260420 💚🐯🌱
Y/N, hello...🥺
Have you been doing well? ㅠ
Lately, I feel like I’ve only been talking about heavy and serious things with Czennies, so honestly, my heart hasn’t been at ease, and I feel a bit sad about it... But since today will probably be my last Bubble for a while... I’m sending this message with a heavy heart again today..ㅠ
I never imagined a day like this would come, or that I’d be saying something like this directly to you, Y/N..ㅠ Writing this message feels so strangeㅠ
If Y/N has received even a little bit of strength while receiving my 🫧, or if my messages ever gave you a bit of good energy to get through your day, then I’d be so happy, so relieved, and so thankfulㅠ. I know I haven’t been able to send 🫧 super often, but every time I did, I always meant it sincerely, hoping that Y/N would feel encouraged..🥺 You might not know how many times I’ve gained strength from reading your 🫧, Y/N. Even these days, when I read your messages, there have been so many moments when I felt comforted and my heart warmed.
This space called 🫧 has always been fun for me in that sense, and I think I was even happier because you, Y/N, seemed to enjoy it with me. But at the same time, I’ve been really worried and heavy-hearted, thinking that the end of my 🫧 after today might make you sad or hurt you too much...
But you know this isn’t really the end, right? ㅠ And you know it doesn’t mean we’ll never communicate again, right? As the date for my 🫧 end got closer, I kept thinking about what kind of message I could leave that would make Y/N feel most reassured and still encouraged until the end. And naturally, I ended up sharing glimpses of my music work with you lately. I’ve been working hard on music here in the U.S. these days, collaborating with different people in different ways, writing songs, and seeking inspiration through various experiences.
I’ll come back soon to Y/N and Czennies with new music and a new side of me. I heard that some Czennies were worried I might be retiring... During this time, I know many of you, including Markfs, have been feeling anxious, and I really want to comfort you and give you strength... I’ll work really hard. But I won’t just come back after working hard, I’ll truly grow. And I’ll return with music that reflects that growth, music that expresses it in new ways. Y/N, you’ve often said you like hearing my stories... so I’ll try to put more of my story into my music. That’s why I’m spending this time thinking deeply about myself, rediscovering who I am, and finding new inspiration to express myself again.
I’ll also prepare new ways to communicate soon. I’m sorry for making you wait... I made you wait a lot during my solo album too, but this time as well, I’ll make sure to repay you with something even better, worthy of the waitㅠ . Let’s both spend this time growing, and meet again soonㅠ
I’m not saying this like we’ll never see each other again, but I really will miss you! Truly. But don’t be too sad or hurt, because this Mark isn’t disappearing anywhere, just wait a little bit. I’ll be back soon.
Thank you so, so, so much for doing 🫧 with me, for listening to my stories, for always giving me strength, making me smile, sharing fun conversations, and always treating me so kindly.... We’ll meet again soon!
Fighting for today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow..🥹
I’ll be sincerely wishing that you sleep well on all the nights when my messages aren’t there🥺
Once again, thank you so much, and I love you💚♥️
#마크버블 #마버블
“I’ll be sincerely wishing that you sleep well on all the nights when my messages aren’t there🥺”
even until his last bubble, mark kept giving us words of affirmation.. i'm going to miss him so much. i'll save my goodbye and see you later on your next chapter. thank you mark 🩵
supporting mark is so… healthy 🥹 it’s so rare for a public figure to be caring… transparent with his thought process and work… mark… thank you for making us feel included and treating us your friends… we’re not gonna break that trust! what we have is good!
250420 🐯💭
czennie, hi…
have you been doing well?
i feel like lately i’ve only been talking to czennies about heavy and serious things, so honestly i haven’t felt at ease about it and i feel a bit regretful… but since today will probably be my last bbl for a while, i’m sending this message with a heavy heart again today… i really never imagined a day like this would come or that i’d be saying something like this directly to you, czennie… as i write this message, it all feels so strange to me too.
while you’ve been receiving my bubble messages, if even just a little bit of them gave you strength, and if there was even one moment where you got some good energy while going through your day because of my messages, then i would feel so happy, relieved and truly grateful. even though i wasn’t able to come on bbl very, very often… every time i did i think i always did it sincerely, hoping that you would gain strength from it.
when i received and read your messages, czennie, there were so many times i gained strength from them. you might not even realize it. even these days, when i read your messages, there are so many moments where i feel comforted and my heart becomes warm.
in that sense, this space called bubble has always been fun and i think i was even happier because you enjoyed it together with me.
but because of that, i’ve been really worried and felt heavy-hearted thinking that after today, my bbl ending might make you very sad or make things really hard for you…
but you know this isn’t truly the end, right? and you know it doesn’t mean we’ll never communicate again, right? as the day for my bbl to pause has been approaching, i kept thinking about what kind of message i could leave so that you would feel the most reassured and still be able to gain strength until the end. and i think that’s why, naturally, i ended up sharing glimpses of myself working on music with you these days.
these days, i’ve been working hard on music in the u.s. i’ve been working in various ways with different people, writing music and going around looking for inspiration while experiencing many different things.
i’ll come back soon to czennie and to czennies with a new side of me and new music.
i also heard that some czennies were worried that i might retire… during this time, i really wanted to comfort czennies and markfs who must be having all kinds of worries and i wanted to be a source of strength for you… i’ll really do my best. but instead of just coming back after simply working hard, i’ll truly grow properly and i’ll return with music made through new forms of expression that can show that growth.
czennie, you’ve often told me you liked hearing my stories… so i’ll try to put more of my stories into my music. because of that, i’m also spending this time thinking more deeply about myself, rediscovering who i am, and searching for new inspirations to express myself in new ways.
i’ll come back soon with a newly prepared way of communicating as well. i’m sorry it feels like i’m just making you wait… i made you wait a lot during my solo album too… but this time as well, i’ll definitely repay you with something even better, worth the wait. let’s both take this short time to grow, and meet again soon.
it’s not like i’m saying we’ll never see each other again, but i’m really going to miss you. truly. but mark isn’t going anywhere, so don’t feel too sad or have too hard of a time, just wait for a little while. i’ll be back soon.
thank you so, so, so much for being on bubble with me, for listening to my stories, for always giving me strength, making me laugh, sharing fun conversations, and always treating me so kindly… we’ll meet again soon!
fighting today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow…
even on all the nights without my messages for a while, i sincerely hope you sleep well. once again, thank you so much, and i love you.
😭😭😭😭😭😭
SURAT MARK LEE
“Halo, ini Mark. Hai, Czennies”
Aku debut bersama NCT U pada 9 April 2016, dan sekarang sudah April 2026, berarti sepuluh tahun penuh telah berlalu. Selama sepuluh tahun itu, begitu banyak hal yang terjadi, kami tampil di begitu banyak panggung, dan yang paling penting, aku rasa kita telah menciptakan tak terhitung banyaknya kenangan bersama. Aku tahu ada Czennies yang sudah mendukungku sejak masa SM Rookies, jadi kalau waktu itu dihitung, sebenarnya sudah lebih dari sepuluh tahun.
Bagaimana 10+ tahun terakhir bagi kalian, Czennies…? Kalau bagiku, aku benar-benar merasa hanya dipenuhi kebahagiaan.
Sekarang setelah sepuluh tahun berlalu, dan karena kalian telah membuatku bahagia setiap hari tanpa pernah gagal selama waktu yang panjang itu, aku ingin menulis langsung dan membagikan keputusan baruku serta awal dari babak baru dalam hidupku.
Aku tahu ini mungkin terasa sangat tiba-tiba bagi semua orang… tapi sebenarnya, sejak masa trainee, bahkan mungkin sebelum itu, aku selalu memiliki sebuah mimpi di dalam hatiku.
Aku ingin berjalan di jalanan sambil busking hanya dengan gitar akustik, dan aku sangat menyukai menulis dalam bahasa Inggris sampai-sampai aku pernah bermimpi menjadi seorang penulis. Saat itu aku masih terlalu muda untuk benar-benar memahami dan membayangkan mimpi itu dengan jelas, tapi karena aku mencintai musik dan tampil di panggung, aku mengikuti audisi di Kanada 14 tahun yang lalu, dan memulai jalur musikku di SM, dimulai dari NCT.
Karena awal perjalananku adalah bersama SM dan NCT, aku bisa lebih mengenal diriku sendiri dan menemukan versi terbaik dari diriku. Aku benar-benar hanya dipenuhi rasa syukur.
Melalui NCT, rasanya aku telah merasakan langit, daratan, laut, dan pegunungan secara penuh. Setelah menghabiskan sepuluh tahun melihat dan mengalami dunia dengan cara terbaik, serta menjalani perjalanan yang luar biasa, aku secara alami mulai memikirkan apa mimpi terbesar yang bisa kumiliki—apa tujuan dan panggilan terbesar dalam hidupku sebagai seseorang bernama Mark.
Saat kontrak 10 tahunku berakhir, aku membangkitkan semua perasaan yang selama ini tersimpan di dalam diriku dan merenungkannya dengan sangat dalam untuk waktu yang lama. Pada akhirnya, aku menjadi penasaran seperti apa bentuk lengkap dan nyata dari mimpi itu, dan aku merasakan keinginan yang kuat untuk benar-benar menyelaminya.
Akan seperti apa musikku nantinya? Buah seperti apa yang akan kuhasilkan? Dan bagaimana aku bisa membawanya ke dunia… aku benar-benar ingin menemukan jawaban dari semua itu dan mewujudkannya.
Aku banyak berbicara dengan setiap member, dan jujur saja, aku sampai meneteskan air mata hanya dengan memikirkannya—setiap dari mereka mengatakan bahwa mereka mendukungku.
Aku merasa sangat bersalah, tapi lebih dari itu, aku sangat bersyukur.
Kepada para hyung yang melihatku sebagai adik kecil mereka, dan kepada para dongsaeng yang melihatku sebagai seorang leader, aku ingin mengucapkan terima kasih sekali lagi, sebesar-besarnya.
Kepada semua member yang mendengarkan dengan sungguh-sungguh kekhawatiranku, memahami hatiku, memikirkanku, berbagi pendapat, dan menjalani percakapan yang begitu bermakna bersamaku, aku benar-benar berterima kasih dan aku mencintai kalian semua.
Kita telah berada di kapal yang sama selama lebih dari sepuluh tahun dan menjalani perjalanan yang luar biasa bersama. Aku selalu menyukai pergi ke bawah laut, dan sekarang ketika aku mengatakan ingin berenang sendiri, para member tetap mendukung bahkan penyelamanku yang dalam dengan penuh cinta. Aku juga akan terus mendukung dan mencintai mereka.
Sejak aku terpilih melalui global audition pada tahun 2012, aku ingin dengan tulus mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua guru dari tim trainee, staf perusahaan, manajer, direktur, eksekutif, dan semua departemen semua orang yang telah membentukku menjadi diriku yang sekarang.
baca semua pesan anak dream di bbl sama wv bikin aku sadar klo mereka beneran udah legowo sama keputusan mark. mark bakal ngelanjutin hidupnya begitupun renjun, jeno, haechan, jaemin, chenle, dan jisung. pasti bakal berat buat mereka tapi life must go on, right? so keep support them 🫶🏻
makasi ya udah selalu suportif satu sama lain dan makasi udah selalu nenangin kita di situasi ini. see you when i see you 7dream 🤍
"I don't want to make music like l'm doing homework"
Exactly why I don't question Mark's decision. SM had him overworking like crazy releasing over 30 albums in 10 years with NCT.