Vachirawit Chiva-aree

Biography

Vachirawit Chivaaree (Thai: วชิรวิชญ์ ชีวอารี, RTGS: Wachirawit Chiwa-ari; born 27 December 1997), also known as Bright Vachirawit (Thai: ไบร์ท) or Bright, is a Thai actor, singer, and entrepreneur. He is known for his role in the 2gether series franchise and F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, for the films Congrats My Ex! and Love You To Debt, for show Toe Laew, for album Adolescent, and for song "Lost & Found". He is the founder of ASTRO Stuffs merchandise and Cloud9 Entertainment agency. He was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 under Asia Entertainment in 2024. He has won several awards including Nataraja Award, MTV Awards for singing, and Mani Mekhala Award, Asian Academy Creative Awards, GQ Awards for acting. He is the global ambassador for Burberry, Calvin Klein, a brand ambassador for Adidas and Bangkok Bank visa in Thailand. In 2023, he received the debutant "Golden Cane Award", presented by Kiera Chaplin. In 2024, Bright got selected as member of 'The Business of Fashion 500 Class' (BOF) Paris and Red Sea International Film Festival, Jeddah. In 2025, he was selected in the category of 'Global Icons' at Lifestyle Asia 50 Icons, an event held in Bangkok; and was named among '2025 Asia-Pacific Under 30 Outstanding Young Leaders'.

== Early life == Vachirawit was born on 27 December 1997 in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand, as Kunlatorn Chivaaree; he is of Thai-American-Chinese descent. His parents divorced when he was a child. He grew up in Thailand with his maternal relatives and his cousins. As a child his mother nicknamed him "Bright". In fourth grade, he changed his name from Kunlatorn to Vachirawit. He grew up surrounded by musicians, as his uncle owned a music school. At the age of 10, he started learning several musical instruments. Vachirawit completed his lower secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School, and upper secondary education at Triam Udom Suksa School. During middle school, he was among 700 students chosen from over 10,000 applicants to compete in a Math and Science competition organized by the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Diamond Crown, an Academic Excellence Program. He served as an academic representative and secured 4th place in a national crossword competition. He worked as a part-timer for small roles in the entertainment industry through this he was able to pay for his own schooling. Vachirawit initially received a scholarship for the Thammasat English Program of Engineering (TEPE) under the Faculty of Engineering of Thammasat University, but took break for a year to focus on his career. Later, he decided to pursue marketing at Bangkok University International College. This program also presented him with a full scholarship. In 2021, he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing.

=== Business ventures === Astro Stuffs Vachirawit launched his first merchandise under the brand name ASTRO Stuffs, in late May 2020. In September 2021, he reimaged the brand which promoted sustainable fashion, use of recycled plastic and philanthropy. In 2023, Vachirawit's brand ASTRO Stuffs: We Make Good Stuff Company Limited, listed in Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), a non-profit organisation, that contributes towards the United Nations goals to achieve better water sustainability and sustainable agriculture.

Cloud9 Entertainment In September 2023, Vachirawit established Cloud9 Entertainment, an artist management agency, and partnered with Universal Music Thailand to provide Thai talents a global platform. Allbright is his official fandom account.

=== Personal life === Vachirawit's interests include reading, Muay Thai, boxing, and football. He is a member of Monday Knights Football Club. He owns a bicolor ragdoll cat named Ame. He enjoys photography, and shares his work via his Instagram account, "isawitbefore". He covers music on his Instagram as well. Some of these songs have been acknowledged by the original singers.

== Acting career ==

=== 2013–2019: Beginnings === In 2013, at the age of 15, Vachirawit debuted as a variety show host in the 6th generation of Strawberry Krub Cake (SKC) on Channel 3 and his acting debut in SKC's short series The Beginning: Run Lovers Run produced by Duang Malee Maneejan and Nadao Bangkok. He was featured in small roles within the industry which includes TV dramas, music videos and a film. His notable roles were in Social Death Vote as "Day" and in I Sea U as "Peter". In 2018, Vachirawit auditioned for New Face Project by GMMTV and was signed as an actor/artist. In 2019, he was cast for the role of "young Dr. Peng" in Nadao Bangkok's My Ambulance. He became one of the hosts of GMM 25's travel based show Toe Laew, joining the show in its first season from Episode 135, and he reprised his role in the second season in 2020.

=== 2020–2023: Rising popularity === In 2020, Vachirawit earned his breakthrough when he played "Sarawat", his first lead role, in 2gether: The Series. The series became most viewed show on Line TV. He reprised his role in Still 2gether the sequel, and in 2gether: The Movie, which premiered in Tokyo. In June 2021, Japanese director Shusuke Kaneko praised his acting. In 2021, Vachirawit's played the lead role of "Thyme" (Domyoji Tsukasa), in F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, a Thai adaptation of the Japanese manga Hana Yori Dango by Yoko Kamio, who appreciated his screen presence. He was selected for the role in 2019, however further casting and the shooting were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It finally aired in December 2021 and was well received. In 2022, Vachirawit starred in the romantic series Astrophile, which received positive reviews. His guest role as an antagonistic "Moth" in the fantasy series Midnight Museum gained highest viewership. In 2023, he starred in Thai-Indian film Congrats My Ex!, a romantic comedy around Indian wedding, which ranked in Top 5 romcom in Prime Video. In 2023, his GMMTV contract ended and he became independent artist under his own agency, Cloud9 Entertainment.