Agnes Monica, all abt her Options

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theirs on 'pretty indonesian boys' thread! (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) 2
Hey do you know that Vino is son of famous writer of 'Si Buta Dari Gua Hantu'?

rite,, thanks furan (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/icon_wink.gif) hope they still hav it~~`
peculiar - i've actually seen bits of the drama, and i agree with u, i think the story is not so great and doesnt make any sense,, but i like to see the casts in it hehehehehe the guys are so hot =p

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Hey guys!
Is it possible for me to marry Agnes Monica?

[XxRyoChanxX]

haha why don't u go ask her...

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It’s 90% confirmed: Agnes next Asian Drama will be with Vic Zu. Hehe..Jang Nara lewat! (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif)

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Agnes Monica: 'I'm just a perfectionist'
Tari Danawidjaja, Contributor, Jakarta

Starting her career in entertainment at three, Agnes Monica has been through a long journey in the industry. She began her career as a child singer, then TV presenter, an actress and finally a girl not-yet-a-woman singer.

The 19-year-old performer is always in the public eye. People love gossiping about her dress sense from head to toe. The media loves to brag about her. And still, we're looking for some more.

She's young, smart and talented, yet her performances always draws public attention. Some perceive her as an arrogant and highly demanding artist. Funnily enough, she has never taken those comments to heart.

Born in Jakarta on July 1, 1986, Agnes' ambitious spirit, determination and quest for perfection have made her such a professional artist. She starred in several Indonesian soaps like Pernikahan Dini (Premature Marriage), Ciuman Pertama (First Kiss) and Cewekku Jutek (My Unfriendly Girl). In 2001, she won favorite drama actress at Panasonic Awards 2001. Her star continues to rise in her singing career.

In 2003, Agnes released her debut album titled ...and the story goes. She left the cute, kiddie look and created a new image. Her transformation has drawn public attention.

Once again, Agnes' star rose as the album brought her several awards, AMI Awards 2004 for the best female solo pop artist, AMI Awards 2004 for the best duo/group pop artist (with Ahmad Dhani from Dewa band) and AMI Awards 2004 for The best dance pop artist.

In December 2005 she released her second album titled Whaddup A? with single Bukan Milikmu (Not Yours).

The Japanese hair cut and pink-brown highlights is surprising. She says it is just her way of expressing herself, of being honest about everything.

Apart from her busy schedule, Agnes is still studying at the University of Pelita Harapan (UPH,) majoring in Law.

"I love studying. It's just something weird about me. If my career weren't this big, I'd probably study all the time."

Supported by her management, Agnes is ready to hit the new winding road in 2006 especially going international. Agnes shared her thoughts with The Jakarta Post at a sports studio in Senayan, Jakarta Selatan.

What makes you appear so confident?

Confidence is something that can be built with well managed preparation. I put in a lot of preparation for each show. I'm always working things out.

The more prepared you are, your confidence will automatically grow stronger. And I've experienced different kinds of audience and environments, so I have the ability to control problems, you know like techniques or crowds.

Indonesian artists/musicians are not known for their professionalism. But you seem to be so professional. What motivates you?

I think Indonesian artists/musicians are quite strong about being professional, however there are still many who don't have a professional attitude toward their work.

I deal with a lot of problems in being professional, like being labeled as an arrogant or very demanding artist. The fact is it's not about that, it's about negotiating with people.

For example, I ask for a flat stage or one which is not bumpy because I have dancers. It's not about what I asked for, it's about security.

I can't perform without thinking of my dancers' security. It all makes sense. I can't think of my own problems, I have to think about my dancers too.

Another thing is that I ask for one hour of preparation before each show. I request this because I have reasons. It takes a while for my dancers to do some blocking, especially on a big stage.

Now everyone is used to it. You know, it's so hard to be that way. So, my management and I have to work things out before signing a contract.

I'd prefer to discuss the arrangements before signing the contract so that people won't complain about it later.

What is your biggest problem as a singer, teenager, actress and college student?

I'm a perfectionist. I have to do my best in everything I do. And hopefully, the result is the best too, as a singer, teenager, actress and college student.

The most difficult thing is to determine my first priority. I want everything to be at the first level, meanwhile, I know that my body can't cope with that.

In college I earned a high GPA, in singing I have high expectations. So, at one stage I really lacked sleep, because after shooting I went back home and did all my assignments or read some books.

And I have to get up so early to go to college. My mom said, I can't go on like that because I have to decide on my priorities. So now to be honest my career is my priority.

Are you going to go international?

My biggest passion about my singing career is that I want to be at a point where my idealism and the market can walk the same path.

I can find it in America or Hollywood, but I can't do it here as in the market here they don't listen to different references.

I think they listen to R&B, I don't think they even know there's this thing called R&B. So, it's something that makes things harder. I have to go international.

I think, our creativity is repressed here because we have fewer references compared to others.

Overseas, people can mix different types of music, and they have their own market. So, that's the hardest thing in the singing business or career in Indonesia.

You have good English so you have the potential to go international. Many Indonesian artists are not fluent in English. What do you think about this?

Well, it's not fair because English is not the medium of instruction in our schools. And sometimes, if you speak English too much, people say you're not a nationalist.

The fact is if you have good English, you can promote your country overseas, because, our language is not used as an international language.

What did you like most about recording your latest album?

I was more involved in this album, following my desires almost 100 percent. Like Bukan Milikmu. I chose that song, although it's pop, it's not cheesy pop.

I discussed it a lot with my brother and the musicians. I wrote the lyrics in the album and also the spoken parts, because the spoken lyrics give a different ambience.

I did the vocal arrangement and the backing vocal arrangement too. I realize that I can give a different ambience with the vocal arrangement.

Have you ever thought of composing different kinds of pop music?

In my latest album I couldn't experiment too much because I had to see the market, but if you're listening to Bukan Milikmu and Tak Ada Logika (No Logic), I'm trying to do the best I can to suit the pop R&B market.

I have different ornaments, but there's a lot of difference between Indonesia and overseas.

Your voice shows such serious progression. Your comment?

Actually, it depends on the type of music. My first album is kind of cheesy pop. Anyone can sing it even if they don't know how to sing, it's totally composed for the market while this one demanded more technique.

Tell us, what's with your fashion statement?

Stop the fashion system! It's one thing that is hard to accept in Indonesia. Because, people here think that the right fashion statement is jeans and T-shirt, the rest is just weird. Who make these rules?

So, this is something that I want to change, so that people can be more creative in expressing their style. I don't think everyone can be identical.

I'm not trying to prove anything by changing my costume and hairstyle. I'm just being honest with myself. For references, I look at Japanese magazines, you know J-style.

What is your biggest fear?

To be honest, I'm afraid of failure, because I'm a perfectionist. On the positive side it is good. But looking at the negative side, the burden actually comes from myself, not from others. And I think how we handle it is important, that's the only way to face it.

Once, my GPA was not even 3.5, and I got really disappointed. All my friends said it was OK since my schedule was very tight.

But I was sad, because I want to get cum laude.
You always look totally involved in whatever you do. Who has influenced your life the most?

My parents, especially my mom.

I'm not saying my dad is not involved, but my mom has always been around since I joined the entertainment business. She makes me strong. What makes me so happy about her is, she never blocked me from seeing the real world.

But she keeps watching me from a distance. So, when I encounter a problem, I handle it with my own principles.

So you're very close to your mom?

I'm very close to my mom. She is my best friend and the best critic ever. We have a very open relationship.

She never complained about my style, instead she would say, "Nes, I don't want that dress".

Apart from that, she's not authoritarian, she would show me the negative and positive side.

If you were given the opportunity to promote Indonesia, what would you promote?

Many people question why Agnes does not show an Indonesian style. I get confused by that. I'm singing R&B, do I have to wear kebaya?

Once, I tried to promote Indonesian traditional dancing. I got a big salute from one side and complaints from others. I get really tired of that. I just don't understand it.

I think, if I want to promote Indonesia I want everyone to give their support. If you look at India, many musicians use Indian elements, even Destiny's Child.

India is becoming very well known around the world.

What's your opinion about our entertainment industry? What are the biggest challenges you have faced?

The Indonesian market is hard to predict. It always has a different trend. Actually, it is a big challenge. It's hard to predict the current market.

But I want to change our music references. We should not just listen to pop or dangdut but also listen to jazz, blues, pop-rock; any kind of music that will break the barriers, and finally create its own market.

Do you still hang out with friends?

I still hang out a lot but not as much as other teenagers. I think it's the risk that I take. I don't mind. Looking at what I have now, I don't think there are many people in my position, so it's balanced.

I'm not the basa-basi (chit chat) type. My best friends are those with quality talk. So, I'm close to those who are older than me, and those who don't gossip a lot.

I don't like non-quality chit chat, at least the conversation I have should bring something meaningful. I don't like talking about others, because I think if you're pointing your finger at others, you'd better look at yourself first.

And what do you do in your leisure time?

Just hang out or go to the movies with my friends.

Is there anything you'd like to say to support people your age?

The most important thing is you are able to achieve something without using drugs. There are many people who use drugs and die. How come people don't see that?

To be honest, I am so against smoking and drugs. And the other thing is you have to be open-minded, you have to have a lot of knowledge.

So it's a guarded freedom, it's not just being as free as you want to be. You also must have principles, for example no drugs or casual sex. These are nonnegotiable principles. And also, you have to go to school and read a lot of books.

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I like the way she answered the questions. In another interview from Kawanku, she said she loves reading any kind of books and newspapers and her room is so mess because books are everywhere. She's now reading Tom Clancy's Law & Order.

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Oh,man!
She's so hardworking!

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Miyuuu..where are you? Your site is still down (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/bawling.gif)

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Trailer THE HOSPITAL
http://www.youtube.com/?v=ujFEVeJHfm8

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PEMBUKTIAN DIRI AGNES MONICA
I am Nez with no hypocrite
I say those who underestimate....
JUST BE PREPARED
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Nez di sini yang dimaksud adalah Agnes, dan tiga kalimat di atas adalah penggalan tulisan curhat Agnes Monica yang dicetak di sampul album terbarunya, Whaddup, A..?!. Ada apa denganmu?

Awal pekan lalu, kami bertemu lagi dengan Agnes di sebuah kamar di Jakarta Hilton International. Gadis 19 tahun itu selama sehari penuh menggelar wawancara khusus secara bergantian dengan beberapa media cetak dan elektronik.

Setiap media cuma dapat jatah waktu 45 menit, tak lebih dan tak kurang, buat wawancara dan memotret penampilan terbaru Agnes yang kini rambutnya tambah warna-warni itu.

Dalam waktu yang terasa sangat singkat itu, Agnes membuka obrolan dengan menceritakan penuh semangat album keduanya yang baru saja dirilis. Di album ini, aku terlibat lebih banyak. Album ini lebih aku dari album sebelumnya, ujarnya.

Mulai dari pemilihan 12 lagu di dalamnya hingga aransemen vokal dan konsep video klip, Agnes mengaku ikut menentukan dari awal sampai akhir. Bahkan, ia menulis sendiri lirik lagunya sendiri dalam nomor What They Called Soulmate yang melodinya ditulis Andi Rianto. Pokoknya semua keputusan akhir tentang album ini harus melalui aku dulu, tandas bekas penyanyi cilik ini.

Agnes memberi kejutan dengan menampilkan satu lagu duet dengan penyanyi R&B kulit hitam, Keith Martin, dalam nomor penutup, I’ll Light A Candle, yang direkam di Filipina. Penyanyi yang terkenal di Indonesia lewat Because of You itu juga menuliskan satu lagu bagi Agnes berjudul Get Up.

Agnes juga menaruh perhatian khusus untuk mengatur vokal latar dalam lagu-lagunya. Kalau penyanyi lain menganggap backing vocal enggak penting, bagi aku itu penting banget! Dengan layer backing vocal yang berbeda, akan menciptakan ambiance yang beda pula pada lagu-laguku, tuturnya mantap.

Untuk apa semua kerepotan yang ditempuh Agnes dalam pembuatan albumnya kali ini?

Tentang diremehkan

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Kisah tentang album baru itu baru separuh pertama wawancara kami. Separuh kedua, Agnes malah jadi curhat dengan para wartawan di depannya. Saya selama ini merasa diremehkan. Dianggap enteng, demikian isi curhatnya.

Diremehkan oleh siapa? Ya, oleh banyak orang, mulai dari media sampai sesama artis. Banyak orang melihat saya secara negatif. Banyak yang mau ngejahilin saya hanya karena sirik! kata Agnes menumpahkan unek- uneknya.

Tanpa menyebutkan secara rinci siapa saja yang telah meremehkannya, Agnes melanjutkan bahwa banyak orang yang sirik dengan sukses yang telah ia raih pada usia sangat muda. Padahal, itu semua saya raih dengan hasil perjuangan sendiri. Tetapi, bukannya dapat support, malah banyak orang yang sirik dan mau ambil kesempatan dalam kesempitan, ujarnya makin berapi-api.

Ia juga menceritakan pengalaman pahitnya saat diwawancarai media yang katanya meremehkan itu. Si wartawan, kata Agnes, suka melemparkan pertanyaan yang memancing emosi. Aku kan waktu itu masih kecil, belum tahu bagaimana berdiplomasi dan meng-handle emosi. Awalnya sempat tertekan banget deh,� tutur Agnes yang kelahiran Jakarta, 1 Juli 1986, ini.

Pada saat tertekan ini, Agnes menumpahkan kemarahan dan kesedihannya dengan menulis lagu. Dari kumpulan unek-uneknya itulah muncul album Whaddup, A..?!.. Album ini semacam menggambarkan perjalanan karierku yang penuh liku-liku itu. Jadi, aku sebenarnya harus berterima kasih kepada orang-orang yang telah meremehkan aku itu karena berkat merekalah aku justru jadi bangkit, tandasnya.

Itulah sebabnya, proses pembuatan album ini menjadi sangat pribadi buat Agnes. Dalam beberapa lagu, Agnes menulis beberapa bait lirik yang ia baca di tengah-tengah lagunya seperti gaya menyanyi rap atau istilahnya spoken lyrics alias lirik yang diceracapkan.

Lirik itu berisi unek-uneknya sendiri tentang orang-orang di sekitarnya. Lelah menjadi obyek peremehan dan pengentengan oleh berbagai pihak itu, Agnes juga ingin album ini menjadi ajang pembuktian diri.

Tentang pembuktian diri

Melalui Whaddup, A..?!, Agnes berusaha menunjukkan tekadnya untuk terjun total di dunia musik. Makanya, Agnes tidak hanya menyanyi saja di album ini, tetapi juga berperan dalam penulisan lagu, aransemen, dan pembuatan video klip single pertamanya, Bukan Milikmu Lagi. Setiap album harus ada peningkatan. Saya tak ingin hanya menjadi penyanyi saja, tetapi juga produser, penata aransemen, dan pencipta lagu. Pokoknya, total di musik! ujarnya.

Duetnya dengan Keith Martin dan dimasukkannya tiga lagu berlirik bahasa Inggris juga menunjukkan tekad Agnes untuk masuk gelanggang internasional. Teman-teman saya di Brunei, Singapura, dan Malaysia sudah pada telepon dan mesen CD terbaru saya ini, ungkapnya.

Totalitas Agnes itu makin ditegaskan dengan beberapa programnya tahun depan. Mulai Januari, ia memutuskan untuk memadatkan waktu kuliahnya di Fakultas Hukum Universitas Pelita Harapan menjadi hanya dua hari seminggu dari pagi hingga sore.

Sisa lima hari lainnya sepenuhnya digunakan untuk kegiatan-kegiatan yang mendukung kariernya, mulai dari pukul 07.00 sampai jam 22.00. Mulai dari latihan fisik, les piano, sampai latihan vokal dan kursus bahasa, semuanya sudah terprogram dan terjadwal, tandasnya.

Bicara soal bahasa, Agnes bertekad tahun depan sudah bisa menguasai penuh tiga bahasa, yakni Inggris, Mandarin, dan Jepang. Bahasa sangat penting. Begitu saya bisa bahasa Mandarin, saya sudah di-tawarin peran utama dalam sebuah sinetron di Taiwan, papar gadis cantik yang mengaku sedang menikmati masa-masa membujang ini.

Jadi, apa impian besarmu?

Saya ingin menjadi ikon musik dunia. Sejajar dengan Michael Jackson dan Madonna (Kompas)
http://www.kompas.com/wanita/news/0512/19/185704.htm

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Agnes Monica Menuju Puncak
Music: Tuesday, 27 Dec 2005 13:3:58 WIB
Detikhot.com

Karirnya yang tengah gemilang ditanggapi santai oleh Agnes Monica. Malah kata Agnes ia ingin terus mencapai puncak yang lain. Berbagai trik dan tips sudah dikumpulkannya agar puncak tersebut bisa diraih. Apa saja itu?

"Selalu be original dan be my self," ucap Agnes lugas, khusus pada detikhot yang menemuinya di Hotel Ritz Carlton, Kuningan belum lama ini.

Menurut mahasiswi Pelita Harapan itu dengan menjadi diri sendiri, seorang public figure seperti dirinya akan mempunyai ciri khas. Dengan ciri khas tersebut, tentu ia akan lebih diingat ketimbang orang yang penampilannya biasa-biasa saja.

Agnes tak menyangkal untuk memiliki ciri khas tersebut, ia memang mengaplikasikan beberapa gaya penyanyi idolanya seperti Britney Spears dan Christina Aguilera. Namun gaya dua selebritis itu tak diconteknya secara penuh. Tetap ada ciri khusus dari seorang Agnes Monica.

Soal tudingan beberapa orang yang mengatakan ia mencontek habis gaya Britney dan Christina, gadis 19 tahun itu berurai panjang.

"Kalau pada akhirnya gue disamakan itu wajar. Gue juga berterimakasih karena artinya gue disamakan dengan sekaliber mereka. Tapi gue juga kasihan sama orang-orang yang ngomong, karena pengetahuan musik mereka sebatas itu aja," ucapnya.

Kata Agnes, masih banyak penyanyi dunia lainnya yang menjadi acuannya dalam berkarya. Ia mencontohkan beberapa nama seperti, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake dan Janet Jackson.

Penyanyi yang berduet dengan Keith Martin di album terbarunya itu, sangat berharap suatu hari nanti dirinya bisa sebesar nama-nama yang disebutkannya di atas. Selain membuat ciri khas, Agnes menyebutkan berbagai hal lain agar ia bisa setara dengan para idoalnya tersebut.

"Jangan pernah merasa puas, terus ngelihat puncak yang lain. Aku juga harus optimis, usaha terus, dan kerja keras. Walau mau segimanapun kita dijelekin orang, kalau kita punya prestasi bagus, kita pasti akan diakui," tandasnya.(eny)

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Cute pic
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[coco_chanel]

furannn..!!
about the one with Vic Zhou.. it's not the same one as with Jerry Yan rite??? hope it's confirmeddd// >_< she really gets the advfantages of all her hardworks

[tengkuafif]

Furan,whom is Agnes Monica currently dating?

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furannn..!!
about the one with Vic Zhou.. it's not the same one as with Jerry Yan rite??? hope it's confirmeddd// >_< she really gets the advfantages of all her hardworks

It's a new drama, of course. So far so good. Belum ada berita pembatalan (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif)

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Furan,whom is Agnes Monica currently dating?

With nobody. Her secretary said she was waiting for Tengkuafif. But when she heard him married Dian Sastro, she vowed to await their divorce. She said, “Afif, kutunggu dudamu”.

[udin_aja]

“Afif, kutunggu dudamu”.

LOL
kalo gitu gw Diannya......Dian Kutunggu Jandamu

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From: www.rollingstone.co.id
CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN

Sembilan belas tahun, ambisius, smart-@$$, gila kerja dan teratur mengonsumsi putih telur. Sebuah pengakuan.

Album baru Agnes Monica yang dirilis Desember tahun lalu seakan menjadi jawaban dari title albumnya sendiri, Whaddup A? Jawaban atas sosok Agnes yang semakin pintar, dewasa dan berani menampilkan egonya. Ia mulai menampik sosoknya sebagai teen bubblegum pop queen dalam industri dengan cara terlibat lebih jauh dalam proses penggarapan albumnya sendiri.
“Menurut gue ini satu growth juga buat gue. Di album ini ada satu lirik lagu yang gue tulis sendiri. Aransemen lead vokal dengan backing vokalnya juga gue yang bikin,” ujarnya bersemangat, seraya menambahkan bahwa ia terlibat pula dalam proses mixing di studio hingga pembuatan story line bagi video klip yang ia tulis sendiri. “Hopefully, gue pengennya bisa ngasih suguhan yang lebih Agnes. Sense of belonging di album ini lebih ‘gue banget’”.
Di album yang menampilkan satu lagu berduet dengan penyanyi Keith Martin ini tetap menyajikan musik pop sebagai menu utama. “Cuma popnya seperti apa? Apakah pop rock, pop R&B, pop blues?” lanjutnya “Gue nggak pengen mengkotak-kotakkan, cukup di pop. Maksudnya gini, nggak semua lagu R&B itu bagus juga kan? Pokoknya nggak bisa kita generalized mentang-mentang R&B artinya bagus semua. Nggak bisa gitu juga kan?”

The Sounds of Music
Agnes kecil tumbuh dengan musik klasik. “Gue punya volume suara dan power yang cukup besar ketika menyanyi. Itu semua gue dapat dari musik klasik,” ujarnya. Berangkat dari lingkungan keluarga yang religiositasnya tinggi, Agnes kecil kemudian mengenal gospel dan sering bernyanyi di gereja. “Kemudian gue mengenal R&B dan jatuh cinta dengan lagu jazz dan lagu blues. Kok kayaknya lebih meresap ke hati, gitu loh,” Agnes menambahkan. “Gue merasa sisi gue di bidang musik makin berkembang dan gue makin banyak dengerin referensi lagu, makin banyak berdiskusi dengan orang dan pada akhirnya terbentuklah Agnes Monica yang sekarang.”

Ray
Agnes Monica dengan bangga menyebut Ray Charles, legenda musik R&B sebagai “kakeknya”. Kesibukan syuting sinetron menyebabkan ia belum menuntaskan sepenuhnya DVD Ray yang dibintangi peraih Oscar, Jamie Foxx. Belum lama ini ia baru saja membeli sebuah boxset yang berjudul Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary of Ray Charles. “Gue seneng banget tuh pas dapet [boxset]. Wah, ada kakek gue,” ujarnya gembira. Selain Ray Charles ia merasa cukup tergila-gila dengan Ernestine Anderson, Carmen McRae, Alicia Keys hingga Jill Scott.

Deep Impact
Tak banyak mantan penyanyi cilik yang kembali ke masa lalu seoptimis Agnes Monica. Beberapa dari mereka bahkan menjadi inferior atau minder ketika beranjak dewasa. “Gue hidup untuk sekarang dan masa depan kok, masa lalu itu cukup dijadikan pengalaman dan bukan sesuatu yang tabu untuk dibicarakan”. Agnes beranggapan bahwa hidupnya tidak akan seperti ini jika ia tidak ber-Tralala-Trilili. “Jadi kenapa mesti malu kalo gue dibilang mantan penyanyi cilik? ‘Emang gue mantan penyanyi cilik, so what gitu?” ujarnya penuh semangat, “Kamu nggak usah malu dengan pengalaman masa lalu. Toh itu juga satu bagian dari hidup kamu juga. Sebagai proses!”

School of Rock
Agnes mengaku dirinya tidak pernah mengenyam bangku “School of Rock”. “Gue nggak pernah dengerin rock. Serius!” tukasnya meyakinkan. Ia menambahkan bahwa selera musiknya bukan lagu-lagu keras. Bahkan kepentingannya dengan musik rock hanya untuk keperluan show. “Yang penting untuk naikin adrenalin aja”. Kontras dengan kakak kandung sekaligus personal manajernya, Steve, yang sempat menggandrungi Metallica. Band paling rock yang sempat Agnes dengarkan berasal dari masa-masa sulit musik rock; Linkin Park dan Limp Bizkit. Seringai? “Uh, yang mana tuh? Itu Seringai apa sih? Lagunya kayak gimana sih? Jangan-jangan gue pernah dengar lagunya tapi gue nggak tahu.”


Bai Se Ju Ta [The Hospitals]
Agnes mengaku bangga bisa menjadi satu-satunya artis Indonesia yang ikut berperan di serial drama terbesar di Taiwan saat ini, Bai Se Ju Ta alias “The Hospitals” yang disutradarai Cai Yue Xun (sutradara Meteor Garden). Di serial TV yang syutingnya berlokasi di rumah sakit ini ia bermain dengan eks-Tao Ming Se yang juga personel F4, Jerry Yan. “Syuting The Hospitals itu gila, karena hampir di setiap scene-nya gue nangis,” ujar Agnes seraya menambahkan bahwa aktingnya menuai pujian khusus dari Jerry Yan. “Ia ngedatengin gue terus bertanya, ‘gimana sih caranya bisa akting sampai kayak gitu, saya mesti belajar juga dari kamu nih, jujur saja saya nggak bisa akting nangis terlalu bagus’,” cerita Agnes. Pujian tak hanya datang dari Jerry, sutradara Cai Yue Xun juga melontarkan pujian. “Dia bilang, ‘saya sudah bekerjasama dengan begitu banyak artis dan kamu adalah salah satu yang terbagus’. Setelah kerja keras, gue kayak disiram air dingin gitu,” ujar Agnes penuh semangat. Selama syuting serial ini Agnes menggunakan bahasa Mandarin yang secara khusus dipelajarinya. “Bahasa Mandarin itu susah banget. If you could imagine the hardest, that’s it. The hardest language ever! Conversation-nya aja gokil, susah banget.”

Single White Female
Jika Anda muda dan senang nongkrong maka Anda sudah pasti tercoret dari list seorang Agnes Monica. Berbahagialah mereka yang berlebih umur. Age does matter here karena Agnes menyukai “daun tua”. “Itu kenapa pada akhirnya cowok gue itu kebanyakan orang yang jauh di atas gue, 10 tahun, 12 tahun di atas gue,” ungkap Agnes. “Gue lebih suka sama orang yang punya kerjaan, yang udah ngerti kerja itu gimana,” tambah Agnes berapi-api. “Daripada orang yang masih…[menghela napas] setiap hari mau nongkrongin aja, males banget kan.” Sayangnya, tak lama setelah itu ia mengaku “cukup enjoy dengan being alone”.

Mission Impossible
Go international adalah prioritas utama Agnes Monica saat ini. Sangat klise, karena selain Anggun hingga sekarang Indonesia justru lebih banyak mencetak artis-artis yang bermimpi go international dibanding benar-benar berkaliber internasional. Agnes menentang keras dengan argumentasi cerdas, “Kenapa kita nggak mencoba dulu? Gue nggak suka kalo terlalu terpentok dengan paradigma yang bilang kalo orang-orang kulit kuning nggak mungkin diterima di luar negeri, apalagi di negara-negara barat.” Hal terpenting menurutnya sekarang adalah “making a progress” dan tidak “stuck” di tempat. “Gue bisa berakting bareng Jerry Yan, gue pikir itu progress yang cukup besar bagi diri gue pribadi,” Agnes mencontohkan. “Di dunia nyanyi gue udah berduet dengan Keith Martin. Walau belum didistribusikan di luar negeri tapi paling tidak, I’m making a progress.” Well, at least, anak ini memiliki visi yang lebih jelas dibanding mereka yang hanya bermodal lirik Inggris. “Sekarang – selain Anggun -- kenapa nggak ada orang-orang lain? Gue mau menjadi salah satu yang bisa ikut go international,” tandasnya.

From Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine

This post has been edited by furansizuka: Jan 20 2006, 08:19 AM

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to me she doesnt look like the smart type. i cant take her serious if she's a lawyer. but i bet she like 10x smarter than me.

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