Why Wonbin??
I just found out about the news this morning. I must say I felt kinda upset.
You see I have been a big FT fan ever since the Cheerful Sensibility days and knowing the fact that a member will leave the group is kind of depressing.
For some reason, Oh Wonbin, F.T Island's guitarist and sub-vocalist decided to leave the group. I really think there's a serious personal reason behind this. I wish I knew.
It's been confirmed that F.T Island's guitar player, Oh Won Bin will be leaving the team. The company explained on the 28th that even though Wonbin is leaving, the group will not remain as a 4 member team and that the search for a new member in progress. FT Island is still planning on releasing a mini album sometime in February with this new member.
According to the company, Wonbin had come to this hard decision after thinking about it for quite some time. The other members have stated that "it is sad to see him go and that we hope to be able to grow through this rough transition." - allkpop
Since it's his decision, we should respect it of course. I just wish all the best in any endeavor he will pursue for the rest of his career.
Apparently, F.T Island's company found a new replacement right away. Well, talk about fast.
His name is Song Seung Hyun, 18 (how many Seung Hyuns will there still be??!) and he kinda looks familiar. Hmm. Well that's no wonder because a lot of Koreans look the same. LOL. His eyes are like Joo Ji Hoon's but there's somebody else (a celebrity as well and it's on the tip of my tongue) whom I think really looks like him I just can't figure out right now. Let me get back to you on this some time in the future. :D
Well I won't comment just yet of course. We should first see what he can do. But I'm still for Wonbin. He's the funniest member.