AF4 in Central World, Bangkok

On October 6, 2007 me & my wife walked in Central World, a big shopping mall in Bangkok, when suddenly we heard a lot of people (mostly girls) screaming. We went to the place where it came from and saw a huge crowd watching AF4. AF4 stands for Academy Fantasia season 4 and is an immense popular Thai reality show. It's a singing contest, judged through popular vote. It was created by the main television channel provider True Visions and currently (2008) running its fifth season. The contestants are selected through nationwide auditions, which take place in main cities in every part of Thailand to search for those who have dreams to become superstars. Four judges will eliminate thousands of people down to top 100 then finally last twelve finalists. They live in the same house with hundreds of hidden cameras. Audiences can watch them 24 hours live on TV and online. The winners of the first four seasons were all male. The winners and the runner-ups will automatically receive record deals with True Fantasia record label. After the end of each seasons, there will be nationwide concert tour starring the top twelve finalists. However every season only Top 5 ranking can get the big reward: a house, a car, a LCD TV and money. The final 6 contestant, Nat (the final winner), Tol, Papang, Music, Lookpong & Pong, showed up in Central World at the moment we were there....

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