Re:Blue
Re:Blue (stylized Re:BLUE) is the fourth Korean extended play (seventh overall) by South Korean rock band CNBLUE. It was released on January 14, 2013 with the track "I'm Sorry" as the promotional single.
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| Released | 14 January 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Pop-rock, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 21:56 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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| Producer | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seong-ho, Han Seung-hun, Kim Jae-yang | |||
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Re:Blue (stylized Re:BLUE) is the fourth Korean extended play (seventh overall) by South Korean rock band CNBLUE. It was released on January 14, 2013 with the track "I'm Sorry" as the promotional single.[1]
Background and release
[edit]The group's comeback in South Korea was officially announced on December 17, 2012 via their concert Blue Night, held in Seoul. The mini-album's release date was scheduled for January 14, day of the group's third Korean anniversary and also third anniversary of the group's first Korean mini-album Bluetory.[2] The first teaser was revealed on the group's website on January 3, 2013 with screencaps of the drama video teaser. The image also revealed 8 blank spaces (″___ _____″) that speculated if it was the name of the promotional track or of the mini-album's title.[3] On January 7, the first video teasers were released. The teasers are emotional versions of the members expressing sadness or fury after a girl break up with them and says "I'm sorry". All individual video teasers were released on the same day.[4][5][6][7] On January 9, a photo teaser was released. The photoshoot of the album was made in the streets of London. The group's agency, FNC Entertainment, revealed: "We worked hard to find a location that showcases London’s exotic aura. Although the filming was delayed due to the rainy weather, everyone passionately participated in the photoshoot."[8] One day later, on January 10, the first music video teaser was released.[9] On January 11, the second music video teaser was released.[10] On January 14, along with the group's third Korean anniversary celebration, the mini-album and music video of "I'm Sorry" were released at the same time.[11]
Composition
[edit]The mini-album is composed by six tracks, five Korean and an English track. A major part of the tracks were written by the member Jung Yong-hwa. The tracks "I'm Sorry", used as title track of the mini-album, and "Naram Namja" were written by Yong-hwa and Han Sung-ho and composed by Yong-hwa and Han Seung-hoon. "Coffee Shop" and "La La La" were written and composed by Yong-hwa. "Na Geudaeboda" was written by Han Sung-ho and Kim Jae-yang, who also composed the song along with the member Lee Jong-hyun. The English version of the song "Where You Are" was written and composed by Yong-hwa. The song was originally recorded in Japanese and first released on the Japanese album Code Name Blue as a bonus track of the CD+DVD edition.[12]
Promotion
[edit]The promotions of the song "I'm Sorry" started on January 18, 2013 on KBS' show Music Bank.[13] They are also promoting on the shows Music Core,[14] Inkigayo[15] and Show Champion. Three songs of the mini-album were also performed during the first week of promotions: the song "Myself More Than You" on Music Bank on January 18, the English version of "Where You Are" on Music Core on January 19[16] and "Coffee Shop" on Inkigayo on January 20. At the date, the song won 5 TV show awards, three on Show Champion: on January 30,[17] February 6 and on February 13 and also won two on Music Bank on February 1.February 8[18] The promotions ended on February 24, on SBS' Inkigayo.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Sorry" | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-ho | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-ho | Lee Sang-ho | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Coffee Shop" | Jung Yong-hwa, Ophelia | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Na Geudaeboda" (나 그대보다; "Myself More Than You") | Han Sung-ho, Kim Jae-yang | Lee Jong-hyun, Kim Jae-yang | Kim Jae-yang | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Naran Namja" (나란 남자; "The Guy Like Me") | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-ho | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon | Jung Yong-hwa, Vinyl House | 3:29 |
| 5. | "La La La" (라라라) | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hoon | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Where You Are" (English version) | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa | Tamai Kenji, Momota Rui | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 21:56 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Music Video Making" (20 minutes approximately) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Sorry" (Music video, with Chinese subtitles) | |
| 2. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (version 1) | |
| 3. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (version 2) | |
| 4. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (Jung Yong-hwa version) | |
| 5. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (Lee Jong-hyun version) | |
| 6. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (Kang Min-hyuk version) | |
| 7. | "Re:Blue album teaser" (Lee Jung-shin version) |
Chart performance
[edit]On January 12, it was revealed that the album gained a lot of interest in South Korea and Japan, it topped the number one spot on Japan's Tower Records pre-order albums. The mini-album also surpassed the 100,000 mark only with pre-orders in South Korea.[22] In its first day of release, the title track "I'm Sorry" topped all the South Korean music portal charts.[23][24] The album also dominated the Gaon Charts for 2 weeks in a row.[25]
Album
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
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| Japan Oricon Weekly album chart[26] | 21
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| South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[27] | 1
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| South Korea Gaon Weekly domestic album chart[27] | 1
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| South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[27] | 3
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| South Korea Gaon Monthly domestic album chart[27] | 3
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| Billboard World Albums Chart[28] | 1
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| Billboard Heatseekers Albums[28] | 22
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| Taiwan G-Music Weekly Top 20 Combo Chart [29] | 8
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| Taiwan G-Music International Chart [30] | 2
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| Taiwan G-Music Asia Album Chart [31] | 1
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Singles
[edit]| Song | Peak chart position | ||||||||||||
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| KOR Gaon Top200[32] |
KOR Billboard[33] | ||||||||||||
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"I'm Sorry"
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2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
"Coffee Shop"
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46 | 118 | 75 | ||||||||||
"Myself More Than You"
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41 | 100 | 48 | ||||||||||
"The Guy Like Me"
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48 | 107 | 72 | ||||||||||
"La La La"
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56 | 136 | 83 | ||||||||||
"Where You Are" (English version)
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122 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Album sales
[edit]| Country | Chart | Period | Peak position | Sales | Accumulative sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Oricon physical sales | #21 | 11,783+ | ||
| South Korea | Gaon physical sales | #1 | 126,287+ |
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | January 14, 2013 | CD, Digital download | FNC Entertainment |
| Worldwide | Digital download[19] | ||
| South Korea | February 4, 2013 (special limited edition) | CD[20] | |
| Taiwan | February 20, 2013 | CD,[34] Digital download [34] | Warner Music Taiwan |
| March 8, 2013 (special limited edition) | Version A (CD+A4 Folder),[35] Version B (CD+DVD)[36] | ||
| Philippines | April 20, 2013 | CD | Universal Records |
References
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- ^ 씨엔블루 재킷 공개, 영국 도심 속 이국적 남성미 (in Korean). Nate. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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- ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Re:BLUE) 2nd BLUE Teaser – YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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- ^ "8月29日発売；メジャー1stアルバムタイトル＆収録曲決定！！" (in Japanese). FNC Music. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ '뮤직뱅크' 씨엔블루 컴백, 부드럽게-시크하게 '2色 매력' (in Korean). Nate. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
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- ^ "CNBLUE (씨엔블루) (Coffee shop / I'm sorry) @SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 20130120 – YouTube" (in Korean). SBS Music's YouTube account. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ "음악중심 : CNBLUE – Where You Are, 씨앤블루 – 아임 쏘리, Music Core 20130119 – YouTube" (in Korean). MBC K-pop's YouTube account. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ (나눔포토) 정용화-강민혁, 완전 기분 좋아! 1위 ! (in Korean). Nanum News. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ '뮤직뱅크' 씨엔블루, 소시 누르고 1위 '폭풍 팔굽혀펴기' 세레모니 (in Korean). Nate. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
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- ^ a b "CNBLUE special limited edition – Re:BLUE (CD + DVD + Photobook) (Part 1: Kang Min Hyuk)". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "CNBLUE/ Re:BLUE台灣獨占豪華影音限定盤 (CD+DVD) B盤" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
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- ^ "[News] CNBLUE Continues Success on Gaon Chart | CNBLUESTORM". cnbluestorm.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21.
- ^ "2013年01月14日～2013年01月20日のCDアルバム週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly album chart for January 28th)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ a b c d "Gaon Albums Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ a b "CNBLUE's 'Re:BLUE' reaches #1 on Billboard's World Albums Chart". Allkpop. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "Weekly Top 20 Combo Chart". G-Music. 2013-02-21. Archived from the original on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "International Chart". G-Music. 2013-02-21. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "Taiwan continues to show love for CNBLUE's 'Re:Blue'". Allkpop. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Gaon Singles Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. 2011-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b "CNBLUE's 'Re:BLUE' sweeps Taiwanese music charts". Allkpop. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ "CNBLUE Mini Album Vol. 4 – Re:BLUE (version A) (CD + A4 folder) (Taiwan limited edition)". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "CNBLUE Mini Album Vol. 4 – Re:BLUE (version B) (CD + DVD) (Taiwan limited edition)". Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
External links
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