(FNC Entertainment)

K-pop band F.T. Island’s main vocalist Lee Hong-ki will drop his first solo album in mid-November.

Although this is the 25-year-old’s first official solo EP in his 9-year musical career, he has already proved his singing prowess by participating in the background tracks for television dramas such as “You’re Beautiful (2009),” “The Heirs (2013),” “Bride of the Century (2014)” and “Modern Farmer (2014).”

In April, Lee surprised the judging panel of TV program “King of Mask Singer,” where a masked singer has to be identified by his or her singing and technique.

Lee’s group F.T. Island debuted as a quintet in 2007 and immediately rose to fame with hit-song “Lovesick.” They recently finalized their eight-city-thirteen-concerts Japanese tour with their latest album “Puppy.”

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)

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