The Final Act at Soundrenaline 2025: Once Felt Insecure About Writing Indonesian Songs

Kapanlagi.com - The second day of Soundrenaline 2025 was very lively with a lineup of extraordinary performers. One of the most anticipated moments was the stunning performance by Pamungkas at Bengkel Space, SCBD, South Jakarta, on Friday (19/12/2025).

As if wanting to end the night perfectly, this talented musician delivered a series of hit songs from the albums WALK THE TALK to HARDCORE ROMANCE. The atmosphere became even more electrifying when the intro of the song Monolog began to resonate throughout the room. The audience packed into the venue erupted in hysterical cheers welcoming the viral song.

Pamungkas himself appeared to be thoroughly enjoying the moment, smiling slightly while strumming his guitar and even took off his jacket on stage, an iconic act that his loyal fans always look forward to.

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1. Pamungkas' Song Has Been Listened to Hundreds of Millions of Times

The song Monolog is indeed becoming a favorite across various digital music platforms, especially after it became a hit again through snippets on the social media TikTok.

This achievement brings a special happiness for Pamungkas, considering that the song had topped the Top 50 Spotify Indonesia for months. Even now, Monolog has been listened to more than 495 million times on Spotify.

2. Pamungkas Once Lacked Confidence Writing Songs in Indonesian

Pamungkas on stage (credit: instagram.com/pamunqkas)

Although his Indonesian-language songs are now booming in the market, who would have thought that the musician once felt insecure. Pamungkas admitted to having a particular burden when it came to crafting lyrics in his mother tongue. This is closely related to the musical references he consumed since he was young, which shaped his personal standards in creating art.

"I grew up in the golden era, with Slank, Padi, Dewa 19, and others. Where I grew up with the standards of songwriting and lyrics there," said Pamungkas.

3. Pamungkas Faces His Own Pressure

Pamungkas and his guitar (credit: instagram.com/pamunqkas)

For the singer of To The Bone, the music standards in Indonesia during that era were very high. This ultimately created a unique pressure for him when trying to write works outside of English. He felt there was a shadow of great quality from legendary local bands that he had to face.

"Yeah, it's pressure for myself where the standards of songs and lyrics in Indonesia at that time were set by (Dewa 19 and others)," he said.

4. Pamungkas Tends to Be Influenced by Works of International Musicians

Furthermore, Pamungkas explained that his musical background is more influenced by the works of international musicians. This made him more accustomed to expressing himself through English lyrics since the beginning of his career in the music industry before eventually venturing into songs in Bahasa Indonesia.

"While I grew up with hits from Evanescence and I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, it cannot be denied that I got used to singing and writing songs in English," he revealed.

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