My Take
Nichkhun is one of those people whose biography sounds like it was written by someone trying to make the most interesting K-pop origin story possible — Thai-American kid from Rancho Cucamonga, California gets scouted by JYP Entertainment and goes on to become arguably the first Southeast Asian idol to break through in a major Korean group. As a member of 2PM he brought this effortless cool that made him stand out even in a group full of standouts: fluent in Thai, Korean, and English, a solid vocalist, a clean dancer, and frankly just ridiculously good-looking. His solo EPs showed real range beyond the group format, and his acting work in Thai and Korean dramas expanded his footprint beyond the idol lane. The cross-cultural thing he represents — Southeast Asian, American-raised, Korean industry — still feels genuinely significant, and he carried that identity with grace rather than making it a gimmick.
Overview
Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul (born June 24, 1988), better known mononymously as Nichkhun (Korean: 닉쿤), is a Thai and American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and model. Based in South Korea as a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM, Nichkhun is widely considered to be the first Southeast Asian individual to debut in a K-pop idol group and achieve success. As a solo artist, Nichkhun has released two EPs.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nichkhun
- Name (Japanese)
- ニックン
- Reading
- にっくん
- Born
- June 24, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / singer / songwriter / model / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Los Osos High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://2pm.jype.com/profile.asp
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/khunsta0624/
- Xhttps://x.com/khunnie0624
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%B3
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.