: Traditional shadow puppets ( Wayang Kulit ) remain culturally significant, with stories typically drawn from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Indonesian pop culture is defined by two words: Ngakak (laughing out loud) and Nangis (crying). It is a culture of high contrast. It is switching from a tearjerker soap opera about a dying child to a meme about a fried tofu seller in under 10 seconds.
: Indonesia remains one of the largest markets for K-pop. This has led to the rise of Indonesian-born K-pop idols, such as Dita Karang of the group Secret Number.