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Ten

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Ten is a member of WayV. He debuted with NCT U on 9 April 2016 and joined WayV's own debut in January 2019, and in May 2026 he was a presenter at the tenth Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo.

Group
WayV
Debut
9 April 2016
Born
27 February 1996
From
Bangkok, Thailand

Who is Ten?

Ten is a member of WayV (웨이션브이). The Thai broadcaster PPTV HD36 gives his birthday as 27 February 1996 and his birthplace as Bangkok, Thailand. The same profile records that he debuted with NCT U on 9 April 2016 and joined WayV’s own debut on 17 January 2019.

The first solo songs

Xportsnews reported on 4 April 2017 that Ten would be the first artist of ‘SM The Performance’, a strand of the SM STATION project, and would release the solo song ‘夢中夢 (몽중몽; Dream In A Dream)’ three days later. Through the same STATION he released ‘New Heroes’ in April 2018 and ‘Paint Me Naked’ in August 2021.

In 2019 he became one of the seven members of SuperM, the group formed jointly by SM Entertainment and the US label group Capitol Music Group. SBS reported on 2 October 2019 that he said: “Every time a SuperM teaser came out, the WayV members waited for it together, watched it, commented and cheered.” The Hankook Ilbo reported on 14 October that SuperM’s first mini album had entered the Billboard 200 at number one.

Two mini albums

His first mini album, TEN, came out on 13 February 2024, and the second, STUNNER, on 24 March 2025. In between, on 5 March 2024, he attended Saint Laurent’s men’s winter 24 show at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris as a brand ambassador, SM Entertainment announced.

Gukje News reported on 9 December 2025 that at Spotify Wrapped Live Thailand 2025, held on 4 December at One Bangkok Forum, ‘STUNNER’ received the ‘Top Song of 2025, Thailand’ award, given to the most-streamed song on Spotify in Thailand. He said: “Above all, I’m happy that ‘STUNNER’ could receive so much love in Thailand, my home.”

Ten in 2026

SM Entertainment said on 6 April 2026 that, after discussion with him, his exclusive contract would conclude as of the 8th, and added that it would coordinate his participation in future WayV and NCT group activity. A Crunchyroll press release of 15 May listed him among the presenters at the tenth Crunchyroll Anime Awards, held in Tokyo on 23 May.

Tenasia reported on 27 July 2026 that the single ‘If You Don’t Mean It’ is his first original song in Thai. He co-wrote the music, and he first performed it at a tenth-anniversary show in Bangkok earlier that month. The same report says the single is the first project of Tenth Sound, a production company under ILLIMNT, which he co-founded.

On 4 September he released ‘OUTWEST’, a two-track single, and Tenasia reported that he took part in writing the lyrics and music of both songs. According to its report of 14 September, the song entered Spotify Thailand’s Daily Top Songs chart at number one and held the top spot for four days. The same outlet reported that his first solo showcase tour of the United States begins in Seattle on 17 October and visits 14 cities.

Timeline

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    Concluded his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment

    SM Entertainment said on 6 April that, after discussion, the contract would conclude as of the 8th, adding that it would coordinate his participation in future WayV and NCT group activity.

    Sports Kyunghyang · Source 1
Group

WayV

Profile
Groups

WayV

LABEL V

WayV are a group produced by SM Entertainment and run by the Chinese joint-venture label LABEL V, who debuted on 17 January 2019. 'FREQUENCY' gave them their first terrestrial music-show win in December 2024, and their eighth mini album Vision Wings arrived in August 2026.

Videos

Official video TEN 텐 'STUNNER' MV · SMTOWNYouTube ↗
Official video TEN 텐 'Nightwalker' MV · SMTOWNYouTube ↗

Stories

K-popTrend signal: Steady

WayV's Eighth Mini Album 'Vision Wings': Seven Tracks Over a Guzheng Line

WayV released their eighth mini album Vision Wings at 6 p.m. KST on 10 August 2026. The title track '鸢 (Vision Wings)' sets jungle-beat hip-hop under the line of the guzheng, a traditional Chinese string instrument, and the record carries seven tracks including Chinese and English versions. Here is what the album is.

Sources

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    Sports Kyunghyang Concluded his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment· 8 Apr 2026 Timeline