(FILES) This photo taken on December 30, 2024 shows lights shining on the Wat Arun Buddhist temple next to the Chao Phraya River 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 Sebastien BERGER / AFP via Getty Images)