Lee Hong Ki: Popped up thanks to filming You're Beautiful, suffered many years of injustice due to a strange illness

Lee Hong Ki is known as a member of the band FTIsland, possessing a large fan base. In addition to being a singer, he is also a talented actor, achieving many successes in his career.

Lee Hong Ki or Lee Hong Gi was born on March 2, 1990, is a Korean singer, actor and MC. He is the main vocalist of FTIsland, considered the first instrumental music band in Korea, famous for his strong and flexible voice.

Hong Ki is the eldest brother in the family and has a younger sister who is still living with her parents. The male artist has been attending Kyung Hee University since March 9, 2009, majoring in film.

Before debuting as a singer with the band FTIsland, the young man was a young actor and started acting in 200, on KBS2 TV in the series "Magic Kid Masuri" as Masuri's friend. After airing, this sitcom became popular among elementary school students.

Lee Hong Ki is also loved by children when he appears in the movie "Kang Sooni". Here, he played the main character of Kang Soo Bong, and sang the theme song of this sitcom.

At the end of the film, the actor performed the songs live on stage when he was only 13 years old. Impressed by his powerful voice, a few people approached him because they didn't want to waste his singing talent.

After competing with another person's choice, F&C Music company decided to manage and train Hong Ki to become a professional singer. In 2007, the handsome man officially debuted with the band FTIsland as the lead singer.

His voice is strong and has been recognized by the public and the media. Not only does he sing well, but he also has extremely skillful rapping and beatboxing skills.

When they first debuted, FTIsland was considered the leading group for the Kpop idol band trend. Blowing a breath of fresh air into the Korean music industry with similar groups being continuously born, FTIsland quickly received attention at that time.

Debuting with the song "Love Sick", the group achieved success beyond expectations when they achieved 7 winning trophies on music shows. This song also topped the popular songs chart for 8 consecutive weeks in Korea.

Although FTIsland has had a large fan base since its debut, the way a band operates makes it difficult for popularity to be distributed evenly.

Furthermore, in order for a group to maintain a stable fan base, the members need to have a certain charisma. But at that time, among the members, only Lee Hong Ki received a lot of attention mainly from fans.

The charisma that the male god Lee has is partly due to the fact that he takes on the role of main vocalist and is also the representative face of the group. Realizing his importance to the group, the male idol decided to hone his rapping and beatboxing skills and especially branch out into the acting field.

Although I don't want to deny the efforts of the remaining members of FTIsland, there is an unpleasant truth: Lee Hong Ki single-handedly built the group's success and reputation, helping the group become one of the idol groups. Outstanding generation 2.

In 2008, Hong Ki took on the main role in "School Master", a Korean remake of the Japanese drama "Dragon Zakura" released in early 2009.

However, due to issues related to the film's production, the film was postponed to early 2010 and led F&C to decline the role due to his busy schedule with FT Island.

The actor then played the role of Lysander, singing in a Korean version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Here, he showed excellence in his hidden skills from singing, acting to dancing.

Also in 2009, Lee Hong Ki returned to acting and had the role of a lifetime, making his name as Jeremy - one of the main characters of the movie "You're Beautiful".

He also sang solo OST songs for this drama (Promise and Still/As ever) and played a larger role in promoting the drama. In particular, the actor won the SBS New Star Award for his role in this work.

Since 2010 - 2018, Hong Ki has continuously had roles in television projects, such as: The More You See The More You Love, My Girlfriend Is A Fox, Muscle Girl, Noriko Comes To Seoul, The Bride and Modern Farmer.

On August 28, 2019, the Korean press published information that the male singer received notice to perform military service. Soon after, FNC Entertainment also confirmed this news. The company representative said he officially enlisted in the army on September 30.

In May 2021, Lee Hong Ki first appeared as a guest on MBC's "Radio Star" program, after being discharged from the army. On the evening of December 18, 2023, Hong Ki appeared as a guest on the HSKorea YouTube channel.

Here, the famous male singer revealed for the first time that he had suffered from hidradenitis suppurativa in his buttocks for many years. According to artist Lee, this is a rare disease that causes patients pain and even depression.

The male singer born in 1990 said he had to endure unfair reputation for many years because of his difficult-to-speak disease: "Every time I leave a recording session or cancel a schedule, I don't know how to explain it to my colleagues.

Every time I say I have health problems, many people think I'm lying, looking for an excuse not to have to work. Even FT Island members think like them."

Currently, Lee Hong Ki is being treated and receiving active support from doctors and nurses. In front of the camera, the male artist expressed optimism about the future and also sent words of encouragement to unfortunate audiences suffering from the same disease as him.