Naoko admitted that she would like to be noticed by Noize or Monetochka.
Street singer Naoko, who performed songs by foreign agents, was arrested for 13 days in St. Petersburg.
The Dzerzhinsky Court arrested 18-year-old Diana Loginova, a student of the Rimsky-Korsakov College, under the article on organizing a mass simultaneous presence in public places that led to a violation of public order. At the trial, Loginova admitted that she did perform on the street, but did not organize a mass gathering of people and chose the location simply because she liked it.
Yesterday, the singer was detained and taken to the police station due to a video in which she performed songs by "foreign agents" Noize MC, Monetochka, and the band "Pornofilmy" in the center of St. Petersburg. People gathered around the singer and sang along with her. The video caused a stir on the internet, and activists complained about the girl.
In an interview with "Bumaga," 18-year-old Naoko stated that she has been performing on the street since April 2025. "Mainly, of course, we sing Noize — for example, yesterday we had a set of 10-11 songs in a row. A lot of people stood and listened — after all, everyone loves them, and no matter how much they are banned, people will still listen," she said.
In addition to Noize, Monetochka, and Zemfira, whom Naoko considers a role model in her work, Stoptime performs songs by "Bi-2" (one of the band's vocalists, Leva Bi-2, has also been declared a "foreign agent"), Valery Meladze, as well as the track "Vahtary" by the Ukrainian band "Boombox."
According to Naoko, these songs "contain love." "Moreover, I understand that art is now the only language — at least in Russia — through which you can express what you think. I chose it and do not want to speak any other language," she emphasized.
Songs by "controversial performers," she said, gather "a lot of positive feedback." "I was surprised that even older people know the songs of Noize, Monetochka, and sing along. Sometimes we just play their songs, and the crowd sings along from memory," the singer reported. "There is practically no negativity — either I don’t see it," Naoko admitted.
In St. Petersburg, street musicians are generally prohibited from performing without approval from the city authorities. According to Naoko, the police "chase them away," and for Noize's song, "there were even threats that we would be taken to the station."
"I’m not particularly afraid that we might be taken to the station," the performer said. "The maximum they can give is a fine because the songs are banned from distribution," she stated.
Stoptime "rarely and not for recording" performs even Noize MC's song "Cooperative 'Swan Lake,'" which one of the courts in St. Petersburg declared in May as "prohibited information in Russia." "They can do something about him, but not about the others," the performer explained.
Naoko also confessed that she would like to be noticed by Noize or Monetochka. And this wish came true. Monetochka left a comment under the reel of Naoko's performance: "I’m not crying, I’m not crying, I’m not crying."
