F.T. Island

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F.T. Island
Also known as Five Treasure Island, FTI
Origin Flag of South Korea South Korea
Genre(s) K-pop, Pop-Rock
Years active 2007 - present
Label(s) F&C Music
Website FT Island's Official Site
Members
Lee Hongki (Lead Vocal)
Lee Jaejin (Bass)
Oh Wonbin (Guitar, Soft Vocal & Rap)
Choi Jonghun (Guitar & Keyboard)
Choi Minhwan (Drums)

F.T. Island (Korean : 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is the name of a South Korean rock ballad band. The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasure Island', each of the five members being a treasure.[1] The band's official color is yellow, and their fans carry yellow flags known as "pentasticks." Their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, was the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Debut

FT Island's first album was scheduled to be released commercially in May 2007.[2] However, instead of releasing the album as planned, all of the members appeared on a television program called “Dugeun Dugeun Yeochinmandeulgi” (Korean : 두근두근 여친만들기) on the Korean television channel Mnet. 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 Seoul on May 27, 2007.[4] On June 7, 2007 F.T. Island performed their debut song on the music television program M!Countdown.[5]Not only this but also they amazed people by winning their first best song award on M!Countdown by beating top artists such as dynamic duo and fly to the sky in just 2 weeks after debut.</ref>

[edit] Cheerful Sensibilty

Their first album “Cheerful Sensibility” combined 13 songs that can be divided into 2 parts: “Emotional Chapter” and “FT Island Chapter” respectively according to the style of the song in the album. For the “Emotional Chapter”, the genre is rock ballad oriented which produced by the composers who work for many songs of famous Korean singer such as SG Wannabe. The other part, “FT Island Chapter”, tend to be the upbeat pop- rock oriented style, which was produced by the Japanese famous composers participating with the Japanese band, SMAP.[6] The album sold 79,786 copies in 2007, making it the sixth best-selling album of the year[7].

The album was re-released on December 3, 2007 and it was named "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[7]

[edit] 2008: Concerts abroad

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The group was scheduled to hold their first concert in Malaysia on March 30, 2008, at Sunway Lagoon Amphitheater. On the day before the concert, they held an autograph session at Damansara Cineleisure. A special version of their debut album has been released in mid-February. However, the concert was suddenly cancelled, with no explanation given.

On April 12, 2008, the group held their first concert in Thailand, at the Royal Paragon Hall. In addition to playing material from their album, each member of the group had their own solos as well.

[edit] 2008: Japanese Debut

F.T. Island's Japanese debut album, entitled Prologue of FT Island, will be expected for release on 06 June 2008, with the first single being "Soyogi". The album is also called Soyogi, and consists of 8 songs, 2 of which are newer versions of the original songs "FT Island" and "Primadonna". Also, in the song "Always be mine", it is sung in english.[8] A music video has been released for the single.

[edit] Other works

Member Lee Jae Jin was a castmember of KBS's sitcom Unstoppable Marriage. The other members made a cameo appearance. In this sitcom Lee Jae Jin plays the role of Wang Sa Baek (Sim Mal Yeon's fourth son), and appears regularly on the show.

Member Lee Hong Gi debuted 6 years ago on a kid's sitcom KBS2's Magic Kid Masuri as the main character, Masuri. This sitcom gained explosive popularity among elementary school students.

[edit] Band Members

[edit] Lee Hong Gi

Name Lee Hong Gi (Korean : 이홍기)
Birthday March 2, 1990
Education Seongji High School (Korean : 성지고등학교
Blood Type AB
Position in band Lead vocals
Other works Acting debut in 2002 in KBS2 Magic Kid Masuri (매직키드 마수리) as main role


[edit] Lee Jae Jin

Name Lee Jae Jin ( Korean : 이재진)
Birthday December 17, 1991
Education Seonyoo High School ( Korean : 선유고등학교)
Blood Type A
Position in band Bass
Other Work Acting debut in 2007 KBS2 daily sitcom Unstoppable Marriage as Wang Sa Baek (왕사백) *regular cast*


[edit] Oh Won Bin

Name Oh Won Bin ( Korean : 오원빈)
Birthday March 26, 1990
Education Seongji High School ( Korean : 성지고등학교)
Blood Type O
Position in band Second vocal, rapping, guitar, harmonica


[edit] Choi Jong Hun

Name Choi Jong Hun ( Korean : 최종훈)
Birthday March 7, 1990
Education Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School

( Korean : 신동신정보산업고등학교)
Blood Type A
Position in band Leader; piano and guitar


[edit] Choi Min Hwan

Name Choi Min Hwan (Korean : 최민환)
Birthday November 11, 1992
Education Yanghwa Middle School (Korean : 양화중학교)
Blood Type A
Position in band Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album # Album Information Track Listing
1st Vol. 1: Cheerful Sensibility
  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

Special CD1: Emotional Chapter

  1. 너 올 때까지 (Until You Come Back)
  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. 한 사람만 (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)
- Mini Album: Prologue of FT Island - Soyogi
  1. Friendship
  2. ミライジテンシャ
  3. Soyogi
  4. Stars
  5. A Song For You
  6. FT Island
  7. Primadonna
  8. Always Be Mine

[edit] Soundtrack

Album information Track listing
인순이는 예쁘다 OST (In Soon Is Pretty OST)
  1. 사랑을 보았나봐 (I Think I Saw Love)
못말리는 결혼 OST (Unstoppable Marriage OST)
  1. 요즘나는 (Lately I...) (HongGi and Nam GyuRi from Seeya)
온에어 OST (On Air OST)
  1. 한가지말 (One Type of Word)
연가 2008 OST (special album with SG Wannabe & Cho Shin Sung)
  1. 눈물이 흐른다 (Tears Are Flowing)

[edit] Awards

Years Awards
2007
  • 2007 Asia Song Festival: Best New Group
  • 2007 Mutizen Inkigayo Award(Lovesick)
  • 2007 Mnet MCountdown Award #1(Lovesick)
  • 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: Best New Male Group (사랑앓이 [Lovesick])
  • 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: MNet.com Award (사랑앓이 [Lovesick])
  • 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Anycall Popularity Award
  • 2007 Golden Disk Awards: Anycall Best New Artist Award
  • 2007 Blixter World's Most Beautiful Lips Award
2008
  • 2008 Mutizen Inkigayo Award(Until You Come)
  • 17th Seoul Music Awards: Rookie of the Year (Love Sick)
  • SEED Awards[Thailand]: Asia’s Most Popular Artist Award

[edit] References

  1. ^ 이재환. "아이돌 밴드그룹 에프티아일랜드 방송 직후 검색어 1위", 뉴스엔, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. 
  2. ^ 한준호. "에프티아일랜드, "데뷔도 안했는데 벌써 스타"", 스포츠월드, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. 
  3. ^ 이정혁. "'꽃동산 장애인' 에프티아일랜드 , 여친 공개 모집", 네이버 스포츠조선 연예, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-29. 
  4. ^ Mnet. "핫데뷔 FTIsland! 첫 쇼캐이스에 여러분을 초대합니다". Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 
  5. ^ Yesasia. "F.T Island Vol. 1 - Cheerful Sensibility". Retrieved on 2007-06-08. 
  6. ^ Naver 뮤직. "1집 Cheerful Sensibility". Retrieved on 2007-06-10. 
  7. ^ a b Music Industry Association of Korea. 2007 album sales chart. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  8. ^ YesAsia. Prologue of F.T. Island Retrieved on accessdate = 2008-05-27.
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