Lee Hong Ki is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the main vocalist for the band, FT Island. The name F.T. Island stands for 'Five Treasure Island', each of the five members being a treasure. Their debut album, Cheerful Sensibility, made the sixth best-selling album of 2007 in South Korea and has since then went to produce successful music in Korea. He is also has a younger sister. Hong Ki attended Seongji High School and University Kyung Hee since March 2009, majoring in Drama and Theatre.
Lee Hong Ki debuted 6 years ago on a kid's sitcom KBS2's Magic Kid Masuri as the main character, Masuri. This sitcom gained explosive popularity among elementary school students. He also participated into "Neh Sontob Kkeuteh Bichi Nama Issuh". Also in Kangsooni, where he played a role named Kang Soo Bong. He also sang the OST of this children sitcom. Hong Ki has also been on many other shows, such as Becoming a Good Daddy (SBS) (2008 - 2009), Monwonaehangbok (Happy Shares Company), Family Outing. In 2009, he hosted the SBS's music show Inkigayo. On August 18, 2009, it was announced that Lee Hong Ki will star in an SBS drama, You're Beautiful, as a main cast with Jang Geun Suk and Park Shin Hye scheduled to air on October 7, 2009. He will be playing the drummer of 'A.N.GELL', the name of the flower boy band in the drama.