FTIsland to release new Japanese single next month

FTIsland at the press conference for Japanese animation "toriko" [FNC Music]

Korean rock band FTIsland will release a new Japanese single next month, according to their agency FNC Music on Wednesday.

FNC announced in a press release that the group's latest single titled "SATISFACTION," featuring the vocals of frontman Lee Hong-gi and member Lee Jae-jin and rap by Song Seung-hyun, will go on sale on April 20.

Meanwhile, "SATISFACTION" will be featured as the ending theme song for the Japanese animation called "toriko" which will begin its air on Fuji TV starting April 3. "toriko," written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, tells the story of gourmet food hunters who search the world for rare ingredients and animals.

Composed of other members Choi Min-hwan and Choi Jong-hoon, FTIsland released their first album "Cheerful Sensibility" in 2007 and followed it up with several singles and studio albums including "Colorful Sensibility," "Cross and Change" and recently "beautiful journey."

They expanded their career into Japan in 2008 with two single albums “Flower Rock” and “Brand-new days" and has seen three of their singles rank within the top 10 slots of the Oricon albums chart.

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