Waruntorn Paonil


Waruntorn Paonil, 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.
IG inkwaruntornTHR inkwaruntorn

Personal 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. 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. 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". 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

YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
2015Snap Phueng
2021The Legend of HeiHei or Luo XiaoheiVoice
2021On Vacation On Produced by Tourism Authority of Thailand
2022Faces of Anne Anne
2023WishAshaVoice

Series

YearTitleRoleNetworkReference
2024Tomorrow and IKanitthaphada Somphong Na DaraNetflix

Discography

No.YearTitleNotesReferences
12016"Insomnia"
22016"Snap"
32017"Cloudy"
42017"You?"
52018"Old Feelings"
62018"Secret"
72019"Glad"
82019"Stay"
92019"Call Me" Featuring Meyou
102020"Erase"
112020"Repeat"
122021"Eyes Don't Lie"
132021"Expert" Featuring Sprite
142022"Goodbye"
152022"Ink"
162022"Chop Yu Khon Diao"
172022"Lok Thi Yang Mi Thoe Yu Duai Kan"
182023"Khon Mai Khao Dulae Yu"
192023"Pit Thong Lang Chai"
202024"So What?"
212024"Phop Rak"
222024"Phap Thi Suai Thi Sut"
232025"Sak Wan Chan Cha Hai Di"
242025"Fak Chai"
252025"Kit-thueng Thoe Klang-wan, Fan Thueng Thoe Klang-kuen"

Studio albums

YearTitleReferences
2022Ink
2025Bold

Extended plays

YearTitleReferences
2017Bliss
2022Bloom

OST songs

YearTitleOSTNotesReferences
2017"Plian" Bbetter
2018"Lok Thi Mai Mi Thoe" 7 Days
2018"Ru Khae Huachai" Gravity of Love
2021"Yut Thi Thoe" The Legend of Hei
2021"La La Loi" On Vacation Featuring Thanapob Leeratanakachorn
2022"Tha Thoe Rak Khrai Khon Nueng" Love Destiny: The Movie
2025"Distrust" Until The Sun Meets The Star

Other songs

YearTitleNotesReferences
2005"Kon Mali Ban" Singing the choral parts; the main artist is Time
2020"Choe Tae Khon Chairai" Featuring Lipta
2020"Rangwan Dae Khon Chang Fan" Featuring Season Five
2021"Plae Mai Ok" Featuring Billkin
2021"Phloe Rue Tangchai"
2021"Have a Blendy Day"For commercials of Blendy, a beverage brand debuted by Ajinomoto
2021"Hai Chan Yu Khang Khang Mai"
2022"Tell U Somethin'" With other Boxx Music artists
2022"Last Train"Featuring Three1989
2022"Let Me Love You" Featuring Tanont Chumroen
2023"My Energy" Featuring Thongchai McIntyre
2024"Lucky You"Featuring 4Eve
2024"Mai Mi Khrai Ru" Featuring Fellow Fellow

Concerts

TitleDateVenueNotesReferences
Secret Between Us14–15 September 2019Voice Space, BangkokFirst full concert, sold out
Inksyland 22 October 2022Impact ArenaSold out
4 Queens Concert7 October 2023Impact Challenger Hall 1Performing with Violette Wautier, Bowkylion and Zom Marie, sold out
Ink Waruntorn ‘Close Up’ Concert3–7 July 2024Siam-Pic Ganesha HallSold out
Ink Waruntorn '10th Anniversary' Concert 2–3 August 2025Impact ArenaSold out

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultReferences
20166th Thai Film Director Association AwardsBest Lead ActressSnaprowspan = 8 Nomitated
201610th Asian Film AwardsBest NewcomerSnap-
201613th Kom Chad Luek AwardsBest Lead ActressSnap-
201613th Starpics Thai Film AwardsBest Lead ActressSnap-
201624th Bangkok Critics Assembly AwardsBest Lead ActressSnap-
201625th Suphannahong National Film AwardsBest Lead ActressSnap-
20172017 Joox Thailand Music AwardsIndie Song of the Year"Insomnia"-
20182018 Joox Thailand Music AwardsIndie Song of the Year"You?"-
20192020 Joox Thailand Music AwardsIndie Song of the Year"Glad"Won
20202020 Line TV AwardsBest Song"Glad"Nomitated
20202020 Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Asian ArtistWon
20212021 MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Southeast Asian Actrowspan=4 Nomitated
20222022 Joox Thailand Music AwardsArtist of the Year-
20222022 Joox Thailand Music AwardsSong of the Year"Eyes Don't Lie"-
20222022 Joox Thailand Music AwardsPop Song of the Year"Eyes Don't Lie"-
2022Guitar Mag Awards 2021Best Female Artist of the YearWon
2022-----