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Heartbreaking Funeral Ceremony for Tae DragonFive: Mother Cries Holding Relatives, Taps Coffin Talking to Son, Girlfriend Still in Deep Tears

News08 Aug 2026 18:14 GMT+7

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Heartbreaking Funeral Ceremony for Tae DragonFive: Mother Cries Holding Relatives, Taps Coffin Talking to Son, Girlfriend Still in Deep Tears

The entertainment world mourns the sudden passing of former young singer. Tae Thaman Taephan. . Also known as Tae DragonFive. He was a member of the famous boy band DragonFive. After disappearing from home early on the morning of 6 Aug 2026, volunteer rescue teams found Tae's body in the Chao Phraya River near Rama 7 Bridge, Nonthaburi Province, at 14:10 on 7 Aug 2026, as previously reported.

Following the autopsy, the family brought the body of Tae DragonFive to hold the funeral ceremony at Wat Buakhwan, Pavilion 5. The atmosphere during the body's arrival and the water-pouring ritual was filled with sorrow. Meanwhile, Ms. Walaiphan Srinapapan, aged 42, Tae DragonFive's girlfriend, continued to weep heavily, deeply mourning her boyfriend's passing.

At the same time, Taephan's mother, aged 79, cried while embracing and speaking with relatives. When placing Tae's body in the coffin before closing the lid, she held her son's hand. After the lid was shut, she walked over and tapped the coffin, as if talking to him. She later shared with reporters that she told her son he had worked hard with no laziness or giving up, working seven days a week. Now he could rest, no longer feeling pain, cold, hunger, sickness, or fever. It was time for him to rest. She said he was a good person and surely would go to a good place.

The funeral schedule for Tae DragonFive is as follows: On 8 Aug 2026, a prayer ceremony will be held at 18:00. On Sunday, 9 Aug, and Monday, 10 Aug 2026, prayer ceremonies will be at 19:00. On Tuesday, 11 Aug 2026, at 11:00, a food offering ceremony for monks will take place, followed by the cremation ceremony at 15:00. Thairath Entertainment expresses its condolences once again.