Suppasit Jongcheveevat (Thai: ศุภศิษฏ์ จงชีวีวัฒน์, RTGS: Supphasit Chongchiwiwat), nicknamed Mew (Thai: มิว, RTGS: Mio), is a Thai actor, singer-songwriter, model, producer and CEO. He is known for his role as Tharn in TharnType: The Series. He is the first Thai artist to have entered Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, with five of his songs making it to the top ten.[2]
Suppasit initially started out in the entertainment industry by appearing in various commercial advertisements and music videos.[7] He was also cast in the Thai version of the Australian mock-dating reality show Taken Out, Take Me Out Thailand, and its spin-off show, Take Me Out Reality.[8] Suppasit then began his acting career in the Thai boys' love (BL) series I Am Your King in 2017.[9] The following year, he was cast in his first main role in the BL series, What The Duck: The Series (2018), as "Pree". Due to the series' popularity, it was confirmed that a second season would start filming.[10]What The Duck 2: The Final Call, premiered on March 18, 2019, on Line TV.
In early 2019, Suppasit was cast as "Tharn", one of the main protagonist of GMM One's and Line TV's TharnType: The Series.[11] He appeared in the February issue of Harper's Bazaar Thailand.[12] The sequel, Tharntype The Series 2: 7 Years of Love, was announced and it premiered on November 6, 2020.[13]
In 2021, Suppasit starred in a short action film titled Undefeated by Garena Free Fire Thailand, along with Urassaya Sperbund and Luke Voyage.[14] Suppasit also played the lead role of "Maen" in the mini-series Super แม้น (Super Maen) under the Drama For All project by Thai PBS. The project aimed to expand a communication boundary in the society, giving everyone equal access including the visually impaired and people with hearing disabilities.[15]
In 2022, it was announced that Suppasit would produce and star as a lead in The Ocean Eyes, a series about the life of marine veterinarians, opposite Tul Pakorn, who would become his fiance in 2024.[16][17] The production was also announced to include global filmmakers Rick McCallum of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Herbert Primig. and screenwriter Henry Gilroy.[17] As of 2024, this production has not yet commenced.
In early 2023, Suppasit starred in the drama Love Hurts broadcast on One31, together with Davika Hoorne and Jes Jespipat,[18] as well as in the romantic comedy series Love Me Again by Viu Thailand with Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul.[19][20] He was also announced as part of the Korean-Thai collaboration BL drama Love Is Like A Cat, with members of the South Korean boy band Just B, JM and Geonu and Korean actor Kim Kyoung Seok.[21]
In the second half of 2023, it was announced that Suppasit would star in the Thai adaptation of the 2019 Japanese psychological school drama series Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom, as well as in the drama Rak Salap Lai. In 2024, he starred in the lead role of the remarke of the 1970 musical-comedy-romance film Mon Rak Luk Thung.[22]
In mid-2024, it was announced that Suppasit will star in his first film to be shown in cinemas, a horror film entitled Replace me, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, where he will act alongside Ananda Everingham.[23]
Music career
Suppasit made his official debut as a singer upon the release of his first single, titled "Season of You", on August 1, 2020. The song and music video were launched through a global press conference with the hashtag #SeasonOfYouGlobalPress trending number 1 on Twitter worldwide and in 16 other locations. It became the most tweeted hashtag on that day with over 1.2 million tweets.[24][25]
He went on to release other singles namely "Nan Na" (ft. NiceCNX),[26] "Good Day",[27] "Thanos", written and produced by Wan Thanakrit,[28] and his first self-composed song, "Summer Fireworks".[29]
On 1 August 2021, in celebration of the first anniversary of his official debut as a singer, Suppasit released his debut album titled 365, together with the music video of the album's promotional single, "Drowning". The album ranked at #3 on the worldwide iTunes album chart. It charted at #1 in 18 countries, also entering the top 100 charts in 43 locations. With the success of the album, Suppasit became the first and only Thai artist to debut an album that reached #13 on iTunes' Global Digital Artist Ranking.[30] Five of the songs from the album made it to Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, where the song "Drowning" rose to No. 4, closely followed by "Missing You" ft. Zom Marie (No. 5), "Let Me Be" ft. Autta (No. 6), "More and More" (No. 7) and finally "Time Machine" (No. 8). Suppasit is the first Thai artist to have entered this chart.[31]
On 5 October 2021, Mew Suppasit Studio launched the "Global Collaboration Project", wherein Suppasit will be working and doing music collaborations with various international artists. The first single under this project is "Spaceman", produced and written by English electronic music duo HONNE.[32] Suppasit did the first live performance of the song at the annual Asia Song Festival 2021, where he was chosen as the representative artist of Thailand.[33] Upon its release on iTunes, "Spaceman" entered the charts in over 40 locations and went up to #1 in 20 locations. It was also #7 in the worldwide iTunes song chart.[34] "Spaceman" made it to Billboard's Hot Trending Songs chart for eight consecutive weeks, peaking at #2 in the weekly chart and #1 in the 24-hour chart, making Suppasit the first Thai and Southeast Asian act to enter the said chart.[35]
For the second part of his Global Collaboration Project, Suppasit worked with Korean singer-songwriter Sam Kim who, aside from featuring in the song, also wrote and produced their collaboration single titled "Before 4:30 (She Said...)".[36] It entered the iTunes song chart in 53 locations, peaking at #1 in 21 countries, breaking Suppasit's previous record with "Spaceman". Additionally, the song also made it to #1 in the iTunes R&B song chart in 41 locations, including the US and #10 in the worldwide iTunes song chart. The music video, starring Suppasit and Kim alongside Miss Universe Thailand 2021 Anchilee Scott-Kemmis, was officially launched through a press conference held at River Park, ICONSIAM on December 20, 2021. The livestream of the press conference amassed over 2.9 million views in the Chinese microblogging website Weibo.[37]
"Before 4:30 (She Said...)" launched on two genre-specific Billboard charts at the same time as well as in the Hot Trending Songs chart. The song debuted at No. 4 on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart and at No. 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. Suppasit is the first Thai artist to achieve this feat.[38]
In 2022, Suppasit went on to release two more collaboration projects, namely "Forever Love", featuring South Korean R&B singer Bumkey, that was released on July 8, 2022[39] and "Turn Off The Alarm", his highly anticipated duet track with Suho, the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. The release of "Turn Off The Alarm" was formally kicked off through a press conference held at Icon Siam on October 23, 2022, with Suppasit and Suho both present at the event.[40]
After two years since the release of "Turn Off The Alarm", time in which he focused on his career as an actor, on October 24, 2024 Suppasit released his new single, "Absence", the first single from his new album. During the press conference for the release of the song and respective music video, Suppasit proposed to his partner, who appears in the music video and to whom the song is dedicated.[41]
Other work
On 5 May 2020, a management team was launched under the name Mew Suppasit Studio, wherein Suppasit himself was the CEO. The team was in charge of future official appearances regarding Suppasit and his endeavors.[42][43]
In September 2020, Suppasit appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan Indonesia for their 23rd anniversary issue. He is the first male to be on the cover of Cosmopolitan Indonesia,[44] as well as the first Thai male to appear on the cover of Elle Thailand magazine.
Suppasit, along with June Teeratee, served as the MC of Workpoint TV's music program T-Pop Stage from its opening stage on February 8, 2021, until April 5, 2021.[45]
After the dissolution of Mew Suppasit Studio on December 31st, 2022, Suppasit created the company Sol Skipper, where he is CEO and his mother is director.[46]
In 2022, Suppasit was chosen as the representative of the young generation in Thailand for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).[54] He was also announced as the newest brand ambassador for CP Brand (Chili Pork Bologna)[55] as well as the new presenter for Gangnam Clinic's Pure Whitening Cream.[56] In September, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the online shopping application ThisShop, Suppasit was introduced as their new brand ambassador.[57]
In April 2023, Suppasit was announced as the new brand presenter of Kamoliz Mouth Spray.[58]
In 2024, Suppasit was presented as one of the friends of The Voice Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers support to disabled, injured and abused animals. [59] He was also appointed as the first ever Brand Ambassador of global fashion company H&M in Thailand and Asia[60] and as a Friend of the Brand for the French luxury jewelry brand, Fred.[61] On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its iconic Meisterstück, Suppasit has been announced as the first friend in Thailand of the German luxury goods company Montblanc. [62]
Fashion
Suppasit has walked the runway for several national brands, such as Leisure Projects at Bangkok International Fashion Week 2022 and Moo Bangkok at Bangkok International Fashion Week 2024.[63][64]
He made his international debut as a runway model during Milan Fashion Week 2024 with German luxury fashion company HUGO BOSS for the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2025 collection. He is the first Thai artist to walk the runway at Milan Fashion Week.[65]
Business ventures
Suppasit is co-owner and co-CEO of the skincare brand One SkinLabs, which launched on December 4th, 2024. The brand is a joint venture between Suppasit and his fiance, Tul Pakorn, alongside three other entrepreneurs: Treenat Jaiyasarn, Dissakul Prasitruangsuk (doctor) and Narikun Ketprapakorn (medical student).[66][67][68]
As the next step in his endeavours in 2025 together with its partners, Suppasit will open a medical clinic, ONE Medical Group, which will offer everything from aesthetic treatments to cosmetic surgeries, led by a specialized medical team.[69][70][71][72]
In February 2025, upon the opening of Bangna's new Community Market, The Glass Market Bangna, Suppasit along with Pakorn will open the cafe, We Are Young Cafe, in the retail area on the first floor. The cafe will feature an art gallery-café concept during the day, and a have a drink and good time concept at night.[73]
Youtube channel
Suppasit, along with fiance Tul Pakorn, runs a travel vlog called Sunny sided up, where they share interesting and educational moments from their various trips around the world. The first video shared was about their trip to Mongolia. Their first sponsor was the bottled water brand, Iceland Spring Water.[74]
Personal life
Suppasit has a younger sister, Jomkwan. He has two dogs, a male Pomeranian named Chopper and a female Corgi named Mushu.[75][76]
In July 2024, Suppasit confirmed his relationship with actor Pakorn 'Tul' Thanasrivanitchai. The couple has been together since 2022.[77][78][79] In October 2024, the couple confirmed their engagement. [80][16]
On October 28th, 2024, Suppasit ordained as a Buddhist monk at Wat Buranasiri Mattayaram, in Bangkok. During the 17 days of his journey as a monk, he studied Buddhism at several temples, including a forest temple in Chiang Mai. He disrobed and returned to secular life on November 14th of the same year.[81]
