Lee Hong-gi

Honestly, Lee Hong-gi might be one of the most underrated vocalists to come out of the Korean wave. As the frontman of F.T. Island, he brought this raw, almost reckless energy that felt genuinely different from the polished idol machine — the band leaned into rock with real instruments at a time when that was a bold call. His voice has this gutsy, lived-in quality that can shift from a tender falsetto to a full-throated wail mid-song, and it never sounds like a trick. The 2015 solo debut with FM302 and AM302 proved he had enough personality to carry a project on his own, and his acting work showed he wasn't just coasting on musical fame. Twenty years in the industry and he still performs like he has something to prove — that's the kind of artist I find easy to root for.

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Name (English)

Lee Hong-gi

Name (Japanese)

イ・ホンギ

Reading

い・ほんぎ

Born

March 2, 1990 (age 36)

Origin

Seongnam, South Korea

Occupation

singer / actor / writer / songwriter / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

University

Kyung Hee University

• Official sitehttps://www.ftisland.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/skullhong12/
• Xhttps://x.com/skullhong
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Hong-gi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484834

Tags

• singer
• actor
• writer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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