CN BLUE's Profile

CN Blue (Korean: 씨엔블루), stylized as CNBLUE, is a South Korean Band "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 Minhyuk, ‘Untouchable’ represents Lee Jung Shin, and ‘Emotion’ represents Jeong Yong Hwa. 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 January 14, CN Blue debuted their first mini-album with lead single "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야).
History

2009: Debut, Now or Never, and Voice

In mid-June 2009, CN Blue began to perform on the streets and in live clubs in Japan.As an indie band, they formally debuted on August 19, 2009 with Now or Never. The mini album was recorded completely in English, and failed to chart on the Japanese national music chart. Later, in November, the second extended play was released entitled Voice. Voice peaked at position 227, and stayed on the Oricon for two weeks, and was recorded mostly in English but also in Japanese.

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. It 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 number two, 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 won their first music show chart win on Music Bank.
The group debuted their new reality show on Korean music channel Mnet, titled "CN Bluetory," 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 number 90 on the Oricon charts, their highest thus far. Later, in April, their official fanclub 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 number 10 on the Korean national chart and foreshadowed their upcoming release. On May 19, the second extended play was released, named Bluelove. It was promoted with the track "Love," which charted at number 2, matching the success the band found earlier with "I'm a Loner." Bluelove peaked at number 3, but stayed on the chart for many weeks. CN Blue held their comeback stage on M!Countdown the following day.
After 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 within the Oricon top 40 at number 26. The release was followed by "I Don't Know Why" on September 16 the same year. The song reached number eight on the Oricon daily chart, marking the first time the band made it inside the top 10. On the weekly chart, they peaked at number 15. On the Japanese indie top chart, the band reached number one. The band embarked on a small tour across Japan in order to promote the single.
CN Blue members Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jong Hyun will star in the Korean movie "Acoustic." They released a song from the OST on October 7 entitled "High Fly" that peaked at number 98 on the Gaon Chart.

2011: Re-maintenance and First Step

On January 9, they released their 3rd 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.
FNC Music, their entertainment agency in South Korea, released teasers for a CN Blue comeback for February in 2011 However, it was later changed to a March 21 release date. The teaser was noted for having a "more of the same departure from their pop rock sound into a heavier concept."

Members

Yong Hwa

• Full Name: Jeong Yong Hwa (정용화) (ジョン・ヨンファ, 鄭容和)
• Date of Birth: June 22, 1989 (age 21)
• Position: Leader, Main Vocalist, Rapper, Rhythm Guitarist
• Other: Acted in drama "You're Beautiful", Variety Show "We Got Married" with SNSD's Seohyun and upcoming drama "You've Fallen For Me" Also released a digital solo single, "For First Time Lovers" on January 14, 2011

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
• Other: Acted in 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 19)
• Position: Backing Vocalist, Drummer
• Other: Acted in drama "It's Okay, Daddy's Girl", movie "Acoustic" and Orange Caramel's Magic Girl Music Video

Jung Shin

• Full Name: Lee Jung Shin (이정신) (イ・ジョンシン, 李正信)
• Date of Birth: September 15, 1991 (age 19)
• Position: Backing Vocalist, Rapper, Bassist
• Other: Acted in 4minute's Heart to Heart Music Video

Former member

• Kwon Kwang Jin (권광진) - Bassist, Backing Vocalist (2009)

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions		Sales
		JPN	KOR
2010	Thank U Released: March 20, 2010 Label: AI Entertainment Language: English, Japanese	90	—
2011	First Step Released: March 21, 2011 Label: FNC Music Language:Korean	16	1	JPN: 4,604 KOR: 150,000+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak positions		Sales	Certificatons
		JPN	KOR
2009	Now or Never Released: August 19, 2009 Label: AI Entertaiment Language: English	—	—
	Voice Released: November 25, 2009 Label: AI Entertainment Language: English, Japanese	227	—
2010		Blue love	—	1	KOR: 77,183 TWN:10,000	TWN: Platinum
			—	3	KOR: 71,468 TWN: 10,000	TWN: Platinum
2011	First Step +1 Thank You Released: April 26, 2011 Label: FNC Music Language: Korean	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		JPN [16]	KOR [10]
2010
	"The Way"	26	—	First Step
	"I Don't Know Why"	15	—
2011	"Re-maintenance"	12	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Year	Promotional single	Peak positions		Album
		JPN	KOR
2010	"I'm a Loner"	—	2	Bluetory
	"Love"	—	2	Bluelove
2011	"Intuition"	—	1	First Step
	"Love Girl"	—	19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videos

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions	Sales
		JPN
2011	Listen to the CN Blue Released: February 9, 2011 Label: AI Entertainment Format: DVD	5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos

Year	Music video	Director
2010	"I'm a Loner"
	"Love"
2011	"Intuition"
	"Love Girl"

Tours

• Listen to the CN Blue (2010)
• Zepp Tour 2011 - "Re-maintenance" (2011)

Awards

Years	Awards
2010	Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month (January) ("I'm A Loner") GaOn Charts Awards: Rookie Award Style Icon Awards: New Style Icon, Singer M.net Asian Music Awards : Male Rookie Award 25th Golden Disk Awards : Digital Music Bonsang ("I’m A Loner") 2nd Melon Music Awards: Best New Artist 2nd Melon Music Awards: 2010 TOP
2011	20th Seoul Music Awards: Best Newcomer Award

Music programs

Year	Date	Station	Music Program	Song
2010	January 29	KBS	Music Bank	"I'm a Loner"
	January 31	SBS	Inkigayo	"I'm a Loner"
	June 10	Mnet	M! Countdown	"Love"
	June 20	SBS	Inkigayo	"Love"
	July 1	Mnet	M! Countdown	"Love"
	July 4	SBS	Inkigayo	"Love"
2011	March 31	Mnet	M! Countdown	"Intuition"
	April 1	KBS	Music Bank	"Intuition"
	April 7	Mnet	M! Countdown	"Intuition"
	April 8	KBS	Music Bank	"Intuition"
	April 10	SBS	Inkigayo	"Intuition"
	April 14	Mnet	M! Countdown	"Intuition"
	April 15	KBS	Music Bank	"Intuition"