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Nichkhun

Nichkhun Horvejkul (Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล, Hangul: 닉쿤, born June 24, 1988), known mononymously as Nichkhun, is a Thai[1] singer active in South Korea. He is a member of boy band 2PM.

History

Predebut

Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to Thai and chinese parents. His father is of Thai origin while his mother is a fourth generation Thai Chinese. Nichkhun has one older brother Nichan and three younger sisters, Yanin, Cherlyn, and Can. At the age of two, he moved to Thailand with his family, but moved back to the United States to finish schooling in Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. There, he was scouted by Park Jin-young, a K-pop singer and producer of JYP Entertainment, at the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival[2].

After passing the audition hosted by JYP Entertainment, he signed a ten-year contract with the company but later resigned for an eight-year contract, not including training, and was brought to South Korea as a trainee, being put into a class of 24 other students. Park Jin-young informed him that he was required to learn Korean and Mandarin Chinese to also work out regularly and learn how to dance. 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 4-member ballad group 2AM or 7-member dance group 2PM under JYP Entertainment[3].

Nichkhun participated in JYP's talent competition, Superstar Survival, where he took the role of the host.

Debut

Main article: 2PM

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 Contributions

Television

After 2PM's debut in 2008, Nichkhun became a popular choice for Thai endorsements, and was selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as the face of their newest campaign, "Come to Thailand; Let's Take a Break!"[4] Nichkhun has also done a wide variety of runway modeling, including for Pony[5], and Andre Kim's fashion show in 2008 with 2AM member Seulong[6]. On January 7, 2010, photographs surfaced of Nichkhun and Taecyeon with actress Yoon Eunhye for Cass Beer, in which 2PM were chosen to endorse with special promotion single "Tik Tok". Nichkhun played a main character in the 12-minute music video drama, released on February 8, 2010[7].

Nichkhun was originally planned to appear on We Got Married as Brown Eyed Girls member Ga-in's partner, but due to Jaebeom's MySpace controversy he was replaced at last minute by 2AM member Jokwon[citation needed]. On March 4th, 2010, new rumors of his casting surfaced through several newsites, even naming T-ara member Eunjung as his partner. However, JYPE stated that they were forced to decline the offer due to schedule clashes[8]. On February 26, 2010, it was announced that Nichkhun and 7 other male idols from 2PM, 2AM, MBLAQ and C.N.Blue would rotate as MCs for Mnet M!Countdown after it went off-air for 3 months.[9] In December 2009, he had been confirmed to star in 2010 film "The Shining Diploma"[10], but due to scheduling conflicts with the filming delays, he dropped out of the project in March.[11]

Volunteer Work

On March 21, 2010, Nichkhun and actress Song Ji-hyo participated in MBC's "Sunday Sunday Night" program "Danbi" where they went to the Philippines to visit a trash town in order to help with volunteer work[12]. Being the only cast member fluent in English, he was able to directly interact with the children[13]. In the midst of Jaebeom's contract termination controversy that caused 2PM to be received very negatively[14], Nichkhun gained much praise and support from his fans and the general public[15].

  • "Irony" - Wonder Girls, 2007 (Uncredited cameo)
  • "Let's Take A Break!", 2009
  • "이별이 온다" ("The End is Coming") - 8Eight, 2010

Awards

Years Awards
2009
  • 2009 MNet 20s Choice Awards : Hot Mr Beauty Award

References

  1. ^ "Nichkhun's Profile" (in Thai). Retrieved 10 June, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "관객과 함께 호흡하는 '퍼포먼스 보이그룹'2PM" (in Korean). CNB News. 28 October, 2008. Retrieved 10 June, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ 열혈남아 JYP 13조, 쌓아온 실력 첫 공개!. Newent. March 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Thai Tourism has a New Face". eTurbonews. 2009-08-02. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  5. ^ 인기 남성 그룹 2PM 택연과 닉쿤이 패션모델로 깜작 변신했다.. Donga. January 28, 2010.
  6. ^ "2PM닉쿤-2AM슬옹 앙드레김 패션쇼 모델발탁". Newsen. April 28, 2000.
  7. ^ 2PM 택연-닉쿤, 윤은혜 두고 삼각관계?. 조윤선 동아닷컴 기자. January 7, 2010.
  8. ^ 2PM 닉쿤, '우결' 출연 확정?. Chosun News. March 14, 2010.
  9. ^ 3개월만에 부활하는 케이블 채널 Mnet `엠카운트다운`(이하 `엠카`)에 아이돌 그룹 멤버 8명이 MC를 맡았다.. MAEIL NEWS. February 26, 2010.
  10. ^ "2PM 닉쿤, 영화 <빛나는 졸업장>으로 연기 도전장 내밀어". Maxmovie.com. December 15, 2009.
  11. ^ 2PM 닉쿤, 스크린 데뷔작 ‘빛나는 졸업장’ 출연 무산 . IS PLUS 양지원 기자. March 16, 2010.
  12. ^ 송지효·닉쿤, 필리핀 쓰레기산에 '단비' 선물. Star News. March 13, 2010.
  13. ^ 2PM 팬들은 닉쿤만 좋아한다?. TV Daily. March 15, 2010.
  14. ^ 2PM 간담회 발언 논란 '금간 우정'에 팬들 분노. Naver. February 28, 2010.
  15. ^ 2PM 닉쿤 '섹시 잠수법' 선보이자 팬들 반응 후끈~. Sisa Seoul March 16, 2010.
  • JYPE 2PM Official Site
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