{{Short description|Thai rock band}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist | name = TaitosmitH | image = | image_upright = | landscape = yes | caption = | alias = | origin = Bangkok, Thailand | genre = {{flatlist| * Rock * post-rock * alternative * phleng phuea chiwit * neo soul * country * blues * pop (early works) * indie<ref name=oo/> }} | years_active = 2018–present<!--Band is not on hiatus according to Hybe statement to AP and Korean articles--> | label = Gene Lab | module = | website = | current_members = *Itkron Pungkiatrussamee *Trinnasit Siripitchayasan *Pannasit Sukahotu *Thanakit Songmuang *Jatsada Panya *Patanapoom Chaumpol }}
'''Taitosmith''' ({{langx|th|ไททศมิตร}}; stylized as '''TaitosmitH''') is a Thai rock band that defines itself as "a modern ''phleng phuea chiwit'' (Thai protest song) band".<ref name=oo>{{cite web|url=https://musicstation.kapook.com/view234031.html|title=เปิดประวัติวง Taitosmith (ไททศมิตร) วงดนตรีเพื่อชีวิตยุคใหม่|trans-title=History of Taitosmith a modern song for life band|language=thai|work=Kapook|date=2021-12-24|accessdate=2022-07-24}}</ref>
==History== The band was formed in 2018 by two indie musicians, Itkron "Jaii" Pungkiatrussamee and Trinnasit "Most" Siripitchayasan. Then there were many others who joined until six was complete. They achieved rapid success with two easy listening singles ''Pattaya Lover'' and ''Pen Ta Li Tone'' (เป็นตะลิโตน) along with being invited to join the Thai PBS show "Nak Phajol Phleng", followed up with the third single ''Hello Mama'' in the same genre at the end of the year with lyrics in English mixed with Isan dialect.
The band has signed with Gene Lab in GMM Grammy network because the executive Panthapol "Ohm" Prasarnrajkit of the band Cocktail have watched the music clip ''Daeng Kub Kheo'' (แดงกับเขียว; "Red and Green") so they were persuaded to join in with the release of their first album ''TaitosmitH'' in 2019.
In early 2022, Taitosmith released the second album ''Phuea Chiwit Ku'' (เพื่อชีวิตกู; "For My Life") with a song that became viral in TikTok ''Nak Leng Kao'' (นักเลงเก่า; "Former Gangster") which is the soundtrack of the popular crime film ''4 Kings'' that the vocalist Jaii also starred. Along with another song '' Thai Tae'' (ไทเท่; "Cool Thai") that features with the late ''luk thung'' (Thai country song) singer and national artist Waiphot Phetsuphan. It became Phetsuphan's last work.
Taitosmith's songs focuses on aspects of society, human life, economic issues, as well as political satire.<ref name=oo/>
Name of the band "Taitosmith" consists of three elements. ''Tai'' (ไท) means "freedom", ''tos'' (ทศ) means "ten" and ''mith'' (มิตร) means "friendship". The overall meaning is "a group of 10 freedom lovers who start and run everything in friendship".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/entertain/news/2322350|trans-title=Taitosmith from an indie band to a famous label artist willing to pull the bread out of their mouth to follow the dream|title=ไททศมิตร จากวงอินดี้สู่ศิลปินค่ายดัง ยอมทุบหม้อข้าวตัวเองเพื่อทำตามฝัน|date=2022-02-04|accessdate=2022-07-24|language=thai|work=Thairath}}</ref> Even though there were only six people, but they also remembered the people involved both in front and behind the scenes of their success. Therefore, a descriptive name of ten is used.<ref name=tham/>
The band's symbol resembles a ''Sao Chingcha'' (giant swing) or a ''Paifang'' (traditional Chinese arch) owing the band's name is a play on the words of the two English letters T and H.<ref name=tham>{{cite web|trans-title=10 true stories of TaitosmitH an indie band for life (other people), who is a spokesperson for Thai society|title=10 เรื่องจริง TaitosmitH วงอินดี้เพื่อชีวิต(คนอื่น) ผู้เป็นกระบอกเสียงให้สังคมไทย|language=thai|url=https://www.theconcert.com/news/thai-music/1281|work=The Concert}}</ref>
==Members== *Itkron "Jaii" Pungkiatrussamee – vocals, guitar *Trinnasit "Most" Siripitchayasan – vocals, guitar *Pannasit "Min" Sukahotu – guitar solo *Thanakit "J" Songmuang – keyboard *Jatsada "Jat" Panya – bass guitar *Patanapoom "Tuke" Chaumpol – drums
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''TaitosmitH'' (ไททศมิตร; 2019) *''Phuea Chiwit Ku'' (เพื่อชีวิตกู; 2022)
===Special album=== *''TaitosmitH Special Boxset'' (limited edition; 2021)
==Original soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Thai title !! Translate !! For !! Notes |- | rowspan="1" | 2020 ||''Yu-Titum'' (ยุติ-ธรรม)|| "Justice" ||''Nemesis''|| |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 ||''Nak Leng Kao'' (นักเลงเก่า) || "Former Gangster" || ''4 Kings'' ||feat D Gerrard |- |''Mung Kub Ku'' (มึงกับกู)||"You & I"||''4 Kings''||solo by Jaii |}
==See also== *Music of Thailand *Phleng phuea chiwit
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Facebook|taitosmithband}} *{{Instagram|taitosmith}}
Category:Thai rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2018 Category:2018 establishments in Thailand Category:Musical groups from Bangkok Category:Phleng phuea chiwit groups