With a logo of “Grateful Child” and the weapon of gratefulness on her side, Yui has proven herself to be one of the leading females of Channel 7’s “Wik Mo-Chit.” Not only that but she has a slew of lakorns to guarantee her skills as she takes on a multiplicity of different roles, lastly with the lakorn “Nok Ork” that toppled ratings recently. Question: All of a sudden a good production like “Nok Ork” became an evening lakorn. Are you afraid that history will repeat itself with your next lakorn? Question: Extra Extra “Yui Jiranan” casts away all criticisms about being “an ugly duckling” Question: You have the image of a sweet girl, yet when you play the role of a bad person, your eyes really mean business Question: Some people think there’s a bad side to you Question: You’re the beloved of many elders in the industry Question: You won’t take advantage of anyone, but would you allow yourself to be take advantage of? Question: Which lakorn do you think was the turning point in your life? Question: How proud are you of the term “Grateful Child” that has become your personal logo? Question: A Nang Eak’s Love Question: Do you feel confined since sometimes people need love Question: What is your mother worried about the most for you? Question: Decided for sure that a Star’s Love is unlucky? Question: Are you always going to be prepared for the uncertainty in life? Question: Knowing that the future is uncertain, if you happened to be unlucky in love, are you willing to face it with a smile?
From Papayon Bunterng 1489, August 2005 - Translated by Noiki 2005 (not a word for word translation)
Yui: If you ask me, I’m not afraid at all because I know that I worked hard and put a lot of effort into this lakorn. As for whether it’s going to be an evening lakorn or a lakorn after the news, I respect the decisions of the elders. “Pak Boong & Goong Nang” was also an evening lakorn but for different reasons. PBGN was a fun lakorn, this one is a creepy scary one dealing with ghosts. As for “Khun Noo Dok Fah Gup Maew Karng Baan” it’s pretty much a comedy. Is it romantic? Just a little bit, but the nang’eak in this lakorn is very nosy (laughs). She likes to pry into her neighbors’ business but it’s really fun being nosy and silly. This lakorn I’m paired with Note Watcharaboon, to me, Note looks really cute when he’s playing the lovey dovey scenes.
Yui: Not really…I don’t think I’m all that pretty right now (laughs). It’s just I’ve been taking better care of myself compared to before. When I first came into the biz I was quite dark, like a little country girl who didn’t know how to take care of herself. As I got older, I realized that in this industry you use your face and image to sell things, thus I had to take better care of myself. I may look better than before but I think I’m just a normal person. I admit that my acting skills are getting better since “Kom Payabaht” where I was still pretty stiff, I’ve been working to hone my abilities so that I can take on multiple roles. Personally I would like to take on many different roles so that I can further and prove my abilities. I want the viewers to see something different out of me and not the same characters all the time.
Yui: I want to say that I’m not a sweet girl at all. Sometimes people will see me as, or my face will look very prim and proper. Truthfully, I’m not that way at all, I just know how to present myself and how to use my manners in different situations. When I’m with friends I’m like any normal girl, we like to have fun and laugh. When I’m with adults, I have to remember to use good manners and I can’t act the same way around them as I do with my friends. It’s just knowing how to act around different people whether it’s with friends, at work or traveling. I’m really silly and crazy around my friends, I’m like a clown plus I like to talk a lot.
Yui: I can honestly say that there isn’t one. I can play the bad character because when my eyes are mean, they really look mean, I like it. People say when my eyes are mean, it’s really mean, but when they’re sad, it’s so heart wrenching. I like trying new things and especially the bad roles are really fun to play. My first role as a bad person was in the Mother’s Day mini series “Mae Pra Torranee” with P’Kob Suvanant. In that series, I was truly evil and it came out through the eyes of a hurt person. I like these types of roles when I play the bad person, sometimes I look so evil it makes my hair stand on ends.
Yui: Yes (smiles) I guess for the most part I am beloved by many elders in the industry. I know how to present myself in the presence of older people and behave in a manner that makes them endear and like me. The reason they like me is maybe they see me as a strong girl who takes care of her family and is hard working (smiles). I like to think it’s because of this that elders endear me for instance Grandma Eed (Sininart Phoddhiweth) who I met when I was filming “Kom Payabaht.” She loves me and worries about me, and when we see each other she always gives me a hug. And speaking of others, one most definite person would have to be Aunt Dao (Duangdao Jarujinda) she loves me and I love her too. Who ever she meets, everyone always tells me the same thing that she talks about me all the time and it’s always in a good light. If you ask me I’m very happy because I love Aunt Dao as if she were a mother of mines. Whatever holidays come up, if we can’t call each other, we’ll send messages; and if there’s any news if she can’t call me she’ll call my manager (P’Took) instead. She’s always looking out for me and worried about my wellbeing.
Yui: You can say I’m polite, sympathetic and don’t like to take advantage of others but that doesn’t mean I’ll allow people to take advantage of me. If that were to happen I’d have no other choice but to fight, but I’m not going to be whiny about it. I’m not a whiny person, if I’m not satisfied with something I’d rather talk it out and clear the air. If you want me to insult or yell at someone, that’s something I’m not going to do and I’ve never thought about doing. I would never want something like that to occur because I’m a courteous person. If I’m really really really really angry, just give me some time (laughs), I’ll meditate a little and it’ll be fine…in no time I’m soft hearted again.
Yui: I’d have to say it would be the first lakorn I ever starred in “Kom Payabaht.” A lot of people tuned in to watch and the ratings were always at number one. It was the lakorn that made many people feel sorry for my character, but it was also fun to film. From that point on, the public has welcomed me greatly and I gained some fans from then on.
Yui: I’m very proud, because no matter what they write it’s always “Yui: Grateful Child.” I’m really happy that so many people bestowed this title on me (laughs) because it’s something I really want people to see and allows me to take this title and be a role model to my fans. It makes me proud of the things I’ve accomplished thus far and I want people to see that it can benefit society in some way or another. There are many people who admire me on the basis of my gratefulness and it makes me proud of who I am.
Yui: If you ask the meaning of the word “Nang Eak,” my heroine is a normal woman that have a love like anyone else’s in the world, ands needs a man who…if you ask me…is warm and understanding, an adult, able to take care of me, give advice in anything, and understands and accepts my family. Today I still hold the same ideas, but I can’t say much about it right now, my mom complains [whispers] my mom doesn’t like to me speak on this topic because whatever news that comes out surrounding it will be bad news.
Yui: I don’t feel confined at all. My mom doesn’t prevent me from liking anyone or from anyone liking me, she just doesn’t want me to talk about it because unless everything is sure, then it wont be good for my image and the news that comes out is always bad. She wants me to know the other person long enough so that I am sure. Truthfully she’s not preventing me at all, she just doesn’t want me to look bad in the public eye.
Yui: That’s it, men, because I’m grown up now she she’s afraid guys will try to hit on me; that and my driving because I like to fall asleep behind the wheel (laughs) due to my lack of rest. When I’m driving I get sleepy, but now she sent my sister (P’Noi) to stay and take care of me, so she’s not so worried about me like before.
Yui: That’s right! (a big laugh) I have to say that’s right because I just don’t have time at all. If I’m going to see someone seriously, we would need time to spend with each other, something I have very little of. That’s the reality of my life, I just don’t have time, and if I can’t commit to that then it would just have to end. If he understands this part of my life that would be great, but I don’t know and only time will tell how strong our love will be. It could be a year or it could be 5-6 years, everything is uncertain. But one thing that is certain is that the person would have to be approved by my mom and my family members, because in the end, I’ll choose my mom.
Yui: I think about it everyday, even if I was working in the business or not, the future is still unknown. I have to make the best of what comes and savor the happiness that is here, I don’t need to think about what will come tomorrow. Stressing over it’s not good, having too high of expectations or hopes will sometime disappoint us when they aren’t fulfilled. I look at everything in life this way, whether it’s work, the way I live my life, or even love. It’s enough for me to know that I’m doing my best in what I have right now.
Yui: I would be happy to. I’m the type of person who isn’t serious or stresses over this, and I’m open minded enough to accept it. If I had a boyfriend and I didn’t have time for him or anything else, I’d have to be happy for him if he chooses to go. I can’t be a selfish person and make him stay when I couldn’t make him happy when he’s with me. If he truly loves me and can wait for me then it’s going to be okay and he’s going to wait for me. But if one day he meets someone better than me, and I know in my heart that I can’t be what he wants, then I have to be strong about it and let him go. We’d have to see first, because I can say all of this now but if it really happens of course I’m going to be somewhat heartbroken, it’s normal. I’d just have to deal with it because it’s a decision that I made, I chose to work so I’m going to work, and I’ll always choose my family.