Producer Jung Yoo Jin of M Countdown said on August 27, “From August 30, Lee Hong Ki, from the flower boy band FT Island, will be hosting M Countdown as the new MC following the reorganization of the show.”
The producer then added, “Lee Hong Ki covers much ground as a singer, and has everything an MC would need including a great skill with words and wit. He’s especially fluent in Japanese, and is popular overseas; traits which led us to choose him as the next MC that fits the global music chart show M Countdown the best.”
Lee Hong Ki has hosted many music shows and ceremonies before M Countdown with his calmness and quick wit.
FT Island has been gathering popularity as a global band, and its vocalist Lee Hong Ki is renowned for his vocals and fluency in foreign languages. Overseas fans are expected to welcome the news that Lee Hong Ki has been chosen as the MC.
The new phase of M Countdown with Lee Hong Ki as its host will start up on August 30.
