Their debut album, titled "Cheerful Sensibility" was released in May 2007, and was the sixth best-selling album in that same year. It includes their debut song "Love Sick" which topped the K-Pop charts for eight consecutive weeks.
Prior to that, the members appeared on the show "Wanna be my girlfriend?" (Korean: 두근두근 여친만들기) on the Korean television channel Mnet. 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.
Their album combined 13 songs that were loosely divided into two parts, “Emotional Chapter” and “F.T. Island Chapter”, according to the genre of the songs. The “Emotional Chapter” consists of rock ballads, while the "F.T. Island Chapter" was produced by the Japanese composers who worked with the Japanese band SMAP and is composed of a variety of pop-rock songs.
Selling over 79,000 copies in 2007, it was the sixth best-selling album of the year.[9] The album was re-released on December 3, 2007, titled The Refreshment, with three extra songs, a photobook, a stack of photo cards, and a mixing program called Music 2.0, which allows one to adjust the levels of the instruments and vocals. This edition sold 25,724 copies in December 2007.
Current Members:
[*]이홍기 (Lee Honggi) as main vocalist[/*][*]최민환 (Choi Minhwan) as drummer and vocals[/*][*]이재진 (Lee Jaejin) as main vocalist and bassist[/*]Past Members:
[*]오원빈 (Oh Wonbin) former bassist
[/*][*]최종훈(Choi Jonghoon) former keyboardist, and guitarist[/*][*]송승현 (Song Seunghyun) former guitarist[/*]
Intro
F.T Island Lyrics
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(Music)
(along the beach)
Real:Wait,are we getting lost?
Faye:Where is the place Ian?Are we almost there?
Ian:Yeah! See the island over there!?
Real:Man it looks like a long way away
Faye:Oh! We all gonna drawn!
Real:Right!
Ian:So let's go!
Faye:Guys wait for me! Hey!
Ian:Hey!You guys alright?
Real:Yeah,we're ok!
Faye:Yeah!
Ian:I think it's about half way...
(...inspired by the movie"The Beach")
The lyrics to F.T Island's song Intro, titled "寻梦之途" in Chinese, conveys a sense of adventure and bravery as four friends embark on a journey towards an unknown destination. The dialogue between the characters, Real, Faye, Ian and the singer, shows their doubts and worries about getting lost or drowning, but their determination to keep going even if it's a long way away. The line "If we don't try then we'll never know" encourages the friends to take a chance and explore something new, even if it's risky. The inspiration behind the scene, according to the final line "inspired by the movie "The Beach"", implies that this adventure is a metaphor for seeking one's own paradise, or a sense of belonging in an otherwise vast and uncertain world.
Line by Line Meaning
Real:Wait,are we getting lost?
Real expresses concern about their location and possible confusion.
Faye:Where is the place Ian?Are we almost there?
Faye asks for directions and reassurance about their proximity to their destination.
Ian:Yeah! See the island over there!?
Ian spots their destination and points it out to the group.
Real:Man it looks like a long way away
Real expresses doubt about their ability to reach the island due to its distance.
Faye:Oh! We all gonna drawn!
Faye expresses fear about the possibility of drowning during the journey.
Ian:If we don't try then we'll never know,right?
Ian encourages the group to try despite their doubts and fears in order to discover what lies ahead.
Real:Right!
Real agrees with Ian's statement and decides to move forward.
Ian:So let's go!
Ian urges the group to start their journey towards the island.
Faye:Guys wait for me! Hey!
Faye calls out to the group to wait for her as she falls behind.
Ian:Hey!You guys alright?
Ian checks in on the group's well-being and makes sure they are still together.
Real:Yeah,we're ok!
Real reassures that they are all okay.
Faye:Yeah!
Faye confirms that she is still okay and ready to continue their journey.
Ian:I think it's about half way...
Ian gives an update on their progress and estimates that they are halfway to their destination.
(...inspired by the movie"The Beach")
This journey and conversation were inspired by the movie "The Beach".
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: YI HENG WU
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