Mark Lee Spotted In Photos With NCT Member, Sparks Massive Response

Recently, photos of Mark Lee and NCT’s Taeyong were posted online, garnering significant attention.

In the photos, the two are seen posing with a store owner.

This caused confusion online, with fans wondering if the photos were taken recently, after Mark had withdrawn from the group.

MARK AND TAEYONG??? RUE WHEN WAS THIS??😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/keMHlLekzB

— ٰ (@joyfularchives) June 21, 2026

its so over for me if this recent like my beloved markyong hanging out tgt after ages 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

— hày (@salimatul22) June 21, 2026

It turns out that the location was a cafe they visited from a past shoot for NCT 127‘s YouTube content, and that they visited the cafe again in 2024.

yes the outfits are different but they visited once again in 2024 after shooting 127 vibe and took pics with the owner🥹 pic.twitter.com/c9JrcEQuhT

— lyn ♡ 🐯ྀི 🐻ྀི (@markyourhaert) June 21, 2026

this was a pic in the cafe from 127 vibe ep. 4 where markyong visited vintage street shops~

i visited the place as well when i went to SJF 🐯💙 pic.twitter.com/eOKezcK8Y0

— lyn ♡ 🐯ྀི 🐻ྀི (@markyourhaert) June 21, 2026

Fans were torn after finding out it was recent, as many missed seeing these two together.

I want to believe it was yesterday the restaurant was fast enough to print the pic and pin it cz it was markyong

— ray 🌱 (@82filmsz) June 21, 2026

ITS NEVER OVERRR

— jimz (@katsuraru) June 21, 2026

Meanwhile, Mark recently withdrew from the group to begin his solo endeavors.

Mark Lee Withdraws From NCT — Leaves SM Entertainment

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