NCT's Mark Garners Global Praise for Introspective Solo Debut

By Bit, Jung

Apr 11, 2025

NCT's Mark Garners Global Praise for Introspective Solo Debut
photo courtesy of SM Entertainment



Major foreign media are receiving favorable reviews for NCT Mark's first solo album 'The First Fruit'.

Upon the release of the album on April 7, the British music magazine NME posted on its official website that "Mark connects the pieces of the puzzle that make up his life, telling a deeper story than ever before."It published an article titled " and highlighted Mark's musical capacity and authentic message in 'The First Fruit".

Then 'The First Fruit' shines the most when Mark sings his pride. From songs that exude confidence in the team and themselves with relentless energy, to tracks that remind people of their childhood, to songs that capture pride in their solo album that they have completed after a long wait, everything deeply resonatesThe album is a masterpiece like an autobiography, with Mark showing his inner self without adding or subtracting, and finally showing the whole Mark," he added.




NCT's Mark Garners Global Praise for Introspective Solo Debut
photo courtesy of SM Entertainment
The British magazine CLASH introduced Mark as the 'most versatile all-rounder in the K-pop scene' and included a chronicle of Mark on his solo album `freely crossing the boundaries of the genre and unfolding through the city, emotions and time. The whole album makes listeners follow his life together. It is a delicate and three-dimensional work completed with depth and reflection that can only be reached when you can finally stop walking and look back on the past."

The global music and culture magazine TMRW ("Tomorrow Magazine") is also one of the densest and most meaningful works in the history of the K-pop solo album. Mark has fully demonstrated the talent and potential to show off with his first solo album, choosing to share the big moment with his loved ones, and completing "The First Fruit" with a truly worth harvesting fruit."

In addition, the Hollywood Reporter in the U.S. and Hugo Gloss, a large Brazilian entertainment media outlet, are also gaining high attention from local fans as they quickly announced Mark's new album and interviewed him.




Mark's first solo album 'The First Fruit' consists of a total of 13 songs, including the title song '1999' (Ilgugu District), and contains Mark's journey along four cities: Toronto, New York, Vancouver, and Seoul.



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