Aou Thanaboon Kiatniran

Aou Thanaboon Kiatniran (Thai: อู๋ ธนบูรณ์ เกียรตินิรันดร์), born January 9, 2000 in Khon Kaen Province, is a Thai actor, singer, and performer signed to GMMTV and Riser Music. He is the leader and lead vocalist of the T-pop boy group JASP.ER, and is widely recognized for his on-screen pairing with Boom Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn, known to fans as AouBoom.

Raised in northeastern Thailand, Aou graduated from Khon Kaen Witthayayon High School. In 2022, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts, majoring in Drama, from Khon Kaen University, and joined GMMTV the same year. Before his acting career, he was part of the dance cover group Boys Issue, and as a youngster he won a gold medal in taekwondo.

Aou made his acting debut in 2022 as Phupha in the GMMTV Boys’ Love romantic comedy Enchante, where he played a high-achieving university ambassador and senior mentor. He continued in supporting and guest roles across well-known GMMTV productions, including Vice Versa (2022), The Eclipse, Midnight Museum, Our Skyy 2, Be My Favorite (2023), and Hidden Agenda (2023), where he played Jeng alongside Joong Archen Aydin and Dunk Natachai Boonprasert.

His breakthrough lead role came in the 2024 series We Are, in which he played Tan. He went on to appear in Perfect 10 Liners (2024), The Ex-Morning, Memoir of Rati, and Beauty Newbie. In 2026, he secured a second lead role in Only Friends: Dream On, taking over after a casting change, opposite his frequent acting partner Boom.

On December 19, 2024, Aou debuted as a musician with JASP.ER, formed by Riser Music alongside Joong Archen Aydin, Pond Naravit Lertratkosum, and Santa Pongsapak Udomphoch, releasing the debut single Sadistic. As leader and lead vocalist, he anchors the group’s vocal performances. He also performed the OST Jokester for We Are alongside Boom Tharatorn. His work has earned several CBLO Awards nominations, including Rising BL Actor of the Year (2022) for Enchante and Best Supporting BL Actor (2025) for The Ex-Morning, while he and Boom were nominated as AouBoom for BL Couple of the Year.