Aurellia Utami – traditional dancer Sumit Sadawarti – singer/keyboardist Manit Chabutchin – extreme performer The Next Eclipse – contortionists/contemporary dance group Leonardo Hsu - singer/guitarist Jane Callista – singer/tap dancer Feng E – electric ukuleleist Neil Rey Garcia Llanes – beatboxer NOTE: Please be guided that the successful auditionees are listed according to their order of appearance. Golden acts are italicized. This list contains the aired auditions only.
Semifinals The deliberation round was also held at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia, as opposed to the previous season where it was held at the Marina Bay Sands. It was shown at end of the final auditions episode on November 9, 2017. During the entire auditions, 99 acts received at least 2 yeses from the judges. The judges then chose the 20 remaining acts who would compete in semi-finals. The four Golden Acts and the judges' picks would bring the total number of semifinalists to 24. The first eight semifinalists was announced after the deliberation round, with the others to be revealed gradually as the semifinal rounds progress.
The semifinal rounds were also taped at the same studio as the judges' auditions. In the previous season, it was held at the Marina Bay Sands.
For the first time in Got Talent franchise history, this season makes use of completely online voting methods. The audience may vote through hashtags on Facebook, Messenger, and Google search. A maximum of 10 votes per method per day is implemented.
Facebook Each act is assigned an official unique voting hashtag during the semifinal. The viewer must create Facebook post with the hashtag of the act. Comments on third party Facebook pages are also counted. A post or comment with more than one official hashtag (whether the same or different) renders the vote invalid.
Messenger The viewer must search for Asia's Got Talent on Facebook Messenger. A photo carousel will appear with the pictures of the week's semifinalists. Click the picture to vote.
Google Search The user must have a Google account first. The phrase "Asia's Got Talent vote" must be typed on the search box. The photos of the week's acts will appear. Click the photo to choose the act. The slider on the right assigns 1 to 10 votes for that act.
This season of Asia's Got Talent uses a completely online voting, as compared to other Got Talent franchises where SMS votes are available. The revelation of results is slightly different, being revealed in the following week rather than the next night (as semifinal rounds are only once weekly, barring replays). The Golden Buzzer last season was replaced by the Judges' Pick, although its mechanics is the same where the judges would come to a unanimous decision to send one act straight to the finals. This is similar to the Judges' Choice in the other local franchises, albeit one ahead of the vote rather than after and based on the vote. Aside from the Judges' Pick, the two acts with the most public votes would also advance to the finals. There would thus be a total of nine finalists emerging from the three semifinal rounds.
Ages listed are as of the time of the auditions. In the case of group acts, the age ranges only accounted for the members present at the auditions. The age(s) of any additional member(s) who only appeared in the semifinal may or may not be within the range designated.
Name of actAge(s)GenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult 25 Magic Illusionist Indonesia 2 DM-X Comvaleñoz 19–28 Dance Dance Group Philippines 2 Neil Rey Garcia Llanes21 Music Beatboxer Philippines 1 Canion Shijirbat 26 Dance Dancer Mongolia 1 ADEM Dance Crew 16–23 Dance Dance Group Kyrgyzstan 2 Sobhi Shaker 24 Magic Magician Malaysia(Syria) 3 Angela July 30 Singing Singer Indonesia 1 Feng E 10 Music Ukulele Player Taiwan 3 Urban Crew 22–28 Dance Dance Group Philippines 3 218 Dance Crew 20–31 Dance Dance Group Vietnam 2 Eliminated Akira Kimura 36 Magic Magician Japan 3 Eliminated Andrew Lee 31 Magic Magician Malaysia 1 Eliminated Deniel Sarmiento 17 Dance Dancer Philippines 1 Eliminated Ekklesia 28–34 Singing Opera Trio South Korea 1 Eliminated Fitri Cerado 14 Singing Singer Philippines 2 Eliminated Krittaya Ariyasit 10 Acrobatics Aeralist Thailand 3 Eliminated Mafarikha Akhir 25 Singing Singer Malaysia 2 Eliminated Power Storm Crew 20–35 Dance Dance Group Thailand 1 Eliminated 10 & 12 Singing Opera Duo Singapore 1 Eliminated Sumit Sadawarti 22 Singing Singer India 3 Eliminated Syah Riszuan 12 Singing Singer Singapore 2 Eliminated Viriya Rici 11 Dance Dancer Indonesia 3 Eliminated XTRAP 28–33 Dance Dance Group Japan 2 Eliminated Yumbo Dump 31 & 33 Comedy Comedy Duo Japan 3 Eliminated
Notes
Semifinals summary
Semifinals 1 (November 16) Act Order Performance description Buzzes ResultFosterAnggunPark Power Storm Crew 1 Did a dance performance inspired by the Minion jail scene from the Despicable Me 3 film. Eliminated Angela July 2 Sang "Chandelier" by Sia. Advanced Andrew Lee 3 Had Anggun handle a coin (with her initials written) inside her hand which he magically bent while still inside Anggun's hand. He then had Foster handle a copy of The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells and, while he and Foster faced away from each other, correctly guessed a passage Foster was looking at a particular page and paragraph. Lee also had his "copy" of the book, one with blank pages. Eliminated Deniel Sarmiento 4 Did a routine, which included moving around on a dangling hoop, to the music of "Lost Boy" by Ruth B. Eliminated The Sisters 5 Sang "You Raise Me Up" by Secret Garden, accompanied by an eight-person choir. Eliminated Neil Rey Garcia Llanes 6 Did two original compositions, the second of which was an amalgam of seven different sounds, one more than those in his audition piece. Advanced Ekklesia 7 Sang "La donna è mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Eliminated Canion Shijirbat 8 Did a dance and fantasy routine where he played a medieval soldier in metal armor. Advanced
Semifinals 2 (November 23)