Kamikaze puts its young artists up against veterans The Richman Toy and Lipta in a "battle of the bands"
Kamikaze, RS Public's "music for teens" label, is bringing its young artists back to the stage on October 13 for the sixth edition of its popular annual concert. But this year's show will be different that the earlier pop fests, as "K Fight", is doing away with tradition and bringing in guests from other labels to play alongside the Kamikaze crowd.
"The past Kamikaze concerts have been a real hit with the young audience who are our targets," says Hatai Sarawutpaiboon, vice president and creative director of RS Public. "When we started out, we were determined to make a music label for talented teens in the hope that they would draw fans of the same age. No other label in the Thai music business has succeeded in this and here we are, still going strong,
"But we also want to avoid getting stale so we thought it would be a nice touch to invite guests to perform with our Kamikaze artists. This will take the form of a music battle with Lipta and The Richman Toy going up against the Kamikaze kids."
The label for teens, which has a major following and whose website has topped a million visits, features 15 young artists. They are: Four-Mod (Sakonrat Woraurai and Napapat Wattanakamonwut), NeKo Jump (Waruttha and Charuttha Imraporn), Panyarisa "Waii" Thienprasiddhi, Kulamas "Kanomjean" Limprawuttiwaranonth, Fay Fang Kaew (Pornpawee and Dhanantorn Neerasingh, Jarinya Sirimongkbolsakul), 3.2.1 (Jirayut Phaloprakarn, Gavin Duval and Chatchaya Songcharoen) Dharmthai "Timethai" Plangsilp, Min "Mr Min" Yongsuwimon, Sinchanok "Thank You" Klaitae, Demo Project (Staryu "So" Narkthongpet, Chalatjak "New" Threenonglug, Arisara "Fah" Buaprang, and Worakamon "Jeff" Sater).
"In the beginning, our target group was high school students. Nowadays, it's wider because some of our artists have grown up and the fans have grown with them. Looking at the posts on several social networking channels including YouTube, we've found that young working people are also coming to the concerts," Hatai says. "Most Kamikaze artists perform pop mixed with other music categories. For example, Waii sings pop and R&B while 3.2.1 does hip hop and T-hop."
The "K Fight" title, Hatai explains, refers to the singing and dancing battles between the home team and the guests. "The concert is designed to run for three hours and in addition to solo sets, the audience will enjoy fights between label mates and acts from different labels.
"Usually, our artists compete against each other so the upcoming battles will be more colourful and enjoyable. The Richman Toy will be up against Four-Mod because they both worked together on the duo's single, 'Fan Khan Raek' though the show will mark the first time that Smallroom's rock band and Kamikaze's Four-Mod perform together on stage. Unlike the Richman Toy, Lipta has never worked with Kamikaze artists. We'll also be introducing new artists, Min and Thank You."
And it's not just Hatai who's excited about the upcoming show, Weeranat "Jab" Thipayamonthon, frontman of The Richman Toy, says the rockers are also looking forward to the experience. "I wonder who will win the battle between us and Four-Mod," says Jab. "I do hope the fans turn up to find out."
Sing a song
"K Fight" takes place on October 13 at 5 at Royal Paragon Hall.
Tickets costing from Bt500 to Bt2,000 are on sale at Thai Ticket Major outlets.
Call (02) 262 3456 or visit www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.
Reference : http://www.nationmultimedia.com/life/The-kids-are-alright-30216315.html
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