Nichkhun
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| Birth name | Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul |
| Born | June 24, 1988 Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States |
| Occupations | Singer, Rapper, model, dancer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Keyboard, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | 2PM 2AM One Day |
| Website | Nichkhun's Profile on 2PM's Website |
Nichkhun Horvejkul (Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล, RTGS: Nitchakhun Horawetchakun; born June 24, 1988), usually known mononymously as Nichkhun (Korean: 닉쿤), is a Thai-Chinese American singer. He sings and raps in 2PM, a six-member boy band in South Korea.[1]
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Background [edit]
Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai-Chinese parents. Nichkhun has one older brother Nichan, and two younger sisters, Nichthima (Yanin) and Nachjaree (Chereen). At the age of two, he moved to Thailand 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 Park Jin-young, a K-pop singer and the producer 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 4-member ballad group 2AM or a 6-member dance group (originally had 7 members until the leader Jay Park left the group) 2PM under JYP Entertainment.[2]
2PM [edit]
Nichkhun is a rapper, dancer, and occasional support vocalist for the South Korean boy band 2PM. He sings or raps a number of the band's English lines, because of his previous experience with the language.
Debut [edit]
On 4 September 2008, Nichkhun debuted as a 2PM member with their first single "10점 만점에 10점" ("10 Points out of 10 Points") from their single album "Hottest Time of the Day".
Solo activities [edit]
Television [edit]
After 2PM's debut in 2008, Nichkhun began doing Thai endorsements, and was selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) for their campaign, "Come to Thailand; Let's Take a Break!"[3] Nichkhun has also done a wide variety of runway modeling including for Pony,[4] and Andre Kim's fashion show in 2008 with 2AM member Seulong.[5] Nichkhun played a main character in the 12-minute music video drama, released on February 8, 2010.[6] Nichkhun also hosted JYP's talent competition, Superstar Survival.
In December 2009, he had been confirmed to star in 2010 film "The Shining Diploma",[7] but due to scheduling conflicts with the filming delays, he dropped out of the project in March.[8]
In May 2010, he was in a commercial for Everland's Caribbean Bay water theme park along with 2PM Taecyeon & Chansung and Girls' Generation members Yoona, Seohyun & Yuri.[9][10][11]
Since about 2010 he has been constantly compared with his lookalike child actor Moon Mason. In July 2011 they both met on the "2PM Show"[12]
Nichkhun appeared in the music video of the single "Touch (觸動)" by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Wilber Pan, which premiered on January 31, 2011.[13]
In May 2011, 2PM Nichkhun and f(x) Victoria were selected as the new 2011 models for Everland's Caribbean Bay Aqualoop CF. Already known as a couple through MBC's We Got Married, the two served as models for the brand.[14]
Film [edit]
Nichkhun is set to star in Japanese live-adaptation film Ouran High School Host Club as Lawrence, the president of a Singaporean corporation.[15]In 2012, Nichkhun starred in the debut Thai film Seven Something.
Discography [edit]
Thai songs [edit]
- 2008: "We Become One"
- 2009: "Let's Take a Break"
- 2009: "Cute"
Korean songs [edit]
- 2011: "My Valentine" (with Taecyeon, Park Jin-young) (Soundtrack from the album Dream High)
English songs [edit]
- 2012: "Let It Rain" (Bonus track from the album Legend of 2PM)
Filmography [edit]
TV series [edit]
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note |
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| 2008 | Hot Blood Men | Mnet | Himself | Pre-debut days |
| Idol Army Season 3 | MBC | Himself | ||
| 2008-Present | Star King | SBS | Himself | Recurring in the show |
| 2008 | Yashimanman Season 2 | SBS | Himself | |
| 2009 | 2PM Wild Bunny | Mnet | Himself | |
| 2010 | We Got Married | MBC | Himself | Last episode aired on September 17, 2011, Main article: Khuntoria |
| Running Man | SBS | Himself | Appeared in Ep 4-5, 19, 40, 50-51, 104 as guest | |
| All My Love | MBC | Fake OkYup | ||
| More Charming By The Day | SBS | Nichkhun Horvejkul | Ep 76 | |
| 2011 | Dream High | KBS | Cameo | As one of the commercial actor in episode 8 |
| Welcome To The Show | SBS | Nichkhun | ||
| 2PM Show | SBS | Himself |
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Ouran High School Host Club | Lawrence | The film was released on March 17, 2012 (Japan) |
| Seven Something(Rak Jet Pee Dee Jet Hon) | Produced by GTH, was released July 26, 2012 (Thailand) |
Awards [edit]
| Years | Awards |
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| 2009 |
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References [edit]
- ^ "Nichkhun's Profile" (in Thai). Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ 열혈남아 JYP 13조, 쌓아온 실력 첫 공개!. Newent. March 25, 2008.
- ^ "Thai Tourism has a New Face". eTurbonews. 2009-08-02. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ 인기 남성 그룹 2PM 택연과 닉쿤이 패션모델로 깜작 변신했다.. Donga. January 28, 2010.
- ^ "2PM닉쿤-2AM슬옹 앙드레김 패션쇼 모델발탁". Newsen. April 28, 2000.
- ^ 2PM 택연-닉쿤, 윤은혜 두고 삼각관계?. 조윤선 동아닷컴 기자. January 7, 2010.
- ^ "2PM 닉쿤, 영화 <빛나는 졸업장>으로 연기 도전장 내밀어". Maxmovie.com. December 15, 2009.
- ^ 2PM 닉쿤, 스크린 데뷔작 ‘빛나는 졸업장’ 출연 무산 . IS PLUS 양지원 기자. March 16, 2010.
- ^ 2PM 닉쿤·f(x) 빅토리아, '우결2' 새 커플로 전격 합류. Nate. June 1, 2010.
- ^ (Korean) 소녀시대-2PM ‘캐비’ M/V서 섹시한 라이프가드로 변신, newscj.com, May 7, 2010
- ^ (Korean)소녀시대 유리, 머리카락 넘기는 모습도 '섹시', SSTV
- ^ "Nichkhun poses with his look-a-like Moon Mason". All K-Pop. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ 2PM’s Nichkhun poses with Wilber Pan at their MV set. allkpop.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ "캐리비안 베이, 새로운 광고모델 '쿤토리아 커플' 확정". Daum (in korean). Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Ouran High School Host Club stars 2PM's Nichkhun". Asia Pacific Arts. 11/14/2011.
- ^ "Khuntoria won Popularity Award". Allkpop. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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