From Kasets Up To 5 Billion Stream, Yovie Widianto Reveals Cross-Decade Hits Trip

Yovie Widianto (Virgi/VOI)

JAKARTA - Musician Yovie Widianto celebrates his extraordinary career, proving his existence as a hit songwriter capable of crossing five decades and various musical format changes.

From the era of tape recordings to the dominance of digital platforms, his works continued to echo. "I never imagined that from the 1980s, '90, 2000, 2010, 2020, 2025 there will still be hits to this day on different platforms," said Yovie Widianto at the Yovie Widianto - Andi Rianto Concess event, Sunday, September 21.

He reminisced about the various eras of the music industry that he had gone through. "In the past I still remember, making the song someone brought a cassette or not? Kasets. Do you know tapes, really?" he asked the audience.

"Then there was the era of the CD, there was a CD explosion. Then the next one was in the digital era and until now there have been various kinds of platforms," Yovie continued.

In today's digital era, his achievements are no less phenomenal. Yovie revealed that his songs have been played billions of times, a number he never imagined when he first wrote it at home.

"And I never thought that in this digital era the song, he said, had been played on 5 billion streams on one of the platforms," he said.

Yovie Widianto knows that his works are not only loved domestically but also received recognition from the international stage, including from well-known South Korean musicians.

This fact is a matter of pride for the maestro, as well as proof that Indonesian music has world quality.

Surprisingly, Yovie claimed to be a K-Pop fan, but he used the reference to lift the potential of Indonesian musicians.

"I was very proud when my songs were sung by Park Bo-gum, sung by Super Junior," he said.

"Bawakan oleh kemarin pianis terkenal dari Korea, Yiruma," sambung Yovie.

For him, this recognition is a reflection that Indonesian talents are no less great and are able to compete globally.

"This shows that Indonesia also has great talents and I am sure that many of my successors will be even greater," said Yovie optimistically.

He also closed his speech with great hope and calls to continue to support the local music industry.

"Hopefully Indonesian music is so loved and can continue to be the host. Continue to advance to Indonesian music," he concluded.