Ruangsak Loychusak ( th, เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์), also known as James Ruangsak, is a Thai actor and singer. His first album was ''Dai Wela...James'' ("It's time for James"). He then released ''Siren Love'', ''Forever James'', ''The Next'', ''James Hits Series'', and ''James F. M.''. His bestselling albums include ''Siren Love'' and ''James F. M.'', and popular singles include: "Khon raek" ( th, คนแรก; : "First One"), "Khao man kai" (ข้าวมันไก่; "

Hainanese chicken rice Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chilli sauce and usually with cucumber garnishes. It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dish Wenchang chi ...

"), and "Mai aht bplian jai" (ไม่อาจเปลี่ยนใจ; "I Shouldn't Change Your Mind").

Early life

Loychusak was born into a

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family on 9 March 1978 in

Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality ( th, เทศบาลนครนครศรีธรรมราช, ; from Pali ''Nagara Sri Dhammaraja'') is a municipality (''thesaban nakhon'') in Southern Thailand, capital of Nakhon Si Thammarat prov ...

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Career

He entered the music business in 1995 when he released his first studio album ''Dai Wela...James'' with

RS Promotion RS Public Company Limited ( th, บริษัท อาร์เอส จำกัด (มหาชน)) the pioneer and has been the inspiration of Thai entertainment culture since 1982. Today, RS GROUP is categorized in the commerce sector i ...

, yielding successful results. He is considered one of the teen stars in Thailand's 1990s music scene, alongside contemporary teen stars such as Patiparn "Moss" Pataweekarn, Sornram "Num" Teppitak, Somchai "Tao" Khemklad, Suttida "Nook" Kasemsan na Ayudhya, Lift&Oil,

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, and

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. He was a

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practitioner, and starred in the February 1997 action film ''Gangster Boys'', directed by Ricky Loo and produced by

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. On 11 December 1998, Loychusak survived the crash of Thai Airways International Flight 261. The press therefore nicknamed him "Iron Bones Singer" or "James, The Iron Bones". He became popular again as Knight Mask (Nah Kak Atsawin) in season two of ''The Mask Singer''. He is a franchise owner of Hainanese chicken rice, which his family started in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Discography

RS Promotion

* ''Dai Wela...James'' (It's time for James) * ''Siren Love'' * ''Forever James'' * ''James F.M.'' * ''James Delivery'' * ''James Hits Series'' * ''James Festival'' * ''James Clinic'' * ''James Alive'' * ''James Zapp Story''

Various albums

* ''Superteens'' * ''The Next'' * ''The X-Venture''

GMM Grammy

* Now James

Concert

* RS Meeting

Filmography

Films

* ''Gangster Boys (The Gang)'' * ''CCJ'' * ''Home'' * ''Jandara 1'' * ''Jandara 2''

Television

*''Insee Daeng'' (superhero series aired on Channel 7 adapted from a namesake film in 60s and 70s starred

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) *''Boon Pong'' ( mini series, Boonpong Sirivejjabhandu's biography aired on

Thai PBS The Thai Public Broadcasting Service ( th, องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย; ), or TPBS ( th, ส.ส.ท.), is a public broadcastin ...

) * ''Susankhonpen'' (drama, horror series aired on Channel 7) * ''Penkhao'' *''Sri Ayodhaya'' (special series to glorify the Kings in the

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presented and aired on

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)

References

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