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An ink media set, a pretreatment liquid cartridge, an ink cartridge, an ink recorded matter, and a smooth printing paper having a low water absorption capability, which has no problem in drying speed and can obtain a clear and high quality image close to the printed matter. An ink jet recording method and an ink jet recording apparatus are provided. An ink containing at least a colorant, a water-dispersible resin and water, a recording medium having at least a coating layer on a support, and a pretreatment applied to the recording surface of the recording medium during inkjet recording The total content of the colorant and the water-dispersible resin in the ink is 10 to 35% by mass, and the content of the water-dispersible resin with respect to the total content is 70 to 95% by mass. The pretreatment liquid contains 10 to 80% by mass of an ink fixing assistant that reduces at least one of ink dispersibility and solubility, and has a viscosity at 25 ° C. of 100 to 10,000 mPa · s. Ink media set. [Selection figure] None |