In 2012, he was cast into SM Entertainment through SM's Global Audition in Vancouver. On December 16, 2013, he was introduced as a member of the pre-debut trainee team SMROOKIES. In 2014, Mark appeared on Exo 90:2014, a reality TV Show starring EXO, alongside other members of the SMROOKIES program, where they performed songs and recreated music videos of prominent 90s K-pop idols.
In 2015, Mark appeared on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club as a Mouseketeer alongside other members of the SMROOKIES program, some of which are currently in NCT DREAM. The show aired from July 23 to December 17, 2015, and was hosted by Leeteuk of Super Junior. On April 9, 2016, he officially debuted as a member of NCT, in the unit NCT U, with the single "The 7th Sense".
On July 7, 2016, he debuted as a member of the 2nd unit, NCT 127, with their mini album NCT #127. On August 25, 2016, he debuted as a member of the 3rd unit NCT DREAM, with the single "Chewing Gum". In January 2017, he joined High School Rapper, a survival hip hop reality TV show which aired on Mnet.
He made it to the finals and performed an original song called "Drop" featuring labelmate Seulgi of Red Velvet. He subsequently placed 7th overall. In July 2017, Mark collaborated with EXO's Xiumin on the single "Young & Free".
The single was released through Season 2 of SM Entertainment's digital music project SM Station. He also collaborated with Parc Jae Jung for "Lemonade Love", the 17th STATION Season 2 release and 68th overall. On March 14, 2018, NCT released their first full album as part of a large-scale project uniting all of its subgroups, NCT 2018 Empathy.
On May 8, SM Entertainment announced that Mark will be releasing the digital single "200" on May 16. On December 9, SM Entertainment announced that Mark will be pre-releasing a single with Lee Youngji ahead of his solo debut. On December 11, SM Entertainment announced that Mark will be releasing the digital single "Fraktsiya" on December 16.
On May 8, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Mark is currently preparing his debut album, aiming for a February 2025 release. On December 9, SM Entertainment announced that Mark's debut album was postponed to April 2025 to ensure higher quality. On March 13, the album's title was revealed to be The Firstfruit.
On April 3, 2026, SM Entertainment announced that after having long and thoughtful discussions with Mark regarding future activities, they have mutually reached a conclusion to end his exclusive contract on April 8. He will also be concluding his activities with NCT and its sub-units.
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