Depapepe: The Accoustic Guitar Duo

Do you know Depapepe? Have you ever heard that name? I think it’s the famous group and we often hear it in our ears.

Depapepe (デパペペ) is a music group originating from Japan. The acoustic guitar duo is composed of guitarists Miura “Depa” Takuya (三浦拓也)  (born Kobe, 5 April 1983) and Tokuoka “Pepe” Yoshinari (徳岡慶也) (born Kobe, 15 July 1977)

The name Depapepe itself comes from the combination of both short names of the band members, by combining the Japanese word for overbite, ‘deppa’, and the name of Tokuoka’s previous band ‘DERUPEPE’. Contrary to a popular rumor circulating among their fans, the two guitarists are not brothers.

Depapepe Signed Cover: Miura Takuya (right) and Tokuoka Yoshinari (left)

Depapepe was established in 2002, and they made three albums before they joined Sony Music. They were successful to take the major debut in 2005 with their album “Let’s Go!” at the 10th rank from Oricon’s Instrumental Artist Debut Chart.

Depapepe had made a beautiful instrumental. There are many instrumental musics that can make you feel driven to its melodies, for example “Sky!Sky!Sky!”, “Dolphin”, “Happy Shine”,  “Kitto Matta Itsuka”, “Morning Smile”, “One”, “Summer Parade”, etc.

They can make the instrument that’s easy to hear. They are so skillful when they play the guitar. The melody that they made in their music is easy to be remembered in our head. Even though they play only with their guitar, they can play it like a great concert. We’ve also ever seen many people joined in to play with them, like harmonica, tambourine, etc.

Let’s hear one of their music titled Howl of the Wolf

By: Charlees Rachma Dewangga Pasopati
Source: Wikipedia, YouTube

Praiseworthy Deeds: Sandra Dewi

Who doesn’t familiar with Sandra Dewi? She’s a beautiful Indonesian artist who has the full name Monica Nicolle Sandra Dewi Gunawan Basri who was born in Pangkal Pinang on August 8th 1983. She’s not only talented in entertainment, but also in education as well, especially culture. It’s proven on December 10th 2015 that she received an appreciation from the Prime Minister of South Korea for her participation in presenting Korean culture to Indonesia. She’s active in presenting Korean culture without forgetting her own culture, and thanks to her hard work, the results are very satisfying.

We have to be proud for having Indonesian artists that have been recognized abroad. The relation between Indonesia and South Korea becomes closer even more because they understand their culture each other. Sandra feels very happy as she shared her happiness via her Instagram account. This was welcomed warmly by the Indonesians. This also proves that both Indonesia and South Korea are rich in culture. We must preserve the culture we have.

We don’t only have to be proud of her, but we also have to be proud of our own culture. Make our culture to be well-known in other countries. Be like her, which in here means that take the example of her deeds for Indonesia. As a young generation, we have a very great opportunity to do the best things. We must improve the abilities we have in ourselves. Later, it can lead u to become the Indonesian Ambassador for national or even international events. Don’t waste your time, so there will be no regret later on.

By: Windy Widiawan