Lee Hong-gi Acknowledges Fan Concerns as FTISLAND Prepares for Seoul Comeback
Jul 10, 2025
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Lee Hong-gi recently said through a fan communication platform, "Everyone did a great job on ticketing. Thank you. I had a lot of worries and concerns, but I'll have fun preparing it. Hong night again today."
FT Island will hold a solo concert at the Sol Travel Hall in Blue Square in Seoul on August 23 and 24. The concert is Choi Min-hwan's return to Korea, which caused a stir over allegations of prostitution, as it is the first solo concert in more than a year since the '2004 FT Island Live Pulse' held in June last year.
Choi Min-hwan married Yul-hee from La Boom in 2018 and had three siblings, but divorced in 2023. The custody and parental rights of the children were taken by Choi Min-hwan. However, Yul-hee claimed that Choi Min-hwan entered an entertainment establishment and sexually harassed her in front of her parents-in-law last year during her marriage. Choi Min-hwan suspended his activities in the aftermath and was accused of prostitution and forced harassment, but the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul ruled in February that he was not guilty of violating the Prostitution Punishment Act and charges of forced harassment due to insufficient evidence.
As a result, Choi Min-hwan returned to the team starting with a Japanese performance in March and worked together overseas. And this time, he even returned to Korea.
In response, Lee Hong-ki said, `In Korea, we will work as two people and overseas as three people.' `There are many people who are uncomfortable in Korea. If there are many uncomfortable people, I will reflect on them more. I will reflect on myself more and scold you, and one day I will come back as a three-person member in Korea. FT Island needs a drummer. If it was really wrong, I would have taken a different path, but I decided it wasn't."
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