# Waruntorn Paonil

Waruntorn Paonil (born 23 February 1994), nicknamed Ink, also known by the stage name Ink Waruntorn, is a Thai singer, actress, and voice actress.
In 2006, she began her career with a role in a music video, before becoming a member of the pop group Chilli White Choc, which she left in 2009. In 2015, she returned as a solo artist and also took a lead role in the political romance film Snap. Her first solo single, "Insomnia", went number one on music charts in Thailand.
In 2020, she was given the Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist. The following year, she started her voice acting career with the title role in the animation The Legend of Hei.

## Life

After completing her secondary education at Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School, Waruntorn became a student at the Musical Department of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, where she majored in classical singing (opera). During her study at Chulalongkorn, she also served as the university drum major for the 70th Chula–Thammasat Traditional Football Match in 2015. She completed her study in 2016 and was conferred with a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Second-Class Honours). Before graduation, she held a one-hour solo opera concert called Senior Voice Recital at her university on 27 April 2016.

## Career

In 2006, Waruntorn started her career at the age of 12 by starring in the music video of Four-Mod's "Dek Wunwai" (Thai: เด็กวุ่นวาย). In the same year, she became an artist under RS Music's Kamikaze. The following year, she debuted as a member of the girl group Chilli White Choc. She left the group in 2009, citing study reasons.
In 2015, she returned with a lead role in the political romance film Snap and became a solo artist under Boxx Music. The next year, she released her first single, "Insomnia". The song "Insomnia" went number one on the Cat Radio chart and the Fungjai chart and was listed as one of the Top 50 Thai Songs of the Year by Joox.
She released her first extended play in 2017, called Bliss, containing all of the songs from her first five singles.
During her concert called Secret Between Us on 14 September 2019, she revealed to the audience that she was four days ago diagnosed with a "large, harmful uterine fibroid". After the concert, she received a surgical procedure and took a break for recuperation from 21 October to 22 November 2019.
In 2021, she started her voice acting career with the title role in the Chinese animation The Legend of Hei, for which she also sang the theme song.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Snap (Thai: Snap แค่...ได้คิดถึง) | Phueng (Thai: ผึ้ง) | |
| 2021 | The Legend of Hei | Hei or Luo Xiaohei | Voice |
| 2021 | On Vacation (Thai: อร Vacation) | On (Thai: อร) | Produced by Tourism Authority of Thailand |
| 2022 | Faces of Anne (Thai: แอน) | Anne | |
| 2023 | Wish | Asha | Voice |

### Series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Reference |
| 2024 | Tomorrow and I | Kanitthaphada Somphong Na Dara | Netflix | |

## Discography

| No. | Year | Title | Notes |
| 1 | 2016 | "Insomnia" (Thai: เหงาเหงา) | |
| 2 | 2016 | "Snap" | |
| 3 | 2017 | "Cloudy" (Thai: ฉันต้องคิดถึงเธอแบบไหน) | |
| 4 | 2017 | "You?" (Thai: เกี่ยวกันไหม) | |
| 5 | 2018 | "Old Feelings" (Thai: ยังรู้สึก) | |
| 6 | 2018 | "Secret" (Thai: ความลับมีในโลก) | |
| 7 | 2019 | "Glad" (Thai: ดีใจด้วยนะ) | |
| 8 | 2019 | "Stay" (Thai: รอหรือพอ) | |
| 9 | 2019 | "Call Me" (Thai: ไม่อยากเหงาแล้ว) | Featuring Meyou |
| 10 | 2020 | "Erase" (Thai: ลบไม่ได้ช่วยให้ลืม) | |
| 11 | 2020 | "Repeat" (Thai: อยากเริ่มต้นใหม่กับคนเดิม) | |
| 12 | 2021 | "Eyes Don't Lie" (Thai: สายตาหลอกกันไม่ได้) | |
| 13 | 2021 | "Expert" (Thai: เก่งแต่เรื่องคนอื่น) | Featuring Sprite |
| 14 | 2022 | "Goodbye" (Thai: กลับก่อนนะ) | |
| 15 | 2022 | "Ink" | |
| 16 | 2022 | "Chop Yu Khon Diao" (Thai: ชอบอยู่คนเดียว) | |
| 17 | 2022 | "Lok Thi Yang Mi Thoe Yu Duai Kan" (Thai: โลกที่ยังมีเธออยู่ด้วยกัน) | |
| 18 | 2023 | "Khon Mai Khao Dulae Yu" (Thai: คนใหม่เขาดูแลอยู่) | |
| 19 | 2023 | "Pit Thong Lang Chai" (Thai: ปิดทองหลังใจ) | |
| 20 | 2024 | "So What?" (Thai: แล้วยังไงต่อ) | |
| 21 | 2024 | "Phop Rak" (Thai: พบรัก) | |
| 22 | 2024 | "Phap Thi Suai Thi Sut" (Thai: ภาพที่สวยที่สุด) | |
| 23 | 2025 | "Sak Wan Chan Cha Hai Di" (Thai: สักวันฉันจะหายดี) | |

### Studio albums

| Year | Title | References |
| 2022 | Ink | |

### Extended plays

| Year | Title | References |
| 2017 | Bliss | |
| 2022 | Bloom | |

### OST songs

| Year | Title | OST | Notes |
| 2017 | "Plian" (Thai: เปลี่ยน) | Bbetter (Thai: ทูบีเบทเทอร์) | |
| 2018 | "Lok Thi Mai Mi Thoe" (Thai: โลกที่ไม่มีเธอ) | 7 Days (Thai: เรารักกัน จันทร์–อาทิตย์) | |
| 2018 | "Ru Khae Huachai" (Thai: รู้แค่หัวใจ) | Gravity of Love (Thai: รักแท้...แพ้แรงดึงดูด) | |
| 2021 | "Yut Thi Thoe" (Thai: หยุดที่เธอ) | The Legend of Hei (Thai: เฮย ภูตแมวมหัศจรรย์) | |
| 2021 | "La La Loi" (Thai: ลาลาลอย) | On Vacation (Thai: อร Vacation) | Featuring Thanapob Leeratanakachorn |
| 2022 | "Tha Thoe Rak Khrai Khon Nueng" (Thai: ถ้าเธอรักใครคนหนึ่ง) | Love Destiny: The Movie | |

### Other songs

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | "Kon Mali Ban" (Thai: ก่อนมะลิบาน) | Singing the choral parts; the main artist is Time |
| 2020 | "Choe Tae Khon Chairai" (Thai: เจอแต่คนใจร้าย) | Featuring Lipta |
| 2020 | "Rangwan Dae Khon Chang Fan" (Thai: รางวัลแด่คนช่างฝัน) | Featuring Season Five |
| 2021 | "Plae Mai Ok" (Thai: แปลไม่ออก) | Featuring Billkin |
| 2021 | "Phloe Rue Tangchai" (Thai: เผลอหรือตั้งใจ) | |
| 2021 | "Have a Blendy Day" | For commercials of Blendy, a beverage brand debuted by Ajinomoto |
| 2021 | "Hai Chan Yu Khang Khang Mai" (Thai: ให้ฉันอยู่ข้าง ๆ ไหม) | |
| 2022 | "Tell U Somethin'" (Thai: เธอ ๆ เรามีอะไรจะบอก) | With other Boxx Music artists |
| 2022 | "Last Train" | Featuring Three1989 |
| 2023 | "My Energy" (Thai: เธอคือพลังของฉัน) | Featuring Thongchai McIntyre |
| 2024 | "Lucky You" | Featuring 4Eve |

## Concerts

| Title | Date(s) | Venue | Notes |
| Secret Between Us | 14 & 15 September 2019 | Voice Space, Bangkok | First full concert, sold out |
| Inksyland (Thai: ดินแดนขยี้ใจ) | 22 October 2022 | Impact Arena | Sold out |
| 4 Queens Concert | 7 October 2023 | Impact Challenger Hall 1 | Performing with Violette Wautier, Bowkylion and Zom Marie, sold out |
| Ink Waruntorn ‘Close Up’ Concert | 3–7 July 2024 | Siam-Pic Ganesha Hall | Sold out |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | 6th Thai Film Director Association Awards | Best Lead Actress | Snap | Nominated |
| 2016 | 10th Asian Film Awards | Best Newcomer | Snap | Nominated |
| 2016 | 13th Kom Chad Luek Awards | Best Lead Actress | Snap | Nominated |
| 2016 | 13th Starpics Thai Film Awards | Best Lead Actress | Snap | Nominated |
| 2016 | 24th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards | Best Lead Actress | Snap | Nominated |
| 2016 | 25th Suphannahong National Film Awards | Best Lead Actress | Snap | Nominated |
| 2017 | 2017 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Indie Song of the Year | "Insomnia" | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2018 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Indie Song of the Year | "You?" | Nominated |
| 2019 | 2020 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Indie Song of the Year | "Glad" | Won |
| 2020 | 2020 Line TV Awards | Best Song | "Glad" | Nominated |
| 2020 | 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asian Artist | | Won |
| 2021 | 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Southeast Asian Act | | Nominated |
| 2022 | 2022 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Artist of the Year | | Nominated |
| 2022 | 2022 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Eyes Don't Lie" | Nominated |
| 2022 | 2022 Joox Thailand Music Awards | Pop Song of the Year | "Eyes Don't Lie" | Nominated |
| 2022 | Guitar Mag Awards 2021 | Best Female Artist of the Year | | Won |