<P> As not all of the contestants speak fluent English, they would usually speak in their local languages and an off - screen translator will help them to translate what the judges are saying to them and vice versa (with translation subtitles flashed on the screen). However, if the judges can speak their local language (specifically Van Ness who speaks Mandarin, Anggun who speaks Indonesian, and Jay Park who speaks Korean), a translator is not necessary . Therefore, this is the first Got Talent franchise to use multiple languages . </P> <P> In third week of May 2015, according to a report of Editorial Insider, Asia's Got Talent announced pre-registration for Season 2 on its official Facebook page . The launch of the second season was finally announced in the second week of January 2017 after the success of the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia . </P> <P> After being acquired by AXN Asia, Asia's Got Talent became the sixty - third version of the Got Talent franchise . On 15 January 2015, the judges were officially revealed: Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu . On 24 January 2015, Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez were announced as the hosts of the show . On 27 July 2017, Foster and Anggun have been announced as judges while Jay Park is added as the new judge for the second season, while Alan Wong and Justin Bratton were tapped as the hosts . </P> <P> As of the second season, the show had featured acts from the following 28 countries (from 15 countries in the first season). </P>

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