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The cast of Kom Faek 2 at Aom Piyada’s variety show

The cast of “Kom Faek 2: Checkmate” on the set of “Wan Waan Yang Waan Yoo” taping this past Wednesday July 1. They laughed, they talked, they reminisced about funny moments while filming “Kom Faek 2″, a major lakorn production. The taping will air on July 17 on Ch7.

Our heroes Cee Siwat and Por and the villain Kelly Thanapat having a good laugh. Tawin Yaowapalakul is the new addition to the Kom Faek series.

The muy caliente female cast of the lakorn.

2PM in Thailand!!!

Screams! Screams! 2PM in Thailand! 2PM in Thailand! 2PM in Thailand! They will meet with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva today and will be given a pin ( “I love Thailand”) to promote Thai tourism. Saturday, they will perform at the POP Music Awards 2009 at Pattaya. Screams! I’m such a noona (pee sao) fan, it’s beyond believe. I’m sure many of you don’t really care, but I care and that is what is important. HAHA. The interview, I will definitely be translating. SO excited. By the way, Nichkhun is not in the video. He is at the hospital getting a check up–nothing serious.

Their schedule in Thailand:

3 July 2009 - 5.00pm - Pop Live Channel (Live Broadcast)
4 July 2009 - POP LIVE AWARDS 2009 at Balihai, Pattaya
6 July 2009 - Showcase at The Park Paragon, Siam Paragon

I wish they would stop “wai-ing” like they are praying. You don’t need to hold it for that long. A “wai” takes a second, not a full hour.

Update: They have met with the Thai Prime Minister and gotten their pins and T-shirts to promote Thai tourism. Watch the video here and here.

Oh Taec, you should have worn a tie, you stand out like a Korean gigolo at a club.

Nichkhun showing off that “I Love Thailand” t-shirt. Promote. Promote.

July 2009 lakorn line-up

Some are not amuse, Chakrit and Cherry’s lakorn “Jamluey Kammathep (Defendant Cupid)” which was schedule to air this July has been push back.

The new lakorn line-up for Ch3:

Mon-Tues: Nakak Dok Son Klin (The Tuberose Mask), starring Aum Atichart and Noon Siraphun. It’s a remake of O-Warut and Kik-Suvajanee’s lakorn about a millionaire who can read other people’s mind. Starting July 27.

Wed-Thurs: Fai Chon Saeng (The Bright light Ray) starring Chompoo Araya and Great Warinthorn. It starts on July 29.

Fri-Sun: Poo Yai Lee Gub Nang Ma (Poo Yai Lee and Nang Ma) starring Por Thrisadee and Ploy Cherman, it’s a romance comedy, coming out on July 19.

Evening lakorn “Lah Pee Porb (Hunting for the Ogress)” will premier on July 13, it stars “Namfon” Patcharin Judrabounpol and Aon Sarawut.

For Ch7, these are major lakorns, big productions.

We got Kom Faek 2: Checkmate for Mondays and Tuesdays, starting July 20th. This is Ch7’s money-maker lakorn, the first installment was extremely popular, pulling in high TV ratings, the highest in lakorn history.

Wednesday and Thursday starting on July 15 will be ruled by “Weir” Sukollawat Kanaros and Pinky Savika’s lakorn “Wong Wien Hua Jai (Love Rotation)”, a complicated tale of brotherly love and family obligation which leads a man to find his soul mate with a woman who is his brother-in-law’s ex-girlfriend.

Starting today July 3rd, “Ruk Tae Gae Dai (True love can fix it)” starring Tle Thanapol & Tangmo Pattaratida will begin its run. It’s a romance comedy about a young man who is changed into a woman by fate to teach him about true love.

From Ch7:
“A young man…so charming no woman can resist
A young man…who has never believe in love
But fate played a joke…
From a ‘Boy’ changing to a ‘Girl’
the only thing that can help him is..true love.”

Little Airbus is born

Luckily, Airbus is just his nickname.

Warut Worrantum’s first born with his 23 year old girlfriend “Ke” Jesadawan Jantaeng, little “Airbus” Anachak Worrantum was born Monday June 29, weighing 2500grams or 5.5lbs.

His nickname is “Airbus” because Warut loves aviation and his legal first name is Anachak, meaning “Kingdom”. Warut cried when he saw his son for the first time, he felt like a nervous new father. Warut plans to have another child 3 years from now. He is hoping for a girl, the second time around. Good for him, dude is getting old, he needs to settle down. He is known to be a party animal and a drunk. Little Airbus will slow him down.

20th annual TV POOL Party: ARMED FORCE STAR PARTY

I love the concept, I love how Bird Thongchai has a big grin on his face. The theme is commando, military, army, any time of armed force outfit. It’s fun and light; I like this party better than the Siamdara Star Party. Everyone seems happy and enjoying themselves. No force, no obligation. The event was held at the Army Club on Vibhavadi Road yesterday July 1. The event is a taping, it will air on Ch7 July 8th.

Ann Thongprasom and Pancake both won that night.

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Ch7 dominates and Ch3 loses

I’m not surprise, Ch7 always dominate when it comes to TV ratings. This week and last was no different.

I remember a while back when I did a post about TV ratings in May, someone wrote in the comment section, who did the ratings? They couldn’t believe Ch3 was lagging behind Ch7. I’m sorry ladies, I don’t make these numbers up. They are professionally done by AGB Nielsen Media Research company, the same company that monitor TV viewership for American TV shows. This is legit as can be. No errors, Thais watch more Ch7 lakorns than any other channels’.

In terms of quality, I think Ch3, Modern 9, and Ch5 dominates. In terms of dialog and story, Ch7 knows their targeted audience, they use more slang, more everyday lingo. I have to say the dialog is very colorful compared to Ch3 and Ch5. Very informal. Very everyday.

I found Tawin and Pinky’s lakorn “Dew Palace” to be extremely dull, but yet it pulled in high TV ratings. Shrugs, how did that happen?

TV Ratings from June 19-June 30:

June 19
Ch3-Din Nam Lom Fai (Earth, Water, Wind, Fire): Rating of 10
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 11
Ch5-Sen Seu Rak (Zen, medium of love):Rating of 5

June 20
Ch3-Din Nam Lom Fai (Earth, Water, Wind, Fire): Rating of 12 (Finale)
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 11

June 21
Ch3-Plerng Prai (Spirit Blaze): rating of 6 (First episode)
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 14

June 22
Ch3-Yok Lai Mek (Cloud Jade): Rating of 5
Ch7-Sao 5 (5 Saturns): Rating of 20
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 2

June 23
Ch3-Yok Lai Mek (Cloud Jade): Rating of 5
Ch7-Sao 5 (5 Saturns): Rating of 19
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 3

June 24
Ch3-Prajan See Roong (Rainbow Moon): Rating of 5
Ch7-Buang Hong (Entrapment of a Swan): Rating of 17
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 4

June 25
Ch3-Prajan See Roong (Rainbow Moon): Rating of 6
Ch7-Buang Hong (Entrapment of a Swan): Rating of 17
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 5

June 26
Ch3-Plerng Prai (Spirit Blaze): rating of 5
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 14

Evening lakorns
Ch3-Guan Kamathep (Group Cupid): Rating of 10
Ch7-Suay, Saab, Sing (Beautiful, Smart, Fast): Rating of 12

June 27
Ch3-Plerng Prai (Spirit Blaze): rating of 5
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 17

June 28
Ch3-Plerng Prai (Spirit Blaze): rating of 4
Ch7-Wang Nam Kang (Dew Palace):Rating of 19 (finale)

June 29
Ch3-Yok Lai Mek (Cloud Jade): Rating of 5
Ch7-Sao 5 (5 Saturns): Rating of 20
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 2

Evening lakorns
Ch3-Guan Kamathep (Group Cupid): Rating of 11
Ch7-Suay, Saab, Sing (Beautiful, Smart, Fast): Rating of 12

June 30
Ch3-Yok Lai Mek (Cloud Jade): Rating of 6
Ch7-Sao 5 (5 Saturns): Rating of 21
Ch5-Hero 1000 Ruk: Rating of 3

Source: 1, 2, 3

More pictures from the Siamdara Party Awards

A few more pictures from the event. I have to admit, everyone looked decent, though I am turned off by the fact that 90% of the guys there wore make-up. I’m not a fan of guys with make-up.

Son and Vill, they look so shiny. Gold and Silver. Son needs to lay off the foundation and the light purplish grandma color lipstick, it’s not looking pretty.

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Confirm! Tik is getting married

Confirm. Confirm. Our godly pra’ek “Tik” Jesadaporn Pholdee is getting married.

Well-tanned, wearing a yellow bandanna over his head and a beat-up old gray shirt with the “Navigator” logo on the front, Tik confirms his upcoming wedding to girlfriend “Peach” Sitamon Taengsuwan.

This wedding is not a rush rush wedding like everyone believes. It has been discuss for a couple of years now. Everyone in his family knows about it, everyone is happy. Their is no time-line for the wedding, no date has been set. If the date is set for July 9th, he is ‘yindee’ to marry her by that date. The date is up to the elders to decide.

For the wedding, he wants something laid-back and easy. Most likely, he it will be a combination of Chinese and Thai traditions. For the honeymoon, going all natural, Tik plans to take his bride to the mountains. Honeymoon camping trip! So like Tik!

Stars at the 4th annual Siamdara Star Party 2009 Awards

… held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok.

Winners:
Valuable member of the Entertainment Industry: Aunt Juree Aosiri
Best Actor on TV: Aum Atichart for “Borisud Bumbut Kaen (Revenge Therapy Company)”
Best Actress on TV: “Aum” Patcharapa Chaichuea for “Mia Luang (Head Wife, First Wife)”
Hit lakorn: “Jaew Jai Rai gub Khun Chai Taewada (Jaew the wick one and godly Chai)”
Sensational Lakorn: “Mia Luang (Head Wife, First Wife)” on Ch7
Best Actor in a Film: Ananda Everingham for “Happy Birthday”
Best Actress in a Film:Mai Charoenpura for the horror flick “Meat Grinder”
Best Director for a Film: Yongyuth Thongkongtoon for “Best of Time”
Rising Star: “Toey” Jarinporn Junkiat
Best Nang’rai: “Donut” Manusnun Punlertwongsakul for “Dong Poo Dee (Jungle of a good person)”
Scene stealer (a person who is getting more attention in a lakorn than the leads): “Cartoon” Intira Ketworasoontorn for “Mia Luang (Head Wife, First Wife)”
Best female singer: “Parn” Thanaporn Wagprayoon
Best Male Singer: “Boy” Peacemaker
Best Singing Group: Tattoo Color
Hit song:”Kwaam Kit Stamp
Sexy Star: Chompoo Araya
Charming Male star: Chakrit Yamnam,
Stab you in the heart beautiful: Pinky Savika
Darling of Siamdara: Yardthip Ratchpal
Siamdara Popular Vote Award: “Aff” Taksaorn Paksukcharean,
Business man of the Year: “Todd” Pithi Pirompakdee

Our leading men from Film and TV: Aum Atichart and Ananda Everingham

Our delicious hot leading ladies: Aff and Pinky Savika.

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Nichkhun is like GOD in Thailand

It was said as a joke, but now I’m beginning to believe it. While on the show: “Now the Age of the Pretty Boy 2PM” earlier this month, Junho blurted out “Nichkhun is like god over there” when Nichkhun was asked something about Thailand. I don’t know what was exactly was said because I don’t understand Korean, someone did translate that part for me.

Nichkhun is becoming very god-like, he can do no wrong in Thailand. His fans adore him and the media loves him. Right now, Nichkhun is in Phuket, Thailand filming an ad for TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) until tomorrow. His 2pm bandmates will join him later on in the week for the POP LIVE AWARDS 2009 event in Pattaya.

On Sunday, July 5th, Nichkhun will be on the “Woody Gert Ma Kui (eng: Woody born to Chat)” show on Modern 9. Unless you’re mega-famous in Thailand or you did something really bizarre, stupid, and scandalous, you can’t get on Woody’s show.