User:Arum Puspa/sandbox/Mark Lee (singer)

Mark Lee (born on August 2, 1999, Vancouver, Canada), referred to monomously as Mark, is a Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter based in South Korea. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub groups NCT U and NCT 127, as well as a former member of its age-based unit NCT Dream.

Early life
Mark was born on 2 August 1999 in Toronto and lived there until he was seven years old. He then spent five years living in Queens before moving to Vancouver, Canada. He joined an audition held by SM Entertainment in Vancouver in which he passed, resulting on him moving to Korea to participate in training.

2013–2015: SM Rookies
Mark was introduced as part of SM Rookies in December 17th, 2013.

In 2014, he participated with other members on the show Exo 90:2014 with other trainees where they performed songs from the 90s.

In 2015, Mark participated in Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club with eight other SM Rookies members.

2016–present: Debut, High School Rapper and Snowball Project
On April 9, 2016, S.M. Entertainment confirmed Mark alongside other members to debut as members of NCT's first sub-unit, NCT U.

On July 1, S.M. announced NCT's second unit, NCT 127, consists of seven members including Mark.

On August 18, S.M. Entertainment announced NCT's third unit, NCT Dream, consists of seven members including Mark as the leader.

In October 2016, Mark released the OST "I Want To Enter Your Heart" with Henry Lau for the drama Sweet Stranger and Me.

On January 9, 2017, a representative from Mnet revealed that Mark has auditioned for the hip hop program High School Rapper. The show started in February and Mark reached the final and finished 7th.

On March 3, Mark was a temporary MC for KBS2′s Music Bank, marking his debut as an MC.

On May 25, it was announced that Mark will join a new music variety show "Snowball Project" by S.M. Entertainment and Mystic Entertainment, as their first project together after announcing their partnership.

On June 28, it was announced that Mark will collaborate with EXO's Xiumin for an SM Station track "Young & Free" set to be released on July 7.