Angry fans of Riser Music and GMMTV star ‘Fourth’ Nattawat have taken to social media to demand the entertainment company change his artiste manager.
This comes as the 19-year-old made a surprise no-show at the annual Kazz Awards, held on 14 May. Fourth picked up the award for Young Man of the year (or Num Wai Sai) 2023, and was nominated for a few other categories.
In a statement relayed to Fourth’s official fanclub, GMMTV says the actor-singer was unable to attend as he had a “intense rehearsal period” for the upcoming GMMTV-organiser Love Out Loud Fan Fest.
“If he attended the awards ceremony today, he would have to rush to receive the award without time to meet or talk to the media.”
“This would impact the schedule that was set in advance, for the concert,” the statement continues.
It cut no ice with fans, some of whom said it was unreasonable to blame it on his rehearsal schedules, given the award nominations were announced months in advance. They also directed their unhappiness at Fourth’s artiste manager, alleging she was behind his no-show at the award show.
For hours on 14 May, the hashtag #GMMTreatFourthBetter and ‘Change Fourth Manager’ trended on X (formerly known as Twitter).
