Love and Affair in Indonesian Music Popular by: Citra Aryandari The Trend Theme on Pop Music Infidelities are the new theme that suddenly burst in the world of Indonesian popular music ahead of the mid-2000s. Sheila on7 for example, a pop music group from Jogjakarta, instantly became famous and get a well-established place in the recording industry, because of the ”Selingkuh” (cheating) theme song. More than a hundred thousand CDs and cassettes sold, many times in a week this group traveled to major cities in Indonesia, and almost every one memorized their songs by rote, especially teenagers. Hey Sephia ... Malam ini ku takkan datang (Tonight I will not come) Mencoba tuk berpaling sayang (Trying to turn the love away) Dari cintamu (from your love) Hey Sephia ... Malam ini ku takkan pulang (I will not be home tonight) Tak usah kau mencari aku (You do not need to look for me) Demi cintamu (for your love) Hadapilah ini (Face it) Kisah kita tak akan abadi (Our story will not eternal) * Selamat tidur kekasih gelapku (Good night my Secret lover) Semoga cepat kau lupakan aku (Hopely you forget me soon) Kekasih sejatimu tak akan pernah sanggup untuk melupakanmu (Your true lover will never be able to forget you) Selamat tinggal kasih tak terungkap (Good bye the unrevealed love) Semoga kau lupakan aku cepat (Hopely you forget me soon) Kekasih sejatimu tak akan pernah sanggup untuk meninggalkanmu (Your true lover will never be able to leave you) HeySephia... Jangan pernah panggil namaku (Do notevercallmy name) Saat kita bertemu lagi (Whenwe meetagain) Di lain hari (On the other days) Hadapilah ini (Face it) Kisah kita tak akan abadi (Our story will not eternal) (Back to *)