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Ten (EP)

2024 EP by Ten

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ131437765
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Ten is the debut extended play (EP) by Thai singer Ten. It was released on February 13, 2024, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. The six track EP, recorded entirely in English, explores several different genres, including pop-punk, Latin pop, dance-pop, contemporary R&B, and hip-hop. The project was supported by the lead single "Nightwalker", and promoted with a concert tour of East and Southeast Asia. The EP was commercially successful, reaching the top 5 of charts in South Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Background and release

Ten debuted as a member of South Korean boy band NCT in April 2016 with the release of NCT U's debut single "The 7th Sense". In January 2019, his role in NCT expanded when he joined WayV, NCT's China-based sub-unit, followed by SuperM, a K-pop supergroup, that August. Ten had previously released several solo singles, including "Dream in a Dream", "Paint Me Naked" and "Birthday" through the SM Station project, though he had yet to make his official solo debut.

In November 2023, details of Ten's future plans were included in SM Entertainment's third-quarter 2023 financial reporting documents, revealing that he was scheduled to make his official solo debut with an EP in the first quarter of 2024. In early January 2024, Ten's first fan-con tour was announced, with shows in Seoul, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Jakarta beginning in February.

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