Why a reality contest with surprising link to Physical: Asia should be your new Netflix obsession

After twelve episodes of tough competition, the winner of Physical: Asia has been crowned! The show brought together teams from eight different countries, pushing them to their limits. If you enjoyed that series, there’s another exciting reality competition on Netflix you might like—and you might even recognize a contestant from Physical: Asia!

At the Physical: Asia competition, teams representing Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Australia, Turkey, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia battled for a grand prize of one billion Korean won (around $700,000) and the title of Asia’s strongest nation.

The finale of the reality competition Physical: Asia wasn’t without controversy. Team Korea won, but some viewers claimed the show was biased towards Korea, as that’s where it was filmed and produced.

With Physical: 100 now over, fans are excited for what comes next in the series’ universe. Luckily, Netflix has another compelling reality competition show available to watch right away.

Final Draft should be your next binge after Physical: Asia

With Physical: Asia finished, viewers who enjoyed that show will likely love Final Draft. It’s another competition where incredibly fit former athletes face off, but the challenges are even more intense than those on Ninja Warrior.

The winner will receive 30 million yen, which is about $150,000. While that’s less than the prize for Physical: Asia, this competition features individual contestants rather than teams. Plus, Final Draft is a quick watch – it only has six episodes and became available in August 2025.

Viewers might remember one of the competitors on Final Draft – Yoshio Itoi, a former baseball player who represented Team Japan on the show Physical: Asia. Now 44 years old, Itoi began his baseball career in 2007 and played for several teams including the Orix Buffaloes, Hanshin Tigers, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

He competed on Team Japan in the Physical: Asia competition, leading them to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, they lost after having trouble with the drawbridge challenge in Castle Conquest.

Okay, so this show isn’t just about watching people compete in crazy challenges like in Squid Game. It actually spends a lot of time showing how these former athletes are dealing with life after their sports careers ended, and honestly, it adds a really unexpected emotional punch to everything. It’s cool to see that side of things alongside the competition.

As you prepare to watch Final Draft, you might be curious about whether Physical: 100 was planned, who was eliminated and who won Physical: Asia, and why the captain of Team Japan issued an apology after the show finished.

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2025-11-24 14:19