Clarissa Punipun

Clarissa Punipun
Born
Clarissa Widjaya

(1992-10-07) October 7, 1992
Other namePunipun7, Punipun
Occupationsprofessional cosplayer, Content creator, musician, gamer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
William Tong
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(m. 2025)​
WebsiteOfficial website

Clarissa Widjaya, also known as Punipun7, Punipun, or Clarissa Punipun (born October 7, 1992), is an Indonesian professional cosplayer, gamer, musician, entrepreneur, and physiognomist. Punipun has contributed various achievements in the field of cosplay. She won 2nd place in the Viewer's Choice Award category and was a finalist in the NHK Kawai.i International competition, as well as the winner of the 2019 Indonesia Game Awards in the Most Favorite Cosplayer of the Year category. She is also the Official Cosplayer for re:ON Comics and has served as both a Talent/Head Maid and Guest Cosplayer at the Anime Festival Asia (SOZO) event in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia from 2012 to the present. Punipun is also actively involved as a Brand Ambassador for ASUS Republic of Gamers, Dunia Games, and the Kurate Gakuen Moe Ambassador in Fukuoka, Japan.

Personal life

Clarissa Punipun lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. She started cosplaying in 2006. Her interest in cosplay began because she loves anime, manga, and games. Punipun enjoys playing music and photography.[1][2] She can play various musical instruments such as the piano, drums, guitar, bass, and cello. Clarissa Punipun is of Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, and Malay descent.[3] She is the eldest of three siblings.

As a child, Punipun was interested in becoming a scientist and doctor. As time went by, she was interested in IT. Punipun decided to continue her studies in IT by studying at the University of Nottingham majoring in Software Engineering and at BINUS University majoring in computer science.[4] She graduated in four years, then worked in IT at a company for five years, before deciding to pursue a career as a professional cosplayer and entrepreneur.[5] Throughout her career, Punipun has been a judge and guest cosplayer at more than 100 cosplay events both domestically and internationally. Her achievements have earned her the title of Brand Ambassador for GeekFam, ASUS Republic of Gamers, Lugiami, and Dunia Games.[4]

Punipun is also famous for her expertise in reading a person's character through their face, a practice known as physiognomy. She claims to see a person's character, past, future, and old age just by looking at their face.[6]

Biography

Brand Ambassador

Year Event Role
2017-present ASUS ROG Indonesia Brand Amabssador
2019-2021 GeekFam ESport Team Brand Ambassador
2021-2021 Lugiami SouthEast Asia Brand Ambassador
2021-present Dunia Games Indonesia Brand Ambassador

IT

Year Event Role
2012 Microsoft CHAMPS Dreamspark Trainee
Microsoft CHAMPS Dreamspark Trainer Hackathon 2012

Cosplay

Year Event Role
2012-present Anime Festival Asia Talent/Head Maid on AFA Cafe and Guest Star Cosplayer
2013-present Over 100 National and International Events Guest Cosplayer/Judge Cosplayer
2013 Lawson Indonesia at Ennichisai Blok M Official Mascot Akikoloid-chan
2015-present re:ON Comics Official Cosplayer as Oren
2017 Kurate Gakuen Fukuoka, Japan MOE Ambassador
2019 NHK Kawa.i International Japan Archived 2021-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Top 10 Finalist
NHK Kawai.i International Japan Archived 2021-11-02 at the Wayback Machine #1 Runner up Viewers Choice
2019 Indonesia Game Awards #1 Most Favorite Cosplayer of the Year

Business

Year Event Role
2020-present Kopi Chuseyo Kota Wisata & HAKO Studio Owner

Discography

Single

Title Role(s) Year Label(s)
"Secret Base (From Ano Hana)" (feat. KenForce Music) Vocalist 2018 Self-released single
"Grand Escape (From Weathering with You 天気の子)" (feat. megu) Vocalist 2020 Self-released single
"Uchiage Hanabi/Fireworks (From Fireworks)" (feat. Christian Bong & Franzeska Edelyn) Cellist 2020 Self-released single
"Harvest Moon:Back to Nature Soundtrack (From Harvest Moon:Back to Nature)" (feat. Gema Show Indo, Balum, Tara Arts Game Indonesia) Cellist & Pianist 2020 Self-released single
"Shirushi (From Sword Art Online II" (feat. Ferry Lie, Michael Nico, Albert Abraham) Vocalist 2020

References

  1. ↑ "Profile Clarissa 'Punipun' Widjaya, Cosplayer Cantik Yang Banyak Prestasi". Esports-Indonesia. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Lino, Salino. "Kenalan Dengan Punipun, Brand Ambassador ROG yang Super Imut". kotakgame. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gaya Glico Wings Kenalkan Budaya Jepang Melalui Es Krim". Tempo (in Indonesian). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  4. 1 2 Aldida, Vania Ika. "Biodata dan Agama Clarissa Punipun, Cosplayer yang Mengaku Seorang Visionomist". Okezone.com. okezone. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Rismoyo, Mauludi. "Clarissa Punipun Si Cosplayer Kutu Buku yang Berprestasi". detikcom. DetikHot. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Biodata Punipun aka Clarissa Widjaya Lengkap Umur dan Agama, Cosplayer Cantik yang Hits Abis di TikTok". kuyou. Retrieved 2 November 2021.