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Since TEN‘s first introduction as an NCT member nearly a decade ago, the Thai superstar has become known as one of K-pop’s most creative and experimental performers. With a genre-hopping, shape-shifting and polyphonic production, “STUNNER” feels like his boldest showcase yet of his many gifts, both in the song and the choreo-heavy music video.
[Hanteo Chart Official] NCT TEN, 'STUNNER' Breaks Through Initial Chodong of 150,000... Proves 'Artistic Performer'
NCT's TEN has surpassed initial chodong sales of 150,000 with his second mini album 'STUNNER'.
Hanteo Chart, the world's only real-time music chart, announced on the 31st the initial chodong sales for TEN's 'STUNNER'. The tally period was from March 24th to 30th.
[USA Today] NCT's TEN talks debut solo album and what fans can expect: 'I want them to see me first'
K-pop singer TEN has never shied away from tackling distinct sounds and aesthetics, adapting his music and performances to reflect where his interests sit at that stage of life.
"I just want to be myself," the 27-year-old told USA TODAY.
The Thailand-born musician made his debut with NCT in 2016, later becoming part of its China-based sub-group WayV in 2019. He is also a member of K-pop supergroup SuperM. Alongside these, TEN has released several solo tracks in the past, spanning genres that accent his artistic expansion.
TEN is like a chameleon. He can adapt to whatever is thrown his way, executing it with expert flair. But when it comes to defining TEN as a soloist, nothing fits better than his name and his eponymous debut mini album, released Feb. 13.
TEN said that Canele is his shadow.
The black cat born of loneliness is like the way he quietly keeps the softest part of his heart to himself.
Over the years, he has moved between different forms of expression - singing, dancing, painting, which are like beams of light of different shapes shining on him, casting completely different shadows. sometimes extroverted, sometimes introverted; Sometimes sharp, sometimes gentle.
These expressions, which are not bound by boundaries, together make up TEN.
Some people are just born performers.
As a viewer, you can, somewhat, get the sense when the on-stage persona vastly differs from their IRL personality. The unapologetically magnetic stage presence versus a modest, amiable character is often a duality afforded by those who revere their craft. TEN undoubtedly falls under the category.
Naturally introducing himself without pretension, TEN carries himself unlike someone with a celebrity status. The answers issued come across as gentle and sincere, regardless of how accomplished he is in his respective fields and regions.
To enter into a conversation with musician and dancer Ten Lee is to be prepared for tangents. “Wait, where did I stop?” will pepper a 20-minute interview as talk ranges from inspiration to tattoos to cats and then back to music.
The multi-lingual, multi-talented 26-year-old K-Pop singer’s brain is always whirring, like a spinning top threatening to fall but never quite toppling. “I get bored very easily. That's my personality. If I'm into something, it changes very fast”, he says over a zoom call from Seoul, South Korea.