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Thailand's Rising Instagram Stars are Sexy and They Know It BK hooks up with social media’s new narcissists to find out if constantly exposing your abs and cleavage is good for business. Are 15,000 followers the new 15 minutes of fame?
By Monruedee Jansuttipan, Nirotha Chandee | Jun 13, 2013
Akira “Theo” Kangmul and Korawit “Gun” Boonsri
Y-CoupleWhy are you so popular?Gun: We already had lots of followers, but it’s grown really fast as more girls discover we are a gay couple. We call this kind of fan “Y-Girl.” They love to see guys in love with each other. It’s been a trend for a while; they love to imagine their beloved good-looking male singer in love with another guy who is his close friend. They follow us because we are a real-life couple. Also some celebrities like Ploy Chermal have posted our pictures on their accounts—that got us at least 40,000 followers.
Do you have any stalkers?Gun: As our pictures always pop up on Instagram’s “explore” page, there are many foreigners who leave rude comments like “Fuck Gays,” “Fuck your mother,” or “Shit”—our fans fight back, too, though.
Are you addicted?Theo: Kind of, but I don’t think it’s too much. We just post photos when we go out to work or to cool places, or if we just want to say hi to our fans. At most, it’s about 3-4 photos a day. Some days we don’t post anything.
Gun: I don’t think I’m addicted. It’s normal to post photos on social networks.
What are the benefits?Theo: Fans! We get more people who love us and care about us. Our fans range from teenagers to 50-year-old aunties. Of course, we also get more jobs out of it. We’ve been hired to go out and post about events and products. We also have two movie projects coming out. One is due in June, TomGay: Muen Rak Salub Kua, and another, Boy Story, might be out in July.
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