Menparekraf Sandiaga: Don't Just Drakor, There Also Drasun To Drabal

Sandiaga Uno (Photo via Twitter)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno invites Indonesians not to be complacent about enjoying dramas from South Korea (drakor) alone. There are still many quality local community dramas such as Sundanese, Bali and Batak.

He conveyed this on the sidelines of announcing the collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia and one of the providers of digital media disbursement services from the United States to support the flow of Indonesia, in Jakarta, Tuesday, September 6, quoted from Antara.

Sandiaga's invitation came to the fore as the dramas from Ginseng Country were popular in digital media streaming services. According to him, the Indonesian people should not be too complacent to enjoy the drama from actor Kang Tae-oh.

"So I always say that if we just have the opportunity to stimulate the supply of Indonesian films and create our demands, not only 'drakor', but also there is 'drasun' (drabal drama), 'drabal' (Bali drama), the Batak drama is like 'Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap'," said Sandiaga, who also said that these dramas could be made into interesting series.

When asked about the drama genre or the film he likes, Sandiaga answered romantic comedy. This is different from the wife who according to Sandiaga, likes horror and thriller genres.

"There was a conflict at that time, because the wife likes horror films and a lot of horror movies, but I like romantic comedy (rom-com). So I'm really happy like "Ali & Ratu Queens", until I watched it twice," he said.

Sandiaga admitted that he cried while watching the farewell scene in the film "Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens", because he was easily moved.

The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy together with Netflix have just announced a collaboration that will last for one year to support the "Wonderful Indonesia" campaign.

The handling of Indonesia campaign was launched just after Netflix's latest announcement of the upcoming line-up of Indonesian films and series on Netflix.

The latest shows include the first comedy action film Timo Tjahjanto "The Big 4", the drama series "Kretek" by producer Shanty Harmayn and director Kamila Andini and Ifa Isfansyah.

Then the sci-fi thriller series "Nightmares and Daydreams" from director Joko Anwar, the coming-of-age film entitled "Dear David" from director Lucky Kuswandi, comedy situation "Klub biro Mantan" by Salman Aristo.

Then, "Today We Will Tell You Later" from director Angga Dwimas Sasongko, the series "Commediate Communications" from writer Raditya Dika and a project from writer Ernest Prakasa.