Biography
Who is BamBam?
Early life and real name
BamBam was born Kunpimook Bhuwakul in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 2, 1997. His name comes from Bamm-Bamm Rubble of The Flintstones. His family includes his mother and three siblings. His father passed away when he was two to three years old, leaving the household facing financial difficulty.
His mother was a fan of Rain and brought him to several concerts, which inspired him to learn to dance and sing by age ten. He joined the dance crew We Zaa Cool alongside Lisa of Blackpink. He won first prize in the Thailand Rain Cover Dance Competition in 2007 and placed second in the Thailand LG Entertainer Competition in 2010. At age thirteen, he passed the JYP World Tour Audition in Thailand and moved to South Korea to train.
Career highlights
BamBam trained under JYP Entertainment for about three and a half years before debuting in Got7. His pre-debut appearance occurred on Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6, 2013. Got7 released their debut song Girls Girls Girls and its music video on January 16, 2014.
He served as a permanent host for Mnet's M Countdown alongside Jinyoung and Key of Shinee from March 2015 to March 2016. In 2016, he appeared on the variety show Real Men with Jackson. He produced the lyric video for Got7's song You Are in 2017 and released the single Make It Right for Yamaha Thailand.
Fashion and philanthropy
On December 5, 2017, BamBam launched his first clothing line, doubleB, in collaboration with Represent. The campaign sold 13,707 items, with proceeds donated to Water.org. He launched a second clothing line with Charm's on September 7, 2021, donating a portion of the proceeds to support low-income children. Vogue Thailand selected him as one of the top one hundred influencers in the Thai fashion industry in 2021, and he became a muse for YSL Beauty before becoming a Louis Vuitton house ambassador in February 2024.
In May 2019, he became a spokesman for a UNICEF Thailand and Ministry of Social Development and Human Security campaign against child abuse. In September 2019, he donated 100,000 baht to assist children affected by floods in Ubon Ratchathani province. He continued his partnership with UNICEF Thailand in 2020 by participating in the virtual concert Love Delivery Fest on May 31 to support families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birthday and age
BamBam was born on May 2, 1997, which makes BamBam 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. BamBam shares the date with 47 other famous people.
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