page_title: Cherprang Areekul
hierarchical_section_title: Cherprang Areekul
caption_attribution_description: English: Cherprang Areekul picture, taken from tiangong -1 watching gistda seminar
context_page_description: Cherprang Areekul 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 and current captain of the group.
  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.
  A science student at the Mahidol University International College since 2014, she has also worked 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.
context_section_description: Cherprang Areekul (Thai: เฌอปราง อารีย์กุล, RTGS: Choeprang Arikun, IPA: [t͡ɕʰɤː.praːŋ ʔaː.riː.kun]; 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 and current captain of the group.
  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.
  A science student at the Mahidol University International College since 2014, she has also worked 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.
caption: Cherprang at a public forum on the reentry of the Tiangong-1 space station, Bangkok, 29 March 2018.
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