Onadio Leonardo's Music Traces To Being Entangled In Allegations Of Drug Abuse

Onadio Leonardo (Instagram @onadiolonardo_official)

JAKARTA - Onadio Leonardo's alleged drug abuse adds to the long list of Indonesian musicians who have entered the vortex of illegal drugs.

Onad's nickname started his music career in 2005 as bassist and vocalist behind Killing Me Inside. A big turning point occurred in 2009, when he was appointed the lead vocalist, until finally bringing Killing Me Inside to the peak of popularity and became one of the youth's music scene icons at that time.

With his vocal characteristics, Onad became the main face of Killing Me Inside until he finally decided to leave in 2014.

His decision to leave the band that made his name did not mean he stopped making music. Onad then experimented with the electronic music genre through the 1990 duo project with Widy Vierratale.

Then, he re-formed a rock band with a new formation called LYON, which had released popular singles such as "Ego" and "Semesta Bersabda".

In addition to music, his work continues to spread to the world of acting, presenters, and content creators, especially through popular podcasts that make him a versatile public figure.

However, this brilliant career was colored with a dark side. On Friday, October 31, 2025, the public was shocked by the news of his arrest by the police regarding the alleged drug abuse case.

"Yes (it is Onad arrested)," said Kombes Ahmad David as the Director of Drugs at the Metro Jaya Police when contacted, Friday.

The arrests made by the West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit in the East Ciputat area found evidence in the form of residual marijuana and papir. The police also suspected that there was a consumption of ecstasy before the arrest.

However, until this article was written, further investigation was still being carried out by the police.

This case was a crushing blow, considering that Onad had previously publicly admitted to having a dark past with drugs at a young age, but managed to recover thanks to the fear of being arrested and his desire to defend his family.

"Because at the age of 21, the age of 21 is still flat (disaster) and continues to hold money. Imagine, holding money, looking for pleasure, still small, the closest one is like it (drugs)," said Onad when he was a guest on Atta Halilintar's podcast in 2020.

"Every time I make (drugs), I immediately think, 'I was arrested by the police, tomorrow I will go to the news, tomorrow I go to prison'," he added. "I stopped because of one, for fear of being arrested by the police. That's the most important thing. Because I saw that my life could be destroyed. Then the second is because of family."