Thailand's Got Talent (season 2)
| Thailand's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Broadcast from | 3 June – 2 September 2012 |
| Judges |
Pinyo Ruedhamma Pornchita na Songkhla Jirayut Wattanasin |
| Host(s) |
Krit SriBhumisret Kathsepsawad Ayuthaya |
| Broadcaster | THAITV CH3 |
| Website | www |
| Winner | |
| Leng Rachanikorn Keawdee | |
| Origin | Sakon Nakhon |
| Genre(s) | Aerial Acrobatics |
| Runner-up | |
| Gail Sophicah Aungkavimongkol | |
The second season of Thailand's Got Talent, a reality television series produced by Workpoint and premiered on May 14, 2012. This season is the first season without judge Nirut Sirijanya who was replaced with radio personality Jirayut Watthanasin. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, sketch artists, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of 10,000,000 Baht (approximately $325,000).
Producers' auditions were held in Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and Songkhla.
The show is infamous for its fraud. One of the most controversial cases is that of a 23-year-old woman, Duangjai Jansaunoi (Thai: ดวงใจ จันทร์เสือน้อย; RTGS: Duangchai Chansuea-noi), who unclothed herself before smearing herself in paint and gyrating against a canvas to dance music, shocking the three judges and the audience and bringing about negative criticism amongst the public. Also disputable was the two male judges who voted 'yes', saying it was an 'art'. The other judge, who is the only female, voted 'no', stating that "How can this be taken as an art? Anyone can do it. It is a kind of boldness, not a talent."
Thai minister of culture, Sukumol Kunplome condemned the act, declaring she was "shocked" seeing the clip, given the high numbers of spectators and the fact that it was televised at a time when children were likely to watch. She criticised that the show was broadcast inedited even though it was a recording and not live.
On June 18, 2012, the day after the show was broadcast, Workpoint executives were summoned by the Thai Government to give explanation why 'inappropriate' content was allowed when it could be edited. While TV3 faced an examination before the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The NBTC later issued an administrative act (Verwaltungsakt) imposing a fine of 500,000 baht on TV3 on account of indecency, and ordered the competent authorities to bring both civil and criminal cases against it.
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