Lee Jae-jin (musician, born 1991)

Lee Jae-jin (Korean이재진; Hanja李在真; Japanese:イ•ジェジン born December 17, 1991)[1] is a South Korean musician and actor. He is a member of rock band F.T. Island, where he serves as the bassist and 2nd vocalist. He has also contributed to F.T. Island's body of work with several compositions of his own.[2][3]

Lee Jae-jin
Lee Jae-jin in Paris, 2015
Lee Jae-jin in Paris, 2015
Background information
Birth nameLee Jae-jin (이재진)
Born (1991-12-17) December 17, 1991 (age 32)
Cheongju, South Korea
OriginCheongju, South Korea
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • bassist
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • actor
Instruments
  • Bass
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels
Member of
Websitefncent.com/ftisland/
Korean name
Hangul
이재진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jae-jin
McCune–ReischauerYi Chaejin

Music career

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F.T. Island

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F.T. Triple

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In January 2009, members Choi Jong-hoon, Choi Min-hwan, and Lee Jae-jin were put into the sub group "A3". This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert "My First Dream" held at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2009. Jae-jin performed as the vocalist and bassist. The group's name was "A3" due to each of the three members having type A blood. This group was formed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that main vocalist, Lee Hongki, would not overstrain his voice.

In late 2009, A3 was renamed F.T. Triple and began working with Lee Jae-jin on guitar instead of bass. They released the single "Love Letter" and began performing on music shows. During this time, F.T. Island's main vocalist Lee Hongki was busy filming a drama and guitarist Song Seung-hyun was involved in several variety shows.

Acting career

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He made his acting debut in the 2007 KBS2 sitcom Unstoppable Marriage. Lee Jae-jin was a main cast member while the other members made a cameo appearance. In the sitcom, he played the role of Wang Sa-baek (Sim Mal-yeon's fourth son), and appeared regularly on the show.[4]

He also did a cameo in Style [Ep6] (SBS, 2009)[5] and On Air (SBS, 2008).

In 2009 he was cast for the main role in the musical Sonagi,[6] which is based on the classic Korean short story "Sonagi" written by Hwang Sun-won. He got the role as a young boy.

In 2013 he was cast in a Korean production of High School Musical along with AOA member Choa.[7]

In 2021, Lee starred in the stage play Vampire Arthur, a stage play following Lee's discharge from military service.[8]

Personal life

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Lee Jae-jin's older sister, Lee Chae-Won was cast in the SBS drama On Air, where she played the make-up artist for Oh Seung-ah (Kim Ha-neul).[9]

On January 21, 2020, Lee Jae-jin began his mandatory military service. He is the second FT Island member to enlist, after FT Island member Lee Hong-gi enlisted on September 30, 2019.[10] On August 1, 2021, Lee was discharged from military service.[11]

Discography

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Albums

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  • 2019: Scene. 27 (Japanese)

Soundtrack contributions

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Year Title Album
2014 Come Inside Bride of the Century OST

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Queen of Walking Hyo Gil Supporting role

Television series

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Year Network Title Role Notes
2007 KBS2 Unstoppable Marriage 4th Son Wang Sa-baek Main role
2008 SBS On Air Cameo, Ep. 1
2009 SBS Style Himself Cameo, Ep. 6
2015 Naver TV Cast The Flatterer Yoo Dae-chi Main role, web drama
2017 Netflix, Naver Corporation, Sohu My Only Love Song Byun Sam-yong Main role
2017 SBS Band of Sisters Na Jae-dong Supporting role
2018 MBN, Dramax Rich Man Kang Chan-soo Supporting role

Variety/Reality shows

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Year Title Role Notes
2013-2014 Cheongdam-dong 111 Main cast Reality show
2015 Coming Out FTISLAND Main cast Reality show (with F.T. Island members)
2019 Let’s Go! Real Trip: Three Delicious Man Main cast Food and travel show (with Kwak Dong-yeon and Chef Chae Nak Young)

Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Sonagi Han Dong Seok
2013 High School Musical Troy Bolton
2020 Return: The Promise of The Day Oh Jin Gu
2021–2022 Vampire Arthur Arthur [12]

References

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  1. ^ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  2. ^ FTアイランド、新曲ひっさげ日本で単独ライブ (in Japanese). Yonhap News Agency. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ^ "FT아일랜드, 日앨범 자작곡 플레이어 등장…'주옥같네'" (in Korean). The Star Chosun. 2012-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  4. ^ "FT아일랜드, '못말리는 결혼'으로 연기 신고" (in Korean). Star News. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  5. ^ "'스타일' 카메오 향연...김혜수-류시원 인맥 과시". Joynews.inews24.com. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  6. ^ "FTISLAND". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  7. ^ "FT Island′s Lee Jae-jin and AOA′s Choa Sing to Promote ′High School Musical′". Mwave. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  8. ^ Hwang Chae-hyun (September 27, 2021). "FT아일랜드 이재진, 뮤지컬 '뱀파이어 아더'로 복귀 [공식]" [FT Island Jaejin Lee returns to the musical 'Vampire Arthur' [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  9. ^ "'FT이재진-이채원' … '온에어'서 두 남매 활약 눈길" (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  10. ^ "FT아일랜드 이재진, 오늘(21일) 현역 입대 "성실히 군생활 임할 것" [공식입장]" [FT Island's Jaejin joins active duty today (21st), "I will work faithfully in military life"]. Naver (in Korean). January 21, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Choi Sang-jin (August 1, 2021). "FT아일랜드 이재진, 1일 미복귀 전역···이홍기 이어 두번째 군필 멤버" [FT Island's Lee Jae-jin, who did not return on the 1st, was discharged from the military service... The second member of the military service after Lee Hong-ki]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  12. ^ Kim Hyeon-jeong (September 23, 2021). "기세중·정휘·FT아일랜드 이재진, '뱀파이어 아더' 11월 9일 개막" [Ki Se-jung, Jeong Hwi, and FT Island Lee Jae-jin, 'Vampire Arthur' opens on November 9]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Naver.
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