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
Wonderland
Ten Lyrics
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Sometimes our broken dreams are far away lands
Never knowing where we stand
We're holding on to something
Burning our hands
Didn't we run before we walked
Nothing designed to break our fall
And every life a grain of sand
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It's not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In wonderland
It burns like fire, shines like gold
It pays to listen to your heart and your soul
For we are stronger than we know
So if you find true love then never let go
We're not a liberty to force
The evolutionary course
So don't you understand love is the potion
But there are those who taste it all
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It's not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In wonderland
Someday this will all subside
You wake, then you'll realize
It's not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In wonderland
Don't you understand I'll be your shoulder
And I will answer when you call
Daybreak crossed a morning sky...
The lyrics of "Wonderland" by TEN are very insightful and contemplative. There is a sense of ambiguity and reflection throughout the song, as the lyrics delve into the idea that life doesn't always go as planned. The opening lines "It's not always what we planned, sometimes our broken dreams are far away lands, never knowing where we stand" speak to the fact that sometimes life takes us on unexpected paths, and there's no clear roadmap to follow.
The song touches on the idea that while we may have some control over our lives, ultimately, time and fate play a role in shaping our destinies. The lines "Daybreak crossed a morning sky, too late for the tears you cried, it's not always in your hands, for time alone can understand it all in wonderland" speak to the idea that time is a powerful force that we cannot control. The metaphor of "wonderland" is used to represent the mystery and unpredictability of life, reminding us that while we may not always know what lies ahead, we can still find beauty and magic in the journey.
Towards the end of the song, there is a message of hope and resilience, suggesting that even when life gets tough, we are stronger than we think. The lines "It burns like fire, shines like gold, it pays to listen to your heart and your soul, for we are stronger than we know, so if you find true love then never let go" provide a glimmer of light, encouraging us to hold onto what is important and never give up, even when things seem bleak.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not always what we planned
Life doesn't always follow our expectations and plans.
Sometimes our broken dreams are far away lands
When our dreams get broken, they seem unattainable and unreachable.
Never knowing where we stand
Feeling lost and unsure of our place in the world.
We're holding on to something
Burning our hands
Sometimes we hold on to things that hurt us and cause us pain.
Didn't we run before we walked
Nothing designed to break our fall
We often jump into things without being prepared and learn through failure.
So don't you understand, time is an ocean
And every life a grain of sand
Time is an ever-flowing entity and every individual is just a tiny part of its vastness.
Daybreak crossed a morning sky
Too late for the tears you cried
It's not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In wonderland
When things go wrong, sometimes it's too late to fix them, and time is the only thing that can heal and bring clarity.
It burns like fire, shines like gold
It pays to listen to your heart and your soul
For we are stronger than we know
So if you find true love then never let go
Love is powerful and valuable, and it's important to follow your heart and hold onto it when you find it.
We're not a liberty to force
The evolutionary course
So don't you understand love is the potion
But there are those who taste it all
We can't control the natural progression of life and we can't force love, but some people experience it abundantly.
Someday this will all subside
You wake, then you'll realize
It's not always in your hands
For time alone can understand it all
In wonderland
The intensity of hard times will eventually fade and clear our vision, and time is the only true teacher.
Don't you understand I'll be your shoulder
And I will answer when you call
There are people who will support and guide us when we are lost and need help.
Contributed by Jackson C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.