Nichkhun
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2PM Go Crazy World Tour 2014, Prudential Centre, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul |
| Born |
June 24, 1988[1][2] Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States[1][2] |
| Genres | K-pop, electronic, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | 2PM, 2AM, JYP Nation |
| Website | Nichkhun's profile on 2PM's Website |
Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul[5] (Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล; rtgs: Nitchakhun Horawetchakun; Thai pronunciation: [nit̚˥.t͡ɕʰä˥.kʰũn˧ hɔː˩˥.rä˥.weːt̚˥˩.t͡ɕʰä˥.kũn˧]; born June 24, 1988), known mononymously as Nichkhun (Korean: 닉쿤; Chinese: 尼坤; pinyin: Ní Kún), is an American-born Thai[6][7][8] rapper, singer, songwriter, model and actor. He is currently based in South Korea as a member of 2PM, a South Korean boy band.
Early life
Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai parents of Chinese descent.[1][2][9][10] His paternal grandmother is from Hainan, China while his paternal grandfather is from Thailand.[11] His mother Yenjit Horvejkul was born in Thailand to Hainanese immigrant parents.[12] His mother is the chief executive officer of a Thai pharmaceutical company called the Union Medical, one of the leading pharmaceutical importers and distributors in Thailand that was established in 1976.[13] He has said that he has extended family and distant ancestors from Guangzhou.[14]
He comes from a wealthy financial background and his luxurious lifestyle portrayed in the K-pop tabloids with photos of his home and private school earned him the nickname “Thai Prince" in South Korea.[13] Nichkhun has one older brother, Nichan, and two younger sisters, Nichthima (Yanin) and Nachjaree (Chereen). At the age of five, he moved to Thailand from the United States with his family and studied at Dhepkanjana School and Tangpiroondham School. At the age of twelve, he studied at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand for a year and a half and moved back to the United States to finish his schooling at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. After high school, he was a coach at Rosemead High School for their badminton team. There, he was scouted by a scout manager of JYP Entertainment at the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival.
After passing the audition hosted by JYP Entertainment, he signed a ten-year contract with the company but later re-signed for an eight-year contract, not including training, and was brought to South Korea in 2006 as a trainee, being put into a class of 24 other students. Park Jin-young informed him that he was required to learn how to sing and to dance, learn Korean and Mandarin Chinese, and to bulk up. He first appeared through MNET's Hot Blood, a program that showed the intense physical training that 13 male trainees had to go through for the opportunity to debut in either a four-member ballad group (2AM) or a seven-member dance group (2PM)[note 1] under JYP Entertainment.[15]
As a male citizen of Thailand, he was subject to the military draft lottery in 2009 and subsequently received an exemption from military service.[16][17]
Career
2PM
On 4 September 2008, Nichkhun debuted as part of 2PM with their first single "10 Points out of 10 Points" (Korean: "10점 만점에 10점") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day". They have released five studio albums in Korea and four studio albums in Japan.
Solo activities
Nichkhun was one of the hosts for the Korean Music Wave in Bangkok in 2010, 2011, and 2013. In 2010, along with Taecyeon and Yoon Eun-hye, Nichkhun played one of the main characters in a 12-minute music video drama for Cass Beer, which was released on February 8.[18] Nichkhun also hosted JYP's talent competition Superstar Survival. On June 2010, he was cast in the second season of variety show We Got Married, pairing up with Victoria of f(x). The couple, known as Khuntoria, was featured on the show from episode 52 to episode 91, leaving in September 2011.[19]
In 2011, Nichkhun appeared in the music video of the single "Touch (觸動)" by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Wilber Pan, which premiered on January 31. In May, he was selected as the new model for Everland's Caribbean Bay Aqualoop CF. He also starred in the Japanese live-adaptation film of Ouran High School Host Club as Lawrence, the president of a Singaporean corporation,[20] followed in 2012 by the Thai film Seven Something.
In 2013, he filmed Chinese TV series One and a Half Summer, where he plays the lead character. The series aired between June and July 2014.[21] In 2014, he had a cameo in the Thai movie Chalouis.[22] He teamed up with CNBLUE's Jung Yong-hwa, B1A4's Baro, Infinite's L, and Winner's Mino for project group Lucky Boys (Super 5) for the 2014 SBS Gayo Daejun. Nichkhun and Baro also hosted the show.[23]
In 2015, Nichkhun joined the cast of Chinese movie Forever Young, Gardenia in Blossom (Forever Young, 栀子花开), starring Li Yi Feng and Zhang Hui We[24] and a new Chinese music reality show Youth Trainee.[25] He will also be a special guest on a Thai sitcom, Yes Sir My Boss.
Discography
- Thai songs
- 2008: "We Become One"
- 2009: "Let's Take a Break"
- 2009: "Cute"
- 2015: "Wan Nun Wan Nee Wan Nhai" (featuring Taecyeon of 2PM)
- Korean songs
- 2011: "My Valentine" (with Taecyeon, Park Jin-young) (Soundtrack from the album Dream High)
- 2014: "Love is True" (with Junho) (Bonus track from the album Go Crazy! (Grand Edition))
- English songs
- 2012: "Let It Rain" (Bonus track from the album Legend of 2PM)
- Japanese songs
- 2014: "So Wonderful"
- 2015: "Miss Wonderful"
- 2015: "Maybe You Are"
- Collaborations
- 2011: "Touch (觸動)" with Wilber Pan (from the album 808)
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | All My Love | Ok Yub's human substitute | Cameo (episode 16) |
| 2011 | Dream High | Ri-ah's CF partner | Cameo (episode 8) |
| Welcome to the Show | Himself | ||
| 2014 | One and a Half Summer | Zhang Hao | |
| Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo | Mataichi | Japanese TV movie | |
| 2015 | Looking For Aurora | Wang Yilin | |
| Yes Sir My Boss | Thai | Cameo (episodes 7-8) | |
| The Producers | Himself | Cameo (episode 3) |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ouran High School Host Club | Lawrence |
| Seven Something | He | |
| Beyond the ONEDAY ~Story of 2PM & 2AM~ | Himself | |
| 2014 | Five Eagle Brothers | Policeman |
| 2015 | Chalouis | Cameo |
| Forever Young, Gardenia in Blossom | Cameo |
Variety shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hot Blood Men | Mnet | Himself (Pre-debut) |
| Yashimmanman Season 2 | SBS | Himself | |
| Schoolympic Happy Sunday | KBS | Himself | |
| 2009 | 2PM Wild Bunny | Mnet | Himself |
| Sunday Sunday Night | MBC | Himself; "Body Body Body" | |
| The Woody Show | Modernine TV (Thai) | Guest | |
| M! Wide | Mnet | Himself; Hidden Camera "Girl Punch!" Segment | |
| 2009–present | Star King | SBS | Himself |
| 2010 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | Contestant (with 2PM) |
| We Got Married | Himself (with f(x)'s Victoria) | ||
| Running Man | SBS | Guest; Episodes 4-5, 19, 40, 50-51, 104, 195, 248 | |
| M! Countdown | Mnet | MC | |
| Happy Together | KBS2 | Guest | |
| 2010–2013 | Strong Heart | SBS | Guest |
| 2011 | 2PM SHOW | Himself | |
| Running Man | Episodes 50, 51 (Thailand); With Kim Min-jung | ||
| Dream Team | KBS | Episodes 33, 57, 59 | |
| 2012 | KOICA's Dream | MBC | Himself |
| The Woody Show | Modernine TV | Guest | |
| Night Society Show | Channel 3 | Guest | |
| 2013 | Incarnation | SBS | with Taecyeon and Chansung |
| Vitamin | KBS2 | with Taecyeon and Wooyoung | |
| Mamma Mia | KBS | Himself | |
| National Talk Show Hello | KBS2 | Himself | |
| Hwasin – Controller of the Heart ("Strong Heart 2") | SBS | with Taecyeon and Chansung | |
| Superstar China | HBTV | Host | |
| Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education (Cool Kiz on The Block) | KBS | Guest (with Chansung and Wooyoung) | |
| 2014 | Music Billboard | BTV | Guest |
| C-radio idol true colors | MBC 900AM | Guest | |
| Star Talk | iTQQ | Guest | |
| Sina TV | Sina | Guest | |
| Toudou Show | Tudou | Guest | |
| God&Goddess | Youku | Guest | |
| Tonight 80's Show | Dragon TV | with Wei Da Xun | |
| Music Billboard | BTV | Guest; Special Segment | |
| All Star Show | Youku | Himself | |
| Dream Music Charity Event | CGV | Himself | |
| Happy Camp | HBS | with Wooyoung | |
| SBS Gayo Daejun | SBS | MC with L, Jung Yong-hwa, Mino, Baro, and Song Ji-hyo | |
| If You Love! | HBTV | Episodes 1, 2 (Cameo) | |
| Brave Heart | BTV | Guest | |
| 2015 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | with Chansung |
| Yes Sir, My Boss | True4U | Episodes 7, 8 (Cameo) | |
| Youth Trainee | Zhejiang Television | with Wang Dongcheng, Shang Wenjie, and Li Quan | |
| Running Man | SBS | Episode 248 (with Henry, Kangnam, Amber, and Joon Park) | |
| Episode 256 (with 2PM and Baek Jin-hee) | |||
| Dream Team (China) | KBS | With Chansung, Junjin, Chae Yeon, 2AM, Sandeul, EXID | |
| SIXTEEN | Mnet | Special Guest | |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Irony" | Wonder Girls |
| 2010 | "The End is Coming" | 8Eight |
| 2010 | "This Christmas" | JYP Nation |
| 2011 | "Touch (觸動)" | Wilber Pan |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient / Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Mr. Beauty Award | Himself | Won |
| Tourism Authority of Thailand | PR Ambassador[26] | Won | ||
| 2010 | Nine Entertain Awards (Thailand) | Popular Vote | Nominated | |
| MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | We Got Married | Won | |
| Korea Jewerly Awards | Diamond Award (with Chansung) | Himself | Won | |
| 2011 | 3rd Bugs Music Awards | OST of the Year (with Taecyeon) | "My Valentine" | Won |
| KBS Best Idol Icon Awards | Icon of the year | Himself | Nominated | |
| Mnet Media Awards | Most CHARMING Boy | Won | ||
| MTV K’s very first Valentine King and Queen | Valentine King | Won | ||
| TVCF Awards | Most Popular CF Star | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Kerd Awards (Thailand) | Kerd of the Year | Won | |
| TVCF AWARDS | CF Model of The Year | Nominated | ||
| Top Award (Thailand) | Best Rising Film Actor | Seven Something | Nominated | |
| BK Film Awards | The Eye Candy Award | Won | ||
| 6th Nine Entertain Awards (Thailand) | Popular Award | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | STYEBIBLE.PH | International Celebrity Collab | NICHKHUN for Bench | Nominated |
| Nine Entertain Awards | Popular Award | Himself | Nominated[27] | |
| Singapore Blog Awards | Most Popular Overseas Celebrity | Nominated | ||
| The Goodness Idol Thailand Awards | The 9 Idols for The King | Won | ||
| 2014 | N/A | Asian's Male God | Nominated[28] | |
| 2015 | Microblogging Star 2014 (China) | Weibo Star | Nominated[29] | |
| K-pop Gaon Chart Award | Social Star | Nominated | ||
| N/A | Asian's Male God | Nominated[30] | ||
| Micro-star Magazine (Chinese) | Star Scoreboard in February (Overseas) | Nominated[31] | ||
| UNICEF Thailand Award | Friend of UNICEF | Won[32] | ||
| Zocial Awards 2015 (Thailand) | ‘Thailand Twitter Ranking’[33] | Rank #1 | ||
| Most Mentioned in Thailand on Twitter | Rank #2 |
Humanitarian work
| Year | Title | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tourism Authority of Thailand | Promotional/Awarded Ambassador[34][35] |
| Children and Youth Human Rights Ambassador with 2PM | Honorary Ambassador | |
| G-Star with 2PM | Promotional Ambassador[36] | |
| 2010 | Ambassador of Seoul for Japan with 2PM | Honorary Ambassador (2PM) releases a new song 'Fly to Seoul (Boom Boom Boom)[37] |
| 2011 | Singapore Tourism Ambassadors with 2PM | Promotional Ambassador[38] |
| Visit Korea Committee with 2PM | Honorary Ambassador[39] | |
| Save energy at 2 PM with 2PM | Promotional Ambassador[40] | |
| 2012 | Brands's Ambassador in Thailand | Promotional Ambassador[41] |
| "Touch Korea Tour" with 2PM& Miss A | Promotional Ambassador[42] | |
| Ambassador of Peace in Japan with 2PM | Honorary Ambassador[43] | |
| Coway 2012 with 2PM | Promotional Ambassador[44] | |
| 2013-current | Seoul Hot Summer Sale 2013 with 2PM | Promotional Ambassador[45] |
| LINE PLAY Brand Ambassador | Promotional Ambassador[46] | |
| KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) | Honorary Ambassador[47] | |
| “Friends of UNICEF” for Thailand with Paula Taylor | Honorary Ambassador[48] | |
| 2014-current | YONEX,in South Korea | Promotional Ambassador[49] |
| Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup in Thailand | Promotional Ambassador[50] | |
| K-Pop Expo in Asia with 2PM | Honorary Ambassador[51] | |
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| 2015-current | Korea Culture and Travel Festival | Promotional Ambassador [53] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Who are Your Favorite Korean-American K-Pop Idols? 'Girls' Generation-2PM-KARA'". Kpopstarz. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Why is 2PM’s Nichkhun So Successful?". Soompi. July 3, 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "2PM Nichkhun Reveals His First Original Song, 'Let it Rain'". KpopStarz.
- ↑ "2PM's Nichkhun and 'rosa.K' celebrate the launch of their collaboration line of bags". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGV3-45W : accessed 4 July 2015), Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, 24 Jun 1988; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ↑ http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/nichkhun-below-zero-k-pop-sensation-532417/
- ↑ 2PM Nichkhun Elected as the Most Influential Thai in China
- ↑ How Will the License Suspension Work for Thai Citizen Nichkhun?
- ↑ Sung So-young (March 9, 2010). "More expats show up on TV, in music". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ [HD] 140612 Youku All Star -- Nichkhun's Talk Show (in English). YouTube. 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Graphico. "The Wax Figure of Nichkhun is Launched in Madame Tussauds Shanghai". madametussauds.com.
- ↑ [HD] 140612 Youku All Star -- Nichkhun's Talk Show (in English). YouTube. 12 June 2014.
- 1 2 "2PM Nichkhun's Mother is a Pharmaceutical Company CEO". Soompi. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "twooneday : [WEIBO] Nichkhun: http://t.co/vGgGifMYwe I found out that I have family in Guang Zhou!!!! and my ancestors' (cont) http://t.co/3A5YtbvMCo - Twicsy - Twitter Picture Discovery". Twicsy. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ 열혈남아 JYP 13조, 쌓아온 실력 첫 공개!. Newent. March 25, 2008.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1O4V7HW2dk
- ↑ http://onehallyu.com/topic/175538-thai-netz-praise-nichkhun-for-his-nationalistic-interview/
- ↑ 2PM 택연-닉쿤, 윤은혜 두고 삼각관계? (in Korean). January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Nichkhun & Victoria to Leave ′We Got Married′". September 6, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Ouran High School Host Club stars 2PM's Nichkhun". Asia Pacific Arts. November 14, 2011.
- ↑ "2PM Nichkhun to Star in Chinese Drama, 'One and a Half Summer'". KpopStarz. July 12, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ 2PM Nichkhun将客串泰国电影 不当主演也人气超高. KpopStarz Chinese (in Chinese). October 30, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Nichkhun, Yonghwa, Baro, L, and Mino pose as Lucky Boys (Super 5) for ‘SBS Gayo Daejun’ + video teaser – News". Dramanewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ 닉쿤 中영화 '치자화개' 출연..기대감↑ (in Korean). February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ 2PM닉쿤·missA지아 中 새 예능 고정출연..중국 활동 박차 (in Korean). April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Nichkhun awarded for public relations ambassador". Modern Lounge.
- ↑ Sanook Online Ltd., Thailand. "ผลรางวัลไนน์เอ็นเตอร์เทน อวอร์ดส์ 2013". sanook.com.
- ↑ nanshen.ddyule.cn
- ↑ "微博之星2014 - 微博香港站". weibo.com.
- ↑ "亚洲男神官网_2015亚洲男神投票_当代娱乐网". ddyule.cn.
- ↑ "首页 - 微博投票". weibo.com.
- ↑ "UNICEF Thailand - Media centre - UNICEF recognizes Nichkhun Horvejkul, Friend of UNICEF for his dedication in helping children in Thailand and across the world". unicef.org.
- ↑ "2PM's Nichkhun and GOT7's Bambam are the top winners in Thailand's Twitter Rankings". Koreaboo.
- ↑ "Hottest Desire". blogspot.com.tr.
- ↑ "2PM’s Nichkhun selected as Thai tourism ambassador - Soju and other inanities". Soju and other inanities.
- ↑ "Daum 아이템 지식". daum.net.
- ↑ "Kpop Star Album - Fly To Seoul by 2PM - Mwave". interest.me.
- ↑ "Kpop, Kdrama, Korean Star news from the heart of Seoul, Korea - English Korea.com, 韩国网". Korea.com.
- ↑ "News ã
£ VISIT KOREA YEAR". visitkoreayear.com. C1 control character in
|title=at position 7 (help) - ↑ everything2pm. "Everything About 2PM". blogspot.com.tr.
- ↑ "brand's ambassador press conference 24.01.2012". tumblr.com.
- ↑ DKPOPNEWS Official. "2pm and Miss A chosen as Korean tourism ambassadors - Latest K-pop News - K-pop News - Daily K Pop News". dkpopnews.net.
- ↑ "[K-pop] 2PM Says It Will Work Hard to Act as Ambassador of Peace in Japan". 무엇인가 (SOMETHING).
- ↑ lifelover. "Everything About 2PM". blogspot.com.tr.
- ↑ "Seoul Hot Summer Sale 2013 Returns in August". SUPERADRIANME - Global and Local Experiences.
- ↑ http://cr.www.nichkhun.net/newbbs/bbs/board.php? bo_table=mainboard&wr_id=3844&page=596
- ↑ Park Boyoung, Brown Eyed Girls’ Narsha and actor Park Sangwon
- ↑ "UNICEF Thailand - Media centre - Paula Taylor, Nichkhun Horvejkul named "Friends of UNICEF" for Thailand". unicef.org.
- ↑ dini. "2PM’s Nichkhun chosen as YONEX South Korea ambassador". ttwigo.com.
- ↑ "From Korea to Thailand, 2PM’s Nichkhun Continues To ‘Open Happiness’ with Coca Cola". KDramaStars.
- ↑ The Korea Herald. "2PM selected as honorary ambassador for ‘K-Pop Expo in Asia’". koreaherald.com.
- ↑ "Nichkhun wants you in Thailand for the Songkran festival". allkpop.com.
- ↑ "K-Culture Festival". kto.or.th.
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