Asia Song Festival 2008: Well Done, Agnes Monica!

Indonesian pop princess Agnes Monica gave star performance last night at the Asia Song Festival 2008 in Sangam Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, Oct 4, 2008. Agnes who performed just before Korean popular boyband DBSK, as expected by the people of Indonesia, brought Indonesian culture, this time the Balinese dance, to the Asian stage and once again showed how beautiful a combination of Indonesian and western culture could be.

In this show, the energetic Agnes and her dancers performed two songs from her upcoming new album. The first song was her new single 'Godai Aku Lagi' and the second one is a very brand new song 'Shake It Off' which hasn't been released in Indonesia yet. The audience might not understood the language (Indonesian and English), however Agnes got warm applause from the people there, including when she received the Best Singer Award from the committee.

Before appearing on stage, the MC introduced Agnes as the Indonesia's Lee Hyo Ri, a famous star in Korea. It was a fabulous performance of her that she earned good reviews from some local articles.

According to sookyeong, the local news article quotes her as Indonesia’s Lee Hyori, while sarcasticlyazn says she was pretty awesome.

Newsen.com writes a headline with: 'Ahsongpe' Agnes Monica, sexy dance-off stage, dragging attention.

Korea Times writes: Agnes Monica, described as the Britney Spears of Indonesia, also attracted attention for her sizzling dance number.