SBS PopAsia (TV show)

The SBS PopAsia TV show premiered in 4 September 2011. The rating is PG (parental guidance recommended for young viewers). Its co-hosts are Jamaica dela Cruz and Andy Trieu, previously prior to early 2014, it was only Jamaica dela Cruz with Mega Matt being the fill-in host when she's away.

History
The TV show originally aired at 8:30-10:30am (AEST) on SBS1. Growing popularity resulted it to add an extra episode on Monday 5-5:30pm. With the relaunch of SBS2 to focus on younger audiences, it moved to SBS2 in 2013 and was broadcast every Sunday 4-6pm and Saturday 6-7pm (though the final episode that aired on Saturday is 7 December 2013). It is now currently broadcasting at Sunday 9-11am still on SBS2.

Three-in-a-row
Main article: Three-in-a-row

Treasure hunt
Main article: Treasure hunt

Treasure hunt is a segment which replaced the previous game segment three-in-a-row. The goal of this game is to find three items in three different music videos. Currently, the only episode with multiple items in the same video and none in the other was the episode that aired on 6/12/2015.

Double play
Main article: Double play

PopAsia 101
Main article: PopAsia 101

Interviews
SBS PopAsia has hosted interviews with Asian pop bands and artists such as EXO, Jay Chou and celebrities related to the Asian pop industry such as YouTube stars Mychonny and Eat Your Kimchi.

Video requests
In 2012, SBS PopAsia took music video requests whereby viewers (PopAsians) could upload videos on YouTube requesting a song to be played. The music video request then would be then be played preceding the music video it was requesting.

Episodes
Main article: List of episodes

Special episodes
When holidays and special events occur, the show hosts special episodes. Additionally, when the show first started, SBS PopAsia used to have special episodes for certain Asian Pop artists such as SHINee and Big Bang.
 * New Year's/New Year's Eve - For New Year's Eve, there is an extended episode with MVs until or past midnight and a New Year's countdown.
 * Luna New Year
 * Australia Day - There is an emphasis on songs by Asian pop artists with Australian background.
 * Halloween - The show plays Halloween-related Asian pop songs such as Block B's Jackpot.
 * Christmas - The show plays Christmas and holiday-related Asian pop songs such as SHINee's Colorful.

Trivia

 * The show has been criticised by viewers due to its focus on K-pop rather than music from a variety of Asian countries. Also, each episode tends to play a handful of J-pop and C-pop MVs while largely ignoring music from Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar. However, each episode usually consists of 80-90% of K-pop music.
 * Also, the opposition is seen through the creation of the "SBS Pop'Asia' Sucks" Facebook page which protests the show's precieved view "that South Korean [sic] and its puny music industry represents ALL of Asia".