| Their involvement in entertainment was never really approved by their parents. Their father preferred them to continue their studies while their mother was worried about the kind of influence from the entertainment bussiness will do to them.But since both parents knew how talented they were and how they loved music since they were kids,,they gave their permisson.A.Halim,told his sons ,if they really wanted to do this,they should do their best they can and go all the way. Since they were very young at the time,Zarina had to drove them around to press conference,shows and photography session.At the same time,she also took the chance to look over them. When KRU was introduced,in the early 1992's,everything on the Top 20 charts were soppy ballads.Everyone looked the same then:long hair,tight pants,the typical rock image.KRU's new look ,new concept ,new music took the music industry by storm.They set a new trend among youngsters.They were a big hit among teenagers. Everywhere they went was followed by a swarm of screaming fans.Their first album ,"Canggih " sold more than 65,000 units. However,not all was good.Before famous,they were once boo-ed off the stage at carnival once.Perhaps some people were not ready yet for the new concept they were introducing.Everyone was deeply hurt after the show and went home without uttering a word to each other, Another incident also occured in different way.KRU was suppose to have their picture in a photo session taken with another rap group .But the other group turn them down because they were worried that KRU will "menumpang glamer" from them. At the time ,KRU was not known yet and not yet famous. Other mishaps include the banning of a few songs from their album,as it contained malay and english mixed together. After releasing their second album,"reKRUed",the bros' became more and more popular each day.Their killer song,' Mengerti' was responsible for shooting them to stardom. The album sold more than 90,000 units. Their fanbase grew bigger."Kru Posse'" was launched as their first official fan club. Their next album,Awas' was a mini album which contained 6 songs.They sang their own male version of 'Untukmu' ,which was previously sung by them. Awas da' saundtrack was a special album especially for their first -ever film,AWAS..The movie was well accepted by the boys fans.It was a movie about moral values and adventure.Apart from the brothers,the film featured Jalaludin Hassan,Mia Eldabo and Linda Rafar The bublegum factor... |
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