Secondly, pursuing a singing career in a foreign country was never on his wish list. He auditioned because he wanted to find an excuse to skip his English Literature test – fare thee well, and God have mercy upon his soul. It was simply an attempted escapade from the stress he was facing at school; yet, little did he know he would have been accepted. Little did he know, his hatred for studying back then was so strong, it propelled him all the way to South Korea, leaving his studies (oh thank God), friends and family behind. When he told his family about his plans to become a trainee in Korea, his father’s eyes had widened in disbelief. He even placed his palm on Mark’s forehead and exclaimed dramatically, “What horrid fever has attacked my son?!”