F.T. Island (Korean : 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is the name of a South Korean rock ballad band. The name F.T. Island stands for ‘Five Treasure Island’, each of the five members being a treasure.The band’s official color is yellow, and their fans carry yellow flags known as “pentasticks.” Their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, was the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea. F.T. Island (Korean : 에프티 아일랜드), Five Treasure Island, or FTI, is the name of a South Korean rock ballad band. The name F.T. Island stands for ‘Five Treasure Island’, each of the five members being a treasure.The band’s official color is yellow, and their fans carry yellow flags known as “pentasticks.” Their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, was the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea.

Debut

FT Island’s first album was scheduled to be released commercially in May 2007.However, instead of releasing the album as planned, all of the members appeared on a television program called “Dugeun Dugeun Yeochinmandeulgi” (Korean : 두근두근 여친만들기) on the Korean television channel Mnet. The program title is officially translated by Mnet as “Wanna Be My Girlfriend?” although “두근두근” refers to the sound a heart makes.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 F.T. Island performed their debut song on the music television program M!Countdown. Not only this but they amazed people by winning their first best song award on M!Countdown by beating top artists such as dynamic duo and fly to the sky in just 2 weeks after debut.

Band Members

Lee Hong Gi

Name	Lee Hong Gi (Korean : 이홍기)
Birthday	February 6th, 1990
Education	Seongji High School (Korean : 성지고등학교)
Position in band	Lead vocals
Other works	Acting debut in 2002 in KBS2 Magic Kid Masuri (매직키드 마수리) as main role

Lee Jae Jin

Name	Lee Jae Jin ( Korean : 이재진)
Birthday	December 17, 1991
Education	Seonyoo High School ( Korean : 선유고등학교)
Position in band	Bass
Other Work	Acting debut in 2007 KBS2 daily sitcom Unstoppable Marriage as Wang Sa Baek (왕사백) *regular cast*

Oh Won Bin

Name	Oh Won Bin ( Korean : 오원빈)
Birthday	March 26, 1990
Education	Seongji High School ( Korean : 성지고등학교)
Position in band	Second vocal, rapping, guitar, harmonica

Choi Jong Hun

Name	Choi Jong Hun ( Korean : 최종훈)
Birthday	March 7, 1990
Education	Shindongshin Middle Information Industry High School ( Korean : 신동신정보산업고등학교)
Position in band	Leader; piano and guitar

Choi Min Hwan

Name	Choi Min Hwan (Korean : 최민환)
Birthday	November 11, 1992
Education	Yanghwa Middle School (Korean : 양화중학교)

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