F.T. Island’s ’20 (Twenty)’ album sales break record in Japan

F.T. Island recently broke the record in Japan for the most number of albums sold in the first week with their second Japanese album, ‘20 (Twenty)‘.

On May 16, F.T. Island was beat out by Japanese rock band Mr. Children for the 1st and 2nd spots on the Oricon Daily Album Chart, coming out in 3rd place.

However, F.T. Island was able to reach #1 on the Album Sales Chart on the 21st by selling 41,726 copies in the first week of its release.

The band stated, “The production for this album overlapped with our Korean promotions so we were tight on recording time, but we made sure to stop and interpret every part of the lyrics because it’s important that we deliver the proper emotions.”

The title track, “STAY“, was produced and written by member Jonghun, which added more meaning to the album.

Congratulations, F.T. Island!

Source + Image: Herald Biz via Naver

F.T. Island’s ’20′ album release event in Japan is a success

On May 19th and 20th, F.T. Island held a special event in celebration on the release of their second Japanese album, ‘20‘.

Over 10,000 fans attended the event, which was hosted by popular Japanese gagman Koumoto Junichi. After greeting each of their fans prior to their entrance, the members dove into talks about their experiences with the production of the album, like “Stay” being written from the personal experiences of Jonghoon, and “Wanna Go” being the work of Seunghyun and Minhwan.

On the title of the album, Jaejin explained, “The average age of F.T. Island is 20 years old. I feel that this is an album that best expresses the type of music we pursue as a group, which is why we named the album so.”

Hongki added, “The production overlapped with our Korean promotions so we were tight on recording time, but we made sure to stop and interpret every part of the lyrics because it’s so important that we deliver the proper emotions.”

When asked by fans where they would like to visit in Japan should they receive vacation time, Jonghoon answered, “I’d like to visit the zoo or aquarium.” Hongki and Minhwan chose the hot springs, Seunghun the Fuji-Q Highland, and Jaejin, a simple drive in the country side.

As special gifts for their fans, the members treated them to their personal t-shirts, jeans, drum sticks, hats, and glasses.

F.T. Island will be taking off on their summer 2012 tour starting June 24th.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Naver

SHINee places 2nd and FT Island places 3rd on Oricon Charts

On May 16th, SHINee released their fourth Japanese single “Sherlock” while FT Island released their third Japanese studio album ‘20 (Twenty)‘.

SHINee’s “Sherlock” debuted in 2nd place on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart by selling 28,045 copies while FT Island’s ’20 (Twenty)’ debuted in 3rd place on the Oricon Daily Album Chart by selling 20,372 copies.

Congratulations to both SHINee & FT Island!

Source(s): Oricon, (2)

Tip: Sarah Dk