Devay Duo Anggrek Remembers the Time When Filming the 'Cikini Gondangdia' Music Video, First Time Riding the Commuter Line

Kapanlagi.com - Devay, who is one of the members of Duo Anggrek, talks about the making of the music video for the single Cikini Gondangdia, which was released in 2015. At that time, Putri had not yet joined Duo Anggrek.

As the title suggests, Cikini Gondangdia, Devay went through the shooting process by riding the commuter train (KRL). What's interesting is that riding the commuter train was Devay's first experience in life, and it was only done for the shooting of the music video.

"The process of making the song was the first time I rode the commuter train," said Devay during an interview at the kapanlagi.com office, in the Gondangdia area, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (22/5/2024).

1. Never Expected

Devay Duo Anggrek (Credit: instagram.com/duoanggrekofficial)

"Making the music video there was really interesting, we were really chasing after it wearing flip flops, we went straight down to the old town area from Cikini to Gondangdia," she added.

Devay herself never expected that the single would suddenly go viral, and eventually it was played everywhere and sung by many people. At that time, Duo Anggrek was trying to make a comeback in the music industry by releasing their new single.

"Thank God for the blessing, because we were unemployed for 3 years and other things after the corona situation was declared safe, we decided to come back, sing again and release a new single," said Putri.

2. Suddenly Viral

"Actually, before this single, we had another song titled Bukalapak, maybe it wasn't our luck, the song didn't gain popularity. But suddenly, the song Cikini Gondangdia went viral, thank God, unintentionally we sang it again and it gained popularity without any promotion," added Putri.

After the single Cikini Gondangdia went viral, the name Duo Anggrek skyrocketed. They received many offers and of course, it was a blessing from God for them.

3. Vacuumed for a While

Initially, they lacked confidence to continue their career in the Indonesian music scene. This was mainly because they hadn't produced any work for three years and there were many young talents emerging.

"We didn't expect it, after being vacuumed for three years, we thought it would be hopeless and wondered if we still had fans considering the presence of new dangdut singers, who are young and popular. We hadn't done anything for three years, but thanks to Cikini Gondangdia going viral, we were able to have concerts again and be on air. It's like a comeback," Putri concluded.

(kpl/aal/tdr)