Warinrat Yolprasong (born January 26, 2005) nickname Niky (Dutch name Neera Schut) is a Thai-Dutch idol. She is a former member of a member of the Thai idol girl group BNK48, 2nd generation and also part of BNK48's Team BIII. She was also a member of BNK48's sub-unit QRRA.
Early life Niky was born in Udon Thani, Thailand, to a Thai mother and a Dutch father born in the Netherlands. Niky and her family moved to Chiang Mai when she was 9 years old. She attended Regina Coeli College for her primary and elementary education. Niky later moved to Bangkok and attended Udomsuksa School for elementary and high school until the 9th grade, when she decided to drop out and take the General Educational Development (GED) test to enter university at the age of 17. She is currently pursuing a degree in Broadcast Journalism at Bangkok University.
Niky identifies as bisexual.
Career Niky joined BNK48 in 2018 as part of the 2nd generation trainees. She was first introduced to the public at Bangkok Comic Con x Thailand Comic Con on April 29, 2018. On July 17, 2018, Niky made her debut and performed as a BNK48 member for the first time during "BNK48 2nd Generation: The Debut." She was also selected to be a senbatsu member for the 2nd generation's song "Tsugi no Season”
Niky participated in the senbatsu singing audition for “Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta'” on October 29, 2018. She successfully passed the audition and was selected as a senbatsu member for this song. In 2019, Niky became the senbatsu member of an BNK48 title track for the first time in the 7th single "77 no Suteki na Machi e" (Thai: 77 ดินแดนแสนวิเศษ) During the same year, Niky joined BNK48 Team BIII and was part of the 'Gomen ne Jewel' unit in BNK48 Team BIII's 2nd Stage.
On December 7, 2019, at the BNK48 7th Single "77 ดินแดนแสนวิเศษ" Handshake event, Niky was announced to have passed the audition and was selected to join the BNK48 x Universal Music Group Special Unit. This project was a collaboration between Independent Artist Management and Universal Music Thailand, along with 5 members from BNK48, Noey, Pun, Jennis, and New. They were scheduled to travel to Los Angeles, USA, for professional training in singing, dancing, and acting. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all plans were postponed, and they began training in Thailand for one month instead. During this period, they introduced their group name as "LYRA" to the public. On October 7, 2020, LYRA officially made their debut during the "LYRA Debut Stage" at Emquartier Gallery, M floor, EmQuartier shopping mall.
In 2020, in BNK48 9th Single Senbatsu General Election, Niky achieved her first ranking, securing the 38th place with 2,305 votes. This earned her a spot in the 'Next Girls' group, which performed the song "Wink wa 3 Kai" in the single "Heavy Rotation." At the BNK48 12th Single Senbatsu General Election in 2021, Niky ranked in 36th place, with 5,074.41 votes (tokens), becoming part of Next Girls which performed the song "Kinou Yori Motto Suki" in the single "Believers"
On September 17, 2023, at the BNK48 4th Album "Gingham Check" 2-Shot Event, Niky was announced to have joined the senbatsu members of BNK48's 15th coupling song, “Must Be Now,” due to her high scores in dancing during the internal test.
Discography
BNK48 +YearTitleSingleAlbumPositionRef.2018Tsugi no SeasonKimi wa MelodyJabajaMata Anata no Koto wo KangaetetaBNK Festival201977 no Suteki na Machi e77 no Suteki na Machi eWarota PeopleSenbatsu2020Wink wa 3 KaiHeavy Rotation2021Only today – Acapella VersionD.AAAGingham Check2022Hoshizora wo Kimi NiSayonara crawlKinou Yori Motto SukiBelievers2023Must Be NowKibouteki Refrain
LYRA/VYRA/QRRA +YearTitleSingleAlbumGroupRef.2020LYRALYRA The 1st EPLYRAVanillaเมโลดี้..ที่คิดถึง (Our Memory)2021ต๊ะต่อนยอน...Hurry Up! (feat. Sunnee)ต๊ะต่อนยอน...Hurry Up! VYRA2023MiracleMiracleQRRA2024Happy We DayHappy We DayEnoughEnoughAfter FlirtAfter Flirt2025CAKE ROULETTECAKE ROULETTEMidnight TextMidnight Text
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2020BNK48: One TakeHerselfSequel documentary of BNK48: Girls Don't Cry
Television +YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2026ShadesBelleGL series produced by FRT Entertainment
Advertisement +YearBrandNotesRef.2019AtmosWith BNK48 members2025EleX by EGATEV charging station by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Acting coach credits
Music video +YearTitleNotesRef.2024Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?Kurumi to Dialogue
Concerts +YearDateConcertVenueNotes201815 SeptemberBNK48 1st 2gether ConcertCentralWorld SquareFree concert from BNK48 1st and 2nd generation.201926 JanuaryBNK48 Space Mission ConcertIMPACT ArenaThe concert before BNK48 6th Single Senbatsu General Election, which was also held on Niky's birthday.23 MarchThe Return of BBB # 11 Dream Journey RestageIMPACT ArenaAs a guest.24 AugustAKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019 in ShanghaiNational Exhibition and Convention Center48 Group concert (with AKB48 / JKT48 / BNK48 / MNL48 / AKB48 Team SH / AKB48 Team TP / SGO48). Niky played keyboard in BNK48's special band show.2 NovemberBNK48 2nd Generation Concert "Blooming Season"BITEC HALL 106BNK48 2nd generation first concert.202230 OctoberBNK48 & CGM48 Request Hour 2022Union Hall, 6F Union MallFirst Request Hour concert in Thailand.20234 NovemberAKB48 Group CIRCLE JAMcentralwOrld LIVE48 Group concert (AKB48 / BNK48 / CGM48 and more)6 AugustBNK48 vs CGM48 Concert "The Battle of Idols"Union Hall, 6F Union MallBNK48 and CGM48 concert.28 Octoberi-Riginal Live 2023Thunder Dome, Muang Thong ThaniFirst Independent Records concert, where Niky performed as QRRA.29 OctoberDepart' Cher Cherprang BNK48's Graduation ConcertThunder Dome, Muang Thong ThaniCherprang's graduation concert.202428 AprilLast SeasonCenterpoint StudioBNK48 2nd generation's graduation concert.
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