Billboard singles out NCT Mark’s 'Firstfruit' as K-pop album of the year

“The Firstfruit,” the first solo album from NCT’s Mark nabbed the top spot on Billboard's list of the 25 best K-pop albums of 2025. His album “is a deeply personal album, drawing on the Toronto-born rapper’s experiences from taking flights to home sickness and missing his mother,” the magazine wrote, adding that it “will take you on a journey from start to finish through Mark’s eyes.” The 13-track set was released in April and led by single “1999,” with which he picked up three trophies on telev