Putthipong Assaratanakul (; born 8 October 1999), also known as Billkin (), is a Thai actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Tao in ''

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'' (2019), as Teh in ''

I Told Sunset About You ''I Told Sunset About You / I Promised You the Moon'' (known in Thai language, Thai as ; , ) is a Thai coming-of-age series by Nadao Bangkok. It stars Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin) and Krit Amnuaydechkorn (PP) as teenage boys Teh and Oh-aew ...

'' (2020) and '' I Promised You the Moon'' (2021), and as M in ''

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'' (2024).

Early life and education

Putthipong was born in Bangkok, Thailand. His father initially considered giving him the nickname "Eeyore" (he has elder siblings named Mickey and Winnie) but later changed it to "Bill". One day, his four-year-old brother called him "Billkin", and the name was adopted. He completed his secondary education at

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. He is studying

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(international program), major in marketing at the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy at

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, having enrolled in 2018. He graduated with a degree in this faculty on the 27 November 2023. He is currently studying at University College London for his master in Entrepreneurship.

Career

Putthipong started in the entertainment industry as an actor under

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. He rose to popularity with his role as Doctor Tao in ''

'' (2019) where he was paired with Krit Amnuaydechkorn (PP), who played the role of Tewkao. With the conclusion of the said television series in October 2019, plans were made to produce a boys' love television series where Putthipong and Krit will play as lead actors. The project, with a working title of "BKPP: The Series", was announced in February 2020 and was supposed to premiere in July 2020. Due to government restrictions placed amidst the

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, the series' production was delayed with its release pushed to October 2020 under the title of ''

''. Putthipong played the role of Teh, a high-school student from

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and a childhood friend of Krit's character Oh-aew. The series returned for a second season in May 2021 entitled '' I Promised You the Moon''. Aside from acting, he also sang "You Are My Everything", the official

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of ''My Ambulance''. This later led him to release his first single under Nadao Music entitled "Hug in Mind" which featured his fellow Nadao Bangkok artist JAYLERR. He also sang for the original soundtrack of ''I Told Sunset About You'' and ''I Promised You The Moon''. His second single, "IXO" and its music video was released on 9 September 2021. The single is described as a mix of

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and

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genres. Putthipong was involved from the conceptualization stage to the writing of the song's chorus part.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

Discography

As lead artist

As collaborating artist

Awards and nomination

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Assaratanakul, Putthipong 1999 births Living people

Putthipong Assaratanakul Putthipong Assaratanakul (; born 8 October 1999), also known as Billkin (), is a Thai actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Tao in ''My Ambulance'' (2019), as Teh in ''I Told Sunset About You'' (2020) and ''I Promised You the Moon'' (20 ...

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