Coboy Junior - My Favorite Idol

Hi my name is Ella. Here's my writing to fulfill assignment given by Ms. Silvana in my Speak Up Pre-Advanced 2 Class. I will tell you about my favorite idol, Coboy Junior.

               Coboy junior are the first Indonesian young boy band established on 23 July 2011. The members are Iqbal Dhiafakhri (Iqbal), Teuku Rizky Muhammad (Kiki), Alvano Maldini Siregar (Aldi), Bastian Bintang Simbolon (Bastian). His manager is Patrick Effendy. This boy band formed from the audition. After that, Coboy Junior produce the first single, “Kamu” on 23 July 2011. The song tell about teenager attracted with a girl by social media. The band, aside from their vocals, emphasises costumes and choreography. Coboy Junior is a boy band with a concept of the music from their daily. This teenagers attracted with a girl and support by technology, so they can express it to a song. Coboy Junior’s management made by Indra Bekti. The name is Inbekplus. Their fans called comate (Coboy Junior Mate). Comate scattered in Indonesia and other countries like Singapore, India, Germany, Canada, USA.

            January 2013 Coboy Junior's single ”Eeaa”, about puppy love, made the band popular. They had released three other singles by that time such as Kamu, Kenapa Mengapa, and Terhebat. Coboy  junior have many song, such as Eaa, Fight, Jendral Kancil, Kamu, Kenapa Mengapa, Satu Senyuman, Terhebat, Demam Unyu Unyu, Mama, Terus Berlari, Tetap Percaya, Ngaca Dulu Deh,  Pelangi Dan Mimpi Coboy Junior was scheduled to begin a national tour, styled the CJR Generation Tour 2013, from April to December 2013. They were to play in 30 Indonesian cities, from Sabang in the west Indonesia to Merauke in the east. The members still studying in regular junior high schools, because it the band was only allowed to tour on weekends, weekdays were dedicated to school. And then, on 5 June 2013 Coboy Junior released a movie. The title is Coboy Junior The Movie. In two days the film, directed by Anggy Umbara and costarring Astri Nudin, Fay Nabila, Abimana Aryasatya, Nirina Zubir, and Dewi Sandra, was seen by over 150,000 people. The film followed the band members as they underwent personal development and attempted to win a mixed singing and dancing competition.

            Coboy junior will disperse on 23 February 2014. Because one of the member, Bastian out from the boy band. Bastian out from the boy band because he want to solo karier. Many comate desagree with Bastian, Iqbal, Aldi, Rizki disicion. Coboy Junior, teen music group make a farewell concert that marked the end of their journey as a boy band group. The name of this concert is “Farewell Concert” and the topic is “A great trip, ends with a terrific”. The concert at Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta on 23 February 2014. This is the last concert of four members perform. Because after this they will not appear together again. The decision to hold a farewell concert is based on a joint decision  from the management and the members of Coboy Junior. There are  many dreams and plans not materialized, but the management and the members of Coboy Junior think,  the decision to make this farewell concert is the best way. This concert present coboy Junior’s journey on 2011 until now. Coboy Junior sing all their songs in the concert. They also collaborate with another singer. When the concert, Aldi, Iqbal, Rizki explane that coboy junior disperse because they haven’t four. And then Aldi, Iqbal, Rizki make new group. The name is CJR.

            CJR will do a tour in other cities in Indonesia which have not been visited in previous years. According to the plan, in addition to Indonesia, this year CJR will perform a series of tour to Singapore and several cities in Malaysia. CJR will also make a book with the theme of diary of the personnel (Aldi, Kiki and Iqbal) and the outpouring of their hearts about the journey along Coboy Junior. CJR also will make CJR The Movie 2 movie which was shot will be conducted in Jakarta and the United States.

(Ella)