FT ISLAND

Korean: FT아일랜드

Japanese: FTアイルランド

Past members

Introduction

F.T. Island (Korean: FT아일랜드; Japanese: FTアイルランド; also known as Five Treasure Island) is a South Korean K-pop boy band signed under FNC Entertainment. The band currently consists of 3 members: Hongki, Jaejin, and Minhwan. F.T. Island debuted on June 7th, 2007, with the single, "Love Sick" which was on the television program, M! Countdown.

F.T. Island made their Japanese debut on June 8th, 2008, with the extended play, "Prologue of F.T. Island: Soyogi". The band started getting recognition in the country following the release of their third Japanese studio album in 2011, "Five Treasure Island", which topped the Oricon Albums Chart. Additionally, the band is the first foreign male band in 42 years to top the Oricon Daily Charts.

On January 28th, 2009, it was announced that Oh Won Bin would be leaving the group, with FNC trainee Song Seung-hyun replacing him as a guitarist and a backup vocalist. With the new lineup changes, F.T. Island then released the music for their mini-album with the title song, "Bad Woman". It was promoted on SBS Inkigayo.

On March 14th, 2019, Jong-hoon left the group and retired from the entertainment industry. It was revealed that he was involved in the "Burning Sun scandal". On December 24th, 2019 it was announced that Seunghyun would leave F.T. Island and FNC Entertainment following the end of his contract on December 31st. Although, Hongki, Jaejin, and Minhwan renewed their contracts with their label.

On September 30, 2019, Hongki began his mandatory military service, also becoming the first F.T. Island member to enlist. He was discharged from his mandatory military service on April 18, 2021. Jaejin enlisted as an active-duty soldier on January 21st, 2020, while Minhwan enlisted on February 24th, 2020 as a reserve soldier.

Current state:
active 
Jan 1, 2010-present
Jun 7, 2007-present
Jun 7, 2008-present
Debut:
Debut to 1st win:
42 days
Active years:
2007-present
Country:
South Korea
Most popular member:
kpopping rank:
180th
Fandom:
Primadonna
Fandom color(s):
Sunshine-Yellow
Black
logo
logo
lightstick
lightstick
22 awards
4 pics
170 videos
6 albums
30.6K viewed
32 added

Member's profiles

Lee Hongki

Korean: 이홍기

Japanese: イ•ホンギ

Birthday:
Age:
34 years old
Birthplace:
Gwangju, Gyeonggi     South Korea
Height:
5'9" (176 cm)
Weight:
132.3 lbs (60 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
AB
Position:
Main Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group

Jaejin

Korean: 재진

Japanese: ジェジン

Birthday:
Age:
32 years old
Birthplace:
Cheongju     South Korea
Height:
5'10" (177 cm)
Weight:
127.9 lbs (58 kg)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
A
Position:
Lead Vocalist, Bassist

Minhwan

Birthday:
Age:
31 years old
Birthplace:
Seoul     South Korea
Height:
5'7" (171 cm)
Zodiac-sign:
Blood type:
A
Position:
Vocalist, Drummer, Maknae

Music show wins (22)

The Show
1st
The Show
3rd
The Show
2nd
Music Bank
1st
M Countdown
1st

Music video views

996,200
+482
1st
1,328,184
+440
2nd
4,609,991
+249
3rd
371,342
+116
4th

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