Ruangsak Loychusak

Ruangsak Loychusak
Ruangsak Loychusak
Background information
Also known as	James Ruangsak; Iron Bones Singer; James, The Iron Bones
Born	9 March 1978 (age 46); Cha-uat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Origin	Bangkok, Thailand
Genres	Pop, Pop dance, Luk Thung
Occupation(s)	singer, actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, drummer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	RS Promotion (1995–2007), GMM Grammy (2007–2014)

Ruangsak Loychusak (Thai: เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์) also known as James Ruangsak is a Thai actor and singer. His first album was Dai Wela...James ("It's time for James"). He then made more albums, including Siren Love, Forever James, The Next, James Hits Series, and James F. M.. His bestselling albums include Siren Love and James F. M., and popular singles include: "Khon raek" (Thai: คนแรก; lit.: "First One"), "Khao man kai" (ข้าวมันไก่; "Hainanese chicken rice"), and "Mai aht bplian jai" (ไม่อาจเปลี่ยนใจ; "I Shouldn't Change Your Mind").

Biography

Loychusak was born into a Thai Chinese family on 9 March 1978 in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand. He entered the show business in 1995 when he released his first studio album Dai Wela...James with RS Promotion, yielding successful results. He is considered one of the famous stars in Thailand's 90s alongside many other contemporary stars such as Patiparn "Moss" Pataweekarn, Sornram "Num" Teppitak, Somchai "Tao" Khemklad, Suttida "Nook" Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya, Lift&Oil, Raptor, Tata Young, etc.

After being a taekwondo practitioner, he starred in the February 1997 action film film Gangster Boys, directed by Ricky Loo from Hong Kong and produced by Five Star Production.^[1]

In December 1998, Loychusak survived the crash of Thai Airways International Flight 261, the press therefore nicknamed him "Iron Bones Singer" or "James, The Iron Bones".^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

He became popular again as Knight Mask (Nah Kak Atsawin) in season two of The Mask Singer.^[8]

Besides, he is also a business owner franchise of Hainanese chicken rice, which is an original career of his family in Nakhon Si Thammarat.^[9]

Discography

RS Promotion

Dai Wela...James (It's time for James)
Siren Love
Forever James
James F.M.
James Delivery
James Hits Series
James Festival
James Clinic
James Alive
James Zapp Story

Various album

Superteens
The Next
The X-Venture

GMM Grammy

Now James

Concert

RS Meeting

Filmography

Films

Gangster Boys (The Gang)
CCJ
Home
Jandara 1
Jandara 2

Television

Insee Daeng (superhero series adapted from a namesake film in 60s and 70s with Mitr Chaibancha that aired on Channel 7)
Boon Pong (mini series, Boonpong Sirivejjabhandu's biography aired on Thai PBS)
Susankhonpen (drama, horror series aired on Channel 7)
Penkhao
Sri Ayodhaya (special series to glorify the Kings in the Ayutthaya period presented and aired on TrueVisions)

References

^ "แก๊งค์กระแทกก๊วนส์" [Gangster Boys]. Five Star Production (in Thai).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ James Ruangsak From the Thai Rath Newspaper
^ "เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ใน THE MASK SINGER 2 สมัยก่อนนี่ดังมากเลยเหรอครับ" [James Ruangsak in THE MASK SINGER 2 In the old days, were they really popular?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์" สมัยก่อนดังขนาดไหน" [How famous "James Ruangsak" in olden days]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์" ใน "มุมมองของคุณ" เป็นอย่างไร" [How is "James Ruangsak Loychusak" in "Your viewpoint"?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "19 ปีที่ไม่มีใครเคยรู้! เจมส์ ยอมเล่าทุกนาทีระทึกตอนเครื่องบินตก(คลิป)" [19 years that nobody knows! James reluctantly tells every minute of a plane crash (clip)]. www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "'เจมส์'รำลึกครบ21ปี'TG261'ตก เผยโฉม'กู้ภัย'ผู้ช่วยชีวิต". dailynews (in Thai). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "เฉลยเจ้าของเสียงที่อยู่ภายใต้ "หน้ากากอัศวิน" ประหลาดใจมาก" [Answer the owner of the voice that is under "Knight's Mask" was very surprised.]. www.sanook.com/news (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "ใครเกิดทัน "เจมส์ ข้าวมันไก่" บ้าง?" [Who was born in the era "James Chicken Rice"?]. Thai Rath. Advertorial. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "แก๊งค์กระแทกก๊วนส์" [Gangster Boys]. Five Star Production (in Thai).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] James Ruangsak From the Thai Rath Newspaper

[3] "เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ใน THE MASK SINGER 2 สมัยก่อนนี่ดังมากเลยเหรอครับ" [James Ruangsak in THE MASK SINGER 2 In the old days, were they really popular?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์" สมัยก่อนดังขนาดไหน" [How famous "James Ruangsak" in olden days]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] ""เจมส์ เรืองศักดิ์ ลอยชูศักดิ์" ใน "มุมมองของคุณ" เป็นอย่างไร" [How is "James Ruangsak Loychusak" in "Your viewpoint"?]. Pantip (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "19 ปีที่ไม่มีใครเคยรู้! เจมส์ ยอมเล่าทุกนาทีระทึกตอนเครื่องบินตก(คลิป)" [19 years that nobody knows! James reluctantly tells every minute of a plane crash (clip)]. www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "'เจมส์'รำลึกครบ21ปี'TG261'ตก เผยโฉม'กู้ภัย'ผู้ช่วยชีวิต". dailynews (in Thai). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[8] "เฉลยเจ้าของเสียงที่อยู่ภายใต้ "หน้ากากอัศวิน" ประหลาดใจมาก" [Answer the owner of the voice that is under "Knight's Mask" was very surprised.]. www.sanook.com/news (in Thai). Retrieved 15 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] "ใครเกิดทัน "เจมส์ ข้าวมันไก่" บ้าง?" [Who was born in the era "James Chicken Rice"?]. Thai Rath. Advertorial. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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