[News] F.T. Island’s Lee Hongki Transforms into a Writer!

[News] F.T. Island’s Lee Hongki Transforms into a Writer!

F.T. Island fans rejoice! Lee Hongki transformed into a writer. In a press release on June 24, Lee Hongki gave his thoughts on releasing “Lee Hongki’s Nail Book.” He stated, “I am happy to have my first book published. I hope that many people will read the book.”

The 144 page book contains a special photoshoot, different articles, and realistic tips. Even before its publish, the book has been garnering attention from professionals and the fashion industry as well.
The book also contains episodes that Lee Hongki wanted to show fans that are titled “The story of how I am communicating with nail art fans” and “Nail art that I have decided for fans.”

The book will be released in South Korea and in Japan on July 12. There is a special and normal version. Pre-orders will begin today on June 24.

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[News] FT Island Lee Hong Ki’s movie photobook tops Tower Records Book Chart

[News] FT Island Lee Hong Ki’s movie photobook tops Tower Records Book Chart

 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.

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[News] FTISLAND Lee Hongki's Movie 'Passionate Goodbye' To Hit Small Screen

[News] FTISLAND Lee Hongki's Movie 'Passionate Goodbye' To Hit Small Screen

'Passionate Goodbye,' which is FTIsland's Lee Hongki's debut film that opened last month, will be produced into a TV drama as well.

Nam Taek Soo, the film director, shared what inspired the writing of the film scenario. Producer Nam was laid off from his job at a network as it closed down back in 2005 and soon after lost his mentoring senior producer at an early age. Shocked and lost, he volunteered at a hospice facility for over three years. Aiming to raise awareness on hospice facilities, Nam Taek Soo decided to write about some of the individuals who touched his heart during his volunteer years.

Similar to the film, the drama production will center around an idol star who gets court-ordered to volunteer at a hospice facility where he learns to mature as a person and artist.

Earlier, the cast members of the film, including Lee Hongki, Baek Jin Hee and Ma Dong Suk unanimously said that they would like to partake in 'Passionate Goodbye' again if there were to be a drama production. They shared that through the movie, they were able to "invest more thought into death and life, dreams and hopes, the realities of hospice facilities." Lastly, they added, "We hope that this drama will help many others learn precious lessons that we were fortunate enough to learn."

'Passionate Goodbye' opened in theaters on May 30. Due to heavy influx of Hollywood blockbusters which gobbled up most big screens, the movie has not fared well in the Box Office. Featuring a major K-pop star in Lee Hongki, however, the movie is set to open in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.

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