20090803 오직 하나뿐이 그대 Special Stage LIVE Performance

Video Credit to ;; abhihita @ YouTube

Before you wondered what this post is about, let me tell you that this post was written because I was craving for more live performance from FT Island, and this morning, when I opened YouTube, I found this new uploaded video, dated way back from 2007. This video I embedded here is a live performance of FT Island covering an old song from ShimShin (I don't know what band or who the singer is) called 오직 하나뿐이 그대 (The One and Only You) in MBC Music Core on 7th July 2007, that was a month after their debut, right?

오직 하나뿐이 그대 is a song by ShimShin back in the early 90's and the song itself was released in 1991. Wow, imagine this. Hongki, Wonbin and Jonghoon were just a year old when the song was released. Perhaps Jaejin wasn't even born because he was born late 1991 and Minhwan, he didn't even exist yet! Having these lovely boys performing an old song totally excite me, just like how they performed Seo Taiji's Ultramania back in MNET M!Countdown (oh, the bad head-banging). The special performance was called 만남, because the original singer was also considered as a 꽃미남 singer back in 90's, just like how FT Island was considered as the 꽃미남 밴드 after their debut.

Want to know why I categorized this is a LIVE performance? They got microphones attached to all the drums around Minhwan, and the guitars and bass were plugged in, with real wires. I don't know why MBC Music Core had this performance for their show but I am glad I had one more chance to watch Wonbin performing live with FT Island, even if it was two years ago. The song was okay, not something FT Island did during their debut but it was fun to watch. The performance showed that the boys were really good with their instruments live, even after just a month of debut.

GOD knows how much I missed the boys with their old image. The 사랑앓이 image. Hongki with his shoulder-lenght hair, Wonbin with his sleeveless shirt and untied tie, Jaejin with his super cute hair, Jonghoon with his neat black hair and Minhwan looking so small and cute. OMG ~ this LIVE performance brought back memories. I don't care if they didn't perform their own song because seriously, FT Island should stick to genre like this more. Everyone like it, and I know I will totally love it.

See the differences shown when the boys performed hand-sync and live. They looked super happy whenever they got the chance to play live, and everyone know that they are good with their instruments. Though not much close-up of Jaejin, Jonghoon and Minhwan, I knew the boys are smiling happily. Hongki looked gorgeous and his voice fit this song perfectly. I liked how he called the original singer, ShimShin to be on stage with him and he even bowed at his senior. He showed that even on stage, during a live performance, it was vital to treat seniors well. The senior singer sang with him too, and surprisingly, I love their chemistry as much as I loved FT Island and Lee Seunggi special performance on KBS Music Bank.

The song was my mom's cup of tea. Yeah, I got her watched this one too. She said the boys looked so different. Duh, this was 2 years ago, mom. Of course they looked different! Even Minhwan was still in middle school during this performance. Hongki voice was flawless in this performance and I loved how the bass sounded so clear. I just wish there were some close up for Jaejin and Jonghoon. Wonbin got his chance to do his thing, rapping but I don't know if that is call a rapping because it sounded as if he was just singing the bridge part angstily. Yes, angstily. But this made me missed him even more. When my mom knew that the song was released in 1991, she was surprised and told me that FT Island covered this song perfectly despite that the song was at the same age as them! They totally rock the performance. But since I never watch or hear this song before, I can't really say anything except for the boys did great. The song was pretty catchy too.

Overall, I totally loved it even if this performance was from 2 years ago. I missed these boys when their image was like this. Well, I missed Wonbin more though. Anyway, good job FT Island! I demand more live performance, even during regular weekly music show! This is the only way for my boys to show their talents!

I wonder, in 10 or 20 years in the future, will there be another 꽃미남 band to replace FT Island? Will one day in the future, there will be another 꽃미남 band paying their respect to the first 꽃미남 band in the idol group's era by covering FT Island's songs like 사랑앓이, 나쁜여자야 or 바래? Will FT Island be in the same category as legendary band like YB Band, or BooHwal when they reached their 30's or 40's? Will Hongki appears to sing with the younger bands during special performances? Will Jonghoon, Jaejin, Seunghyun and even Wonbin be recognized for their talents in guitars and bass? Will Minhwan be an inspiration for younger generation to learn drums more? Will FT Island be an inspiration for the younger generation bands when they were all in their 40's?

That, is a very amusing thing to think about.

FT Island is too young, just 2 years after debut, and they are still in their teens. Perhaps they will grow even more mature, and by that, perhaps 20 years in the future, they'll be legendary too. Forgive me for my wild imagination. I just like to imagine the future now.