Pongpol Panyamit (; born 17 March 2003), nicknamed Khunpol (), is a Thai actor, singer, rapper, and dancer. He initially debuted as an actor and is currently a member of Thai boy group BUS, formed by Sonray Music. He is known for his role as Bas in I Told Sunset About You (2021) during his acting debut. Alongside his acting career, he is known as a contestant in 789 SURVIVAL (2023), a survival reality television show which later on debuted his current group BUS.
Early life and education Pongpol was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the oldest son in the family with a younger sister. He attended Suankularb Wittayalai School in Bangkok from middle to high school. In higher education, he is currently a junior at the Faculty of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
He grew up in an academic-oriented family which wanted him to pursue scholarly jobs or established career. During adolescent years, he did several school activities such as cheerleader and acting club at the high school. He was a cheerleader in Jaturamitr Samakkee, the traditional football games of boys' schools in Thailand, and received attention on social media for the first time. In the meanwhile, he participated in the drama club of Suankularb Wittayalai School, where one of Nadao Bangkok's actor scouts discovered him and persuaded him to join the audition programme of Nadao Academy. He won the audition for the artist training programme, and was concurrently cast for his first TV series I Told Sunset About You.
Career 2020: Acting debut Pongpol debuted as an actor under Nadao Bangkok in 2020. His first television series is I Told Sunset About You (2020). He played the second male lead role as Bas, a high school student from Phuket, Thailand, who had a crush on his close friend Oh-aew, played by Krit Amnuaydechkorn (PP). In the second season of the TV series, he made a cameo appearance in I Promised You The Moon (2021) in the last episode.
In correlation to I Told Sunset About You, he was invited as a guest artist in Fantopia 2020 concert taken place at Impact Area in. He performed two songs along with Krit Amnuaydechkorn (PP) and with Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin).
In 2021, he was nominated for Asia Star Prize in Seoul International Drama Awards 2021. He travelled to Seoul, South Korea and attended the awards ceremony together with his I Told Sunset About You co-stars Krit and Putthipong.
2021–2022: Hiatus and training days After Pongpol decided to pursue an idol career, his former agent asked him to decide whether to remain in acting career or switch to idol training programme. He decided to pursue his dream of becoming a T-pop idol, rejected all the acting projects and start over the training programme which brought him into the hiatus period.
2023–present: Artist debut under BUS After one year of training, he participated in 789 Survival (2023) in the center position of the theme song Limit Break. He was selected as a member of the debut group of twelve members. On December 6, 2023, he debuted as a member of BUS with the debut song Because of You I Shine. Later in February 2024, the group release Watch You Step.
On his solo projects, he participated in Off-White "Be Right Back" fashion show at Mint Awards 2024 ceremony in Bangkok on September 7. In October 2024, he starred in PP Krit's Friend to Friend music video as a co-male lead.
Filmography TV series YearTitleRoleChannelNotes2020I Told Sunset About YouBasLine TVMain role2021I Promised You the MoonBasOne 31Cameo role
Music video appearances YearTitleArtistRef2020"Khot Phiset"Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin)2022"Tha Ter Mai Kid Arai"Saharat Thiempan2024"Bye Bye"D-NA"Friend to Friend"Krit Amnuaydechkorn (PP Krit)
TV programme YearProgrammeChannelDateRef2023789 SURVIVALOne 31Friday 26 May 2023 - 11 August 20232024BUSSING THAILANDSaturday 15 June 2024 - 29 June 2024
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6 July 2024 - 7 August 2024
Discography
789 SURVIVAL YearTitleGroupRef2023LIMIT BREAK 24789 TRAINEETHIS TIME789 TRAINEEBLIND SPOTBUS because of you i shineROAD TRIPBUS because of you i shineFORGET ME NOTBUS because of you i shine
BUS because of you i shine YearTitleAlbumNoteRef2023Because of You, I Shine2024WATCH YOUR STEPBrother ZoneBUS7 UNITLIARTransformerHappily Missing You2025BOW WOWBecause of You, I Shine (Japanese ver.)
Special single YearTitleGroupNoteRef2024Feeling Bab Wa Ooh!BUS because of you i shineSummer special song sponsored by Nestlé Pure LifeFeawBUS because of you i shineOst. BUSSING THAILANDGood Quality PictureBUS because of you i shine
Concert +YearTitleNoteRef2020FantopiaGuest2022The Last TwilightFinale concert of I Told Sunset About You project project2024 Billkin & PP Krit DOUBLE TROUBLE CONCERTGuest2025BUS The 1st Concert LIGHT THE WORLDMain performer
Awards and nominations YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef2021Yniverse Awards 2020Most Popular Second Male LeadI Told Sunset About You Line TV Awards 2021Line TV Best Rising Star Seoul International Drama Awards 2021Asian Star Prize Siam Series Awards 2021Most Popular New Actor
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