GMMTV said on Monday that Joong-Dunk and Aou-Boom have decided to go their separate ways, ending the two BL pairings as work units while keeping previously announced activities on the calendar. The company said both pairs will continue as scheduled for now, even as the artists move toward individual career directions.
The announcement puts Joong Archen Aydin, Dunk Natachai Boonprasert, Aou Thanaboon Kiatniran and Boom Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn at the center of a change that fans did not see coming. It was posted in Thai and English on GMMTV’s official Instagram and X accounts, which is why the news spread quickly and why joongdunk was suddenly one of the most searched terms on Monday.
GMMTV described the move as mutual and respectful, saying each decision took into account the artists’ career paths and future goals. It also thanked the four for the love and support they have received and said it hoped that support would continue in their future endeavors.
That language did little to soften the reaction. Joong-Dunk and Aou-Boom have been presented as two of GMMTV’s most beloved on-screen BL pairings, and the response online was immediate heartbreak mixed with speculation about what comes next. The company did not spell out specific individual plans for any of the four artists, leaving the announcement as both a conclusion and a reset.
For now, the practical answer is simple: the pairings are ending, but the work already promised is not being pulled back. What happens after those scheduled activities finish is the real story now, because that is where the separate paths GMMTV referred to will finally become visible.
