Cherprang Areekul

Cherprang Areekul (Thai: เฌอปราง อารีย์กุล; born 2 May 1996) is a former member of the Thai idol girl group BNK48, an international sister group of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is one of the first-generation members of the group, and is also the first captain of the group. She had developed her role as the captain to the general manager (Shihainin) during her late time as an idol and continued such role over the rest of her idol time and even after she resigned from the idol role. In June, 2025, she decided to end her managing role and passed it on to Popper then turned into the full-time actress. In August 2025, she moved to base in Tokyo, Japan, temporarily to pursue her one year MBA program with Globlis University while still traveling back and forth to work in Bangkok.

She was also known as a cosplayer prior to joining BNK48 in 2017. In 2018, she began her acting career with a lead role in Homestay, a GDH 559's film released in October that year.

During her study at the Mahidol University International College, where she majored in chemistry and minored in physics, she worked also as a research assistant and coauthored a research paper with her professors. She has participated in various scientific activities, both domestically and abroad. In 2019, her portrait was carried in a satellite launched into space.