Tattoo Colour

Tattoo Colour is a Thai indie rock band signed to the Smallroom [th] record label. The memares in this band are Harin Suthamjaras (Dim.), Ruzz Pikatpiree (Ruzz), Ekachai Chotirungrot (Tonk) and Thanabordee Theerapongpakdee (Jump).

History

The four members studied at Khon Kaen Wittayayon High School. They and the other two members formed their band "I-SCREAM 479" and made their own albums to sell in schools. Upon graduation, the band members dispersed to continue their studies.

Harin, Ruzz and Ekachai continued their higher education together at Khon Kaen University. They formed their band and created music in an attempt to win a contest organized by Happy, with Smallroom as the judge. They won first place in the contest, passed the audition and signed their first contract with Smallroom in 2003 to form a new band called Tattoo Colour. Thanabodee was invited as a part of the band later in 2004.

Their first album released in 2006 titled Hong Ser. In the album, the singles "Fha" and "Fak Tee" were a success. As a result, they released more singles such as "Koh Rang Hang Rak", "One Night Stand" and "Roy Joob".

In 2008, the group released their second album Chood Tee 8 Jong Pror. The new album was still in the same pop rock and indie rock genres. The first single "Kar Moo" was followed by "Jum Tam Mai", the latter of which was massively successful and received critical acclaim. The popularity made it possible for them to organize a concert called "Karn La Krang 1"; they then followed with a full concert tour.

The albums Trong Neaw Trong Neaw, POPDAD, and Sus Jing were released in 2010, 2014 and 2017 respectively.

Tattoo Colour's popularity significantly increased around 2021 and 2022, primarily due to their acclaimed live performance with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, uploaded by Smallroom^[1]. This surge was further bolstered by the band's active use of social media, including their YouTube channel to engage with new fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their popularity led to success on their new album Ruan Prae No. 6, released in 2022, followed by the concert "Karn La Krang 5", which was the biggest concert by Tattoo Colour in 2024.

In 2024, Tattoo Colour won "Best Band of the Year" from the Guitar Mag Awards.^[2]

Members

• Harin Suthamjaras (Dim.) – Main vocal, chorus
• Ruzz Pikatpiree (Ruzz) – Guitar, main vocal, chorus
• Ekachai Chotirungrot (Tonk) – Drum, chorus
• Thanabordee Theerapongpakdee (Jump) – Bass, chorus

Discography

As of 2025^[update], Tattoo Colour has six albums with over 60 songs. All albums are available on YouTube.

Full albums

• Hong Ser (2006)
• Chood Tee 8 Jong Pror (2008)
• Trong Neaw Trong Neaw (2010)
• POPDAD (2014)
• Sud Jing (2017)
• Ruen Prae No. 6 (2020-2024)

Special albums and EPs

• The Rest of Song from POPDAD (2019) – the live session from songs in POPDAD album.
• Tattoo Colour X Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (2024) – the rearrange live session that collaborated with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in 2021.
• My Secret Folder (2024) – the collection of songs that were unused in the full album.
• Acoustic "Baw Dai Baw" (2024) – the acoustic rearrange from songs in the full album.

Tattoo Colour TV

Tattoo Colour also has their own YouTube channel titled "Tattoo Colour TV" or "TCTV", being created in 2009. It initially used to upload behind the scenes videos of the working process in each album. In 2021, the band decided to upload content with more variety to approach the new audience.

Tattoo Colour celebrated 100,000 subscribers on the TCTV channel on May 5, 2022. In the celebration video, Ruzz used the silver play button to open the crown-cap bottle.^[3]

Tattoo Colour surpassed 200,000 and 300,000 subscribers on TCTV on October 6, 2022 and July 23, 2024 respectively.

Concerts

• Karn La Krang 1 Tattoo Ma Law (2008)
• Karn La Krang 2 Tattoo Cunverrrr Concerts (2012)
• Karn La Krang 3 Pop Dad Concert (2014)
• Karn La Krang 4 Happy Birthday (2022)
• Karn La Krang 5 Tattoo Colour Fest. (2024) Avaliable on YouTube

Awards

• The longest-running chart song "Fah" Virgin Hitz Awards 2007
• The hottest duo and band from Seed Awards 2008
• The most popular band from Star Entertainment Awards 2008
• The most popular band from Siamdara Star Awards 2008
• The most popular indie from POP Music Awards 2009
• The most popular album "Chood Tee 8 Jong Pror" from Fat Awards 2009
• The duo and band of the year from Fat Awards 2009
• The Best Band of the year from The Guitar Mag Award 2011
• The Best Guitarist of the year from The Guitar Mag Award 2015
• The Best Band of the year from Ninentertain Award 2015
• The Guitar Man Of The Year (Ruzz Pikatpiree from "Song Kram Yen" song) from The Guitar Mag Awards 2021
• TOTY Music Award 2022
  • Nominated in the best album of the year "Ruen Prae No. 6"
  • Nominated in the best recording "SuperCarcare" produced by Ruzz Pikatpiree
  • Nominated in the best band of the year
• The Best Band of the year from The Guitar Mag Award 2024