Reyza Flowers Give New Touch To Song Galau, Know Yourself

JAKARTA - Dee Lestari's film Boat Paper left a deep impression on cinema lovers. But apart from presenting acting and touching stories, this film is also decorated with a special soundtrack, including a song called Know Diri.

First popularized by Maudy Ayunda, now after 13 years of the song was performed by a young singer, Bunga Reyza. The song was also created by Dee Lestari who is a writer and member of the vocal group Rida Sita Dewi.

Bunga felt proud and did not expect the iconic melancholic song to be his newest single.

So, at that time, I was playing at Sony Music Indonesia's office and met Mas Keke Kananta (Head of A&R). Then, Mas Keke asked me to listen to this song and I immediately liked it. After returning home, I immediately made a cover video which turned out to be sent to Kak Dewi Lestari. From there, it was finally decided that 'Know Yourself' would be the next song I would release, "said Bunga Reyza in a written broadcast, July 4.

Penyanyi yang juga dikenal sebagai kreeator konten ini merasa Tofu Diri memiliki lirik yang sangat dalam dan bermaksinya. Temanya sendiri adalah tentang kebingungan seseorang saat cinta masa lalunya kembali ketika dia sudah berusaha untuk menghapusnya.

This song depicts someone's confusion when their ex suddenly appears. In fact, their story is over and he is also trying to move on. However, when he was busy styling his heart, suddenly his ex came back so he made his feelings uncertain. I'm sure, this song will definitely relate to many people who are or have experienced something like this," said Bunga.

It only took two weeks for the recording, mixing, until finally ready to be heard by local music lovers, Bunga felt her own challenges when singing it.

Bringing back a remake song is not easy because people already know the original version and there is standardization of how to sing it. This is a challenge for me, which is how to perform this song with a new version, but not changing the existing core. For the arrangement itself, there is a tone that is raised and the back is also different from the previous song in order to give a fresher feel to the listeners now. Later, you can hear for yourself what the results are like.

This soloist who was born in Cimahi hopes that this song will be well received by people who listen.

"Of course, I want the feeling that I present in this song to reach your hearts even though it may be a bit sad, because it turns out that many people experience this sad love story. However, hopefully, 'Know Yourself' can accompany you at night when you are confused. The point is, this song is here for those of you who are struggling to continue your life, but have an ex who likes to come back suddenly, "said Bunga.

Bringing a hit song that is well known to many people, Bunga feels he has more responsibility. He also made several efforts to maximize the results of his interpretation.

"I learned a lot in exploring the song 'Know Yourself'. Because this is the soundtrack of the Paper Boat played by Kak Maudy himself, so I'm not only singing it, but also trying to convey the message in this song. So, I read the novel and watch the film to find out how Kugi's character feels. I want to be able to tell the story as Kugi and also as myself. Hopefully the results will satisfy everyone who hears, whether it likes the original version or the new one will hear my version later, "closed Bunga.