Selasa, 28 Juni 2011

CNBLUE member facts

Jung Yong Hwa facts:

1. Yonghwa said Jungshin and Minhyuk is the most famous among fans girl.

2. Jungshin Yonghwa told, "I do not have any impression about you when I first saw you, except about your height!".

3. Yonghwa compose and write lyrics to "I Do not Know Why." He wanted to create a different mood for this song.

4. Yonghwa said, "Among all members, Jungshin is a member who always seemed most happy." 5. "We'll never feel lonely jikai we are always together. When we are together, the atmosphere will be fun, "said Yonghwa.

6. Yonghwa learned guitar from his friend. She says the guitar is an instrument that is easy to play.

7. What would Yonghwa do if one of the three other members: Jungshin, Jonghyun, and Minhyuk, being a girl in disguise? Yonghwa replied, "If he is in the group for several reasons, I would melindunginnya way out of the group so he can not cover up anything."

8. For Yonghwa, the brand is not important, but whether he was wearing clothes which are suitable for people more important.

9. Yonghwa time choosing his everyday clothes, she likes to mix and match clothes with bright colors, and he will not forget the rings and accessories.

10. Yonghwa said, "Jonghyun often take food from us.

11. Yonghwa have over 100 pairs of shoes.

12. Yonghwa said, Minhyuk is the kind of person who seldom laughed. He will laugh ten times per year.

13. Yonghwa received an award at the 2010 Korea Drama Festival for his role as Kang Shin-woo in the drama You're Beautiful
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14. Yonghwa always envied the ability of MC Minhyuk, therefore Yonghwa continue the practice to bring the show well.

15. Yonghwa really like to eat spaghetti.

16. Yonghwa said she did not care pretty girl or an ugly girl, she was only concerned, if he is on the side of the woman she will feel comfortable, then he will Yonghwa choose.

17. Yong Hwa usually like pake T-shirt + jeans, but even though he was the man he had plenty of accessories and shoes.

18. Yonghwa first kiss, in junior class.

19. Yonghwa said that "the most handsome member CNBLUE Jonghyun it, not me.

20. Yonghwa never be a "husband" Seohyun SNSD for Reality Show We Got Married

21. Yonghwa also dedicate a song to Seohyun at the event.


 

Kang Min Hyuk Facts:

1. Kang Minhyuk has a specialty in flute. Next to drums, it’s the instrument he can play very well.

2. He naturally likes older women because he also has an older sister that treats him well.

3. Next to Jonghyun, Minhyuk excels in sports. He likes Baseball, Soccer and Basketball.

4. His middle school nickname was Kang Goon (Kang – his last name; Goon – a Korean term for a young lad).

5. He loves playing games on his PSP.

6. He met Jungshin for the 1st time at the Ilsan English School.

7. For Minhyuk, music and food are the same in his life, a day without music would leave you very uneasy.

8. The girl group that he wants to be close with is Wonder Girls.

9. Minhyuk also wants to host with Kim Heechul of Super Junior.

10. He admits in reacting very slow so if he was a girl he would choose Jungshin because he is funny and lively most of the time.

11. Through the drama, “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter”, Minhyuk and Super Junior’s Donghae grew a closer brother-like relationship.

12. When it comes to girls, Minhyuk does not care about looks and likes someone he feels comfortable with.

13. Minhyuk’s dad is his drum teacher.

14. Minhyuk is the type who’s stable and quiet. But when he’s feeling good he can be quite playful.

15. Minhyuk hopes to become a drummer like the Dream Theatre’s Mike Portnoy.

16. Minhyuk likes anime such as Bleach, Naruto and One Piece.

17. Minhyuk and FT Island’s Minhwan became close after meeting 3 times. They became close so quickly because they share the same interests.

18. Minhyuk makes an effort to practice playing drums more recently since his drama is over. He bought new small cymbals for their new album.

19. Minhyuk’s recent favorite songs are by Owl City. He said “They sound very refreshing and their style is very unique, sometimes dreamy, and sometimes sunshine-bright. So I like their songs a lot.”

20. Minhyuk is a big fan of Kim Tae Hee (IRIS, Love Story in Harvard) and he really love to meet her in person.

21. Minhyuk revealed in order to get familiar with the camera; he did a lot of practice in private.

22. He had fallen for “very spicy jjigae” which he didn’t liked eating before.

23. He is voted as The Coolest Member of CNBLUE.

24. Minhyuk likes wearing sweats /training suits and also the neat and tidy, smart type of clothes.

25. His skin is very smooth like a baby and other CNBLUE members are admitting in following his skin care practices.




Lee Jong Hyun facts:

1. Lee Jonghyun likes girls who look good in simple white shirt and jeans.

2. His favorite meal is the Yoshinoya’s A-set.

3. He felt so lucky debuting with CNBLUE because he got to meet Kim Bum Soo, his idol.

4. Jonghyun has a lot of Adidas training wear.

5. Among many songs that Jonghyun composed, he is most satisfied with “Lie”.

6. Jonghyun envies Minhyuk, because he has a sexy body.

7. When Jonghyun was in primary three, his friends suspected that he wasn’t a Korean, so he ran back home to ask his father about his ‘origin’.

8. Jonghyun wants to perform in a rock festival like Summer Sonic (Japanese Rock Fest), with many other artists.

9. He is CNBLUE’s second leader and Yonghwa thinks he helps to firmly pull the team together. He is very reliable.

10. Among the CNBLUE members, Jonghyun is the touchiest. He naturally massages, leans on other’s shoulder, hug and hold hands with other members.

11. Jonghyun said if he isn’t in CNBLUE, he wants to be an athlete.

12. All members of CNBLUE said in an interview that Lee Jonghyun is the member that likes pretty girls the most.

13. Jonghyun was athlete of Taekwondo and Judo. He got Black belt for both.

14. Jonghyun is a second child and has an elder sister.

15. Jonghyun wanted to learn drums.

16. Jonghyun doesn’t like spaghetti.

17. Jonghyun’s first kiss was when he was 2nd year of middle school, at the stair of institute.

18. On his 20th birthday, Jonghyun got a DVD of Son Ye Jin’s (his ideal woman) movies from fans. He also got some under wear from fans on his birthday.

19. Jonghyun even has the same guitar as Carlos Santana. It’s a PRS guitar.

20. He’s the most trusted among the members and he takes care of everybody.

21. He thinks he looks more handsome after taking a bath.

22. Jonghyun talks about love: “When you fall, you fall and your head hurts so you get dizzy.”

23. Jonghyun shakes his legs before going to the stage because he is often nervous.

24. Jonghyun said he felt comfortable as he got a role as a guitarist and vocalist in Acoustic, pretty much his everyday life.

25. He still can’t avoid the Busan accent especially when he gets excited about something.


Lee Jung Shin  facts :

1. Jungshin said, the dentist is the most horrible place for him.
 
2. Jungshin like swimming and skipping.

 
3. Jungshin pleased to bring the bag since the age of 7 years. He said when he was little, he brought a bag whose contents snack every day.

 
4. When asked what kind of ideal type, Jungshin replied: "It's better if she is beautiful, but I prefer an honest girl."

 
5. Jungshin began studying the bass 3 years ago and she liked it, so he's still playing the bass until now.

 
6. Jungshin grow in an environment of people who play guitar and drums, so he learned them.

 
7. Jungshin good skin, shining.

 
8. Jungshin say Yonghwa is photogenic best 21st-century since his beauty to be doubled on the screen than real life.

 
9. Jungshin looks more calm, but his humor exceed CNBLUE another member.

 
10. Jungshin highest CNBLUE member, therefore he lied, he said the high 186, but Minhyuk said 187. Apparently, Jungshin not want grow again.

 
11. Jungshin want to make a really cool song.

12. When choosing Yonghwa SeoHyun when the first episode of WGM, Jungshin actually hurt because she thought SeoHyun would choose it because they had just been talking.

 
13. Jungshin never said "I want to have a friend the artist, because I do not have any friends other than the artist CNBLUE another member.


credit: AboutK-pop

All about CNBLUE

C.N. Blue is a band under the management of F&C Music. It consists of four people. This band was formed in 2007 when three people (Yong Hwa, Jong Hyun, and Min Hyuk) passed the audition in that year. It made its first debut in 2009 in Japan. Former bassist Kwang Jin left the band in September 2009. His position was replaced by Jung Shin.
Japan debut date: August 19th, 2009
Korea debut date: January 15th, 2010
Awards
  • 2010.01.29 No.1 K-Chart on KBS Music Bank with I’m a Loner
  • 2010.01.31 Mutizen Award on SBS Inkigayo with I’m a Loner
  • 2010.02.23 Gaonchart Award for topping the streaming download charts with I’m a Loner
  • 2010.06.10 No.1 MNet M!Countdown with LOVE
  • 2010.06.20 Mutizen Award on SBS Inkigayo with LOVE
  • 2010.07.01 No.1 MNet M!Countdown with LOVE
  • 2010.07.04 Mutizen Award on SBS Inkigayo with LOVE
  • 2010.11.17 Style Icon Awards New Style Icon Singer
  • 2010.11.28 MNet Asia Music Awards as the 2010 best new male artist
  • 2010.12.09 Golden Disk Awards Digital Music Bonsang
Major endorsements
  • Skoolooks (2010)
  • Holika Holika (2010)
  • NII (2010)
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 & X10 Mini (2010)
  • Suithouse [Yong Hwa] (2010)
Member's profile

Name: Jung Yong Hwa
Position: Leader, Guitar & Vocal
Blood type: A
Birthdate: 1989/06/22
Height & Weight: 180cm, 63kg
Hobby: Appreciating music
Specialty: Clarinet, Beatbox
Attraction: Side teeth
Career: SBS Drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ as Kang ShinWoo, SBS Inkigayo MC
Family: Parents + older brother
Favorite food: Meat


Name: Lee Jong Hyun
Position: Guitar & Vocal
Blood Type: O
Birthdate: 1990/05/15
Height Weight: 182cm 64kg
Hobby: Appreciating music, exercising
Specialty: Judo
Attraction: Chic smile
Career: Acoustic movie as Seongwon
Family: Parents + older sister
Favorite food: Spicy food


Name: Kang Min Hyuk
Position: Drummer
Blood Type: A
Birthdate: 1991/06/28
Height Weight: 184cm 60kg
Hobby: Soccer, Basketball
Specialty: Flute
Attraction: Smiling eyes
Career: MNet M!Countdown MC, Acoustic movie as Haewon, SBS Drama ‘It’s Okay Daddy’s Girl’ as Hwang Yeon Doo
Family: Parents + older sister
Favorite food: Fruits


Name: Lee Jung Shin
Position: Bassist
Blood Type: A
Birthdate: 1991/09/15
Height Weight: 186cm 66kg
Hobby: Appreciating music
Specialty: Rap, Bass
Attraction: Eyes
Family: Parents + older brother
Favorite food: Salad


source: K- Bites + Nate

FT Island albums




1st Album “Cheerful Sensibility”
Track List:
01 사랑앓이 (Sarangalhi) [Love Sick]
02 행복합니다 (Haengbokhamnida) [Be Happy]
03 천둥 (Cheondung) [Thunder]
04 한사람만 (Hansaramman) [Only one person]
05 집착 (Jimchak) [Cling]
06 남자의 첫사랑은 무덤까지 간다 (Namjaeui chotsarangeun mudeomkkaji ganda) [A man´s first live will follow him forever]
07 하지말래요 (hajimallaeyo) [They said to stop]
08 FT Island
09 Reo Reo
10 Primadonna
11 마중 (Majung) [Meeting]
12 사랑하는 법을 몰라서 (Saranghaneun beopeul mollaseo) [Because I didn´t know how to love]
13 첫키스 (cheot kisseu) [First Kiss]

Special Album “The Refreshment” (Repackage)
Track List:
CD 1(EMOTIONAL CHAPTER) :
01 너 올 때까지 (Nae olddaekkaji) [Until you Return]
02 사랑이야 (Sarangeya) [It is love]
03 눈물이 더 가까운 사람 (Nunmuli Deo Kakkaun Saram)[The person who is closer to tears]
04 사랑앓이 (Sarangalhi) [Love sick]
05 행복합니다 (Haengbokhamnida) [Be Happy]
06 천둥 (Cheondung) [Thunder]
07 한사람만 (Hamsaramman) [Only one person]
08 집착 (Jimchak) [Cling]
09 남자의 첫사람은 무덤까지 간다 (Namjaeui cheotsarameun Mudeomkkaji Ganda) [A man´s first live will follow him forever]
10 하지말래요 (Hajimallaeyo) [They said to stop]
CD 2 (ISLAND CHAPTER) :
11 FT Island
12 Reo Reo
13 Primadonna
14 마중 (Majung) [Meeting]
15 사랑하는 법을 몰라서 (Saranghaneun Beobeul Mollaseo) [Because I Didn't Know How To Love]
16 첫키스 (Cheot Kisu) [First Kiss]

Japanese AlbumPrologue of FT Island – Soyogi”
Track List:
01. Friendship
02. Mirai Jitensha
03. Soyogi
04. Stars
05. A Song for you
06. FT Island (Remastered Korean version)
07. Primadonna (Remastered Korean Version)
08. Always be mine (English version of 첫키스 (Cheot Kisu) [First Kiss])

2nd Album “Colorful Sensibility”
Track List:
01 . 사랑후애 (Saranghuae) (After Love)
02 . 여자는 몰라 (Yeojaneun Molla) (Woman Dont Know)
03 . 그대는 사랑입니다 (Geudaeneun Sarangimnida) (You Are Love)
04 . Love is
05 . 멋쟁이 VS 예쁜이 (Meotjaengi vs Yeppeuni) (The Cool vs The Pretty) (FT VS PRI)
06 . 외워두기 (Oiweodugi) (Memorize)
07 . 미워하고 원망하고 (Miweohago Wonmanghago) (Hate And Resentment)
08 . 1분 1초도 (Il Bun Il Chodo) (One Minute One Second)
09 . 사랑하지마요 (Saranghajimayo) (Please Dont Love Me)
10 . 사랑이라 부르는 이름 (Sarangira Bureunun Ireum) (A Name Called Love)
11 . Troublemaker
12 . Train

Mini Album or 2.5 Album “Colorful Sensibility Part 2”
Track List:
01 . 너를 사랑해 (Neoreul Saranghae) (Loving You / love is…)
02 . Heaven
03 . 너의 안부를 물을 때 (Neoeui Anbureul Mureul Ddae) (When Im asking Your Well-Being)
04 . 바램 (Baraem) (Prayer)
05 . 내 오랜 그녀와 해야 할 일 (Nae Oraen Geunyeoweo Haeya Halil) (The Things I Should Have Continue With Her)
06 . 그대는 사랑입니다 (Geudaeneun Sarangimnida) (You Are Love – Remix)

1st Japanese Single “The One”
Track List:
01. The One (English Language)
02. Live Like A Musical (Japanese Language)
03. You’ll Be In My Heart (Korean Language)
(ps: track 2 & 3, FT Island ikutan nulis lirik lagu )
(After wonbin left & seunghyun coming)

1st Mini Album “Jump Up”
Track List:
1. 나쁜여자야 (Nappeun Yeojaya) (Bad Woman)
2. 인형처럼 (InhyeongCheoreom) (Like A Doll)
3. 마법 (Mabeop) (Magic)
4. Missing You
5. 그대와 나 (Geudaewa na)(You And I)
6. 어쩌란말이야 (Eojjeoran Mariya)(What Can I do?)

2nd Japanese Single “I Believe Myself”
Track List:
01 I Believe Myself (Japanese Language)
02 TV Radio (English Language)
03 Moonlight Angel (Korean Language)
(Lyrics by Lee JaeJin (FT. Island) and Choi JongHun (FT. Island) Composed)
04 I Believe Myself (Insutrumental)

3rd Album “Cross & Change”
Track List:
01 빙빙 (Bing Bing Bing)
02 바래 (Barae) (I Hope)
03 미우나 고우나 (Miuna Gouna) (Love It, Hate It)
04 천사와 나무꾼 (Cheonsawa Namukkun) (Angel and the Woodsman)
05 소녀를 만나다 / 소 나 기 (Sonyeonreul Mannada / Sonagi) (Boy Meets Girl)
06 결혼해줘 (Gyeorhonhaejwo) (Let’s Get Married)
07 꼭은 아니더라도 (Kkogeun Anidorado) (It’s Not Necessary)
08 첫눈에 알아 (Cheotnunae Ara) (I Knew from First Sight)
09 보내주기 (Bonaejugi) (Send Away)
10 못난이 (Motnani) (Ugly)
11 남의 속도 모르고 (Nameui Sokdo Moreugo) (Make Little of Others)
12 바래 (Barae) (I Hope) (Ver. 2)

3rd Japanese Single “Raining”
Released: October 21, 2009
Language: Japanese, Korean, English
Track List:
01 Raining
(Lyrics by Miyakei/Music by Daichi/Arranged by Youwhich)
02 Everything is Possible
(Lyrics by Shusui, Lee JaeJin (FT. Island)/Music by Shusui)
03 It’s You
(Lyrics by Lee JaeJin (FT. Island)/Music by OWL/Arranged by Youwhich)

Album Repackage “Double Date”
  1. One Date (FT ISLAND)
  2. Two Date (FT TRIPLE)
♥ Released: October, 2009
♥ Language: Korean
TrackList:
[FTIsland – One Date]
1. Lie
2. 사랑 이 왔나봐 //Sarangeul Wattnabwa
3. A song for you
4. 빙빙빙 //Bing Bing Bing
5. 바래 //Barae (I Hope)
6. 미우나 고우나 //Miuna Gouna
7. 천사와 나무꾼 //Cheonsawa Namukkun
8. 소녀를 만나다 (소나기) // Sonyeoreul Mannada // Sonagi (Boy Meets Girl)
9. 결혼해줘 // Gyeorhonhaejwo (Marry Me)
10. 꼭은 아니더라도 // Kkogeun Anideorado (Its not Necesarry)
11. 첫눈에 알아 // Cheotnunae ara (I Knew from First Sight)
12. 보내주기 // Bonaejugi (Send Away)
13. 못난이 // Motnani (Ugly)
14. 남의 속도 모르고 // Namui Sokdo Moreugo (Make Little of Others)
[FT.triple – Two Date]
1. 러브레터 (타이틀 곡) // Reobeulaeteo
2. 멀리멀리 // Meorli meorli
3. 꼬집어 봐도 // Kkojibeo bwado

ALBUM JAPAN SO LONG AU REVOIR
Released: 16th Dec 2009
Tracklist
1. Ready Go!! (New track)
2. Live Like a Musical
3. TV Radio
4. Everything is possible
5. I believe myself
6. Raining
7. moonlight angel
8. You’ll Be In My Heart
9. It’s U
10. The One
11. Winter’s Night (New track, and Seunghyun helped write the lyrics!)
12.Bonus track (FTIsland’s commentary)
SETELAH MAJOR DEBUT DIBAWAH NAUNGAN WARNER MUSIC JAPAN:
1st Japanese Single “FLOWER ROCK” Released 19 Mei 2010


Track List:
1. Flower Rock
2. Revolution
3. Wing
4. Flower Rock (Instrument)
2nd Japanese Single ”Brand New Days” Released 14 Juli 2010

Track List:
1. Brand New Days
2. Music Life
3. Treasure
4. Brand New Days (Instrument)
2nd Korean Mini Album ”Beautiful Journey” Released 25 Agustus 2010

Track List:
1. Love Love Love (사랑사랑사랑 / sarang sarang sarang)
2  Calluses Being Stuck.. (굳은 살이 박혀버려.. / Guten sari bakyeoryeo)
3. Baby Love
4. Crazily Looking Only at You (미친 듯이 너 하나만 / Michin desi neo hanaman)
5. Donqiote’s Song (돈키호테의 노래 / Donqiote eui norae)
3rd Japanese Single ”So Today…” Released 17 November 2010

Trck List:
1. So Today…
2. Boom Boom Boom
3. I Change For You
4. So Today… (Instrument)
4th Japanese Single ”SATISFACTION” Released 20 April 2011
SATISFACTION menjadi ost. lagu ending anime Jepang yang berjudul ”Toriko”

Track List:
1. SATISFACTION
2. Friends
3. I want
4. SATISFACTION (Instrumental)
1st Japanese Album untuk Major Debut ” FIVE TREASURE ISLAND” Released 18 Mei 2011

Track List:
1. Flower Rock
2. SATISFACTION
3. ハルカ (Haruka)
4. Brand-new days
5. Mi · ra · i
6. いつか (Itsuka)
7. So today …
8. Yume
9. Rock’n’roll
10. Boom Boom Boom
11. Music Life
12. Friends
13. Treasure
Haruka dan Itsuka menjadi ost. drama Jepang berjudul ”Muscle Girl” yang dibintangi Lee Hongki ^^
Selain Album, Mini Album dan Single, FTI juga mengisi soundtrack, antara lain:
인순이는 예쁘다 // In Suni neun Yeppeuda OST (In Soon Is Pretty OST)
Released: November 9, 2007
Track List:
사 랑을 보았나봐 // Sarangeul Boattnabwa (I Think I Saw Love)
못말리는 결혼 // Motmalli neun Gyeorhon OST (Unstoppable Marriage OST)
Released: November 9, 2007
Track List:
요즘 나는 // Yojeum naneun (Hong Ki & Nam Gyu-Ri from Seeya)
온에어 // OnAeeo OST (On Air OST)
Released: March 20, 2008
Track List:
한가지 말 // Hangajimal (One Word)
연가 // Yeon ga 2008 OST (special album with SG Wannabe & Choshinsung)
Released: April 3, 2008
Track List:
는물이 흐른다 // Neunmuli Heureunda (Tears Are Flowing)
OST. God of Study
Title: 모르시죠 // Moreusijyo
Singers: FT.triple // FT.triple
Album: 공부의 신 OST // God of Study OST
Release Date: 25 January 2010
DAFTAR BEBERAPA AWARDS YANG FTI DAPATKAN:

2007
  • 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: Best New Male Group (Lovesick)
  • 2007 M.NET/KM Music Festival: MNet.com Award (Lovesick)
  • 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
2009
  • Award Male Singer Award at Korean Entertainment Awards
  • 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Ceremony Top Ten Singer Award
2010
  • 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards: Male Singer Award
  • 25th Golden Disk Awards: Cosmopolitan Rock Music Award
  • Mutizen Award (mendapat dua kali berturut-turut dalam waktu 2 minggu) di Inkigayo dengan lagu ”Love Love Love”
  • All Kill (Menjadi no. 1 di hampir seluruh chart Music dengan lagu ”Love Love Love”
2011

FT Island website

All about FT Island


F.T. Island (Korean: 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is a five-member South Korean band. The members are Choi Jong Hoon (Leader, guitar and keyboard), Lee Hong Ki (lead vocals), Lee Jae Jin (bass and vocals), Song Seung Hyun (guitar and vocals), and Choi Min Hwan (drums). Their debut album, titled "Cheerful Sensibility", was the sixth best-selling album in 2007. Their debut song 'Lovesick' stayed on top of K-Pop charts for 8 consecutive weeks. Oh Won Bin had been a member of the band up until the beginning of 2009.

Career

2007: Debut and Cheerful Sensibility

Although F.T. Island's first album, Cheerful Sensibility, was scheduled to be released commercially in May 2007, the members appeared on the show "Wanna be my girlfriend?" (Korean: 두근두근 여친만들기) on the Korean television channel MNet. 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.
On June 7, 2007 the group performed their debut song Love Sick on the music television program M!Countdown; their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, was released on the same day.
Cheerful Sensibility combined 13 songs that were loosely divided into two parts, “Emotional Chapter” and “F.T. Island Chapter”, according to the genre of the songs. The “Emotional Chapter” consists of rock ballads. The "F.T. Island Chapter" was produced by the Japanese composers who worked with the Japanese band, SMAP and is composed of a variety of pop rock songs.
Selling over 79,000 copies in 2007, it was the sixth best-selling album of the year. The album was re-released on December 3, 2007, titled The Refreshment, with three extra songs, 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. This edition sold 25,724 copies in December 2007.

2008: Japanese Debut, Colorful Sensibility, and other activities

After debuting in Korea, FNC Music moved F.T. Island's activities overseas. On March 31, 2008, an autograph session in Malaysia at the Damansara Cineleisure was held, which was to be follow the next day by the group's first concert at the Sunway Lagoon Amphitheater.[7] The performance was cancelled, and their first concert was held in Thailand instead, at the Royal Paragon Hall on April 12, 2008. The band performed songs from their album and showcased their individual talents in their solo performances.
F.T. Island's Japanese debut album, entitled Prologue of F.T. Island, was released on June 7, 2008, with the first single released being Soyogi . The album consists of 8 songs, 2 of which are newer versions of the original songs F.T. Island and Primadonna. The last track, Always Be Mine, is an English version of First Kiss from their debut album (though the lyrics are original). Music videos were also released for Soyogi and Friendship, displaying the band's professional and youthful sides, respectively.
After their promotional activities in Japan ended, the band returned to Korea to release 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, F.T. Island released The One, their first Japanese commercial single, under an indie label AI Entertainment. The single 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. The single also was the last official release with member Oh Won Bin before his departure.

2009: New lineup, EP Jump Up, Cross & Change, and Japanese Singles

On January 28, 2009, it was announced that Oh Won Bin would indeed be leaving the group, with FNC trainee Song Seung Hyun joining as a guitarist and backup vocalist. With the new lineup change, F.T. Island released the music video for their mini-album title song "Bad Woman." They also promoted it on SBS Inkigayo, and two days later, released the band's first Korean mini-album Jump Up.
On April 22, F.T. Island released their second Japanese single, I believe Myself. For the first time, members participated with lyrics and composition. For the song Moonlight Angel, member Lee Jae Jin co-wrote it and leader Choi Jong Hoon co-composed the song. I Believe Myself is the first Japanese single with member Song Seung Hyun. They held their 2009 F.T. Island Tour-I Believe Myself in cities all over Japan during the summer of 2009.
F.T. Island toured parts of Asia which include Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, etc. to promote themselves in the summer of 2009. The showcases kicked off in Singapore during June 25 to 27.
F.T. Island released their 3rd Jap
While preparing for overseas promotions, the members were in the midst of recording their third album. On July 9, FNC Music released a jacket photo for the upcoming third album called Cross & Change. On the following day, a musc video teaser was released online, featuring kids watching their idols (played by the members themselves) on TV. The title song, called “I Hope/Barae”, was released on July 16.  F.T. Island tried out a variety of music styles for Cross & Change; it includes a total of 12 songs, ranging from moving ballads to addictive songs with a bright melody. F.T. Island adopted a new fashion style and concept for the album, using a "retro" and the so-called “Bokgo” approach, which was inspired during the “jeans jeans look” from the 80s in Korea.
anese single, Raining, on October 21, 2009. A music video of the single's title track was released. Leader Choi Jong Hoon played the piano for the title song instead of the guitar.
F.T. Island's sub-group: F.T. Triple
The three members Choi Jong Hun, Choi Min Hwan, and Lee Jae Jin formed a sub-group called F.T. Triple. Some of the reasons behind this move were to showcase more of the members' skills and to prevent lead singer, Lee Hongki, from overstraining his voice again (refer to Gayo Daejun Incident under 'Headlines' below). Another reason was to continue promoting F.T. Island while Lee Hongki was busy filming the South Korean drama "You're Beautiful" and while Song Seunghyun was busy with variety shows. At first, this trio was unofficially announced at the Dream Concert in Japan as "A3". They almost named themselves A3 because they all are blood A type. They wanted to keep the F.T. name so they added Triple at the end of it to represent that it is a trio. In F.T. triple, Lee Jaejin, originally in charge of bass for F.T. Island, becomes a guitarist and the lead vocalist; leader Choi Jonghun plays the piano and Choi Min Hwan continues to play the drums. Their first single was titled "Love Letter" and was released with F.T. Island's 2CD Repackaged Album Double Date as a second CD named Two Date that features all F.T. Triple songs.
F.T. Island held a national tour titled, "Men's Stories".The national tour began on November 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Their hit single from the album, I Hope, was very well received by their fans and the five members planned on showing their life behind the stage along with strong visuals and sounds on a more personal level for the fans. For their concert, F.T. Island emphasized their growth as a band as they begin to shed their boyish charms for a more mature and masculine appeal.

2010: Major Debut in Japan, EP Beautiful Journey, and Success in Taiwan

In the months January and February, the boys started touring in Asia. The tour visited Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, and Singapore. Tickets were sold out quickly; representatives of the band believe it was due to the popularity of Lee Hong Ki starring in the drama, "You're Beautiful".
After celebrating their 1000th day in the music industry, they flew to Japan and stayed there until the end of August for their major debut in Japan under the combination of new Japanese label company, Warner Music Japan and their official label company, FNC Music. They also began a new Japanese show which began airing starting 7 April 2010. On May 19, 2010, F.T. Island released their new single "Flower Rock" under Warner Music. "Flower Rock" entered the Oricon daily charts at 3rd position on May 19, 2010, the day of its release, and held the fourth position of that week.[23] On July 14, 2010, F.T. Island released another single named "Brand-new days," which included songs written and composed by the F.T. Island members Song Seung Hyun and Choi Jong Hun. F.T. Island performed a five-city concert tour in Japan after releasing both singles.[24][25] They also performed at the international rock festival "Summer Sonic 2010" in Maishima Arena, Osaka, Japan.
After promotions in Japan, F.T. Island focused on their comeback in Korea in mid-August 2010. Their new mini album "Beautiful Journey" and the music video for their main title song "Love Love Love" were released on August 25, 2010. F.T. Island held their comeback performance in Korean on August 27, 2010. The title song topped many popular music charts in South Korea and also gained international notice, especially in Taiwan. Choi Jong Hoon co-wrote and co-composed one of the songs, titled Don Quixote's Song, making it the first Korean song that includes the composition from F.T. Island itself. During November and December, F.T. Island balanced two separate concerts, the Beautiful Journey Concert and So Today... Concert, in both Korea and Japan. F.T. Island were voted first for Mnet Asian Music Awards 2010, but did not receive the award as they were not present for the ceremony; the award was given to another band.
While promoting their second Korean mini-album, F.T. Island recorded another Japanese single titled So today... to be released in November. All three songs were co-written by Lee Jae Jin; the song, Boom Boom Boom, was composed by Choi Jong Hoon. The single ranked 6th on the Oricon Daily Chart. With F.T. Island’s 3rd single taking the 6th position, they now have a record of all their singles ranking top 10 in the Oricon charts. About 10,000 fans turned up at their promotional events in Osaka and Tokyo on 20 and 21 November.
Due to their immense popularity in Taiwan, F.T. Island held a concert on December 25, celebrating Christmas together with 9000 fans. F.T. Island is Korea’s first rock band to hold a big scale concert in Taiwan and they had no other special request besides asking for the best sound systems and hardware. Former vocalist and guitarist, honoured guest Oh Wonbin, performed his first single as a solo artist and a brand new song, which has yet not been released, at the concert. F.T. Island performed songs in three languages, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. Though they have only entered the Taiwan music industry for a short period of 10 months, with an album sales record over 100,000, FT Island won favorable comments in the Chinese media. Just for the concert tickets and merchandises alone, the revenue for FTIsland’s [Beautiful Journey] concert have exceeded a total of NT$20Million. They have been named the Korean artistes who earned the most money for the end of 2010 and FTIsland also wished to visit Taiwan again soon. Four main news agencies namely, China Times, Yonhap News, Apple Daily and Liberty Times, covered news on the concert, showing the band’s high popularity. FT Island also broke several records in Taiwan with 500,000 hits on mobile downloads and 10,000,000 hits on music downloads.

On April 20, FTIsland released their 4th major Japanese single Satisfaction with accompanying tracks, I want and Friends, in which Choi Jonghun participated in the composition of both songs. The single topped the Oricon Weekly Charts at 2nd place. They were positioned right after Johnny’s Kanjani8. Their title song “Satisfaction” was also selected to be the ending theme song of the current airing anime “Toriko”, generating high expectation from the public.

On May 18, FTIsland released their first major debut album in Japan, titled Five Treasure Island. The album features songs from singles, Flower Rock, Brand New Days, So Today..., and Satisfaction; it also contains several new tracks, including the OSTs for Japanese drama, "Muscle Girl", in which member Lee Hongki plays lead male role. FTIsland set a record by being the first Korean band to top the Oricon album daily chart at 1st position. Their first Japanese regular album sold 20,410 copies on the first day, attaining the 1st position on the Oricon album daily chart. FTIsland held an album release commemorative event yesterday at Yomiuri Land and shared the joy of their result together with some 5,000 fans. FTIsland started their performance with songs from their past singles and also new album songs like “mirai”, “yume”, “Rock’n'roll”, as well as theme songs “itsuka” and “haruka” from Lee Hongki’s drama, TBS “Muscle Girl”. FTIsland expressed their happiness of attaining the 1st position on the Oricon chart, “It’s unbelievable that we’ve got the 1st position. We will work harder in future to bring even better music. Please give us lots of love and support.”
FTIsland returns to South Korea with mini-album Return. The album was released on May 24 with title track, Hello Hello. The album features five songs, one being I Confess, which leader Choi Jonghun said he wrote with their fans in mind.

Incidents

F.T. Island stranded in Cebu

F.T. Island, in Cebu (Philippines) on September 25 to film their new Japanese single "Raining" music video. However, they were left isolated due to this sudden crisis of the typhoon as it is typhoon season in Philippines. Upon receiving this news, F&C company called to check if anything had gone wrong, only to be met with no signal. During the crisis, radio contact was lost due to damage caused by the hurricane, thus cutting off any connection with the crew. Fortunately, F&C Entertainment eventually made contact with the crew that afternoon and was able to breathe a sigh of relief with the report that everyone was safe. The filming was shortened by a few days and F.T. Island flew back to Korea, arriving safely.

Oh Won Bin's project with F.T. Island Lee Hong Ki

Oh Won Bin, ex-member of F.T. Island, participated in Lee Hong Ki's drama "You're Beautiful" OST. Along with Miss $, Oh Won Bin sung the cheerful second track titled "하늘에서 내려와 (Coming Down from the Sky)". Even before the album was released, this particular song has received lots of attention. Won Bin's participation created many speculations among netizens: he might return to the band, he has projects together with F.T. Island members, a new start of his solo career, or he just wants to support his old band mate. No official comment has been made yet, but Wonbin have been referenced to in FTI's members' tweets and photos.

FTIsland Escaped Uninjured from Dorm Fire

On the May 3rd, 2011, a fire broke out at FTIsland’s dorm, which is situated near Munrae-dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Fortunately, the members evacuated immediately and no one got injured. The members have just finished their new album recording works and returned home to take a rest when the fire broke out. Representatives of their agency explained, “The members were able to escape to a safe location and call for help. It was not anything major or severe. Rest assured, the members are not injured and do not require a visit to the hospital.”
Despite it being a scary situation, the agency thought positively of the fire by calling it a sign of good luck. ”The members were up late preparing for their new mini-album’s music video and album jacket photoshoot before returning to their dorms to sleep. As they’ve just released their new album, ‘Satisfaction‘, we consider this ‘fire’ a sign of good luck.”

Discography


Korean studio albums
  • 2007: Cheerful Sensibility
  • 2007: The Refreshment
  • 2008: The One
  • 2008: Colorful Sensibility Part 1
  • 2008: Colorful Sensibility Part 2
  • 2009: Jump Up (EP)
  • 2009: Cross & Change vol.3
  • 2009: Double Date
  • 2010: Beautiful Journey (EP)
  • 2011: Return (EP)

Japanese studio albums
  • 2008: Prologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi (EP)
  • 2009: So Long, Au Revoir
  • 2009: I Believe Myself
  • 2009: Raining
  • 2010: Flower Rock (EP)
  • 2010: Brand New Days (EP)
  • 2010: So Today (EP)
  • 2011: Satisfaction (EP)
  • 2011: Five Treasure Island

Awards

Years Awards
2007
2008
2010
  • 16th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards: Male Singer Award
  • 25th Golden Disk Awards: Cosmopolitan Rock Music Award
2011

 FT ISLAND profile:

Also known as: Five Treasure Island, FTI
Origin              : South Korea
Genres             : Pop Rock, Pop, R&B, Rock Ballad, Indie Rock
Years active     : 2007–present
Labels              : FNC Music/Mnet Media(Korea)
AI Entertainment/Warner Music (Japan)
Associated acts: FT.Triple, A.N.Jell
Website             : ftisland.com
Members
Lee Hongki
Lee Jaejin
Choi Jonghun
Choi Min Hwan
Song Seung Hyun
Past members
Oh Won Bin




credit: AboutKorea
(infofrom:wiki)

Senin, 27 Juni 2011

FT Island member facts

Lee Hongki facts:

1. Got an acting role when he met a man at a fashion show (his uncle was a fashion model)

2. When he was young, he dreamt of becoming a police officer and actor

3. Previously had a girlfriend who was eight years older than him

4. He used to fart during practice

5. He wore braces before

6. He wore tights during his school graduation

7. He is short sighted

8. He loves to camwhores

9. He used to skip meals for praticising

10. He can beatbox

11. He wants a radio DJ job

12. He always make pple around feel relaxed.. He always made everyone smile and laugh.

13. He HATES capsicum

14. He received a customized ipod. dog & blanket  from a fan before

15. Fave jap word is pekopeko

16. Bad habit is picking nose

17. He is good  in soccer

18. He can cook

19. If he had a mth of vacation, he will spend time at home and with his frens and eat with his family

20. His most embarassing moment is when he makes mistake during recording session

Choi Jonghun facts:

1. Feels most happy when performing with the members, and nervously going through their  busy schedule

2. Ideal Girlfriend is someone who is easygoing

3. Likes Eric Clapton

4. Fave Color is Blue

5. Making Music, Internet is his hobby

6. Auditioned with the piano

7. Learnt to play the piano when he was 6 or 8 years old

8. Praticed the guitar for 2 years

9. Known for being cheesy/awkward

10. Fave jap word is dokidoki (sound of a fast heartbeat)

11. Respect Matt Belamy (Muse)

12. If  he was dared to take a cosplay dare, he will become a female highschool student

13. Will travel the world if he had a month of vacation

14. Most embarassing moment is he makes mistakes. He claims he always make mistake, therefore, he's always embarrassed.

15. Bad habit is he always is licking his lips

16. First thing done when he woke up is to check his cellphone

17. Received a guitar before from a fan

18. Starred in Hong Jin Young’s music video Love Battery

19. He is the most straightforward member in the team.

20. He would like to try out both singing and acting too.

 Song Seunghyun facts:


1. Joined FT Island on 29 Jan 2009.

2. I Believe Myself was the 1st single which has Seunghyun vocal in it.

3. Thinks his best feature is his eyes and chin.

4. Was a trainee for one and a half yr before he makes his debut.

5. Childhood dream was to be a movie star.

6. Love to dress up like a rich bachelor although he doesn't have any branded clothes in his wardrobe.

7. Participated in a fashion show held at Ewha Women’s University.

8. Was training with Cnblue before he joined ft island.

9. Admire Daesung’s (Big Bang) character.

10. Very confident of his dancing skill.

11. Once fought with his dog and wrote it in his diary.

12. Lived in the suburbs when he was young.

13. He played piano since young.
 
14. When it's raining or when he feels sad, he'll play the piano.

15. He's sensitive to most things and show tantrums easily.

16. His parents used to object him to become a singer.

17. So, he worked hard and show his parents his passion, and now he got a very strong support from his family.

18. Make weird sound when being tickle, which he named it "Sound Attack"

19. He someone who speaks and thinks differently than normal people.

20. Would want to try out acting as long it doesn’t affect his music career.

Lee Jaejin fact's:

1. Hobby: Surfing the Internet, Asking questions to music teachers & sunbaes.

2. Claims his skin color is dark.

3. Was introduced to F&C by his older sister (Lee Jae Young, who's an actress in training at F&C).

4. Wanted to play the guitar at first but decided to try out for bass.

5. During audition, he auditioned with a bit of singing as well as playing the bass.

6. Joined the school band to get popular with girls.

7. When he was in 1st grade, used to follow a girl he likes everywhere and even send letters n then ran away.

8. Received a leopard print panties from a fan before.

9. If he had a chance to act again, he wanna play a role as a psychopath.

10. Starred in a sitcom Unstoppable Marriage.

11. Casted for Unstoppable Marriage, as he showed a great passion, had the image of a sincere young boy,   the qualifications to be a musical actor.

12. Afraid of height.

13. Likes to read.

14. First kiss was when he was in 7th grade.

15. Has a collection of sunglasses but he claims none suits him.

16. During performance he didnt wear any, cause he say its hard to wear them while playing.

17. Favorite colors are black and blue.

18. Doesn't spend much money on clothings.

19. Loves to nag alot.

20. Hate stylish girl, coz he's afraid & will feel awkward.

Choi Minhwan fact's:

1. Interests is listening to songs and play computer game.

2. Acting debut in a drama series - The Road Home (2009).

3. Loves Linkin Park, Hoobastank.

4. Fave color pink, white and yellow.

5. Has a big mole (birthmark) on his back.

6. Favorite flowers is Dandelion.

7. Was especially known for his adorable aegyos.

8. The easiest member to wake up.
 
9. Always cleaning up after the other members.

10. Have never receive any love letters BEFORE debut.

11. Minhwan's parent has a restaurant.

12. Loves chicken.

13. Likes pikachu.

14. Favorite snack is potato chips.

15. Besides drum, he can also play the guitar, bass and the piano.

16. He doesn't like celery.

17. Said to always wear the same clothes after it has been washed.

18. Likes eating barbecued meat.

19. Said (by other members) to be someone who keep breaking promises.

20. Hate bugs.


credit by AboutKpop
(infofrom: ftislandfacts)

Minggu, 26 Juni 2011

FT ISLAND PROFILE ( FT 이세 란드 프로필 )

HONGKI

Name : Lee Hong Ki/Lee Hong Gi
D.O.B : 2nd March 1990
Hobby : Cooking, Soccer, Playing games, listening music, singing
Position : Lead vocal
Height: 175 cm
Weight : 60 Kg
Blood Type : AB
Family : Parents, young sister (Lee Jeyeong)
Twitter: @Skullhong

JONGHUN

Name : Choi Jong Hun/Choi Jong Hoon
D.O.B : 7th March 1990
Hobby : Listening music, Browsing
Position : Guitarist, Keyboardist (Leader too...)
Height : 178 cm
Weight : 60 Kg
Blood Type : A
Family : Parents
Twitter: @FtGtJH

SEUNGHYUN

Name : Song Seung Hyun/Song seung Hyoon
D.O.B : 21th August 1992
Hobby: Music and Acting
Position: Guitarist, Rapper
Height: 181 cm
Weight : 60 Kg
Blood Type: O
Family : Parents, young brother
Twitter: @Chungxuan

JAEJIN

Name : Lee Jae Jin
D.O.B : 17th December 1991
Hobby: Browsing, Asking question to music teacher
Position: Bassist and Vocal
Height : 177 cm
Weight: 58 Kg
Blood Type: A
Family: Parents, Old sister (Lee jae gyeong)
Twitter: @Saico011

MINHWAN

Name : Choi Min Hwan
D.O.B : 11th November 1992
Hobby: Listening music, Browsing, Eating chicken
Position: Drummer and maknae
Height: 171 Cm
Weight: 55 Kg
Blood Type: A
Family: Parents, Young sister
Twitter: @FtDrMh1111

 Korean Ver:

HONGKI
이름 :

D.O.B : 1990년 3월 두번째
취미 : 요리, 축구, 노래, 음악 듣기, 게임을
위치 : 리드 보컬
신장 : 175cm
무게 : 60kg
혈액형 : AB
가족 : 부모, 젊은 언니
트위터 : @ Skullhong
 

JONGHUN
이름 :
D.O.B : 1990년 3월 7일
취미 : 음악 듣기, 검색
현재 위치 : 기타, Keyboardist ( 리더 ...)
신장 : 178cm
무게 : 60kg
혈액형 : A
가족 : 부모
트위터 : @ FtGtJH
 

SEUNGHYUN
이름 :
D.O.B : 1992년 8월 21
취미 : 음악과 연기
현재 위치 : 기타, 랩퍼
신장 181 cm
무게 : 60kg
혈액형 : O
가족 : 부모, 젊은 오빠
트위터 : @ Chungxuan
 

JAEJIN
이름 : 이재
D.O.B : 1991년 12월 17일
취미 : 음악 교사에게 ​​질문을 묻는 브라우징,
위치 : Bassist 보컬
신장 : 177cm
무게 : 58kg
혈액형 : A
가족 : 부모, 올드 자매
트위터 : @ Saico011
 

MINHWAN
이름 :
D.O.B : 1992년 11월 11
취미 : 음악 듣기, 식사, 검색 닭고기
위치 : 그러머 maknae
높이 : 171 CM
무게 : 55kg
혈액형 : A
가족 : 부모, 자매
트위터 : @ FtDrMh1111


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