New lineup, Jump Up, Cross & Change, and Japanese singles
On January 28, 2009, it was announced that Oh Won Bin would indeed be leaving the group, with FNC trainee Song Seung Hyun joining as a guitarist and backup vocalist. With the new lineup change, F.T. Island released the music video for their mini-album title song "Bad Woman". They also promoted it on SBS Inkigayo, and two days later, released the band's first Korean mini-album Jump Up.
On April 22, F.T. Island released their second Japanese single, I Believe Myself. For the first time, members participated with lyrics and composition. For the song Moonlight Angel, member Lee Jae Jin co-wrote it and leader Choi Jung Hun co-composed the song. I Believe Myself is the first Japanese single with member Song Seung Hyun. They held their 2009 F.T. Island Tour-I Believe Myself in cities all over Japan during the summer of 2009.
F.T. Island toured parts of Asia which include Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, etc. to promote themselves in the summer of 2009. The showcase kicked off in Singapore June 25 to 27.
While preparing for overseas promotions, the members were in the midst of recording their album. On July 9, FNC Music released a jacket photo for the upcoming third album called Cross & Change. On the following day, a music video teaser was released online, featuring kids watching their idols (played by the members themselves) on TV. The title song, called "I Hope/Barae", was released on July 16. F.T. Island tried out a variety of music styles for Cross & Change, it includes a total of 12 songs, ranging from moving ballads to addictive songs with a bright melody. F.T. Island adopted a new fashion style and concept for the album, using a "retro" and the so-called "Bokgo" approach, which was inspired during the "jeans jeans look" from the 80s in Korea.
F.T. Island released their 3rd Japaneses single, Raining, on October 21, 2009. A music video of the single's title track was released. Leader Choi Jung Hun played the piano for the title song instead of the guitar.
F.T. Island's sub-group: F.T. Triple
The three members Choi Jung Hun, Choi Min Hwan, and Lee Jae Jin formed a sub-group called F.T. Triple, Some of the reasons behind this move were to showcase more of the member's skills and to prevent lead singer, Lee Hong Ki, for overstraining his voice again (Gayo Daejun Incident 2008). Another reason was to continue promoting F.T. Island while Lee Hong Ki was busy filming the South Korean drama "You're Beautiful" and while Song Seung Hyun was busy with variety shows. At first, this trio was unofficially announced at the Dream Concert in Japan as "A3". They almost named themselves A3 because they are all blood A type. They wanted to keep the F.T. name so they added Triple at the end of it to represent that it is a trio. In F.T. Triple, Lee Jae Jin, originally in charge of bass for F.T. Island, becomes a guitarist and the lead vocalist, leader Choi Jung Hun plays the piano and Choi Min Hwan continues to play the drums. Their first single was titled "Love Letter" and was released with F.T. Island's 2CD Repackaged Album Double Date as a second CD named Two Date that features all F.T. Triple Songs.
On November 14, 2009, F.T. Island embarked on a national tour entitled, "Men's Stories" which began in Seoul, South Korea. Their hit single from the album, I Hope, was very well received by their fans and the five members planned on showing their life behind the stage along with strong visuals and sounds on a more personal level for the fans. For their concert, F.T. Island emphasized their boyish charms for a more mature and masculine appeal.
On April 22, F.T. Island released their second Japanese single, I Believe Myself. For the first time, members participated with lyrics and composition. For the song Moonlight Angel, member Lee Jae Jin co-wrote it and leader Choi Jung Hun co-composed the song. I Believe Myself is the first Japanese single with member Song Seung Hyun. They held their 2009 F.T. Island Tour-I Believe Myself in cities all over Japan during the summer of 2009.
F.T. Island toured parts of Asia which include Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, etc. to promote themselves in the summer of 2009. The showcase kicked off in Singapore June 25 to 27.
While preparing for overseas promotions, the members were in the midst of recording their album. On July 9, FNC Music released a jacket photo for the upcoming third album called Cross & Change. On the following day, a music video teaser was released online, featuring kids watching their idols (played by the members themselves) on TV. The title song, called "I Hope/Barae", was released on July 16. F.T. Island tried out a variety of music styles for Cross & Change, it includes a total of 12 songs, ranging from moving ballads to addictive songs with a bright melody. F.T. Island adopted a new fashion style and concept for the album, using a "retro" and the so-called "Bokgo" approach, which was inspired during the "jeans jeans look" from the 80s in Korea.
F.T. Island released their 3rd Japaneses single, Raining, on October 21, 2009. A music video of the single's title track was released. Leader Choi Jung Hun played the piano for the title song instead of the guitar.
F.T. Island's sub-group: F.T. Triple
The three members Choi Jung Hun, Choi Min Hwan, and Lee Jae Jin formed a sub-group called F.T. Triple, Some of the reasons behind this move were to showcase more of the member's skills and to prevent lead singer, Lee Hong Ki, for overstraining his voice again (Gayo Daejun Incident 2008). Another reason was to continue promoting F.T. Island while Lee Hong Ki was busy filming the South Korean drama "You're Beautiful" and while Song Seung Hyun was busy with variety shows. At first, this trio was unofficially announced at the Dream Concert in Japan as "A3". They almost named themselves A3 because they are all blood A type. They wanted to keep the F.T. name so they added Triple at the end of it to represent that it is a trio. In F.T. Triple, Lee Jae Jin, originally in charge of bass for F.T. Island, becomes a guitarist and the lead vocalist, leader Choi Jung Hun plays the piano and Choi Min Hwan continues to play the drums. Their first single was titled "Love Letter" and was released with F.T. Island's 2CD Repackaged Album Double Date as a second CD named Two Date that features all F.T. Triple Songs.
On November 14, 2009, F.T. Island embarked on a national tour entitled, "Men's Stories" which began in Seoul, South Korea. Their hit single from the album, I Hope, was very well received by their fans and the five members planned on showing their life behind the stage along with strong visuals and sounds on a more personal level for the fans. For their concert, F.T. Island emphasized their boyish charms for a more mature and masculine appeal.
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