Soimah Judges Naela as Lacking Impact When Performing the Song 'Terkesima'

According to Soimah, Naela's performance in the song "Terkesima" still feels flat. She believes the dynamics of the song have not been established because the excitement that should emerge is lacking. Additionally, Naela's articulation of the nuances is also considered unclear."You were lacking excitement at the beginning, even though this song doesn't require too much excitement, it is still necessary to create dynamics. The articulation of the nuances was not clear enough. The excitement is still lacking, so it didn't come off as romantic but rather uninteresting," said Soimah.

Coach Fildan then confirmed that this had also been an evaluation during the rehearsal. According to him, Naela does have a soft vocal color and pleasant nuances, but her expression still needs improvement."During the rehearsal, her voice was indeed soft, and the nuances were nice. But during the rehearsal, it was actually too limp. We did mention that she needs to add more expression," said Fildan.

When asked by the hosts about the reason for her less-than-optimal performance, Naela admitted that she still has a lot to learn. Hearing that answer, Soimah reminded her that the learning process should be done quickly considering the competition in Dangdut Academy 8 is getting tougher."It's okay, but the learning has to be fast. If it's not fast, you'll go home quickly because the competition is indeed very tight," said Soimah.

Dewi Perssik agreed with Soimah's assessment. According to her, all participants who made it to Dangdut Academy 8 already have good vocal quality. The next challenge is how to convey the song with the right emotion."There are many people with good voices, but singing each lyric with an interpretation of the song's lyrics is not guaranteed. That’s why this is the homework for all participants, including Naela in this song. I'm not talking about technique, but the way to deeply feel each lyric must be embodied," said Dewi Perssik.

Meanwhile, Lesti tried to help Naela understand the character of the song "Terkesima". After finding out that Naela understood the story of the song and had experienced falling in love, Lesti asked the participant from Fildan's team to imagine that experience while singing so that the emotional expression would be more felt."Just think of it as when you are singing this song, think of it as when you are falling in love. It's actually that simple because the song is also very familiar. Earlier, the emotional expression had to be stronger, and then the power should be increased," said Lesti.