He was suddenly an “Indonesian entertainment creator”—a title he’d once mocked. Comments poured in: “Gue nangis ketawa” (I cried laughing). “This is our daily life, haha.” A popular TikToker duetted his video, adding a remix of a dangdut beat. Then a comedian from a late-night opera van Java show referenced him.

Indonesian Gen Z has mastered the "POV" video. These are hyper-realistic, often satirical recreations of daily life: the drama of a ojol (online motorcycle taxi) driver waiting for a fare, the tense negotiation with a market vendor, or the passive-aggressive family group chat during Lebaran (Eid).