K-pop Star Mark Lee Departing SM Entertainment, Boy Groups NCT 127 and NCT Dream

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K-pop agency SM Entertainment has announced that Mark Lee is departing the label and boy group NCT, along with its subunits NCT 127 and NCT Dream.

The 26-year-old’s exit from the group was announced in a statement released on the fan platform Weverse Friday afternoon Korean local time. “After a long period of careful and thoughtful discussion with Mark regarding his future activities, we have mutually agreed to conclude his exclusive contract as of April 8,” the statement reads. “Mark will conclude all activities as a member of NCT, including NCT 127 and NCT Dream.”

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Lee has been a member of the now-24-member boy group NCT since its inception in 2016. The group introduced a first-of-its-kind system that broke it down into several smaller groups, known as subunits, which included both rotating and fixed member configurations. Earlier this week, Lee and the

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