(FILES) This photo taken on June 26, 2023 shows Thai flags fluttering in front of the city skyline as seen from the Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this week, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous region. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP via Getty Images)