FT Island: Break Ups and Heartaches

Oh the woes of being an idol.

In a recent interview on Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook, FT Island's bass guitarist, Lee Jae Jin confessed that he had recently broken up with his girlfriend. How recent, I have no idea. But I'm wondering if this is the cause of the new "mature" manner I recently noticed him. He explained that his ex-girlfriend had told him that she was not happy, so he had to "let her go". Hmm...was this the inspiration to one of the tracks on "Five Treasure Box"?

Also, when Yoo Hee Yeol asked who has had the most heart wrenching breakup, the members all turned to Leader Choi Jong Hoon who explained that his ex-girlfriend stopped contacting him after her birthday party.

One can only speculate the reason's why these young ladies left Jae Jin and Jong Hoon. I only know from experience that it is not easy to date someone who is a local celebrity. For idols like FT Island, they hardly have any free time to spend with a significant other. It's worse when they are promoting an album. They are off to interviews, TV shows, appearances, photo shoots, parties. And when that's done, they are off on a plane on their way to performances in places you can only dream of going to. The time difference sucks, reception can be bad for cell phone calls and conversations are often brief. They are more than likely exhausted. You're exhausted as well perhaps waiting for their call till the early morning (note that I mentioned the time difference sucks) Not what one would call quality time. And the fans, oh my goodness the fans...some of them will flirt to no ends with your guy and you either grin and bear it or step in (like I did) and cause a scene (not recommended by the way).

Poor Jong Hoon...I was sad when I heard that he hasn't heard from his ex-girlfriend at all. Why in the world would you treat a guy like that? He either must have done something really bad or embarrassing, treated her awful, or she was just not that into him. (meaning she was only using him)

I hope that these two fellas, and the rest of FT Island, find their true loves. And I hope they will treat each other with respect, adore each other and experience a lot of happiness. For as much that they work on their talents and crafts, they deserve to be happy in their private lives.

Source: AllKpop