Arbil & Zahra Dangdut Academy 7 Reveal They Once Dated - Reason for Breakup

Arbil recounts that his feelings began when he attended a festival in 2020. He admitted he was immediately impressed by Zahra's voice, "It was my very first time at a festival, and the first time I heard her voice, it was just so beautiful." "I listened to it until I got goosebumps. Her vocal runs were really intricate. So from there, I started to dig deeper," added Arbil while laughing. Since then, Arbil has tried to learn more about Zahra and began to pay more attention. They exchanged glances whenever they met at the festival events.

A funny moment arose when the hosts revealed the fact that Arbil had asked Zahra out three times. "It's obvious she's the prettiest, he asked her out three times. It was only on the third time that she accepted, right?" asked Gilang Dirga. Zahra explained that her rejection at that time was not because she didn't like him, but because she wanted to focus first. "Oh, it wasn't that I rejected him, but I said I wanted to focus first, we need to succeed first before this. And then eventually, I wanted to."

When asked how long they have been dating, Zahra replied, "Five." Arbil added that their closeness had started in 2020, but their official relationship lasted about five months in 2024.

One of the most dramatic moments was when both revealed that the reason for their breakup was actually trivial. "It was because I didn't reply to his chat," Arbil said spontaneously when the host asked the reason for the relationship ending. Arbil added, "And that happened too often. Too often like that, I've been broken up with a lot. Broken up every day." Eventually, Arbil felt he couldn't stand being broken up with continuously by Zahra, and their relationship ultimately ended. 

Zahra also shared about the times they performed together in Medan and traveled in the same car. "So Arbil sat next to me, then I covered my face with a cloth because I'm shy. So, suddenly Arbil leaned over here. Then I leaned over too, right?" Zahra revealed. Their vocal teacher even managed to capture that moment because they looked so close, but they pretended to be asleep and could hear it.

Arbil revealed that they both actually registered for DA6, but only Zahra passed because at that time Arbil was transitioning his voice. However, even though Zahra received a golden ticket at that time, she was actually not old enough. In DA7, they met again as fellow participants. It is true, KLovers, that destiny will bring you together at any time!

Ramzi asked a question that caused the entire studio to be noisy. "If one day Arbil gets a partner, will you be sincere?" Ramzi asked Zahra. Zahra answered, "Sincere, I swear to God, sincere."

The end of the conversation was closed with Zahra's affirmation about their relationship now. "Once an ex, now a friend," she said while laughing. Both agreed that their relationship is now more mature and they support each other.