Kim and Coldplay

(This Popcult story dedicated to my best friend in Czechia and in Nevada)

“I stopped by because I was hungry. (Hyun woo, played by Jung Hae-in).”

When I’m in state school, I just stop to eat Gado-Gado, repeatedly (but I forget how many I get free Gado-Gado) because my friend Anggie already pays for me, near Santiago Bernabeu (I’m sorry, Berdebou). Weeks ago, because I’m still fasting, I stopped by the Hotel, because I was hungry, so I met Anggie and her husband and her son in the Hotel. 

My friend in the U.S. is very trust-confident about miracles, staving off my worries about life. “If ****** is meant to be, we will be. I’m not worried anymore.”

Both Inter Milan fans & (specific, only) Chris Martin fans maybe (not all of them) know that Chris Martin, as Exeter Devon boy, and fans of Exeter Football Club, actually (Chris Martin also) Inter Milan fans. We in Indonesia maybe can mention Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter Milan (and also Inter Milan fans as logic, also Arsenal fans). Or for myself, I can find several “celeb-tweet Indonesia” who “for a long time” is (both) Inter Milan and Coldplay fans. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of Chelsea FC (around 314 km from Exeter), AC Milan, and also (of course) Bayern Munich.

(“Calo” in Singapore greedier than in Indonesia. 6 days sold out before official day lol. With very strict regulations in local, no chance “calo” in Singapore is Indonesian, 100000% is Singaporean too)

As every one of my writing tries out of the box to explain something, I try to “bridge” between Coldplay and …. Tune in For Love (2019, Korean Movie by CGV Art House) but (exclusive for) Netflix. Actually, this movie “not high, not low”, just got 7.1 on IMDB. But several Kpopers in Indonesia remind me of this movie (Tune in For Love) about … Coldplay. I started to “what if.”

We in Indonesia suffered “Church(es) bomb on Christmas Eve 2000”, then inspired a lot of movies about interfaith, maybe for me the best to describe this complicated interfaith is CIN(T)A. We also suffered the Bali Bomb 2x times, 2002 & 2005. Bomb in Australian Embassy. Bomb in JW Marriott. Bomb in Indonesia Stock Exchange, and etcetera in prime/peak performance Jamaah Islamiyah, a branch of Al Qaeda. I thought it was very lucky for Indonesia, for example, Avril Lavigne insisted on a concert in Indonesia when Manchester United canceled, and until now, never ever played in Indonesia for a friendly match. 

We are also facing covid, and at least 150k died in Indonesia. Maybe a lot of the 150k who unfortunately passed away earlier, are Coldplay fans. Imagine if Coldplay, like Avril, insisted on a concert in Indonesia 15-20 years ago. Imagine no bomb tragedy in Indonesia, maybe Coldplay (original Coldplay), still peak musicality of Coldplay 2000s played in Indonesia. Not Coldplay today, when a lot of people criticizing “lower quality” rather than 2000s, not because Coldplay collabs with BTS Kpop superstar.

I assume a lot of “music promoters” in Indonesia already convinced Coldplay to play in Indonesia since 2000, but because “not conducive” security at (especially) Jakarta, whatever huge money offered to Coldplay, Chris Martin & Co refused.

I joked that Chris Martin finally included Jakarta Indonesia as part of the “ASIA TOUR” because really wants a lot of money to buy Exeter FC, (because) Chris Martin was challenged indirectly by (successful) Ryan Reynolds after buying Wrexham. If Ryan can buy Wrexham, why I can’t buy Exeter.

A lot of netihen in Indonesia love memories in movies. So when some netihen asked “which movie really matches to using Coldplay song in a scene”, a lot of people in Indonesia (maybe outside Indonesian too) choose Tune in For Love (2019).

Actress Kim Go-eun (DAMN, I’m just 1 year 1 month older than her) played for a role of “Kim Mi-soo or Kim Mi-su.” In 1994 during the IMF economic crisis in South Korea, one day in 1994 when singer Yoo Yeol became the new radio DJ for "Music Album", Kim Mi-soo (Kim Go-eun) and Hyun-woo (Jung Hae-in) cross paths for the first time and grow closer... But timing is everything, and the universe seems to have a sense of humor when it comes to their romance. Does it still count as first love if it takes ten years to get it right?

Two “mid-long” dialogue, in the last 15 minutes this movie (Tune in for Love) makes me speechless.

{1} Apparently, I told him that I trust him. I said to him years ago that I trust him. I don't remember what I said. From his aunt to his teacher, no one believed him. But I said that to him back then. Really, I don't remember saying it, though. But he still remembers it and comes by. (Hyun-joo, older sibling of Kim Mi-soo, explaining about Hyun woo)

One day, a “Kombes” (komisaris besar, likely Senior Commissioner in police, already high ranking) apparently on the verge of making sure someone gets jailed. An ordinary person on the verge gets jailed. He (this Kombes) has a direct connection with Chief Police Indonesia because same year-graduate in Police Academy.

I sent a letter, begging him to release, or “not jail” someone, via whatsapp. 3-5am in Jakarta time. I told him (in short, not entirely my letter to him, in closing of letter) “Pak (Sir) maybe I want to make sure my friend in IR UGM gets jailed for killing my mom-although failed to make sure my mom died in Yogya. But for this moment, I asked to you to not bring ***** to jail, because he really wants (more) money to (fund of) hospital therapy for his parent-then his parent died. Very complicated as I already explained in the opening letter, very long detailed-complicated. Please forgive *********. 

I was in “more complicated situation” rather than ******. My aunt(s) did not believe my explanation. My whole families don't care “complicated” I facing situation between IR UGM with me, “oknum”, “weird oknum & too much weird person” try to kill me and my mom. So I asked to you, begged to you: “I must make sure another people who I cares, & I already know very detailed-complicated situation of ******** push ********** to collect money. But please forgive him. Forgive him because I asked you personally, privately and you already clear-know more detail situation which push ***** collect more money. Please just me, only me, which (was) everyone don’t believe (my) explanation.”

(2) Whose name comes to mind? Someone you want to get to know more, someone you miss, or someone you see every day but can't stop thinking about. Perhaps the names that we cherish in our heart are like our diaries, journals, & previous records of our lives. Thoroughly enjoying this sunshine, this beautiful greenery & energy, I conjure up the thousands of cherished names and memories in my heart.

If in Jakarta, of course Jakarta and (several cities in) Germany different 5 hours, or 6 hours when Saving Daylight Time happens. I tried “TUNE IN”, not sleeping, to support her, until around 5am (or 00 in Germany), and from 5am until night again I’m not sleeping again. Again. Again. 

Maybe a long time ago, “whose name comes to mind? someone you want to get to know more” is Wulandari. Now, it is a clan, a jewish clan, traditional-jewish clan, famous for 5-6 centuries ago, its name comes to my mind. If Kim Mi-soo / Kim Mi-su (movie Tune in for Love) ran 1-2 km to the radio station for her beloved, if I can, I run from Brandenburg Airport to her home in Germany (* I was Marathon athlete when studying at state school—nearly selected for national level in Indonesia LOL). Those days of waiting a Jewish Girl. I kept waiting for you back then.

I am really afraid to choose the title of this note. My friend in Sentul. In Brno. In Reno. Really know. Them, trust me abundantly. Never leave me when I fall.

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Writer/Prada is loyal-fans of Swaragama FM, a local radio in Yogya, since Swaragama still in one floor above Hatta Library-UGM (with beautiful rooftop of old building UGM — HATTA LIBRARY was in UGM before move to beside “Jalan Solo”), and then Swaragama move to “AQUARIUM”, an office complex near “GELANGGANG UGM” (Sport Academy Complex). I was sent a hot cake and hot drink to “penyiar” / DJ Swaragama. One of the songs I (often) request is Untitled-Maliq d’Essentials.

I was informed that Swaragama moved (office) again until 3 times. The fate of Swaragama (too often moving/change address office) really same like KBS FM 89.1 FM in “Tune in for Love” movie). “AQUARIUM”, because Swaragama office was “glass box”, everyone can see what happened in studio —- nearly same “glass box” like KBS FM in “Tune in for Love.”