Cherprang Areekul
Cherprang Areekul (Thai: เฌอปราง อารีย์กุล; born 2 May 1996) is a member of the Thai idol girl group BNK48, an international sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is one of the first-generation members of the group, and is also the first captain of the group and the current general manager of the group.
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เฌอปราง อารีย์กุล | |
Cherprang at a public forum on the reentry of the Tiangong-1 space station, Bangkok, 29 March 2018. | |
| Born | 2 May 1996 Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand |
| Education | Mahidol University International College (BSc) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | iAM |
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| Thai | เฌอปราง อารีย์กุล |
| RTGS | Choeprang Arikun |
| IPA | [t͡ɕʰɤ̄ː.prāːŋ ʔāː.rīː.kūn] |
She was known as a cosplayer prior to joining BNK48 in 2017. In 2018, she began her acting career with a lead role in Homestay, a GDH 559's film released in October that year.
During her study at the Mahidol University International College, where she majored in chemistry and minored in physics, she worked also as a research assistant and coauthored a research paper with her professors. She has participated in various scientific activities, both domestically and abroad. In 2019, her portrait was carried in a satellite launched into space.