275 THINGS U NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FT ISLAND
PRIMADONNAS! Do you really know our boys that well?
1. FT Island stands for FIVE TREASURE ISLAND
2. FT Island is a 5 member group, that debuted in 2007 with their hit song "Lovesick".
3. FT Island's official fanclub name is PRIMADONNA.
4. FT Island named their fans after one of their songs called "Primadonna" which means friends forever!
5. FT Island's official color is sunshine yellow.
6. The members before were Lee Hongki, Choi Minhwan, Lee Jaejin, Oh Wonbin and Choi Jonghun.
7. During the beginning of 2009, Wonbin left the group replacing Song Seunghyun as a new member.
8. FT Island has a sub group name "FT Triple". (Jaejin, Minhwan and Jonghun)
9. FT Island members can speak basic Japanese.
10. The entire group are born in the '90s. So their average age is pretty young.
11. FT Island & Shinee are good friends.
12. Hongki & Jonghun played pranks on Minhwan, Seunghyun, Jaejin on their NY holiday, saying they had to be in office ASAP since Hongki came out on a bad press.
13. FT Island's most difficult thing during Japan Zepp tour was being on a tour bus for 10 to 11 hours.
14. Hongki's best gift from his fans is a dog; Jaejin once received an instrument that he's been wanting to learn, Jonghun likes guitar accessories.
15. Though Hongki liked the dog (Elysia), he could not take care of her because of his busy schedule that is why he always ask Seunghyun to clean after her.
16. The boys feel the policy banning Japan Pris from giving luxury gifts is kind of unnecessary.
17. FT Island revealed to the question who is like mom or dad on the group but they just answered the are like brothers in the group.No mother or father figures.
18. Sometimes Hongki gives out his clothes (sponsored clothes) and members & manager would line up to ask some. Once Minhwan only wore pass-down pants from Hongki for 6 months.
19. FT Island wishes to do a camp with 150 to 200 fans for 1N 2D.
20. FT Island members mostly watch movies on DVD and play PSP to entertain ourselves during tour.' Jonghun: “I read!”
21. FT Island studied Japanese language by watching dramas.
22. Hongki & Jonghun LOVES shopping around.
23. During their Japan debut, Hongki remembers a Japanese fan in pink cospre and Korean fans who follow to support them anywhere they go.
24. Hongki wants to take Minhwan since he would never let him starve since he can't stand being hungry and he is talkative.
25. Hongki wants to go to US so bad and produce an album in a different name. If things go well, FT will let FNC know and debut in US.
26. FT Island is the 1st Korean band to rank 1st position on the Oricon weekly chart on the 1st week of the release of their 1st Japanese reg album.
27. Hongki thinks that FT Island is unique because rather than being a dance group, they play instruments!
28. FT Island enjoys being called a flower boyband.
29. Q. “Are you close with any Korean teams?” FT: “We’re best friends with B2ST because the member ages all fit very closely. We sometimes go bowling together and go head to head, but we’re definitely better at bowling than they are. The last score was 4:1.”
30. Seunghyun: "Minhwan is getting muscles in his arms (because he plays the drums). When you play guitar, you only get fatter."
31. Jaejin's nickname: JaJini , Blackgoat/Goat (yomso- fan given).
32. Jaejin's hobbies: Internet searches, Questioning (like about music or asking questions to a music specialist).
33. Jaejin's favorite colours are Blue and Black.
34. Jaejin is allergic to dogs.
35. Jaejin loves crabs.
36. Jaejin's favorite style is Japanese dresswear style.
37. Jaejin claims his skin color is dark.
38. Red Hot Chilli Pepper is essential to Jaejin
39. Jaejin likes to read books.
40. Jaejin was interested in playing guitar at first, but he decided to try out the bass.
41. Jaejin's older sister, Lee Chaewon who is an actress at FNC, brought Jaejin into FNC Music.
42. Jaejin once told his friend that "tree roots" were healthy for him, so his friend ate it, which caused him to end up in the hospital afterwards.
43. Jaejin had his first kiss and his first girlfriend in 7th grade. Their first kiss was in the movie theatre and the girl turned her head suddenly to kiss him.
44. Jaejin's ideal girl: Preferably an older girl (like a noona), Pretty/cute, quiet, somewhat shy, Pale skin, slim face, Doesn't matter if you're allergic to crab soup or any type of seafood, It'd be great if you liked Red Hot Chili Peppers, Good Reader (T/N: Because you have to catch up to his reading.), A girl that a play piano
45. Jaejin's blood-type is A, that's why he is a part of FT Triple, as known as A3.
46. JaeJin eats like goat, so Black Goat/Goat became his nick name (Hongki made that nick name). He also has a nick name called Roy.
47. Jaejin receives an awesome gift from a fan which is a bass. He even said that he uses this bass on his practices or even in some performances.
48. Jaejin is an honor student.
49. Jaejin participated in a daily sitcom called "Unstoppable Marriage" (KBS2, 2007) ( Role: Youngest of the Hwang Brothers Hwang Sabaek). He also made a cameo in "Style"(SBS, 2009) and "On Air"(SBS, 2008) and joined "Sonagi" musical (Lead Role - Han Dong Seok).
50. Jaejin is the most hard working member in FT Island.
51. Jaejin said that he was a very clumsy when he was young. He couldn't keep balance.
52. Jaejin has hairy legs.
53. Jaejin have cute bouncy .
54 Jaejin shows interest in miss A.
55. Jaejin is the member who gets wild most about girl groups.
56. Jaejin is known as the brain of the group.
57. Jaejin can dance to "Love Song" by Rain and "Heartbeat" by 2PM "very well".
58. Jaejin once admitted that he was chosen to be in FT Island because they think he's photogenic.
59. Jaejin will always misbehave when it comes to food.
60. Jaejin took off all of his clothes while sleeping unconsciously. He has 'sleep-undressing' symptom.
61. Jaejin's afraid of height.
62. Jaejin used to be called "J-Dragon" because of his resembled hair style.
63. When Jaejin's in love, he is willing to change himself for his girl friend. He called it "a rainbow love".
64. Jaejin have a close friendship with SHINee's Key. Once in "Maknae Rebellion" show, Key called him and Jin said that he was being an lazy .
65. Jaejin's favorite music :System of a Down - Chop Suey; System of a Down - B.Y.O.B; Skid Row - Monkey Business ; The Used - On My Own; Red Hot Chili Peppers - Coffee Shop; Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californification; Muse - Cave; Muse - Supermassive Black Hole.
66. Jaejin is allergic to dogs.
67. Jaejin has a weird allergic reaction. One time it made his eyes swollen.
68. Jaejin's idol is Red Hot Chili Peppers.
69. Jaejin loves crab. He would like his girl can make crab stew for him.
70. Jaejjn used to play in school soccer team. But once he was injured, so he couldn't play soccer for a long time, he asked himself : "Do I have nothing else to do?" Then one of his friend offered him to play in his band and told him to play bass because "it's easy!" But "it's actually really difficult" said Jaejin.
71. FT Island is like brothers and high-school friends to Jaejin.
72. Jaejin was said to be an easygoing person.
73. When asked in one of their interviews, Jaejin responded that love was like the wind, you dont know when it comes and goes.
74. Hongki: "Everyone loves to fart in the car, but no one will admit it; there was one time when Jaejin was caught, and from then on we determined that all the farts released in the car were from Jaejin."
75. Jaejin nags the most in the group.
76. Jaejin has a collection of sunglasses but he claims that none suits him.
77. Jaejin once received a leopard print underwear from a Primadonna as a gift.
78. Seunghyun shares a room with Minhwan.
79. Seunghyun once said, "the moment i enter this group, I've increase the average height and decrease the average age. "
80. Seunghyun also has a split personality like Hong. He's very mature and quiet sometimes, but he can immediately turns into a major comedy star like in Good Morning Bob or I'm a Singer!
81. Seunghyun is really bad at any dance, not even Abracadabra.
82. Seunghyun is a late comer but comes with a pretty dimples.
83. Seunghyun is arguably the best among the boys at speaking English.
84. Seunghyun is the weakest among the boys. He's been known as the 'walking hospital' ever since FNC academy trainee.
85. Seunghyun is famous for his intestine talk.
86. Seunghyun is close to SHINee's Key.
87. Seunghyun likes Jason Mraz.
88. Seunghyun is currently the tallest in FT Island (and it might stay this way from now on, considering little chances of the boys growing any taller, except for the two maknaes, and there's just no way Minani can top Seunghyun's height). It used to be Wonbin, they share the same height of 180cm. Which means that when Seunghyun said he has "increased the average height" of FT Island, he was wrong. FT Island's average height has stayed the same.
89. Seunghyun maybe the maknae of group, but he's a hyung in his family.
90. Seunghyun goes to the gym for his health (obviously, our poor seunghyunnie is too thin!), unlike the other guys who go to the gym to workout their bodies.
91. Seunghyun stated that his hobby is stimulating people's anger.
92. Seunghyun's ideal girl: y and has a nice body.
93. Hyunnie is confident.
94. Hyun has a younger brother, Sehyun.
95. He nicknamed himself as "Soft Smile Hero"
96. If FT Island members would be given a 1 week vacation Seunghyun would like to travel & go to Sapporo.
97. Seunghyun was said to be the cassanova of the group.
98. Seunghyun once say he want to make people laugh with a serious face and manner.
99. Seunghyun makes a weird sound when he is being tickled.
100. Another hard thing was eating cow tongue. Seunghyun said it felt like kissing cows.
101. Seunghyun is O blood type
102. Seunghyun likes the smell of alcohol, he used to run after the anti-bacteria truck to smell it so once he nearly got intoxicated. From this article : Dorky Song Seunghyun lived in the suburbs when he was younger. Often in his village, there would always be an anti-bacteria truck coming regularly to clean out the village. Seunghyun would always delightfully run behind the truck, to experience the feeling of running through the foggy mist. He laughed as he said, "At that time, I thought the smell of alcohol (anti-bacteria) was good. But it turns out, I almost got intoxicated by inhaling too much!"
103. In a fan-meeting, to find out about FT Island's private life, Primadonna searched all the members' bags. They were shocked because in Hyun's bag, there were DVDs.
104. Seunghyun is a goody-good boy. He is a good boy in his parents' eyes. But in reality, he had actually skipped classes to run off with his friends. He laughed as he said, "Till this day, my parents are still unaware of this. So keep it a secret!"
105. Seunghyun has an oricon blog.
106. Seunghyun has participated in Maknae Rebellion Show, soon raising his popularity with his dancing and costuming as girl hobby. He called himself Beyonce, Seung Seon. He is really beautiful and y as a girl.
107. Seunghyun is known as Bob because he has his own-show (or should we call video-self-cam) with the director Min Hwan called Good Morning Bob, showing his English and humor skills.
108. Q: How old are you when FT Island is formed? Seunghyun: When FT Island debuted, I was watching them in the TV! My experience with Hongki is about the same. I entered FNC at 15 but I only debuted when I was 17.
109. Seunghyun was going to debut with CNBlue, but after the Binnie’s issue, he replaced Oh Won Bin’s place and became a part of FT Island.
110. Seunghyun had about 2,000 anti-fans when he joined FT Island.
111. Seunghyun used to live near the beach. (remember his childhood pic?)
112. Seunghyun is the one in the group who catches all the bugs. One time he caught frogs when touring countryside in Japan during rainy season.
113. Seunghyun longest sleeping record is 27 hours.
114. Seunghyun learnt the piano for 7 years.
115. Seunghyun learnt the guitar for 3 years.
116. Seunghyun was a trainee for 3 years.
117. Seunghyun doesn't hold grudges like the other members did.
118. Seunghyun believed that he's most sensitive to most things & show tantrums easily.
119. Seunghyun often cries quietly in the bathroom when he's sad.
120. Seunghyun wants to be Hongki and he wants Hongki to be Seunghyun so he can hit him.
121. Seunghyun likes bullying Hongki. He thinks its the happiest thing to do.
122. Seunghyun wants to build his own company in the future and make Hongki his employee.
123. Seunghyun is concerned over his "belly fat" and being poor.
124. Seunghyun once said in an interview that his ideal girlfriend is a girl who meets all 3 demands: good-natured person, beautiful and a perfect body.
125. Then HongKi asked him: “How is it?”, he said: “Cocacola” and used body language to draw a Coca cola shape.
126. Hongki reveals: Seunghyun chose practicing guitar over exercising. He once said "Practicing is very important."
127. Seunghyun: "I wanted to look built now that I'm aging. Our drummer Minhwan has a great body."
128. Seunghyun fought with his dog before and put it after on his diary.
129. Seunghyun is known to be the party animal in FT Island.
130. Seunghyun usually speaks in English when he's in other countries except Japan.
131. Seunghyun likes to stand behind people and scare them, which annoys Jaejin.
132. Seunghyun loves to mess up others' rooms.
133. Seunghyun likes dressing like "a rich bachelor."
134. Seunghyun's favorite girl group is KARA.
135. Whenever Seunghyun is sad or when it's raining, he will play the piano.
136. Wonbin likes to hug Jonghun when sleeping in the past. As a result, Jonghun never faced Wonbin when they're sleeping.
137. Wonbin had changed his name to 'Oh Seong Hyun' hesitantly during his 3rd year in middle school because his name was the same as the y actor Wonbin and he was teased by his friends because of that. But when he entered the company he went with his real name, Oh Won Bin.
138. Wonbin's most treasured item was his guitar. He actually joined FT Island as a sub-vocalist but when they practised together for the first time, the sound of Jonghun's guitar struck him and ever since then he picked up the guitar. Playing the electric guitar on full volume was also one way of relieving his stress.
139. Wonbin's favorite cartoon character is Winnie The Pooh.
140. Wonbin's bloodtype is O.
141. Wonbin's ideal girlfriend :"Smart, athletic, and a good cook. She can act a little cute but not too clingy. Tall and kind hearted."
142. Jonghun's bloodtype is A.
143. Jonghun feels most happy when performing with the members, and nervously going through their busy schedule.
144. Jonghun's ideal girlfriend is someone who is easygoing.
145. Jonghun likes Eric Clapton.
146. Jonghun's favorite color is blue.
147. Making music and browsing the internet are Jonghun's hobby.
148. Jonghun auditioned with the piano.
149. Jonghun learnt to play the piano when he was 6 or 8 years old.
150. Jonghun praticed the guitar for 2 years.
151. Jonghun's ideal girlfriend: "Someone who doesn’t act cute and I want her to like Eric Clapton as I do."
152. Jonghun's motto for his future love: "Let’s try our best, if I can’t do well, please understand & forgive me."
153. Jonghun's nickname is MBC which stands for margarine butter and cheese because he's known for being cheesy/awkward.
154. Jonghun's favorite Japanese word is dokidoki (sound of a fast heartbeat).
155. Jonghun respects Matt Belamy of Muse.
156. If he was dared to take a cosplay dare, Jonghun will become a female high school student.
157. Jonghun wiill travel the world if he had a month of vacation.
158. Most embarassing moment is when he makes mistakes. Jonghun claims he always make mistake, therefore, he's always embarrassed.
159. Jonghun's bad habit is always his lips.
160. First thing Jonghun does when he wakes up is to check his cellphone.
161. Jonghun received a guitar before from a fan.
162. Jonghun starred in Hong Jin Young’s music video Love Battery.
163. Jonghun is the most straightforward member in the team.
164. Jonghun would like to try out both singing and acting too.
165. Jonghun's attraction is his nose.
166. Jonghun is known to be the most charismatic among Primadonnas and FT Island themselves.
167. Jonghun may seems to be innocent but in fact he is the one who holds grudges and petty according to the other members.
168. Jonghun dances better than the other members when it comes to girl group dances.
169. Jonghun's favorite ice cream is candy bar of Baskin Robbin.
170. Jonghun is the only member who does not have a piercing in the ears.
171. Jonghun is the only member of FT Island, who is an only child (no other siblings).
172. Jonghun took part in preparing the "Song of The Don Quixote" in the mini-album "Beautiful Journey".
173. Jonghun said he wanted to become Tiffany of SNSD, much like Tiffany.
174. Jonghun once said during their first performances that he did not know why he was chosen to be a leader, "perhaps because of my beautiful face?" He asked.
175. Jonghun is an "ulzzang" before.
176. Jonghun is afraid of animals.
177. Jonghun used a cuff in his left hand to keep some money in order to prevent being robbed by someone else.
178. Jonghun wants to be like Kang Dong Won and Eric of Shinhwa as an artist.
179. Jonghun likes to receive guitar accessories. as gift from fans.
180. Jonghun likes winter, because he likes it when it is snowing.
181. Jonghun favorite snack is Ivy, Cornchip.
182. Jonghun doesn't like the smell of mildew.
183. Jonghun likes plums.
184. Jonghun's favorite sport is soccer.
185. Jonghun and Minhwan, as told by Hongki, "fart without sound, creating a very bad smell when you sleep with the car door closed, or when resting."
186. Jonghun favorite drink is a caramel macchiato.
187. Jonghun like Minhwan and Hongki, is also a bit short-sighted.
188. Jonghun really loves his umma.
189. Jonghun's habit is talk before thinking.
190. With fellow band member Song Seunghyun, Jonghun modeled at the 2009 Autumn Seoul Fashion Week on October 17, 2009 for Lee Ju Young, the designer of the "Resurrection" collection.
191. Jonghun participated in episode 19 of Mnet Scandal.
192. Together with Song Seunghyun, Jonghun starred in “Style Wave” in December 2009 and January 2010. In this show, stars discuss major style trends and dress a shopper according to a chosen style theme.
193. Jonghun is making his acting debut as a supporting character on the film "You're My Pet" starring actors Jang Geun Suk and Kim Ha Neul.
194. Jonghun's marriage age is 35 years old.
195. Jonghun's favorite flower is Common Gypsophila.
196. Jonghun's favorite food is Gamjatang (bone soup).
197. Jonghun steals the others' jackets to wear when he does not have any.
198. Jonghun is blood type A but believes that he does not act like a typical type A.
199. Hongki and Jonghun believe that they are the members who like shopping the most.
200. The rest of the members ask Jonghun for love advice as he's the most experienced.
201. When Jonghun was asked what other characters he wants play as, he replied he wants to act as a cold hearted man who attracts ladies.
202. Jonghun's favorite girl group is 2NE1.
203. Q: If they had a chance to be another member for a day, who would they want to be? Jonghun wants to be the maknae of the group.
204. Jonghun is afraid of most animals in general!
205. Jonghun's biggest scandal involves Park Gyuri from KARA.
206. Jonghun: "The more handsome you are, the more self-conscious you feel."
207. Jonghun thinks he looks more handsome from the left side.
208. Minhwan: ‘Jonghun’, his face is beautiful, so I think he looks like a woman, although he isn't, however he is very good leader and very gentlemanly too.
209. Hongki's bloodtype is AB.
210. Hongki got an acting role when he met a man at a fashion show (his uncle was a fashion model).
211. When he was young, Hongki dreamt of becoming a police officer and actor.
212. Hongki had a girlfriend who was 2 years older than him.
213. Hongki used to fart during practice.
214. Hongki wore braces before.
215. Hongki wore tights for his graduation ceremony.
216. Hongki is short sighted.
217. Hongki loves to camwhore.
218. Hongki used to skip meals for praticising.
219. Hongki can beatbox.
220. Hongki wants a radio DJ job.
221. Hongki always makes people around feel relaxed. He always makes everyone smile and laugh.
222. Hongki hates capsicum (green pepper).
223. Hongki received a customized iPod, dog and blanket from a fan before.
224. Hongki's favorite japanese word is pekopeko (I'm starving).
225. Hongki's bad habit is picking his nose.
226. Hongki is good in soccer.
227. Hongki can cook.
228. If he had a month of vacation, he will spend time at home and with his friends and eat with his family.
229. Hongki's most embarrassing moment is when he makes mistake during recording session.
230. Hongki's marriage age is 32 years old.
231. Hongki's favorite foreign actresses are Angelina Jolie and Elisha Cuthbert.
232. Hongki's favorite fruit is watermelon.
233. Hongki's favorite food is Samgyetang (chicken + ginseng soup).
234. Hongki wants to do for the person he loves: Take her on a drive to the beach early in the morning.
235. Hongki admires Kwai Lun Mei from the movie 'Secret' and likes her refreshing abilities; he hopes to be able to work with her in the future.
236. Hongki loves to joke around while hitting people and sometimes he would hit too hard. He'd still continue even after being asked to stop.
237. Hongki wants to get married before going to the army.
238. Hongki likes dark clothes that have skulls on them.
239. Hongki and Jonghun believe that they are the members who like shopping the most.
240. Hongki don't like it when his eyes crinkles when he smiles.
241. Jaejin revealed that when Hongki sleeps, he likes to touch the edge of the pillow.
242. Hongki's favorite girl group is 2NE1.
243. Jaejin revealed that Hongki often talks about weird things in front of people.
244. Hongki likes handmade gifts.
245. Jonghun: ‘Hongki’ is a good singer, he loves to talk and he is funny too, he always never fails to make us laugh.
246. Q: How old are you when FT Island is formed? Hongki: I entered FNC at about 16.
247. Jonghun: “Hongki often threatens to blackmail us with videos of us showering.”
248. Minhwan has a pink diary.
249. Minhwan was especially known for his adorable aegyos.
250. Besides drum, Minhwan can also play the guitar, bass and the piano.
251. Minhwan is really scared to act cute when Wonbin is beside him, because Wonbin always hits him.
252. Minhwan's parents own a restaurant.
253. Minhwan has a big mole (birthmark) on his back.
254. Minhwan's interests are listening to songs and play computer games.
255. Minhwan's ideal GF: "I really like Linkin Park and Hoobastank so it’d be nice if she likes that kind of music too."
256. Minhwan's ideal GF:”I hope she’s not any taller than 163cm.I want a short and cute girl. I want her to like the colors yellow and pink."
257. In 2007, Minhwan was the youngest celebrity in the K-Pop industry until Taemin came along.
258. Seunghyun: "Minhwan's underwear are hung everywhere in the room and jackets are thrown all over the floor."
259. Minhwan thinks that he's "very crybaby-ish."
260. Minhwan: "I really like chicken!! I want to be in a chicken CF!!"
261. Seunghyun: "Minhwan always wears the same clothes, because he washes them, wears them, and washes them again in a constant cycle."
262. Hongki said that Minhwan always touches his nose when he's embarrassed or shy.
263. Minhwan's favorite girl group is After School.
264. If Minhwan had a chance to play other instrument, he wants to play the piano as he played it before when he was younger.
265. Minhwan mentioned being in the background allows him to concentrate on playing instrument & singing as he can hear everything well.
266. Q: If they had a chance to be another member for a day, who would they want to be? Minhwan wants to be the leader.
267. Minhwan's favorite flower is Dandelion.
268. Minhwan is someone who always breaks his promises (said by other members).
269. Minhwan loves pikachu.
270. Minhwan has never received any love letters before he debut.
271. Jonghun thinks Minhwan's like an ahjumma.
272. Wonbin: ‘Minhwan’ is our very lovely youngest brother and he will plead with us and he loves everyone as much as we love him very much.
273. Q: How old are you when FT Island is formed? Minhwan: When I was about 13, 14. I also met Hongki that time.
274. Minhwan is the easiest to wake up.
275. Minhwan's favorite colors are pink, white and yellow.
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