No discussion of Indonesian entertainment is complete without addressing the noise. Indonesian popular videos have a notoriously engaged—and sometimes toxic—comment section. Warganet (netizens) are famous for perang komentar (comment wars). A harmless video about a cooking recipe can devolve into a heated debate about religion, politics, or the correct way to peel a potato.
An old abang (street vendor) selling pisang goreng (fried bananas) dropped his spatula. A grandmother watching from her balcony started tapping her foot. Then, a shy little girl in a hijab began to move her shoulders. Within five minutes, the entire gang (alley) was a dance floor. Teenagers who had been glued to their phones were now stomping their feet, laughing, and spinning each other around. The rain started again, but no one moved. They danced in the muddy water, empowered by the ugly, glorious noise of a machine built from trash. Vidio Bokep Artis Indonesia
: Artists like Rich Brian and NIKI have successfully crossed over to the international stage via digital platforms. A harmless video about a cooking recipe can