UPDATE TERAKHIR : 250331 Album Detail

‘The Firstfruit’ is an album completed based on inspiration received from four cities that have become Mark’s solid foundation: his hometown Toronto, his first place of immigration New York, Vancouver where he spent his school days, and Seoul, where he is pursuing his dream as an artist. The 13 tracks are organized into four sections based on the emotions and atmosphere he felt in each city.

• 241216 Pre-released: Fraktsiya ft. Youngji

  250319 Pre-released: +82 Pressin’ ft. HAECHAN
• 250407 Digital Music

  250407 Physical Album

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ALBUM

NO	LYRICS	ABOUT
01	Toronto’s Window	‘Toronto’s Window’, was composed and arranged by Code Kunst, adding a warm atmosphere. [OSEN]
02	1999	The title song ‘1999’ is a pop genre song that creates a cheerful atmosphere with a combination of magnificent orchestration, funky-sounding guitar, brass session, whistles, and various other instrument sounds. You can feel a fresh charm that we haven’t seen from Mark before through his singing that freely moves between tight rap and falsetto. The lyrics express the meaning that this moment of bearing the first fruit of a solo album is as if welcoming the year 1999, the year he was born, again, and his ambition to become an artist who was born in the last year of the century. [Newsen]
03	Flight To NYC	The first song included in the New York Chapter, ‘Flight to NYC’, is a skit track that captures the emotions felt on a plane leaving his hometown Toronto for New York. The airplane ambience sound, dreamy and unfamiliar beats, and mumbling narration create a unique charm. [HeraldPOP]
04	Righteous	Starting with the rough chanting of hooligans, ‘Righteous’ is a dynamic hip-hop song with heavy kicks, bass, and ear-piercing hi-hat sounds, containing his presence as an artist who travels around the world and his confidence in radiating strong energy that can shake the ground on stage. [HeraldPOP]
05	Fraktsiya	The New York chapter also includes ‘Fraktsiya (Feat. Lee Young-ji)’, which was pre-released last December, and received much love from music fans for its lyrics that liken Mark and Lee Young-ji, who are active across K-pop and hip-hop, to ‘Fraktsiya’ and its sharp rapping. [HeraldPOP]
06	Raincouver	The track ‘Raincouver’ is a pop genre song with the peaceful chirping of birds and a delicate piano riff, and it contains a feeling of missing the innocent self of the past while looking at the raindrops falling from the sky. [HeraldPOP]
07	Loser	The track ‘Loser’ creates a unique atmosphere with Mark’s sweet vocals and a chorus that adds loneliness over a minimal sound composed of only two guitars and a bass with a vintage texture. [HeraldPOP]
08	Watching TV (feat. Crush)	Inspired by 90s R&B, ‘Watching TV (Feat. Crush)’ is an impressive song with lyrics in which Mark develops the narrative as if he were a screenwriter writing a movie. The rhythmic rap adds to the dreamy atmosphere, and Crush’s rich and emotional vocals, who featured, give you an ecstasy as if you were immersed in a movie on TV. [HeraldPOP]
09	+82 Pressin’ (feat. HAECHAN)	‘+82 Pressin’ (Feat. Haechan)’ is a hip-hop track with an attractive bass line that utilizes a repetitive whistle riff and VOX sample, and the marching snare, solid kick drum, and Mark and Haechan’s fast-paced singing create a dynamic atmosphere. The lyrics written by Mark himself wittily utilize the country code for South Korea, +82, to express the leisurely pace and confidence of the two Seoul-based artists. You will be able to fully enjoy the sensual synergy of Mark and Haechan, who are usually called the ‘Strongest Duo’ for their great teamwork. [HeraldPOP]
10	200	The new song “200” is a rock sound-based drum & bass genre song, with an attractive combination of early 2000s-style electric guitar sounds and lyrical melody. The fast BPM drums and synth bass sounds that create a trendy feel, and the fast-paced rap added on top of that add to the fun of listening. The lyrics not only purely express the story of an unexpected love that eventually becomes a fateful meeting, but also contain the meaning of love for a relationship that becomes more perfect when two people who make each other shine more shine, and Mark participated in writing the lyrics, composing, and arranging the song, adding his own color to it. [OSEN]
11	Journey Mercies	The included track ‘Journey Mercies’ is an emotional song that combines R&B vocals, a vintage-textured guitar, and a Lo-fi synth. The lyrics that look back on the traces of time past at the end of a long journey leave a lingering impression. [MK Sports]
12	Mom’s Interlude	‘Mom’s Interlude’ is a special track that fully conveys the sincerity of a family, as it features Mark’s mother playing the piano herself and also includes a warm conversation between her and her son, Mark  and is a precious track that allows us to guess what this album means to Mark and everyone who loves him. [OSEN] [MK Sports]
13	Too Much	‘Too Much’ is a three-dimensional song that starts with a piano melody, moves to an alternative sound rhythm instrument, and ends with a gradually rising vocal and drums. The lyrics, which contain Mark’s faith and sincerity, express the message that the love he receives is the greatest strength. [MK Sports]

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TEASER

PROMOTION

MUSIC VIDEO

The ‘+82 Pressin’ music video contains the story of Mark and Haechan, agents who awaken emotions and breathe color into the gray city of Seoul, which is stingy with attention and love, and is expected to increase immersion with the static camera movements and unique directing reminiscent of a graphic novel, paying homage to the movie ‘Sin City’.

1999 music video is an interesting story about Mark from the year 2025 who becomes a superstar who saves citizens who are fooled by fake information in a fictional year 1999 when the world is in chaos due to the millennium bug, and it is expected to show off Mark’s diverse charms as he transforms into various characters. [OSEN]

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