Birthday
Sep 4
1993
32 yrs
Zodiac
Virgo
Height
175 cm
Weight
63 kg
Blood Type
A
Debut
2014
Agency
About
Mark lived in Los Angeles, in the United States, and was in high school when he was invited to audition by a representative from JYP Entertainment. Passing the audition, he became a trainee in August 2010, at which point he moved to Korea. In 2013, he appeared on WIN: Who Is Next, competing alongside Jackson, BamBam and Yugyeom.
After three and a half years of training, he made his debut in boy group GOT7 when the group debuted with mini album Got It? on January 16, 2014. Mark had his first solo photoshoot in 2017 with Dazed Korea.
He collaborated with Represent to design a limited-edition apparel collection titled "XCIII" (his birth year in roman numerals). The items were available for two weeks, the sale opening on July 2, 2018. Once again in collaboration with Represent, Mark launched on March 18, 2019 a second apparel collection.
Titled "XCIII Evolution", it was available for two weeks only as well. In April, he won the 'Weibo Hot Star Award' at the Weibo Starlight Awards. He released his first solo photobook, 'Mark宜夏', in June.
On July 20, in Nanjing, he kicked off his first solo fan meeting tour, called "On Your Mark". The second fan meeting was held in Chengdu on September 14, during which a surprise event took place for Mark's birthday that was ten days before. On January 11, JYP Entertainment officially announced that the members will be leaving the agency as their contract expires on January 19.
Mark's YouTube channel reached one million subscribers on January 21, and his first upload to the channel was a reaction to the milestone. During the video, he thanked the people supporting him and he expressed his intention to post more content soon, though he asked people to be patient for a little bit more time. He also announced that his next single, "One in a Million", a collaboration with Sanjoy, would be released on February 12.
After teasing it with a mysterious video a few days earlier, Mark released a new apparel collection titled "XC3" on March 17. It is his third collaboration with Represent. On April 29, 2021, Deadline reported that Mark had signed with Creative Artists Agency, an American talent and sports agency.
Mark released his first English digital single, "Last Breath", on November 12. On November 22, he collaborated once again with Represent for the "XC3: Butterfly" collection. On January 21, 2022, Mark released his second English digital single, "My Life".
On March 24, Mark released his third English digital single, "Lonely", and on April 7, he released his fourth English digital single "Save Me". On July 1, he released his fifth English digital single "Imysm". On July 6, Mark announced that he will release his first studio album, The Other Side on August 26.
On September 12, he announced that "Imysm (NIIKO X SWAE Remix)" will be dropping on September 19. "Far Away (Crankdat Remix)" was released on December 2. On March 3, 2023, Mark announced his sixth English digital single "Carry Me Out", set to be released on March 31.
On August 21, Mark posted a teaser hinting at a possible comeback on September 1. The title of his seventh single, "Everyone Else Fades", was revealed the next day. On September 25, Mark announced his new single, "Your World", set to be released on September 29.
On October 16, Mark announced his digital EP, Fallin, set to be released on October 27. On July 16, 2024, announced that KISS OF LIFE and Mark will be releasing "Superpower" on July 24 as the anthem for the . On May 12, 2025, Mark announced the digital single "High As You", scheduled for May 30.
On May 21, Transparent Arts announced they signed a contract with Mark. On August 1, Mark teased his new single, which would be released on August 15. On August 5, he released a schedule poster for "Hold Still".
On September 26, Mark announced his first (labeled as second) mini album, Silhouette, set for release on November 7.
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