Five Treasure Island, or FT Island, FTI for short, (Korean : 에프티 아일랜드) is the name of a South Korean instrumental band. The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasures Island',...

Five Treasure Island, or FT Island, FTI for short, (Korean : 에프티 아일랜드) is the name of a South Korean instrumental band. The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasures Island', signifying each member as the 'treasures'.[1] Their official color is yellow, and fans carry yellow flags known as "pentasticks." Their self-titled debut album was the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea.

Career

2007: Debut and Performances

Their first album was supposed to be released commercially in May 2007.However, instead of releasing the album, all of the members appeared instead on a television program called “Dugeun Dugeun Yeochinmandeulgi” (Korean : 두근두근 여친만들기) on M.net channel. (This is officially translated by M.net as "Wanna Be My Girlfriend?" though obviously there are some grammatical errors with that."두근두근" refers to the sound the heart makes.) They also performed live on stage at the Rolling Hall and their first official showcase at Live House Melon-AX, Gwangjang-dong in Seoul on May 27, 2007.On June 7, 2007 F.T. Island performed their first debut on music television programme called M!Countdown, the day after their 1st album was finally released.

First Album: 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 obviously 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.The album sold 79,786 copies in 2007, making it the sixth best-selling album of the year.

The album was re-released on December 6, 2007. 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

Members

LEE HONG GI
Name: Lee Hong Gi(이홍기)
Position: Vocal
Birth Date: 6 February 1990
Blood Type: AB
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 61 kg
School: Seongji High School
Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Playing soccer, Playing games [ webboard / internet ], Cooking
Family: Parents, little sister
Special ability: Singing, Soccer

CHOI JONG HUN
Name: Choi Jong Hun
Position: Leader, piano and guitar
Birth Date: 7 March 1990
Age: 18
Blood Type: A
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 60 kg
School: Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School
Hobby: Write Lyrics, Internet
Family: Parents
Special ability: Piano

OH WON BIN
Name: Oh Won Bin
Position: Rapper, 2nd Vocal, 2nd Guitarist
Birth Date: 26 March 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 63 kg
School: Seongji High School
Hobby: Any kinds of sports, Writing lyrics
Family: Parents
Special ability: Martial arts

LEE JAE JIN
Name: Lee Jae Jin
Position: Bass
Birth Date: 17 December 1991
Blood Type: A
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 58 kg
School: 선유고등학교{XO Korea High School)
Hobby: Playing internet, Asking music teacher questions, Sun-Bathe
Family: Parents, older sister

CHOI MIN HWAN
Name: Choi Min Hwan
Position: Drum
Birth Date: 11 November 1992
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Blood type: A
School:w Yanghwa Middle School



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