Thitipoom Techaapaikhun Explained

Thitipoom Techaapaikhun
Native Name:	ฐิติภูมิ เตชะอภัยคุณ
Native Name Lang:	th
Birth Date:	30 January 1993
Birth Place:	Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality:	Thai
Height:	177 cm.
Other Names:	Newwiee, Thitiphumi Techaaphaikhun, Thitipoom Techaapaikhun, นิววี่, 提迪蓬·德查阿派坤
Years Active:	2014–present
Known For:	Ray in Room Alone 401-410 and Room Alone 2 Kao in Kiss, Kiss Me Again and Dark Blue Kiss Apo in Tee-Det in I'm Tee, Me Too Achi in Cherry Magic

Thitipoom Techaapaikhun (; also known as New or Newwiee, born 30 January 1993) is a Thai actor and host. He is known for his main role as Kao in (2016), Kiss Me Again (2018), and Dark Blue Kiss (2019). In November 2022, it was announced that Thitipoom would star in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese manga Cherry Magic (2023), along with Tawan Vihokratana.^[1]

Early life and education

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. He later moved to Hat Yai, Songkhla Province where he completed his secondary education at Hat Yai Witthayalai School.^[2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Faculty of Engineering^{[3] [4]} and a master's degree in business administration from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, both at Chulalongkorn University.^{[5] [6]}

Career

Thitipoom started as a model and became one of the new hosts of Bang Channel's Five Live Fresh in 2014.^[7]

He made his acting debut in Room Alone 401-410, a 2014 television series by GMMTV. He later got the supporting role of Kao alongside Tawan Vihokratana for and Kiss Me Again and as M in .

In 2017, he got the main role of Apo in , a TV remake of a film with the same name and reprised his role as Em in .^[8]

In 2019, he reprised his role as Kao, this time as a main lead, in the third installment of titled Dark Blue Kiss, alongside Tawan.^[9]

He also starred in Classic Again, a Thai remake of the 2003 South Korean romantic drama The Classic^{[10] [11]} and is working on I Need Romance 3.^[12]

Personal life

Outside his acting career, New co-owns a spa called Bamboo Secrets along with Tawan Vihokratana and his own online clothing brand, Newwave.^[13] He is also an active stock trader.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	WaterBro	Yang Fan	Support role	^[15]
2020	Classic Again	Kajorn	Main role	^[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Room Alone 401-410	Ray	Support role	^[17]
	Five Live Fresh	New	Main host	^[18]
2015	Ugly Duckling: Pity Girl	BM	Support role	^[19]
	Room Alone 2	Ray	Support role	^[20]
2016		Kao	Support role	^[21]
		Em	Support role	^[22]
	U-Prince Series: The Absolute Economist	Pascal	Support role	^[23]
	U-Prince Series: The Foxy Pilot	Pascal	Support role	^[24]
	Little Big Dream		Guest role
2017		Apo	Main role	^[25]
	U-Prince Series: The Crazy Artist	Pascal	Guest role	^[26]
		Em	Support role	^[27]
2018	School Rangers	New	Main host	^[28]
	Team Girl	New	Main host	^[29]
	Kiss Me Again	Kao	Main role	^[30]
	Our Skyy	Kao	Main role	^[31]
	TayNew Meal Date	New	Main host	^[32]
2019	Wolf	Plan	Main role	^[33]
	Love Beyond Frontier	Win	Main role	^[34]
	Dark Blue Kiss	Kao	Main role
2020	I'm Tee, Me Too	Tee-Det	Main role	^[35]
2021	The Comments	Kan	Main role
	I Need Romance	Alan	Main role
	Put Your Head on My Shoulder	Pupha	Main role
	Love and Fortune	Chaiphat	Main role
2022	You Are My Missing Piece	Yued	Main role
	The Warp Effect	Dr.Apiwat Phoothanthong (Alex)	Main role
	Dong Dok Mai	Boonpharet Wongjan (Pharet)	Support role	^[36]
	Club Sapan Fine 2	Pao	Main role (EP4)
2023	Cherry Magic	Achi	Main role
	Manee Phitsawat	Phoomin Bunyagosin (Phoom) / Phruek	Main role
2024	Peaceful Property	Home	Main role

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist
2021	ไม่อาจหยุดรัก	NUM KALA Feat. Boy Peacemaker	^[37]
2023	ฉันมันเป็นคนแบบนี้	Saharat Tiampan (Boom)	^[38]
	มากกว่านี้ก็นางฟ้าแล้วปะ (Fangel)	FANG

Discography

Year	Song Title	Label
2019	"ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Niyahm) (together with Tawan Vihokratana)	GMMTV Records	^[39]
2020	"มีรัก" (My Love)	CJ MAJOR Entertainment	^[40]
2023	"แอบตะโกน" (Loudest Love) (together with Tawan Vihokratana)	GMMTV Records
	"พลังวิเศษของคนไม่พิเศษ" (Everything is Magic)	GMMTV Records

Live performance

!Year!Title!Artist!Venue!Ref.

2016	Meet Greet Eat with SOTUS the Series	SOTUS Cast	Scala Cinema
	SOTUS 1st Fan Meeting in Shanghai	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile	JDF Yung Fen Theatre
2017	2017 At First Sight With Rookie Boy in Guangzhou	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Oajun	Guangdong Performing Arts Center Theatre
	2017 Krist-Singto Fan Meeting in Chengdu	Krist, Singto, Off	Jincheng Art Palace
	Y I Love You Fan Party 2017	Krist, Singto, Off, Gun, Earth, Tay, Ssing, Godt, White	Thunder Dome (+Live Stream)
	SOTUS S NATION Y FANMEETING TOUR- Chiangmai	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon	KAD Theatre
	SOTUS S NATION Y FANMEETING TOUR- Nakhon Ratchasima	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon	Terminal Hall, Terminal 21 Korat
2018	SOTUS S NATION Y FANMEETING TOUR- Bangkok	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon	BCC Hall, CentralPlaza Ladprao
	SOTUS S NATION Y FANMEETING TOUR- Hatyai	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon	Hatyall Hall, CentralFestival Hatyai
	SOTUS The Memories Live On Stage	SOTUS Cast	Thunder Dome
	New & Earth 1st Fan Meeting in Taipei	Earth	Clapper Studio, 5F, Syntrend
	SOTUS S in Wuhan	Krist, Singto, Nammon, Guy, Fiat	Wuhan Cultural Museum Center
	SOTUS S Encore Fan Meeting in Taipei	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon, Guy	Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
	New & Tay 1st Fan Meeting in Malaysia	Tay, Earth	PJ Live Arts, Petaling Jaya
	New & Tay 1st Fan Meeting in Manila	Tay, Earth	Tiu Theater
2019	Y I Love You Fan Party 2019	Krist, Singto, Off, Gun, Tay, Earth, Drake, Frank, Oajun, Fiat, Guy, Nammon, Phuwin, Neo	Thunder Dome (+Live Stream)
	Krist Singto Tay New Fan Meeting in Hong Kong	Krist, Singto, Tay	Rotunda 2, KITEC
	TayNew 1st Fan Meeting in Korea	Tay	Howon Art Hall
	Our Skyy Fan Meeting in Taipei	Our Skyy 1 Cast	Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
	Tay New Pleum Chimon 1st Fan Meeting in Myanmar	Tay, Pleum, Chimon	Pullman Yangon Centrepoint Hotel
	TayNew Fan Meeting in Guangzhou	Tay	Guangdong Song and Dance Theater
	Our Skyy Fan Meeting in Myanmar	Our Skyy 1 Cast	Pullman Yangon Centrepoint Hotel
	TayNew Fan Meeting in Chengdu	Tay	Rising Butterfly Hotel
	Dark Blue Kiss Tay & New Fan Meeting in Taipei	Tay	西門 WESTAR
2020	Global Live Fan Meeting	Tay	VLIVE+ (Live Streaming)
	SOTUS THE REUNION 4EVER MORE	Krist, Singto, Off, Gunsmile, Fiat, Oajun, Nammon, Guy	VLIVE+ (Live Streaming)
	FANTOPIA 2020	Nadao Bangkok & GMMTV Artists	Impact Arena and Challenger Hall 1
2022	POLCA THE JOURNEY (1st Fan Meeting in Thailand)	Tay	Changwattana Hall, F5, Central Chaengwattana (+Live Stream)
	TayNew Fan Meeting in Manila	Tay	The Theatre at Solaire
	Love Out Loud FANFEST 2022	Krist, Singto, Off, Gun, Tay, Bright, Win	Impact Arena (+ Live Stream)
	GMMTV FANFEST LIVE IN JAPAN 2022	Krist, Off, Gun, Tay, Ohm, Nanon, Bright, Win, Dew, Nani	Pia Arena MM (+Live Stream)
	TayNew Fan Meeting Korea 2022	Tay	Yearimdang Art Hall, Gangnam
	TayNew 1st Fan Meeting in Osaka		Dojima River Forum
2023	TayNew Fan Meeting in Hong Kong		Kerry Hotel Hong Kong
	TayNew 1st Fan Meeting in Singapore		Capitol Theatre
	TayNew Fan Meeting in Taipei		Zepp New Taipei
	BELUCA FOURTIVERSE CONCERT	Off, Gun, Tay	Royal Paragon, 5F, Siam Paragon (+Live Stream)
	BELUCA 1st Fan Meeting in Singapore	Off, Gun, Tay	Capitol Theatre
	VIU Scream Date	Off, Gun, Tay	Union Hall, 6F, Union Mall
	BELUCA 1st Fan Meeting in Japan	Off, Gun, Tay	Toyosu PIT
	BELUCA 1st Fan Meeting in Macau	Off, Gun, Tay	Broadway Theatre, Broadway Macau
	KRIST Elements Concert	Krist, Singto, Gawin, Off, Gun, Tay	Union Hall, 6F, Union Mall (+Live Stream)
	BELUCA 1st Fan Meeting in Manila	Off, Gun, Tay	New Frontier Theater

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2019	DONT Journal Awards 2018	Best Ensemble of 2018 คู่ ขวัญแห่งปี (Best Couple) (with Tawan Vihokratana)			^[41]
	Kazz Awards	Attractive Young Man of the Year			^[42]
2020	LINE TV Awards	Best Couple (with Tawan Vihokratana)	Dark Blue Kiss		^[43]
	Maya Awards	Best Official Soundtrack (with Tawan Vihokratana)	"ไม่มีนิยาม" (Mai Mee Ni Yam)		^[44]
2022	Maya Awards	Charming Boy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-11-22 . Cherry Magic Announcement Tweet . 2023-07-21 . Twitter . en.
2. Web site: ประวัติ "นิว ฐิติภูมิ" หนักแสดงหนุ่มหล่อดีกรีบัณฑิตปริญญาโทจากจุฬาฯ . sanook.com . 1 June 2020 . th . 22 May 2020.
3. Web site: ยินดีกับ 4 บัณฑิตใหม่ เบสท์-บุ๊ค โอลีฟส์, เต-นิว ไฟว์ไลฟ์ จากรั้วจุฬาฯ . trueid.net . TrueID . 1 June 2020 . th . 13 October 2015.
4. Web site: เปิดประวัติ "นิว ฐิติภูมิ " หรือ "เอ็ม" ในซีรีส์ "SOTUS The Series พี่ว้ากตัวร้ายกับนายปีหนึ่ง" . daradaily.com . Dara Daily . 1 June 2020 . th . 17 December 2016.
5. Web site: นิว-ปลื้ม ภูมิใจสุดๆ คว้าปริญญารั้วจุฬาฯ . newsplus.co.th . NewsPlus . 1 June 2020 . th . 7 October 2019.
6. Web site: "นิว-ปลื้ม" ภูมิใจสุดๆ คว้าปริญญารั้วจุฬาฯ . gmm-tv.com . . 1 June 2020 . th.
7. Web site: 6 หนุ่มหน้าใหม่ พิธีกร Five Live Fresh . mthai.com . MThai . 1 June 2020 . th . 1 April 2014.
8. Web site: เต-นิว จากคู่เพื่อนซี้ สู่การเป็นคู่จิ้น ฟินเวอร์ Kiss Me Again - ดีกรีบัณฑิตจุฬาฯ . campus-star.com . Campus Star . 1 June 2020 . th . 21 May 2019.
9. Web site: https://mgronline.com/drama/detail/9610000110729 . th:จัดแน่นยกทัพนักแสดงเปิดตัวซีรส์ใหม่ 13 เรื่อง . th. mgronline.com. 6 November 2018 . 2019-09-17.
10. Web site: Karen Chu . Filmart: CJ Entertainment to Remake Its Hit Romance 'The Classic' for Thailand . hollywoodreporter.com . The Hollywood Reporter . 1 March 2020 . 19 March 2019.
11. Web site: Top Koaysomboon . What's the deal with... New Thitipoom . timeout.com . Time Out Bangkok . 1 March 2020 . 7 February 2020.
12. Web site: Pancake Khemanit Meets New Thitipoom For The First Time In A New Remade TV Drama . thaiupdate.info . Thai Update . 1 March 2020 . 25 October 2019.
13. News: Bintang . Arunika . 12 Aktor GMMTV yang Punya Brand Clothing Sendiri, Berjiwa Pengusaha . IDN Times . id.
14. News: What's the deal with... New Thitipoom . Time Out Bangkok . 7 February 2020.
15. Web site: 脱泳而出1 . iqiyi.com . . 1 June 2020.
16. Web site: [Official Trailer] ตัวอย่างภาพยนตร์ Classic Again จดหมาย สายฝน ร่มวิเศษ ]. youtube.com . M Pictures . 1 June 2020 . 22 January 2020.
17. Web site: Room Alone 401-410 - Official Trailer . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 2 October 2014.
18. Web site: Five Live Fresh . youtube.com . Bang Channel . 1 June 2020 . 16 December 2013.
19. Web site: Trailer Ugly duckling Series รักนะเป็ดโง่ ตอน "PITY GIRL" . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 12 July 2015.
20. Web site: ตัวอย่างซีรีส์ Room Alone 2 (Official Trailer) . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 29 September 2015.
21. Web site: Trailer Kiss the Series รักต้องจูบ . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 29 December 2015.
22. Web site: Official Trailer SOTUS The Series พี่ว้ากตัวร้ายกับนายปีหนึ่ง . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 27 July 2016.
23. Web site: Trailer U-PRINCE Series ตอน เท็ดดี้ (Teddy) . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 26 September 2016.
24. Web site: Trailer U-PRINCE Series ตอน ฮอว์ค (Hawk) . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 4 December 2016.
25. Web site: Trailer Waterboyy the Series . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 28 March 2017.
26. Web site: Trailer U-PRINCE Series ตอน ฮิปปี้ (Hippy) . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 27 March 2017.
27. Web site: Trailer Sotus S The Series . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 17 November 2017.
28. Web site: รถโรงเรียน School Rangers เร็วๆนี้ "จีเอ็มเอ็มทีวี" ปรับโฉมใหม่ "รถโรงเรียน SCHOOL RANGERS" ส่ง 12 พิธีกร บุกถึงรั้วพร้อมมิชชัน เริ่ม 14 ม.ค.นี้ . ryt9.com . RYT9 . 1 June 2020 . th . 8 January 2018.
29. Web site: นางฟ้าหน้าร้าน EP.3 "ออลั่วะ" เด็ดทั้งเมนู แซ่บทั้งแม่ค้า . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 15 May 2018.
30. Web site: Trailer Kiss Me Again จูบให้ได้ถ้านายแน่จริง . youtube.com . GMMTV Records . 1 June 2020 . 10 April 2018.
31. Web site: Trailer Our Skyy อยากเห็นท้องฟ้าเป็นอย่างวันนั้น - พีท-เก้า . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 7 December 2018.
32. Web site: กินกัน กับ เต - นิว - EP.1 #จุดจบสายหวาน [Eng Sub] ]. youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 1 December 2018.
33. Web site: WOLF เกมล่าเธอ - Official Trailer . youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 11 January 2019.
34. Web site: อุบัติรักข้ามขอบฟ้า Love Beyond Frontier [Official Trailer] ]. youtube.com . . 1 June 2020 . 25 April 2019.
35. Web site: GMMTV พาลงเรือลำใหม่ในซีรีส์ "คนละทีเดียวกัน-ต้นหนชลธี" . sanook.com . 30 December 2020 . th . 8 July 2020.
36. Web site: "นิว ฐิติภูมิ" หล่อออร่าแรง ทำบุญด้วยอะไรมีละครเรื่องใหม่อีกแล้ว . Daradaily . Daradaily.com . 19 February 2022 . th . 19 February 2022.
37. Web site: ไม่อาจหยุดรัก - NUM KALA Feat.BOY PEACEMAKER「Official MV」. YouTube.
38. Web site: ฉันมันเป็นคนแบบนี้ - บูม สหรัฐ「Official MV」. YouTube.
39. Web site: ไม่มีนิยาม Ost.Dark Blue Kiss จูบสุดท้ายเพื่อนายคนเดียว . youtube.com . GMMTV Records . 1 June 2020 . 9 October 2019.
40. Web site: มีรัก - นิว ฐิติภูมิ - Classic Again จดหมาย สายฝน ร่มวิเศษ . youtube.com . CJ MAJOR Entertainment Records . 3 September 2020 . 16 February 2020.
41. Web site: 2019-02-21. "เต-นิว" ดีใจสุดๆ คว้ารางวัล "Best Ensemble of 2018" คู่ขวัญแห่งปี. 2021-10-28. springnews. th.
42. Web site: 2019-05-09. Check Out The Winners of 'Kazz Awards 2019'. 2021-10-28. Thai Update. en-US.
43. Web site: 2020-02-20. สรุปผลรางวัล LINE TV AWARDS 2020 กลัฟ-มิว, โอม-สิงโต, ออฟ-กัน และบ้านนาดาว คว้ารางวัลเรียกเสียงกรี๊ดได้ตามคาด. 2021-10-28. THE STANDARD. th.
44. Web site: ประกาศรางวัล MAYA AWARDS 2020 เวทีแห่งเกียรติยศคนบันเทิง บรรยากาศคึกคักกับทัพนักแสดง - สมาคมนักข่าวบันเทิง official. 2021-10-28. www.samakomnakkaobunteung.com.