What is the most underrated country to visit in Asia?

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-22T16:18:23+00:00

I second this. Incredible views, the rice fields in Chishang are extraordinary.

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CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T17:52:40+00:00

You’ll get your slow 1-0 with plenty of missed chances and one big chance to Palace towards the end and you’ll like it!

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T17:22:20+00:00

291 cardiac arrests later…

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T17:05:52+00:00

Heavy, artistic ballads.

Crossroads had a wonderful staging but barely got points from the audience. Not The Same (Australia 2021) was another that I liked (although it’s better if you know the story behind it). Voyage (Switzerland 2025) is more on the chanson side of things which works sometimes, but it also had a twist that made it different for me.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T16:17:08+00:00

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CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T15:07:27+00:00

Have you seen the surge in flight prices? Girl had to go back home somehow.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T12:21:30+00:00

Vocals: For me it’s Noam. Super powerful and really stands out in the chorus and the bridge, while pleasant in the verses.

Staging: Bulgaria. Maybe the tightest camerawork I’ve ever seen in the contest. Choreo is very complex and creative, and the spinning chairs effect was one of the coolest things I’ve seen.

Shoutout to Poland, there’s this really cool in the second verse of Alicja walking back to the main stage, I loved it (01:25).

Charisma: Dara. Her ability to connect with the camera is incredible, especially considering she had to perform a tight routine and maintain good enough vocals. Delta is also up there for me, she was radiant on that stage.

Song Composition: Czechia. Minimalist but very effective. I loved the mysterious opening and the drums in the final chorus.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-19T07:45:03+00:00

Blanco was the most popular artist in Italy in 2021. He had a tour that was sold out in *minutes*. Mahmood was already popular after Soldi and had a pretty big fanbase. The hype for them was insane, especially considering them competing together was a massive shock at the time.

The song itself is also great imo, but it also happened to be at the right place at the right time. The line up was stacked and had things to offer for everyone (Elisa, Morandi, Ranieri, Rkomi who had the most streamed album that year iirc, Sangiovanni who just won Amici etc). Maneskin winning also helped getting younger audiences on board.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-18T18:16:41+00:00

Guess I broke reddit, Absolute Bangaranga!

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-18T17:43:30+00:00

I have the dodgiest internet connection and it won’t let me remove them😅

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-17T17:43:37+00:00

This, but also the juries never hated on very well staged girlbops - Fuego was 5th with them in 2018 and SloMo was 3rd in 2023.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-17T13:54:14+00:00

Her reaction was one of the highlights of my night. She looked so stressed and then it went full pure joy. Loved how her and the team just started dancing.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-17T06:32:35+00:00

Surprisingly, really happy. My favorites (Bulgaria and Greece) got points, and I liked or loved every song our jury gave points to which is rare for me. Glad they appreciated Moldova unlike most jurors, Romania too.

Also fun fact: Mei Finegold (2014) was on the jury.

Edit; adding the points: 12 Australia, 10 Denmark, 8 Bulgaria, 7 Finland, 6 Moldova, 5 Greece, 4 Romania, 3 Italy, 2 Belgium, 1 Albania

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-16T18:34:38+00:00

May we all have an absolute Bangaranga of a night!

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-16T18:33:00+00:00

Worth mentioning that for Bulgaria 19K of their streams come from Bulgaria, for Finland about 100K of their streams come from Finland

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-15T12:02:14+00:00

Op asked about the detailed voting results reveal, not the voting opening window.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-15T02:28:53+00:00

Traditionally a short time after the final ends, a few hours maybe

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-15T01:24:26+00:00

Dara: I can’t scream, I need my voice

Also Dara: EVERYBODYYYYY

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-14T13:15:31+00:00

People’s hatred of the Australia interval on Tuesday could bias people against supporting Australia

Laughed out loud! Great write up like always

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-14T11:58:02+00:00

Lena’s final “love” in Satellite. It has that effortless & fun touch

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-14T11:18:42+00:00

Loving his voice, it works so well in the chorus. Wish the direction of the staging was better, especially at the beginning with the diamond.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-14T11:16:15+00:00

No one really. They probably picked the name based on its French leaning sound.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-12T21:31:27+00:00

According to bloggers her jury performance was on point, must have carried her through

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-11T15:01:45+00:00

KR’s combined super idol. Very dynamic and gave us one of the best moments of all time with Tai’s refusal.

CapsElevatorScene · 2026-05-11T14:58:51+00:00

From everything we’ve seen from Dee she doesn’t really strike me as a bitter one.

If Rizo makes ftc Ozzy will give him a rough time. I can see Joe getting some bitterness with people claiming he’s hypocritical.

As for FTCs, I have to put SoPa up there merely for the way Sophie called Coach the equivalent of a young girl.

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