Thursday, April 19, 2018

TAIWANESE GRANDE DAME


Pangina Heals, real name Pan Pan Narkprasert, is a half-Thai, half-Taiwanese performer from Bangkok, and is commonly dubbed "The RuPaul of Thailand". A well-known host in Thailand's drag circuit, Pangina hosts a weekly LGBTQ+ night in Bangkok at the very chic venue Maggie Choo's.  Pangina Heals is also a judge and host on Drag Race Thailand. She is the equivalent of Michelle Visage in Drag RaPce Thailand, but she's also present in the workroom. She was the winner of Thailand's first ever drag competion show.Pangina Heals is also credited with popularizing waackingin Thailand, a dance genre that originated in LGBTQ community and  clubs in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Similar to vogueing, waacking uses wickedly fast arm and shoulder movement as a form of interpretative dance.
Since the announcement of her as the reality show's host, Pangina explained that her multicultural background, in addition to spending several years studying in the United States, has given her a unique and diverse take on drag. “I want to bring a lot of culture from the Thai side and the craft and nitty-gritty details we’ve been trained to see.. “I also understand the Western side of drag after four years in L.A, so merging those two cultures together I hope I bring in something new and relevant."Drag is a passion, something that should be spread—like a disease!” And may we add just hot and adorable out of drag he is?
And on a side note, I watched the start of Thailand's Drag Race. If you don't think it wasn't entertaining...take a gander. Quite colorful and the workroom looks much larger then RuPaul's. Gave me a few chuckles. And that Thailand version of Pit Crew?!?!?!?

12 comments:

  1. Talent around the world!

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  2. Oooh, DUCK!! I'll leave now.

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  3. The transformation is unbelievable!!!!! Pangina is like the Kameron Michaels of this season.

    The clip had me laughing. They seem to be more colorful that's for sure.

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  4. Asian and Taiwanese men are among my favorite. Pangina is stunning...WOW Hot and beautiful.

    Amazing how similar and different the show is. That one queens entrances was fashion! with the dress dragging behind her.

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  5. I love when you feature queens from another country...it's interesting to see their drag style. And Pangina has ALOT of style.

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  6. This was cool to see Queens From Around The World-D-D-D!!!!

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  7. These day transformations never cease to amaze me. And that name! One of the best drag names I've heard in some time.

    Thailand’s pit crew though!! 😍

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  8. When we toured with the Drag Race tour, we met these girls and they were a complete good time! Pangina is legend in Thailand.

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  9. Pangina is fabulous!!!!! And what a hot guy!

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  10. She's like a hotter, more glamorous Lady Gaga! Fabulous!

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  11. I wouldn't mind seeing her on RuPauls DragRace!!!!

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