에프티 아일랜드 FT Island

F.T Island (Korean: 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is a five member South Korean boy band. The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasure Island', with each of the five members being a treasure.[1] Their debut album, titled "Cheerful Sensibility", was the sixth best-selling album in 2007.

Career
2007—2008: Cheerful Sensibility, and overseas promotion
Although F.T. Island's first album was scheduled to be released commercially in May 2007,[2] the members appeared on the show “Dugeun Dugeun Yeochinmandeulgi” (Korean: 두근두근 여친만들기) on the Korean television channel MNet instead to gain further notice in the media. The program title is officially translated by MNet as "Wanna Be My Girlfriend?,"although "두근두근" refers to the sound a heart makes.[3] The band also performed on stage live at Rolling Hall and held their first official showcase at Live House Melon-AX, Gwangjang-dong in Seoulon May 27, 2007.[4] On June 7, 2007 the group performed their debut song "Love Sick" on the music television program M!Countdown. They received their first #1 M!Countdown and beat other top artists such as Dynamic Duo and Fly to the Sky just 2 weeks after debuting.[citation needed]
Their first album, Cheerful Sensibility combined 13 songs that were divided into two parts: the “Emotional Chapter” and the “F.T. Island Chapter” respectively, according to the genre of the songs. “Emotional Chapter” consisted of rock ballad, and the songs were produced by composers who worked for many songs of famous Korean singers such as SG Wannabe. The “F.T. Island Chapter” included upbeat songs of the pop and rock genres, and were produced by the Japanese composers who worked with the Japanese band, SMAP.[5] The album sold 79,786 copies in 2007, making it the sixth best-selling album of the year[6]. The album was re-released on December 3, 2007, titled "The Refreshment". In addition to three extra songs, the package also included various extras, including a photobook, a stack of photocards, and a mixing program called Music 2.0 which allows one to adjust the levels of the instruments and vocals accordingly. This edition sold 25,724 copies in December 2007.[6]
Although F.T. Island was scheduled to held their first concert in Malaysia on March 30, 2008, at Sunway Lagoon Amphitheater[7] their performance was canceled with no explanation. The group also held an autograph session at Damansara Cineleisure the previous day. A special version of their debut album was released in mid-February. On April 12, 2008, the group held their first concert in Thailand, at the Royal Paragon Hall.[8] In addition to playing material from their album, each member of the group had their own solos as well.
Extending oversea, F.T. Island's Japanese debut album, Prologue of FT Island, was released on June 7, 2008, which yielded the airplay song "Soyogi". The album consists of 8 songs, 2 of which are newer versions of the original songs "FT Island" and "Primadonna". The last track, "Always Be Mine," is an English version of "First Kiss," though the lyrics are different than the Korean version. Music videos were also released for "Soyogi" and "Friendship". After their activites in Japan, the group returned to Korea, releasing their second Korean album Colorful Sensibility on August 27, 2008. A follow-up EP, Colorful Sensibility Part 2, was released on October 17, 2008. Later that year, on December 17, F.T. Island released "The One", their first Japanese commercial single, which hit #9 on the Oricon daily charts. F&C Music stated that although other Korean bands utilized the assistance of large Japanese record labels to gain popularity, F.T. Island was able to make it onto the charts without any true marketing efforts.[citation needed] Additionally, the single also became notable for being the last official released CD with member Oh Won Bin before his departure.

2009—present: New lineup changes, subgroups, and Cross & Change
Rumors circulated that member Oh Won Bin would be leaving the group, and on January 28, 2009, the rumors were confirmed that Oh would leave the group and would be replaced.[9] A day later, it was announced that F&C trainee Song Seung Hyun would be joining F.T. Island as a guitarist and backup vocalist.[10] With the new lineup change, F.T. Island released the music video for mini-album lead song "Bad Woman." They also promoted it on SBS Inkigayo, and two days later, released the mini-album Jump Up.
After promotions in Korea ended, F.T. Island returned to Japan, where they released second Japanese single. It was the first time members contributed to their music as well, writing lyrics and helping with production. While member Lee Jae Jin co-wrote the second song "Moonlight Angel," leader Choi Jong Hoon helped co-produced it. I Believe Myself became the first single with member Song Seung Hyun's vocal. To promote their music, the group held several performances in Japan during the summer of 2009. Jump starting their Asia Tour, F.T. Island visited Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and several others countries for several weeks. The tour kicked off in Singapore.[citation needed] For one hour, the five members performed their hit songs from their latest album, including 'Bad Woman,' to a full house of 900 fans from different countries. A couple of days later, the band left Singapore on an overnight flight after the performance ended.
In July, F&C Music released a jacket photo for the group's upcoming third album, Cross & Change. According to the information on the jacket photo, F.T. Island decided to try out several new music styles in their third album, which included ballads and several pop. The group also underwent an image change, adopting a “retro style”, using so-called “Bokgo”, which was inspired during the “jeans jeans look”-time from the 80s. To promote their third album, a music video teaser was released online featuring kids watching their idols (played by the members themselves) on TV. The lead single, "I Hope," was released on July 16. After activities and South Korea ended, F.T. Island flew back to Japan to release their third Japanese single, "Raining," on October 21, 2009. A music video of the title track of the single was also release. Member Choi Jonghun also played the piano for the title song instead of the usual guitar.
After several Japanese promotional activities, members Choi Jonghun, Choi Minhwan, and Lee Jaejin were put into the sub group F.T. Triple. The reason was believed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that lead singer, Lee Hongki, would not overstrain his voice. At one point in December 2008, main singer Lee Hongki's throat was having problems due to exhaustion, which lead to a several disappointing performances. Another reason was because of Lee's busy schedule with the filming of his drama You're Beautiful as well as Song Seunghyun's busy schedule. However, instead of Jaejin on vocals and bass and Jonghun on guitar, Jaejin now does the vocals and guitar with Jonghun playing the piano. Minhwan still plays the drums. Though the trio was unofficially announced at the Dream Concert in Japan as "A3" (the "A" representing the three members all having blood type A), they wanted to keep the F.T. name, thus added "Triple" at the end of it to represent that it is a trio. F.T. Triple's first single "Love Letter" was released with F.T. Island's 2CD repackaged album "Double Date" as part of the second CD "Two Date," which features all F.T. Triple songs. On November 14, 2009 in Seoul, F.T. Island kicked off their national tour, titled Men's Stories.

Other works
2002—2005
Member Lee Hong Ki debuted 6 years ago on a kid's sitcom KBS2's Magic Kid Masuri as the main character, Masuri. This sitcom gained popularity among elementary school students. He also participated into "Neh Sontob Kkeuteh Bichi Nama Issuh". He was also featured in Kangsooni, where he played a role named Kang Soo Bong. He also sang the OST of this children sitcom.

2007—2008
Member Lee Jae Jin was a castmember of KBS's sitcom Unstoppable Marriage while the other members made a cameo appearance. In the sitcom, Lee played the role of Wang Sa Baek (Sim Mal Yeon's fourth son), and appeared regularly on the show.
FT Island also hosted the second MBCEvery1's Idol Show, a total of 7 episodes. Lee Hong Ki also appeared in several shows, such as Becoming a Good Daddy (SBS) (2008–2009),Monwonaehangbok (Happy Shares Company)(2007) (MBC), andFamily Outing (SBS). Additionally, he was also meant to star in the drama, 'God of Study' in December 2008.[citation needed]However, due to certain issues, the drama was put on hold.[11] It was later announced that God of Study will air on the 4th of January 2010, with Hong Ki not part of the cast.

2009—present
Lee Hong Ki hosted SBS's music show Inkigayo. He later starred in the drama You're Beautiful alongside actor Jang Geun Suk and actress Park Shin Hye. Choi Min Hwan also held a role in the drama The Road Home.
On March 11, 2009, it was announced that Lee Jae Jin will participate in the musical Sonagi. He will get the role as a young boy. He was cast because he "showed a great passion for the piece, had the image of a sincere young boy, and had the qualifications to be considered a musical actor." He follows the footsteps of Big Bang's SeungRi, who already participated in the musical in summer 2008.[12] His first appearance in "Sonagi" was on the show for the 1st May with an agitation from the press. Other than Hongki, who had a tight schedule that day, all of the other members managed to attend the musical.
On June 29, Choi Jong Hun was featured with Core Contents Media's soloist Hong Jin Young as one of the main characters in her music video "Love Battery".

Members

Choi Jong Hoon
Name Choi Jonghoon (Korean: 최종훈)
Birthday March 7,1990 (age 19)
Weight/Height 179cm/61kg
Position in band Leader, Vocalist, Guitar, Keyboard. (Keyboard & Vocalist in FT Triple.)
Other Work  Starred in "Style Wave" together with Song Seung Hyun.
 MNet Scandal.

Lee Hong Ki
Name Lee Hong Ki (Korean: 이홍기)
Birthday March 2, 1990 (age 19)
Height/Weight 178cm/60kg
Position in band Main Vocal
Other works  Acting debut in 2002 in KBS2 Magic Kid Masuri (매직키드 마수리) as main role
 Cast as Lysander in a Korean version of A Midsummer Night's Dream
 Cast as Jeremy in the drama 미남이시네요 (You're Beautiful)
 One of the Daddy's in the TV show 좋아서 Good Daddy
 MNet Scandal

Lee Jae Jin
Name Lee Jaejin (Korean: 이재진)
Birthday December 17, 1991 (age 18)
Height/Weight 177cm/58kg
Position in band Vocalist, Rapper, Guitar and Bass. (Guitar and Vocal in FT Triple.)
Other Work  Acting debut in 2007 KBS2 daily sitcom Unstoppable Marriage as Wang Sa Baek (왕사백)
 Musical acting debut in 2009 in "Sonagi, Modeling"

Song Seung Hyun
Name Song Seunghyun (Korean: 송승현)
Birthday August 21, 1992 (age 17)
Height/Weight 180cm/60kg
Position in band Rapper, Vocalist, Guitar
Other Work  Participated Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) Idol Maknae Rebellion
 Starred in "Style Wave" together with Choi Jong Hun

Choi Min Hwan
Name Choi Minhwan (Korean: 최민환)
Birthday November 11, 1992 (age 17)
Position in band Vocalist, Drums, (Vocalist in FT Triple)
Other Work Acting debut in 2009, KBS1 The Road Home
173cm,55kg

Former
Oh Won Bin
Name Oh Wonbin (Korean: 오원빈)
Birthday March 26, 1990 (age 19)
Education Seongji High School (Korean: 성지고등학교)
Attending Gyeonggi University since March 2009, majoring in Digital Music
Position in band Vocalist, Rapper, Guitar, Harmonica
Other Work Sang for "You're Beautiful" OST with Miss $ (After departure from FT Island)

Discography
Studio albums
Album # Mini-Album # Album Information Track Listing
1st - Vol. 1: Cheerful Sensibility
 Released: June 7, 2007
 Language: Korean
 Sales: 82,880 copies[13]
1. 사랑앓이 (Love Sick)
2. 행복합니다 (I'm Happy)
3. 천둥 (Thunder)
4. 한사람만 (Only One Person)
5. 집착 (Cling)
6. 남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다 (A Man's First Love Follows Him To The Grave)
7. 하지말래요 (They Said To Stop)
8. FT Island
9. Reo Reo
10. Primadonna
11. 마중 (Meeting)
12. 사랑하는 법을 몰라서 (Because I Didn't Know How To Love)
13. 첫키스 (First Kiss)
- - Special Album: The Refreshment
 Released: December 6, 2007
 Language: Korean
 Sales: 36,957 copies [14]
Special CD1: Emotional Chapter
1. 너 올 때까지 (Until You Return)
2. 사랑이야 (It's Love)
3. 눈물이 더 가까운 사람 (A Person Who's Closer To Tears)
4. 사랑앓이 (Love Sick)
5. 행복합니다 (I'm Happy)
6. 천둥 (Thunder)
7. 한사람만 (Only One Person)
8. 집착 (Cling)
9. 남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다 (A Man's First Love Follows Him To The Grave)
10. 하지말래요 (They Said To Stop)
Special CD2: Island Chapter
1. FT Island
2. Reo Reo
3. Primadonna
4. 마중 (Meeting)
5. 사랑하는 법을 몰라서 (Because I Didn't Know How To Love)
6. 첫키스 (First Kiss)
- - Prologue of FT Island - Soyogi
 Released: June 7, 2008
 Language: Korean, Japanese, English
 Rank: #124 1. Friendship
2. ミライジテンシャ (Mirai Jitensha)
3. Soyogi
4. Stars
5. A Song For You
6. FT Island
7. Primadonna
8. Always Be Mine
2nd - Vol. 2: Colorful Sensibility
 Released: August 27, 2008
 Language: Korean
 Monthly Rank: #4
 Sales: 40, 000+ [15]
1. 사랑후애 (譃愛) (After Love)
2. 여자는 몰라 (Girls Don’t Know)
3. 그대는 사랑입니다 (You Are Love)
4. Love Is
5. 멋쟁이 vs 예쁜이 (FT vs PRI) (The Cool vs The Pretty)
6. 외워두기 (Memorize)
7. 미워하고 원망하고 (Hate And Resentment)
8. 1분 1초도 (One Minute And One Second)
9. 사랑하지마요 (Don’t Love Me)
10. 사랑이라 부르는 이름 (A Name Called Love)
11. Troublemaker
12. Train
- - Vol. 2.5: Colorful Sensibility Part 2
 Released: October 17, 2008
 Language: Korean
1. 너를 사랑해 (Love Is...) (Loving You)
2. Heaven
3. 너의 안부를 물을 때 (When I Am Asking About Your Well-Being)
4. 바램 (Prayer)
5. 내 오랜 그녀와 해야 할 일 (The Thing I Should Have Continued With Her)
6. 그대는 사랑입니다 (Remix) (You Are Love)
- 1st Mini-Album: Jump Up
 Released: February 11, 2009
 Language: Korean
1. 나쁜 여자야 (Bad Woman)
2. 인형 처럼 (Like A Doll)
3. 마법 (Magic)
4. Missing You
5. 그대와 나 (You And I)
6. 어쩌란 말이야 (What Can I Do?)
3rd - Vol. 3: Cross & Change
 Released: July 16, 2009
 Language: Korean
1. 빙빙빙 (Bing Bing Bing)
2. 바래 (I Hope)
3. 미우나 고우나 (Love It, Hate It)
4. 천사와 나무꾼 (Angel and the Woodsman)
5. 소년 소녀를 만나다 (Boy Meets Girl)
6. 결혼해줘 (Let's Get Married)
7. 꼭은 아니더라도 (It's Not Necessary)
8. 첫눈에 알아 (I Knew from First Sight)
9. 보내주기 (Send Away)
10. 못난이 (Ugly)
11. 남의 속도 모르고 (Make Little of Others)
12. 바래 (I Hope) (Ver. 2)
- - Vol. 3: Double Date (Repackage Album)
 Released: October 29, 2009
 Language: Korean
CD1: FT Island
1. Lie
2. 사랑이 왔나봐 (Love Must Have Come)
3. A song for you
4. 빙빙빙(Bing Bing Bing)
5. 바래(I Hope)
6. 미우나 고우나(Love it,Hate It)
7. 천사와 나무꾼(Angel And Woodsman)
8. 소녀를 만나다(소나기(Boy Meets Girl)
9. 결혼해줘(Let's Get Married)
10. 꼭은 아니더라도…(Even It's Not Necessary)
11. 첫눈에 알아(I Knew From First Sight)
12. 보내주기(Send Away)
13. 못난이(Ugly)
14. 남의 속도 모르고(Make Little Of Others)
CD2: FT Triple
1. 러브레터(Love Letter)
2. 멀리멀리(Far Away)
3. 꼬집어봐도(Even If You Pinch Me)
4th - So Long, Au Revoir
 Released: 16 December 2009
 Language: Korean, Japanese, English
1. Ready Go!!
2. Live Like a Musical
3. TV Radio
4. Everything is Possible
5. I Believe My Self
6. Raining
7. Moonlight Angel
8. You'll Be In My Heart
9. It's U
10. The One
11. Winter's Night
12. Bonus Track (F.T.ISLAND Commentary)
Singles
Single # Single Information Track Listing
1st The One
 Released: December 17, 2008
 Language: English, Japanese, Korean
 Rank: #9
 Sales: 4, 024 1. The One
2. Life Like a Musical
3. You’ll Be In My Heart
2nd I Believe Myself
 Released: April 22, 2009
 Language: English, Japanese, Korean
1. I Believe Myself
2. TV Radio
3. Moonlight Angel (Co-written by member Lee Jae Jin) (Co-composed by member Choi Jong Hun)
3rd Raining
 Released: October 21, 2009
 Language: Japanese, Korean
1. Raining
2. Everything is Possible
3. It's U
Soundtrack
Album information Track listing
인순이는 예쁘다 OST (In Soon Is Pretty OST)
 Released: November 9, 2007 1. 사랑을 보았나봐 (I Think I Saw Love)
못말리는 결혼 OST (Unstoppable Marriage OST)
 Released: November 9, 2007 1. 요즘 나는 (Lately I)(Hong Ki & Nam Gyu-Ri from Seeya)
온에어 OST (On Air OST)
 Released: March 20, 2008 1. 한가지 말 (One Word)
연가 2008 OST (special album with SG Wannabe & Choshinsung)
 Released: April 3, 2008 1. 눈물이 흐른다 (Tears Are Flowing)
Awards
Years Awards
2007  2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: Best New Male Group (Lovesick)[16]
 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: MNet.com Award (Lovesick)[16]
 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Anycall Popularity Award
 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Anycall Best New Artist Award
 2007 Asia Song Festival: Best New Group
2008  2008 Mutizen Inkigayo Award (Until You Return)
 17th Seoul Music Awards: Rookie of the Year (Love Sick)
 SEED Awards [in Thailand]: Asia’s Most Popular Artist Award
 Korean Entertainment Awards: Best Male Group
 2008 Golden Disk Awards:YEPP Popularity Award[17]

2009  2009 Award Male Singer Award at Korean Entertainment Awards[citation needed]
 2009 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Ceremony Top Ten Singer Award[citation needed]

2010  2010 16th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards Ceremony Male Singer Award – F.T. Island[citation needed]

Other Information

Name Lee Hong Gi
Birthday 1990, 6th February
Height 176 cm.
Weight 60 kg.
Education Seongji High School
Hobby Singing, Listening To Music, Playing Soccer & Games
Family Parents & Younger Sister
Skill Singing , Playing Soccer

Lee Jae Jin
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Name Lee Jae Jin
Birthday 1991, 17th December
Height 177 cm.
Weight 58 kg.
Education Seonyoo High School
Hobby Internet Seaching, Questioning about music to the music specialist
Family Parents & Older Sister
Skill Playing Bass
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Oh Won Bin
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Name Oh Won Bin
Birthday 1990, 26th March
Height 180 cm.
Weight 63 kg.
Education Seongji High School
Hobby Exercising, Reading, Listening Music
Family Parents
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Choi Jong Hoon
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Name Choi Jong Hun
Birthday 1990, 7th March
Height 178 cm.
Weight 60 kg.
Education Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School
Hobby Internet, Listening Music
Family Parents
Skill Playing Piano and Bass
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Choi Min Hwan
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Name Choi Min Hwan
Birthday 1992, 11th November
Height 171 cm.
Weight 55 kg.
Education Yanghwa Middle School
Hobby Internet, Listening Music
Family Parents, Younger Brother
Skill Playing Drums and Eating Chicken

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