Ten (singer)

Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Thai: ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล, Korean: 이영흠 Lee Young-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 of Chinese descent active in South Korea and China. He debuted with South Korean boy group NCT in 2016 with its first sub-unit NCT U. He is also a member of Chinese boy group WayV, as well as SM Entertainment supergroup, SuperM.

Ten
Ten in 2018
Born
Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul

(1996-02-27) February 27, 1996
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

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

Early life

Ten was born in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 27, 1996 to a Thai Chinese family.[2] Ten won the Thai television show Teen Superstar in 2010 and earned the opportunity to sign a contract with Starship Entertainment, but ultimately refused. In 2013, he joined SM Entertainment through their global auditions.[2] He studied at Shrewsbury International School. In 2018, he received an official exemption from mandatory military service due to knee injuries.[3]

Career

2011–2015: Pre-Debut
Main article: SM Rookies

In 2011, he was a contestant of Teen Superstar, under the stage name TS7 TNT. In 2013, he was cast by SM Entertainment through the SM Global Audition 2013 in Bangkok. Ten was introduced as a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team SM Rookies on December 23, 2013.[4] In 2014, Ten and other future NCT members participated on the show Exo 90:2014, remaking K-pop songs from the 90s.

2016–2018: Debut, NCT, Hit The Stage, and First single
Main article: NCT (group)

In April 2016, SM Entertainment confirmed Ten alongside other members to debut as members of NCT's first subgroup, NCT U, with the single, "The 7th Sense" and he participated in Mnet's dance program Hit the Stage.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

On March 24, 2017 S.M. released a teaser for Ten's first single through SM Station Season 2 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 concluded the project album, SM Station Season 2 with his single "New Heroes" on April 6, 2018, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard's Word Digital Song Sales.[9] Dream in a Dream was included in NCT's first studio album, NCT 2018 Empathy, which also marked the release of the NCT U 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: WayV, SuperM

On December 31, 2018 it was announced that WayV, a 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.[10][11]

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.[12][13] SuperM released their self-titled debut EP on October 4, 2019 and become 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.[14][15][16]

Discography
Main articles: NCT discography and SuperM § Discography
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
[17]		 US
World
[18]
As lead artist
"Dream in a Dream"
(夢中夢 / 몽중몽)		 2017 —5 SM Station Season 2
"New Heroes" 2018 —4 N/A
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

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Teen Superstar Contestant 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 Unknown
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 [20]

References
  1. "NCT's Ten's new SM Station teaser poster is all trippy and colourful". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. A beginner's guide to NCT's new unit, WayV. Special Broadcasting Service. January 3, 2019.
  3. NCT's Ten officially exempt from Thai military, to release new solo song
  4. "SM루키즈, 쟈니·유타·텐 공개 '다국적 글로벌 루키'" [SM Rookies introduce international rookies Johnny, Yuta, Ten]. Tenasia (in Korean). December 24, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  5. Son, Ji-hyoung (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th Sense,' 'Without You'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. Kim Jae-heun (July 26, 2016). "'Hit the Stage' is an idol dance battle". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  7. "태민·효연·보라·호야·모모, 엠넷 '힛더 스테이지' 합류" (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  8. "'초등학쌤' 트와이스 모모 "'얼룩말'은 어른이 하는 말?"" (in Korean). Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  9. "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. "WayV_official". Weibo (in Chinese).
  11. "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
  12. Jeff Benjamin (August 7, 2019). "Super M, 'The Avengers Of K-Pop,' Unveiled By SM Entertainment And Capitol Music Group". Forbes. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  13. "SM Entertainment and Capitol Records Team Up to Launch Super M". Billboard. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  14. "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  15. SuperM., SuperM The 1st Mini Album 'SuperM' [UNITED Ver.], OCLC 1125091814
  16. "Update: SuperM Announces Dates For European Leg Of "We Are The Future" Tour". Soompi. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  17. "Gaon Digital Chart".
  18. "World Digital Songs". Billboard.
  19. "World Digital Songs Sales". Billboard.
  20. SMTOWN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN : #헨리 와 #NCT #텐, 태국 문화 시상식 '2016–2017 태국헤드라인뉴스 연도풍운인물(2016–2017 Thailan". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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