Mark Lee (singer)
Mark Lee (born August 2, 1999), known professionally as Mark, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer of Korean descent. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its fixed sub-units NCT 127 and NCT Dream, as well as the South Korean supergroup SuperM.
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마크 | |
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Born | Mark Lee August 2, 1999 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Lee Min-hyung |
Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | |
Associated acts | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이민형 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Minhyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Minhyŏng |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 마크 |
Revised Romanization | Ma Keu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ma K'ŭ |
Career
2012–2016: Pre-debut
In 2012, Mark joined SM Entertainment as a trainee after passing the SM Global Audition in Vancouver, Canada. On December 16, 2013, he was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment.[1] As a part of the SM Rookies program, in October 2014, he and several his co-members appeared on the Mnet-produced Exo 90:2014, a show starring labelmates Exo, where they perform dances to K-pop songs from the 1990s.[2]
In 2015, Mark and other SM Rookies members starred as Mouseketeers in a Korean revival of The Mickey Mouse Club, which aired on Disney Channel Korea. The show included musical performances, games, and skits, similar to the original American show.[3] It aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015, hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior.[4]
2016–2018: NCT and solo endeavors
In April 2016, SM Entertainment confirmed that Mark and four other members of SM Rookies—Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten and Jaehyun—would debut as members of NCT's first sub-unit, NCT U. They released their first digital single on April 9, titled "The 7th Sense", in which he and Taeyong participated in songwriting.[5] Three months later, SM Entertainment announced that Mark would become a member of NCT's second sub-unit, NCT 127, along with Taeyong, Taeil, Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin and Haechan. NCT 127 made their official debut with the extended play NCT #127 and title track "Fire Truck" on July 10, 2016.[6]
Mark joined NCT's third sub-unit, NCT Dream, which consisted of members Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung. The group officially debuted on August 24, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum". The following month, Mark featured on Henry Lau's "Going Through Your Heart", an original soundtrack for the KBS drama, Sweet Stranger and Me.[7] This marked his first solo endeavour since his debut in NCT.
In January 2017, Mark joined High School Rapper, a survival hip hop reality TV show that aired on Mnet.[8] He advanced to the finals and performed an original song, "Drop" featuring labelmate Seulgi of Red Velvet, and placed seventh overall.[9] In July 2017, Mark collaborated with Exo's Xiumin on single "Young & Free". It was released through Season 2 of SM Entertainment's digital music project SM Station.[10] The same month, Mark appeared in the first season of the music variety show Snowball Project. He teamed up with Park Jae-jung to release "Lemonade Love" on July 21, also through SM Station, which was produced by former labelmate Henry Lau and Yoon Jong-shin.[11]
Beginning in February 2018, Mark served as one of the main hosts of the music program Show! Music Core, leaving in January 2019 to focus on activities with NCT 127.[12] In May 2018, he became a regular cast member on the MBC reality TV show It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets.[13] In October 2018, Mark released the song "Dream Me" with Red Velvet's Joy for the soundtrack of the KBS drama The Ghost Detective. Mark was the first member to officially graduate from NCT Dream on December 31, 2018.[14]
2019–present: SuperM and rejoining NCT Dream
On August 7, 2019, Mark was confirmed as a member of SuperM, a supergroup created by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records. The group began promoting in October of that year in the American music market.[15][16] SuperM's self-titled debut EP was released on October 4, 2019, led by the single "Jopping".[17] Mark continued to promote with SuperM throughout 2020, through the release the group's first studio album, Super One.
On April 14, SM Entertainment announced through an official statement that Mark would be rejoining NCT Dream, thus abolishing their original age-based graduation system.[18][19][20] His return was affirmed through his participation in the NCT Dream song "Déjà Vu" on the group-wide studio album NCT 2020 Resonance.[21]
On January 28, 2022, it was announced that Mark would release his first single, "Child", as part of NCT Lab, a special season of the SM Station project, on February 4.[22] "Child", described as an emotional hip-hop track, received attention for its sincere lyrics.[23]
Discography
Songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||||
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KOR [24] |
KOR Hot [25] |
JPN Hot [26] |
MLY [27] |
SGP [28] |
US World [29] |
VIE Hot [30] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||||||||
"Drop" (두고가) (featuring Seulgi) |
2017 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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School Rapper FINAL |
"Child" | 2022 | 23 | 48 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 17 | 16 | 8 | 50 | N/A | SM Station: NCT Lab |
Collaborations | ||||||||||
"Young & Free" (with Xiumin) |
2017 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
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SM Station Season 2 |
"Lemonade Love" (with Park Jae-jung) |
197 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | N/A | ||
Soundtrack appearances | ||||||||||
"What to Do" (니 맘에 들어갈래) (Henry featuring Mark) |
2016 | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | Sweet Stranger and Me OST |
"Dream Me" (나라는 꿈) (with Joy) |
2018 | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ghost Detective OST |
Filmography
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | High School Rapper | Contestant | [8] | |
Snowball Project | Cast member | [11] | ||
2018–2019 | Show! Music Core | Co-host | [12] | |
2018 | It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets | Main cast | Ep. 8–10 (Season 2) | [13] |
Music videos
Title | Year |
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"Young & Free" (with Xiumin) | 2017 |
"Lemonade Love" (with Park Jae-jung) | |
"Child" | 2022 |
Songwriting credits
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless cited otherwise.[36]
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album | Credits |
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2016 | "The 7th Sense" | Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun & Mark | NCT 2018 Empathy | Co-writer |
"Firetruck" | NCT 127 | NCT 127 | ||
"Mad City" | Taeyong, Jaehyun & Mark | |||
"Chewing Gum" | NCT Dream | The First | ||
"My First and Last" | ||||
2017 | "Drop" | Mark (feat. Seulgi) | School Rapper FINAL | |
"Baby Don't Like It" | Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark & Haechan | Limitless | Co-writer, co-producer | |
"Angel" | NCT 127 | Co-writer | ||
"Cherry Bomb" | Cherry Bomb | Co-writer | ||
"Running 2 U" | ||||
"0 Mile" | ||||
"Whiplash" | Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, Doyoung & Taeil | |||
"Summer 127" | NCT 127 | |||
"Young & Free" | Xiumin & Mark | SM Station Season 2 | ||
"Lemonade Love" | Park Jae-jung & Mark | |||
"La La Love" | NCT Dream | We Young | ||
"Walk You Home" | ||||
"Trigger The Fever" | ||||
"My Page" | ||||
"Joy" | SM Station Season 2 | |||
2018 | "Boss" | Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas & Mark | NCT 2018 Empathy | |
"Yestoday" | Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas & Mark | |||
"Black on Black" | Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun & Mark | |||
"Go" | NCT Dream | |||
"We Go Up"
(Korean & Chinese ver.) |
We Go Up | |||
"Beautiful Time" | ||||
"Drippin" | ||||
"Dear Dream" | ||||
"City 127" | NCT 127 | Regular - Irregular | ||
"Regular" | ||||
"My Van" | Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Jungwoo & Mark | |||
"Come Back" | NCT 127 | |||
"Regular"
(English ver.) | ||||
"Welcome to My Playground" | ||||
"What We Talkin’ Bout" | NCT 127 (feat. Marteen) | Up Next Session: NCT 127 | ||
"Candle Light" | NCT Dream | SM Station Season 3 | ||
2019 | "Regular" | WayV | The Vision | |
"Come Back" | ||||
"Lips" | NCT 127 | Awaken | ||
"Jet Lag" | We Are Superhuman | |||
2020 | "Pandora's Box" | Neo Zone | ||
"Mad Dog" | Taeil, Doyoung, Taeyong & Mark | |||
"Love Song" | NCT 127 | |||
"QTAH"[37] | Mark | Non-album release | Writer | |
"100"[38] | Super M | Super One | Co-writer, co-producer | |
"Together At Home"[38] | ||||
"The Himalayas"[39] | Mark & Taeyong | Non-album release | ||
"Bad Smell"[40][41] | Mark | Writer, co-producer | ||
2021 | "Rainbow" | NCT Dream | Hot Sauce | Co-writer |
"Sticker" | NCT 127 | Sticker | ||
"Love On The Floor" | ||||
New Axis | Mark, Taeyong, Yangyang | Universe | ||
Universe (Let's Play Ball) | Doyoung, Jungwoo, Mark, Xiaojun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Yangyang and Shotaro | |||
Know Now | Johnny, Doyoung, Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin, Yangyang and Sungchan | |||
"Beautiful"[42] | NCT 2021 | |||
2022 | "Child" | Mark | SM Station: NCT Lab | |
"Conextion (Age of Light)" | Mark, Haechan, Doyoung | |||
"Glitch Mode" | NCT Dream | Glitch Mode | ||
"It's Yours" | ||||
"Teddy Bear" | ||||
"Replay" | ||||
"Never Goodbye" |
Awards and nominations
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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MBC Entertainment Awards | 2018 | Rookie Award in Music / Talk Show – Male | Show! Music Core | Nominated | [43][44] |
Notes
- "Child" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 53 on the component Top Download Songs chart.[32]
- "What to Do" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 68 on the Gaon BGM Chart.[34]
- "Dream Me" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Gaon BGM Chart.[35]
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- Peak chart positions on the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia chart:
- "Child": "RIM Charts Top 20". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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