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WATCH: NCT's Mark shows off rap skills in 'Fraktsiya' with Lee Young-ji

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1734340326455vlcsnap-2024-12-16-17h11m51s539.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NCT member Mark and Lee Young-ji in the music video for &#x27;Fraktsiya.&#x27; Screenshot from video on SMTOWN&#x27;s YouTube channel"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NCT member Mark and Lee Young-ji in the music video for &#x27;Fraktsiya.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from video on SMTOWN&#x27;s YouTube channel</em></span></span></span>Mark, a member of the K-pop boy group NCT, released Monday his new single &quot;Fraktsiya,&quot; which features rapper Lee Young-ji.</div><p>The video features Mark and Young-ji performing the briskly rap-heavy track across various sets, culminating in a party-like atmosphere as they repeatedly deliver the closing line, &quot;I&#x27;m so curious.&quot;</p><p>The song takes its title from the Russian term &quot;fraktsiya,&quot; which translates to &quot;infiltrator&quot; and serves as a metaphor for the two artists&#x27; &quot;flexibility&quot; in the competitive music industry, according to a <a class="fr-green" href="https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-12-12/entertainment/kpop/NCTs-Mark-teams-up-with-rapper-Lee-Youngji-for-upcoming-single/2199260"><strong>report</strong></a> by the Korea JoongAng Daily.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_GS3nQQex1g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;Fraktsiya&quot; follows Mark&#x27;s previous single, &quot;200,&quot; released in May. The track also arrives shortly after label SM Entertainment announced the postponement of Mark&#x27;s solo album release.</p><p>Mark was initially set to put out an album in February 2025, but the release was reportedly postponed to April of the same year to ensure better quality.</p><p>Mark was part of the first batch of NCT&#x27;s over 20 members to debut in 2016 with the single &quot;The 7th Sense.&quot; He is a member of the sub-units NCT 127 and NCT Dream, and a part of the K-pop supergroup SuperM.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/8/14/nct-dream-wraps-up-asia-tour-with-amazing-manila-crowd-1350"><strong>READ: NCT Dream wraps up Asia tour with &#x27;amazing&#x27; Manila crowd</strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, Young-ji is known for winning the third season of &quot;High School Rapper&quot; and 11th season of &quot;Show Me the Money,&quot; as well as the host of the YouTube talk show &quot;Not Much Prepared.&quot;</p><p>Earlier this year, Young-ji topped Korean music charts with her single &quot;Small Girl,&quot; which features <a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/4/exo-s-doh-kyung-soo-revels-in-passionate-pinoy-fans-energy-1212"><strong>Doh Kyung-soo</strong></a> of the boy group EXO.</p>

<p>Mark, a member of the K-pop boy group NCT, released Monday his new single 'Fraktsiya,' which features rapper Lee Young-ji.</p>

Mark, a member of the K-pop boy group NCT, released Monday his new single 'Fraktsiya,' which features rapper Lee Young-ji.