Jao Nang
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Jao Nang, also known as The Princess's Terror (Thai:เจ้านาง), is a period horror Lakorn
which originally aired in the mid-1990s and became known among Thai viewers as the most frightening lakorn. It starred Chakkrit Amarat (จักรกฤษณ์ อำมรัตน์) and Kavinna Suvannaprateep (กวินนา สุวรรณประทีป) in the leading roles.
In 1997, BBTV Channel 7
released its hit lakorn, Pob Pee Fa
, which provided a plot similar to this lakorn, but with different characters and story details. This 1997 lakorn was later referred to as a remake by some viewers.
. Thai viewers recently rated it as one of the scariest lakorn ever.
This ghost lives inside a witch and leaves her body during sleep. Before the witch can die, they have to find somebody who will inherit the spirit by consuming some of the old witch's saliva.
These ghosts are powerful and fearful. If they succeed in possessing someone, they will eat that person's intestines. One way to get rid of them is to call in a "doctor" dancer. This spirit doctor chases away the "PHI POP" by making a whirlpool dance. When watching the dance, the "PHI POP" will supposedly enter the whirlpool and be chased from the body.
The origins of "PHI POP" come from an old legend:
Long ago, a prince fond of magic found a way to enter bodies which were still alive and to take control of them. Once the prince said magic words and entered the body of an animal. His servant overheard those words, repeated them, and entered the body of the prince. The servant fooled people into thinking he was the prince. Seeing this, the prince quickly entered the body of a bird and rushed to tell the truth to his wife. Upon hearing this, the prince's wife had the servant's body destroyed and the prince challenged the false prince to enter the body of an animal. When the servant foolishly entered and took control of the animal's body, the real prince re-entered his own body. The servant was unable to re-enter his body as it was destroyed. Henceforth, his revenant spirit goes from one body to another, eating its intestines.
for an exorcism of "PHI POP", allegedly dwelling in two of the female villagers.
Lakorn
Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...
which originally aired in the mid-1990s and became known among Thai viewers as the most frightening lakorn. It starred Chakkrit Amarat (จักรกฤษณ์ อำมรัตน์) and Kavinna Suvannaprateep (กวินนา สุวรรณประทีป) in the leading roles.
In 1997, BBTV Channel 7
BBTV Channel 7
Bangkok National Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation Channel 7 is a Thailand television channel. The headquarters are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel was established in 1967 with the first live broadcast of the Miss Thailand pageant held in the Vajiravudhthanusorn event at...
released its hit lakorn, Pob Pee Fa
Pob Pee Fa
Pob Pee Fah is a Thai ghost story, made as a TV series . Set partly in the 19th century, it shares some plot details with an earlier series, Jao Nang, which aired in 1990, and on which some observers believe it was based.Pob Pee Fah was considered by many to be one of the scariest of Thai lakorns,...
, which provided a plot similar to this lakorn, but with different characters and story details. This 1997 lakorn was later referred to as a remake by some viewers.
Plot
A princess of the northeast kingdom, suddenly possessed by the spirit of an ogress, turns to an evil spirit to find the raw food and fresh blood that must be provided in a banana leaf for a sick spirit. This has occurred over the centuries, with several generations of princesses in terror.Reception
The lakorn received an extremely high rating among Thai viewers and was one of the highest rated lakorn for Channel 5Channel 5 (Thailand)
Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 is a military-run and controlledThai television station.This station is special from other Thai stations is it has feeds every year, so testcards can be watched yearly...
. Thai viewers recently rated it as one of the scariest lakorn ever.
Origins
The real name of Pee Fah is Phi Pop (ผีปอบ).This ghost lives inside a witch and leaves her body during sleep. Before the witch can die, they have to find somebody who will inherit the spirit by consuming some of the old witch's saliva.
These ghosts are powerful and fearful. If they succeed in possessing someone, they will eat that person's intestines. One way to get rid of them is to call in a "doctor" dancer. This spirit doctor chases away the "PHI POP" by making a whirlpool dance. When watching the dance, the "PHI POP" will supposedly enter the whirlpool and be chased from the body.
The origins of "PHI POP" come from an old legend:
Long ago, a prince fond of magic found a way to enter bodies which were still alive and to take control of them. Once the prince said magic words and entered the body of an animal. His servant overheard those words, repeated them, and entered the body of the prince. The servant fooled people into thinking he was the prince. Seeing this, the prince quickly entered the body of a bird and rushed to tell the truth to his wife. Upon hearing this, the prince's wife had the servant's body destroyed and the prince challenged the false prince to enter the body of an animal. When the servant foolishly entered and took control of the animal's body, the real prince re-entered his own body. The servant was unable to re-enter his body as it was destroyed. Henceforth, his revenant spirit goes from one body to another, eating its intestines.
Phi Pop appearance in Thailand
In 2007, following the mysterious and sudden deaths of four villagers in Kalasin's Sam Chai sub-district, some 1000 residents, fearing the deaths were caused by evil spirits, raised some 35000 Thai BahtThai baht
The baht is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 satang . The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.-History:The baht, like the pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass...
for an exorcism of "PHI POP", allegedly dwelling in two of the female villagers.