Kunpimook Bhuwakul (กันต์พิมุกต์ ภูวกุล; ; ; born May 2, 1997), nicknamed BamBam (แบมแบม), is a Thai rapper and singer based in South Korea, and a member of the boy band Got7.
His name is derived from Bamm-Bamm Rubble of The Flintstones.
His family consists of his mother and three siblings.
His father died when he was 3 years old.
BamBam got interested in Korean culture and started dreaming of becoming a singer because of his mother, who, as a fan of Rain, brought him to several concerts.
Inspired by him, he started learning to dance and sing when he was 10, and was part of the dance crew We Zaa Cool with Lisa of Blackpink.
2007
He won the first prize in Thailand Rain Cover Dance Competition in 2007, and placed second in Thailand LG Entertainer Competition in 2010.
When he was 13, he passed JYP World Tour Audition in Thailand, and moved to South Korea to become a trainee.
2013
His first pre-debut appearance was on an episode of Mnet's reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next, which aired on September 6, 2013.
BamBam alongside his future bandmates Mark Tuan, Jackson Wang and Yugyeom, and Young K, Jae Park, Wonpil, Sungjin, Junhyeok of Day6 were competing against the YG Entertainment trainees, Team A and Team B, that later debuted as Winner and iKon respectively.
2014
Got7's debut song "Girls Girls Girls" and the music video for the track were released on January 16, 2014.
2015
BamBam and Jinyoung were made permanent hosts for Mnet's M Countdown alongside Key of Shinee from March 2015 to March 2016.
2016
In 2016, BamBam and Jackson appeared on the South Korean variety show Real Men for a special episode with the theme of "Enlisting Together".
2017
In 2017, BamBam produced the lyric video for Got7's song "You Are" from the group's seventh mini-album 7 for 7.
On April 7, 2017, he released the single "Make It Right" for Yamaha Thailand's motorcycle qbix.
He collaborated with Thai artists Jayjay Kritsanapoom, Best Nathasit, Mild Wiraporn, Captain Chonlathorn, and Ud Awat.
2018
On April 9, 2018, BamBam returned to Thailand for the military draft, and was exempted from serving due to the combined volunteer and red card recruit quota being reached in his region.
On September 28, 2018, he shared a self-directed, self-edited video titled "My Year 2018" on Got7's official YouTube account to thank fans for their support.
2019
On January 30, 2019, BamBam announced his first fan meeting tour "Black Feather in Thailand", which took place from March 2 to 17 across five cities, namely Bangkok, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Phuket City and Chiang Mai.
In the spring of 2019, he joined Jus2 in their 'Focus' Premiere Showcase in Asia, acting as the MC for Jakarta (April 21) and Bangkok (April 27–28) stops.
On September 23, 2019, he published a self-filmed, directed and edited video titled "Feel It, See It" on Got7's official YouTube account, which features moments from the group's tour in America.
On October 15, 2019, Thai rapper F. Hero released his album Into the New Era featuring a collaboration with BamBam titled "Do You".
2020
He attended Saiaksorn Elementary School and Pramoch Witthaya Raminthra High School, from which he graduated in January 2020.
He trained under JYP Entertainment for about three and a half years before his debut in Got7.
In 2020, he sang his first OST, "I'm Not a Con-Heartist" (พี่ไม่หล่อลวง), for Thai movie The Con-Heartist.
The song was released on November 16, and BamBam composed and produced it alongside Psycho Tension.
On January 19, 2021, following the expiration of his contract, he left JYP Entertainment.
On March 5, 2021, Abyss Company announced that BamBam had signed an exclusive contract with them.
On March 16, he received the Inspirational Role Model for Youth Award at Thailand Master Youth 2020-2021 Awards.
On May 17, he acted as MC for the Thai version of Simply K-Pop Con-Tour.
On June 15, 2021, he made his solo debut in South Korea with his first extended play, Ribbon, and its title track of the same name.
He performed at SBS 2021 Super Concert in Daegu on October 31, and at 2021 K-Expo on November 6.
On December 28, 2021, BamBam released a new digital single, "Who Are You", featuring Seulgi from Red Velvet, which served as a pre-release for his new album.
On January 1 and 2, 2022, he held his first fan meeting in Bangkok after two years.
On January 7, he officially announced the release date of his second extended play, B, set for January 18.
Its lead single, "Slow Mo", was released on the same day, accompanied by a "dreamlike" music video.
On April 22, 2022, BamBam released a new digital single, "Wheels Up", featuring Mayzin, under the newly established music company, Golden State Entertainment.
From May 27 to May 29, he acted as MC for Mark Tuan's solo fan meeting in Thailand.
On March 28, 2023, he released his first studio album, Sour & Sweet, and the music video for the title track of the same name.
He subsequently held his first world tour, Area 52, from September 19 to November 11 in South Korea, the Philippines, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Japan, selling out over 50,000 tickets for the Thai stadium show.
