Vachirawit Chivaaree (; born 27 December 1997), professionally recognised as Bright Vachirawit or Bright (), is a Thai actor, singer and entrepreneur. He is known for his role in the film '' Love You To Debt'', ''

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'', in series '' F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'', '' 2gether: The Series'', for show ''

Toe Laew ''Toe Laew'' (; ''Grown Up'') is a Thai travelling based variety started in 2016. The show was hosted by Pathompong Reonchaidee (Toy), Patara Eksangkul (Foei), Chanagun Arpornsutinan (Gunsmile), Vachirawit Chivaaree (Bright) and Kanaphan Puitra ...

'', for album ''

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'', and for song "

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". He is the founder of ASTRO Stuffs merchandise and Cloud9 Entertainment agency. He was listed in ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 under Asia Entertainment in 2024. He has won multiple awards including Nataraja Award,

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for singing, and Mani Mekhala Award, Asian Academy Creative Awards, GQ Awards for acting. Presently, he is the global ambassador for

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, a brand ambassador for

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and

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visa in Thailand. In 2023, he received the debutant "Golden Cane Award", presented by

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. In 2024, Bright got selected as member of 'The Business of Fashion 500 Class' (BOF)

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and

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Early life and education

Bright was born on 27 December 1997 in Nakhon Chai Si,

Nakhon Pathom Province Nakhon Pathom (, ,Pronunciation) is one of the central Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Suphan Buri province, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya ...

, Thailand, as Kunlatorn Chivaaree; he is of Thai-American-Chinese descent. His parents got divorced when he was a child. He grew up in Thailand with his maternal relatives and his cousins. When he was a kid his mother named him "Bright". In fourth grade, he changed his name from Kunlatorn to Vachirawit. He grew up surrounded by musicians, as his uncle owned a music school. At the age of 10, he started learning several musical instruments. Bright completed his lower secondary education at

Suankularb Wittayalai School Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย; Abbreviation: ส.ก. / S.K.) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for g ...

, and upper secondary education at

Triam Udom Suksa School Triam Udom Suksa School (, ; lit.'university-preparatory school') is a State school, state school in central Bangkok, Thailand. It admits Education in Thailand, upper-secondary students (''mathayom'' 4–6, equivalent to grades 10–12) and has t ...

. During middle school, he was among 700 students chosen from over 10,000 applicants to compete in a Math and Science competition organized by the

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(NSTDA) and Diamond Crown, an Academic Excellence Program. He also served as an academic representative and secured 4th place in a national crossword competition. He worked as a part-timer for small roles in the entertainment industry and paid for his own schooling. Bright initially got a scholarship and taken Thammasat English Program of Engineering (TEPE) under the Faculty of Engineering of

Thammasat University Thammasat University (TU; ; , ) is a public university, public research university in Thailand with campuses in the Tha Phra Chan area of Bangkok, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province. , Thammasat University has over 39,000 students enrolled in ...

, but took break for a year to focus on his career. Later, he decided to pursue marketing at

Bangkok University Bangkok University (BU; ; ), commonly known as Mo Krung Thep (), has operated since 1962, is one of the oldest and largest private, non-profit universities in Thailand. Bangkok University began in the Kluay Nam Thai area of Bangkok. The unive ...

International College, which endowed with a full scholarship too. In 2021, he completed his

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(BBA) in Marketing.

Career

2013 - 2019: Beginning

In 2013, at the age of 15, Bright debuted as a variety show host in the 6th generation of ''Strawberry Krub Cake'' (SKC) on Channel 3 and his acting debut in SKC's short series ''The Beginning: Run Lovers Run'' produced by Duang Malee Maneejan and

Nadao Bangkok Nadao Bangkok Co., Ltd. () was a Thai media company in operation from 2009 to 2022. It did business in artist management and television and music production. The company was headed by Songyos Sugmakanan, its largest shareholder and CEO, and ...

. He was featured in small roles within the industry which includes TV dramas, music videos and a film. His notable roles were in '' Social Death Vote'' as "Day" and in '' I Sea U'' as "Peter". In 2018, Bright auditioned for ''New Face Project'' by

GMMTV GMMTV () is a television production and talent agent subsidiary to the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy, under The One Enterprise, which produces television shows, songs, and music videos. It was founded on August 3, 1995. Sataporn Pan ...

and was signed as an actor/artist. In 2019, he was cast for the role of "young Dr. Peng" in

's ''

My Ambulance ''My Ambulance'' (; ) is a 2019 Thai romantic-comedy television series starring Davika Hoorne, Sunny Suwanmethanont, and Wongravee Nateetorn. It was aired on One31 from September 6 to October 26, 2019 and consisted of 16 episodes. The series wa ...

''. He became one of the hosts of

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's travel based show ''

'', joining the show in its first season from Episode 135, and he reprised his role in the second season in 2020.

2020 - 2023: rising popularity

In 2020, Bright earned his breakthrough when he played "Sarawat", his first lead role, in '' 2gether: The Series''. The series became most viewed show on

Line TV Line TV is a video-on-demand, over-the-top media service owned by Japan-based Line Corporation, operating mainly in Taiwan and previously Thailand. It is a free-to-access, advertisement-supported service available via mobile applications, digital m ...

. He reprised his role in ''

Still 2gether Still 2gether (Thai: เพราะเรา(ยัง)คู่กัน; RTGS: ''Phro Rao (Yang) Khu Kan'', lit. "Because We (Still) Belong Together") is a Thai romantic comedy aired in 2020, a sequel to ''2gether: The Series''. Directed by ...

'' the sequel, and in '' 2gether: The Movie'', which premiered in Tokyo. In June 2021, Japanese director

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praised his acting. In 2021, Bright played the lead role of "Thyme" (Domyoji Tsukasa), in '' F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'', a Thai adaptation of the Japanese manga ''

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'' by

Yoko Kamio is a Japanese manga artist. Her best known series , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996, is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and the best-selling ''shōjo manga'' of all time. Her work has been translated ...

, who appreciated his screen presence. He was selected for the role in 2019, however further casting and the shooting were delayed due to the

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. It finally aired on December 2021 and was well received. In 2022, Bright starred in the romantic series '' Astrophile'', which received positive reviews. His guest role as an antagonistic "Moth" in the fantasy series ''

Midnight Museum ''Midnight Museum'' ( Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์รัตติกาล), is a supernatural fantasy- thriller, starring Thanapob Leeratanakachorn (Tor) and Atthaphan Phunsawat (Gun) as main casts. In November 2022, the trailer was rel ...

'' gained highest viewership. In 2023, he starred in Thai-Indian film ''

'', a romantic comedy around Indian wedding, which ranked in Top 5

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. In 2023, his GMMTV contract ended and he became independent artist under his own agency, ''Cloud9 Entertainment''.

2024 onwards: present

In 2024, Bright's film '' Love You To Debt'', a Thai adaptation of '' Man in Love,'' got released on

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and was presented on 'Thai Movie Day' in

at Champs-Élysées. His movie ''

'' was promoted at

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Business ventures

Bright launched his first merchandise under the brand name ASTRO Stuffs, in late May 2020. In September 2021, he reimaged the brand which promoted

sustainable fashion Sustainable fashion is a term describing efforts within the fashion industry to reduce its environmental impacts, protect workers producing garments and uphold animal welfare. Sustainability in fashion encompasses a wide range of factors, incl ...

, use of recycled plastic and

philanthropy Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

. In 2023, Bright's brand ASTRO Stuffs: We Make Good Stuff Company Limited, listed in Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

organisation, that contributes towards the

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goals to achieve better

water sustainability Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

and

sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture is agriculture, farming in sustainability, sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an ...

. In September 2023, Bright established Cloud9 Entertainment, an artist management agency, and partnered with Universal Music Thailand to provide Thai talents a global platform. ''Allbright'' is his official fandom account.

Musical career

Bright appeared in various music videos during the early years of his career. In 2020, his first OPM song cover "With A Smile" was released for ''

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version. In 2021, he became youngest male artist to receive the "Best Song Drama" in 12th Nataraja Awards for his song "Kan Goo". His first Thai single "Unmovable" from the ''Boys Don't Cry'' album, which won "Rookie of the Week" in T-pop Stage Award. In 2022, Bright released his first English single "

". His song "Good Times", with

Kanyawee Songmuang Kanyawee Songmuang (, , ; born 21 July 1996), nicknamed Thanaerng (; ; ), is a Thai actress and model. She is best known for her lead roles in the television drama '' Hormones 3'' and '' Senior Secret Love: My Lil Boy''. Early life and education ...

, got positive reviews. In 2023, Singaporean PM

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used the song for political video promotion during his visit in Thailand. In 2023, he released his single " My Ecstasy" Feat D. Gerrard from his mini album ''

'' as a creative director under the label RISER Music. This song was top requested song on HITZ 955, Thailand. In 2024, Bright participated in

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and Home Party event in Thailand,

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and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. His singles "Long Run" and "Sleeping Pills" along with Thai song writer Thammathai Phalangsilp (Timethai), received positive reception. He also performed at NHK Expo event. He debuted at

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with his single "Long Showers". He surpassed 100M streams across all his credits on

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, and his YouTube gained 'Musical Note Badge', an Official Artist Channel (OAC).

Ambassadorships

Brand ventures

Bright is the

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for many international and local brands like

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, Korea based

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, Japan based cat food Nekko, Lay's Max Chips, Ichitan, Indonesia based skincare WhiteStory, and

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from the

. He is the friend of

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Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, and of Vespa Thailand. In July 2022,

unveiled Bright as its first global brand ambassador from the South Asia-Pacific region. Since 2020, he has been modeling for British luxury brand

. He had a photography collaboration on " Lola Bags". In

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, his front-row debut at SS23 collection by Italian fashion designer

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, garnered $2M EMV based on WWD report. In 2023, he attended Daniel Lee's debut Burberry AW23 collection. In 2022, Bright as the brand ambassador of

, attended an event with the

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Players. According to Launchmetrics, he contributed $7.1M Media Impact Value (MIV), making him one of "The Most Impactful Sportwear Influencers". He featured in Adidas originals new brand logo launch campaign. In 2023, Bright became first Thai male artist to debut for

as its brand ambassador for Asia. He featured for CK's in Elle Men magazine and attended brand events in

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2024 onwards: present

In 2024, Bright made history by becoming the first Thai artist to attended

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and was top ranked for Burberry contributing $7.5M EMV. Calvin Klein's new global campaign 'Bright' is named after him.

Endorsements

Bright's previous notable collaborations were with

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Prada Prada S.p.A. (, ; ) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding ...

Bulgari Bulgari (, ; stylized as BVLGARI) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1884 and known for its jewellery, watches, fragrances, accessories, and leather goods. Headquartered in Rome, the company was acquired by the French conglomera ...

Fendi Fendi Srl () is an Culture of Italy, Italian luxury goods, luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in Rome in 1925 by fashion designers Edoardo Fendi and ...

Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ...

, Tiffany & Co., Yves Saint Laurent,

Versace Gianni Versace S.r.l. (), usually referred to as Versace ( ), is an Italian luxury elite fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as well as '' haute couture'' under it ...

Dior Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior, is a French Multinational corporation, multinational luxury goods company that is controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH. , Dior controlled around 42% of ...

, Loewe,

Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquarte ...

Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta S.r.l () is an Italian luxury fashion house based in Milan, Italy. Its product lines include ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, jewellery and fragrances. Bottega Veneta is headquartered in Milan, Italy, with its main at ...

Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert d ...

Gentle Monster Gentle Monster (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean brand of luxury sunglasses and optical glasses founded by Hankook Kim in Seoul in 2011.

Balenciaga Balenciaga SA ( , , ) is a Spanish Basque luxury fashion house currently headquartered in Paris. It designs, manufactures and markets ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and branding to the American cosmeti ...

and

Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...

. In 2022, Bright generated most of

's Earned Media Value (EMV). In Milan Fashion Week FW22 for

, he has generated $934K in MIV. Launchmetrics' Chief Marketing Officer, Alison Bringé recognized him as prominent Asian celebrities. He did endorsements for the

based Oxecure, SparSha, All Café in the

7-Eleven 7-Eleven, Inc. is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan, which in turn is owned by the retail holdings company Seven & I Holdings. The chain was founde ...

store,

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, Isuzu Motors,

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, and others. In 2023, Bright featured as "First Solo Frontman" in '' Elle Men Magazine'' and '' GQ'' cover sponsored by

, did exclusive cover shoot for " Octo Roma Watch", and was star guest in Bulgari's pop-up event on " Iconic Serpenti Jewellery". He attended launch of French luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) "Libre" pop-up event at Ion Orchard, Singapore. He is a regular invitee at Marvel Studio movie launch in Thailand.

Fashion

Bright is eminent figure in the fashion world and gets featured regularly on ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' (stylized as ''Harper's BAZAAR'') is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled ''Harper's Bazar''."Corporat ...

'', ''

Elle Elle may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication ** Elle Style Awards * Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition * Elle (film), ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film * ''Elle: ...

'', ''

L'Officiel Hommes ''L'Officiel Hommes'' is a French luxury fashion and lifestyle magazine for men, adapted from '' L'Officiel,'' owned by a Hong Kong company AMTD Idea. It has been published in Paris since 2005 and targets men interested in fashion. History ''L ...

'', ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Internationalism * World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship * Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community * Cosmopolitan ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Guitar'', ''Menifesto'', ''Metro Society'', ''Folio'', ''The Mint'', ''Spur'' and other elite national and international magazines. In 2023, he became the first male artist based in Thailand, to feature on covers of ''Vogue Thailand'' and ''Hong Kong''.

Philanthropy

Bright advocates on charitable activities like forest conservation, marine life, including mental health through a joint initiative with

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, Sustainability in fashion business, and 'Praew Charity Project' to help heart disease patients. His merchandise sale proceeds went to the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation to support conservation of

wildlife Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introdu ...

in Thailand. He initiated 'One Tree Planted' to empowered farmers and 'Right To Play - Protect. Educate. Empower' for the underprivileged kids. During the

, he donates supplies to those in need in

Khlong Toei Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, , ) is a districts of Bangkok, district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River and contains major port facilities. It is also the site of a major market, the Khlong Toei M ...

district. Since 2020, Bright collaborated in raising money to help extinguish the

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. He supported firefighters' project, during fire outbreak in the King Kaew factory. The contributions were made towards purchase of firefighter's suits and equipment for the volunteers, as they lack equipped logistics to perform risky tasks. In 2022, he and his fans organized an auction, which collected $75K for charity. He donated medical supplies during

, to Elephant and Wildlife Research Center,

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and Thai Elephant Conservation Center Fund. He spread awareness on

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with initiative 'You Are Not Alone In The Universe', to reduce stigma around it. He speaks on

socio-political Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with exploring how governance and society interact and influence one another at the micro to macro levels of analysis. Interested in the social causes and consequences of how ...

topics like

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. He advocated on

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and healthy planet and initiated 'Love Clean Air', that promoted travel by

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to reduce traffic related air pollution.

Personal life

Bright's interests include reading,

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

, and

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

. He is a member of Monday Night Football Club. He owns a bicolor ragdoll cat named Ame. He enjoys

photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...

, and shares his work via his Instagram account, "''isawitbefore''". He covers music on his Instagram as well. Some of these songs have been acknowledged by the original singers. In 2024 at '' Love You To Debt'' premiere press conference, Bright announced his relationship with Thai actress-singer Pornnappan Pornpenpipat (Nene).

Impact and influence

Bright has been listed in the "Top 50 Influential" by ''

'' and by ''HOWE Magazine'' for his contributions in various fields. His public image has earned him titles of 'Walking Louvre Museum', 'Thailand's National Treasure', 'Thai Supernova', 'National Husband', 'Godfather of Presenters', 'King of Commercials' and many more. Within Thai industry, Bright is the first celebrity to have his own "Twitter Topic". In 2021, he became highest earning male celebrity with

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109M from brand endorsements on his Instagram. He featured in "Top 100 Most Searched Asian on Google Worldwide" in 2022. In 2023, Nielsen Thailand with a campaign value

56M, he was the top presenter for

. He featured in "Global Influencers" who has created highest EMV (Earned Media Value) during "Fashion Week 2023". Bright features frequently in "Top 20 Most Attractive Asian Celebs" alongside other eminent artists. He ranked 7th in "Most Handsome and Beautiful in the World", 5th in "The Global Face & Style Icon", 2nd in "l Magazine Fashion Face", 8th in "Top Men in Fashion World", 1st in "Attractive Thai Actors", and 1st in "The Most Tweeted Thai Artists 2020". With 46% netizens votes, he ranked 1st in "Asian Drama Actor of the Year 2020". In 2023, Bright was featured in

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as "Top 20 Most Powerful Asian Celebrity". He was ranked 1st in "Most Handsome Face" as per "Korean Plastic Surgeons Survey". He features in "Most Handsome Man Alive" regularly. In 2024, he featured in Top 5 'Most Handsome Man In The World'. In 2025, he made it to the

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Hot 100 list, recognizing his prominence in fashion.

Filmography

Movies

Television

Variety shows

Discography

The discography of Bright consists of his elaborated music career, his singles, OST of many series, live concerts within

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and across

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countries, his music video appearances for other singers and few collaborations.

Awards and recognition

Awards

Other recognitions

References

External links

* * * * 1997 births Living people

Vachirawit Chivaaree Vachirawit Chivaaree (; born 27 December 1997), professionally recognised as Bright Vachirawit or Bright (), is a Thai actor, singer and entrepreneur. He is known for his role in the film '' Love You To Debt'', '' Congrats My Ex!'', in series '' ...

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