Let there be love
Club Friday celebrates happiness and sadness but also love at last weekend's concert, the latest in the Green series
The 15th Green Concert, “Club Friday: Based on a True Story”, staged last weekend at Royal Paragon Hall, lasted for four hours and had the audience both laughing and crying as it narrated real-life love stories.
Featuring numbers from the album “Club Friday: Based on a True Story by Earn Piyada”, the show opened with “Wan Suk”, the theme of the radio show hosted Nuengthida “Noona” Sophon and Pongkul "Pop" Suebsueng. They talked about “Club Friday” Green Wave 106.5FM's popular programme, the starting point for the concert.
The lights dimmed for a video presentation showing a scene from the popular movie “Hello Stranger” voiced over by a man who’d phoned in to Saithip Montrikul Na Ayudhaya, aka DJ Chod and DJ Napaporn “Oy” Taivitwareegune on their Club Friday program. The guy in question explained he’s fallen in love with a lady he’d met in Korea but he didn’t know her name.
The film’s leading actress Nuengthida Sophon then appeared on stage appeared singing “Rak Mai Tong Karn Wela”, the soundtrack from the movie.
Nuengthida was joined by Mild’s Bordin “Pae” Charoenrat for “Rak Rao Mai Tao Kan” before handing over the microphone to Pae for “Jak Kon Rak Kao”.
Special guest Pornthip Rojanasunand, the well-known forensic pathologist, author, human rights activist and cancer survivor, was next up on the giant screen and spoke to the audience about love.
Piyanut “Jiew” Sueajongprue and Napatsorn “New” Putornjai duetted on “Ror Leaw Dai Arai”. Napatsorn spoke being eliminated from talent show “The Star” and looked sad as she recalled her disappointment but broke into smiles when her boyfriend, Premmanat “Peck” Suwannanon, joined her on stage, presenting her with roses and singing “Khon Nai Fan”.
Actor Piyathida “Pok” Woramusik and actress Napakon “Tak” Mitaim, who appeared in the music video of “Yud Bok Lerk Kan Sia Te”, did a credible job singing the number and also introduced their MV co-star Captain Char Siriwanya from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad, who lost a leg while defusing a bomb.
“Life carries on thanks to the support I’ve received from everyone. The pain just lasted a while. I am proud to be a soldier of His Majesty the King, Many people have suffered much more than I. Today, my family is right besides me. We may not be rich but we are happy,” he said.
Eakachai “Eakky” Aursangkomset was next up on stage, singing “Kon Tee Ter Mai Yom Rub”, a hit from the 1990s. To the delight of his fans, he was joined by his former UHT bandmates Phuthanate “Captain” Hongmanop and Wuttisit “Tem” Suebsuwan for “Young Yin Dee Krub Pheun”.
Thitima “Ann” Patumtip crooned “Ploy Mue” and “Khon Mai Na Songsarn” before introducing surprise guests Patiparn “Mos” Pataweekarn and Sunisa “Aom” Sukboonsang, who became teen stars at around the same time. They duetted on “Pieng Pheun” and “Mai Rak Kor Ba”.
Pongkul returned to the stage via a video presentation and explained how he had ignored his father for much of his adult life, never bothering to remember his birthday. Last year, his dad fell sick with cancer and Pongkul was heartbroken at the time he had wasted. As the screen faded to black, Pongkul sang “Ja Dai Mai Lerm Kan” with tears streaming down his face.
In the final part of the show, Moderndog’s Thanachai “Pod” Ujjin sang “Khein Tung Kon Bom Fha” and “Jot Mai Jak Khwam Ngao”.
“Today, we have come together to learn from real experiences. The stories we have heard tell us that love can bring happiness. We have seen pain too. But we can learn from these tales and live more carefully. When we are apart, we will remember the value of being together.
"Thank you Club Friday for bringing us all here. Today, we all have contributed to the Sithanya Hospital Foundation too,” Pod said.
DJ Napaporn echoed his sentiments. “This been a very exciting night. Club Friday has made a long journey on the road to where we are today. But it still like the first day we met. We can talk about all aspects of love.”
