Lee Jae-jin-I (이재진)

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  Reveling in music, youth, hallyu
  2012/02/22, Source,
  From left, Song Seung-hyun, Lee Jae-jin-I, Choi Min-hwan, Lee Hong-gi and Choi Jong-hun of FT Island pose at FNC Academy in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul FT Island aims for success outside K-pop comfort zone By Kwaak Je-yup At a studio in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, only three out of five members of the F.T.Island are waiting; the missing two are at a doctor's being checked up for fatigue, said the manager. Of those present, bassist Lee Jae-jin-I looks at the interviewer with a curious grin but becomes a little alert when their eyes meet. Choi Jong-hun, leader, guitarist and keyboardist, and Lee Hong-gi, vocalist, are enjoying their "time off", jamming on an acoustic guitar and sitting quietly as the hair and make-up crew put on their final touches,...More

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  K-pop band FT Island performed for 30,000 Japanese fans.
  2011/12/27, Source,
  As a Christmas special, boy band FT Island took to the stage at Japan's Yokohama Arena for the "FT Island X-mas Live 2011 - Winter's Night" concert. The event took place over two nights from Dec. 23 to Dec. 24 and attracted some 30,000 fans to the venue. The tickets for the concert were sold out within a minute of going on sale, and the band performed 26 tracks at the event, including hits such as "Brand New Days" and "Distance", which were top-performing songs on the Oricon charts,...More

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  [WAVE GOES ON] SOPA, so good for kids with stars in their eyes
  2011/09/15, Source,
  'I believe my time will come, when I am totally prepared for it'. - H, 19 The School of Performing Arts Seoul aims to turn high school students' dreams of becoming famous K-pop singers into a reality. The school's practice-oriented curriculum teaches them how to prepare for auditions and how to develop their musical and performing skills. By Park  Sang-moon The School of Performing Arts Seoul, a private high school tasked with pumping out future K-pop and Korean Wave stars, bridges the gap between reality and fiction. It also shows how Korea's traditionally conservative society is changing - perhaps for the better,...More

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  FT Island: 'We Were Spurred By CNBLUE While Holding Activities in Japan'
  2011/06/14, Source,
  FT Island has ranked atop the Oricon chart with their mini album entitled " Return ". FT Island, who recently released a mini album entitled " Return ", seemed to have revitalized their spiritual energy during their ten-month break. The group members seemed more serious and their every comment during the interview revealed their ambitions. Lee Hong-gi, who abandoned his usually mischievous character, said with a smile, "I tried to become a diligent singer who gives off energy freely on the stage and to become more careful off the stage". FT Island has received impetus from their previous activities at the bottom of the Japanese music industry for the past three years. And the rapid ascension of another Korean band, the group CNBLUE (who belongs to the same agency as FT Island), also served to motivate them. The interview took place right after FT Island's first album in Japan ranked atop the Oricon weekly chart,...More