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'Personal reasons' prompt Sitala to leave H1-KEY
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/05/2022
» Sitala Wongkrachang, a daughter of late actor and director-turned-activist Saranyu Wongkrachang, has left her Korean girl group, citing personal reasons, says the South Korean label GLG.
Hashtags of hate
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/01/2022
» A week ago, the hashtags #BanSitala and #BanLuknang returned to social media again after K-pop girl group H1-Key dropped their debut music video Athletic Girl and performed in an online press conference. These hashtags appeared for the first time last December when South Korean entertainment agency Grandline Group (GLG) announced the debut of H1-Key, which included Thai singer Sitala Wongkrachang as the rapper. Sitala is the daughter of the famous late actor and political activist Saranyu Wongkrachang. When Thai anti-government supporters and K-pop fans discovered that Sitala had entered the industry, they were furious as her family had a role in the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rallies, which led to the 2014 coup. They accused her of being a supporter of a dictatorship.
Riding the South Korean wave
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/12/2021
» Looking back on the year in music, the global phenomenon BTS helped propel the fan base expansion of K-pop groups into the United States. BTS, the seven-member boy band, continues to break recording history and open new frontiers for Asian artists. In March, IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, named BTS as its Global Recording Artist of the Year 2020. The septet won over Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Billie Eilish, who ranked second to fifth place respectively. The boy band was the first Asian artist to win the IFPT Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
Sitala to stay in K-pop group
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/12/2021
» Sitala Wongkrachang will remain a part of the K-pop girl group H1-Key despite calls on Thai social media to ban her, the band's managers said.
Sitala to stay in H1-Key, says K-pop record label
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/12/2021
» Sitala Wongkrachang, a daughter of late actor and director-turned-activist Saranyu Wongkrachang, will remain a part of the soon-to-debut K-pop girl group H1-Key despite calls on Thai social media to ban her, the band's managers said.
K-pop singer's past fuels Thai political divide
News, Published on 07/12/2021
» The #BANSITALA hashtag targeting the daughter of a former pro-coup supporter who is debuting as a girl group member in South Korea could be a moment of reckoning for conservative elites. The scandal, raging mostly on Twitter, is a minuscule version of the bind that the groups which now hold the power in Thailand will have to face up, sooner or later.
PDRC rallies haunt Thai-born K-pop star Sitala
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/12/2021
» Sitala Wongkrachang, a daughter of late actor and director-turned activist Saranyu, has decided to release her first girl-group album in South Korea.
Veteran DJ shares her life on YouTube
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 21/07/2020
» Twins Supara and Sitala never imagined that their low-tech mum Hattaya "Ple" Wongkrachang would create a YouTube channel.
Final farewell for actor Saranyu
Post Reporters, Published on 18/06/2020
» Family, friends and fans bid final farewell to the late Saranyu Wongkrachang on Thursday, with a memorable message from his wife.
Actor Saranyu Wongkrachang dies at 59
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/06/2020
» Actor Saranyu "Tua" Wongkrachang has died. He was 59.