Overview
F.T. Island(Korean:에프티 아일랜드, or FT아일랜드, short forFive Treasure Island), is a South Koreanrockband formed byFNC Entertainmentin 2007. The band currently consists of main vocalistLee Hong-gi, bassistLee Jae-jin, and drummerChoi Min-hwan.
Guitarist Oh Won-bin left the band in 2009 and was replaced bySong Seung-hyun. Former leaderChoi Jong-hoonleft the band and retired from the entertainment industry on March 14, 2019, while Seung-hyun left the group on December 31, 2019, to pursue his acting career. F.T. Island debuted on the music television programM Countdownon June 7, 2007, with the single "Love Sick". Their debut studio album,Cheerful Sensibility, was the sixth best-selling of the year and "Love Sick" topped theK-popcharts for eight consecutive weeks.
Later that year, the band won theBest New Male Groupat theMnet Asian Music Awardsand the Popularity and Rookie of the Year awards at theGolden Disk Awards. F.T. Island made their Japanese debut on June 8, 2008, with the extended playPrologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi. The band started getting recognition in the country following the release of their third Japanese studio album,Five Treasure Island, in 2011, which topped theOricon Albums Chartand spawned the single "Flower Rock". Additionally, F.T. Island is the first foreign male band and the first band in 42 years to top the Oricon Daily Charts.
F.T. Island's most well-known songs include "After Love", "Bad Woman", "I Hope", "Hello Hello", "Severely", "I Wish", and the chart-toppers "Love Sick", "Thunder", "Until You Come Back", and "Love Love Love". Considered to be South Korea's firstidolband, F.T. Island paved the way for such acts, including label mateN.Flying.
Members (COMING SOON)
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Discography (COMING SOON)
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