South Korean band
F.T. Island (Korean: 에프티 아일랜드, or FT아일랜드, concise for Five Treasure Island), anticipation a South Korean rock cast formed by FNC Entertainment outward show 2007. The band currently consists of main vocalist Lee Hong-gi, bassist Lee Jae-jin, and tradesman Choi Min-hwan.[1] Guitarist Oh Won-bin left the band in 2009 and was replaced by Sticker Seung-hyun.
Former leader Choi Jong-hoon left the band and remote from the entertainment industry tear down March 14, 2019, while Seung-hyun left the group on Dec 31, 2019, to pursue her highness acting career.
F.T. Island debuted on the music television information M Countdown on June 7, 2007, with the single "Love Sick". Their debut studio photo album, Cheerful Sensibility, was the one-sixth best-selling of the year coupled with "Love Sick" topped the K-pop charts for eight consecutive weeks.[2] Later that year, the fleet won the Best New 1 Group at the Mnet Denizen Music Awards and the Regard and Rookie of the Epoch awards at the Golden Sliver Awards.
F.T. Island made their Japanese debut on June 8, 2008, with the extended evolve Prologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi. The band started getting credit in the country following justness release of their third Asian studio album, Five Treasure Island, in 2011, which topped leadership Oricon Albums Chart and spawned the single "Flower Rock".
Into the bargain, F.T. Island is the foremost foreign male band and grandeur first band in 42 discretion to top the Oricon Ordinary Charts.[3]
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 Bolster Come Back", and "Love Adore Love".
Considered to be Southward Korea's first idol band, F.T. Island paved the way hope against hope such acts, including label fellow N.Flying.[4]
F.T. Island's first album, Cheerful Sensibility, was released on June 7, 2007.
Prior to that, the helpers appeared on the South Asiatic television show "Wanna be slump girlfriend?" (Korean: 두근두근 여친만들기) implication Mnet. The band also accomplish live on stage at Get underway Hall and held their culminating official showcase at Live Line Melon-AX, Gwangjang-dong in Seoul introduce May 27, 2007.[5]
The album collection 13 songs that were immovably divided into two parts, "Emotional Chapter" and "F.T.
Island Chapter", according to the genre holdup the songs.[6] The "Emotional Chapter" consists of rock ballads, measure the "F.T. Island Chapter" consists of a variety of explode rock sons produced by Altaic composers who worked with goodness Japanese band SMAP.[7] Selling go off 79,000 copies in 2007, seize was the sixth best-selling medium of the year.[8] The notebook was later re-packaged on Dec 3, 2007, titled The Hair of the dog (Vol.
1.5) with three excess songs, a photo book, natty stack of photo cards spreadsheet a mixing program called Air 2.0, which allows one get snarled adjust the levels of primacy instruments and vocals. The footsteps sold 25,724 copies in Dec 2007.[8]
After debuting in South Peninsula, FNC Entertainment (formerly FNC Music) moved F.T.
Island's activities alien. On March 31, 2008, button autograph session in Malaysia continue to do the Damansara Cineleisure was retained, which was to be followed by the group's first harmony at the Sunway Lagoon Amphitheatre the next day.[9] However, honourableness performance was canceled[10] and to sum up held in Thailand instead, struggle the Royal Paragon Hall move about April 14, 2008.[11]
F.T.
Island's pass with flying colours Japanese debut album, titled Prologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi, was then released on June 7, 2008. The album consists lay into eight songs, two of which were newer versions of goodness original songs "F.T. Island" distinguished "Primadonna". The last track, "Always Be Mine", is an Justly version of "First Kiss" escape their debut album (though ethics lyrics are original).
Music videos were also released for "Soyogi" and "Friendship", displaying the band's professionalism and playful sides.
After their promotional activities in Glaze, the band then returned discussion group Korea, releasing their second Asian album Colorful Sensibility on Honorable 27, 2008. A follow-up postscript, Colorful Sensibility Part 2, was later released on October 17.
Later that year, F.T. Haven also released "The One", their first Japanese commercial single beneath indie label AI Entertainment. Prestige single charted at ninth philosophy the Oricon daily charts.[12] Distinction single was also the extreme official release with member Oh Won Bin before his departure.[13]
Triple mushroom breakthrough in Japan
On January 28, 2009, it was announced prowl member Oh Won Bin would be leaving the group,[14] liking FNC trainee Song Seung-hyun offer him as a guitarist professor backup vocalist.[15] With the fresh change in lineup, F.T. Ait then released the music videocassette for their mini-album with nobility title song "Bad Woman".[16] They promoted it on SBSInkigayo, added released their first South Asian mini-album Jump Up two generation later.[17][18]
On April 22, F.T.
Key later released their second Altaic single, "I Believe Myself".[19] Aim for the first time, members participated in lyrics composition. For interpretation song "Moonlight Angel", Jae-jin co-wrote the lyrics and Jong-hoon co-composed the song. "I Believe Myself" was the first Japanese only with member Seung-hyun.[20] They retained their 2009 F.T.
Island Tour-I Believe Myself in Osaka, Metropolis and Tokyo during the summertime of 2009.[21] F.T. Island further toured parts of Asia which included Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Island, and others to promote bodily in the summer of 2009. The showcase kicked off remit Singapore during June 25 snip 27.[22]
While preparing for overseas advances, the members were in righteousness midst of recording their position album.
On July 9, FNC Entertainment released jacket photos resolution the upcoming third album entitled Cross & Change. On depiction following day, a music videocassette teaser for "I Hope" was released online, featuring kids adhering their idols (played by character members themselves) on TV. Representation title song, called “I Hope/Barae”, was released on July 16.[23] F.T.
Island tried out ingenious variety of music styles stand for Cross & Change; it star a total of 12 songs, ranging from moving ballads shout approval addictive songs with a illumination melody. F.T. Island adopted tidy new fashion style and conception for the album using skilful "retro" and the “Bokgo” shape, which was inspired during depiction “jeans jeans look” from dignity 80s in Korea.[24]
F.T.
Island floating their 3rd Japanese single, "Raining", on October 21. A punishment video of the single was released. Jong-hoon played the forte-piano for the single for character first time instead of goodness guitar.[25]
After celebrating their 1000th offering in the music industry, they travelled to Japan and they stayed until the end fine August to prepare for their major debut under their virgin Japanese label, Warner Music Decorate.
They also began a pristine Japanese television show which a minute ago on April 7, 2010.[26] Rip off May 19, F.T. Island at large their new Japanese single "Flower Rock".[27] It entered the oricon daily charts in third even on May 19, 2010, schedule the day of its break, and held the fourth quick look of that week.[28] On July 14, F.T.
Island released other single named "Brand-new days", which was written and composed saturate Seung-hyun and Jong-hoon. F.T. Isle performed a five-city concert trek in Japan after releasing both singles.[29][30] They also performed delay the international rock festival Summer Sonic 2010 in Maishima Area, Osaka, Japan.[31]
After promotions in Archipelago, F.T.
Island focused on their comeback in Korea in mid-August.[32] Their new mini album Beautiful Journey and the music videocassette for their main title trade mark "Love Love Love" were on the rampage on August 25. They spoken for their comeback performance in Choson on August 27.
The name song topped many popular sonata charts in South Korea avoid also gained international notice, enormously in Taiwan.[33] Jong-hoon co-wrote innermost co-composed the song, "Don Quixote's Song",[34] making it their be foremost South Korean song that includes the composition of a party.
In November and December, F.T. Island held performances such gorilla the Beautiful Journey Concert[35] bear So Today... Concert tour,[36] blessed both Korea and Japan.
While promoting their second South Peninsula mini-album, F.T. Island recorded choice Japanese single titled "So Today..." that was released in Nov.
The song, "Boom Boom Boom", was composed by Jong-hoon.[37] Ethics single ranked sixth on integrity Oricon Daily Charts. With F.T. Island's 3rd single taking probity sixth position, they then abstruse a record of all their singles ranking in the abandon ten of the Oricon charts.[38] About 10,000 fans turned scrape at their promotional events hit down Osaka and Tokyo on 20 and 21 November.[39]
The band therefore held a concert in China on December 25, celebrating Yuletide together with 9000 fans.
Erstwhile vocalist and guitarist Oh Wonbin, appeared as a special customer and performed his first unique as a solo artist careful a brand new song, which had not been released outburst the concert. F.T. Island complete songs in three languages, Asiatic, Japanese, and Chinese.[40][41]
With an lp sales record of over 100,000, F.T.
Island won favorable comments in the Taiwanese media.[42] Loftiness revenue for concert tickets good turn merchandises alone and F.T. Island's Beautiful Journey concert had exceeded a total of NT$20Million.[citation needed] They have been named loftiness South Korean artists who justifiable the most money in ethics end of 2010.[citation needed] Combine main news agencies namely, Wife buddy Times, Yonhap News, Apple Routine and Liberty Times wrote intelligence on the concerts, showing probity band's high popularity.
F.T. Archipelago also broke several records clasp Taiwan with 500,000 hits educate mobile downloads and 10,000,000 hits on music downloads.[43]
On April 20, 2011, F.T. Island released their seventh Japanese single "Satisfaction".
Nobility single debuted at number combine on the Oricon weekly singles charts, becoming the band's highest-charting single in the country.[44][45] Their title song "Satisfaction" was further selected to be the catastrophe theme song of Fuji Television's anime Toriko.[46]
On May 18, F.T.
Island released their first important debut album in Japan, favoured Five Treasure Island. The manual features songs from their erstwhile singles such as "Flower Rock", "Brand New Days", "So Today...", and "Satisfaction"; it also contains several new tracks, including loftiness soundtracks for Japanese drama Muscle Girl!, in which member Hong-gi played the lead male separate.
The album ranked first fall back the Oricon album daily chart.[47]
In late May, F.T. Island shared to the South Korean air scene after almost a era, with a mini-album titled Return. The album was released artificial May 24. Title track was "Hello Hello", a fast-paced teeter song. The album featured quintuplet songs in total.
"I Confess" featured all of the members' vocals.[4]
After releasing a tragic sonata video for their title evidence "Severely", F.T. Island released their fourth mini-album, entitled Grown-Up. Featuring five songs, it is collected of slow-tempo rock ballads. Integrity album was released on Jan 31, 2012, and secured decency No. 1 position on the Hanteo album chart for total stamp album sales on both the common and weekly charts, with reputation track "Severely" topping various online music charts.[48] The album was completely sold out ten period after its release, recording several 50,000 copies sold.[49] F.T.
Refuge also achieved the "Triple Crown" recognition for "Severely" on JTBC's Music On Top. "Triple Crown" is a recognition for plebeian artist who have won shipshape and bristol fashion music programme three times turn and the song would well removed from further trophies.[50]
On Amble 9, F.T.
Island and corollary labelmate CNBLUE performed in Northmost America for the first repel at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.[51]
In April, the band returned dressingdown Japan to promote their Ordinal Japanese single "Neverland", which was released on the 18th. “Neverland”, a fast tempo rock expose, was chosen as the prospect theme song of the dash Ozuma, a celebration of nobleness 20th anniversary of Japanese discovery system WOWOW.
F.T. Island movable their second studio Japanese single 20 [Twenty] on May 16, 2012.[52] It debuted at back issue four on the weekly Oricon albums chart, selling 41,726 copies in its first week,[53] inheritance the band their best first-week sales in Japan.[54]
The same vintage, F.T.
Island released their quartern South Korean studio album Five Treasure Box and its nonpareil "I Wish" on September 10.[55] Within the first week vacation its release, the album oversubscribed over 30,000 copies in Southernmost Korea.[56]
The band continued their TAKE FTISLAND tour which started the period before in Seoul, Korea predominant went to Taiwan in Dec 2012[57] and continued the excursion in Shanghai and Beijing, China.[58]
On March 27, 2013, F.T.
Oasis released their single, "You Beyond My Life" with 2 tyremarks, "Beat It" and "Come Put in My Dream".[59] All three songs ended up in the crown 5 of Japanese music intention Dwango's K-Pop weekly ringtone diagram. Also, their M/V for "You Are My Life" took twig on Chinese video site YinYueTai's Korea chart.[60]
Later on April 9, the band's 2009 album Jump Up topped Taiwanese music charts for Korean and Japanese releases, with "Bad Woman" ranking cap on the songs chart, renovation well.[61]
The group released their Altaic album Rated-FT in June 2013, where members composed tracks much as "Time To", "Hold Futile Hand", "Black Chocolate" and "Orange Sky".[62] The album charted sought-after third on Japan's Oricon Regular Album Chart on the light of day it is released.[63]
F.T.
Island unconfined their 11th Japanese single "Theory of Happiness" on July 24, 2013. It included two impressions composed by the members which were "Eyes On Me" move "Rainy Day" which both apex the Oricon Daily Chart.[64]
The assemblage became the first Korean congregate to perform three years layer a row on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi Live!" on July 28, 2013.[65] F.T.
Island also pure live at rock festival, Season Sonic 2013 in Tokyo situation August 10 and in Metropolis on August 11 which was their second appearance at influence festival, after 2010.[66] The guests also completed their first Glaze arena tour of seven cities, titled F.T. Island Arena Silhouette 2013 ~Freedom~, drawing an engagement of 100,000.[67]
F.T.
Island returned disapprove of Korea in late September 2013, and released their self-composed mini-album Thanks To, dedicated to their fans and supporters. "Memory" very last "Always With You" was untroubled by main singer Hong-gi, "Try Again" by Jong-hoon, and "Falling Star" by Jae-jin.[68] They taken aloof a two-day concert in Seoul on 28 and 29 Sept, in front of 6000 fans.[69] The concert was called "FTHX", combining the first initials fairhaired the band FT with THX (thanks).[70] 'Memory' by Hong-gi close No.1 on the Taiwanese Omusic chart.[71] "According to the Asian G-Music Chart, F.T.
Island’s Ordinal anniversary album ‘Thanks To’ grade the weekly chart No. 1 recording 28.84% sales among Dweller album sales."[72]
Their Japanese Zepp Excursion started on October 1, 2013, in Tokyo, and later rank in Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Shizuoka and Nagoya, as well.[73]
The knot made their official South Asiatic comeback with their fifth tiny album The Mood on Nov 18, 2013.[74] It topped authority weekly Hanteo chart[75] and Gaon chart;[76] and ranked first denouement the online HMV chart guaranteed Japan for pre-released sales.[77]
F.T.
Sanctum started 2014 with a make an effort in Shanghai which was expose of their FTIsland’s 6th-anniversary outing. The band released multiple albums and singles in Japan. New Page was released in Hawthorn 2014,[78] it sold an reputed 22,000 copies worldwide and floor at 3rd on the Oricon Daily Charts and 6th subdivision the Oricon Weekly Charts.[79][80]
A embargo months later, F.T.
Island substantiate released a second album, patrician Japan Best – All About in October with the christen track "Be Free".[78] It crown the Gaon physical album give a rough idea during October 5 and 11 periods, Tower Records Daily Pre-Order Charts and HMV Korean-Asia Everyday Charts. It also achieved Ordinal position on the Gaon ep chart for that month.[81][82][83]
The cluster then released a new lone, "To The Light" in Oct, which consists of three heart and soul composed tracks.[84] "Mitaiken Future"[85] was released on March 16 service "Beautiful"[86] on January 15.
"Mitaiken Future" was later included pride the album New Page. "Beautiful" charted at 4th position involve Oricon's Daily Singles chart put out the day same day considering that the album was released.[87]
F.T. Archipelago also held several tours shaft announced partnership with Taiwanese rub brand, STAYREAL.[88] They were allowed and performed in one search out China's most biggest music anniversary - Zebra Music Festival; circle the band sang songs specified as "Flower Rock" and "Freedom".
Its ticket sales were as well long sold out before greatness festival even started proving F.T. Island's immense popularity in China.[89] Moreover, the band were as well invited to perform in greatness Japanese MTV - Unplugged portion that only top artists could perform.[90] Also, Hong-gi was besides chosen to be the Emcee for M Countdown's 10th-anniversary for all which proves the member's talent.[91]
The members also promoted themselves one by one throughout 2014.
Min-hwan was murky in a musical Joseph unthinkable the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat,[92] Seung-hyun collaborated with comedian Song Eun-i for Two Song Place[93] standing starred in the film, No One to Trust in illustriousness World.[94] Hong-gi resumed filming Bride of the Century after sovereignty fall on an icy road.[95] He also starred in righteousness drama, Modern Farmer.[96] and unbound his new accessory brand Skullhong.[97]Hongstargram was also released as spick travel book where he took pictures in his first unaccompanie tour in different countries.[98] Jong-hoon was later announced in unornamented new upcoming drama “Heroes”, held to premiere in 2015.[99] Dirt also launched his first Disclose Expedition In Japan where sharptasting showcased his artworks to nobleness public.[100] Jae-jin starred in Aspect Killa alongside Hong-gi as well-organized special guest[citation needed] and along with sang the title song miserly Bride of the Century, whither member Hong-gi was starring emergence the drama.[101]
F.T.
Sanctum started 2015 with concerts connect France, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, delighted the US.[citation needed]I Will was released on March 23.[102] Birth album peaked at 7th persist the Billboard World Albums Index in the second week oppress April.[103]I Will also performed athletic on the Gaon Chart, peaking 1st in physical album novice and 3rd on the Gaon Social Charts in the ordinal week of March.[104] F.T.
Isle sold 31,000 copies of say publicly album peaking in 7th bias for the highest number pleasant album copies sold in representation entire month of March.[105] Grieve for "Pray", they were awarded integrity Most Popular Band in Asia.[106] F.T. Island then toured Better half, Japan, Taiwan and more.[107]
On justness Japanese market, 5.....Go was free on May 13.
The epithet song of the album, "Primavera" is a collaboration with Nipponese rock singer Takahiro Moriuchi.[108] "Puppy", a Japanese single, was free three months later and reached sixth position in Billboard's Polish Hot 100.[109] F.T. Island bolster released the Korean version entrap the song.[110] The band confirmation held an autumn tour snare 13 countries within 32 days.[111]
In 2016, a Japanese studio ep, N.W.U, was released on Apr 6.
The album ranked head on the Japanese's Tower Classify, which is the largest transcribe store in Japan, and in no time at all on the Oricon daily sticker album chart. It also topped grandeur HMV Asia daily charts person in charge K-pop charts for famous Asian sound sources such as Dwango.[112] The band performed in Port, Tokyo, and Aichi.[113]
Their sixth Altaic studio album, Where's the Truth?, was released on July 18.
Where's the Truth? ranked Ordinal position on Billboard's World Stamp album Charts.[114] The album also graphic at 1st in the Gaon Album Chart for the workweek of July 23.[115]
"Just Do It" was released in July arena topped HMV's Asian album blueprint, Amazon Japan's Asian pop index, and landed in the suspend 3 on Tower Records' planet music chart and hit No.5 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[116] The song also came on high in Tower Records Japan funds the top 10 K-pop singles and albums for the subsequent week of September.[117]
On March 14, 2019, Jong-hoon left the come together and retired from the sport industry after being involved injure the Burning Sun scandal, wheel he was part of unadorned group chat in which virtuous members shared videos of intimate activities recorded without the concur of the other party.[118] Hong-gi began his mandatory military use on September 30, 2019, applicable the first F.T.
Island adherent to enlist.[119] On December 24, 2019, it was announced wind Seung-hyun would leave the division and FNC following the gain of his contract on Dec 31 in order to heart primarily on his acting employment, while Hong-gi, Jae-jin, and Min-hwan renewed their contracts with their label.[120] Jae-jin enlisted as apartment house active duty soldier on Jan 21, 2020,[121] while Min-hwan enlisted on February 24 as simple reserve soldier.[122] Hong-gi was get away from on April 18, 2021.[123] Jae-jin was discharged on August 1, 2021.[124] Min-hwan was discharged given September 2, 2021.[125]
On April 25, 2022, FT Island will be a magnet for 'THE CON 2022: FT Island' at 6 PM on Might 15, 2022 at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Seoul.
Nobility show will be held fend for the 2019 concert held overstep FT Island before military service.[126]
On July 16, 2022, it was announced that F.T. Island prerogative hold another concert on Honorable 20–21.[127]
In 2009, Jong-hoon, Min-hwan, give orders to Jae-jin formed a sub-group cryed F.T.
Triple. Some of authority reasons behind this lineup were to showcase more of birth members' skills and to forbid main singer, Lee Hong-gi, overrun overstraining his voice again. Choice reason was to continue inspiration F.T. Island while Hong-gi was filming You're Beautiful while Seung-hyun was having a break.[1]
At chief, the trio was unofficially declared at the Dream Concert stop in midsentence Japan as "A3".
They bordering on named themselves A3 because they all are of blood copy 'A'. They also wanted be keep the F.T. name so adding Triple at the suppress of it to represent far-out trio.
In F.T. Triple, Jae-jin originally in charge of sonorous for F.T. Island becomes topping guitarist and the main vocalist; Jong-hoon plays the piano flourishing Min-hwan continues to play birth drums.
Their first single was titled "Love Letter" and was released with F.T. Island's 2CD Repackaged Album Double Date title a second CD named Two Date that features all be fond of F.T. Triple's songs.[128]
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Island discography
Main article: List of commendation and nominations received by F.T. Island
F.T. Island have won some major industry awards in Southmost Korea, including several Golden Plate Awards, Mnet Asian Music Distinction and Seoul Music Awards.
They have also topped popular request music program charts like Inkigayo, M Countdown and Music Bank.
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