Breaking The Fourth Wall

18-year-old Thai actor and singer "Fourth" Nattawat Jirochtikul gets candid - trading in the youthful energy to be spent at his first year of university for a shot at superstardom.

- Manfred Lu

HELLO FOURTH; WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AS OUR COVER STAR IN OUR OCTOBER '23 ISSUE. SHALL WE START WITH AN ICEBREAKER? WHAT'S ONE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NO ONE KNOWS? 

If everyone observes carefully, I have a scar on the left side of my forehead. Only a few people notice it because the makeup artists usually cover it up.

But this scar didn't result from a fight; it was from a childhood teasing incident instead.

And it wasn't malicious either; it was my younger sister who did it. When I was a child, my family sold furniture, and I enjoyed playing with the paints and thinners that were constantly around.

These thinners were kept in containers with a metal rim lid. While I was playing with it one day, my younger sister wanted to join in. She used a pen to poke me while playing to get a reaction and being easily startled, I jerked forward, and my forehead came into contact with one of the metal rims, causing my left eyebrow to bleed. I had to go to the hospital and received about seven stitches.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GEMINI FOURTH MY TURN CONCERT. DO YOU EVER GET NERVOUS IN FRONT OF SUCH A BIG CROWD? 

I felt extremely excited about this series of concerts because it was held at the massive IMPACT Arena (in Bangkok), which meant we had a massive crowd. I mean, it's natural to feel excited. But what makes it even more special is that I get to do what I love at the concert. I wouldn't trade anything for the experience that I had.

When you said you could do all you wanted, can we also talk about how you were suspended mid-air during the concert? I don't think many artistes can say they have done that.