Own Asiavision Song Contest 28

Own Asiavision Song Contest 28, often referred to as OASC #28, is the 28th edition of Own Asiavision Song Contest. The contest took place in TBD, Tajikistan, following the country's victory in the 27th edition with the song "Nedoslavyanka" by Manizha. It was the first time that Tajikistan had hosted the contest.

Location
Further information on the host country: Tajikistan

Host City
To be announced

Venue
To be announced

Visual design
The theme for the contest, was unveiled on 9 October 2021, with its visual design featuring imagery of stylized Tajik ornaments. The main logo used the ornaments to form geometric shape in the form of a diamond, as well as being surrounded by maroon coloured silk. Tajikistan and has been linked by a long history, culture and religion. Since ancient times, the silk production and processing traditions of Tajikistan have been shaping the Central Asian region making the country an integral part of the “Great Silk Road”.

Merchandise
Own Asiavision Song Contest 28 saw the most money being spent on merchandise for the contest than any other contest before. TVT stated they had came in contact with very good producers to be able to afford the high quality merch to be sold across Asia and beyond. Items including, OASC 28 styled dresses, handbags, chocolate, perfume, badges, rubber wristbands and more were created to spread the hype of the contest in Tajikistan.

Moreover, TVT managed to get in contact with Own Contest renowned model ‘Ana’ (Now called ‘Ana Tajikistania’) to present the outfits designed for the 28th edition. Ana is well known to the Own World, as she has previously been contracted to model outfits from Own Asiavision Song Contest 27 in Fiji, as well as B in Burkina Faso. TVT stated that "the notion of our design for OASC 28 is at the heart of our Own Asiavision values: it is all-inclusive and all about countries around Asia, and beyond, joining together to celebrate both our common ground and our unique differences, as well as some great music."

Semi-final Allocation Draw
To be announced

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Asiavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OABU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.

Active members

 * Despite a great placement last edition, 6RCI announced that Christmas Island will withdraw for one edition due to time constraints, as announced by the HoD. A return next edition is pretty likely but not that sure.

Associate members

 * The new HoD of Afghanistan is overjoyed to be managing 2 time 2nd place country Afghanistan for this edition.
 * After being disqualified from participation in OASC 21, the head of delegation re-submitted their application for OABU membership as there is high local interest in Own Asiavision Song Contest, with numerous Niuean artists releasing songs on Soundcloud hoping to be selected.