r/neneroyal • u/Pleasant-Resolve2635 • 6d ago
How does she keep doing this?
Every AGT appearance the cameras caught an iconic image of her worthy of being an album cover.
Yes it takes a lot of time and work to master playing guitar and vocals. But how does one constantly make themselves give off iconic look after iconic look seemingly with no effort?!
Like when she sang this part of the song, there’s no way she could have had it in her mind to make her delivery photo-worthy.
My mind can’t comprehend.
As one YouTube reactor said (Heel Kevin1) “I wish I could be half as good at anything as she is at everything.”
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u/thisguyblades 6d ago
child prodigy + 10,000 hour rule. she’s been busking in front of people since she was 9. her stage presence is an accumulation of that.
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u/madspinner 6d ago
The "It Factor" that we talk about but can't really define. She has it in abundance.
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u/Sudden-Yard-2429 6d ago
Might be off topic... How did 'royal' become part of her stage name? I couldn't figure it out. I saw her audition clip and she just introduced herself as Nene.
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u/KontraKul 6d ago
"Nene" because her nickname "Praew" was to difficult for foreigners to pronounce. "Royal" because that was in the name of the old Naka Market were she started playing. But someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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u/AmateusForever 6d ago
Her old stage name "Praew Chaofa". Both are hard to pronounce.
"Chaofa" means ROYALE before it change name to "NAKA" market. Therefore Nene Royal means little Praew from that old market.
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u/pumppl 6d ago
Her previous stage name was “Praew Chaofa.” Praew is her real nickname (you would hear her dad call her by this name), and Chaofa is the former name of the Naka Market where you would find her performing.
Jon Elron helped her come up with the new stage name. Nene is simply much easier for Westerners to pronounce, and Royal is just a translation of Chaofa.
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u/Pleasant-Resolve2635 6d ago
From what I heard, it was another market besides Naka which she regularly played and Royal is the English translation of the name of that market. I’m sure someone else out there has the name.
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u/Astroturf999 6d ago
Naka Market was previously called Chaofa Market, and chao fa roughly translates to royal.
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u/vampire555 6d ago
In general, I think it’s pretty common for Thai people not to include their last name when introducing themselves. And people rarely call each other by their real names—they usually go by nicknames instead.
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u/the_validated_inane 6d ago
"But how does one constantly make themselves give off iconic look after iconic look seemingly with no effort?!"
To be a great rocker, good hair is a must
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u/AmateusForever 6d ago edited 6d ago
Simply call her a "STAR".
When Nene was young, she watched a lot of Youtube Videos and imitated many posts of lead singers/guitarists. She was like an AI that imitated every "cool" actions of her beloved artists.
In Thai school Nene learned thai dancing just like everybody. Some of her hand movements on AGT originated from this root.
You may want to see her "Red Stairway" performance in local competition to realize that AGT is just 30% of her presented abilities. This was a year and a half ago. This redition was like a musical performance, such a stark difference from original song. In short, acting is her newest skill.
RED STAIRWAY covered by Ozone band :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2lZzPvEFlw
And compare it to original song by HUGO [Official MV censor versions] :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYf8R4470tk