Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (Thai: ฐิติภูมิ เตชะอภัยคุณ; also known as New (Thai: นิว) 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 Again (2018), Our Skyy (2018), and Dark Blue Kiss (2019).
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Born | (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 29) Bangkok, Thailand |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Thitipoom was born in Bangkok, Thailand. At age 3, he moved to Yala Province where he completed his lower secondary education in Kanarasadornbumroong Yala School [th]. He later moved to Hat Yai, Songkhla Province where he completed his secondary education at Hat Yai Witthayalai School.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering[2][3] and a master's degree in business administration from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, both at Chulalongkorn University.[4][5]
Thitipoom started as a model and became one of the new hosts of Bang Channel's Five Live Fresh in 2014.[6] He made his acting debut in Room Alone 401-410, a 2014 television series by GMMTV. He later got the support role of Kao alongside Tawan Vihokratana 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.[7]
In 2019, he reprised his role as Kao, this time as a main role, in the third installment of Kiss The Series titled Dark Blue Kiss, alongside Tawan.[8]
He also starred in Classic Again, a Thai remake of the 2003 South Korean romantic drama The Classic[9][10] and is working on I Need Romance 3.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | WaterBro | Yang Fan | Support role | [12] |
2020 | Classic Again | Kajorn | Main role | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Room Alone 401-410 | Ray | Support role | [14] |
Five Live Fresh | New | Main host | [15] | |
2015 | Ugly Duckling: Pity Girl | BM | Support role | [16] |
Room Alone 2 | Ray | Support role | [17] | |
2016 | Kiss: The Series | Kao | Support role | [18] |
SOTUS: The Series | Em | Support role | [19] | |
U-Prince Series: The Absolute Economist | Pascal | Support role | [20] | |
U-Prince Series: The Foxy Pilot | Pascal | Support role | [21] | |
Little Big Dream | Guest role | |||
2017 | Water Boyy: The Series | Apo | Main role | [22] |
U-Prince Series: The Crazy Artist | Pascal | Guest role | [23] | |
SOTUS S: The Series | Em | Support role | [24] | |
2018 | School Rangers | New | Main host | [25] |
Team Girl | New | Main host | [26] | |
Kiss Me Again | Kao | Main role | [27] | |
Our Skyy | Kao | Main role | [28] | |
TayNew Meal Date | New | Main host | [29] | |
2019 | Wolf | Plan | Main role | [30] |
Love Beyond Frontier | Win | Main role | [31] | |
Dark Blue Kiss | Kao | Main role | [8] | |
2020 | I'm Tee, Me Too | Tee-Det | Main role | [32] |
2021 | The Comments | Kan | Main role | |
I Need Romance | Alan | Main role | [11] | |
Put Your Head on My Shoulder | Pupha | Main role | ||
Love and Fortune | Chaiphat | Main role | ||
2022 | You Are My Missing Piece | Main role | ||
The Warp Effect | Alex | Main role | ||
Dong Dok Mai | Support role | [33] | ||
Manee Morrana | Main role | |||
Club Sapan Fine 2 | Main role (EP4) |
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2021 | ไม่อาจหยุดรัก | NUM KALA Feat. Boy Peacemaker | [34] |
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2019 | "ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Niyahm) together with Tawan Vihokratana |
GMMTV Records | [35] |
2020 | "มีรัก" (My Love) Soundtrack of movie "Classic Again" |
CJ MAJOR Entertainment | [36] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | DONT Journal Awards 2018 | Best Ensemble of 2018 คู่ ขวัญแห่งปี (Best Couple) (with Tawan Vihokratana) | Won | [37] | |
Kazz Awards | Attractive young man of the year | Won | [38] | ||
2020 | LINE TV Awards | Best Couple (with Tawan Vihokratana) | Dark Blue Kiss | Nominated | [39] |
Maya Awards | Best Official Soundtrack (with Tawan Vihokratana) | "ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Ni Yam) | Won | [40] | |
2022 | Maya Awards | Charming Boy | Nominated | ||