The Sixth Sense (Thai TV series) explained

Native Name:
Genre:Fantasy
Based On:The Sixth Sense สื่อรักสัมผัสหัวใจ (novel)
Director:Trakoon Arunsawas
Country:Thailand
Language:Thai
Num Seasons:2
Executive Producer:Nathanont Cholumpi
Runtime:150 minutes / episode
Company:Cholumpi Production
Network:ThaiTV3

The Sixth Sense is a Thai television series produced by Cholumpi Production, based on the books of the same title. Season 1 aired from September 1 to October 14, 2012, and season 2 aired from September 29 to November 29, 2013.

The series consists of five books each featuring its own story. All five stories are shown in the television series. However, the TV series does not include all of the characters in the books. For example, the two main characters of Kab Dak Rak Luang and Ma Ya Roi Jai portrayed by male leads and, only appear at the beginning of season 2.[1]

Plot

Five girls – Yanin, Kanna, Sukontharot, Kornrampa and Nedsithang, were all born on the same day. They each receive a unique “sixth sense” on their birthday which allows them to communicate with spirits.[2] [3]

Characters

Yanin Vejnarongkul / Nin / Sis JijaThe oldest in the group, she communicates with spirits by closing her eyes and meditating. She is amiable and reliable, with a stable mind that is not easily disturbed.

Kanna Piengmongkol / Kan

The second eldest, she always carries headphones because her sixth sense allows her to hear the voices of spirits. She is headstrong, as a result of bullying in her childhood.

Sukontharot / Rot

The third of the group, she is the most skilled in spiritual matters because of what she has learned from her uncle, who is a monk. She can detect a spirit's odor, so she always uses a mask to cover her nose.

Kornrampa Saknanthavee / Kam

The fourth girl possesses self-confidence as a result of her birth into a wealthy family. She always wears gloves, even in hot weather, because whenever she touches something with her bare hands, she can see the past of the thing she is touching.

Nedsithang Martthongkham / Ned

The youngest of the group, she can see spirits and as a consequence always wears sunglasses. She is somewhat naïve because her family, especially her older brother, are overprotective. As a result, she often desires to do things by herself.

TinnAn unskilled Thai speaker who was previously living in Kanchanaburi province. He came back to Thailand to manage a resort he inherited from his maternal grandfather. He becomes disturbed by an unknown spirit.

Phong-in Na Viangthub / Joh

The younger brother of Pim-on, who wants to learn the truth behind her mysterious death. He hires Kanna, someone he has known since childhood, to help, but she believes that he is one of the bullies.

Trirat Thammawat / Tri / TideThe son of a Chinese real estate family that owns the problematic market. He comes off as an uncaring playboy, but actually is just playful and loves his family. The family believes in a shaman whom he strongly opposes, and thus he looks for someone to help him prove their support is misguided.

Park Joon-ji / Junlajak

The grandson of Pimpilart, a wealthy real estate owner. He lives primarily in South Korea, and came to Thailand to make a film. He is disturbed by a spirit, even though he does not believe they are real. He is persuaded by the manager to get rid of it.

Pol.Lt., Dr. Worawat / Dr. WatA forensic physician who works at the police hospital. He is clever, but not good a good fighter. His image suffers because he loves riding a motorbike, something that is considered to be beneath a doctor.

Pol.Capt. Natthadech Martthongkham / NatThe older, overprotective brother of Nedsithang. There was friction between him and Dr Worawat because both were interested in the same woman.

Appearances

CharactersPlayed bySeason
12
Yanincolspan="2" rowspan="3"
TinnLouis Scott
Kanna
Phong-in
Sukontharotcolspan="2" rowspan="3"
TriratWarintorn Panhakarn
KornrampaKatherine Morson
Park Joon-ji
Nedsithangcolspan="2" rowspan="3"
Pol.Lt., Dr. Worawat /
Dr. Wat
Thakrit Tawanpong
Pol.Capt. Natthadech
Benja
Somkid (shaman) /
Robby Kids
Ser. Pichaiphakdee / Grandpacolspan="2" rowspan="4"
Aorawan / Aunt
Kumarika (Little guardian angel) / Golden Baby
Somchart lawyer
Phong (village headman)Santi Santivejchakul
Pol.Maj.Gen. Niyomcolspan="2" rowspan="2"
Security guard of Sixth Sense company (spirit)Chatchai Chamniankul
(Ball Chern-yim)

Yarn Sue Rak

Season 1

Yanin, the oldest in the group, can communicate with spirits by closing her eyes and meditating. She is assigned to take care of Tinn, the owner of a resort in Kanchanaburi province. Tinn faces problems caused by the spirits of her grandfather and her business rival.

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Season 2

The main plot of season 2 narrates the events taking place inside Tinn's resort. Benja gets injured in an accident and has amnesia. Tinn and Yanin bring her back to the resort and meet with Mirantee, Tinn's mother, who just came back from abroad. Mirantee does not believe in spirits and is not satisfied with Yanin, believing that she is a scammer.

Later, Benja does everything to gain Tinn and Mirantee's attention, which makes Mirantee love and cheer Tinn. This further developed after the arrival of Robby Kids, a businessman who wants to invest in the resort, but is actually a Somkid shaman.

Benja and Robby attempt to befriend and build Mirantee's trust for their own benefit, so Tinn and Yanin work together to prove the truth to Mirantee about the scammers.

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Kab Dak Rak Luang

Season 2

Kanna, the second girl who can hear the sounds of spirits, has to wear headphones all the time when she is out of the Sixth Sense company. She is assigned to get rid of the woman's spirit that is following Panyuth, which leads her to meet an old friend Joh.[4]

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Lae Buang Mon Tra

Season 1

Sukontharot, the girl who can smell the scents of spirits, is the most skilled in spiritual matters because her uncle is a monk. She has to deal with the problems of Trirat's family going astray with a shaman, Somkid's doctrine.[5]

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Season 2

Sukontharot and Trirat become a couple and have moved to live in the same house, but it is occupied by a child spirit who is always angry and cries in the mysterious room. She is Trirat's younger sister, Botun, who died in the accident but has something that she is still worried about, so Sukontharot has to find what Botun wanted.

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Ma Ya Roi Jai

Season 2

Kornrampa is the rich man's daughter who always wears gloves because she can see the past of anything she touches. She is a big fan of Park Joon-ji, a Thai-born Korean actor who does not believe in spirits. One day, he visits Thailand for a drama shooting, only to find that his only grandmother Pimpilart mysteriously died. He felt that his grandmother's spirit was around him, o he decided to be a customer of the Sixth Sense company and solve the mystery.[6]

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Pleao Fai Nai Sai Lom

Season 1

Nedsithang is the most prim, naive and fearful among the five. She can see spirits, so she always wears sunglasses in public. Furthermore, she is protected by her brother, Natthadech. He initially dislikes Worawat, the forensic technician, because he thinks that Worawat had taken his girlfriend away. However, all three have to work together for find the truth behind Baimon,[7] the musical actress' death.

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Season 2

Suphitcha, Natthadech's ex-girlfriend returns to be involved in his life. She makes him believe that she loves him but in reality, she does everything to reconcile with Worawat. When things do not turn out the way she wanted, she decides to cooperate with Benja to get rid of Nedsithang, Worawat's lover, instead.

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Original soundtrack

Season 2

Notes and References

  1. News: เปิดโมเดล "ดวงใจเทวพรหม" ละครปั้น "ดารา" ดาวรุ่งยกเซ็ต . 6 May 2022 . bangkokbiznews . th . Online news.
  2. News: ชมเบื้องหลัง The Sixth Sense พร้อมแจ้งเกิดดาราใหม่ . 6 May 2022 . Kapook . th . Online news.
  3. Book: ญาณสื่อรัก . 2010 . พิมพ์คำ . 978-616-500-048-2 . th.
  4. Book: กับดักรักลวง . 2010 . พิมพ์คำ . 978-616-500-049-9 . th.
  5. Book: เล่ห์บ่วงมนตรา . 2010 . พิมพ์คำ . 978-616-500-050-5 . th.
  6. Book: มายาร้อยใจ . 2010 . พิมพ์คำ . 978-616-500-051-2 . th.
  7. Book: เปลวไฟในสายลม . 2010 . พิมพ์คำ . 978-616-500-052-9 . th.