With news of Tony An leaving his MC position on Mnet's 'M! Countdown' after one year, it has been revealed that F.T. Island's Hongki is taking over as the new host!

On August 27th, PD Jung Yoo Jin of 'M! Countdown' revealed, "In addition to the reorganization of the program, Lee Hongki has been appointed as the new MC  beginning on August 30th."

Producers of the program explained, "Lee Hongki holds the qualities of being an outstanding host with his volubility and wit. In particular, he is fluent in Japanese and is very popular overseas, therefore we have selected him as the most suitable to host the global music chart show, 'M! Countdown'."

Check out Hongki's first appearance as MC on this week's 'M! Countdown'!

Source & Image: OSEN via Nate