Two (Thai duo)

Two, also named Tor&Tong, is a Thai musical duo. It came to popularity in the 1990s under RS Promotion. They are the first duo under the RS label. The duo consists of "Tor" Sahaphap Weerakamin and "Tong" Suraphan Jamlongkul. Their albums Rak Luan Luan Tae Kwan Na, Deng Dai Tah Mai Dieng and Double Two each sold over a million copies.[1]

Two
Left Tong Right Tor in 2018
Left Tong Right Tor in 2018
Background information
OriginBangkok, Thailand
Genres
Years active1991 (1991)–1996, 2005, Present
Labels
Members
  • Tor-Sahaphap Weerakamin
  • Tong-Suraphan Jamlongkul

History

Tor and Tong both attended Suankularb Wittayalai School, where they met. Tor began his career modelling for magazines whereas Tong worked in backing sound for RS.[2] They had a twin look, emphasized by their long hair. As with the Korean duo band Lift&Oil, they wore short, brightly colored T-shirts.

The pair debuted in 1991 with their album Rak Luan Luan Tae Kwan Na. Together, their work Rak Luan Luan Tae Kwan Na, Deng Dai Tah Mai Dieng and Double Two exceeded one million downloads. With Double Two, the band changed their style from Pop-Dance to Pop-Rock and changed their look. They had one special album Two Outdoor. They tried a switch to alternative, but were unsuccessful.

Tong retired From RS Label to work with Itti Balangura. They split the duo.[3] In 2006 they returned and made the album one man story, Tor sang Nueay. Tong sang Samnuek..D, Cheewitmai, Khonkeirak and bed time.

They reunited again in 2016 and released a single "We Are Thailand".[4]

Members
  • Tor-Sahaphap Weerakamin (TH : ต่อ-สหภาพ วีระฆามินทร์)
  • Tong-Suraphan Jamlongkul (TH : ต๋อง-สุรพันธ์ จำลองกุล)

Discography

Studio albums
  • Rak Luan Luan Tae Kwan Na 1991
  • Deng Dai Tah Mai Dieng 1992
  • Two Double 1995

Compilation albums
  • RS Unplugged 1994
  • Two Outdoor 1996
  • One Man Story 2005[5]

Single
  • We Are Thailand 2016 (in the name of fly2play project)[6]

Concert
  • Karom Pehn Tor Rooplor Pehn Tong 1991 MBK Hall
  • Two Tid Mun 1993 MBK Hall

Jam Concert

  • RS Unplugged Concert 1994 MBK Hall
  • RS. Meeting Concert Nok Krueng Bab Zaa (TH:นอกเครื่องแบบ...ซ่า) (7 Oct 1995) MBK Hall
  • RS. Freshy Jam Concert (11 Sep 1995) Thai Army Sports Stadium
  • Live Action Jump Concert 1996 MBK Hall

References
  1. "ศิลปินอาร์เอสมีใครบ้างที่ได้ล้านตลับ!" (in Thai). OK Magazine. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. ""a day" เล่มนี้ ได้ใจ ไปเต็มๆ เลย กับหน้าปกศิลปิน เก่าๆ RS ใครเป็นใคร แค่จำประโยดเพลงเด็ดๆ ได้ ก็แว่ะเข้ามาคร่า". Topicstock.pantip.com (in Thai). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. "Star Retro : 'ต่อ' ดร.สหภาพ วีระฆามินทร์ ชีวิตบนโลกใบเดิมกับเส้นทางเดินใหม่". Soclaimon.wordpress.com (in Thai). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". www.posttoday.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "อัลบั้ม One Man Story ของ รวมศิลปินแกรมมี่ รวมอัลบั้มเพลง อัลบั้มเพลงฮิต". music.sanook.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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