Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit Explained

Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit
Native Name:พิมพ์นิชกุล บำรุงกิจ
Birth Date:November 5, 1995
Birth Place:Samut Prakan, Thailand
Nationality:Thai
Years Active:2008–present

Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit (Thai: พิมพ์นิชกุล บำรุงกิจ; born November 5, 1995), better known by her nickname Maengmum (Thai: แมงมุม), is a Thai-Chinese actress, model and singer from the company TV Thunder.[1]

Biography

Maengmum was born in Samut Prakan, Thailand. She is the second child of the family and she has one older sister named Maengpor and one younger brother named Ice. Her sister gave birth to a son February 22, 2018, making Maengmum an aunt to Little Vampire. Maengmum is 163 cm tall, weighs 45 kg and her zodiac sign is Scorpio.[2]

Education & Personal life

She studied in Poonpokphol Kindergarten in Samut Prakan, graduated Elementary school from Praditsueksa in Chantaburi, attended Kasem Phithaya Junior High School in Bangkok, went to Adventist Ekamai Senior High school in Bangkok and she graduated from Bangkok University March 17, 2019, where she majored in Airline Business Management since 2014.

At first she planned to study film in Silpakorn University, because it matched her work. But then she decided to study airline business management in Bangkok University's tourism department because it's very interesting and she can learn English there.

On September 2, 2019, Maengmum changed her name on social media, now known as Tanshi. Later on Facebook she explained that "Tanshi" (Thai: ฑันท์ชิย์) is a name that her mother gave her.[3]

Career

2008–2014: Early career

Maengmum entered the entertainment industry by becoming a TV show host for "" in 2008. She quit being a TV show host in 2010, and started appearing more on TV series and movies. One of her first dramas was ""), where she played the supporting character Tit on August 16, 2010. In 2011 she also appeared on its sequel "" where she reprised her role as Tit. After those series, she continued to appear on smaller, less known dramas; "Khwam Hwang Sudthai" as Smorn in 2012, "Luk Mai Lai Lai Khon" as Thiporn (Nuwi) in 2012–2013 and "Hlung Tham Ha Chon" as Po in 2013–2014.

She made her film debut in 2012 in the film called "" as a character named Sa, and later appeared in another movie in 2014 titled "" as Hmuy.

2016–2018: Rising popularity

On January 6, 2016, she appeared on a drama called "" playing another supporting character called Mali. Then, she finally had her first major drama role in "Bad Romance" where she played the sassy main character Yihwa alongside Tomo Visava Thaiyanont who played Yihwa's love interest, Cho. The series aired from July 18, 2016, to September 5, and it was a great success and garnered positive citations not just in Thailand, but also in specific communities in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Singapore.

In 2017, Maengmum also appeared in the prequel for "Bad Romance" titled "Together With Me" as Yihwa again, acting alongside co-stars Max Nattapol Diloknawarit and who played Korn and Knock, Yihwa's two best friends. This series was very popular too, which gave Maengmum and the other actors in the series a lot of recognition, allowing for them to give multiple interviews and attending fan meetings such as "Together With Me in Chengdu", "Altogether in Manila" and "Together With Me Warm Up Party in Krabi".

In early 2018, "Together With Me The Next Chapter" was announced, the sequel to "Together With Me", where Maengmum would once again reprise her iconic role as Yihwa alongside her old cast. It has been announced that the series would first air September 28, 2018. On September 28, 2018, Maengmum along with the cast of "Together With Me The Next Chapter" held a fan meet event in Krabi, Thailand where they also premiered the 1st episode of the series.

Singing career

October 3rd, 2018 Maengmum released her first official song titled "ยังไงก็เสียใจ (SORRY)" as the OST for Together With Me The Next Chapter. She sang it live for the first time in Thai TV show "Masterkey" on October 5, 2018. The song is available in Youtube, Spotify and other music apps. Before releasing an official song, she uploaded song covers in her own Youtube channel.

Filmography

Dramas

YearTitleCharacter
2010Tit
2011Tit
2012Khwam Hwang Sudthai (ความหวังสุดท้าย)Smorn
2012–2013Luk Mai Lai Lai Khon (ลูกไม้หลายๆต้น)Thiporn (Nuwi)
2013–2014Luang Ta Mahachon (หลวงตามหาชน)Po
2016Sao Noi Roy Larn (สาวน้อยร้อยล้าน)Mali
2016Bad Romance The SeriesYihwa
2017Sathorn Don Chedi (สาทร ดอนเจดีย์)Baw
2017Together With Me The SeriesYihwa
2018Together With Me The Next Chapter Yihwa
2018Saneha Stories (เสน่หาสตอรี่)Be
2019Case Partners (คู่ซ่าคดีป่วน)Maengpor
2019Singha Na Ka (สิงหะนาคะ)Kaew
2021Paint with Love NaeNae
2021-2022From Zero to Hero (ความสูญเสีย)Pat

Films

YearTitleCharacter
2012Sa (Young)
2014Hmuy
2018World's AIDS Day Short Film (With Tul Pakorn)-

TV shows

YearTitleNotes
2008-2010Strawberry CheesecakeHost
2012Mango TVGuest
2012Beauty CafeGuest
2013RoommateGuest (Ep. 22)
2013Beauty UpdateHost
2015MasterkeyHost
2016Green TouchGuest
2016Morning News (ยกทัพข่าวเช้า)Guest along with Tomo Visava where they showed Bad Romance behind the scenes
2016Morning News (ยกทัพข่าวเช้า)Guest along with Bad Romance actors Max Nattapol, Tul Pakorn and Tomo Visava
2016Celebrities (สำรับคนดัง)Guest with Tomo (Ep. 118)
2017Boom ThailandGuest with Bad Romance actor Simon Kessler (Ep. 13-15)
2018Ghost TownScary show where Maengmum and other "Together With Me" actors were present (Ep. 9)

Various

Host

Music videos

References

  1. Web site: TV THUNDER. TV THUNDER. 2017-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010833/http://www.tvthunder.co.th/artists_detail.php?artist_id=6. 2017-11-07. dead.
  2. Web site: TV THUNDER. TV THUNDER. 2017-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010833/http://www.tvthunder.co.th/artists_detail.php?artist_id=6. 2017-11-07. dead.
  3. Web site: Tanshi Bumrungkit. www.facebook.com. en. 2019-09-02.