Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin (Thai: ชินวุฒ อินทรคูสิน; RTGS: Chinnawut Inthrakhusin), also known as Chin, is a Thai singer, actor, model, dancer, and music composer. He was the presenter for Sony Skinny T Digital Camera in Malaysia and a singer of growing reputation in Malaysia as well. Indracusin also starred in a Taiwanese drama Love 18 as Joshua. During 2016-2018, Indracusin served the Royal Thai Army as an Armed Forces member and the artist of the Royal Thai Army.
Early life and education
Indracusin was born on 13 August 1989, in Bangkok to a Thai Chinese father and a French mother. He has one younger sister, Sophie Marguerite, who is an actress and dancer. He went to Bangkok Christian College and received a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts in Broadcasting and Streaming Media Production from Sripatum University.
Career
Indracusin signed with record label GMM Grammy's G-JUNIOR young artist development program. In 2003, Indracusin and two other musicians in G-JUNIOR, Rittidet Rittichu and Guy Ellis came together to form the group Big 3. After the release of their album We Are Big 3, the group disbanded. Indracusin and Ellis released a second album in 2006 with G-JUNIOR and 10th Club.
In May 2007, Indracusin released his own album, Chin Up. His first solo single that was released, "Pak Mai Trong Gub Jai" reached the Thai music charts. He later went to New York City to work on his next album Maybe I'm Bad. In the fall of 2008, Indracusin did a Malaysian commercial presenting a Sony Skinny T. For this commercial he recorded several of his songs in Chinese, including "Term Mai Koi Tem", "Roo Chai Mai Wa Ruk" and more recently "Koon Tee Neung".
In December 2008, he released his second single album Maybe I'm Bad featuring, "One Night Stand" or "Keun Tee Neung". Other well known songs from this new album include "Too Fast Too Serious" and "Hua jai mai chai gra-dard". He has three music videos from this album, one for "Keun Tee Neung" featuring himself, "Too Fast Too Serious" featuring himself and Thai singer Natasha Josephine Blake, and one for "Hua hai mai chai gra-dart" featuring himself, his sister Sophie, and Singaporean-Swedish model Ase Wang.
Indracusin has also starred in the original Taiwanese drama Love – 18 as Joshua and in 2016, he released his new single Jub – Yo x Gavin Duval.
Songs as a group member
Indracusin appeared as a group member of these groups as following:
We Are Big 3 (As Big 3), 2003
Ten Club (As G – Jr), 2006
Singles
"Mai Mee Krai Bog Rak", 2008
"Kon Ru Jai" (Ost. Series Love-18 Rak Woon Wai Hua Jai 18), 2009
"Kon Tam Ma Da" (Ost. Drama Sood Sa Nae Ha), 2009
"My Love My Code" (Ost. Commercial Ad: CAT 009), 2009
"Kuen Nee Yak Dai Gee Krang", 2010
"lan La Feat. Bank Opal", 2010
"Hai Rak Dern Tang Ma Jer Gun" (Ost. Drama 4 Hua Jai Hang Kun Kao: Pa Ta Pee Leh Rak), 2010
"Nai Wa Ja mai Look Gun Feat. Chantavit Dhanasevi" (Ost, Drama Muad Opas), 2011
"My Bad Habit" (Ost. Commercial: Shampoo Pantene), 2012
"Ter Ja You Nai Jai Kong Chan Sa Mer Feat. Cheranut Yusanonda" (Ost. Movie Long Weekend), 2013
"Ya Bok Chan Wa Hai Pa"i (Ost. Drama Su Pap Bu Rood Ju Tha Thep Series: Koon Chai Roon Na Pee), 2013
"Nee Kor Rak (feat. Varitthisa Limthammahisorn)" (Ost. Drama Nee Kor La Sa Kor Rak), 2014
"Jab – Yo Chin Chinawut x Gavin Duval", 2017
"Tian Mai Sin Sang" (Ost. Drama Sang Jak Poh Series: Tien Mai Sin Sang), 2017
"Hua Jai Diew Kan (feat. Nantida Kaewbuasai)" (Ost. Drama Hua Jai Diew Kan), 2018
"Bpert Jai" (Ost. Drama Lab Luang Jai), 2019
"Kum Nai Jai" (Ost. Drama In Time With You), 2021
Songs featuring Chinawut
Song: First Love First Hurt – B-O-Y, 2008
Song: Took krung tee Kid Tueng Ter – Auttapon Prakopkong, 2010
Song: Whatever Whenever – Kitti Chiawongsakul, 2011
Song: Sorry – Southside, 2011
Song: Gae Ngao rue Aow Jing – Tatan, 2013
Albums
*= Promoted Single
Character voices
Birdland Dan Ma Had sa Jan As Jemy (First episode date: June 4, 2011)
International career
Chin Up: Malaysia Album, 2010
Yu Jian Ni (Chinese Singles), 2010
Maybe I’m Bad: Malaysia Album, 2011
OST. Love.18 (Chinese Singles), 2011
TV shows
2017 – เปลี่ยนหน้าท้าโชว์ Sing Your Face Off (season 3): Competitor Code: S4
2017 – Indracusin also appeared as The Candle Mask in Thai T.V. Show, The Mask Singer Thailand Season 3 to sing a song Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 in group C. And lost to The Diamond Tiara Mask. He revealed his mask on November 9, 2017.