Milking it

Girl group share their thoughts

By Suwitcha Chaiyong
Photos by Varuth Hiranyatheb

Since Afu Narongsak — the man behind success of many top pop groups such as K-otic and Faye Fang Kaew — left Kamikaze to work at Halo, he’s created a five-member girl group, Milkshake. Their debut single, “Hae (Share),” got a mixed response. Admirers liked the song because it had interesting sounds of Thai instruments, but others claimed that the girls had lousy choreography. In response to the negative feedback, Milkshake released a new dance video and got more positive reviews.

Recently, Student Weekly met up with the five pretty girls from Milkshake — former Candy Mafia member Warunthorn Thiemsak (Bam Bam), 19, former solo singer Phattrapreya Younyao (Taton), 19, net idol Pornnappan Pornpenpipat (Nene), 18, cover dancer Kwanjai Chaichankul (Kwan), 18 and Prapatsorn Thitiprechar (Ginnii), 18. The girls told us about their music, their performance and their goals.

Student Weekly: Bam Bam and Taton, how is working with Milkshake different to your previous work?

Bam Bam: Working with Milkshake and Lady Mafia is similar because I work with a group. But with Lady Mafia I was younger, so the crew told me how to dance and sing. At Halo, the crew asked for our opinions. I told them what kind of outfit I like and how I dance and sing. Milkshake’s members have a sense of humour and aren’t so girly, so they are easy to hang out with.

Taton: Being solo and working with a group is different. Working with a group is fun. I have friends to work with, but it’s difficult to manage time and practice the choreography to be synchronised. As a solo singer it was hard to keep the audiences’ attention for the entire show.

Student Weekly: Kwan, as a former cover dancer, how do you feel about singing?

Kwan: It’s challenging and fun. I like both singing and dancing, so I was excited to show my singing potential. Though my singing isn’t great, I always practice and still take singing lessons.

Student Weekly: Nene, how was your fan meeting in Vietnam?

Nene: I covered songs on YouTube and have a lot of fans from Vietnam. At the fan meeting, we had a meal and chatted together. There were about 50 people at the event. They also said they liked my appearance.

Student Weekly: Ginnii, why are you interested in DJing?

Ginnii: I tried playing many instruments like violin, cello, guitar, flute and Thai xylophone but didn’t succeed. I saw a DJ mixing in a video and thought it was cool, so started to learn about it. I enjoy it because it’s different from other instruments and I can add my style to the music.

Student Weekly: How do you feel when some people say your dancing isn’t as perfect as K-pop groups?

Bam Bam: If we can make our dancing perfect, it’s great. But to have synchronised choreography all the time lacks charm. The dancing may be more interesting if we can improvise our own style.

Student Weekly: Do you keep up with trends like the song “Share” mentions?

Taton: I like to share popular content on social media, but I don’t need to buy the latest iPhone immediately like in the song.

Ginnii: I’m interested in new restaurants but I wait until they’re less crowded.

Student Weekly: How was your show at the latest Big Mountain Music Festival?

Kwan: It was great fun. We didn’t expect a big audience because we’re a new group and we were an opening act. While we were performing the first song, people began to notice us. By the third song we had more people dancing. We were happy to see concertgoers enjoying our performance.

Student Weekly: How do you stay fit?

Bam Bam: We don’t have any tips about staying fit because most of us enjoy eating, but we exercise by dancing often. Nene and Ginnii eat a lot and like junk food but they don’t get fat.

Kwan: It seems like things those two girls eat make me fat. I like to eat salad and chicken. I don’t eat snacks, but I’m the chubbiest.

Student Weekly: What is Milkshake’s goal?

Taton: Our goal is to make people know and love us more. We wish that T-pop will be known across Asia. We will give our all and do our best to reach the goal.

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