Lakorn, popular Thai TV soap operas, are a national pastime enjoyed by many. Even if you're not a fan, you won't be able to escape them with your friends confessing their love for phra ek (male lead) ...

Thai star Yaya Urassaya Sperbund celebrates her 31st birthday today (March 18, 2024). The Lakorn (Thai TV) star is among the most prominent names in the Thai entertainment industry. Yaya has been ...

Since its introduction in the early 2000s, “The Heart of Asia”—GMA 7’s programming block devoted to TV shows from around the region—has been broadcasting mostly Korean and Taiwanese dramas. This year, ...

This edited article by Kittinun Klongyai is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Last June, Thai television ...

A SOAP by any other name is still a soap—or is it? In Thailand, soap operas are called “lakorn.” A lakorn is usually a melodrama that usually focuses on the romance between a man and a woman and the ...

Toey Pongsakorn Mettarikanon is a Thai actor. He began his career in the Thai Entertainment first off as a contestant in "The Idol Project 2" and won the title, "Top of The Idol." He made his debut in ...

Kob Suvanant Kongying is a Thai actress. Kob grew up with her two close co-stars; Sornram Theappitak and Kunchai Kumnerdploy. The three of them went to the same country school and grew up together and ...