Video: Pong & Aom's Lakorns Make Top 3 Lakorns in China

Love this video clip. It's created by the Thai Consulate in China about the popularity of Thai dramas there. As you can see from the clip, a lot of Pong and Aom's lakorns have been shown in China. But what we especially love is that the top 3 lakorns (by audience ratings) are lakorns of Pong and Aom.

Aom's Luerd Kattiya / The Princess - #2 Most Popular Foreign TV drama in 2008

Pong's Song Kram Nang Fah / Battle of the Angels - #3 Most Popular Foreign TV Drama in 2009

Pong & Aom's Proong Nee Gor Ruk Ter / Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You - #2 Most Popular Foreign TV Drama in 2010

That's pretty impressive when you think about it because Pong and Aom's lakorns are up against so many other international dramas (Korean, American, Japanese.....) that get shown in China every year. Plus, we also love it that at the end of the clip, our favorite actor Pong was given a mini spotlight.

Special thanks to Mandy for this video clip. 

Video: Interview with Pong on Popularity in China

This was a TV special that talked about the popularity of Thai entertainment and entertainers in China. The video clip below is Pong's portion of the interview. Pong is one of the famous Thai actors in China and has a lot of fanclubs. Some have even traveled across oceans to come to meet him in Thailand. Pong says that the first lakorn to become famous in China is Luerd Kattiya starring Tik and Aom. After that, they were contacted to have Thai lakorns air in China. For Pong, famous lakorns of his are Song Kram Nang Fah & Proong Nee Gor Ruk Ter, lakorns that he knew have been welcomed in China, but he didn't  think that they would go on to be so popular. When he went to Beijing, many fans came to welcome him and he was very surprised. He is happy when his fans come to see him in Thailand, but he is concerned if the trip is worth it or not for them, since they have traveled a long way to see him, but he only has a few moments to meet with them and he feels bad that he can't spend more time with them. He goes on to say that at first, we didn't know that our work would have value or not. Now it's bigger than any of us had thought. We have to work even harder now.

Translations/Summary by Punrungpundao

credit: PongNawatFC@youtube

Thai & Chinese Agreement to Promote Thai Dramas in China

Love this news article. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit and China's Premier Wen Jaibao signed an agreement to promote Thai dramas in Thailand. Definitely, good news for both Thai and Chinese relations. What we also love from the article is that the images used for the article were from Pong's Song Kram Nang Fah and Aom's Luerd Kattiya. Of course, this is not random because both of these lakorns were hits in China when they aired. (Credit to PongNawatFC@twitter for the news & clip)

credit: PongNawatFC@twitter
 for news clip

Pong's "Song Kram Nang Fah" Highlighted in The Wall Street Journal Article

credit: posted at The Wall Street Journal Article via Exact

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article tittled, "Hungry for Drama, Chinese Viewers Send Out for Thai." The article talks about the growing popularity of Thai lakorns in China and why it appeals to Chinese audiences. Pong's lakorn Song Kram Nang Fah / Battle of the Angels is highlighted in the article because of it's popularity when it first aired two years ago and it's a good example of what Chinese audiences love about Thai lakorns. Other lakorns briefly mentioned in the article were Bie the Star's Roy Adeed Hang Ruk / Scar in My Heart and Aom's lakorn Luerd Kattiya / The Princess.

To read the full article, click here.