Born Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul and better known by his stage name Nichkhun, this American-born Thai vocalist, rapper, and model became famous as a member of the popular South Korean pop group 2PM. Also an actor, he starred in a Chinese television movie titled One and a Half Summer and appeared on the popular Korean television series We Got Married. Before being signed to South Korea's JYP Entertainment talent agency, he coached badminton at a high school in Rosemead, California. He made his boy band debut with 2PM in September of 2008.
