| Asia Song Festival | |
| Genre: | Pop music |
| Dates: | September/October |
| Location: | Yeouido Park, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates: | 37.56°N 126.99°W |
| Years Active: | 2004 – present |
| Organised: | Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) |
Asia Song Festival, A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) and features artists from Asian countries. Participating artists are awarded a plaque of appreciation by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Best Asian Artist by the chairman of Korea Foundation for International Culture and Exchange (KOFICE). South Korean boy band TVXQ is the only act to have participated for five consecutive years, since the 1st festival in 2004.[1]
This festival is recorded and broadcast on Seoul Broadcasting System in Korea and Fuji TV in Japan; and other major broadcasting stations around the world including United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Finland, Bulgaria, Vietnam and Singapore.
The theme song for the 2011 Festival "Dreams Come True", a duet by Lee Donghae of Super Junior and Seohyun of Girls' Generation was released on 11 October 2011 as a digital single. The proceeds from the sale were donated to Unicef to help children in African countries.[2]
| Year | Date | Venue | MC(s) | Performers |
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| 2004[3] | 16 November | Olympic Gymnastics Arena | ||
| 2005[4] | 11 November | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium |
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| 2006[5] | 22 September | Gwangju World Cup Stadium |
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| 2007[6] | 22 September | Seoul World Cup Stadium |
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| 2008[7] [8] | 3–4 October |
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| 2009[9] [10] | 19 September |
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| 2010 | 23 October | Seoul Olympic Stadium |
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| 2011[11] | 15 October | Daegu Stadium |
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| 2012[12] [13] | 4 August | Yeosu Expo Plaza |
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| 2013[14] [15] | 9 October | Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium | Eunhyuk, Ok Taec-yeon, and Kris Wu |
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| 2014[16] | 2 November | Leeteuk, Zico, and Minah |
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| 2015 | 11 October | Leeteuk, Hani, and Hong Jong-hyun |
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| 2016[17] [18] | 9 October | Leeteuk, and Fei |
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| 2017[19] | 24 September | Leeteuk, and Jackson |
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| 2018[20] | 2–3 October | Leeteuk |
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| 2019[21] | 11–12 October | Ulsan Stadium | Chani, Hyunjin, and Yeji |
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| 2020[22] | 10 October | Gyeongju | Doyoung and Yeeun |
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| 2021[23] | 9 October |
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| 2022[24] | 14 October | Yeouido Park |
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| 2023[25] | 8 to 10 September | Lee Dae-hwi Kim Chae-hyeon and Mashiro (Kep1er) | ||
| 2024[26] | 26 October | Hangang Park | Jaeyun and Lee Sae-rom | |
| Year | Country | Performer(s) |
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| 2005 | Eru | |
| 2006 | SeeYa | |
| 2007 | F.T. Island | |
 Thailand | Ruangsak Loychusak | |
| 2008 | Shinee | |
 Japan | Berryz Kobo | |
| 2009 | 2NE1 | |
| 2011 | Miss A | |
| 2012 | B1A4 and Ailee | |
| Year | Country | Performer(s) |
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| 2010 | Beast and 4Minute | |
| 2011 | U-KISS and G.NA | |
| Year | Country | Performer(s) |
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| 2008 | Girls' Generation | |
| 2012 | Kim Hyun-joong | |
 Singapore | Fann Wong | |
| Country | Appearances | No. of performers |
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| 21 | 149 | |
| Japan | 20 | 30 |
| Thailand | 15 | 17 |
| 15 | 17 | |
 China | 13 | 15 |
| 11 | 14 | |
 Philippines | 11 | 11 |
 Hong Kong | 9 | 8 |
 Indonesia | 9 | 10 |
| Singapore | 5 | 5 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 4 |
 India | 2 | 2 |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 |
 Myanmar | 1 | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 |
| Country | Appearances | No. of performers | |
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 Australia | 1 | 1 | |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 |