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= The Thai Soap =

History
The Thai Soap or Lakhon is a popular type of fiction in Thai Television. Thai soap is easily distinguished from other types of "soaps" due to their generally low production standards, shot/reverse-shot camera techniques, and the excessive amount of strong emotion and moral polarization conveyed through the dialogue, body language, and facial expressions of the main characters. They are typically aired during prime time, beginning either before or around 20:25–20:30 local time. A prime-time drama's episode lasts 45 to 2 hours, not including commercial breaks. The main broadcasting channels are Channel 7, Channel 3, One 31, Channel 8, Mono 29, and GMM25.

The popularity of Thai television, its excessive emotionalism, and its prime-time viewing hours actually put it in closer relation to Latin and South American telenovelas than to American or European soap operas. A key difference is the time span of each series: while Thai soap operas typically run for three months, telenovelas tell a single, self-contained story over the course of a year or less. Lakhon typically airs two or three episodes weekly on Monday through Tuesday, Wednesday through Thursday, and Friday through Sunday.

Thai Rating System
A significant component of Lakhon is the rating system that is displayed prior to the very start of the title credits. A symbol designating appropriateness for television programming, allowing viewers to select dramas based on their age and substance. Four categories exist for dramas:

ท stands for shows that are appropriate for audiences of all ages, meaning it doesn’t have any violent or mature content and doesn’t have any time restrictions on air time.

13+ is reserved for shows that are appropriate for audiences 13 years of age and older. This programme contains information, sound, or pictures that should be viewed with caution. Broadcasting before 10:00 p.m. should provide counsel to viewers under the age of thirteen.

18+is used for content that is intended for viewers above the age of 18, as it contains pictures, sounds, and content that is improper in terms of language, gender, and aggressive behavior. It is recommended that viewers under the age of eighteen (18) seek parental assistance and refrain from broadcasting before 10:00 p.m.

ฉ is the programmes intended exclusively for adults. There could be offensive language, noises, or visuals that depict violence, sex, or behavior. Watching by children and young people is not recommended due to unsuitable or mentally damaging content. Broadcasting must take place before 12:00 a.m. and cannot take place after 5:00 a.m. the following day in order to stop youngsters from copying the content.

Genres of Thai Soap
Thai soap is a genre of serialized tv drama with an extended period of three months. Thai soap or Lakhon can be classified in 4 genres: working-class melodrama, historical romance, teen drama and mystery/ thriller. However, melodramatic narratives and many plots that may or may not interweave are what they usually have in common. The mainstream media is also paying attention to Thai Youth series, in addition to the traditional Thai soap opera genre. Similar to Thai soap operas, the focus is on boy love and the LGBTQ+ community, which is growing both domestically and internationally.

The Thai soap series usually centers on the mysteries and challenges of love and family life, but it is usually interspersed with events like accident-related hospital stays, murders, and illnesses in order to advance the plot or introduce unexpected turns of events that need to be handled within the framework of relationships. For centuries Thai audiences have been entertained with tales of abused lovers, major and minor wives, poor children who discover their noble birth, and tensions between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, to name just a few. However, contemporary Lakhon reinvents time-honored themes by frequently setting the characters in Bangkok, where they have lavish residences, cars, and clothes, and exposes them to contemporary events and technology like cell phones. which aid in making the scene seem more believable and realistic to the audience.

Previous research on the Thai Boys' Love series has focused on the ideas delivered in the series as well as viewers' attitudes about the performers. To begin, the Thai Boys' Love series clearly establishes Thailand as a "gay paradise"2 where homosexual lovers are allowed to express their love.

Thai Youth Series, often known as Modern Thai Soap, is a prominent genre in Thailand at present day. By giving the character a specific cultural background and trait, as well as primarily focusing on public relations to increase viewership and engagement, the show has a significant impact on the upcoming generation of Thai teens and young adults, economically and culturally.

Fans of this Thai youth genre, in which the plot centers on the relationship between two guys, have given them the well-known nickname "Sao Wai," which has been translated to "Y Girl" by the general public. The phrase's origins and meaning are rooted in the Japanese word Yaoi, which is used to characterize any media that depicts male-to-male love. Furthermore, the name Sao, which means "girl," refers to the existence that young girls and women make up the majority of the audience.

Major Production Broadcast
Channel 3HD is a cable channel where dramas that concluded one to five years ago are rebroadcast in the afternoons, Monday through Friday.

Dramas on Channel 7HD that concluded one and a half to three years ago will rerun in the afternoons from Monday through Friday.

There are two new dramas on Channel 8 every week, broadcast Monday to Tuesday and Wednesday to Friday.

The GMM Grammy Company operates the Channel One31 and Channel GMM25. Daily broadcasts of the drama starts at 8:30 p.m.

Channel mono29 will broadcast the drama live from 6:00 p.m. - 7:05 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday.

List of sample Thai Soap that will be shown in 2024 on various channels, starting with Duangjai Deva Phrom by Channel 3HD, The Deception Game by Channel 7HD, Lustful Phantom by Channel 8, วิมานสีทอง by Channel One31, Ploy’s Yearbook by Channel GMM25 and Risk Lust Love by Channel mono29

Awards
Thai drama awards are decided by a committee based on discretion, real-time watching ratings, and viewer voting. The research firm ACNielsen (Thailand) creates the ratings in Thailand. ACNielsen will then take the information from the boxes of the target audience's homes and the numbers recorded by the company itself, process them to compare, and summarize them as rating numbers the target group consists of about 1,000 households. They will install data recording boxes (TV Meters) in the homes of this group and go into detail to determine the member IDs in the homes of the target group computed as a proportion of the total number of viewers. A rating of 1 should be counted as a round number. In other words, the number of viewers is equal to 500,000 - 600,000 individuals.

From the past to the present, on August 3rd, 1957, the first Thai Association Award for Thai film and television was held in Lumpini Park, Bangkok. The Golden Doll Award (รางวัลตุ๊กตาทอง) was presented by the Thai Chamber of Commerce and was discontinued for nine years until being reinstituted in 1974 by the Thai Entertainment Reporter Association. The Golden Doll Magazine's editor, Mr. Santisiri, stated that his goals were to "bring Thai films into the regulated entertainment industry system" and "raise the status of Thai films to a higher level than ever before." Held once a year, the Association Awards are divided into categories such as Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, and so on. A team of writers, reviewers, censors, journalists, and moviegoers made up the judging panel for the first year, which had 52 Thai films nominated for prizes. Luechai Narunat, who starred in the 1957 film The Claws of Garuda, was the first-ever awards ceremonial winner for Best Leading Actor, while Wilaiwan Watthanapanich, who starred in the 1953 film Sao Khruea Fa, received the award for Best Leading Actress. For his films Setthi Anatha (1957) and The Lone Path (1955), Wasan Sunthornpaksin wins the Best Directing Award.

Examples of dramas that received the most awards

Love Destiny that was shown on Channel 3HD, directed by Phawat Panangkasri Cast Ranee Campen (Lady Karaked), Tanawat Wattanapuri (Dech) It is The Thai Soap that became a sensation in 2018, winning six awards from nine categories of 33rd TV Gold Awards, including Outstanding Drama Song (Buppesannivas song sung by Saranyu Winaipanich), Outstanding Television Drama by Salaya Sukhaniwat, Outstanding Director by Phawat Panangkasiri, Outstanding Supporting Actor by Louis Scott, Outstanding Lead Actress by Ranee Campen, and Outstanding Drama. That is regarded as the most significant reward in this award announcement.

Line TV Awards
Another notable award for the Thai entertainment industry is the digital entertainment award event, which is hosted by LINE TV, a high-quality online video platform that brings together diverse types of entertainment. Whether it's dramas, movies, entertainment programmes, music, sports, lifestyle, cartoons, or different live broadcasts, they'll provide a watching experience for individuals in the nation and help get Thai content in front of viewers in over 28 countries.

LINE TV Awards allows LINE TV users and supporters of artists around the country to vote for awards to support the organizers, actors, and crew. There are 12 awards in total, separated into awards from Voting for seven prizes includes:


 * LINE TV BEST DRAMATIC SCENE
 * LINE TV BEST COMEDY SCENE
 * LINE TV BEST VIRAL SCENE
 * LINE TV BEST RISING STAR
 * LINE TV BEST THAI SONG
 * LINE TV BEST KISS SCENE
 * LINE TV BEST COUPLE

Additional five prizes are based on LINE TV data includes:


 * MOST FOLLOWERS OF THE YEAR
 * MOST HEARTED CONTENT OF THE YEAR
 * TOP SEARCHED CONTENT OF THE YEAR
 * ANIMATION OF THE YEAR
 * DRAMA OF THE YEAR

Nataraj Awards
Professionals in radio and television broadcast have observed that awarding has existed throughout history. There are no awards with judges who are true broadcasting professionals. To be able to offer both science and art to the selection process based on real-world professional experiences. In order to share this information with society, This genuinely highlights the potential of people with vocations and professions in the radio and television industries. As a result, an event was conducted to reveal the Nataraja Awards for radio and television practitioners. To establish new criteria for assessing prizes by professional entrepreneurs.

There are 28 television award categories for drama are

Prime Time Drama Awards (time slot 18:00-22:00) include:


 * Best drama
 * Best director
 * Best Leading Actress
 * Best Leading Actor
 * Best Supporting Actress
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Best television script

Non-Prime Time drama awards (22:00 onwards) include:


 * Best drama
 * Best director
 * Best Leading Actress
 * Best Leading Actor
 * Best Supporting Actress
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Best television script

Best Drama Component Awards (for Prime Time and Non-Prime Time dramas only) include:


 * Best cast
 * Best drama song
 * Best costume
 * Best sequence
 * Best cinematography
 * Best art direction
 * Best computer graphics design

Drama and series awards (online platform) consists of


 * Best dramas and series
 * Best Original Drama or Series
 * Best Leading Actress
 * Best Leading Actor
 * Best Supporting Actress
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Drama Series of The Year (Audience Vote)

Thailand’s National Film Association Awards
Thailand’s National Film Association Award is an annual award given out by the National Federation of Motions Picture and Contents Associations (MPC) in collaboration with the Thai Writers' Association, Thai Journalists Association, Thai Public Relations Association, and other groups in the entertainment and media industries to recognize and push Thai filmmakers who have produced outstanding works of art.


 * Best Picture of the Year
 * Best Director of the Year
 * Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
 * Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 * Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
 * Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
 * Screenplay of the Year
 * Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
 * Best Film Editing
 * Best Sound Editing and Mixing
 * Best Original Song
 * Best Original Score
 * Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
 * Best Costume Design
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyling
 * Best Visual Effects
 * Best Documentary Feature

Kom Chad Luek  Awards
The Entertainment News Department organizes the Komchadluek Award, which honors individuals in the Thai entertainment business in four categories: television dramas, movies, international Thai music, and country music. Kom Chad Luek Newspaper The inaugural award ceremony took place in 2004 and has continued to this day.

television dramas include:


 * Best Television Drama
 * Best Television Drama Director category
 * Best Actor in a Television Drama Category
 * Best Actress in a Television Drama Category
 * Best Supporting Actor in Television Drama
 * Best Supporting Actress in Television Drama
 * Best Television Drama Category

Thai TV Gold Awards
The Television Promotion Club and the Chamnong Rangsikul Foundation co-organised the event in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the Safe and Creative Media Development Fund. To recognise people who have produced high-quality work and made significant contributions to the Thai television industry, both on and off screen.

Television award for honor in the field of drama:


 * Outstanding Safe and Creative Media Innovation Award
 * Outstanding Artistic Composition Drama Award
 * Outstanding Social Creative Drama Award
 * Outstanding Television Drama Award
 * Outstanding Director Award
 * Outstanding Male Supporting Star Award
 * Outstanding Female Supporting Star Award
 * Outstanding Lead Actor Award
 * Outstanding Lead Actress Award