A collage of a packed cinema audience laughing, a still from a hit sinetron (soap opera), a poster of Dewa 19 or Raisa , and a screenshot of a popular YouTube podcast.

Beyond Bali and Bintang: Your Guide to Indonesian Entertainment & Pop Culture

If you think you know Southeast Asian pop culture because you’ve binge-watched Squid Game or listen to Blackpink , you are missing one of the biggest, loudest, and most fascinating scenes on the planet: .