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.
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