“PERTHSANTA ENGINE ON” is the fan-made rallying phrase around Perth Tanapon and Santa Pongsapak as GMMTV’s LOVE OUT LOUD FAN FEST 2026 : HEART RACE opened its first day in Bangkok.
The phrase started showing up across X, Instagram, and fan clips tied to #LOLFanFest2026D1, with fans using it to mark PerthSanta’s Day 1 momentum. It is not an official show title. It is fan language: a way of saying the PerthSanta fandom is fully switched on for the event.
The trend is tied to GMMTV’s “Heart Race” fan fest
GMMTV’s 2026 Love Out Loud Fan Fest is built around a racing theme, which explains the “engine on” wording. The event runs from May 22 to May 24, 2026, at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, with live streaming and rerun access through TTM Live.
Perth Tanapon Sukumpantanasan and Santa Pongsapak Udomphoch are part of the lineup, alongside other major GMMTV pairings. That gave fans an easy phrase to push: PerthSanta, engine, race, Day 1. It is simple, visual, and made for trend culture.
Why Perth and Santa fans are pushing it now
Perth and Santa’s pairing has been building momentum through GMMTV projects, music, fan events, and social clips. In Perfect 10 Liners, GMMTV listed Perth as Yotha and Santa as Gun, giving the pair a major shared series credit with an already active BL audience.
Their next push is bigger. GMMTV has also promoted Perth and Santa in Love You Teacher, with Perth playing Teacher Pobmek and Santa playing Teacher Solar. That keeps the pairing in front of fans beyond one event or one viral clip.
That is why “PERTHSANTA ENGINE ON” landed so quickly. It is not just about one performance. It is fans treating the fan fest as another checkpoint in a fast-growing PerthSanta era.
The phrase also points to what is coming next
The timing matters because Perth and Santa already have another major event on the calendar. PERTH SANTA DEVIL’S KISS CONCERT is scheduled for July 18 and 19, 2026, at Paragon Hall, with livestream and rerun options through TTM Live.
That gives the fandom more than a single trending moment to work with. LOL Fan Fest is the current spark; Devil’s Kiss is the next destination. For casual viewers seeing the phrase for the first time, “PERTHSANTA ENGINE ON” is basically fan shorthand for: this pairing has momentum, and the fandom is mobilizing.
What to know if you are just catching up
PerthSanta refers to Thai actors Perth Tanapon and Santa Pongsapak, a GMMTV pairing with a strong BL fanbase. “PERTHSANTA ENGINE ON” is a fan trend connected to Love Out Loud Fan Fest 2026 Day 1, not a separate series title or official single.
The phrase spread because it fits the event’s racing concept, gives fans a clean slogan to trend, and arrives during a period when Perth and Santa have multiple public projects and concerts keeping attention high.
For now, the useful read is simple: PerthSanta fans are not just reacting to one stage. They are signaling that the engine is running for the pair’s next stretch.
