Archen Aydin

Archen Aydin (อาเชน ไอย์ดึน; born 10 March 2001), nicknamed Joong (จุง) is a Thai actor and singer signed to GMMTV. He is best known for his roles in 2Moons2 (2019), Star & Sky: Star in My Mind (2022), and Hidden Agenda (2023).

Early life
Joong was born in Thailand but moved with his mother and stepfather to Turkey when he was eight years old. He lived in Turkey for ten years and can speak fluent Turkish.

Joong returned to Thailand after nine years to attend university, where he enrolled at Stamford International University in Bangkok to study Creative Media Design. In 2023, he changed his major and is currently studying at Bangkok University at the School of Communication Arts, majoring in Broadcasting and Streaming Media Production. Joong won "Mister Teen Thailand" in 2018.

Career
In 2019, Joong started his acting career when he signed to talent agency Motive Village and made his television debut in 2Moons2.

In 2020, Joong became a member of Motive Village's boy group, OXQ. The group debuted on June 4, 2020 with the lead single "Me". However that November Joong revealed that he had become an Insight Entertainment trainee, confirming his departure from both Motive Village and OXQ. As a trainee under Insight Entertainment he participated in the pre-release single "I Like U Summer".

In September 2021, Joong announced through his social media accounts that he had signed a contract with the production and talent agency GMMTV. In 2022 he would star in his first series with the company, with a leading role in Star & Sky: Star in My Mind alongside Natachai Boonprasert. For the series, Joong released the single "My Starlight". The pair would later reprise their roles in Star & Sky: Sky in Your Heart and Our Skyy 2.

In 2023, Joong starred in the series Hidden Agenda.

Beginning in 2024, it was announced at the GMMTV 2024: Up & Above Part 1 press event that Joong would become the new host of the long-running variety show School Rangers and would star in the upcoming series Ploy's Yearbook.