Ten (singer)

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Ten
Ten Chittaphon at 24th Dream Concert 02.png
Ten in 2018
Born
Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul

(1996-02-27) February 27, 1996 (age 25)
Bangkok, Thailand
Alma materShrewsbury International School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李永欽
Simplified Chinese李永钦
Korean name
Hangul이영흠
Hanja李永欽

Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Thai: ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล, Korean: 이영흠 I Yeong-heum, Chinese name: 李永欽; Lǐ Yǒngqīn; born February 27, 1996), known professionally as Ten (Thai: เตนล์, Korean: 텐), is a Thai singer and dancer active in South Korea and China. He debuted with South Korean boy group NCT in 2016 with its first sub-unit NCT U. Mainly active as a member of the China-based unit WayV since 2019, he is also a member of the South Korean supergroup, SuperM.

Ten's first single "Dream in a Dream" was released in 2017 through the SM Station project.[1]

Early life[]

Ten was born in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 27, 1996, to a Thai Chinese family.[2] He studied at Shrewsbury International School.

In January 2011, he was a contestant of the Thai show Teen Superstar, under the stage name TNT. He won and earned the opportunity to sign a contract with Starship Entertainment, but ultimately refused.

In 2013, he joined SM Entertainment through passing an SM Global auditions in Thailand.[2]

Career[]

2013–2015: Pre-debut and SM Rookies[]

Main article: SM Rookies

On December 23, 2013, He was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment.[3]

In 2014, he alongside some of his co-members appeared on the Mnet-produced Exo 90:2014, a show starring labelmates Exo, where they get to do dance performances to 90s K-Pop songs, he also participated in the MV remake of G.O.D's "Dear Mother".

In July 2015, he and groupmate Jaehyun both competed in Hope Basketball All-Star.[4]

2016–2018: Debut and career beginnings[]

Main article: NCT (group)

On April 3, 2016, Ten was confirmed as a member of boy group NCT, in the first sub-unit, NCT U, he officially debuted with NCT U's digital single, "The 7th Sense" released on April 8, and it was also the first release of NCT overall.[5]

He also participated in Mnet's dance program Hit the Stage where he won episode 6.[6][7][8]

In January 2017, he joined the cast of SBS's program, Elementary School Teacher, which shows idols from foreign countries improving their Korean language skills as well as becoming more accustomed to Korean culture.[9]

On March 24, 2017, SM Entertainment released a teaser for Ten's first single through the SM Station Season 2 project titled "Dream in a Dream". The song was released on April 7.[1] It was announced on the same day that Ten is the new member of SM Entertainment's performance team SM The Performance. Ten subsequently concluded the project with his single "New Heroes" on April 6, 2018 which peaked at number four on the Billboard's World Digital Song Sales.[10] Dream in a Dream was then included in NCT's first studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. For the album, Ten also participated in the release of the NCT U's single "Baby Don't Stop", a duet which he recorded alongside Taeyong. He also made an appearance in the "Black On Black" music video as a member of NCT 2018.

2019–present: WayV, SuperM[]

Main articles: WayV and SuperM

On December 31, 2018, it was announced that WayV, an NCT China-based boy group managed by Label V, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, would be formed. The group consists of Kun, Winwin, Ten, Lucas, Hendery, Xiaojun, and YangYang. They officially debuted on January 17, 2019, with their debut EP The Vision and the Chinese version of NCT 127's "Regular" as its lead single.[11][12]

On July 16, 2019, Food Truck Battle started its broadcast on Thailand channel PPTV with Ten as the MC. The show also got a week-late broadcast on the show's official YouTube channel. It featured both Thai and Korean celebrities such as Nam Tae-hyun, Park Ye-eun, Kitty Chica, and James Teeradon.[13]

On August 8, 2019, it was announced that Ten would be joining Taemin of Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai of EXO, Taeyong and Mark of NCT 127, and Lucas of WayV in SuperM, a "K-pop supergroup" created by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records. The group's promotions began in October and are primarily aimed at the American market.[14][15] SuperM released their self-titled debut EP on October 4, 2019, and became the first K-pop group to rank number one on Billboard 200 with a debut album and subsequently went on a tour in North America and Europe.[16][17][18]

In September 2020, it was announced that NCT as a whole would be making a comeback with their second full album NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, to be followed by the repackage album NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 in November. In the first part, Ten participated in the b-sides "Faded In My Last Song" (with NCT U) and "Nectar" (with WayV). In the second part, Ten was the only member to partecipate in both title tracks, "90's Love" and "Work It".[19]

On August 10, 2021, Ten released his third solo single under the SM Station project titled "Paint Me Naked".[20] On August 17, Ten debuted as part of WayV's second sub-unit named WayV-Ten & Yangyang with single titled "Low Low".[21]

Other ventures[]

In June 2021, Ten launched a five-piece apparel collection with a direct-to-fan retailer Represent.[22] Titled What is ??? The Answers, the collection features his original artworks.[23]

Personal life[]

Ten is a multilingual, and speaks Thai, English, Korean and Mandarin.[22]

In 2018, Ten received an official exemption from Thailand's mandatory military service due to his failure at passing the physical exam. His past injury and knee surgery had deemed him unfit for military service.[24]

Discography[]

Main articles: NCT discography and SuperM § Discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
[25] 		JPN
Hot 		US
World
[26]
As lead artist
"Dream in a Dream"
(夢中夢 / 몽중몽) 		2017 — — 5
  • US: 1,000+[citation needed]
 NCT 2018 Empathy
"New Heroes" 2018 — — 4 N/A Non-album singles
"Paint Me Naked" 2021 —[a] —[b] —
As featuring artist
"The Riot"
(DJ Ginjo featuring Ten, Xiaojun of WayV) 		2020 — — — N/A Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Main article: NCT (band) § Filmography

Television[]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Teen Superstar Contestant, Winner N/A Under the stage name TS7 TNT
2014 Exo 90:2014 Regular cast Mnet Pre-debut
2016 Hit the Stage Contestant Winner of the "Uniform" Challenge (ep.6)
2017 Elementary School Teacher Main cast SBS 3rd place
2019 Food Truck Battle Host PPTV HD MC

Music videos[]

Title Year Director
"Dream in a Dream" 2017 Un­known
"New Heroes" 2018
"Paint Me Naked" 2021
Guest appearances
"Change" (Teen Superstar) 2010 Un­known

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Thailand Headlines Person of The Year Awards Most Popular Award N/A Won [29]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Paint Me Naked" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the Gaon Download Chart.[27]
  2. ^ "Paint Me Naked" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.[28]

References[]

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  28. ^ "2021/08/18 公開 Download Songs". Gaon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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