Just putting it out there. Being a professional has nothing to do with how one behaves in their personal life. If that were the case, actors like Mark wouldn't be receiving so much work still after his scandal with Mint. Actors are human too. They make mistakes just like all of us do. Some people are just better at hiding their bad side than others. No one is perfect. We all sin. Shall I continue? And the fact that Kim is Yaya's best friend out of ALL the celebrities Yaya knows and is friends with...has to either mean that Yaya is not as innocent as everyone believes she is, or that Kim is not as bad as some people are portraying her to be.
Anne herself has complimented Kim numerous times on how professional and talented she is. She even specifically said that Kim reminds her of herself and that if anyone is going to take her place in the future, it's Kim. If Kim were unprofessional and untalented, Anne wouldn't have casted her in three of her produced lakorns back to back. In addition, Anne wouldn't have chosen her as the very first younger generation actress to star alongside her in a lakorn. Kim has received tons of praise from her costars, colleagues, directors and producers as well. Yaya may have been Anne's first choice for PCKK, but Kim is the only younger generation actress that Anne has continued to cast in her productions.
In terms of popularity, Yaya is definitely more popular...and yes, even internationally too. That's no surprise. She's fresh, sweet and youthful. That's the number one most marketable image nowadays, especially when it comes to attracting younger and impressionable viewers. A comparison that can be made is Selena Gomez. That being said, Kim has ALSO gained her own large fanbase from all over the world full of loyal fans who've supported her since the very beginning. One can't deny her level of popularity either. Many singers, actors and figures in the industry have also publicly expressed their admiration for Kim. Furthermore, many Thai celebrities who have never even worked with Kim before follow her on IG. I don't understand why it matters if some of Kim's fans just joined this forum recently or if they've always been users since the beginning of her career. How does that prove or discredit anything?! There could be many reasons that contribute to that. In my case, I've been an on and off silent reader on this forum since 2006, and it wasn't until last year when I came back to Thai lakorns and discovered Kim that I created this account. I knew about Kim before I even knew about Yaya. That in no way proves that Kim is better than Yaya, or that Yaya is better than Kim.
I have never heard one person come out and say that Kim was disrespectful towards them, whiny, or unwilling to act according to the script. If anything, all I've ever heard about Kim is how she is always respectful towards everyone on the set, is a hard worker, is skilled and continuously improving, is friendly, etc. Like Yaya, Kim is just as hard of a worker. Despite lack of sleep, Kim pushes herself to act to the point of overworking her body and even recently ending up in the hospital due to exhaustion. And despite her sickness, she still went to work the following day to film Nang Rai Tee Ruk. In BTS pictures, Kim was visibly weak yet she still pulled through to finish filming. Why? Because she's a professional. In addition, Kim maintains GREAT relationships with all of her supporting actors in her lakorns as well, JUST like Yaya does.
Socializing 24/7 on IG? Who? Kim? First of all, how would any outsider like us know how often Kim socializes on her IG? I follow Kim myself and if anything, I only see updates from her once or twice a week, which is more or less just as much as Yaya updates hers. Sometimes I see Kim liking pictures and replying to photos a few times a day. But it's NEVER 24/7 like some people are claiming. If Kim was THAT caught up with her social life and her phone to the point of not focusing on her work (not acting, practicing her lines, etc.) I'm sure someone would have come out and complained about it by now. Instead, the complete opposite has happened. All her directors, producers, costars and everyone who's worked with her currently and in the past have done nothing but praise her. They've praised her for being respectful, hard working and a joy to work with.
Kim may have dated a producer at one point in her career, but to imply that she has no talent or wouldn't have made it this far without him is taking it too far. As a follower of Kim, you'd know that Kim in fact didn't rise to stardom until her most recent works. As a matter of fact, the lakorns she's most known for weren't even with Makers Production. In my honest opinion, Kim may have had continuous work with Makers, but all her lakorns with them did absolutely nothing for her. All her roles were so bland and lifeless. With roles like that, one would've never predicted that she'd become one of the greatest and sought after actresses of her generation. YET, THE greatest actress of all time, THE Anne Thongprasom, saw Kim's potential. If Kim was untalented and only relying on her relationship with Jett to get work, she would've never been casted in THREE of Anne's produced lakorns back to back. She would've never been able to land one of the leading roles in THE MOST anticipated mafia series directed and produced by award winning actor, Off Pongpat. If Kim were untalented and only using her connections to directors and producers, she would've never been able to act alongside acclaimed film actor Ananda Everingham. Kim's only connections to anyone when she was dating Jett was to him and his company. Now that they've broken up, if Kim were still only depending on her "connections" instead of using her real talent to find success, we'd know. Makers most likely won't cast Kim in any of their lakorns anymore. So let's see if Kim will still be able to find success on her own with one big lakorn production eliminated. So far, she seems to be going down the right path. With time, she'll prove her unbelievers wrong.
With all of this said, I have absolutely no problem with Mark and Yaya working together. If Kim wasn't linked to this lakorn in the first place as being one of the desired leads, I know that most of Kim's fans (including myself) wouldn't have commented here. Mark and Yaya's first lakorn together was the highest rating they received. Nadech and Kim's lakorn together was ALSO the highest rating they received. Could that mean something? Possibly. Perhaps Mark and Yaya are a better match, and Nadech and Kim are more compatible. It could've also been the good script and production. Regardless, in no way am I bitter or upset that Mark and Yaya are being paired up in here. I think it's good, since it seems that people liked their pairing in TD. I also hope that Nadech and Kim will get the chance to work together again soon, since a lot of people enjoyed them in RP. In fact, the director even promised a reunion of the two. As a fan of Kim, I don't expect her to rely on Mark as a koo jin. I know that she's completely capable of making it on her own. And that has been proven through her continuous improvement on her acting, her versatility to act in different roles and her great chemistry with her costars.
For the record, I've seen both Kim AND Yaya fans who've attacked the other's favorite actress. It's not just always or mainly Kim's fans who do it. As a Kim fan myself, I've seen plenty of Yaya's fans who've attacked and brought down Kim. One example was when Kim and Nadech paired up for RP. Although that lakorn had nothing to do with Yaya, her fans still came and attacked Kim on that thread. If anything, Kim had received more hate from Yaya's fans at that time versus some of the negativity Yaya is receiving now for pairing up with Mark.
Ananda did say at first that he didn't get to work with the actress he wanted to in Tiger (he was referring to Yaya, and I was actually the one who'd pointed that out in the mafia series thread). But that was BEFORE he got to work with Kim. If you've followed Tiger, you'd know that on the very first day of Ananda meeting Kim, he praised her saying that she made him very nervous because of her "aura". He said that his "heart was beating so fast" that all he could think of doing was to joke around with her. Kim even stated herself that she was surprised at how Ananda was so playful and talkative to her since from what she'd heard, he was very quiet and kept to himself. With Kim, he was clearly different. Also, throughout the filming of Tiger, Ananda and Kim have gotten very close. There were even dating rumors of them at one point. I don't think Ananda followed Kim on IG before either, but ever since filming Tiger they've been following one another. And honestly, Ananda seems a lot more comfortable with Kim than he is with Yaya. That's the power of Kim. In the beginning Ananda might have wanted to work with Yaya, but it was Kim who Khun Off selected for him. He believed that Kim's skills would go well with Ananda's, and that they were going to have great chemistry together. In other words, Khun Off thought that Kim was suitable, talented and compatible to act with Ananda. He further expressed that he finds them cute together.
In conclusion, because of this opportunity that Ananda probably would've never thought of, Ananda and Kim have become great friends. I'm inclined to think that Ananda likes Kim also. But what really matters is that he's also expressed the same admiration, if not more, for Kim as he did for Yaya. I'm sure if Ananda was offered another opportunity to work with Kim again, he'd most definitely accept it. If Kim was so dislikable, had an ugly personality, etc., Ananda obviously wouldn't have opened up to her so easily when it was well known that he was a quiet and closed off guy. Furthermore, they would've never maintained their friendship after filming, and Ananda would've never spoken so highly of Kim, even going as far as to praise her for her acting and saying that she even helped him improve on his acting. That, coming from a skilled veteran actor.
I favor Kim as the actress, but I also like Yaya because I find her adorable. Kim and Yaya are BOTH undoubtedly great, lovable and beautiful in their own ways. Otherwise, they wouldn't have such huge fanclubs and so many directors and producers wanting them to be in their lakorns. In terms of who takes on more challenging roles, I do believe that Kim does. HOWEVER, I don't blame Yaya for taking on repetitious sweet and innocent roles either. That most likely is the fault of her handlers who want her to maintain the sweetheart image. I only agreed with aiyaja on her post that if Kim and Yaya were both casted in here as the director had wished, Kim would most likely have taken on the rai or second nang'ek role because of the fact that she has played second before (ABO) and a tough and fierce character (RP). Other than that, I think that BOTH girls are EQUALLY professional and beautiful, both inwardly and outwardly.
If one is going to put down Kim or make false claims about her, they should also get their facts straight. There's more than enough evidence out there to support the statements that I've made about Kim.