Our Friday nights have become more exciting again as we catch the Thai hit series Bad Buddy that introduced us to the characters of Pran and Pat. The boys love TV series has also consistently dominated the Twitter world as its episode always landed as a trending topic on the list.
Thai actor Nanon Korapat (Pran)The series is now on its eighth episode and yet, one of its lead actors, Nanon Korapat (Pran) never fails to surprise to give us a rollercoaster of emotions in every episode as his character understands himself and develops his feeling towards his ‘frenemy’, Pat.
Fans are getting crazier and crazier with this young versatile actor not just because of how great he is in portraying his character but also on how his charms take our breath away.
Get to know more of this cutie actor from Thailand with these facts:
1 Nanon Korapat Jirdpan is the only son of Thai actor Co Khunakorn Kirdpan and Poonsuk Kirdpan. He has a sister named Pitchaporn, who is a social media influencer.
2 The Thai actor is often seen posting photos of his friends on his Instagram. Among them are two of his closest friends in GMMTV–Chimon, and Ohm.
3 In 2018, Nanon started his YouTube account channel with the name of Triple N. It was derived from the spelling of his nickname, ‘Nanon,’ which originally came from his grandma’s hometown, Nonthaburi. His uncle gave him the nickname which also means the center of happiness of their family. The logo for his channel was designed by himself inspired by the names of his parents and sister.
4 Last year, he collaborated with four-girl group Sizzy in a song entitled “Love Score” under GMMTV Records.
5 More than acting, Nanon can also perform on the stage with his music skills. He plays the guitar and takes part in the Boys Don’t Cry project alongside his fellow GMMTV actors. In total, Nanon has already released five solo songs including his song for Boys Don’t Cry project–My Universe is You–and “Just Friend?”, one of the official soundtracks of Bad Buddy Series.
6 The actor stands 6 feet tall (183 cm). He loves wearing shirts in large or XL sizes because he finds them more comfortable. While his shoe size is 44 (EU).
7 He mentioned in his vlog that if he was not an actor, he would be a football player. He plays sports alongside Thai actor, Bright Vachirawit, on the same team called the Monday Knights. Meanwhile, his favorite football team is Chelsea FC while his favorite player is Eden Michael Hazard with jersey number 7 playing for the team Real Madrid.
8 Nanon wanted to become a film director. Now, he is currently majoring in Cinema and Digital and minoring in Acting and Directing for Cinema at Srinakharinwot University, which has eight regional campuses.
9 One of the things that Nanon shared about him on his vlog is that he already had nine heartbreaks. The first relationship he had was when he was in grade two that lasted for seven years. He said that it was in grade four that they started dating. He also said that it was sort of his puppy love.
10 Did you know that this cute actor loves cartoons and anime? Among them are Ben10, Baymax, and Detective Conan. He also loves Deadpool–model figures, key rings, pins–name it.
11 Nanon had already appeared in 11 music videos including Bad Buddy OSTs, “Just Friend?” and “Secret” together with his co-lead, Ohm Pawat.
12 With the success of the first season, GMMTV produced another season of reality show Safehouse in which Nanon is one of the 12participants. The show follows the lives of the featured artists living under one roof where they play games and do household chores together. During the seven-day stay, Nanon has showcased his competitive side as he goes along and plays with fellow actors.
13 At the age of three, Nanon started his acting career. Since then, he has already proven his acting skills like his dad. In fact, he has a total of 13 awards and nominations in which he has won seven of them. The first award that he received was Jewel of Thailand Award in 2016 in the category of Outstanding Entertainment Person.
14 It was in 2014 when Nanon made his acting debut when he appeared as a guest in the television drama series Hormones 2. Since then, Nanon was given supporting roles until he became the main character in the series Wonder Teacher as Book.
15 This year, Nanon was also given the opportunity to give life to the character of San in 55:15 Never Too Late.
16 Bad Buddy is one of the 16 television series of GMMTV for 2021. It was Nanon’s first BL series in which he was partnered with his close friend, Ohm. First aired on October 29, it has caught the attention of BL fans proved by the tons of tweets giving the first slot of trending topic to the series that lasted until the next day. Moreover, WeTV Thailand also shared that it has become the most popular show in BL series rankings of the streaming platform as of November 15, 2021.
17 His favorite character that he portrayed was Oh from the series My Dear Loser: Edge of 17.
18 In 2018, alongside another close friend, Chimon, he portrayed the role Knight in the series YOUniverse which he also sang the official sound track with the same title.
19 In total, Nanon has already 19 series under his name. Next year, he will be seen in three more series namely UMG, Midnight Series: Dirty Laundry, and a special appearance in Vice Versa.
20 In year 2020, Nanon visited the Philippines together with fellow GMMTV actors, Gun Attaphan and Pluem Purim, to attend the 24thAsian TV Awards, when he was nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role for his excellent acting in The Gifted as Pang.
21 The bedimpled actor was born on December 18, 2000 and he is celebrating his 21st birthday this year. At a young age, Nanon has already shown a lot of his talents and capabilities and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for this young actor.
Happy Triple N Day, Nanon!