Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (; also known as New () or Newwiee, born 30 January 1993) is a Thai actor and host. He is known for his main roles as Apo in

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's '' Water Boyy: The Series'' (2017), and Kao in '' Kiss: The Series'' (2016), '' Kiss Me Again'' (2018), '' Our Skyy'' (2018), and ''

Dark Blue Kiss ''Dark Blue Kiss'' ( th, Dark Blue Kiss – จูบสุดท้ายเพื่อนายคนเดียว; ''Dark Blue Kiss –'' ; ''Dark Blue Kiss - The Last Kiss Is For You Only'') is a 2019 Thai television series starring Taw ...

'' (2019).

Early life and education

Thitipoom was born in Bangkok, Thailand. At age 3, he moved to Yala Province where he completed his lower secondary education in . He later moved to

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, Songkhla Province where he completed his secondary education at Hat Yai Witthayalai School. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in

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from the Faculty of Engineering and a master's degree in

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from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, both at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

Career

Thitipoom started as a model and became one of the new hosts of

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's Five Live Fresh in 2014. He made his acting debut in ''

Room Alone 401-410 ''Room Alone 401-410'' ( th, Room Alone 401-410 – รูมอะโลน; ''Room Alone 401-410 –'' ) is a 2014 Thai television series directed by Nuttapong Mongkolsawas and produced by GMMTV. The series premiered on One HD and on 25 Oc ...

'', a 2014 television series by GMMTV. He later got the support role of Kao alongside

Tawan Vihokratana Tawan Vihokratana (; also known as Tay (), born 20 July 1991) is a Thai actor, host, and model from Bangkok. An alumnus of Chulalongkorn University, Tawan started as one of the hosts of Bang Channel's '' Five Live Fresh'' in 2014. In the same ye ...

for '' Kiss: The Series'' and '' Kiss Me Again'' and as Em in '' SOTUS: The Series''. In 2017, he got the main role of Apo in '' Water Boyy: The Series'', a TV remake of a film with the same name and reprised his role as Em in SOTUS S: The Series. In 2019, he reprised his role as Kao, this time as a main role, in the third installment of ''

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'' titled ''

,'' alongside Tawan. He also starred in ''Classic Again'', a

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remake of the 2003 South Korean romantic drama '' The Classic'' and is working on ''I Need Romance 3''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Thitipoom Techaapaikhun Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (; also known as New () or Newwiee, born 30 January 1993) is a Thai actor and host. He is known for his main roles as Apo in GMMTV's '' Water Boyy: The Series'' (2017), and Kao in '' Kiss: The Series'' (2016), '' Kiss Me ...