Boy and Gypso go at it
Did you know
Boy won Cleo magazine’s Most Eligible Bachelor Award in 2008.
By Tatat Bunnag
Photographs by Varuth Hirunyatheb
and courtesy of M-39
After becoming one of the most in demand TV drama actors over the past few years, 29-year-old Pakorn Chatborrirak (Boy) has returned to feature film acting with his part in M-39’s latest romantic comedy, Fud-Jung-To.
Directed by Reukchai “Yacht” Puangpetch and starring Boy and popular actress Ramita Mahapreukpong (Gypso), Fud-Jung-To is being marketed as a sadistic romantic comedy.
Set in Japan, Fud-Jung-To is an unusual love story about a couple who have recently broken up, but who nevertheless decide to take one last trip together to see if there’s any chance of reviving their relationship. The trip quickly goes horribly wrong when they start constantly fighting with each other, often in hilarious ways.
Student Weekly recently caught up with Boy at M-39 headquarters to chat about the making of Fud-Jung-To.
Student Weekly: This is your first feature film since Lao Wedding in 2011. Why did you decide to take this role?
Boy: I’m more of a TV drama actor nowadays because I have a contract with Channel 3. I’ve been offered few different roles in movies, but I had to wait until I found a script that I liked and had enough free time to do it. I think Fud-Jung-To has a unique and interesting story.
Student Weekly: What does the title Fud-Jung-To mean?
Boy: The title of the movie was the director’s idea. It’s just made-up words put together. Fud-Jung kind of means “fighting a lot” in Thai, and the word To is like the sound Japanese people make when they speak English, like “fight-to!”
Student Weekly: Can you tell us about the idea of this film being a sadistic comedy?
Boy: The movie is full of kisses and slapping. [Laughs.] My character Golf and his girlfriend Gap are always arguing and end up hitting each other throughout the film. But don’t misunderstand that it’s a violent movie. Fud-Jung-To is a comedy and all the crazy fighting is played for laughs only.
Student Weekly: Would you date a girl who keeps hurting you physically like in the movie?
Boy: Absolutely not! [Laughs.] It’s okay when you watch it in this movie because it’s funny. But you definitely should not do that in the real life or in a real relationship. I couldn’t stand a girl who kept beating me all the time.
Student Weekly: What was it like working with Gypso?
Boy: We’ve worked together before, but this was our first movie together. Gypso is always very nice. She helped me a lot during the filming because she has had more experience than me working on feature films and comedies.
Student Weekly: Did you enjoy filming in Japan?
Boy: It was really fun. We shot most of the film in Narita city in nine days last October. The film crew was very professional, so the filming went really smoothly.
Student Weekly: Why shouldn’t anybody miss Fud-Jung-To?
Boy: It’s a fun movie with unique storytelling. There aren’t only violent scenes in the film — there are also some sentimental moments here that will bring tears to your eyes. It’s a good movie about relationships in the modern world.
Vocabulary
- sadistic (adj): used to describe somebody who gets pleasure from hurting other people
nevertheless (adv): in spite of something that you have just mentioned
revive (v): to make something become healthy and strong again
smoothly (adv): without problems or difficulties
sentimental (adj): producing emotions such as pity, romantic love or sadness
Idioms
in demand: wanted by a lot of people
play something for laughs: to do something that is intended to by funny and not to be taken seriously
