JKT48 1st Gen Impression – Translation
Alissa Galliamova (Mova)
Tall, long curly black hair and that sexy lips, she is Mova. One of JKT48 member with a sexy body and looks very charming when she was sweating. With a background as a radio DJ, Mova has advantages as an MC and finding the correct words to say, unfortunately she rarely exposed to the public. As an underdogs that have huge potential in terms of singing, Mova shows that her singing background is not just a mere decoration.
In addition, Mova seems active in various communities around Bandung which shows her greater potential. For dancing, Mova is one of the two members who were often doing the choreography wrong, bad timing and not powerful enough. But sometimes, in a rare occasions, she could do it very well with some minor mistakes. Overall; Mova still have plenty of room to grow, especially in terms of vocals, as if trained properly, maybe she can conquered the world of singing in the near future.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (3rd), Pajama Drive (3rd)
Ayana Shahab (Achan)
Half Indonesian-Japanese member that loves sleeping like a koala, Ayana or Achan. She really looks sleepy wherever and whenever, she also often mispronounced words when she’s talking. Not only that, she is also a typo queen whenever whe tweet or updating her G+. One of the most innocent, noisy and loves to play prank member. As a half Japanese, Achan is good at speaking both Japanese and Indonesian. She is not really good at vocal although she seems doesn’t care about it and keep singing with her own style.
The same happened with her dancing, She is not powerful enough but she does her dance confidently. You could say that those are the things that makes her interesting. Just look at the fact that she seems lazy to explain the song meaning on stage and it often makes the audiences laugh. Achan is amazingly unique, she could be herself without the need to care with any negative aspect people might think.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (2nd), Pajama Drive (3rd), Junjou Shugi (2nd)
Beby Chaesara Anadila (Beby)
The girl that was born to dance, she is Beby. Among the 24 members, she is the best in dancing. Strong stamina, sharp dancing and her experience in dancing that far surpassed all of her friends makes Beby a strong presence herself. Although for Junjou Shougi, Beby finds a little bit difficulties to be a little bit sexy, thus, we can conclude that she prefers a hard sharp dancing compared to sexy.
Beby also could remember choreography very fast, although she needs more time for position blocking. Not only with dancing, she is also good with her studies, being able to finished her Junior High School in just a mere 2 years. As good as she is in Dancing, Beby needs to work on her vocal ability. Beby naturally steal the shows with her sharp, accurate and powerful dance; even in a 16 members song, Beby still could steal the shows with her dancing.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (2nd), Junjou Shugi (3rd)
Cindy Christina Gulla (Cindy / Cigul)
The 15 years old member that looks like a child, she is Cindy Gulla. Her age and her appearance is not fit all. Small body frame, high pitched, and act like a kid; that’s how Cindy is. Tenshi no Shippo is the most matched Unit Song for her. The song itself, the costume, lyric, dance and character makes it that as if Tenshi no Shippo the song made especially for her and one of the most dangerous (in a positive way, if you know what I mean) song if she became the center.
This Lolita is the main attention on the stage when she speaks since she could really act like a motivator; but of course, a child motivator. Her vocal is in the category for high pitched singing, hard work is needed to making it balanced with the vocal technique. For her performance; Cindy looks nothing special, but she always smiles even though it is clearly visible that she’s exhausted. That stamina in her small frame was perhaps the result for years in training Taichi.
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (2nd), Tenshi no Shippo (center)
Cleopatra Djapri (Cleo)
JKT48 spokesperson and also the most funnah member, Cleo. Her funnahbility (I don’t even know if it is can be considered as English) on the stage makes her one of the bullying victim among the members although she sometimes tried to avenged that; which is a futile effort. She is also good at finding the correct word to get the media attention or looking for sympathy; thus, she is perfect as JKT48 spokesperson. Cleo also treasured her fans and all JKT48 fans.
Her ability in MC is so-so and she sometimes killed the mood. Cleo is not a performer which is clearly visible when she’s trying so hard to give the best with her limited capability. Her vocal is also so-so. But her efforts is the one that makes her special. Her interaction with the fans is also good since she never forget to say “Thank You” for every fans that came to support JKT48.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (3rd), Pajama Drive (2nd)
Delima Rizky (Delima / Pilong)
The one with the most fluffy cheek (said Cleo), Delima Rizky. One of the member that really enjoyed eye-contact with the fans and makes her proud if she able to find fans that looked scared whenever she make an eye-contact with them. When high-five or handshake event, Delima often playing pranks with the fans by her weird comments that sometimes makes the fans gaping for a while. Delima was a child actress, but that doesn’t makes her not to practice harder.
She work really hard and that shows with her two unit song in which she looks really amazing. She was; at first, making a lot of mistakes in her dance. But as time goes by, she is getting better and better although she was getting exhausted faster compared to her compatriot after that. Delima is really confident in her singing, this is perhaps due to the fact that Delima works really hard in making her singing better. Delima is also one of the top batter for fans interaction and well known as the creator of weird, stupid, funny topics for MC session.
Unit song: Pajama Drive (2nd), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (4th)
Devi Kinal Putri (Kinal)
The strongest candidate for JKT48 Leader, Kinal. Ve’s best friend who is the exact opposite of Ve reserved character. Kinal is noisy, charismatic, decisive, and has a leadership quality. An ex Cover-Dancer with a lot of experiences, Kinal could remember a dance choreography fast and sharp eye. Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc really represent her as the strong and firm general. Kinal sings in contralto range and finds it hard to sometimes balance herself with her mezzo-soprano and soprano friends, but she always tried her best to make the balance better.
Kinal tend to sings and do endless singing practice in her own comfort zone; and by doing that, she is able to make the audiences experienced goosebumps with her singing in Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc. For high-five or handshake session, she really leaves a deep impression with her interaction and how she still giving her best although her hands already turned red due to the powerful high-five she always give.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (center), Pajama Drive (center)
Diasta Priswarini (Diasta / Nyash)
The true Otaku within JKT48, Nyash. Ghaida’s best friend that really loves Japanese culture and the walking dictionary for the idol world. Fluent both in English and Japanese, Diasta is the most surprising member with her experience as a J-Pop covering vocalist in a band and who would have thought that this reserved, cheerful and shy member is an elite online gamer that name was carved in the online gaming world.
Voted as the most Not-a-Beauty member doesn’t makes her losing her confidence since among those 24 members, Diasta is the most ready for the idol world. Her high pitched voice and her experience in singing and dancing is not something you could underestimate. Her downside is, although she always give her best for fans interaction, she still looking for the right way to do it. These past few weeks proved that she already has enough “clues” for fans interaction.
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (3rd), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (5th)
Frieska Anastasia Laksani (Frieska / Tasya)
Melody moody sister, Frieska. Grumpy face, mysterious aura and unfriendly, this moody girl that looks like really hard to approached and weird; that is a part of Frieska. But, although she looks cold, she actually very caring, it is just that she is having some trouble in saying things to the fans. Fans might think that Frieska is not really put her heart in JKT48, but she is actually in search for her own place in JKT48.
Sometimes, Melody’s shadow haunted her in her effort to search for her own light, as if she was under that shadow and it was hard for her to get out from there. For vocal, Frieska have an exact opposite tone compared with Melody which honestly, surpassed Melody. But, Frieska is one of the members who made the most mistakes in dancing. For Tenshi no Shippo, her smile really looks like it was forced although she tried her best to make it as natural as possible. While in Temodemo no Namida, Frieska is a lot more confident since she surpassed her sister in Vocal ability.
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (center), Temodemo no Namida
Gabriela Margareth Warouw (Gaby)
She loves to smile, and her name is Gaby. Perhaps she really is loves to smile and ended up singing the ever serious Temodemo no Namida with a big smile on her face. Same as Shania, her tall posture, her matured face really tell a lies about her true age, who would have thought that she’s only 14 years old.
Temodemo no Namida is matched perfectly with her vocal ability and gave her own image in that song. In Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc, Gaby shows her dance ability that she started from zero. In MC, Gaby showed that she was still an amateur in doing MC, but as time goes by, Gaby started to find her own MC-style.
Unit song: Temodemo no Namida, Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (4th), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (5th)
Ghaida Farisya (Ghaida / Farish / Nao)
JKT48 Otaku, the most handsome (?) and cutest, but nonetheless, the most pervert one, she is Ghaida. Short hair with crooked teeth and sharp eye and usually ended up with people think of her as a guy instead. She has this weird hobby: kissing members, especially Diasta in which she openly admitted that they are indeed in a relationship (?). Ghaida is well known in media and the fans as the only Otaku in JKT48 which is wrong since her girlfriend (?) is a much more Otaku compared to her.
Ghaida got no singing and dancing basic; thus she has to go through a hard time, but she’s getting much better since the fans and members supported her with all their might. Ghaida performance could be considered as Macho due to her tomboyish style. Her full power dance sometimes backfired with her low stamina. Her tomboyish style also affect her singing with the fact that Junjou Shugi ended up more like a tokusatsu song with her as the center, which is still good and unique. Her interaction with the fans is top notch with her as the top-batter in mood building with her unique way of talking and unpredictable reaction.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (5th), Junjou Shugi (center)
Jessica Vania Widjaja (Jeje / Cipao)
The craziest, wacky, insane member, Jeje. JKT48 Joker, the mood maker with the highest musical ability is her trademark. All the words that came from her mouth is a total spontaneity; this is her main charm, well..aside the fact that her face resembled the red Angry Bird. In MC and Talk Show event, Jeje will never think twice before playing pranks with her compatriot. Of course, this is help the audience to laugh all they can, all that she ever done is the main reason for the audiences laugh as if she was born to be a comedian.
Many people confused, how come Jeje easily destroyed the general public assumption that idol is a living doll. She is the exact example of an anti-idol, an antithesis of an idol. Jeje doesn’t have any basic in dancing, but now she could dance pretty well thanks to her hard work. Her vocal ability is also good since she use her musical sense in helping her singing although she doesn’t have a basic vocal training.
Unit song: Temodemo no Namida, Junjou Shugi (2nd)
Jessica Veranda Tanumihardja (Ve)
One of the anti-social member, but very fashionable, she is Ve. Her soft face, calm nature and of course her charming smile really deserved her reputation as “National Sweetheart“. Who wouldn’t have melt if one saw her pictures on Social Media or her Instagram. Even the fangirls agreed that Ve is a completely charming beauty. Her performance in Junjou Shugi surprised many of the fans seeing her looking that hot and sexy with her tight black costume. Add that with the sweat that wet her face, Ve in Junjou Shugi could really gave you a sudden heart attack.
In Temodemo no Namida, Ve surprisingly sings very well thanks to her hard efforts in training her vocal. Ve tends to do more harmonization when singing Temodemo no Namida. She’s not really special with her dance, but she still trying hard to give her best. She’s not really good too when it came to MC session due to her reserved nature and can’t compete with her best friend, Kinal. But that nature is her main charm.
Unit song: Junjou Shugi (3rd), Temodemo no Namida
Melody Nurramdhani Laksani
The JKT48 center that have participated in New Ship. Melody. whom herself is the main front line JKT48 members has an above average vocal and dance ability. And obviously, her face is one of the most easiest to recognize by non-fans since she often appeared on local television. But Melody still need more time to be a good MC since she often losing her control when explaining a song or unit song and even to start a topic while MC. Melody shows her ability in singing in Temodemo no Namida and shows her aura as the center in Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc.
Melody could sing in almost every range she needs to be, that’s her plus side but also could backfired when she doesn’t do it consistently. Within Temodemo no Namida, Frieska could surpassed her since she’s playing in her comfort zone and forced Melody to also play in the same zone. In Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc, Melody shows that she is a perfect choice for a center although she is still under the shadow of Kinal whom have master the song. Melody have taste the idol world directly by participating in theater, single, and in CF. A splendid job for a center, Melody.
Unit song: Temodemo no Namida, Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (center)
Nabilah Ratna Ayu Azalia (Nabilah)
The youngest, noisiest, busybody-est, toothless-est, crooked teeth-est and many more-est. Over 9000 people Oshimen, she is Nabilah. She’s one of the member which face doesn’t really resembles her age, she is 12 years old. She has this very powerful dance, so powerful that sometimes in energetic song like Pajama Drive, she could destroy the tempo and thus, leaving her two friends losing the tempo of the song in a futile effort to balance her dance.
In Tenshi no Shippo, Nabilah sing and dance in a much controlled manner but still shows how powerful her dance is. Nabilah has an above average vocal technique and it seems like she keep herself in training her vocal chord and became better and better. Talks like a super fast locomotive doesn’t deter her self confidence, instead, that way of talking is the reason why she could interact amazingly with her friends. As well as MC session, Nabilah always uses words that resulted in laughter due to her stupid and unique comments, she showed this trait already on the TV, right ?
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (center), Pajama Drive (center)
Neneng Rosediana (Ochi)
Another wacky, crazy insane member. The way she talks is really not in accordance and random, but she really good at making the other member and fans laughed in theater. Who would have thought that this cutie is only 13 years old. She coined up or popularized the term “Azeek” and “Salto” which became her trademark which the other members and fans started to mimic. She was a child actress.
Her main problem is her low stamina that resulted in her passing out in some occasions or exhausted before the encore. Ochi with her husky and contralto vocal range could sing the songs well and she also dance very well considering her limited stamina. Ochi is one of the MC top batter. She might not be that good in choosing the topic for MC session, but her jokes on the stage is not something the other members could do.
Unit song: Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (4th)
Rena Nozawa (Rena)
This original Japanese member in JKT48, Rena. Her innocent smile, good-hearted and very caring is the trademark for Rena. Her typical high pitched voice is also a part of herself along with her Indonesian. Her innocent face that looks like a child is her charming point, it’s hard to imagine that she is 14 years old compared to the general teenagers in Indonesia. If one asked which one of the girls loves JKT48 from the bottom of their heart, Rena is the answer.
Rena loves everything about JKT48 and the fans could also feels that. Tenshi no Shippo is a perfect match for her voice and how cute she is when she wagging her tail attached on her costume. While in Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc, Rena shows her cool side although it’s not really match her characteristic. Rena interactions with the fans is one of the most awaited moment that all the fans loved.
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (2nd), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (2nd)
Rezky Wiranti Dhike
The most tsundere, scary and -sorry for the word- bitchy, yep, she is Dhike. Along with Frieska, both have the exact sharp eye that could scared people. If both of them sit on the same spot and both of them is not talking, that is the number one terror for everyone in their eyesight. But who would have guest that it was all just the exterior, Dhike can laugh easily and doing stupid things with the other members.
In Tenshi no Shippo, those aforementioned images was destroyed with her cute smile and her tail wagging that will ensure her fans to go into a coma. And when she become the center in Junjou Shugi, Dhike sang that song and shows her other self; The hot and sexy Dhike that once again destroyed her bitchy image. Dhike is really good when interacting with the fans especially with the Sundanese language Jikoshoukai fan service.
Unit song: Tenshi no Shippo (3rd), Junjou Shugi (center)
Rica Leyona (Rica)
The oldest member in JKT48 and the only professional Barista in the group, Rica. Her small frame often makes people doesn’t believe that she is the oldest in JKT48. Many fans think of her as friend rather than an idol since she is so nice and loved to interact with the fans via G+. Rica usually have her own reserved spot in the back which she chose herself for every high-five session or handshake session since she wanted to have more time to interact with her fans. Her humble nature also loved by the fans, especially if she started to open her “Chat Room” in G+ which usually resulted in the fans crowded over to talk to her.
Changing her job from a Barista to an Idol is hard, there are many things that she has to sacrificed and it’s not for naught. Rica is one of the most evolved members in terms of singing, dancing, MC and fans interactions. Same with Kinal; for every event, Rica always make sure that she hold her fans hand tightly and firmly while making eye-contact. The self satisfaction for being an idol that perhaps, only she and some members understood very well.
Unit song: Pajama Drive (3rd), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (3rd)
Sendy Ariani (Sendy)
If one asked who is the most buxom sexy plump member and could overcome the hard-to-do Dangdut twisted vocal technique, then the answer is Sendy. Her small yet buxom frame makes it hard to imagine that she’s already in University. Especially if people know that she was a Dangdut singer, which is considered a plebes and grass-root musical style by general public. Sendy has this amazing vocal technique and experiences as a soloist.
Among the members, Sendy is arguably the best in vocal harmonization technique that was proven in the unit song Pajama Drive where she took harmonization into the next level. In Tenshi no Shippo, she changed into this cute naughty angel with a tempting vocal. Dance is her main problem since her stamina is depleted for vocal harmonization. Sendy is also a top batter in MC Session and an expert in making weird topic.
[TN : Hmm…I have a kinda different opinion here, I never watched their theater, but from the Mega Concert footage, Sendy is one hell of an amazing dancer, her hip is trained in Dangdut belly dance soo…the way she move her hip is kinda sexy and I like that 
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Unit song: Pajama Drive (2nd), Tenshi no Shippo (2nd)
Shania Junianatha (Shania / Shanju)
The one that probably swapped her face, make-up and the way she talks with a gorgeous office lady, the 14 years old Shania. One of JKT48 front liner that well known with her fans interactions and pranks towards the older members such as Cindy, Sonia, Ayana and her step-sister-in-the-group, Nabilah. She is so matured in her way of thinking and she often think and plan far ahead, that sometimes backfired and makes her knows about things that she shouldn’t have known yet.
Shania matched very well with Pajama Drive and up until now, there’s still no one that could sing that song as good as her. Her sharp dance and charming aura helps her make her own Pajama Drive image, that sometimes, backfired again when she have to create a new image for a new sub-unit song. Shania is one of the best dancer and singer in JKT48. While for MC session, Shania needs to learn more since she still not able to create a good topic and the perfect reactions from fans.
Unit song: Pajama Drive (center), Kagami no Naka no Jean d’Arc (center)
Sonia Natalia Winarto (Sonia / Wawa)
The victim of members bullying, Sonia. Her nickname is Wawa and recently she got a new nickname “Nci Nci Glodok”. One of the cutest members with her fluffy cheek, she has a husky voice and the main target for pranks by both fans and members (and host). Same with Stella – her sister, Sonia is an amazing singer and she got more potential in dancing compared to her sister, Stella.
Although she’s not as powerful as Stella, Sonia’s vocal power is pretty good. She displayed her vocal ability in Temodemo no Namida and Tenshi no Shippo, especially in Tenshi no Shippo since she has to sing higher than her comfort zone. In MC session, Sonia sometimes feels that she still under Stella’s shadow, but as the days gone by, she is getting better in MC, singing, dancing and fans interactions. Sonia is one of the members that enjoyed being in JKT48.
Unit song: Temodemo no Namida, Tenshi no Shippo (3rd)
Sonya Pandarmawan (Sonya / Panda)
The chubby and sexy member that loves to eat, she’s Sonya. Junjou Shugi with the tight costume isthe perfect match for her since Sonya looks so charming with the red costume that pressed her body and shows her sexy figures. The moody and rebellious Sonya has a background as a child actress and this is her first experience as an idol, where she could do dance, sing and entertain the audiences at once. Sonya has a big potential as a singer.
Her dancing ability is hampered by the fact that she doesn’t have enough stamina. But it is understandable since one can’t achieve the exact stamina in a night and she has shown a little improvement due to her hard work. She needs to learn more in giving out fans service, but she’s getting there soon.
Unit song: Junjou Shugi (center)
Stella Cornelia Winarto (Stella)
One of the anti-social and also fashionable member, although she is more known as the flirty one, Stella. Stella has a huge potential as a singer and that shows from her power vocal ability. Even the way she talks already shown how amazing the voice this girl have hidden behind her sexy figure. Too bad that until now, Stella doesn’t get any other unit song and that might hampered her vocal training, although it’s really hard to judge.
Stella is good at dancing although her stamina and focus sometimes being the main obstacle for her to perform the best. She shows her dedication in dancing though. Junjou Shugi is the perfect match for her with her sexiness and her charm. For fans interactions, Stella tends to prioritize her professionalism to make sure that the fans is happy with her performance and attention.
Unit song: Junjou Shugi (2nd)
Japanese Translation by Tokyo Pop
Roughly Translated from Kazurro’s Tumblr Post
