NCT, WayV, SuperM Ten Profile, Facts, and TMI

Ten Profile

Birth Name: ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล (Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul)
Chinese Name: 李永钦 (Lǐ Yǒngqīn)
Stage Name: Ten
Nationality: Thai
Date of Birth: 1996.02.27
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Height: 172 cm (5’6”)
Weight: 58 kg (127.8 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Personal Social Media: Instagram, Weibo

Ten Facts & TMI

Ten was born in Bangkok, Thailand.
His family consists of mother, father, and a younger sister (born 1999).
He has many pets: puppies (Lily, Cherry, Bingo, Shiro, Bella, Dango, and TK) and cats (Louis and Leon).
He graduated from Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok.
He is a member of four different groups: NCT, NCT U, WayV, and SuperM.
His position is main dancer, lead vocal, and sub rapper.
He debuted as a member of NCT U through ‘The 7th Sense’ released on April 9th, 2016.
As of 2020, Ten is the only Thai member in NCT.
He is cheerful, gentle, and laughs a lot.
He is known for his constant efforts and development to realize the high goals he sets for himself.
Ten constantly uploads dancing performances to NCT Dance Youtube.
He has a lot of aegyo.
According to his mom, Ten has been developing interests in singing since he was 5 years old.
In 2009, after watching Super Junior’s ‘Sorry Sorry’ MV, he decided to pursue a career as a singer.
He formally started learning dance at the age of 14.
He appeared on a talent show in Thailand ‘Teen Superstar’ in 2011.
Before auditioning for SM Entertainment, Ten passed YG Entertainment audition but he didn’t sign with the company because he was too young to train alone in Korea.
Ten passed SM Entertainment Global Audition held on March 30~31, 2013.
He sang Ne-Yo’s ‘So Sick’ and Jessie J’s ‘Price Tag’ at Sm Audition.
With support from his grandmother, Ten’s family eventually allowed him to go to Korea for training, he moved to Korea in the summer of 2013.
He used the stage name ‘TNT’ in the show.
In the talent show, he sang songs in English, Thai and Korean.
He showed great affection for K-Pop music as he performed several K-Pop songs at the show, such as G-Dragon’s ‘Heartbreaker’, Taeyang’s ‘I Need a Girl’, and SHINee’s ‘RingDingDong’.
He was runner-up for the show, the prize money he got from the show was donated under his name.
Prior to his debut, he appeared in EXO reality show EXO 90:2014.
On July 18th, 2015, Ten also took part in a basketball match with fellow SM Rookies Jaehyun for a charity event held by Han Kibum Share & Hope Foundation.
He also performed with SM Rookies at Daegu Youth Camp on August 4th, 2015 as well as in ‘SM ROOKIES SHOW’ held on August 15th ~ December 21st, 2015.
After his debut, he modeled for Lotte Duty-Free with NCT members in 2016.
In the same year, he also became the model for school uniform brand IVYclub.
As an NCT member, he also performed ‘Black on Black’ original stage on year-end music festival ‘2016 MAMA in Hongkong’ held on December 2, 2016, and ‘2016 SBS Gayo Daejun’ held on December 26, 2016.
In February 2017, NCT became the model for Thai snack brand Masita.
He cosplayed as Edward Scissorhands at the 2017 SM Halloween Party.
Ten and Taeyong became the model for Thai beverage brand est PLAY in 2017.
In November 2019, Ten became a member of SuperM.
In 2020, Ten participated in a charity event held by WHO alongside global pop stars Taylor Swift, Camilla Cabello, Billie Eilish, and John Legend.
Ten appeared as a guest on the MBC variety show ‘Daehanguk-in’ after two years.
He took part in Mnet dancing variety show ‘Hit the Stage’ in 2016.
His name ‘Ten’ is originally a nickname given by his aunt, ‘Ten’ means kingfisher bird in Thai.
Ten has Chinese ancestry, his Chinese surname is ‘Lee’.
SuperM members often call him Lee Youngheum, it’s a Chinese name Ten’s grandma gave to him prior to his promotion in China.
Due to his multicultural background, Ten can speak 5 languages: English, Thai, Korean, Chinese, and basic Japanese.
Ten said he had always wanted to work in South Korea, so he was so happy upon passing SM Entertainment Audition.
When asked what is the most difficult time while living in Korea, he said that he had a hard time in his trainee days.
Recently he considers Korea as his second hometown.
He said he doesn’t want to be anything other than a singer, he even said that his favorite place in Korea is the SM’s practice room.
He participated in many dance competitions and won many medals until he reached the age of 13th.
After quitting gymnastics, he joined a school basketball club.
Ten said he never believed that Santa Claus existed.
At the age of 10, he attended a short language training in New Zealand with his nephew, where he just stayed for less than a week because of homesickness.
His favorite color is black.
Ten really loves animals.
He loves wearing accessories such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.
He said that he wants to get tattoos, in February 2020 he finally got two tattoos, one on his right forearm and one on his left chest.
He loves casual fashion, he is often seen wearing oversized or sleeveless clothes and slippers or sandals.
Ten really likes watching movies, he generally loves Studio Ghibli’s movies. He has a habit of watching the same movies two or three times.
He also enjoys watching dramas and Netflix series.
His favorite animated movie is ‘Tokyo Ghoul’.
His favorite Disney Princess is Rapunzel.
His favorite number is 10.
He said that his favorite season is summer.
He likes eating spicy foods.
His favorite food is Italian food, chocolate, tteokbokki, kimbap, sundae, fish cake, sundae soup, pajeon, pad thai, bua loi, chicken pop, and mara stew.
He rarely drinks soda, he only drinks water, tea, or coffee.
Ten said that he is most afraid of ghosts.
He dislikes any kind of fruit.
Ten has not officially mentioned religion, but it is speculated that he is a Buddhist.
He prefers bread over rice. His favorite bread is cream cheese bread.
His favorite Gongcha milk is earl grey milk tea.
His favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.
He can’t really drink alcohol.
Ten prefers clear and sunny weather over rainy weather.
He said that he enjoys shopping, he doesn’t really pay attention to the brand, instead, he shops for items that he thinks are pretty.
He likes using perfumes, among his favorite perfume brands is Chanel.
His favorite ride in the amusement park Lotte World is Gyro Drop.
His favorite English saying is ‘Be who you are. No one can change you’.
His life motto is ‘I’m gonna do it from today’.
His favorite hero character is Iron Man.
When he was little he really loved Tiger, a character in Disney animation series ‘Winnie The Pooh’.
Ten likes Pokemon, he mentioned that one of his happiest memories was when his grandma bought him a set of Pokemon figurines.
He mentioned Super Junior’s Donghae as sunbae that he likes the most and Taemin as sunbae that he respects the most.
Ten said that he doesn’t have a particular characteristic for his ideal type, he wants a relationship that is built from understanding each other.
He mentioned ‘We Got Married’ and ‘Law of The Jungle’ as variety shows he wants to appear at.
Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Koh Samui are Thailand’s travel destinations that he recommended.
He likes listening to Justin Bieber’s songs, while he chooses Justin Timberlake as a musician he respects the most.
He said that his role model is Rihanna.
The first album he bought was Taemin’s solo debut album ACE.
He also likes listening to Jorja Smith’s music.
His favorite Thai artists are Singular, Stamp Apiwat, and ROOM39.
Other things he likes are nature, art, photography, design, music, fashion.
Ten likes children.
He hates bugs.
He doesn’t like computer games but he likes playing Pokemon on his cellphone.
Ten were voted by NCT members as the best dresser among the group members.
In 2017 he ranked third best idol dancer by 100 idol group members.
He was mentioned by Produce X 101 contestants Yuri and Hwang Yunseong as the best idol dancer.
He has many hobbies such as playing with pets, dancing, rap, singing, drawing, designing, playing basketball, enjoying extreme sports, etc.
He can play guitar and ukulele.
He’s good at bowling.
He wears glasses in his off-air schedules.
Ten has a scar on his left cheekbone.
He has a habit of touching someone’s arm, hugging people around him, and covering his mouth when he is surprised.
He has strong competitiveness.
He saved his mom’s phone number as ‘Mom in Thai’.
He is friends with fellow Thai idols such as CLC’s SORN, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, GOT7 BamBam, and (G)I-DLE’s Minnie.
Ten is also friends with GOT7’s Yugyeom.
He likes to use Apple gadgets.
For his photography hobby, he is using several cameras such as Fujifilm X-pro2, Canon Powershot G7 X Mark III, and Leica Minilux (35mm).
He got his driver’s license around the summer of 2020.
Ten’s dream car is Wrangler.
He has allergic rhinitis.
He has good craftsmanship.
In 2018 Ten started to write lyrics and music himself.
In WayV’s early debut days, he used a room with Kun, as of November 2020 he is sharing a room with Hendery.
He goes to bed very late, usually at 2 AM ~ 4 AM and he doesn’t wake up easily.
According to WayV members, Ten always took a long time showering.
He is good at impersonating people’s actions.
His MBTI personality type is INFJ.
His shoe size is 270 mm.