Indonesia: Geography Lesson For Justin Bieber · Global Voices
Agung Harsya

In a recent interview during an event in London, Justin Bieber cited Indonesia as “random country” and no wonder it made a trending topic on Twitter during the last week of April.
While explaining the creative process for one of his new tracks, Bieber said that it was recorded in some “random country”. His manager, Scott Braun, interjected by saying it was produced in Indonesia. “I recorded it in a studio. Some little place. They didn't know what they were doing,” Bieber continued.
Bieber has a big following in Indonesia. He had a one day concert in Jakarta attended by ten thousand people last year. His poor sense of geography broke the hearts of his fans and made him an easy target for a banter in the internet.
Justin Bieber in Indonesia. From Twitpic page of @AnisOphelia
And netizen raise their voices to criticize the superstar:
@BarryLikumahuwa Random country? Thanks Bieber, but we got the biggest Jazz festival, even bigger than Canada's own Montreal Jazz Fest.. *boo-yah*
@anonbeliebers A Belieber Confessed: Justin Bieber said that Indonesia is some random country…. I'm sad about it. :((
@kartika_mariana don't judge my lovely country with word random. You not something without your fans here. Understand kid!@justinbieber
@kartika_mariana here, in the random country you have fans! Your statement can make them sad.@justinbieber
@mariastephani you know @justinbieber .. you`re saying my country as RANDOM COUNTRY.. I know you`ve apologise. But, ITS TOO LATE
@thaliaviotama #IHATEJUSTINBIEBER on TT because of he said “random country” to Indonesia? Honestly, I just dislike his words.
@AcilEnor You said indonesia as a random country!!! You're a random singer!! You are a boy with no manner!! Lallalallalallla
@INDOADOREBIEBER HE thought Bali was a name of a country and he forgot to say ‘Bali’ so he said “some random country”
Last but not the least, there's also netizens who defended the young star:
@pwgdochi Random country kan artinya bukan negara ga jelas, tapi dia (menurut berita) rekaman di negara acak yg ga direncanakan, y u so stupid