Key Points
Shilpa had fallen in love with Thai queer dramas, especially with Thai actors Tawan Vihokratana and Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (popularly known as Tay and New)..
Their numbers have swelled and they are organised, adopting practices of their international counterpartssending gifts to their actors in Thailand, sending food trucks to their shooting locations, putting up billboard advertisements and doing charity events in India..
This year in March, the fan community in India got the chance to display its might when two Thai actors, Mile Phakphum Romsaithong and Nattawin Wattanagitiphat (nicknamed Apo), came to attend the Dior fashion show at Gateway of India..
An Economist report, said that the Thai BL industry has copied elements of the K-pop business model, including heavy use of fan serviceshosting meet and greet events and excessively promoting onscreen pairs of actors...
Shilpa, who handles Tay and News India fan club, interacted with other Indian fans of BL dramas for the first time on a Twitter group in 2019..
