CAREER (2011)

Japanese Breakthrough and Return to Korea

On April 20, 2011, F.T. Island released their seventh Japanese single "Satisfaction" with accompanying tracks, "Friends" and "I Want", in which Choi Jung Hun participated in the composition of both songs. The Single debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly singles charts, becoming the band's high charting single in the country. Their title song "Satisfaction" was also selected to be the ending theme song of Fuji Television's anime Toriko.

On May 18, F.T. Island released their first major debut album in Japan, entitled Five Treasure Island. The album features songs from singles, "Flower Rock", "Brand New Day", "So Today...", and "Satisfaction", it also contains several new tracks, including the OST's for Japanese drama Muscle Girl!, in which member Lee Hong Ki played the lead male role. F.T. Island set a record by being the first Korean band to top the Oricon album daily chart at 1st position. Their first Japanese regular album sold 20,410 copies on the first day, attaining the first position on the Oricon album daily chart. F.T. Island held an album release commemorative event yesterday at Yomiuri Land and shared the joy of their result together with some 5,000 fans. F.T. Island started their performance with songs from their past singles and also new album songs like "Mirai", "Yume", "Rock'n'Roll", as well as theme songs "Itsuka" and "Haruka" from Lee Hong Ki's drama, Muscle Girl!. F.T. Island expressed their happiness of attaining the first position on the Oricon chart, "It's unbelievable that we've got the 1st position. We will work harder in future to bring even better music. Please give us lots of love and support."

In late May, F.T. Island returned to the South Korean music scene after almost an entire year away, with a mini-album aptly title Return. The album was released on May 24. Title track "Hello Hello", a fast-paced rock song which records 200 BPM. The album featured five songs in total. "I Confess", which leader Choi Jung Hun said he wrote with their fans in mind, became their first popularized Korean release to feature all five members vocal.