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Grand Blessing Ceremony of ‘GAP The Series’
One week before the first episode aired, the GAP cast held the traditional on-air blessing ceremony on the Sky Walk outside MBK Center, then went downstairs to present Thailand’s first GL series to the press.
- Venue
- Sky Walk plaza and AT FIRST activity area, G floor, MBK Center
- City
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Who
- Freen Sarocha & Becky Armstrong with the GAP cast
- Series
- GAP: The Series (ทฤษฎีสีชมพู)
- Hashtag
- #GAPบวงสรวงatMBK
The day
What happened
Thai productions traditionally hold a blessing ceremony (บวงสรวง) before a series goes on air, asking for a smooth broadcast. GAP: The Series held its ceremony on Saturday 12 November 2022, and because this was the first GL series made for Thai national television, the blessing was paired with a full press conference.
- Blessing ceremonyHeld on the Sky Walk plaza at the walkway linking MBK Center to BTS National Stadium station, led by the producer and the director with the whole cast.
- Press conferenceMoved to the AT FIRST activity area on MBK Center’s G floor, where Freen and Becky and the cast introduced the series to the media. Thai press described the area as packed with crew, guests and fans.
- The announcementGAP: The Series would air every Saturday night on Channel 3 from 19 November, with the uncut version on YouTube afterward.
Why it matters
The week everything started
Mainstream Thai entertainment press covered it as the launch of Freen and Becky’s own series: Sanook, Thai Post, TrueID and others all ran the story. Seven days later the series premiered, and the audience it found is what the global highlights and the awards page have been recording ever since.
- 11 November 2022 — ELLE x PIXXEL PROThe “Be Outstanding” launch at CentralWorld.
- 12 November 2022 — Grand blessing ceremonyBlessing and press conference at MBK Center.
- 19 November 2022 — GAP Yuri World PremiereEpisode 1 screened with fans at Major Cineplex Ratchayothin, the night the series began airing on Channel 3.
Official sources
Watch and read
Press coverage of the ceremony and press conference. No fan recordings.
