New Thai girl group to debut: AR3NA

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Its 3 members are

Je T'aime - Namon Sawathayanont

That's quite the stage name. I don't expect anyone not speaking French to spell it properly. :-D

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Just like how Bambam and Minnie aren't stage name, Je T'Aime isn't one.

What is it then?

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What is it then?

Thai people are given 2 names at birth.

One that is used for official documents, and one that is used for everyday life.

Most people won't know your official names. It's common that even relatives won't know or remember your official name.

The 'nickname' is the one that will be used for 90% of your life, from your family, friends, to teachers, bosses, and co-workers. All Thais, not just performers, have this nickname.

In that sense, Minnie, Bambam and Je T'Aime aren't names made up for the stage, but given at birth and used till death.

It can be as 'normal' as 'Sara', 'Tom', 'Peter', or as 'unusual' as 'Spam', 'Inbox', 'Forever' or 'Je T'Aime'.

Oftentimes, the nickname is completely unrelated to the official name, and can be longer than the official names (i.e. it's not just a shorter name.)

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Thai people are given 2 names at birth.

One that is used for official documents, and one that is used for everyday life.

Most people won't know your official names. It's common that even relatives won't know or remember your official name.

The 'nickname' is the one that will be used for 90% of your life, from your family, friends, to teachers, bosses, and co-workers. All Thais, not just performers, have this nickname.

In that sense, Minnie, Bambam and Je T'Aime aren't names made up for the stage, but given at birth and used till death.

It can be as 'normal' as 'Sara', 'Tom', 'Peter', or as 'unusual' as 'Spam', 'Inbox', 'Forever' or 'Je T'Aime'.

Oftentimes, the nickname is completely unrelated to the official name, and can be longer than the official names (i.e. it's not just a shorter name.)

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I get it. But "je t'aime" is neither a name nor a noun, it's a full sentence (subject + verb + complement) in another language. It litterally means "I love you" in French. It doesn't make sense for it to be a person's name.

If it is, well, to each their own I guess.

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I get it. But "je t'aime" is neither a name nor a noun, it's a full sentence (subject + verb + complement) in another language. It litterally means "I love you" in French. It doesn't make sense for it to be a person's name.

If it is, well, to each their own I guess.

Yes, I told you, it can be totally random.

I've met people called "Happy Ending", "Arigatou", "In Touch", "Good Luck" and it's nothing unusual in Thailand.

It doesn't make sense in France, sure, but it makes sense in Thailand (or at least it won't stick out.)
For the vast majority of Thai people, it'll just be a 2-syllable word 'Jetaime' that they'll have no idea what it means.

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THE REBIRTH of AR3NA [ TEASER 01 ]

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