Brilio.net - Since the last few years, Pantura dangdut has begun to gain a place in contemporary music trends. This also helped singers sing songs in a mixture of Indonesian and Javanese.
There's nothing wrong with this Pantura singer becoming a new idol in the entertainment industry. However, their journey to become widely known to the public is certainly not easy.
That's how this cute boy felt. Never before would I have thought that the boy who is now a famous Koplo dancer in the country would have had a difficult life working as a street sweeper.
photo: Instagram/@denny_caknan
Yes, the boy in question is Denny Caknan . Denny was born into a poor family.
He also had to work hard to help the family financially. Graduating from high school in 2012, Denny decided to work at an advertising company in the graphic design department for 4 years.
Wanting to get a flexible job, finally this man born in 1993 became an honorary employee for the Environmental Service. That doesn't mean sitting at an office desk and wearing a tie, Denny Caknan actually works on the side of the road.
This man from Ngawi is tasked with planting trees and sweeping the roadsides and cleaning up scattered city rubbish. He said this himself on the Dunia Manji YouTube channel which was uploaded in 2020.
"You were previously an employee of the Environmental Service (DLH), if I'm not mistaken in Ngawi?" asked Anji, quoted by brilio.net, Friday (9/2).
"Yes, at DLH, he works on the side of the road, planting trees and cleaning up rubbish," answered Denny.
photo: Instagram/@denny_caknan
At that time, Denny was studying at Soerjo Ngawi University. He worked as a street sweeper to pay his college fees. The pay used to be only IDR 700 thousand per month.
Even though he doesn't think it's hard, he doesn't deny that his mentality was really tested when pursuing this profession. The reason is, Denny Caknan felt embarrassed when his friends caught him being a sweeper.
"Here you only work for 3 hours. So 7 to 10. Yes, it's good. The only risk is that you have to be mentally strong," said the singer of the song Satru.
"That's in front of the stalls, right? Every week there is a car free day. So the friends we know are drinking coffee in front. I'm behind it, cleaning up the rubbish," he added.
Nevertheless, he continued to do this work for seven months. Denny did not regret his decision at that time to become a sweeper.
"It lasted around 7 months or not 6 months," he explained.
After quitting, Denny Caknan focused on pursuing a career as a singer. It didn't go smoothly straight away, Happy Asmara's former lover was only given an honorarium of IDR 50 thousand or IDR 150 thousand for one gig.
Denny Caknan also told an unpleasant story when he was entangled in debts. At that time, he had a debt of Rp. 120 million, because he often lost when doing small gambling in his village.
He deliberately hid this fantastic amount of debt from his parents. He did everything he could, including pawning a number of valuables he owned.
But unexpectedly, suddenly a way to pay off debts opened up. The song 'Kartonyono' he made exploded and boomed on YouTube. From his income, he can pay all his debts.
photo: Instagram/@denny_caknan
Since the song became popular, Bella Bonita's husband chose to focus on developing his career in the world of music with Javanese language works. From brilio.net's observations, to date Denny Caknan has 30 songs in Javanese. Like the songs Sugeng Dalu, Los Dol, Satru, Satru 2, Widodari, Kalih Welasku, and Cundamani.
Thanks to the success of his songs, Denny was able to earn a high income. Denny's fee for a gig is estimated at IDR 130 million.
Not to mention the income from YouTube Adsense. When he first started receiving profits from the video sharing platform, Denny received IDR 20 million, which then increased to IDR 60 million as the number of subscribers and views increased.
It's not surprising that he was able to build a house estimated at IDR 15 billion. His three-story luxury house is in Ngawi, East Java, not far from his parents' house.
photo: YouTube/Richard Trace
From the outside, the luxury house looks taller than the other houses around it. The building design is modern and aesthetic, with the latest exterior style, surrounded by a wooden fence.
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