FROM #텐#TEN 💌
“hello czennies and wayzennies, this is ten.
i spent a long time thinking about how to begin this message. i wondered if there might be a better way to share this, and thought about it over and over again, but in the end, i feel sorry and regretful that i’m delivering it like this in writing. so today, i want to share my true feelings honestly.
moving forward, i will continue spending time with you as ten of nct and wayv. at the same time, i’m planning to take on a new challenge as a solo artist.
since debuting in 2016 with nct u, the time i’ve spent promoting with nct and wayv and meeting all of you has been filled with truly precious and happy memories. leaving thailand at a young age to come to korea, there were many unfamiliar and scary moments, but all the staff at sm sincerely took care of me and always stood by my side.
above all, i believe i’m able to be who i am today because you, who have stayed by my side through every moment, were there. thank you, truly.
as time passed and i now find myself approaching 30, i began asking myself once again, “what kind of person do i want to be from now on?” and “what kind of music and what side of myself do i want to show?”
after much thought, i came to want to try new challenges in a new environment. after many conversations with the members and the staff at sm, and after deep consideration, i decided to conclude my exclusive contract with the company.
i know very well that this wasn’t an easy choice, and that it could greatly change the direction of my life moving forward. but i will take responsibility for my decision and do my best so that i won’t have any regrets.
i sincerely thank the members who have always supported me so i could dream even bigger, and i’m also deeply grateful to everyone at sm who has trusted me and been with me until now.
and to czennies and weishennies, who have always believed in me and loved me no matter what, because of you, i was able to come this far.
i still don’t fully know what kind of side of myself i’ll be able to show you in the future, but i want to walk that path together with you.
will you continue to be with me?
nct, wayv, and ten, i will come back to you with an even better version of myself, unchanged at heart.
thank you always. and i love you very much.
Mark Lee, you're a fighter. I sincerely wish you the best of luck for your future endeavor. I'm typing this with a heavy heart and face full of tears, but it lessens because I know for sure it's not easy for you to decide this thing. Please, be happy, Mark.
that’s why my heart feels really, truly heavy.
i spent a long time thinking deeply about what the most mature choice and the best way forward would be. and i’m so sorry that the result of all that thinking still feels lacking in this situation. my heart feels very heavy because of that.
to my most precious czennies, i thought the best thing i could do right now is to deliver my honest, genuine feelings. and when i looked into my heart, more than anything else, i wanted to express my gratitude.
to all czennies, and to everyone who has known and supported me until now, i want to say thank you more than anything else.
thank you so, so much. for making me the happiest person for the past ten years. for helping me turn my quiet dream of becoming a singer into something bigger. for helping me actually achieve that dream.
because you gave me such precious love and support, and because of those memories, i was able to become the mark i am today.
thank you so much for letting me live as a grateful person. i will carry this gratitude for sm, the nct members, and czennies for the rest of my life.
and when i greet you again with a new side of me, i will do my absolute best so that i can be a better version of mark.
once again, thank you, truly.