A JOURNEY THROUGH THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF MARK TUAN'S ARTISTRY

CHINESE-AMERICAN ARTIST AND GOT7 MEMBER, MARK TUAN SPEAKS ABOUT HIS SOLO RELEASES, HIS VULNERABILITY, AND PLANS ON MAKING HIS MARK ON THE SILVER SCREEN

- DIVYANSHA DONGRE

Mark Tuan wears many hats. From penning down his earnest thoughts as a songwriter to delivering phenomenal stages, curating capsule collections, and occasionally, strutting fierce poses as a model. If the musician were to jet back to his middle school days with a reel of every accord he has to his name, young Tuan wouldn’t be in the position to fathom his future triumphs. “I was just an ordinary high school kid that did not know what I wanted to do when I grew up,” Tuan opens up in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone India. “But the opportunity came to me and now, there are so many things that I want to do.”

Born Mark Yien Tuan, the 28-year-old artist rose to fame with JYP Entertainment’s seven-member boy band, GOT7. How Tuan’s stars aligned, leading him to chase his newfound dreams is an anecdote for the books. Fated to add his unique color to the music industry, Tuan was scouted in 2010 by a JYP Entertainment employee in his hometown of Los Angeles, California. With no active intentions of pursuing the performing arts, Tuan—after receiving a nudge from his friends—enrolled for the audition. He cleared the auditions and received his golden ticket to the glimmery realm of K-pop. The multifarious artist then dropped out of high school and moved to South Korea to calibrate the performer in him.