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 X’ (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

 * The Indonesian broadcaster TVRI made an official statement that they are not planning to return this edition as they are still recovering after the "Free West Papua" propaganda in the Vanuatuan entry from the 27th edition.
 * The nation decided to take a break as a new head of delegation was just appointed. An attempt at entry was made but Donya filed a restraining order against the Iranian broadcaster.
 * The delegation responsible for the country's participation in the contest didn't respond to the invitation that was sent by the OABU, therefore the country would not be present this edition.

Associate members

 * Despite a great placement last edition, 6RCI announced that Christmas Island would withdraw due to time constraints.
 * The North Korean government is opposed to the country's return in the contest due to their music not being appreciated enough.
 * The broadcaster initially showed interest in returning to the contest but due to a busy schedule, they announced a break for an undetermined amount of time.
 * The broadcaster announced the country's withdrawal due to a series of underwhelming results and not wanting to compete in the quarter-final.

Bhutan's entry
Two days after BBS announced that Natalia (Wangmo) Gordienko would represent Bhutan in Tajikistan with the song "High Heels", the OABU ruled that the song did not comply with the contest's rules, and that the song was not eligible to compete due to Natalia not being Bhutanese. The next day, a conversation between a head of delegation and the singer was leaked, in which she confirmed that one of her parents is Bhutanese, which would make her eligible to compete. However, the investigation is still going on. Meanwhile, the Samoan broadcaster SBC proposed a movement for the world to get behind so that Natalia could fulfil her dream. They proposed the #'NatalitsaToDushanbe' hashtag so that social media influencers and beyond can spread the word to bring this important matter to the OABU. Several countries showed support while some were against the movement. A final decision by OABU is yet to be made.