Newly signed to RS Production subsidiary Garden Music, New Folder are a fresh-faced five-piece that blend pop/bossa/R&B and acapella. BK caught up with members Fai Patthaya Vasanasiri, 22, Tan Taofa Maneeprasopchok, 24, Ozone Satachai Tippawat, 18, and Thurs Panupak Choknakawaro, 18, to talk about their debut single, “Rak Ter Tua Pen Keau” (Too Busy Loving You), which has over 200,000 views on YouTube, and what makes each member so different.

BK: What’s the story behind your debut single?
Fai: This song is positive, fun, creative and easy to listen to. The lyrics are made up of our conversations. We want to introduce the differences that define each of us because we come from different places with different personalities. But once you get to know us, it’s like clicking to open a new folder of friends.
In what ways are you different?
Ozone: I love fashion and I love wearing red. I tone it down a little bit when working with the group. I am into action and sci-fi movies. 
Fai: I love jazz, bossa and folk pop. I am a lot like Tan because we love art. I also love reading and writing poems.
Thurs: I play basketball and rugby and I am a captain of the school team. I am also into working out. I play guitar and drums and love watching comedy movies.
Tan: I am more artistic and dramatic. Fai is very meticulous. Thurs loves to be silly, he is so fun to chill out with.
Ozone: Thurs is very chill. Whenever the others are discussing something and seem to have a problem, Thurs doesn’t feel the pressure at all. He has no idea what is going on.
 
What do you think of Thai teenagers nowadays?
Tan: When I was a teenager, I was taught to never stand out in a crowd. If I did something different, people would gossip and talk behind my back. Now, teenagers accept and embrace their differences and are not shy to express themselves.
Ozone: Today, teenagers grow up quickly and they are confident in what they do. I think the media is the driving force behind this.
 
What are your biggest dreams?
Ozone: I want to become a pilot or a racing car driver. I want to make money from music and look after my parents.
Tan: My biggest dream is to perform on Broadway. I also want to travel the world. When I was studying in Chile, I got lost in the forest for a whole day and nobody was there to guide me. After that, I learned that we should do whatever we want because life is too short.
Fai: I’d love to own a nice house in the country and open an art school for children. Art is all around us: writing, drawing, design, music and beyond. I want younger generations to see art is a way of life.  
Thurs: I want to be a magician because I love showing tricks to my friends. But my biggest dream is to be a good father; I want to have a baby in the future.  
Ozone: Thurs always talks about babies and he doesn’t understand why some people don’t buy big cars to fit the whole family and instead buy fancy sport cars!
 

 

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