A Tale of Thousand Stars explained

Native Name:
Alt Name:	1000 Stars
Director:	Noppharnach Chaiwimol
Opentheme:	"นิทานพันดาว" (A Tale Of Thousand Stars) by Napat Injaiuea
Country:	Thailand
Language:	Thai
Num Episodes:	10
Runtime:	65 minutes
Company:	GMMTV

A Tale of Thousand Stars (Thai: นิทานพันดาว|italic=yes – 1000stars; – 1000stars) is a 2021 Thai television series starring Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth) and Sahaphap Wongratch (Mix). The series follows Tian Sopasitsakun (Sahaphap Wongratch), who receives a heart transplant after volunteer teacher Torfun (Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol) dies in a tragic accident. By reading through Torfun's diary, Tian learns about her final wish, which is to count a thousand stars with Phupha Viriyanon (Pirapat Watthanasetsiri), a chief forest ranger. In time, Tian accepts Torfun's destiny as his own.

Directed by Noppharnach Chaiwimol^[1] and produced by GMMTV, it is one of the twelve television series GMMTV showcased for 2020 during their "New & Next" event on 15 October 2019.^{[2] [3]} Originally scheduled as a 2020 release, the series premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 29 January 2021, airing on Fridays at 20:30 ICT and 22:30 ICT, respectively.^[4] The series aired its final episode on 2 April 2021, it was replaced by Fish upon the Sky (wherein Sahaphap is a part of the cast.) on its timeslot on GMM25. The series had an rerun every Friday to Sunday from 3 September to 24 September 2021 at 8:30 pm on GMM25, replacing the reruns of 2gether: The Series and Still 2gether. The rerun of the series was then subsequently replaced by the rerun of its successor series, Fish upon the Sky on its timeslot.

It was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas of 2021 list.^[5]

Production

The production team at the beginning chose one of the hill-tribe villages in the northern part of Thailand to shoot the series, but later on, due to tradition and belief, the initially chosen locations were all removed from the plan because they were not allowed to shoot. As the local people were afraid that, with the numbers of shooting crew members and production could be against the local condition. The village, they first picked, has a tradition of spirit worship. The villagers were afraid that the shooting could disturb the spirit in the place.^[6] The production team then decided to build the entire village from scratch in different locations (Mainly in Chiang Rai), while the novel and series portraited the story in somewhere in Chiang Mai. The production team had to build Tian's House,^[6] Pha Pan Dao School, Khama's House, and villagers' houses from.^[7] The "Pra Pi Run" Unit, which was a workplace, commanding station and accommodation for Phupha and was renovated from an old and deserted wayside shelter.

Synopsis

After volunteer teacher, Torfun dies in a tragic accident, her heart is transplanted to Tian (Sahaphap Wongratch). Through a series of diary entries, Tian learns about Torfun's life, secrets, interests, as well as her promise to count a thousand stars with Chief forest officer Phupha (Pirapat Watthanasetsiri). Tian, as the new volunteer teacher, attempts to befriend Phupha, but the latter is initially cold to him. As the two slowly grow closer, Tian's heart beats fast around the military officer, and he starts to fall for him, much like his heart's previous owner did. Treading on dangerous territory, can the two keep their thousand star promise?

Cast and characters

Below are the cast of the series:^{[8] [9]}

Main

• Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth) as Phupha Viriyanon (The Chief Forest Officer)
• Sahaphap Wongratch (Mix) as Tian Sopasitsakun (The Volunteer Teacher)

Supporting

• (Aye) as Torfun Chareonpon
• Nawat Phumphotingam (White) as Tul (Tian's Friend)
• Krittanai Arsalprakit (Nammon) as Nam (The Doctor)
• Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan (Khaotung) as Longtae (Khama's Son)
• Nattharat Kornkaew (Champ) as Yod (The Technician)
• Sattabut Laedeke (Drake) as Rang (The Ranger)
• Kamonlapat Dokmonta (Aum) as Ayi
• Woraphanmai Egami (Kinuko) as Meejoo
• Achirapol Jinapanyo (Achi) as Khaonueng
• Marinda Halpin as Inta
• Gimjeng Yanathip (Gim) as Kalae

Guest

• Jakkrit Ammarat (Ton) as Teerayut (Tian's Father)
• Paweena Charivsakul (Jeab) as Lalita (Tian's Mother)
• Witaya Jethapai (Thanom) as Bianglae Khama (The Village Chief)
• Thanongsak Suphakan (Nong) as Sakda
• Phatchara Tubthong (Kapook) as Jeab (Nam's Wife)

Music

Title	Romanized title	English title	Artist(s)	Note
ให้นานกว่าที่เคย	Hai Narn Kwa Tee Koey	Longer than ever	KLEAR & Phai Pongsathorn	First Official Trailer	^[10] ^[11]
นิทานพันดาว	Ni Taan Pun Dao	A Tale of Thousand Stars	Napat Injaiuea (Gun)	Official OST	^[12]
แก้มน้องนางนั้นแดงกว่าใคร	Gaem Nong Nang Nan Daeng Kwa Krai	Your cheek is rosier than everyone else	Khian Kai Lae Wanich	EP3	^[13] ^[14]
สายตาโกหกไม่เป็น	Sai Ta Go Hok Mai Pen	Eyes Don't Lie	Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth)	Official OST	^[15]
นิทานพันดาว (ทอฝัน Version)	Ni Taan Pun Dao (Torfun Version)	A Tale of Thousand Stars (Torfun Version)	Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol (Aye)	Official OST	^[16]
นิทานพันดาว (ภูผา Version)	Ni Taan Pun Dao (Phupha Version)	A Tale of Thousand Stars (Phupha Version)	Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth)	Official OST	^[17]
ลม	Lom	Wind	Num Kala	EP10	^[18]
นิทานพันดาว (เธียร Version)	Ni Taan Pun Dao (Tian Version)	A Tale of Thousand Stars (Tian Version)	Sahaphap Wongratch (Mix)	Official OST	^[19]

International broadcast

• Philippines – The series was among the five GMMTV television series acquired by ABS-CBN Corporation, as announced by Dreamscape Entertainment on 10 September 2020.^[20] All episodes were made available for streaming via iWantTFC on 29 January 2021, simulcast with its Thailand broadcast.^[21]
• Taiwan – LINE TV Taiwan streams every Friday evening at 21:30 starting from 29 January 2021.^[22]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2021	Content Asia Awards	Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia		^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
2021	HUB Awards 2021	Opening of the Year		^[26]

Future

In 2022, GMMTV announced that A Tale Of Thousand Stars will be included in the roster for the second part of their series, Our Skyy (entitled Our Skyy 2). Earth and Mix are expected to reprise their roles as Phupha and Tian respectively.

External links

• GMMTV

Notes and References

1. Web site: "นิทานพันดาว" เจอดราม่า! เปลี่ยนอาชีพพระเอกจาก ทหาร เป็น ผู้พิทักษ์ป่า . sanook.com . . 18 July 2020 . Thai . 29 April 2020.
2. Web site: อรัณย์ หนองพล . เปิดโผซีรีส์ใหม่ปี 2020 ของ GMMTV ทั้งซีรีส์วาย, ภาคต่อ, รีเมกเกาหลี และลิขสิทธิ์ F4! . thestandard.com . 16 October 2019 . 28 February 2020 . Thai.
3. Web site: New Project TV Series Of GMM TV For 2020 . thaiupdate.info . 2 November 2019 . 28 February 2020 . English.
4. Web site: เผยเคมีสุดจิ้น "เอิร์ท-มิกซ์" ผ่านตัวอย่างธรรมชาติโอบล้อม "นิทานพันดาว" . sanook.com . . 11 January 2021 . Thai . 7 January 2021.
5. Web site: Williams . K-Ci . 2021-12-16 . The Best BL Dramas of 2021 . 2022-12-19 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
6. 4 March 2021 . [Eng Sub] Behind The Scenes กว่าจะมาเป็น บ้านพักครูอาสา นิทานพันดาว 1000stars ]. GMMTV OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126150632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sNeX0bTPQ . 26 January 2022 . live.
7. 11 March 2021 . [Eng Sub] Behind The Scenes การสร้างโรงเรียนผาปันดาว และ ฐานพระพิรุณ นิทานพันดาว 1000stars ]. GMMTV OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126092123/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZcfCkKj1w . 26 January 2022 . live.
8. 7 January 2021 . [Official Trailer] นิทานพันดาว 1000stars ]. GMMTV OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126091114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-gaRz2AE_Y . 26 January 2022 . live.
9. News: นิทานพันดาว ปล่อยตัวอย่างเต็มแล้ว ซีรีส์วายโรแมนติกดราม่าฟอร์มใหญ่ที่น่าชมที่สุดประจำต้นปี 2021 . 11 January 2021 . The Standard . 7 January 2021 . Thai.
10. 15 October 2019 . GMMTV 2020 นิทานพันดาว [A TALE OF THOUSAND STARS] ]. GMMTV OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121111108/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8oIP9QBvgo . 21 November 2021 . live.
11. 5 June 2019 . [100x100] ให้นานกว่าที่เคย (Collab Version) - KLEAR x ไผ่ พงศธร [Official MV] ]. GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831204553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ic6PWwTU8g . 31 August 2021 . live.
12. 20 January 2021 . นิทานพันดาว Ost.นิทานพันดาว 1000stars - กัน นภัทร . GMMTV RECORDS . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203124739/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-QWKCcbRFg . 3 December 2021 . live.
13. 21 May 2019 . แก้มน้องนางนั้นเเดงกว่าใคร - เขียนไขและวานิช (Official) . เขียนไข และวานิช . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307020529/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRGStsDNgQ . 7 March 2021 . live.
14. 12 February 2021 . [Eng Sub] นิทานพันดาว 1000stars EP.3 [4/4] ]. GMMTV OFFICIAL . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126091121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TuO24_EONc . 26 January 2022 . live.
15. 15 February 2021 . สายตาโกหกไม่เป็น Ost.นิทานพันดาว 1000stars - เอิร์ท พิรพัฒน์ . GMMTV RECORDS . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126091115/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYmRz0Qkwkw . 26 January 2022 . live.
16. 19 March 2021 . นิทานพันดาว (ทอฝัน Version) Ost.นิทานพันดาว 1000stars - Aye Sarunchana . GMMTV RECORDS . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202210302/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYwYja1Ndg . 2 February 2022 . live.
17. 2 April 2021 . นิทานพันดาว (ภูผา Version) Ost.นิทานพันดาว 1000stars - Earth Pirapat . GMMTV RECORDS . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202210302/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2YLervmNAk . 2 February 2022 . live.
18. 3 April 2020 . ลม - NUM KALA「Official Audio」 . Genierock . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202210304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEj2v4rNXJw . 2 February 2022 . live.
19. 2 September 2021 . นิทานพันดาว (เธียร Version) Ost.นิทานพันดาว 1000stars - Mix Sahaphap . GMMTV RECORDS . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203012510/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfZxshD_Wi0 . 3 February 2022 . live.
20. Dreamscape Entertainment . Dreamscape Entertainment . DreamscapePH . 1304016951732178944 . 10 September 2020 . We're bringing you more kilig, mystery, and kulit with more Thai Series! Abangan ang I'm Tee, Me Too, Dark Blue Kiss, Theory of Love, A Tale of Thousand Stars at The Shipper—streaming soon on @iWantTFC! Available for PH subscribers only. https://t.co/WBWM9WRja8 . en . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215111/https://twitter.com/dreamscapeph/status/1304016951732178944 . 30 January 2022 . live.
21. News: Salonga . Rita . More Thai BL series to invade local streaming . 17 November 2020 . . 15 September 2020 . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183054/https://dzrhnews.com.ph/more-thai-bl-series-to-invade-local-streaming/ . dead .
22. Web site: 潘怡豪. 2021-01-27. 泰國超夯BL劇《千星傳說》來台獨家上架！霸氣男與校草戀帥到炸裂. 2021-02-11. Marie Claire 美麗佳人. zh-Hant-TW.
23. Web site: A tale of thousands stars. best lgbtq contents asia. 2021. Contents Asia Awards. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830013615/https://fucaa.com/thailand/the-fans-are-happyearth-mixtureto-lead-the-teama-tale-about-a-thousand-starswin-a-prizecontentasia-awards-2021-daily-news/ . 30 August 2021 .
24. Web site: Log In or Sign Up to View. 2021-08-30. www.facebook.com. en.
25. Web site: A Tale of Thousands Stars Win Contest Asia Award. Gmmtv. 31 August 2021. Content Asia Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831054407/https://www.gmm-tv.com/news/2433/ . 31 August 2021 .
26. 1486509491403341825. hubboyslove. ESTREIA AGUARDADA PARA 2022 EXPECTED PREMIERE FOR 2022. June 15, 2023.