C.N Blue

CN Blue (Korean: 씨엔블루), Code Name Blue, is a South Korean indie rock band, which debuted on August 19, 2009 in Japan with the band's first mini-album, Now or Never. They were coined as the "2nd FT Island". The group released four teasers for their 1st album Bluetory, starring one member per each of the videos in the sequence of Jonghyun, Minhyuk, Jungshin and lastly, Yonghwa on the 6th, 8th, 11th and 13 January respectively. On the 12th of January, the music video of the title track 외톨이야 "I'm a Loner" was released.
History

Career in Japan
Around June 2009, CN Blue began making street performances and performing gigs in live clubs in Japan. They made their formal debut as an indie band in Japan with their all-English tracks first mini-album, Now or Never on August 19, 2009. On November 25, 2009, the band released their second mini-album, called Voice, in Japan. The title track was recorded in Japanese while the rest are entirely in English.
It was announced on the band's official blog site on February 1, that they are going to be holding a one-man live show on March 20 in celebration of the release of their first album, titled, Thank U . A preview of their title track "a.ri.ga.tou" was posted on their official MySpace in late February.
They are set to release their first Japanese single, titled, "The Way" on June 23, 2010 in Japan. The single will contain three tracks.

Career in South Korea
It was revealed in January 2010 that CN Blue will make their official debut in South Korea with a debut mini-album, Bluetory, on January 14, 2010. It was also announced that teasers featuring each of the four members will be released on different dates. On January 7 (Korean time), a MV teaser was released on their official site, featuring the band's formerly stated Lee Jong Hyun with the band's new song, "I'm a Loner" (외톨이야). Drummer Kang Minhyuk's teaser was released on January 8. On January 11 and January 13 MV teasers for Jungshin and Yonghwa was released respectively.
The day before their official debut, they held their first fan showcase to a large group of fans. On January 14, the band released their debut mini-album and took the number one spot on the Mnet real time charts, along with the second spot on the Hanteo charts. They are the only rookie group to do so in 2010, beating out fellow rookies, ZE:A and F.Cuz. The group made their live debut stage at KBS Music Bank on January 15. They took the #1 spot on album sales charts and all music charts five days into their debut.
On January 29's episode of Music Bank, the group won their first K-Chart with their hit song, "I'm a Loner." They then won their first Mutizen award on SBS Inkigayo on the 31st.
In April, the band's official fanclub was named BOICE, which is a combination of Blue and Voice. In early May, FNC Music announced that the band will be coming back with their second mini-album on May 19, 2010. The title of the album was titled Bluelove and a track composed by Yonghwa, "Love Light" (사랑 빛) was unveiled on May 10 and then the MV teaser of his official single called "Love" was released on their official site on May 12. They made their comeback stage on M! Countdown on the 20th.

Members

Current members

Yong Hwa
Full Name: Jung Yong Hwa (정용화, ヨンファ)
Date of Birth: June 22, 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 21)
Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Main Rapper, Guitarist
Main article: Jung Yong Hwa

Jong Hyun
Full Name: Lee Jong Hyun (이종현, ジョンヒョン)
Date of Birth: May 15, 1990 (1990-05-15) (age 20)
Position: Lead Vocalist, Guitarist

Min Hyuk
Full Name: Kang Min Hyuk (강민혁, ミンヒョク)
Date of Birth: June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) (age 19)
Position: Vocalist, Drummer
Minhyuk featured in Orange Caramel's music video "Magic Girl".

Jung Shin
Full Name: Lee Jung Shin (이정신, ジョンシン)
Date of Birth: September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15) (age 18)
Position: Vocalist, Rapper, Bassist

Former members

Kwang Jin
Full Name: Kwon Kwang Jin (권광진)
Date of Birth: August 12, 1992 (1992-08-12) (age 18)
Position: Bassist
On October 17, 2009, drummer Min Hyuk posted a blog entry on their official Japanese blog site, stating that they will be recording with a new bassist named Jung Shin . Bassist Kwon Kwang Jin left the band with no official statement as of yet.



Other activities
Starting from January 2010, the band was featured in "Making the Artist" on GomTV.
Their first reality TV show by Mnet, titled, "CNBLUETORY" made his debut on February 10, 2010.


Discography

Japan
Mini-albums
Mini-album # Mini-album information Track listing Copies sold
1st Now or Never
Released: August 19, 2009
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English
1."Now or Never"
2."Let's Go Crazy"
3."Love Revolution"
4."Just Please"
5."Teardrops in the Rain"
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2nd Voice
Released: November 25, 2009
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: Japanese, English
1."Voice"
2."Wanna Be Like U"
3."Never too Late"
4."Y, Why..."
5."One of a Kind"
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Albums
Album # Album information Track listing Copies sold
1st ThankU
Released: March 20, 2010
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English, Japanese
1.Intro
2.Let’s Go Crazy
3.Love Revolution
4.Wanna be Like U
5.Never too late
6.Now or Never
7.voice
8.Just Please
9.Y, Why
10.Teardrops in the Rain
11.One of a Kind
12.a.ri.ga.tou.
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Singles
Single # Single information Track listing Copies sold
1st The Way
Released: June 23, 2010
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English
1.～one time～
2.～Ready N Go～
3.～eclipse～
4.～one time～ (Instrumental)
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Single # Single information Track listing Copies sold
2st I don’t know why
Released: September 16, 2010
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English/Japanese
1.I don’t know why
2.Lie
3.I don’t know why(Instrumental)
4.Lie(Instrumental)
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Korea
Mini-albums
Mini-album # Mini-album information Track listing Copies sold
1st Bluetory
Released: January 14, 2010
Publisher: Mnet Media
Language: Korean
Singles: 외톨이야 ("I'm a Loner")
1.외톨이야 ("I'm a Loner")
2.Love Revolution
3.Y, Why...
4.Now or Never
5.그럴 겁니다… 잊을 겁니다… ("I Will...Forget You...")
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2nd Bluelove
Released: May 19, 2010
Publisher: Mnet Media
Language: Korean
Singles: LOVE
1.LOVE [Title]
2.Sweet Holiday
3.Black Flower
4.Tattoo
5.사랑 빛 ("Love Light")
6.Let's Go crazy
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Awards
Years Awards
2010 GaOn Charts Awards: Rookie Award
January 29, KBS Music Bank for 외톨이야 (Iam loner)
January 31, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen for 외톨이야 (Iam loner)
June 10, Mnet M!Countdown #1 for "LOVE"
June 20, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen for "LOVE"
July 01, Mnet M!Countdown #1 for "LOVE"
July 04, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen for "LOVE"

CN BLUE(씨엔블루) -- 사랑 빛 Love light (me da risa este video xD!! pero la cancion bien xvr :3)