Five Treasure Box

{{Infobox album

| name = Five Treasure Box

| type = studio

| artist = F.T. Island

| cover = F.T. Island - Five Treasure Box.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2012|09|10}}

| recorded = 2012

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock, acoustic rock, punk rock

| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=50}}

| label = FNC Entertainment, Mnet Media

| producer =

| prev_title = 20 [Twenty]

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Rated-FT

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Five Treasure Box

| type = studio

| single1 = I Wish

| single1date = September 10, 2012

}}

}}

Five Treasure Box is the fourth studio album by South Korean rock band F.T. Island. It was released in South Korea on September 10, 2012, under FNC Entertainment and distributed by Mnet Media. Being the band's first studio album in three years, the title of the album reflects the "treasure" of the songs on the album, where they contributed to seven of the ten tracks on the album by songwriting or composition. The album sold over 30,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on the weekly Gaon albums chart. The single "I Wish" has peaked at number eight on the weekly Gaon singles chart and earned F.T. Island one K-Chart win on Mnet's music television program M! Countdown.

Background

The album is titled Five Treasure Box due to the members contributing to the lyrics and composition of seven of the ten tracks on the album.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, '아이돌이 차 사는 이유는'|url=http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201209190100123690010051&servicedate=20120918|work=The Chosun Ilbo|publisher=Chosun Ilbo Company|accessdate=September 20, 2012|author=Baek Ji-eun|language=Korean|date=September 18, 2012}}{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드 '멤버 모두 실연한지 얼마 안됐어요' [인터뷰]|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109462141|publisher=Osen|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Hwang Mi-hyeon|language=Korean|date=September 5, 2012}} Guitarist Choi Jong-hoon stated that the band "worked on everything from guitar rift, sound and song genre". The album includes five Korean-language tracks previously recorded in Japanese.{{cite web|title=[스타 인터뷰] FT아일랜드 '5가지 매력 '보물상자' 열립니다'|url=http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201209/sp20120905070448125330.htm|work=Hankook Ilbo|accessdate=September 29, 2012|author=Kang Min-jeong|language=Korean|date=September 4, 2012}} Speaking of these tracks, bassist Lee Jae-jin explained that "it was too much of a waste to lock up our songs [in Japan]". The band rewrote the lyrics in Korean and suggested to FNC Entertainment to include them on the album. Drummer Choi Min-hwan explained that the band chose "the best" songs to rewrite, while taking the "album’s mood" into consideration.

On the album jacket photos, each member was pictured with their most "treasured" possessions. Guitarist Choi Jong-hoon was pictured with exercise equipment, lead vocalist Lee Hongki was pictured with his three dogs, bassist Lee Jae-jin was pictured with magazines, comic books, and potato chips, drummer Choi Min-hwan was pictured with a television and a teddy bear, and guitarist Song Seung-hyun was pictured with sheet music and a headset.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, 화보 통해 멤버들 개인 애장품 공개|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20120909n07751|publisher=Nate|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Lee Hyeon-woo|language=Korean|date=September 9, 2012}}

Composition

Five Treasure Box contains elements of modern, acoustic, and punk rock music. The promotional track "I Wish" was written by Han Seong-ho and composed by Kim Do-hun and Han.{{cite web|title=4집 Five Treasure Box|url=http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=633647|publisher=Daum Communications|accessdate=September 17, 2012|language=Korean|archive-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101064936/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=633647|url-status=dead}} Classified as a pop rock song,{{cite web|title=[취중토크 ①] FT아일랜드 'X싸고 간 사생팬도 있었죠'|url=http://isplus.joinsmsn.com/article/161/9261161.html|work=Ilgan Sports|publisher=JoongAng Media Network|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Lee Kyeong-ran|language=Korean|date=September 7, 2012}}{{dead link|date=January 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} "I Wish" begins with an acoustic guitar, and the song gradually builds up into the chorus. The band members spoke of disappointment that the song was being used as the promotional single. They expressed understanding in the choice of FNC Entertainment wanting to promote a song with wider appeal, but the band showed preference over the tracks they composed.

Release and promotion

F.T. Island first performed a snippet of "I Wish" on September 1, 2012, at their Take Island concert.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, 10일 컴백 앞두고 단독 콘서트 성황|url=http://news.nate.com/view/20120903n04258|publisher=Nate|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Go Gyeong-min|language=Korean|date=September 3, 2012}} A music video teaser was revealed on September 6, which featured label mate Hye-jeong from AOA.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드 '좋겠어'티저공개..여주인공 AOA혜정|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2012090614412984471|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Kim Mi-hwa|language=Korean|date=September 6, 2012}} That same day, a promotional truck playing the music video teaser drove throughout Seoul in order to promote the album.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, 영상차 이벤트로 정규 앨범 관심 집중?|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=213&aid=0000241755|publisher=Naver|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Kang Seung-hun|language=Korean|date=September 9, 2012}} The full music video and the album was released on September 10.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드 '좋겠어' 음원공개, 높은 참여도에 '기대감 UP'|url=http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1301m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=12091015051470&cDateYear=2012&cDateMonth=09&cDateDay=10|work=The Financial News|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Choi Hyeon-jeong|language=Korean|date=September 10, 2012}}

On September 13, F.T. Island began promoting "I Wish" by performing the song, as well as "Let It Go!", on Mnet's M! Countdown.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, 13일 '엠카운트다운' 서 4집 첫 컴백 무대|url=http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1301m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=12091315404697&cDateYear=2012&cDateMonth=09&cDateDay=13|work=The Financial News|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Choi Hyeon-jeong|language=Korean|date=September 13, 2012}} The band also made their comeback performances in the following days with "I Wish" and "Paper Plane" on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank,{{cite web|title='뮤직뱅크' FT아일랜드, 중성적매력+독특 분위기 폭발 '환호'|url=http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1301m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=12091420371318&cDateYear=2012&cDateMonth=09&cDateDay=14|work=The Financial News|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Kim Dong-ju|language=Korean|date=September 14, 2012}} performing "I Wish" and "Compass (The Way)" on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core,{{cite web|title='음악중심' FT아일랜드, 외모+실력 다 갖춘 그룹 '완벽해'|url=http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent1301m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=12091518100781&cDateYear=2012&cDateMonth=09&cDateDay=15|work=The Financial News|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Kim Ji-i|language=Korean|date=September 15, 2012}} and on Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) The Music Trend with "I Wish" and "Life".{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, '인기가요' 컴백..귀요미 밴드가 되어 돌아왔다|url=http://www.tvreport.co.kr/cindex.php?c=news&m=newsview&idx=262003|publisher=TV Report|accessdate=September 17, 2012|author=Son Hyo-jeong|language=Korean|date=September 16, 2012}} On September 20, "I Wish" earned its first and only K-Chart win on M! Countdown.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드, '좋겠어'로 티아라 꺾고 '엠카' 1위|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2012092018545863789|publisher=Star News|accessdate=September 20, 2012|author=Kim Mi-hwa|language=Korean|date=September 20, 2012}}

On September 25, F.T. Island performed "Compass", "I Wish", and "Life" on Choi Hwa-jeong's SBS radio show Power Time.{{cite web|title=FT아일랜드 이홍기, 병정 모자 눈에 '확~'|url=http://etv.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?article_id=E10001242391|work=E! News|publisher=Seoul Broadcasting System|accessdate=September 29, 2012|author=Lee Jeong-a|language=Korean|date=September 26, 2012}}

Chart performance

Within the first week of its release, Five Treasure Box sold over 30,000 copies in South Korea. It went on to debut at number one on the Gaon albums chart.{{cite web|title= 에 대한 검색결과 입니다|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/chart_list.gaon?Search_str=f.tisland|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111235120/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/chart_list.gaon?Search_str=f.tisland|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2013|publisher=Gaon Chart|accessdate=September 20, 2012|language=Korean}} The album charted at number three on the Gaon monthly albums chart for September, selling 46,982 copies that month.{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=G-Dragon's 'One of a Kind' Tops DBSK's 'Catch Me' as Best Selling K-pop Album for September|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=17464|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129180328/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=17464|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|work=E News World|publisher=Mnet|accessdate=October 14, 2012|date=October 12, 2012}} On the issue dated September 13, 2012, "I Wish" debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard K-pop Hot 100 - 09윌 3주차 (2012.09.13 ~ 2012.09.19)|url=http://www.billboard.co.kr/v1/chart.php?&fm=json&f=20&e=10&t=3&query=Korea+Hot+100&pubdate=2012-09-12|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=September 17, 2012|language=Korean}} The following week, it rose to number 13 on said chart,{{cite magazine|title=Billboard K-pop Hot 100 - 09윌 4주차 (2012.09.20 ~ 2012.09.26)|url=http://billboard.co.kr/v1/chart.php?&fm=json&f=10&e=10&t=3&query=Korea+Hot+100&pubdate=2012-09-19|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=September 20, 2012|language=Korean}} and it peaked at number 12 the week after.{{cite magazine|title=Billboard K-pop Hot 100 - 09윌 5주차 (2012.09.27 ~ 2012.10.03)|url=http://billboard.co.kr/v1/chart.php?&fm=json&f=10&e=10&t=3&query=Korea+Hot+100&pubdate=2012-09-26|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=September 28, 2012|language=Korean}} On the Gaon singles chart, the song debuted at number eight.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = {{Duration|m=36|s=50}}

| title1 = I Wish

| note1 = {{lang|ko|좋겠어; Jotgesseo}}

| lyrics1 = Han Seong-ho

| music1 = Kim Do-hun

| length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=41}}

| title2 = Your Words

| note2 = {{lang|ko|너의 말; Neoeui Mal}}

| lyrics2 = Kim Jae-yang

| music2 = Jeon Geun-hwa, Han Seung-hun

| length2 = {{Duration|m=4|s=44}}

| title3 = Stay with Me

| lyrics3 = Lee Hongki, Han Seung-hun

| music3 = Han Seung-hun

| length3 = {{Duration|m=3|s=04}}

| title4 = U (All I Want Is You)

| lyrics4 = Kim Jae-yang

| music4 = Choi Jong-hoon, Han Seung-hun

| length4 = {{Duration|m=3|s=15}}

| title5 = Let Her Go...

| note5 = {{lang|ko|보내주자...; Bonaejuja...}}

| lyrics5 = Han Seong-ho

| music5 = Han Seung-hun

| length5 = {{Duration|m=3|s=44}}

| title6 = Paper Plane

| lyrics6 = Kim Jae-yang, Lee Jae-jin

| music6 = Lee Jae-jin, Corin

| length6 = {{Duration|m=4|s=01}}

| title7 = Wanna Go (World Does Not End Song)

| note7 = {{lang|ko|세상 끝나지 않는 노래; Sesang Kkeutnaji Anneun Norae}}

| lyrics7 = Lee Jae-jin

| music7 = Song Seung-hyun, Choi Min-hwan, Corin

| length7 = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}}

| title8 = Life

| lyrics8 = Lee Hongki

| music8 = Choi Jong-hoon

| length8 = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}

| title9 = Compass (The Way)

| note9 = {{lang|ko|그 길; Geu Gil}}

| lyrics9 = Lee Hongki

| music9 = Song Seung-hyun, Choi Min-hwan

| length9 = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}

| title10 = Let It Go!

| lyrics10 = Kim Jae-yang, Choi Jong-hoon

| music10 = Choi Jong-hoon, Corin

| length10 = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}

}}

Chart history

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