There are a number of artists with the name Ten.

1) TEN, Seoul (K-Po… Read Full Bio ↴There are a number of artists with the name Ten.

1) TEN, Seoul (K-Pop & C-Pop)

Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (born on February 27, 1996), better known by his stage name TEN (Korean:텐, Chinese:李永钦), is a Thai singer and dancer of Chinese descent based in South Korea. He is best known as a member of the boy group NCT (including the sub-units NCT U , WayV and WayV-TEN&YANGYANG). He is also a member of the SM Entertainment's project "supergroup" SuperM with other artists from the same label.

Ten released his first solo single "몽중몽; Dream In A Dream" on April 7th, 2017. He followed this up a year later with single "New Heroes" which released on April 6th, 2018. On August 10, 2021, three years since his last solo song, Ten released "Paint Me Naked" through SM Station. During this time, he also released and promoted a unit single with WayV member YangYang, "Low Low" on August 17, 2021. On October 26, 2022, Ten released his fourth digital single, "Birthday," an R&B dance genre song that is the fifth release of NCT LAB, a sub-project of STATION.

On February 13, 2024, after much anticipation, Ten released TEN, his debut mini album. Featuring six tracks, including title track "Nightwalker", the album topped the iTunes charts of 18 countries, landing in the top 20 of thirty countries around the world. To support the album, Ten held several solo fan concerts, each concert selling out almost instantly.

2) Ten, United Kingdom ( hard rock )

The debut album was crafted by the late producer Mike Stone. It was released in May 1996 selling 20'000 copies in Japan where the group immediately gained a rabid following.

This set the wheels in motion for the recording of a second album, 'In The Name Of The Rose', that was released later the same year and began work on a third album in 1997.

A year ending trek to Japan resulted in the group's Japanese label, Zero Corporation, releasing a double live package in early 1998.

The third album, The Robe, was a huge step forward in the sound of TEN, leading strongly towards epic and majestic atmospheres and influences. Songs like the title track, "Arcadia" and "Ten Fathoms Deep" are considered to be amongst the best expressions of the British hard rock of the 90's.

However, their major commercial success - especially in Europe - came with their following album Spellbound, in 1999. The record had all the elements which decreed the vast success of TEN within the hard rock fans: melody and class, but also power and epic atmospheres, inherited by the tradition of the British bands of the 70's such as Rainbow, Thin Lizzy and UFO.

A few line-up changes (most notably Steve McKenna taking on bass duties and Don Airey and Paul Hodson later on keyboards) did not really change the musical styles and success of the band that also gathered a great exposure and acclaim with the following release Babylon, a concept album based on a futuristic story of a computer programmer and his tragic love affair.

The following two records Far Beyond the World(2001) and Return to Evermore (2004, which saw the début of the new guitar ace Chris Francis, taking the place of Vinny Burns) served only to solidify the band’s reputation for great music and exquisite arrangements in great melodic hard rock fashion.

To mark the band’s 10th anniversary, a two disc album The Essential Collection was issued in January 2006, comprising the best Rockers and Ballads re-recorded in the style of how the band currently play their music.

Ten’s most recent appearance was in March this year at the Atarfe Vega Rock Festival in Spain, where they appeared to great critical acclaim along side WASP, Twisted Sister and Stryper.

The next album released was "The Twilight Chronicles". It is a mixture of rock and ballads with a strong atmospheric mood and lyrics that tell tales of love, lust, death, glory, revenge and darkness.

Ten's latest album was released in Japan in January 2011, with European & US release following in February 2011. The album is called "Stormwarning", and is an inspiration for tales of glory, war, and death and of course love.. And even for the well acquainted, Ten re-ignite memories of their earlier albums “The Name of The Rose” and “Spellbound”.

“Stormwarning” is Ten’s ninth original studio album. Considered by many fans and critics to be the best expression of British Classic Hard Rock in the nineties, Ten have won several reader’s charts in BURRN magazine (Japan’s leading HR / HM publication) and entered the sales charts in Germany as well Japan.

TEN in 2011 are :-

Gary Hughes - Vocals, Guitars, Backing Vocals
John Halliwell - Guitars, Acoustic Guitars
Neil Fraser - Guitars, Lead Guitars
Paul Hodson - Keyboards and Synthesisers, Programming
Mark Sumner - Bass Guitars
With Mark Zonder - Drums and Percussion.

3) TEN, Denmark ( AOR )

A Danish band consisting of Thomas S Nielsen, Rasmus Ottosen, Tommy Lonsman, & Regin Borgard.

Released a five track Promotion CD in 1998, followed bt a self released Demo (CDR) 9 Track album.

4) Ten, Holland ( Rap )

Ten is a vocalist / lyricist from Haarlem, Holland. After having his own Funk outfit called Gotcha, he was invited to tour with George Clinton's P_Funk Allstars. He co-founded the band TrackAddicts, and has released a solo album called 'In My Own World'.

5) TeN, Japan ( House / Dance )

A singer featured on a number of albums by Japanese group A Hundred Birds.

6) Ten, UK (Post Rock)

An instrumental post rock band from Yorkshire

7) Ten, an electronic instrumental side project of Oregon indie pop singer songwriter Michael Berland, better known by his stage name Beagles, or as the lead singer of OH!hello.

8.)TEN, rapper

Fear The Force
Ten Lyrics

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This land was stark and bare,
A veil of darkest night disguised our deep despair
We lived in danger here under a shadow of fear
But then the stranger came
He spoke in ancient tongue, his task was pre-ordained
He broke the ancient seal upon a box he revealed

And in the still of night his incantations lit up the sky

They mesmerized us
And from the shapes they formed emerged the great unicorn
His bare back rider on the storm

As day and night were born
The yin and yang were torn
They sail a chartered course
Each as the purest source
Of darkness and of light
The dragon knows his claws
Can’t touch the unicorn
Fear the force

A single ray of light
Disturbed the dragon’s sleep
The time has come to fight
He knew his Nemesis as it appeared from the mist

White lighting from the sky
Struck at the beast as it turned to fly
The titan cried out
Then as the sage foretold,
From black and white come the whole
As natural balance was restored

As day and night were born
The yin and yang were torn
They sail a chartered course
Each as the purest source
Of darkness and of light
The dragon knows his claws

Can’t touch the unicorn
Fear the force

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ten's song Fear The Force describe a world consumed by darkness and despair, inhabited by people living in constant danger and fear. However, a stranger carrying out a pre-ordained task arrives and breaks the ancient seal on a box that reveals a great unicorn, ridden by a bareback rider, emerging from the shapes formed by his incantations that light up the sky. As day and night are born, the yin and yang are torn, and they sail a chartered course as the purest source of both darkness and light. The dragon, aware that his claws can't touch the unicorn, learns to fear the force resulting from the balance's restoration.

The song is a metaphor for the conflict between good and evil as well as order and chaos, where the arrival of the stranger and the release of the unicorn is seen as the catalyst for the ultimate restoration of natural harmony. The unicorn, which symbolizes purity, divinity, and grace, being the nemesis of the dragon, represents the triumph of all that is good and righteous over evil and chaos. The lyrics encompass themes of hope, redemption, and the ability to overcome adversity, while emphasizing the strength that comes from balance and the inevitable triumph of good.

Line by Line Meaning

This land was stark and bare,
The place was empty and unpleasant.

A veil of darkest night disguised our deep despair
We were emotionally low and the darkness around us highlighted our situation.

We lived in danger here under a shadow of fear
Our fear kept us living dangerously every day under a looming sense of threat.

But then the stranger came
Until, eventually, a stranger arrived.

He spoke in ancient tongue, his task was pre-ordained
He spoke in an old language and had a predetermined mission.

He broke the ancient seal upon a box he revealed
He opened an old box that had been closed with a historical seal.

And in the still of night his incantations lit up the sky
During the night, his chants illuminated the sky.

They mesmerized us
We were amazed by the spectacle.

And from the shapes they formed emerged the great unicorn
From the figures in the sky, the image of a massive unicorn emerged.

His bare back rider on the storm
There was a rider on the unicorn with no saddle while it was storming.

The yin and yang were torn
The balance between negative and positive energy was disrupted.

They sail a chartered course
However, both negative and positive energy were traveling in a planned direction.

Each as the purest source of darkness and of light
Each energy type was the most intense version of the respective style.

The dragon knows his claws can't touch the unicorn
The dragon understood that its powers could not harm the unicorn.

Fear the force
This powerful force can inspire fear in others.

A single ray of light disturbed the dragon's sleep
The appearance of positive energy bothered the dragon.

The time has come to fight
The conflict between negative and positive energy is inevitable.

He knew his Nemesis as it appeared from the mist
The dragon immediately knew that his rival was arriving.

White lightning from the sky struck at the beast as it turned to fly
A phenomenon occurred, causing white lightning to attack the dragon during its attempt to escape.

The titan cried out
The dragon screamed from the lightning hit.

Then as the sage foretold, from black and white come the whole
As predicted by the wise, the union of negative and positive energy creates the perfect balance.

As day and night were born
The cycle of day and night restarted.

The yin and yang were torn
The earlier disturbance of balance was corrected.

They sail a chartered course
Those energies continued along their expected course.

Each as the purest source of darkness and of light
The energies remained as pure dark and pure light form.

The dragon knows his claws can't touch the unicorn
The idea was reiterated that the dragon cannot defeat the unicorn.

Fear the force
The power and intensity of this force is so impressive that it could instil fright in someone.

Contributed by Sebastian I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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