F.T. Island's Lee Hong Ki and Choi Jong Hoon Plan to Be Topless During Concert

F.T. Island's Lee Hong Ki and Choi Jong Hoon has promised to reveal their abs during their concert next year.

During a radio broadcast for "Choi Hwa Jung's Power Time," F.T. Island were the guests and showed off their bright and honest charms.

DJ Choi Hwa Jung asked, "Who has the best body in the group? Who is the biggest work-out addict?" and the group unanimously pointed to the leader, Choi Jong Hoon.

At this, Jong Hoon said, "These days, people think that only idol groups can have good bodies. But this time, I want people to know that band artists can have good bodies as well. That is why Hong Ki and I are working out a lot."

Lee Hong Ki followed up and made a promise to their fans by saying, "During our concert next year, Jong Hoon and I will take off our tops and reveal our abs for two hours. We'll be working hard for that."

Another question was asked to find out about the group's harmony -- choosing between one-sided love or straight-foward flirting. Again, the entire group chose straight-forward flirting because, "rather than having a one-sided love and burning up your insides, it's better to aggressively express your heart." At this, the listeners jokingly dubbed F.T. Island as a "playboy group."

Stay tuned on Soompi for more news on the two hour topless concert by F.T. Island!

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[NEWS] 111029 Goo Chang Mo compliments FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki’s performance on Immortal Classics 2: “My heart pounded madly”

In the episode of KBS 2’s Immortal Classics 2 which airs on the 29th, members of the cast competes one another with Song Gol Mae’s hit songs, and FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki makes a surprise appearance.

Lee Hong Ki selects Song Gol Mae’s “I’ll Love Everything” and makes viewers wonder by saying he will perform in a mad man concept on stage.

Lee says, “I’ll give a performance of a strong hard rock like a mad man,” and actually, he earns an enthusiastic reaction from the audience after the performance.

The emcee Moon Hee Joon compliments on Lee’s performance saying, “He acts on stage.” Ku Chang Mo who also appears in the episode as a legendary singer comments, “I felt the beat with my heart and my heart pounded madly at his performance.”

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FT ISLAND RELEASES FULL MV FOR :LIKE THE BIRDS"

DO NOT RE-UPLOAD THIS MV TO ANY ANOTHER SITE, YOUTUBE ACCOUNT, OR DOWNLOAD HOSTING SITES!!! WATCH THE MV ONLY IN ftisland OFFICIAL YOUTUBE ACCOUNT AND INCREASES ITS VIEWERS!!!!!

F.T. Island is back with a brand new music video for their remake album, “MEMORY IN FT ISLAND“.

Titled “Like The Birds“, the song gives a new twist to the original sung by Byun Ji Sup back in 1988

CREDITS: Allkpop.com

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YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL'S "A.N. JELL" REUINITES!

The much-beloved fictional band A.N.JELL from SBS‘s hit drama ‘You’re Beautiful‘ (minus Jang Geun Suk) reunited once again, much to the delight of fans!

On October 7th, Park Shin Hye tweeted a group photo of the A.N.JELL group mates saying, “Tae Kyung hyung-nim (Jang Geun Suk’s character in the drama)~ do you see this~? We are heading over to A.N.JELL’s 2nd year anniversary performance~!! It would be perfect if hyung-nim was here. It’s so unfortunate ㅠㅡㅠ“.

Fans couldn’t hide their joy upon seeing Park Shin Hye posing with F.T. Island‘s Lee Hongki and CNBLUE‘s Jung Yong Hwa, and left comments like, “I miss A.N.JELL!”, “I’m so sad Tae Kyung is missing“, “I love the relationship you guys have!”, and “Can we please have a season 2?”

Hongki later responded to the photo with the tweet, “I think I got too close to the camera my face looks big! ㅠㅠ”, to which Park Shin Hye replied, “Jeremy~ Your face doesn’t look big at all~ Is our first broadcast tonight at 10~??”, sparking the curiosity of fans.

Source + Photo: Park Shin Hye’s Twitter
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[News] 110924 Lee Hongki reveals, “Jonghun doesn’t shave his moustache in front of girls”

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FTIsland member, Lee Hongki, revealed an interesting episode about Jonghun, which is related to girls.

On KBS 2TV “Entertainment Relay” which was aired on 24th, the reporters met up with FTIsland at their CF filming spot. The members gave a recent update on their activities, mentioning that they are currently busy with promotions in the Asia music scene.

FTIsland also revealed facts about one another, unreservedly. When being asked which member treats girls the best, Lee Hongki gained attention.

“I’m not the one. Our member, Choi Jonghun, doesn’t shave his moustache when girls are around. He has a bit of moustache (looking at the female reporter) today as well,” Lee Hongki left Choi Jonghun in a state of embarrassment.

The member who doesn’t bathe himself most is Minhwan and the one who is most popular among girls in Jonghun.

Credit: TV Report + ying1005@withtreasures (translation)

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[NEWS] FT Island and other Kpop Groups to Heat up the F1 Korea Grand Prix in October!

It’s only one month away from the F1 Korea Grand Prix and this year, the F1 Korea Grand Prix will be held for 3 days from October 14th to 16th at the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam.

Before the opening ceremony, the ticketing war is already going on since the tickets this year are priced 30% lower than the previous year, while another 20% can be saved through other redemptions

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In order to create a grand atmosphere for the event, various events have been prepared, such as a large-scale Kpop concert, which will be held on October 15th as a event on the eve of the grand final race.

The Kpop concert is headlined by big names such as SNSD, Super Junior, T-ara, Rainbow, Davichi and F.T Island. The concert might be free of charge for ticket holders to the F1 races.

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[News] 110912 Lee Hongki Receives Favourable Comments For Acting

Lee Hongki receives favourable comments for his acting.

In the Chuseok special drama “Noriko, Goes to Seoul”, which was aired on KBS 2TV on 10 September, Lee Hongki (FTIsland) plays the role of Minha, a singer wanna-be. Partnering him is Takashima Reiko as Noriko, who challenged herself at auditions held in Korea, to give hopes to her daughter.

Lee Hongki has received recognition for his acting roles in SBS “You’re Beautiful” as Jeremy and Japanese drama TBS “Muscle Girl” which was aired this year.

In this drama, Lee Hongki shows off his firm acting skills and expressions, with great dialogue delivery, keeping the audience absorbed throughout the show.

Netizens who have watched “Noriko, Goes to Seoul” gave responses like, “I didn’t know Lee Hongki could act this well”, “Lee Hongki’s Rediscovery!”, “He’s by no means inferior to any leading actor”, “Debuting as a child actor has a different level of acting skill indeed”, etc.

On the other hand, FTIsland will be having a comeback this fall.

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[NEWS] FT Island Lee Hongki Starts Shooting in Japan for ‘Noriko Goes to Seoul’

FT Island Lee Hongki is wrapping up the shooting for KBS Chooseok Special drama ‘Noriko, goes to Seoul'. He has finished shooting in Korea and has been shooting in Japan since the 26th.

Lee Hongki has been casted as the male lead in Hongki is already very popular as FT Island’s vocalist, and this time, he is taking on acting as a twenty-year old aspiring artist. It’s been told Hongki has been doing his best for every shoot even though he also had to perform at FT Island concerts.

Director Lee Kyowook said he is impressed with Hongki’s acting. “Lee Hongki has been doing his part not as a singer but as an actor,” he said.

Female lead actress Takashima Reiko also shared her thoughts on Lee Hongki. “I was a little nervous the first time I was shooting in Korea,” she said. “But Hongki’s fluent Japanese and mature sincerity helped me to quickly get comfortable.”

is scheduled to air on Saturday, September 10th at 11:20 PM.

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Source: Reporter Kang Heekyung@Unionpress + loveti +fairusopi@hongjaebiased (Re-UP)

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[NEWS] F.T. Island to play in Toronto for ‘Concert for Japan’

Rock band F.T. Island are preparing to rock for a great cause, as it’s been revealed that they will be performing in Toronto on September 3rd!

Toronto will be hosting a charity event called ‘Concert For Japan‘, in which 100% of all net profits will go towards helping charities involved with helping orphans, children, elderly and homeless citizens, whose lives were affected by the 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March.

Since the concert stretches over two days, the acts have been divided into ‘Rock Day’ and ‘Dance/Pop Day’. F.T. Island will be playing during ‘Rock Day’ on September 3rd, and they’ll be joined by Evaline,Vas Vegas, Envy, and Atomic Tom. The show will also include a troupe of taiko drummers calledYakudo. Meanwhile, the September 4th show will feature performances from Paul Oakenfold,P4L4DIN, The Sonixx, Sam Tsui, Ricky J, and Karl Wolf.

Tickets can be purchased through the concert’s official website. A single day pass will be $75.00, and a weekend pass will cost $130.00.

Source: Concert for Japan’s official website Via: allkpop.com

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Park Shin Hye Cheers FT Island

After Lee Hong Ki fulfilled his promise to visit former co-star and A.N.Jell bandmate Park Shin Hye on the set of the recently concluded “Heartstrings,” it is the actress’ turn to return the favor.

Park visited Lee and his band FT Island backstage on the second night of their “Play! FT Island!” concert held in Seoul on August 21^st. She had previously promised to Lee that she will watch FT Island performing, to thank him for his gesture of friendship.

“Congratulations,” she said. “Good luck on the second night.” To which Lee replied with a “thank you.”

Park uploaded a photo of herself posing with Lee and the other members Choi Jong Hun, Lee Jae Jin, Choi Min Hwan and Song Seung Hyun on her Twitter account. Park and Lee have displayed their friendship on the popular social networking site through the exchange of heartwarming support messages to each other.

Credits: Park Shin Hye's and Lee Hong Ki's Twitter accounts + soompi

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RECOCHOKU ANNOUNCES FAVORITE KOREAN ARTISTS, IN JAPAN POLL

Popular music site Recochoku surveyed its users to see which KPOP / Korean artist was their favorite and the results have been revealed!

KARA received the most amount of votes from Recochoku users. Many of the users seem to have been drawn by KARA’s easy to learn dance moves. From the “Hip Dance”, “Penguin dance” to the “Kara Para” their dance moves have caught the hearts of many male and female fans alike. However, their dance moves aren’t the only things that grasp the love of Recochoku users. Some users commented, “Each member has their own personality and they’re cute in their own way” and “Their talks on varieties shows are funny“. On top of that many uses commended KARA for their fluency in Japanese.

Shoujo Jidai was second in the survey ranking. Most of the comments for Shoujo Jidai were a result of their nice legs and bodies. Some users commented, “Their nice legs are what we admire!” and “Their dance moves that show off their nice legs have a powerful force“. It seems that most fans were blown away by their beauty and their dance moves, and turns out that most of the votes for Shoujo Jidai came from teenagers.

FT Island ranked in third behind Shoujo Jidai. This five member group received praise in their looks but also their musicality. Among the comments that praise their musicality, many commented on vocalist Lee Hong Ki’s voice by saing, “I fell in love with Lee Hong Ki’s voice“. This is a result of Lee Hong Ki’s role in the drama “You’re Beautiful” but also because they are a band style group instead of a dance and vocal group, like majority of the KPOP groups in Japan.

Check out the rest of the results below!

1. KARA

2. Shoujo Jidai

3. FT Island

4. BIG BANG

5. BEAST

Source: Barks Global Music Explorer, tokyohive

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[News] Hong Ki Keeps His Promise to Shin Hye

A.N.Jell9 bandmates of 2009’s hit drama “You’re Beautiful” Lee Hong Ki and Park Shin Hye continue to show their friendship through exchanges of light-hearted and encouraging messages on Twitter.

“Shin Hye, I’ve kept my promise!” Hongki's tweeted. Hongki said he had visited the “Heartstrings” filming site and noted, "Everybody was working hard." Park had earlier mentioned that Lee promised to visit the set of the drama she is currently starring with yet another A.N.Jell bandmate Jung Yong Hwa.

“Please be successful,” he added. Hongki made mention of senior staff members he saw on the visit, some of whom he had worked with in previous dramas, including “You’re Beautiful.”

“Sparkling Hongstar visited despite the late hour. Thank you!” Shinhye wrote, uploading a photo of a snack. She added that she was sad the meeting was brief and is touched with the gesture of friendship. She also issued an invitation to go bowling after she wraps the drama and indicated that she will return the favour by going to Hongki’s band FT Island concerts.

“Heartstrings” has met with challenges throughout its intended 16-episode run. It was recently announced that the drama will end at 15 episodes, following production adjustments. Despite trailing in the domestic ratings game however, the drama has won support from international fans and its broadcast rights have been pre-sold to eight countries before premiere.

“Heartstrings” airs its 12th and 13th episodes this week. It is broadcast on MBC, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:55 PM KST.


Credit : Hongki and Shinhye Tweet + Soompi
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[News] 110811 Lee Hongki, Casted for KBS Chuseok Special “Noriko, Goes to Seoul”

FTIsland’s Lee Hongki has been casted as the main lead for the KBS Chuseok Special “Noriko, Goes to Seoul”.

“Noriko, Goes to Seoul” talks about the story of a lady in her 40s, Noriko, who is captivated by Hallyu star Kim Hyunjae, goes to Korea to take part in auditions. This TV-movie will not only be broadcasted in Korea, but also in Japan.

Lee Hongki plays the role of Minha, a singer-wannabe who met Noriko and is suddenly approached by her to teach her singing.

Lee Hongki has played the role of a Hallyu star in his previous Japanese drama “Muscle Girl”. With this new production, he will be able to firmly secure his career path as an actor.

With Japanese actress Takashima Reiko casted as the female lead, “Noriko, Goes to Seoul” will air on 11 September, at 11.15pm.

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[News] 110808 FTIsland Created a New Record in Japan, Once Again

FTIsland created a new record in Japan, increasing their level of popularity in the country.
FTIsland performed on Fuji TV Mezamashi Live on 7 August for their first time and had the greatest number of audience since Mezamashi Live started. Though the audience capacity has been capped at 2,000 pax, a total of 40,000 people applied for entry to the show to catch the band’s performance.
They had about 10,000 fans gathered at Mezamashi Live, breaking the record of 8,000, previously held by Big Bang.
The band started the live with their latest single “Let it go”, followed by hit titles including “Flower Rock”, “Brand-new days”, “Boom Boom Boom” and many others, captivating the crowd with their performance.
FTIsland broke several records in Japan lately. Being the first overseas group of artiste to be ranked first on the Oricon weekly chart for their first album, they also held a sold out concert tour in 5 cities, followed by a solo Budokan concert, whereby tickets were snapped up completely within 2 minutes*.
On the other hand, FTIsland will be holding solo concerts at Ax-Korea on the coming 20 and 21 August. After which, they will embark on an Asia tour.
* Other news source stated 12 minutes.

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[News] 110730 FTIsland Completes Concert Tour at Budokan

FTIsland completes their Japan tour successfully with a solo concert held at Budokan last evening.

Having started their “Tour 2011 Summer Messenger” since 29 June, FTIsland completes the round of concerts with a final stop at Budokan on 29 July, performing a total of 28 songs including the encore segment, captivating some 10,000 fans.

All tickets for this show were sold out within 2 minutes*. Vocal Lee Hongki greeted everyone by saying, “We’ve been waiting for this stage today. Budokan!” and the concert began with “Brand-new days”, a song from their 2nd single.

It was the first time for FTIsland to stand on the Budokan stage.

Lee Hongki couldn’t hide his excitement and said, “During our concert held at Tokyo International Forum last year, we were so nervous performing in front of a 5,000 crowd. But now, we’re standing in front of 10,000 fans.”

He also revealed to the fans the reason for titling their tour as “Messenger”, saying that they wanted to send strength and cheerful messages to those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Fans cheered loudly upon hearing this.

FTIsland performed their hits as well as their latest songs, including the insert song “Itsuka” from Lee Hongki’s first Japanese drama “Muscle Girl”, creating a great atmosphere throughout the concert.
Fans also cheered and waved the towels in their hands when the band performed their 5th single “Let it go” on stage. This single also ranked 4th on the Oricon single daily chart when it was released on 27 July.


The concert reached its climax when the band performed their Japanese debut title song, “Flower Rock”.

*Other news sources stated “12 minutes”.

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[NEWS] 110728 FTIsland’s 5th Single Ranked 4th on Oricon Daily

FTIsland’s 5th Japanese single “Let it go” ranked 4th position on the Oricon single daily chart the day it was released (27 July), making a good start for the single.

“Let it go” is also selected to be the opening selection song for TV Asahi’s popular programme “Street Fighter” for the month of August. The song will be aired nationwide through this programme.

On the other hand, FTIsland is currently holding their “Japan Tour 2011 Summer Messenger” and will conclude their concert tour with the final stop at Japan Budokan on 29 July.

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[NEWS] 110720 FT Island Turned into Beautiful Warriors (Unreleased Cut)

Popular male band FT Island unveiled their pictorials with ‘Beautiful Warrior’ concept.

FT Island revealed pictorials from behind the story cut of their poses for SURE magazine. In the picture, they are seen holding swords and shields and doing dynamic and humorous poses.

Choi Jonghun and Lee Hongki’s pictorial are also unveiled. Choi Jonghun, who has showed his excellence through his acting debut in the movie ‘You’re My Pet’, poses with wet stare while holding a flag. While Lee Hongki poses with intense stare while wearing youth fashion.

FT Island complete behind the story pictorial and interview will be published in August edition of SURE fashion magazine.




Source: The Star Chosun
Translated by tomatoes @ Happy Island
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[News] 110705 FTIsland Reveals Concert Poster, Embarks on Asia Tour

FTIsland concludes their promotional activities for their recent comeback “HELLO HELLO” and will soon be starting their Asia tour concert.
Titled as “PLAY FTISLAND”, the band will be meeting their fans at their upcoming concerts on 20 and 21 August in Korea.
FTIsland reveals their concert poster that has a fun and joyful theme. The poster shows the band members holding on to their instruments, having fun while performing, asking for lots of anticipation from their fans.
Their management company, FNC Music, said that, “FTIsland’s 2011 Asia Tour ‘PLAY FTISLAND’ will have its first stop in Seoul. They will also be touring several countries in Asia, meeting their fans with the same concert theme.”
On the other hand, FTIsland is currently having a concert tour in Japan titled “2011 SUMMER TOUR Messenger”.

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[News] 110704 FTIsland’s Japan Concert Tickets Sold Out Within 12 Minutes

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Tickets for FTIsland’s final Budoukan concert in Japan were sold out within 12 minutes.

FTIsland has started their Japan tour ’2011 SUMMER TOUR Messenger’ on 29 June 2011. Tickets for their final Budoukan concert were open for public sale on 2 July and were all sold out within 12 minutes.

This is a result of FTIsland’s success as a band, as well as the widening of their fanbase in Japan, ever since they first crossed over to the Japan music industry 4 years ago with Indie music.

FNC Music Japan commented that, “With FTIsland getting first on the Oricon weekly chart, the band has been receiving lots of love from their Japanese fans. The members were all happy to learn that tickets for their Budoukan concert were sold out within 12 minutes.”

On the other hand, FTIsland will be holding concerts in Korea, titled ‘PLAY FTISLAND’ on 20 and 21 next month.

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[News] 110627 FTIsland, The “Summer Messenger”

FTIsland begins summer tour on 28th
Releasing self-composed single next month 27th

FTisland is going to be the “Summer Messenger” in Japan.

The band concludes their promotional activities for “Hello Hello” and will depart for Japan on 28th. They will be meeting their fans over in Japan in the various cities namely, Nagoya – 29th June, Osaka - 2nd July, Tokyo – 6th July and Fukuoka – 8th July. On 29th July, they will also be standing on the Budoukan stage for their first time ever since their Japan debut. They are also the nation’s first band to perform at Budoukan.

FTIsland will be releasing a new single in Japan on 27th July, with songs composed by the members themselves. FTIsland is also the first Korean band to ramk 1st position on the Oricon weekly chart on the first week of the release of their first Japanese regular album.

On 26th, vocal Lee Hongki told the reporters at the waiting room that, “It’s very meaningful for us to hold this tour in Japan. There are lots of anticipation on our self-composed single as well as our Budoukan concert. We hope that our fans in Korea can support us as well.”

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