Gala’s Report

I watched as Dellia Erdita did her last show on JKT48 theatre.

I watched as the show goes on as if nothing weird has happened. As if it was just another day of theatre.

I almost forgot that it was, really, Dellia’s last show. Ever.

One fans, with worned out voice, asked for a ‘Dellia’ encore. His voice was small and eerie, as if he lost all of his power by the time he need to speak.

But everyone listened. And they yelled Dellia’s name.

Then laydown happened, still, as if nothing is diffrent.

But it all change as the mc came to the group where Dellia was present. They walk out with a small weak smile.

At first, it was Via who spoke out. ‘this is kak dellia last show’ before Via gave one one big yet weak smile.

As if knowing that Via would crumble down in tears, Nadila took over and ask the other members for a comment on Dellia’s journey as a member of JKT48.

Dellia smiled. Her smile might be the strongest smile from them all.

But as Nadila speak, Sisil who stood beside her looked back at the black curtain drop. Her body was stiff. She staggered a bit.

She was crying.

Nadila noticed that. She asked Sisil to speak first. But that girl staggered and refused.

Dellia smiled. An even biger smile than the last, as she walked towards Sisil and touch her arms. Sisil broke down in tears.

So was Via. But not Nobi.

As the closest to Dellia, Nobi took her time and spoke slowly, tryin her best to draw her own smile. She kept her composure, but it made her look weaker.

Not like Dellia who was still smiling. A big, sincere smile. As her friends spoke about her, she listened and laugh a bit.

She didn’t cry.

Sisil made a joke or two, maybe to force everyone to smile too. To smile as how Dellia smiled.

We laughed a dry but sincere laugh. We fake our own sadness. I fake my own sadness as I watch the last two song goes on from the veil of my blurry eyes.

And then it happen.

I watched ‘Boku no Taiyo’ as she stood on the centre stage, down by the spotlight.

She smiled. One small smile. Her last ever smile under that dimmed yellow light on that black painted stage, with that song.

And then she stood there while almost every trainees cried and ran towards her, hugging her one by one. While the rest of Team K stood in awkwardness.

I watched as how the trainees for a split second, became one in tears. Hugging Dellia, making a weird hurdle position. As if they were securing Dellia from the rest of the world.

All but Nobi.

Only Nobi stayed behind. Biting her lips to hold down her tears, as she swallow down her breath.

Then Nobi walked towards Dellia as the hurdle broke apart. She hugged Dellia from her left side.

And then Dellia sang a song. She sang it with a big smile, composed breath, and sweet little voice. A voice that wont be heard anymore by that theatre.

Nobi ended the song for her. She was crying a bit. But Dellia didn’t.

I watched as Nobi broke down to tears and hugged Dellia. I watched as Nobi hold her tightly.

But Dellia didn’t cry.

Not even as she spoke her last words. I remember she said:

‘Terima kasih buat yang udah dukung aku di JKT48. Terima kasih buat temen-temen. Terus dukung JKT48 ya.
Terus dukung aku juga.
Terima kasih atas semuany…’

But she didn’t end her line. She stood back, holding her breath. Her last words was swallowed by sigh of tears that she hold down so hard.

I watched Dellia smiled again, as she waved her hands towards the audience for one last time. Her last wave in this theatre, ever.

I watched as she walked to the back of the black curtain drop, and vanished from the stage.

I watched as she smiled.

She didn’t cry. She didn’t.

So farewell to Dellia Erdita, the first JKT48 member who had a farewell show. A trainee.

Farewell to that smiling girl.

Rangga’s Report

Hi everyone, this time I will report about Dellia, my oshimen, farewell show. FYI, this is the 1st time I ever got myself the 1st row seating at the theater, right in front of her, at her farewell show. Pretty ironic, huh?

Then shortly afterwards, Kageana by Dellia, the fans shouted her name loudly, because they know this is her last time in JKT48.

The show itself very lively, most of KKS member present on stage except for Nadhifa. Dellia very energetic, she’s always smiling, really enjoyed every last moment on the stage, and the 1st mc going like usual, no signs of farewell talk whatsoever.

When its come to ‘Higurashi no Koi’ Dellia sang the song live, BUT the members calls for her LOUD. REALLY LOUD that almost makes me cry. I also really moved by the crowds treating her this time. and then Tata almost cried at the end of the song, she went straight to the backstage, without looking at the crowds again, and the girl beside me already swept her tears. I’m starting talking to myself: “Brace yourself, here’s come the times.”

And then comes the encore, shouting “Dellia” infinitely. again, me, as Dellia fans, really appreciate that. The show continues with Lay Down. Nobi kissed Dellia’s cheek in that song, really adorable. and then that time really came, the member mentioned their impression about Dellia.

“At first we’re not a close friend, she’s looks like an antisocial person to me, but, because we’re really like singing, me and Dellia became close friend,” said Nobi.

“Recenty I became close to Dellia because we always practicing together as backdancer (RKJ Setlist), and she’s gone now,” said Via who already burst into tears.

“Even if she’s looked like an ignorant person, she’s always observing what happening around her, when I’m feeling down, she always asked me: “what happened?” said Nadila

“I wont say anything,” said Sisil who already can’t hold her tears.

“we’re not a close friend, but because of her, I Googled Rumah Dara, I really curious what kind of film it is,” said Acha, the younger team K member reminiscing Dellia’s infatuation towards horror-slasher movies.

“I always callled her Dellia, without adding ‘Sis’ because of her little figure, but starting from now on, I will call her ‘Big Sis Dellia,” said Vanka.

After ‘Boku no Taiyou’ ended, members lined up, ready to end the show, but suddenly Lidya said “This is the last show for the one of the trainee. Dellia is there anything you want to say?”

Thank you for everyone that have supported me in JKT48. Thank you for all my friends. Please keep on supporting JKT48. Keep supporting me too. Thank you for everyth…

And then all the members started to embrace her, half of them bursted into tears, Dellia looks so strong, and suddenly I feel so blue at that time. Crying is really like yawning. When someone does that, you wanna do it to. automatically.

Nobi saod “Please keep on being the creepy-kawaii I’ve known”, and they sang Bruno Mars “When I was Your man” like they did before while embracing each others.

For the end of the show, Lidya gave Dellia the chance to lead the “Se No~” things.

And that, is the end of Dellia’s milestone with JKT48.

Thank you for those who read this, for JOT for giving her the time, for the members for supporting Dellia, And Dellia for livin’ up the mood in her last show. Thank you.

Farewell Dellia, we gonna miss you. But then again, you made your choice, and we all believe you made the best decision. Farewell once again Dellia. And farewell Dhifa, it was pretty unfortunate that you can’t attend your last show.