Cherprang Areekul

**Cherprang Areekul** is a member of BNK48's Team BIII and the captain of the group.

## History

### 2017

* In February, she joined BNK48 as a Trainee during the Japan Expo in Thailand
* In June, she was made BNK48 captain.
* In August, she was part of her first Senbatsu with BNK's first single Aitakatta.
* In December, she was promoted to Team BIII.
* In December, she was also given her first center position for the Koi Suru Fortune Cookie B-side BNK48.

### 2018

* In March, was part of BNK48's first concert "STARTO" in Bangkok.
* In March, she was invited to "Loukgolf's English Room", an English TV show on the Thai channel GMM25. Together with Punsikorn Tiyakorn and Jennis Oprasert, she did an entire interview in English.
* In May, she and Music were the only non-Japanese 48 Group members to rank in the First Day results of the AKB48 53rd Single Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo. They were also the only non-Japanese members to rank in the final results.
* Released on October 25th, became the female lead role for the theater movie "Homestay".

## Team History

BNK48 Trainee → Team BIII
Joined BNK48 as a Trainee on February 12, 2017
Promoted to Team BIII on December 24, 2017 (Team BIII formation)

## AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

* 10th Senbatsu Election - #39 (Next Girls)

## Singles Participation

### BNK48 A-Sides

* Aitakatta
* Koi Suru Fortune Cookie
* Shonichi
* Kimi wa Melody
* BNK Festival
* Beginner (Center)
* 77 no Suteki na Machi e (Center)
* High Tension

### BNK48 B-Sides

* Oogoe Diamond (Aitakatta)
* 365nichi no Kamihikouki (Aitakatta)
* BNK48 (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie) (Center)
* Sakura no Hanabiratachi (Shonichi)
* Namida Surprise! (Shonichi)
* Temodemo no Namida (BNK Festival) (Duet with Praewa Suthamphong)
* It's Life (77 no Suteki na Machi e) (Solo)
* Supporter (77 no Suteki na Machi e) (WCenter with Plearnpichaya Komalarajun (Juné))

### AKB48 B-Sides

* Tomodachi ja nai ka? (Sentimental Train)

## Albums Participation

### BNK48 Albums

* RIVER (RIVER)
* Jabaja (Jabaja)
* Bye Bye Plastic (Jabaja) (Center)

## Units

### Stage Units

BIII1 (PARTY ga Hajimaru yo)
Hoshi no Ondo
BIII-W1 (Waiting Stage)
Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta
### Concert Units

#### AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in Bangkok

* Heavy Rotation
* Temodemo no Namida

## Trivia

* **Name in Japanese**: チャープラン・アーリークン
* **Hobbies**: Cosplay
	+ Makes her own costumes
	+ The first costume she made was Hatsune Miku
* **Likes**: Science, NASA, space & astronomy
* **Favorite colour**: White
* **Favorite food** Tofu
* **Admired member**: Yamamoto Sayaka and Okada Nana
* **Special skills**: Scientific research, coding in Python, foreign languages
* **Representative symbol**: The cat
* Her fanbase is called the cat flock.
* Can speak Thai, English, and Japanese.
* Was named captain of BNK48 in June 2017.
* Known for her leadership skill, maturity & high intelligence.
* Has a serious image. She considers herself a Ravenclaw.
* Part of the 4 Goddesses Unit with Jennis Oprasert, Praewa Suthamphong (Music) & Punsikorn Tiyakorn (Pun). This unit is usually considered the 'top members' of BNK48.
* Is a university student at the Mahidol University International College with Chemistry as her major.
	+ Is also a teaching & research assistant.
* Interested in space & gives talks on quantum chemistry & space science at various educational events (e.g Fame Lab for the British Council).
* Has published several research papers for Britain's Royal Science Open Society.
* Is very organised; uses a calendar and diary to write down her daily plans and schedules and sorts them by priority.
* Closest to Izuta Rina in BNK48.
* Is often shipped with Praewa Suthamphong (Music) in a pairing called 'Chersic'
* Got the first lead role in a movie, "Homestay", in 2018.

## Gallery

Cherprang Areekul (February 2020)
Cherprang Areekul (October 2019)
Cherprang Areekul BNK48 2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo Poster (2020)
Cherprang Areekul (March 2019)

Cherprang Areekul, winner of the BNK48 1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo (2019)

Cherprang Areekul BNK48 1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo Poster (2018)
Cherprang Areekul (November 2018)

Cherprang Areekul (September 2018)

Cheprang Areekul AKB48 10th Senbatsu Election Poster (2018)
Cheprang Areekul (May 2018)
Cheprang Areekul (March 2018)

Cherprang Areekul (December 2017)
Cherprang Areekul (August 2017)
Cherprang Areekul (Debut)