Netizens Surprised When HIVI! Introduce New Vocalist, Many Miss

Kei, new vocalist for HIVI! (Instagram @sayhivi)

JAKARTA - HIVI! finally officially announced singer Kei as their new vocalist. This step was warmly welcomed by most of their music lovers, but some were shocked.

As is known, this band from Jakarta has separated from Neida at the end of 2024. Ilham and Febri also decided to hold an open audition for those who want to apply to become vocalists.

Several video covers of HIVI! appeared on social media in the context of searching for new vocalists. There are a number of names that are deemed suitable, narrowing to one or two names that make an impression on the hearts of fans.

But they were shocked when HIVI! announced the figure chosen as a vocalist. They missed their story. Keisha Cinantya, a soloist who has not been suspected of being an official fan of being a member of HIVI!.

Netizens were quite surprised and asked, because Kei did not upload a cover video for HIVI! on social media. Febri, guitarist for HIVI! held a live broadcast to straighten this out.

In the early hours of Monday, January 6, he conveyed the reasons behind Kei's election as a vocalist. He emphasized that the audition was not only done by uploading song covers on social media.

"You can check HIVI posts!, as far as I remember there are no words that require audition participants to cover songs," Febri said in the broadcast.

He explained that the audition process was carried out in several ways. In addition to looking for talents on social media, there are also those who apply for themselves personally or professionally offering cooperation.

Furthermore, the vocalist search process also considers many aspects. Not only about character and vocal abilities, the chemistry formed will also determine.

Karena itu HIVI! telah menjalin komunikasi dengan beberapa talenta, mulai dari chatting, jamming hingga dikunjung gigi dalam rangka memunitkan frekuensi. Setelah proses penjajakan beberapa lama, akhirnya Kei yang dirasa paling cocok.

"Hopefully this can straighten things out, and the message can be conveyed properly, so that counterproductive things don't happen out there," said Febri.