MARK of NCT | Lee Young Ji | RaeRae Reacts

Fraktsiya

Two rappers entered SM’s surveillance file and immediately started insulting the workload.

Quick facts

Artists: MARK featuring Lee Young Ji
Release: December 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. KST
Label: SM Entertainment
Runtime: 3:12
Writers: MARK, Lee Young Ji, ron, jane, dress, Raf Sandou and Jeffrey White
Sound: UK drill elements, heavy 808 bass and repeating synths
Context: Pre-release ahead of MARK’s first full album

Watch the official video

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The bass arrives with fake credentials

SM described “Fraktsiya” through the metaphor of an infiltrator, using the Korean term derived from Russian political language to frame MARK and Lee Young Ji as flexible operators inside a competitive industry. The beat backs that up with UK drill rhythm, dense 808 weight and a synth phrase that refuses to leave.

MARK attacks the pocket with clipped switches and the restless breath control that makes his solo work distinct from an NCT committee meeting. Lee Young Ji does not arrive to decorate the second verse. Her lower tone and elastic timing change the center of the record, then force MARK to answer at her level.

The repeated synth creates pressure, but it also becomes the track’s ceiling. A sharper beat mutation near the end would have made the final exchange feel even more dangerous.

Surveillance with a neon-green breach

The video turns offices, secured rooms and industrial spaces into a stylish infiltration file. Cameras track the pair like suspects while screens, uniforms and controlled blocking keep the concept close to the title.

Lee Young Ji’s green styling cuts directly into MARK’s visual territory without pretending she joined NCT for the afternoon. Their scenes work because the performers keep separate identities. The collaboration feels like two people meeting at the same restricted door, not a host lending a guest one chair.

RaeRae verdict

Replay: Yes. The rap chemistry is the reason.

Best decision: Giving Lee Young Ji enough room to alter the whole track.

Complaint: The synth loop needed one final jailbreak.

Final call: Heavy, cocky and specific to two rappers whose schedules already look like covert operations.

Credits and sources

Read NCT’s canonical group profile. Lee Young Ji remains a collaborator here; no thin profile is created.

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