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FT Island’s upcoming Japanese single has been chosen as the CM song of a TV advertisement.

The group will release their 11th Japanese single titled ‘Theory of Happiness’ on July 24. The title song of the same name has been chosen as the CM song of the TV advertisement of Japanese dining company, ‘Sukiya’.

Sukiya is a major dining company in Japan which owns 1900 branches over the country. The TV ads featuring FT Island’s track will be aired starting on June 23.

Meanwhile, “Theory of Happiness” is also chosen as the ending theme song for Japanese animated film ‘Toriko’ which will be released on July 27th.


FT Island continues to storm local music charts with its latest Japanese release.

The band’s third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’, which was released on June 24, ranked top on K-Pop weekly album chart accumulated by one of Japan’s largest music websites, ‘Yamano Music’.

‘RATED-FT’ contains 11 tracks in total, including title song ‘Freedom’ as well as a few number of tracks personally composed and written by the members. The album has been receiving high praises as it shows FT Island’s color very vividly.


FT Island’s frontman Lee Hongki transformed into a writer.

His management agency, FNC Entertainment, announced on June 24 that Lee Hongki will be releasing his very own ‘Lee Hongki’s Nail Book’, a book about nail art.

The book is for both men and women, and includes 144 pages worth of special photos of Lee Hongki, nail art tips and reading contents as well as his philosophy of nail art. Even though it is not released yet, a great number of nail art experts are already showing great interests.

Lee Hongki has big interest in nail art so he will show his self-done nails and some useful tips through the book. The FT Island vocalist said, “It is a great pleasure to release my first book, and I hope many people will read it together.”


In addition to Ryeowook and Luna’s music video released earlier, FT Island’s Lee Jaejin, AOA’s ChoA, Kang Dong Ho and Oh So Yeon also revealed their videos of their OST singles for the the Korean adaptation of Disney Channel hit ‘High School Musical’.

On June 21, CJ E&M released music videos for the tracks “The Start of Something New” and “Breaking Free”, providing the fans a first look of the musical version of the hit teen movie in which the four stars will be playing the lead roles.

Check out the MVs below!



The hottest idols who have been chosen as the main leads of the Korean adaptation of Disney Channel hit ‘High School Musical’ have released their singles for the musical version of the hit teen movie.

The ‘High School Musical’ is about the love, concerns and passion of young students enjoying living their dreams. Hot idol stars such as Super Junior’s Ryeowook, FT ISLAND’s Lee Jae Jin f(x)’s Luna, Kang Dong Ho, AOA’s ChoA will play the lead roles for the musical.

The Korea-version remake will premiere at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on July 2, 2013 and expected to run until September.

Check out the tracks below!


Ryeowook and Luna


Lee Jae Jin and ChoA


Kang Dong Ho and Oh So Yeon


The full cast of High School Musical on stage are gearing for their upcoming remake on stage of the popular Disney teen movie. Official photos of the cast during their rehearsal have been revealed showing their readiness and enthusiastic performance.

Photos of the main cast such as Super Junior's Ryeowook, f(x) Luna, FT Island Jaejin, Kang Dong Ho, AOA’s Choa and musical actress Oh So Yeon were also released.

You can see the photos below:















High School Musical On Stage will premiere at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on July 2, 2013 and expected to run until September.

Source: playdb.co.kr 








FT Island just released their third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’ and they are already gearing up for another Japanese release!

According to the group’s official Japanese website, FT Island will release their 11th Japanese single titled ‘Theory of Happiness’ on July 24. The single will contain 3 songs, including the title song “Theory of Happiness”, and two others titled “Eyes on Me” and “Rainy Day”.

The group will also record the the ending theme song for Japanese animated film ‘Toriko’. The film is based on a Japanese comic book series by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, about Toriko traveling all around the world to find various foods and compete in cooking contests.


FT Island has taken to the streets to promote their new Japanese album with trucks wrapped with their album jacket image and autographs.

Recently, a photo of FT Island members posing in front of their promotional truck was uploaded on an online community board. The truck was prepare for the promotion of their third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’.

From June 10 to 16, the truck will be rolling around several commercial districts in Japan, including Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Omotesando to promote the group’s album.


Hallyu groups TVXQ and FT Island have stormed into the Oricon chart with their latest Japanese releases.

According to Oricon’s website on June 13, TVXQ’s 37th Japanese single ‘Ocean’ nabbed the second place spot on the daily singles chart after selling 88,428 copies since its release on the 12th.

On the other hand, FT Island’s took the third place of the same chart with 18,088 copies sold for third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’. The album contains the title song “Freedom” as well as tracks written by the members.


FT Island frontman Lee Hongki’s photobook for his debut movie ‘Passionate Goodbye’ ranked first in Japan’s sales chart.

According to Japan Tower Record, photobook for the movie ‘Passionate Goodbye’ (also titled ‘Phoenix : The Song of Promise’ in Japan) starring Lee Hong Ki became number 1 at book and magazine chart. The photobook contains still cuts from the film and unreleased making photos.

‘Passionate Goodbye’ premiered in Korea on May 30 and it has been released in Japan under the title of ‘Phoenix : The Song of Promise’ on June 7. It is about the story of troublesome idol star (Hong Ki) and terminally ill patients who find the true value of lives as they get to know each other.


Idol band FT Island celebrated their sixth anniversary since their debut.

The boys celebrated the special event with a small party among themselves. FT Island sent their message to fans through their agency FNC Entertainment saying, “We want to sincerely thank our fans for our sixth anniversary and we will continue to make better music.”

Also, photos from their celebration have been released showing the group members holding a cake saying “FT ISLAND Debut 6 Years Congratulations.”

FT Island is currently preparing for the release of their third Japanese studio album ‘RATED-FT’ on June 12.


Idol band FT Island will be releasing its third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’ this coming June and after unveiling the music video for “Freedom”, they now dropped the MV for the track “Orange Sky”.

‘RATED-FT’ will hit stores on June 5th, over a year since releasing their previous Japanese album, ‘20[Twenty].’ The track “Orange Sky” is a slow, ballad number which was produced by FT ISland’s front man, Lee Hong Ki.

Check out the MV below!


Idol band FT Island will be releasing its third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’ this coming June, and they also unveiled the music video for title song, “Freedom”.

‘RATED-FT’ will hit stores on June 5th, over a year since releasing their previous Japanese album, ‘20[Twenty].’ The title song “Freedom” is an electronic number, which is somewhat different from the group’s previous sounds.

Check out the MV below!


FT Island’s drummer Choi Minhwan has been cast as the lead role in the musical production of the popular TV drama series, ‘Princess Hours’.

On May 14th, FNC Entertainment announced that Choi Minhwan will be casting in musical ‘Princess Hours’ as Crown Prince Lee Shin.

‘Princess Hours’ musical will be presented from July 5th until 21st for a total of 24 shows at Theater Brava located in Osaka, Japan. Choi Minhwan will be performing from July 17th until 21st.

Previously, Choi Minhwan played the youngest-ever lead character in 'Gwanghamun Love Song' which was presented from November 2012 until January 2013 at Osaka and Tokyo, and gained much attention with his impressive acting.


FNC Entertainment idol bands CNBLUE and FT Island will be rocking out the stage of Japan’s biggest music festivals, Summer Sonic Festival.

On May 13, Summer Sonic 2013 updated its official site with artist lineup, with both FT Island and CNBLUE’s names on the list. Both groups will be playing at the Rainbow Stage in Tokyo on August 10th, and at the Flower Stage in Osaka a day later, on August 11th.

The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. The line-up contains many Japanese rock musicians from both major and indie record companies, and also international acts.


FT Island’s vocalist Lee Hongki participated in the soundtrack for his debut film, ‘Passionate Goodbye’.

On May 15th, Hongki released his latest single titled, “Jump” along with its full music video, featuring highlights from the movie itself.

The movie ‘Passionate Goodbye’ is a story of troublesome idol star (Hongki) and terminally ill patients who find the true value of lives as they get to know each other. The movie also stars Ma Dong suk, Lim Won hee, Baek Jin hee, Jun Min seo and more, and is set to be released in this coming May.

Check out the MV below!




Korea will have their own remake on stage of the Disney Channel's hit teen movie 'High School Musical'.

Super Junior's Ryeowook and f(x) Luna are chosen as the main leads of the musical version of the hit teen movie.

Produced by CJE & M, 'High School Musical's full cast is revealed today.

As for the male lead, artists who will play Troy's role are Super Junior Ryeowook, FT Island Jaejin and Kang Dong Ho while female leads for Gabriella's character will be played by f(x) Luna, AOA’s Choa and musical actress Oh So Yeon.

FIESTAR‘s Linzy and Sunday are chosen to play Sharpay's character alongside Yoo Seung Yup who will act as Sharpay's brother Ryan.

High School Musical On Stage will premiere at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on July 2, 2013 and expected to run until September.

Check the BTS of the cast' photoshoot below:



Source: Naver
Written by KYUriShana@dkpopnews.net


FT Island announced earlier that they will be releasing their third Japanese full length album ‘RATED-FT’ this coming June. The group unveiled more details regarding their upcoming release.

‘RATED-FT’ will hit stores on June 5th, over a year since releasing their previous Japanese album, ‘20[Twenty].’ The song will contain eleven singles including “TOP SECRET,” “Beautiful World,” “Beloved,” “Hold My Hand” and “Time To.”

Two of the songs will be composed by FT Island’s vocalist Lee Hongki, including “Orange Sky” which has been chosen as the ending theme song for Japanese film ‘Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door’. The album will be available in three different versions including two limited CD+DVD types, as well as a CD-only version.




Global We Got Married reveals preview pictures of Hongki-Mina's wedding.

The photo already garnered attention for its dramatic and fairy tale-like concept. Hongki and Mina looks so sweet on their photos.

In the first photo, the couple is seen in a black and white concept wherein Hongki has his arms around Mina's waist and back hugging her. The photo was taken perfectly that it appeared like its a fairy tale wherein Hongki looks like a prince and Mina as a princess in a white wedding gown.

In the second photo, Mina is wearing a bright smile while Hongki is lovingly looking at her from behind.



Do you like to see more of their photos?

Source: Global WGM Facebook account
Written by KYUriShana@dkpopnews.net




Global We Got Married couple Hongki and Mina go on a bicycle date.

Global WGM Facebook uploaded a photo of the couple riding on their bikes where they seem to be a bicycle dating outdoors. The couple look cute together. Mina is so pretty wearing a white dress while Hongki is wearing a blue longsleeves with a black vest.

Fans commented, "Oh! Bicycle date!","Mina is pretty!","Hongki you're so cute".,"I like this couplevery much." and so on.

Here are other photos of the couple uploaded by Hongki on his twitter account on April 19.




Source: GWGM Facebook page and Hongki's twitter
Written by KYUriShana@dkpopnews.net
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