8 Portraits of Sarwendah Writing the Song 'Panggung Sandiwara', Not Concerned If Linked to Personal Life

Even so, she doesn't mind as long as those comments do not disturb her children. "But as long as it doesn't bother my kids, I think so far it's been fine. Maybe that's the consequence if netizens say 'the consequence of being an artist', that's just how it is. But if it eventually affects the children, that's not the consequence of being an artist, I will definitely speak up," she asserted.

Sarwendah explained that Panggung Sandiwara is not an old song that has been rearranged, but rather a new song that she worked on with her team. This song has a fairly universal meaning and can be experienced by anyone. "The song is titled Panggung Sandiwara. The story of the song is about life, maybe when people are in a relationship, it doesn't always go smoothly," said Sarwendah.

Although many interpret this song as a heartfelt expression, Sarwendah emphasizes that the lyrics were made more general so that they can be felt by many people. "If this is more general, it's like a story... I think everyone in love or in a relationship can experience something like this," she explained.

In this project, Sarwendah was directly involved in the lyric writing process. This is a new experience for her, and she admits to having some difficulties. "Yes, because it's my first time writing a song, so sometimes 'this part of the chorus is this and this,' I will definitely ask those who are more experienced, ask the writers too. So the songwriter teaches this and that," she revealed.

Even so, she feels happy to learn many new things, especially in the world of music which she has been involved in for a long time. Besides from the music team, Sarwendah also received full support from her friends. Some of them even participated in the music video for this song, such as Lucinta Luna, Wendy Walters, Boy William, Nayla, and Bunga. 

"Friends also support and it’s really fun. Besides, to get the chemistry better, they all know each other. Boy and Luna also have chemistry. Boy and Wendy already know each other. So the chemistry is quick, the shooting is also quick, more fun. We even end up talking longer," said Sarwendah while laughing.

Shooting the music video for Panggung Sandiwara was actually planned since last year, but had to be postponed due to each other's busyness. "It was supposed to be shot last year. Because we had to take breaks, sometimes I would go on vacation, sometimes they would go on vacation. So, when will the vacation end? The last time Wendy said 'Mom, I'm going to Japan again' so okay, let’s just go for a trip first," Sarwendah shared.

Finally, after waiting quite a long time, they managed to find a suitable schedule and could shoot together. "Well, we finally found the date yesterday, it can't be contested anymore, because gathering their schedules was really very difficult. But thank you so much for the support," he concluded.