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[070626] FT Island Cooperates With SG Wannabe, Rock Song @ Big4 Concert
SG Wannabe and FT Island will cooperate to perform a rock song at the pull open tent Summer Big 4 Concert.
Right now, the concert is less than a month away. SG Wannabe and FT Island both parties has not announced their whereabouts on practising.
Summer Big 4 Concert will consists of hip-hop songs, expressing emotions and rock songs during the 2 day concert. Artists include Drunken Tiger, T, Dynamic Duo, Epik High, SG Wannabe, Yangpa, SeeYa, FT Island, and many more of the country¡¯s best artists, standing on the same stage to perform. Please respectively anticipate!
Original Source: OsenNews
Credits: ¦ðo0Ý樦 @ http://www.fti1st.com/ , sugarholic88 (for translating) @ loveft-I forums
[070702] Summer Big4 Concert, Fan Sign + SG Wannabe
'Big4 Concert', a great event to collect donations and helping needy childrens and charity institutions!
[Article by Fiji StarChannel] At the next July 21th and 22th different style singers will performance in the 'Summer Big4 Concert' at the Olympic Stadium objectiving collect donations to help minors needy and charity institutions.
At the next July 4th, at 5 p.m of afternoon, the artists SG Wannabe, YangPa, SeeYa, FTIsland, Drunken Tiger, T-Yoon Mi Rae, Dynamic Duo, Epik High will be in the place where will occur the 'Summer Big4 Concert' to carry through the position performance and 'bout the customes and will carry too a fan' sign on CDs for the fans whom appears in the day, they'll nominated too the charity institutions who will receives the donations from the event as the "CJ Social Foundation".
The event organizators plans repeat the success from the 2004 event and this time the group SG Wannabe is the #1 band in radios' order and success from their recorder.
The numer 1 in radios' order SG Wannabe were in the last May 27th at the MBC program
Credits to: LeeDongJun's Article ~ juni3416@epg.co.kr + MNet.Com + [Luis ChangMin]@LoveFT-I Forum (translation)
[070702] FT Island "We want to be the next YB", [MD Interview]
A Scary newbie has appeared; Rock band of five teenagers FT Island. It hasnt been a month since its debut but their first album 'Cheerful Sensibility' is already ranking top spots on and offline.
This unstoppable teenage rockband sprouted from memebers' harsh training since they were in elementary school. From the youngest 8th grader Minhwan (drum), 9th grader Jaejin (bass), and 10th graders Hongki (vocal), Wonbin (guitar, vocal), and Jonghun (guitar, piano) are modest: "we just wanted to do the music that we wanted to do."
They say when you are young you dig your own grave. This does not seem like the case for these teens yet. They have been repeating the process of running over to the studio right after school, practicing until midnight then returning home for 5 years. At their age, this is something impossible without passion for music.
"It's fun in the studio. Even at school I'm excited about going to the studio. We can try all the music we want to do there. Singing and playing instruments like crazy in the space of our own...its blissful."
Such passion has been transported over to their first album. Their title song "Love Sick," which emphasizes vocal Hongki's brisk voice, is already loved by the teens who have not yet suffered "love sick" and those in early 20s and 30s. "Han Saram man" and "FT Island" etc are also loved for their impresive sound.
The key to their success? Their youthful looks and handsome faces have accelarated their path of popularity. Although a rock band and not a dance group, "Five Treasure Island" can be renamed "FT Boys." The youngest Minhwan is already nicknamed "Little Bi (rain)."
Theres absolutely no way that the girl fans would leave these talanted and pretty boys. Despite that they sang "Love Sick," they fiercely cross their hands in an X saying "no, we dont have girlfriends!"
FT Island will perform at the Summer Big 4 concert on 22nd this month. It is exciting enough that a newly debuted group will be performing for 9000 fans. On top of that they're proud to be with top stars like SG Wannabe, YangPa and See Ya.
"It's like a dream. We want to show to the audience that we are not an idol band but a skilled band. We would do anything to publicize bands. We'll present a hot performance."
FT Island's goal for this year is the new artist award. "We want to be a great band like the YB and definitely receive the new artist award. We'll become the best rock band!" And with nothing else, its a firm resolution of the teenage band.
Credits: mydaily.co.kr + [1takeKK] @ loveft-i forum (translation)
[070702] We Want To Hear Guys Cheering For Us
The 5 member idol(?) band F.T. island showed hope to see male fans cheering for them.
In the interview with Herald econonmy F.T. island said that they want to hear low tone cheering from the audience.
In the present F.T. island gets a lot of attention from female fans, but they hoped that male fans would also cheer for them since that's what happens to Rock bands.
F.T island's members Choi Min Hwan (drum), Lee Hong Ki ( vocal), Lee Jae Jin (base), Oh Won Bin (guitar, vocal) Choi Jong Hoon(guitar, piano) range from Junior high to high school. The members are all in the 10's and are in the spotlight because they are also a band with looks.
They also said that their role models are Muse, Nickelback, Hoobastank, Linkin Park, YB, leeseungchul, boohwal (revival). They said that their goal is to spread Rock music.
Credits- Naver.com + Herald Media + me@ LOVE FT-I
[070705] Just looks & age? Listen to our Music, BEFORE YOU DECIDE!
"We are just handsome faces? We are too young? Listen to our music first!"
When E-Daily's SPN asked if they are often referred to as "the handsome band," FT ISland responded "those who thinks of us that way should definitely listen to our music."
It seems that they've been called "the handsome band" more than enough times. The media is merely complimenting their attractive faces but FT Island seems to be taking as a criticism; 'showing off their looks without any skills'
So we asked: are there any adults that belittle you based on your young age? FT Island sincerely revealed what they've always had in their minds.
"Every time we hear that we think band culture is still not publicized in korea. In other countries, little kids live with an instrument in their hands but here, when teens like us say we want to form a band adults demean us saying 'how can kids like you know music?' We hope those critics listen to our album and witness our performance."
And then they added with a smile, "it'd be great if Korea's band culture change through us."
FT Island is a band of five memebers: Choi Jonghun, Lee Hongki, Oh Wonbin, Lee Jaejin and Choi Minhwan. Leader and piano player Jonghun, vocal Hongki and vocal and guitar player Wonbin are 18 years old. Bassist Jaejin is 17 and drummer Minhwan is 16, even younger than the band members' average age 17.4.
Although Five Treasure Island boasts charming faces that justifies their nickname "the handsome band" they revealed that they want to be recognized for their skills instead of looks in the indsutry.
They have recently released thier first album "Cheerful Sensibility" and title song "Love Sick" is ranking top spots on on/off line charts.
Credits: news.media.daum.net + [1takeKK] @ loveft-i forum (translation)
[70705] 'The Pretty Boy Band' FTIsland's Ideal Girl
The band, FT Island, which has both looks and talents have revealed their ideal girl.
In a recent interview, FT island revealed their individual ideal girls among today's active female celebrities.
Song Hye Gyo, Jun Ji Hyun, Im Soo Jung, Han Ye Seul, Kim Tae Hee were among the top chosen.
They also said, "The ideal girl is nothing but the ideal girl (laughs)"
Hongki, the one that picked Song Hye Gyo, said the reason was because she's pure with a slight charm (aegyo) and that's the kind of person he likes. Oh Won Bin said he likes Jeon Ji Hyun from the movie "My Sassy Girl" because she overpowers men and Jaejin said he was an Im Soo Jung fan. Choi Jong Hoon's pick was Han Ye Seul's character in "Fantasy Couple" and Choi Minhwan picked either Kim Tae Hee or Han Hyo Joo.
FT Island's first album "Cheerful Sensibility" is said to be attracting fans with their sensitive and easy-going rock.
FT Island doesn't want to be known as "The 2nd Buzz" or "The 2nd MC the Max" but will try hard to be recognized as their own group with their own distinct flavor. "Therefore, later on, we hope many people will be yearning for us," remarked FT Island.
Credits: Daum & jaejinniex3@LOVEFT-I (translated)