The Power Of Arhan! Tokyo Verdy's Instagram Followers Skyrocketed To 200 Thousand Accounts

JAKARTA - Arhan's primary decision to move to a Japanese club, Tokyo Verdy, is not only a good signal for his career. But it also has an impact on the club itself, especially on social media.

The reason is, after officially announcing Arhan's recruitment on Wednesday, February 16 morning, Tokyo Verdy's social media account was immediately flooded with Indonesian netizens who were happy for Arhan to spread his wings in the international arena.

The most noticeable impact of Arhan's recruitment can be seen from the skyrocketing number of Tokyo Verdy's followers on a number of their official social media accounts. One of them is on Instagram, where initially the account only had about 30 thousand followers.

However, within a few hours, the number increased to reach 100 thousand followers. In fact, when the VOI team looked back at the account on Thursday, February 17 afternoon, the number had already touched the 250 thousand follower mark.

The number of followers means an almost nine-fold increase in less than one week. With the increasing number of followers when Arhan was present, it was a good signal as a form of support for Arhan's career in Japan.

The impact of the rapid increase in the number of followers for foreign clubs recruiting Indonesian players is nothing new.

Lechia Gdansk and FK Senica have even experienced it before. The jump in followers of Lechia Gdansk and FK Senica occurred when they brought Egy Maulana Vikri and Witan Sulaeman.

It's not just the two European clubs. Korean League club Ansan Greeners also received a similar blessing when recruiting Asnawi Mangkualam.