Fourth, For You

As a cosmic force of talent at just 21, the Thai star is the gift that keeps on giving.

- by LingJie Tuang Creative Direction & Styling Izwan Abdullah Photography Waroon Tuang Executive Producer & Interview Manfred Lu

As The Beatles once put it in the song The End, “The love you take is equal to the love you make”. The meteoric rise of Fourth Nattawat was not a circumstance in a vacuum. Through acting, performing, and even clothing design, the 21-year-old Thai artiste has found numerous ways to share his light with the world. With a palpable connection with his fans that transcends barriers of culture and language, alongside critically-acclaimed performances as a high school music club leader in My School President (2022) and the endearing, yet angsty nephew of a chicken rice shop owner in Moonlight Chicken (2023), Fourth has earned the love of his fans through his refined demonstration of vulnerability on screen and magnetic charm. With the year coming to an end, Fourth reflects on the ways he has given himself to the world and how it has reciprocated with the same level of fervour.

WHEN YOU THINK OF THE WORD “GIFT,” WHAT COMES TO MIND? HAS THAT CHANGED SINCE YOU BEGAN YOUR CAREER?

Love, good intentions, good relationships, and the act of giving itself.

YOU HAVE OFTEN CALLED YOUR FANS THE “BENEFACTORS” OF YOUR JOURNEY. WHAT’S THE MOST UNEXPECTED WAY THAT GIVING BACK TO THEM HAS CHANGED YOU?

I feel grateful to everyone who has loved me from the beginning. How I'd like to give back is by putting my heart and soul into every project and delivering it the best I can, so it matches the love they have given me.

YOU JUGGLE ACTING, SINGING, FASHION, AND STUDYING. HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE FEELING OF BEING GIVEN SO MUCH WHILE ALSO CARRYING EXPECTATIONS THAT SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE A DEBT?