KARMIN|

broke, broke, and broke and 100% mark lee stan || #WESTANDWITHNEWJEANS

[ٰ @joyfularchives]

mark’s speech for the world, at the world environment day 2026

“hello everybody, my name is mark lee. it is an honor to be here today. thank you so much for inviting me to world environment day and to Azerbaijan here in Baku. it is a beautiful city. before i sing you guys a song, i would like to tell you a short story.

i visited kenya earlier this year, and at that time, i was going through a very important time in my life. i had to make a very important decision for my career and for my life. and so i had a lot of people giving me advice, asking me questions that i didn’t really know the answer to. i was going through a strange, confusing period of time.

but i was in kenya and so i went on a safari. i saw so many beautiful animals, and i saw a lion. and at that moment, i kind of realized that sometimes its not really important to know the answer to all these questions or to know if you’re perfectly ready for everything, but rather whether you’re willing to take the next step toward real change.

so i made this song in kenya. its called “ready or not” and if i am correct and if we’re all getting the same memo, i do believe that our planet is asking us the same question. not whether we’re ready, but whether we’re willing to raise our voices and take this step. whether we’re willing to care enough to create real change.

i believe our souls all have this longing for a better world and i think thats one of the truest pieces of evidence there is that a better world could exist for everybody.”

[Pop Base @PopBase]

MARK announces the launch of his own label, Upper Room.

[maisie ♡ @jolangfrds]

you can tell when someone is a good man when they’re one of the girls! jalen you’re so loved

[Litteraverso @litteraverso]

🍿 A autora Lynn Painter compartilhou imagem do rascunho do roteiro da adaptação de “Melhor do que nos filmes” pela Netflix.

O roteiro será por Julia Hart e Jordan Horowitz.

[َ @femyuno]

new kpop fans will never understand the importance of this clip

[anne @mrkjnjm]

WDYM I WONT BE SEEING THIS ICONIC MARK WGU PART ANYMORE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[໊ @buffys]

3 hours in and half of the attendees still dressing like they’re at a funeral

[포토이즘 @photoism_kr]

PHOTOISM X 변우석
ARTIST FRAME OPEN !

변우석은 왕자가 되기 위해 태어났다.
그게 아니면 이 미모가 설명이 안 됨.

태어나보니 변우석인 삶…✨

포토이즘에서 변우석과 함께
소중한 추억을 남겨보세요 📸

📅 26.05.01 ~ 05.17

ONLY IN PHOTOISM

[i can be your long lost pal @PallaviGunalan]

me liking a tweet and then immediately liking a counter tweet

[luna ꕤ @neotfy]

like what the fuck

[Pop Base @PopBase]

NCT and WayV’s TEN is leaving SM Entertainment.

[🍰 @patisoorie]

NEVER ENDING AJU NICE RENEWED ONCE AGAIN

[standing mascara @makeawish1303]

damn the earth looks dead asf without mark in nct

[MARK LEE BASE @Marklee_base]

10 years ago today, SM Entertainment announced MARK as the 1st member of NCT.

[cait @digicait]

I hope he knows his impact was forever felt and immortalized here

[✴︎ @wishfulst9r]

DO SEE YOUR FAVORITES BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW IF THAT’LL BE THE LAST TIME YOU SEE THEM AS A WHOLE

[?ani? @detectivewon_]

My blood is literally green brah like noo

[ren @hyutaesft]

FROM MARK LEE 💌
#MARK #마크

“hello, this is mark. hi, czennies…

i debuted with nct u on april 9, 2016, and now that it’s april 2026, ten whole years have already passed. during those ten years, so many things happened, we performed on so many stages, and most of all, i think we made countless memories together. i know there are czennies who have supported me since the sm rookies days, so if i include that time, it’s actually been over ten years.

how have the past 10+ years been for you, czennies…? for me, i think i’ve truly, truly been nothing but happy.

now that ten years have passed, and since you’ve made me happy every single day without fail throughout that long time, i wanted to personally write and share with you my new decision and the beginning of a new chapter.
i know this may feel very sudden to everyone… but actually, since my trainee days maybe even before that i’ve always had a dream in my heart.

i wanted to walk around busking on the streets with just an acoustic guitar, and I loved writing in english so much that I even dreamed of becoming a writer. i was too young to fully understand and clearly picture that dream back then, but because i loved music and performing, i auditioned in canada 14 years ago, and started my musical path at sm, beginning with nct.

because my beginning was with sm and nct, i was able to get to know myself more and find the best version of myself. i’m truly just filled with gratitude.

through nct, it feels like i’ve experienced the sky, the land, the sea, and the mountains at their fullest. after spending ten years seeing and experiencing the world in the best way, and going on such an incredible journey, i naturally began to think about what the greatest dream i could have is what the greatest purpose and calling i could have as a person named mark.

as my 10-year contract comes to an end, i awakened all the senses i had kept inside me and thought deeply for a long time. eventually, i became curious about what the complete and true form of that dream really looks like, and i felt a strong desire to fully dive into it.

what will my music be? what kind of fruit will i bear? and how can i bring that into the world… i truly want to find those answers and achieve them.

i talked a lot with each of the members, and it honestly brings me to tears just thinking about it every single one of them told me they support me.

i feel endlessly sorry, but more than anything, deeply grateful.

to the older members who see me as their cute younger brother, and to the younger ones who see me as a leader, i want to say thank you again, so, so much.

to all the members who listened closely to my concerns, understood my heart, thought about me, shared their opinions, and had such meaningful conversations with me, i’m truly thankful and i love you all.

we’ve been on the same ship for over ten years and had an incredible journey together. i’ve always loved going underwater, and now that i’m saying i want to swim on my own, the members are supporting even my deep dive with love. i will continue to support and love them as well.

since i was selected through a global audition in 2012, i want to sincerely thank all the teachers from the training team, the company staff, managers, directors, executives, and every department, everyone who has raised me to who I am today.

my beginning was sm, nct, and czennies. no matter what kind of music i create moving forward, i will never forget where i started.

but… no matter how big of a decision i’ve made, i fully understand that it doesn’t ease everyone’s worries, concerns, or pain just because i see this as a personal challenge.

by announcing this big decision for a new chapter in my life, i know that for czennies who have loved me as “NCT’s Mark,” for markfs, and for the public, this change can feel like a huge shock and even a source of hurt. i also know that this handwritten letter alone cannot soften all of that.”