Mark, who left NCT, says after four months of withdrawal: "It's not retirement; I will create songs for the next generation." [Star Issue]

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Mark, who withdrew from the group NCT, clarified his thoughts amid retirement rumors and various speculations.

On the 14th, Mark uploaded a video titled "The Story So Far and My Dreams Ahead" to his YouTube channel 'Makr Lee'.

That day, Mark mentioned the period of inactivity after ending his exclusive contract with former agency SM Entertainment, saying, "I really struggled with how to write a handwritten letter to my fans. I simply thought that pouring my sincerity into it was the best I could do, and I wrote it with all my heart. It seems I spent one or two days writing it."

He added, "After releasing the letter, I didn't even go home. My mom was actually very scared. But I'm not retiring like this. There were rumors like 'Is he retiring?', 'Is he busking?', 'Is he diving?' and so on," directly addressing and correcting the retirement rumors.

He continued, "Only then did I begin to understand my fans' perspective a bit more. They might not realize that I'm not retiring. But I was absolutely certain that I needed to come out first with music," he candidly shared his feelings.

Mark said, "I want to become a wonderful man like Brad Pitt," and confessed his ideal type as someone who is kind yet hot and cool.

He further added, "I developed a dream of showing such kind coolness to the world, and clearly formed a dream of eventually presenting that music to the next generation, the Next Generation."

Meanwhile, Mark's exclusive contract with SM Entertainment ended last April. As a result, Mark also concluded all NCT activities, including those in NCT 127 and NCT DREAM.

At that time, regarding the end of his exclusive contract and withdrawal from NCT, Mark stated, "As the contract was being finalized, I deeply reflected on my own dreams," and expressed his stance: "From now on, I want to focus entirely on those dreams."

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