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Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, known professionally as Ten, is a Thai singer, dancer, and rapper. He is a member of SM Entertainment’s multinational boy group NCT and belongs to its subunits NCT U and WayV. He is also a former member of the pre-debut team SM Rookies.

Ten first debuted on April 16, 2016, on NCT U’s debut digital single “The 7th Sense". Three months following his debut, Ten participated in Mnet’s dance competition show Hit the Stage alongside fellow K-pop idol dancers Hyoyeon of SNSD, Taemin of SHINee, and Momo of Twice.

In April 2017, Ten released his first solo digital single, “Dream in a Dream" through the second season of SM Entertainment’s digital music project, SM STATION. The single was the first release under STATION 2, and Ten concluded the season with the single “New Heroes” released in April 2018.

In December 2018, it was announced that Ten would join WayV, NCT’s China-based unit managed by SM Entertainment’s subsidiary, Label V. The group debuted in January 2019 with the digital EP The Vision. In August of the same year, Ten was revealed to be a member of SM Entertainment’s K-pop supergroup, SuperM. The seven-member lineup include Taemin of SHINee, Baekhyun and Kai of EXO, and Taeyong, Mark, and Lucas of NCT. The group released their self-titled debut EP in October 2019 and became the first Asian act to rank #1 on the US Billboard 200 with a debut release.

Ten released his third solo single under SM STATION, titled “Paint Me Naked" and debuted in WayV’s second subunit, WayV-Ten&YangYang, with the single “Low Low”. Ten also appeared as a special guest judge on Street Dance of China Season 4 (2019), as well as a team leader on Great Dance Crew (2022).

He released the digital single “Birthday” in October 2023 as part of SM STATION’s sub-project, NCT Lab. Shortly afterward, he took part as a mentor on the Chinese-Thai music survival show Chuang Asia 2024.

Ten made his official debut as a soloist with the self-titled mini album TEN on February 13, 2024. He released his second EP, STUNNER, in March 2025, followed by his first solo concert, '1001 Movement “Stunner"' in Seoul on April 12 and 13. Ten also released his first Japanese EP, Humanity the same month in conjunction with his first Japan tour, '1001 “Time Wrap"'.

He also took part as a team director on SBS’s survival show Universe League (2024–2025), which debuted the group AHOF.

On April 6, 2026, SM Entertainment announced that Ten would officially conclude his contract with the company after a decade. Both SM and Ten confirmed that he would remain a member of NCT and WayV, with his participation in future group activities to be coordinated on a case-by-case basis. In a personal statement shared with fans, Ten expressed his desire to “try new challenges in a new environment” as he approached his 10th anniversary since debut.

출처: kpopping.com