Lee Jae-jin (; ; born December 17, 1991) is a South Korean musician and actor. He is a member of

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band F.T. Island, where he serves as the

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and 2nd vocalist. He has also contributed to F.T. Island's body of work with several compositions of his own.

Music career

F.T. Island

F.T. Triple

In January 2009, members Choi Jong-hoon, Choi Min-hwan, and Lee Jae-jin were put into the sub group "A3". This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert "My First Dream" held at the

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on January 2, 2009. Jae-jin performed as the vocalist and bassist. The group's name was "A3" due to each of the three members having type A blood. This group was formed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that main vocalist, Lee Hongki, would not overstrain his voice. In late 2009, A3 was renamed F.T. Triple and began working with Lee Jae-jin on

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instead of bass. They released the single "Love Letter" and began performing on music shows. During this time, F.T. Island's main vocalist Lee Hongki was busy filming a

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and guitarist Song Seung-hyun was involved in several

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Acting career

He made his acting debut in the 2007

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sitcom '' Unstoppable Marriage''. Lee Jae-jin was a main cast member while the other members made a cameo appearance. In the sitcom, he played the role of Wang Sa-baek (Sim Mal-yeon's fourth son), and appeared regularly on the show. He also did a cameo in ''Style'' p6(SBS, 2009) and On Air (SBS, 2008). In 2009 he was cast for the main role in the musical ''Sonagi'', which is based on the classic Korean short story " Sonagi" written by

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. He got the role as a young boy. In 2013 he was cast in a Korean production of ''

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'' along with AOA member Choa. In 2021, Lee starred in the stage play ''Vampire Arthur'', a stage play following his discharge from military service.

Personal life

Lee Jae-jin's older sister, Lee Chae-Won was cast in the SBS drama ''

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'', where she played the make-up artist for Oh Seung-ah (

Kim Ha-neul Kim Ha-neul (; born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame by starring in the films ''Ditto (2000 film), Ditto'' (2000), ''My Tutor Friend'' (2003), ''Too Beautiful to Lie'' (2004), ...

). On January 21, 2020, Lee Jae-jin began his mandatory military service. He is the second FT Island member to enlist, after FT Island member

Lee Hong-gi Lee Hong-gi (; born March 2, 1990), also known mononymously as Hongki, is a South Korean singer, actor, and media personality. He is best known as the front man of rock band F.T. Island. In 2015, Lee debuted as a solo artist with the releas ...

enlisted on September 30, 2019. On August 1, 2021, Lee was discharged from military service.

Discography

Albums

* 2019: ''Scene. 27'' (Japanese)

Soundtrack contributions

Filmography

Films

Television series

Variety/Reality shows

Theater

References

External links

F.T. Island's Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jae-jin 1991 births Living people Male actors from Cheongju Musicians from North Chungcheong Province FNC Entertainment artists South Korean male idols South Korean pop rock singers F.T. Island members 21st-century South Korean male singers South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors South Korean guitarists School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni Japanese-language singers of South Korea