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Methika Jiranorraphat
Thai-Taiwanese actress and singer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Methika Jiranorraphat (Thai: เมธิกา จีรนรภัทร; born 19 June 1999), formerly Ramida Jiranorraphat (Thai: รมิดา จีรนรภัทร), nicknamed Jane (Thai: เจน) or Janeyeh (Thai: เจนเย่), is a Thai-Taiwanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the girl group Sizzy under RISER MUSIC. She first gained recognition for her roles in GMMTV series such as My Dear Loser: Edge of 17 (2017), The Gifted (2018), Home School (2023), and Beauty Newbie (2024).[1] Her work has earned critical recognition, including nominations at the Asian Television Awards and the Nataraja Awards.
Following her departure from GMMTV, Methika launched an independent acting career and received widespread acclaim for her lead role in the 2025 Netflix original series Mad Unicorn.
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Methika was born in Bangkok, Thailand as Ramida Jiranorraphat. She's half Taiwanese and half Thai.[2] In January 2025, XOXO Entertainment announced that Methika Jiranorraphat (Jane) will star in KNOMJEAN's music video for "แค่เอาคืน", alongside Supassara Thanachat (Kao). According to this announcement, Ramida confirmed that she has changed her legal name to Methika.[3][4]
Her Chinese name originally was Ye Zhen (Chinese: 葉臻; pinyin: Yè Zhēn), but it was later changed to Ye Zhiyu (Chinese: 葉芷妤; pinyin: Yè Zhǐyú).
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Education
Methika graduated from Sarasas Witaed Bangbon School by passing an equivalency test and enrolled directly into School of Communication Arts at the Bangkok University, obtaining her bachelor's degree in 2020.[5]
Career
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Methika began her journey in the entertainment industry after placing as the second runner-up in the Miss Teen Thailand 2014 pageant. Prior to that, she had auditioned for major South Korean entertainment companies JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment, but she was not accepted.[6]
She made her acting debut in the television series Love Sick Season 2, followed by roles in its spinoff, The School, and Room Alone 2.[7] From 2015 to 2016, she took on a number of supporting roles in youth-centered dramas under GMMTV, including Part Time: The Series (as White), Lovey Dovey (as the younger version of Kookai), and U-Prince Series (as Loma).
In 2017, Methika began taking on more prominent roles, starting with Kanomphing in Med in Love [8] and her film debut in the Chinese production, My Subject God, as Jiang Yue.[9] However, her breakout role came later that year as Peach in My Dear Loser: Edge of 17 (2017), where she starred alongside Korapat Kirdpan.[10] She later reprised the role in My Dear Loser: Happy Ever After. That same year, she also played as Fah in Teenage Mom: The Series, a television adaptation of a popular Thai webtoon, co-starring Perawat Sangpotirat.[11]
In 2018, Methika solidified her status as one of GMMTV’s rising stars through her critically acclaimed performance as Claire in The Gifted, a sci-fi drama centered on students with supernatural abilities.[12] Her portrayal of Claire, a synesthetic student with heightened perception, drew praise for its emotional depth and complexity. The series' success boosted her popularity among both domestic and international fans, and she reprised the role in the sequel series The Gifted: Graduation (2020).[13]
In 2019, she appeared in the series Wolf and Love Beyond Frontier, a remake of the 2008 Thai lakorn of the same name.[14] Later that year, Methika debuted as a member of the girl group Sizzy (formerly SISSY) under GMMTV,[15] which was active until its disbandment in October 2024.[16]
In 2020, she starred as Lin in Angel Beside Me opposite Krissanapoom Pibulsonggram [17] and took on one of her most critically acclaimed roles as Dao in After Dark: The Series. Her haunting performance—a calculated and psychologically layered character—earned widespread praise. Thai critics highlighted her long-take torture scene and commanding physicality, which contributed to her nominations at the 26th Asian Television Awards (Best Actress in a Leading Role) and the 12th Nataraja Awards (Best Leading Actress on an Online Platform). [18]
She continued to explore varied roles in romantic comedy dramas and thrillers, including Wake Up Ladies: Very Complicated (2020), The Player (2021),[19] and Oops! Mr. Superstar Hit on Me (2022)[20]. She also appeared in the nostalgic anthology Good Old Days (2022) in the “Bond and Relationship” episode, and in Club Sapan Fine Season 2 (2022).
She returned to prominence in 2023 with her role as White in the suspense-horror series Home School, which received strong reviews for its atmosphere and ensemble cast.[21] Later that year, she starred in Pop Pongkool’s music video “พักอิงซบ (Human Error)” opposite Blue Pongtiwat—marking her first major appearance in a music video outside of GMMTV.
In 2024, she starred as Faye in Beauty Newbie, a Thai adaptation of a popular South Korean webtoon My ID is Gangnam Beauty.[22] In October, GMMTV announced both the disbandment of Sizzy and the termination of Methika's exclusive contract. Following her departure from the label, Methika appeared in three back-to-back music videos: DICE's "พูดไม่ฟัง (Comeback No Comeback)" , Zee Pruk's "Super Secret", and PERSES' “อย่าฝืน (Over)”.
In early 2025, Netflix Thailand introduced Mad Unicorn, a satirical action-comedy inspired by Thailand’s first unicorn startup. Methika played Xiao Yu, the cool-headed and sharp operations strategist in a rebellious logistics startup that challenges a powerful corporate empire. Premiering on May 29, 2025, the series quickly became a national hit—#1 on Netflix Thailand within 24 hours—and reached #4 globally among non-English language TV series. Methika’s role was praised for balancing stoicism with intensity, marking her successful streaming breakthrough.[23]
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