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CN Blue

CN Blue (Korean: 씨엔블루 Japanese: シーエヌブルー ), stylized as CNBLUE, are a South Korean rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong Hwa (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Lee Jong Hyun (lead guitar, vocals), Lee Jung Shin (bass guitar, vocals) andKang Min Hyuk (drums, vocals). "CN is an abbreviation of ‘Code Name’ while BLUE is an abbreviation of the members’ individual images," said by one of the members. ‘Burning’ represents Lee Jong Hyun, ‘Lovely’ represents Kang Min Hyuk, ‘Untouchable’ represents Lee Jung Shin, and ‘Emotional’ represents Jung Yong Hwa. Debuted on 19 August 2009 in Japan with the band's first mini album, Now or Never. The group released four teasers for their 1st mini album Bluetory, starring one member per each of the videos in the sequence of Jonghyun, Minhyuk, Jungshin and lastly, Yonghwa on the 6th, 8th, 11 and 13 January 2010 respectively. On January 14, 2010 CN Blue debuted their first mini-album in Korea with the lead single "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야).

History

2009: Indie band in Japan, Now or Never, and Voice

In mid-June 2009, CN Blue began to perform on the streets and in live clubs in Japan.[1] They formally debuted as an indie band on August 19, 2009 with Now or Never. The mini-album was recorded completely in English, and failed to chart on the Oricon. In late September, their original bassist Kwon Kwang Jin left the band and was replaced by Lee Jung Shin later that year. Their second extended play Voice was released in November. Recorded with both English and Japanese tracks, Voice peaked at No. 227 and stayed on the Oricon for two weeks.

[edit]2010: Korean debut, ThankU, and other activities

In January, FNC Music unveiled new teaser pictures for CN Blue's debut in South Korea. Bluetory was released on January 14, 2010, and stayed at the top of the Gaon Chart for two weeks. "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야) was promoted as the title track. The song peaked at No. 2, solidifying their break into the industry. The group had their first televised live stage on KBS Music Bank on January 15. Later, on January 29, the group made their first music show chart win on Music Bank.[2] They won their first Inkigayo mutizen on January 31, 2010.[3]
The group debuted their new reality show "CN Bluetory" on the Korean music channel Mnet on February 10. In March, the band started preparations for their first full-length album ThankU. It was released on March 20, 2010 with only one new track. The album peaked at No. 90 on the Oricon charts, their highest position thus far. In April, their official fan club name was announced as BOICE, a combination of "blue" and "voice."
CN Blue headed back to Korea in May and released their next promotional single, "Love Light" (Korean: 사랑 빛), on May 10, 2010. The song peaked at No. 10 on the Korean national chart and foreshadowed their upcoming release. On May 19, their second extended play Bluelove was released. CN Blue held their comeback stage on M! Countdown the following day. It was promoted with the track "Love," which charted at No. 2, matching the success the band found earlier with "I'm A Loner." Bluelove peaked at No. 3, but stayed on the chart for many weeks and title track "Love" finally won first place on Mnet M! Countdown on June, 10, 2010 and Inkigayo mutizen on June 20, 2010.[4][5]
After their success in Korea, the band headed back to Japan. They released their first single "The Way" on June 23. For the first time, they charted in the Oricon top 40 at No. 26. The release was followed by "I Don't Know Why" on September 16. The song reached No. 8 on the Oricon Daily Chart, marking the first time the band made it inside the top 10. On the weekly chart, they peaked at No. 15. On the Japanese indie top chart, the band reached number one.[6] The band embarked on a small tour across Japan in order to promote the single.[7]
CN Blue members Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jong Hyun starred in the Korean movie "Acoustic." They released a song from the OST on October 7 entitled "High Fly".

[edit]2011: Re-maintenance, First Step, 392, and In My Head

On January 9, CN Blue released their third Japanese single, Re-maintenance. They started off their 2011 Japanese promotions with a Zepp Tour in 4 cities: Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Tokyo from January 9–16.[8]
FNC Music, their entertainment agency in South Korea, released teasers for a CN Blue comeback in February 2011.[9] However, the release date was later changed to March 21.[10] The teaser was noted for having "more of the same departure from their pop rock sound into a heavier concept."[11] CN Blue released their first full-length album First Step with the title track "Intuition" on March 21. Despite the delay, fans couldn't seem to get enough of the fabulous foursome - "Intuition" achieved an all-kill on Korea’s major online music charts.[12] Their album also topped Gaon Chart for physical album sales that week. They won K-Chart a week after their comeback on Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS Music Bank and SBS Inkigayo, and for the first time they won triple crown on Mnet's M! Countdown and KBS Music Bank.[13][14] The promotions of the song ended on April 24, on Inkigayo. They followed the promotions with the song "Love Girl" to promote the special EP First Step +1 Thank You, the first performance of the song was on April 29 on Music Bank. The promotions of the song and albums ended in May 22.[15]
After finishing promotions in Korea, CN Blue made a comeback in Japan with the release of their second and last indie album "392" on September 1, 2011. They also announced that they would make their major debut in Japan on October 19, 2011 under the Warner Music Japan label.[16] CN Blue's last indie album "392" placed 6th on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart.[17] CN Blue released their major debut single "In My Head" on October 19, 2011 and peaked at 3rd on the Oricon Daily Chart and 4th on the Oricon Weekly Chart with 70,000+ units sold in its first week.[18] In November, "In My Head" claimed a gold record accreditation according to the RIAJ, meaning that their album sold over 100,000 copies within a month of going on sale.[19]

[edit]2012: Where You Are," Overseas Activities

CN Blue with F.T. Island during their Stand Up concert atNokia Theatre L.A. Live, March 9, 2012
The group released a new single in Japan on February 1st, titled "Where You Are". The single reached number 1 in both Oricon's Daily[20] and Weekly chart, making the first #1 of the group in the country.[21]
CNBLUE and fellow label-mates FTIsland performed in America for the first time at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater on March 9.[22]



Member
Yong Hwa
  • Full Name: Jung Yong Hwa (정용화) (ジョン・ヨンファ, 鄭容和)
  • Date of Birth: June 22, 1989 (age 22)
  • Position: Leader, Rhythm Guitarist, Lead Vocalist, Main Rapper
  • Height: 180 cm
  • Other: Played Kang Shin Woo in the SBS drama You're Beautiful MC Inkigayo with Sulli from F(x) and Jokwon from 2AM and Lee Shin in the MBC drama Heartstrings. Appeared on the MBC variety show We Got Married with Girls' Generation's Seohyun.
Jong Hyun
  • Full Name: Lee Jong Hyun (이종현) (イ・ジョンヒョン, 李宗泫)
  • Date of Birth: May 15, 1990 (age 21)
  • Position: Lead Guitarist, Vocalist
  • Height: 182 cm
  • Other: Acted in the movie Acoustic.
Min Hyuk
  • Full Name: Kang Min Hyuk (강민혁) (カン・ミンヒョク, 姜敏赫)
  • Date of Birth: June 28, 1991 (age 20)
  • Position: Drummer, Backing Vocalist
  • Height: 184 cm
  • Other: Played Hwang Yeon Doo in the SBS drama It's Okay, Daddy's Girl and Yeo Jun Hee in the MBC drama Heartstrings. Acted in the movie Acoustic. Appeared in Orange Caramel's "Magic Girl" MV.
Jung Shin
  • Full Name: Lee Jung Shin (이정신) (イ・ジョンシン, 李正信)
  • Date of Birth: September 15, 1991 (age 20)
  • Position: Bassist, Rapper, Backing Vocalist
  • Height: 187 cm
  • Other: Appeared in 4Minute's "Heart to Heart" MV.
Former member
  • Kwon Kwang Jin (권광진) - Bassist, Backing Vocalist (2009)

Discography

[edit]Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak
positions		Sales
JPN
[23]		KOR
[24]
2010Thank U90—
2011First Step
  • Released: March 21, 2011
  • Label: FNC Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
161
392
  • Released: September 1, 2011
  • Label: AI Entertainment
  • Format: CD, digital download
6—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Extended plays

YearAlbum detailsPeak
positions		SalesCertifications
JPN
[23]		KOR
[24]
2009Now or Never——
Voice
  • Released: November 25, 2009
  • Label: AI Entertainment
  • Language: English, Japanese
227—
2010Bluetory—1
TWN: Platinum[30]
Bluelove
  • Released: May 19, 2010
  • Label: FNC Music
  • Language: Korean
—3
TWN: Platinum[30]
2011First Step +1 Thank You
  • Released: April 26, 2011
  • Label: FNC Music
  • Language: Korean
531
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Singles

YearSinglePeak
positions		SalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
[32]		KOR
[24]
2010
"The Way"26—JPN : 9,032+[33]—392
"I Don't Know Why"15—JPN : 14,530+[34]—
2011"Re-maintenance"12—JPN : 16,577+[35]—
"In My Head"4—JPN :TBA
2012"Where You Are"1—JPN: 67,414+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Promotional singles

YearPromotional singlePeak
positions		Album
JPN
[32]		KOR
[24]
2010"I'm a Loner"—2Bluetory
"Love"—2Bluelove
2011"Intuition"—1First Step
"Love Girl (New Ver)"—19First Step+1 Thank You
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Other charted songs

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
KOR
[24]
2010"Y Why"48Bluetory
"Love Light"10Bluelove
"Sweet Holiday"50
2011"Love Girl"19First Step
"Imagine"23
"Love Ride The Rain"39
"I Don't Know Why"41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Videos

[edit]Video albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales
JPN
[37]
2011CNBLUE 2nd Single Release Live Tour : Listen to the CNBLUE5
CN Blue Zepp Tour 2011: Re-maintenance at Zepp Tokyo16
Listen to the CN Blue 1st Live Concert 2010 at Ax-Korea15
CN Blue Special26
CN Blue 2nd Album Release Live 392 @ Yokohama Arena6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

[edit]Music videos

YearMusic videoDirector
2010"I'm a Loner"
"Love"
2011"Intuition"
"Love Girl"
"In My Head"
2012"Where You Are"

[edit]Tours

  • Listen to the CN Blue (2010)
  • Zepp Tour 2011 - "Re-maintenance" (2011)
  • Japan 2nd Album Release Live 392 - Yokohama Arena (2011)
  • CN Blue Winter Tour 2011 "Here, In My Head" (2011)
  • CN Blue Asia Tour Concert "Blue Storm" (2011–2012)
  • CN Blue Japan Fanclub Tour (2012)

[edit]Awards

YearAwardsCategory
2010Cyworld Digital Music AwardsRookie of the Month (January) ("I'm a Loner")[43][44]
GaOn Charts AwardsStreaming Award ("I'm a Loner")[45][46]
Style Icon AwardsNew Style Icon, Singer[47]
12th Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Male Rookie [48]
25th Golden Disk AwardsDigital Music Bonsang ("I’m a Loner", "Love")[49][50]
2nd Melon Music AwardsBest Newcomer Award[51]
2010 TOP 10[51]
201120th High1 Seoul Music AwardsBest Newcomer Award[52]
2010 Cyworld Digital Music AwardsRookie of the Year ("I'm a Loner")[53]
Cyworld Digital Music AwardsSong of the Month (April) ("Intuition")[54]
2nd Korean Popular Culture and Arts AwardsCultural Minister of Finance Award[55]
3rd Melon Music Awards2011 Music Style Best Rock ("Intuition")[56]
13th Mnet Asian Music AwardsBest Band Performance ("Intuition")[57][58]
1st KOMCA Music AwardsRock Award ("I'm a Loner")[59]
201226th Golden Disk Awards[60]Disk Bonsang (First Step)[61]
Digital Music Bonsang ("Intuition")[62]
Vivi Dream Award[63]
Best Asian Group Award[64]
You2Play Awards 2011 (Thailand)Favorite Asian Artist[65]

[edit]Music Programs

These are collection of CN Blue wins on Korea's televised music shows. Inkigayo is aired on SBS, M! Countdown on Korea cable channel M.net and Music Bank on KBS.

[edit]Music Bank

YearDateSong
2010January 29I'm A Loner
2011April 1Intuition
April 8
April 15

[edit]Inkigayo

YearDateSong
2010January 31I'm A Loner
June 20Love
July 4
2011April 10Intuition

[edit]M! Countdown

YearDateSong
2010June 10Love
July 1
2011March 31Intuition
April 7
April 14

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