The Hallyu wave has arrived in Indonesia since the appearance of the second generation of idols. Until now, there are more and more K-Pop lovers in the archipelago. Especially after the collaboration of Indonesian singers with K-Pop idols. Call it Agnez Monica and Super Junior a few years ago.
Apart from Agnez and Super Junior, here are some collaborations of South Korean - Indonesian singers that have successfully stirred up the archipelago. Curious, right? Check out the following review, come on!
Afghanistan and B.I
Afgan is an Indonesian singer who has a close relationship with several Korean artists. No wonder he can collaborate with singers from the Ginseng Country. One of them is with former iKON B.I.
Afgan and B.I along with Bipolar Sunshine sang the song 'Lost at Sea (illa illa)' at an online concert in October 2021. This collaborative project is established because both are under the same management.
Afghanistan and Jackson Wang
Apart from former iKON B.I, Afgan also collaborated with other K-Pop idols. Afgan launched a song called 'M.I.A' which is a collaboration project with Jackson Wang. The song was officially released in March 2021.
Afgan and Jackson themselves met for the first time in 2019. From the event, the two became close and decided to have a duet.
Raisa and Sam Kim
The collaboration between Raisa and Sam Kim was established in November 2021. These two melodious singers launched a sweet single titled 'Someday'. Raisa herself is a fan of Sam Kim.
The singer of the song 'Could It Be' admits that he likes Sam Kim's works on the album 'Sun and Moon'. Wow, you're so lucky, Raisa. Sam Kim himself has recently been busy filling out the soundtrack of Korean dramas. She also contributed her melodious voice in the dramas Our Beloved Summer and Nevertheless.
Stephanie Poetri and Jackson Wang
Jackson Wang also collaborated with Stephanie Poetri on music. The two greeted fans by singing the song 'I Love you 3000'. The collaboration of this young singer is none other than the label 88rising.
The GOT7 member's duet song with the daughter of Titi DJ is one of the songs included in the compilation album by 88rising musicians, entitled Head in the Cloud II.
Rich Brian and Chungha
Next is Rich Brian and Chungha who released their collaboration song in October 2019. Rich Brian and Chungha's song is titled These Nights. The pop genre song is quite popular. Different from Rich Brian's previous songs, this time he didn't rap. While Chungha participated in writing the song.
Rossa and Ryeowook
Different from the previous collaboration, Rossa and Ryeowook stirred up fans for singing back Rossa's song titled 'The Heart You Hurt'. Rossa sang her phenomenal song in Korean (The Heart You Hurt).
Interestingly, for the music video for the song, Rossa took Super Junior's Donghae as a model. Not long after, it was Ryeowook who covered Rossa's song in Indonesian. Ryeowook also parodied the scene in Rossa's music video.
Those are some collaborations of South Korean and Indonesian singers that had stirred up the archipelago. So, from the songs above, which one is your favourite?