“For many young viewers abroad, a Thai BL series was the first place they saw their own future.”— PrideShow Editorial Board
Earth Pirapat Watthanasetsiri is, with Mix Sahaphap, one half of EarthMix — the pairing whose work on A Tale of Thousand Stars helped carry Thai Boys' Love drama to a worldwide audience. His ranking reflects both the scale of that reach and his place within the LGBTQ+ advocacy wave that has grown up alongside Thai BL idol culture.
The genre's leading actors occupy an unusual position: their on-screen romances model queer relationships for audiences in countries where such representation is scarce or forbidden, giving their influence a weight that transcends ordinary celebrity. PrideShow's PrideScore captures this through engagement quality and community trust rather than headline follower numbers — the metrics that distinguish a genuine cultural figure from a merely popular one.
Earth ranks at the top of the creator segment because the EarthMix partnership is one of the most influential in the industry, and because the representation it provides travels far beyond Thailand's borders. For a great many young LGBTQ+ viewers abroad, a Thai BL series was the first place they saw a version of their own future.