Got7’s Mark Tuan on what’s next for him musically, moving back to the US and raising awareness of anti-Asian hate
- Tuan, who wants to use his platform to encourage others to change the world for the better, shares with the Post what he learned as a K-pop idol in Korea
- The star has launched a personal studio in China, is working on an album, and recently released a song with Bangladeshi-American musician Sanjoy
But Tuan is one-seventh of popular K-pop boy band Got7, and he just moved home from Seoul in South Korea to be close to his family while starting a new stage of his career, and to use his platform to influence his fans to change the world in a positive way.
“It gets to me all the time,” reflects Tuan over a call about the fervour with which his fans support him. “I’m still not used to that, I’ve been doing this for like seven years now. You would think I’d get used to it, but it still surprises me that fans are still that crazy and supportive, and that we have that much power. It’s super cool.”
For Tuan, that means moving home to the United States – which he left when he was a 16-year-old dreaming of superstardom – and figuring out who he is as a soloist; the star, who is of Taiwanese descent, also recently launched a personal studio in China to grow his career in Chinese entertainment.