#perses

Don't dim your light, even on cloudy days, because your light always warms your fans.

It would be a shame if the Thai entertainment industry lost someone of this caliber. May the wider world give artists space to be themselves.

"Honestly, Pluggy is someone who faced more pressure than others, both before and after his debut. Everything around him, all the factors… like during training, he was the 'only one who got replaced,' switched back and forth between whether to keep him or not.

'He was the one suspected the most, but also the most skilled.'"

(Part of an interview with 'Jang' - Wikorn Buranapinyo, leader of the band PERSES, broadcast on Dear Myself Ep.48, aired Monday, July 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM on Channel 7)

"Honestly, Pluggy is someone who's faced more pressure than others, both before and after his debut. Everything around him, all the factors… like during training, he was the 'only one who got replaced,' switched back and forth between being included and not being included. 'He was the one suspected the most, but also the most skilled.' And even after his debut, and after becoming an artist, it still happened. There were still things that made him feel like, 'Is it really that bad to be himself?'… I wish the world would be kinder to Pluggy."

Often, audiences only see artists standing under the stage lights, but they never see the days when they have to question themselves: "Is being myself really that wrong?"

These feelings are reflected in the interview with Pluggy - Tharakorn Kamsing, who uses the image 'Eternal Sunshine' to describe the backstage emotions on his debut day. A day when everyone was full of ambition, but at the same time, vulnerability was hidden and unspoken. The repeated struggles to maintain strength to endure the seasons of being an artist raise questions about their resilience. 'The day someone throws doubts at us until we abandon our self-belief.'

Pluggy didn't just talk about the band's success; instead, he chose to convey the meaning of the sun in the photograph. "No matter how cruel things are to us, the sun will always continue to do its job. It stays there, never disappearing. And even if the day ends, and we encounter dark and turbulent times like nighttime, there will always be a new day with a new sunrise." These words may not just be an explanation of the photograph, but a way Pluggy comforted himself after a day filled with questions, pressure, and things beyond his control.

In the business world, the undeniable reality is that investing in producing an artist involves numbers, not to mention the many resources that need careful consideration until the resulting blend is just right.

It would be wonderful if the entertainment industry were to ask itself: Are we loving and embracing them simply because of the success they've created today, or are we ready to love, support, and protect them from the first day we saw the determination in their eyes, no matter how many thick clouds they face along the way?