'I think we just need to celebrate one another' ❤️
’s set, she paused, glittering eyes taking in the 30,000 festival-goers with awe. She dedicated her performance to “Asian kings and queens” watching. While the crowd aggressively shook foam light sticks in their hands, she encouraged something radical — the act of learning to proudly “love yourself.” The audience erupted in noisy, unadulterated joy.
take us through their journeys standing up for themselves creatively, their authenticity as creatives of color and Asian pride and joy.It kind of looks like what's going on out there right now. I think it's just like seeing this many people, and there's so many Asian people just being able to express themselves. Watching a lot of people that are also expressing themselves is really cool, and just seeing that influence happen right in front of you. I don't go out much.
It felt great, man. That was crazy. That was my first time performing since 2019, and it was crazy. Especially like, you know, after not seeing that happen for two years. Just seeing that in front of me — this so far was my most surreal-feeling show. I think the most surreal [performance] was this show, and then my first show ever. Usually when I perform, I'm very present. I'm very there and I know that I'm performing. I know that that's what I'm doing.
MTV News: Do you remember the first time you stood up for yourself creatively since joining 88rising?I started off just making songs on YouTube and shit, and posting it on SoundCloud. So I was just like, oh, this sounds good. I like listening to it. And I'll just post it — weekly, monthly. And just without, you know, who cares if people don't fuck with it? You know what I mean? BecauseA part of being an artist is also just collaborating.
I think it took a minute for me to navigate. I'm Indonesian, but I speak English, but I live in America. I think the main takeaway from this learning journey that I'm still on is just to embrace that it all adds to my identity, as opposed to taking away from it. I think, as a 16-year-old, I was like, who am I? Am I American? I'm not American, but I speak English. And I remember just being so confused. But I think the confusion is part of the process.
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