These days, Ko Tee Aramboy's heart is filled with pink for his new love. Ko Tee Aramboy and Nong Baimint his girlfriend outside the entertainment industry, with a 24-year age gap. He clears the air after netizens speculated that their relationship is for money and addresses rumors that Ko Tee is preparing for their wedding, on the "Kuy Zaab Show" on One31 channel.
Did TikTok lead you to meet your current girlfriend?
"Simply put, TikTok has a lot of women. When you go live, you can clash screens with anyone using TikTok, no matter where they are in the world. It means we have more friends, and I was single. I’m a gentleman, and most followers were women (laughs). Being single, I could chat or flirt with anyone I wanted. I started following some girls, some with hope."
Before meeting Baimint, did you clash screens with many girls?
"Hundreds. Many I hoped for—some were good-looking, some cute. I played the role of an 'A-Hwang' and clashed screens back and forth. But some had no hopes because they saw me as an older brother type, so we became siblings, forming a social circle and clashing screens frequently."
But when you met Nong Baimint, there was a guy named Aek, 189 cm tall, a handsome Thai living in Sweden. Sweden’s time zone matched ours. At 6 a.m., when I’d water plants and go live, Aek would clash screens. He told me he’d bring a girl to meet me. Every day, Aek showed me different women, sometimes at 2 or 3 a.m., introducing them during live streams. Finally, he introduced Nong Baimint."
Did you like her at first sight?
"We connected immediately. I wondered why she was so endlessly fascinating—the way she spoke I liked. Her laugh sounded like a horse’s 'hee-hee.' She’s a woman who laughs like a horse! She even uses a zebra emoji as her TikTok signature; mine is a cactus. We started clashing screens and forming a group, then followed each other."
After clashing screens and connecting, how did your relationship develop?
"I asked where she was from. She’s from Nakhon Nayok, not far from here. I asked where she studied; she’s at the top university majoring in Chinese. She’s Gen Z and doesn’t enunciate clearly. So I said, 'Let’s clash screens,' and started helping her practice speaking. Morning and evening, we’d say 'fad-fuk-phat' (a Thai phrase), and list foods like pork, squid, shrimp, and provinces: Ranong, Rayong, Yala. Nowadays, kids speak with less mouth openness. My hearing isn’t good, so I asked her to speak louder. Sometimes I’d get lazy and say 'Huh?' She told me to ask again if I didn’t understand. We ended up speaking a lot, and I taught her Thai."
How old is she?
"22 years old."
What happened after clashing screens often?
"I got clever and created a group chat. But I never messaged privately or flirted behind the scenes. If I wanted to flirt or chat, I’d do it live. I’m clear because I don’t want a history of private messages. Nowadays, private chats get exposed and discredit people. If I teased someone, thousands would see it."
Did you flirt or tease anyone during that time?
"No. There was a group of 3-4 women who saw me as an older brother, but I wasn’t sincere with them. I created a group chat including Aek and those women. I asked if they wanted to have dinner together. Young people eat sukiyaki, so we had a group date with four people. After dinner around 8 or 9 p.m., we didn’t know where to go, so I invited them to my garden to hang out, play music, and shoot content before going our separate ways. That was the first time."
Did you get her personal LINE?
"Yes. When chatting as a group of four, I asked if I could message individually when free, and they said yes. But the one I hoped for was the fourth person I asked."
So instead of asking the one you liked for her LINE directly, you built a community, had group dinners, and eventually added her personally?
"Right. I asked numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, but the one I really wanted was number 4."
At that time, there was another girl besides Baimint. Who did you talk to first?
"I talked to many, but it was Baimint because I felt a connection. Our lifestyles and mindsets were similar. I messaged her first, saying, 'Hello, if you’re free, I’m driving out of town and feeling sleepy; can we chat?' She said yes. I asked if she had a boyfriend, and she said no."
After that, the younger generation sends messages I don’t understand, like 543235. They know each other; older generations laugh with '5555.' We started chatting. Sometimes I’d drive out of town for work, sometimes a niece drove, but I used that as an excuse. I asked about her life and background."
After several days, you asked about her single status and views on boyfriend age? Did she care about age or looks?
"She said she doesn’t mind age or looks. I thought, 'I have a chance.' So I felt confident."
When you focused, you really focused. Clashing screens often, fans started noticing you liked Baimint. After some time, you decided to take a chance during a livestream with 2,500 viewers. You gathered courage and played the song 'We Met at Last.'
Were you confident in your feelings?
"Absolutely. I said, 'Mint, can I say something?' She said yes. We talked lying down, and I asked, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' She paused for 3-5 seconds, then said she needed to decide. She disappeared for 5 minutes. I played the build-up song and a love song. Then she said she was ready to answer. I stopped the music. She said, 'I won’t date you.'"
From 2,500 viewers, it was like a swarm breaking apart to 700. When she said no, she asked if you were okay. You replied, 'Do I have the right not to be okay?' You were surprised by your reaction. After the livestream, you called your admin, P’Waan, a durian orchard owner in Rayong, and asked why it seemed like you almost had her but she didn’t date. She explained that Gen Z relationships are different: dating means exclusive, but chatting can be with many. You were confused because you asked to date, and she was not okay with that."
So you called her the next day and said, 'Baimint, this might be our last talk. I respect your decision but don’t understand. Does your boyfriend have to be exclusive?' She said yes. 'But can you chat with several?' She said yes. You asked if you could be one of the chatters, and she agreed."
You thanked your admin because otherwise, it would have ended?
"Yes, thanks to P’Waan, the durian orchard owner."
After being allowed to chat, how did your relationship develop?
"After I asked to date and was allowed to chat, she knew I was courting her. We began talking and then I asked if we could be a couple. Once agreed, I said I wanted to talk with her parents and relatives to show seriousness and sincerity. She said to talk to her older brother who lived with her mother. I went to Nakhon Nayok; that was the first day I met her mother and older brother and talked with them."
What did her family say?
"Fortunately, her older brother is just one year older than me, so we're like the same generation. We got along well. He liked me and wanted me to date her. He thanked me for speaking openly. Then I talked with her mother, grandmother, and brother, saying that while she studies, I want to be the one dating her."
The world is small. Have you met anyone in Baimint's family before?
"Uncle Noom, who’s been involved in cockfighting with me for over 20 years, lives in Muang Thong, Chaeng Watthana. He visited while I was there; Baimint was sitting nearby. Uncle Noom asked if she was my girlfriend and where she was from. She said Nakhon Nayok. He said, 'Oh, same district, Ongkharak, same subdistrict.' Uncle Noom asked her last name; it’s the same as his wife’s. It turned out Baimint is related to Uncle Noom's wife. He asked if I remembered going to dig fish ponds in Ongkharak 20 years ago for making fermented fish. That was at Baimint’s father's house. Her father's name is Wat. So I had actually met Baimint when she was 5 or 6 years old."
20 years later, you met Nong Baimint again?
"I only found out later and asked Uncle Noom if it was true."
How is she as a girlfriend?
"Being from two different generations, there’s both cuteness and misunderstandings about Gen Z kids today. But I overlook some things. The cute part is she’s simple in living and eating. She doesn’t eat oily, raw, or fishy foods. That’s it. She doesn’t eat egg yolks or greasy things that make her nauseous. It’s similar to me; I eat some things she doesn’t and vice versa, so it balances out."
As I said, sometimes on social media, when we first ate together, she ordered a plate of stir-fried basil with fried egg and removed the yolk. I eat yolks, knowing she doesn’t. I took half the rice with her and she took half of my side dishes. She eats a lot of rice but little side dishes; I eat little rice but a lot of side dishes. Social media caused drama saying, 'Why not order more? Why take a woman’s food? Eating only yolk yourself and giving egg white to the woman? Only eating side dishes and giving rice to the woman?'"
So sharing food made you look bad?
"We know Baimint eats a lot of rice but little side dishes. She eats egg whites, not yolks, no pork fat, just meat, and chicken breast."
How long have you been dating?
"Almost eight months."
Which generation are you from?
"Probably Generation Y or X."
With generational gaps, do you have to adjust?
"Honestly, her thinking is mature, but I’m childish. Gen Z lifestyles are different, and I don’t know why. These are small things I try to overlook. It’s a generation gap, so I don’t focus on these issues as reasons to argue."
Do you have nicknames for each other?
"I call her 'Noo' (little one), she calls me 'Bee.'"
Everything seems perfect and happy, but with a 24-year age gap, you once broke up?
"She said she wanted to break up. When I had a young girlfriend, sometimes I wanted to talk, but she went to care for her sick mother and grandmother, telling me to call when free. After work, I called her, and she had just woken with her mother. I asked what she was cooking for her mother. When I called, she said hello and was talking to her mother. I thought, 'Why don’t you talk to me all day but only when I call?' I told her to just talk to her mother and hung up."
Was that childish?
"Like waiting all day to talk but she talks to her mother instead. I felt childish. She thought I was childish."
You thought she would call to make up, but she wanted to break up?
"She said I was childish and that when she was caring for her mother, I never pressured her. She told me to take care of her mother well, but when she cared for her mother, I acted this way. She wasn’t okay with it. Then her older brother came to clear things up. Some think I broke up for content, but it was real."
How long was the breakup?
"One day. But rumors spread quickly on TikTok. Her sister-in-law heard and told her brother, who called me to ask what happened. I explained honestly. He said I wasn’t very reasonable. I talked with her brother, and since she lives with her mother and grandmother, we agreed to respect her privacy. Later, we had no fights and adjusted."
Are you not childish now?
"Is it her? (laughs) I understood then I was worried because she wasn’t around all day. I worked and called her, but she talked to her mother instead."
Some speculate Baimint dated Ko Tee for money?
"Honestly, that’s not unusual or wrong. Even celebrities like Peggy and P’Putt do charity work and hope for money. Who doesn’t want money? It’s normal to hope for a good future when dating. It’s not wrong or strange. But if it was just for money, I’d support my family and home. We allocate money accordingly, but now we’re building a future together. I’m a man; sometimes when we eat out, she pays. There’s no 'paying' per se. When life is simple, she’s okay and understands I have responsibilities."
Do you have separate accounts?
"Yes. If netizens say Baimint dates Ko Tee for money, that’s not strange because we’re building money together. When she graduates and we marry, that’s another story."
When will she graduate?
"She’s about to enter her second year. We plan a future together. Baimint has a good mindset and wants to earn money herself. I said okay, let’s make money together. Sometimes during live streams selling things, fans support us. The money goes into a joint account, and neither of us can withdraw alone; both must agree."
Anything you want to say to Baimint?
"Actions matter more than words. No matter how much you say you love someone, if your behavior says otherwise, it means nothing. So as you know, I will be honest and make this love the best."
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