Nichkhun
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2PM Go Crazy World Tour 2014, Prudential Centre, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A
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| Birth name | Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul |
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June 24, 1988 Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
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| Website | Nichkhun's profile on 2PM's Website |
Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul (Thai: นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล; rtgs: Nitchakhun Horawetchakun; born June 24, 1988), known mononymously as Nichkhun (Korean: 닉쿤; Chinese: 尼坤; pinyin: Ní Kún), is a Thai-American rapper, singer, songwriter, model and actor. He is currently based in South Korea as a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM.
Nichkhun was born in Rancho Cucamonga, California to ethnic Chinese parents from Bangkok. His paternal grandmother is from Hainan, China while his paternal grandfather is a Thai born ethnic Chinese . His mother Yenjit Horvejkul was born in Thailand to Hainanese immigrant parents from China. His mother is the chief executive officer of a Thai pharmaceutical company, Union Medical, established in 1976, which acts as an importer and distributor. He has said that he has extended family and distant ancestors from Guangzhou. He holds dual citizenship in Thailand and USA.
He comes from a wealthy background, which earned him the nickname “Thai Prince" in South Korea. 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. He was scouted by a scout manager of JYP Entertainment at the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival.
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