It’s Bright Vachirawit’s world and we’re all living in it. Today, the 24-year-old actor and musician is a household name in Thailand, with fans all over the world. He also enjoys lucrative partnerships with global luxury brands like Burberry—the storied British label recently named Vachirawit as its newest ambassador in the South Asia Pacific region—but that wasn’t always the case.
Born Vachirawit Chivaaree in Thailand to a father of Thai and American descent and a mother of Thai and Chinese descent, he first entered the entertainment scene in 2013 as a television host on Strawberry Krubcake, a variety show on Thailand’s Ch 3.
Five years later, he auditioned for GMM25 New Face 2018 and got signed by the Thai digital terrestrial channel as an actor. He started out his acting career by playing supporting roles, and eventually became one of the hosts of GMM25’s travelling programme, Toe Laew, in 2020.
Also in 2020, Vachirawit landed his breakthrough role as Sarawat in 2gether: The Series—now available on Netflix—starring alongside novice actor Win Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn. The Thai series quickly became the most viewed series on LINE TV Thailand, gaining both Vachirawit as well as Opas-Iamkajorn fame and an international fanbase. Both actors reprise their roles in the series sequel, released later that same year.
Following the success of the boys-love drama series, Vachirawit was cast as Thyme (originally portrayed by Domyoji Tsukasa) in F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the Thai adaptation of popular Japanese manga, Hana Yori Dango, in 2021.
These days however, Vachirawit is focused on his music career, which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering he grew up surrounded by a family of musicians. He held a highly successful concert in Thailand earlier this month, and today, Vachirawit launches the official music video for his first English single, Lost and Found.
In an exclusive interview below, Vachirawit talks about his meteoric rise to fame, new music, favourite Marvel character and more.