Ruangsak Loychusak เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์ | |
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| Born | 9 March 1978 Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand |
| Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Ruangsak Loychusak ( Thai: เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์), also known as James Ruangsak, is a Thai actor and singer. His first album was Dai Wela...James ("It's time for James"). He then released Siren Love, Forever James, The Next, James Hits Series, and James F. M.. His bestselling albums include Siren Love and James F. M., and popular singles include: "Khon raek" ( Thai: คนแรก; lit.: "First One"), "Khao man kai" (ข้าวมันไก่; " Hainanese chicken rice"), and "Mai aht bplian jai" (ไม่อาจเปลี่ยนใจ; "I Shouldn't Change Your Mind").
Early life
Loychusak was born into a Thai Chinese family on 9 March 1978 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand.
Career
He entered the music business in 1995 when he released his first studio album Dai Wela...James with RS Promotion, yielding successful results. He is considered one of the teen stars in Thailand's 1990s music scene, alongside contemporary teen stars such as Patiparn "Moss" Pataweekarn, Sornram "Num" Teppitak, Somchai "Tao" Khemklad, Suttida "Nook" Kasemsan na Ayudhya, Lift&Oil, Raptor, and Tata Young.
He was a taekwondo practitioner, and starred in the February 1997 action film Gangster Boys, directed by Ricky Loo and produced by Five Star Production. [1]
On 11 December 1998, Loychusak survived the crash of Thai Airways International Flight 261. The press therefore nicknamed him "Iron Bones Singer" or "James, The Iron Bones". [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He became popular again as Knight Mask (Nah Kak Atsawin) in season two of The Mask Singer. [8]
He is a franchise owner of Hainanese chicken rice, which his family started in Nakhon Si Thammarat. [9]
Personal Life
He was married with Natcha Daeng-ngam in 24 December 2015. [10] And he has one daughter named Andromeda, born in 19 March 2019.
Discography
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RS Promotion
- Dai Wela...James (It's time for James)
- Siren Love
- Forever James
- James F.M.
- James Delivery
- James Hits Series
- James Festival
- James Clinic
- James Alive
- James Zapp Story
Various albums
- Superteens
- The Next
- The X-Venture
GMM Grammy
- Now James
Concert
- RS Meeting
Filmography
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Films
- Gangster Boys (The Gang)
- CCJ
- Home
- Jandara 1
- Jandara 2
Television
- Insee Daeng (superhero series aired on Channel 7 adapted from a namesake film in 60s and 70s starred Mitr Chaibancha)
- Boon Pong ( mini series, Boonpong Sirivejjabhandu's biography aired on Thai PBS)
- Susankhonpen (drama, horror series aired on Channel 7)
- Penkhao
- Sri Ayodhaya (special series to glorify the Kings in the Ayutthaya period presented and aired on TrueVisions)
References
- ^ "แก๊งค์กระแทกก๊วนส์" [Gangster Boys]. Five Star Production (in Thai).
- ^ James Ruangsak From the Thai Rath Newspaper
- ^ "เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ใน THE MASK SINGER 2 สมัยก่อนนี่ดังมากเลยเหรอครับ" [James Ruangsak in THE MASK SINGER 2 In the old days, were they really popular?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์" สมัยก่อนดังขนาดไหน" [How famous "James Ruangsak" in olden days]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์" ใน "มุมมองของคุณ" เป็นอย่างไร" [How is "James Ruangsak Loychusak" in "Your viewpoint"?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "19 ปีที่ไม่มีใครเคยรู้! เจมส์ ยอมเล่าทุกนาทีระทึกตอนเครื่องบินตก(คลิป)" [19 years that nobody knows! James reluctantly tells every minute of a plane crash (clip)]. www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "'เจมส์'รำลึกครบ21ปี'TG261'ตก เผยโฉม'กู้ภัย'ผู้ช่วยชีวิต". dailynews (in Thai). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "เฉลยเจ้าของเสียงที่อยู่ภายใต้ "หน้ากากอัศวิน" ประหลาดใจมาก" [Answer the owner of the voice that is under "Knight's Mask" was very surprised.]. www.sanook.com/news (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "ใครเกิดทัน "เจมส์ ข้าวมันไก่" บ้าง?" [Who was born in the era "James Chicken Rice"?]. Thai Rath. Advertorial. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ 'เจมส์' ฟุ้งงานหมั้นพร้อม แย้ม'ก้อย'เข้าใจชีวิตดารามากขึ้น
- 1978 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Thai male singers
- Thai pop singers
- Thai male television actors
- Thai male film actors
- 20th-century Thai male actors
- 21st-century Thai male actors
- People from Nakhon Si Thammarat province
- Thai male taekwondo practitioners
- Thai people of Chinese descent
- Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents
- 20th-century Thai male singers