NCT Mark “New autobiographical album... I put a lot of my voice in it” [Photoshoot]

NCT Mark is the cover model for the March issue of Arena Homme Plus.

In this cover pictorial with a luxury fashion brand, Mark expressed the sparkling moments of his youth in a variety of styles. The numerous aspects of his free and passionate youth were each captured as a single moment in the photos, depending on Mark‘s expressions, gestures, and the style he wore.

In the interview that followed, he expressed his anticipation before the release of his first solo album. Mark said, “I definitely put a lot of my voice in it. I think it will be an autobiographical album. That’s how much the staff, composers, and I all gave me a lot of ideas about myself. He explained, “It’s an album that everyone thought about me from the visuals to the music.”

Mark also honestly confessed about his time as a K-pop artist for 10 years, saying, “It’s always been difficult to create music because of my identity.” He confessed, “I still don’t know myself well, but I have to keep expressing something inside me. Then, as time passed and I worked on the song, I realized what kind of artist I wanted to be and what kind of message I wanted to convey. It wasn’t clear before, but it became clearer and I felt comfortable.”

NCT Mark’s cover pictorial and interview can be found in the March issue of Arena Homme Plus.

Jung Hee-yeon, reporter for Donga.com shine2562@donga.com

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