Taeten

Taeten is the slash ship between Lee Tae-yong and Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul from the K-Pop group NCT.

Canon
Taeyong and Ten were both members of the pre-debut training team SM Rookies, and both performed under the unit name SR15.

On May 8, 2015, SMTOWN uploaded a video to their twitter titled 'GAMETIME_ BEST FRIENDS'. In the video, Doyoung suggests that the group play a game of rock-paper-scissors and the two losers of the game would be forced to wear matching T-shirts and act like a couple around the airport. Ten and Taeyoung lose the game, so both wear matching T-shirts, and hold hands as they walk around the airport. Throughout the short video, they humorously pretend to act like a couple.

In 2016, Taeyong and Ten debuted as part of SM Entertainment's boy group NCT. They both are part of the NCT U unit, and thus both are featured in music videos and in live stages.

In 2018, Taeyong and Ten both featured in the song and music video for "Baby Don't Stop". The song is a duet between both idols, and the video features the pair dancing together. They performed the choreography on several music programs.

Moments

 * Every time Ten tickles Taeyong's chin in the "Baby Don't Stop" choreography.
 * Here is a video compilation of the move, a gif compilation

Fanon
Taeten has some popularity within the NCT fandom, however, it is largely overshadowed by other ships. Additionally, similar to most kpop ships, the ship name's Taeten can refer to either the slash ship of the pair or simply the pair's platonic friendship.

The ship has some popularity, though other ships in the fandom like JohnTen or Jaeyong are arguably more popular. However, TaeTen gained significant popularity after the release and subsequent promotions of the single "Baby Don't Stop" for the album NCT 2018 Empathy. During this time, Ten and Taeyong were seen frequently together, and so they more people began to ship them.

Quotes

 * Interviewer – “Which member had the most lasting first impression?”
 * Taeyong – “Ten, because when he first joined us he was really cute”
 * Ten – “Am I not cute anymore?”
 * Taeyong – “Yes you are, but when Ten first came in he was like a young child who didn't know anything about the world and that was so cute to me”
 * &mdash; Ten and Taeyong

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