Bluetory

Bluetory

Bluetory cover
EP by CN Blue
Released January 14, 2010
Recorded FNC Entertainment Studio
Genre K-pop, pop rock
Length 19:17
Language Korean
Label FNC Entertainment
Warner Music Taiwan
Producer Han Seong Ho, Kim Jae-yang, Han Seung-hun
CN Blue chronology

Voice
(2009)		 Bluetory
(2010)		 Thank U
(2010)
Singles from Bluetory
  1. "I'm a Loner"
    Released: January 14, 2010

Bluetory is the debut Korean mini album of South Korean rock band CN Blue. It was released on January 14, 2010 by FNC Entertainment and distributed by Mnet Media. The album consists of five tracks with "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야) as the lead track.[1] The album was released in Taiwan on August 10, 2010 by Warner Music Taiwan in two versions, including one with a bonus DVD.

Promotion and reception

On January 7, 2010, teasers were released with member Lee Jong Hyun for the album and the title for the lead single, "I'm a Loner". Kang Min Hyuk's teaser was released one day later, and Lee Jung Shin's teaser was released January 11. Lastly, lead vocalist Jung Yong Hwa's teaser was released one day before the album.

CN Blue debuted their first live stage performance in Korea on KBS's Music Bank on January 15, 2010 and won first place on January 29. They won their first Mutizen award on SBS's Inkigayo on the January 31.[2]

The album was placed at number one on Mnet and number two on Hanteo, and spent two weeks at number one on South Korea's official Gaon Chart. Title track "I'm a loner" peaked at number one on Mnet's Weekly Singles Chart for the week of January 18–24, 2010[3] and 7th on KBS's Music Bank 2010 Year End K-Chart.

Controversy

In March 2010, underground rock band Ynot? filed a civil lawsuit against the songwriters of "I'm a Loner", Kim Do Hoon and Lee Sang Ho, accusing them of plagiarizing their track "Bluebird" from their 2008 mini-album GreenApple. They reportedly asked for ₩50 million in compensation. The songwriters denied the accusations and stated "only one bar ... is similar but the chord progression is different, the intro part is not at all similar and main chorus melody 'Alone, alone' is completely different."[4] In April 2011, a court found in favour of the songwriters and dismissed the charges of plagiarism.[5]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야)Han Seong-ho, AMANKim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-hoKim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-ho 3:38
2. "Love Revolution"  Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seong-hoHan Seong-ho, Kim Jae-yangOWL 3:17
3. "Y, Why..."  Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seong-hoJung Yong-hwa, RYOOWL, Ryo-ta Fukuoka 3:48
4. "Now or Never"  Shusui, Family BusinessShusui, Family BusinessHirofumi Sasaki 3:45
5. "I Will...Forget You..." (Korean: 그럴 겁니다.. 잊을 겁니다..)Shusui, Thomas G'sonShusui, Thomas G'sonHirofumi Sasaki 4:49
Total length:
 19:17

Release history

Country Date Distributing label Format
South Korea January 14, 2010 FNC Entertainment digital download, CD
Taiwan August 10, 2010 Warner Music Taiwan Version A (CD+DVD)[6]
  1. "I'm Loner" MV
  2. "I'm Loner" teaser
  3. "I'm Loner" MV behind-the-scene
Version B (CD)[7]

Charts

Country Chart Category Period Peak position Sales Ref
South Korea Mnet Weekly Singles Chart January 18–24, 2010 #1 – [3]
Gaon Single Chart Weekly Single Chart January 17–23, 2010 #2 – [8]
Monthly Single Chart January
February 		#3 – [8]
Gaon Album Chart Weekly Album Chart January 10–16, 2010
January 17–23, 2010 		#1 – [9]
Gaon Yearly Top 100 Album Chart 2010 #12 77,183 [10]
Digital Comprehensive Chart ("Im a Loner") #31 –
Download Chart ("Im a Loner") #8
Streaming Chart ("Im a Loner") #10
Mobile Top 20 Chart ("Im a Loner") #11
Album Chart 2011 #66 24,889 [9]
Total sales (copies) 102,072
Taiwan G-Music J-Pop / K-Pop Chart Week 32 (August 6–12, 2010) #1 15.59% [11]
Five Music #1 6.87% [12]
Preceded by
1:59PM by 2PM		 South Korea weekly number-one album
January 16, 2010 — January 23, 2010 		Succeeded by
Oh! by Girls' Generation

Music shows

Shows Date Track Award
Music Bank, KBS January 15 "I'm a Loner" –
January 29 K-Chart #1
Inkigayo, SBS January 31 Mutizen Song

References

  1. ↑ "Bluetory album info" CN Blue discography (cnblue.co.kr) January 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-22 (Korean)
  2. ↑ Hong, Lucia (February 1, 2010). "CNBLUE tops TV music charts". 10 Asia. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hong, Lucia (January 26, 2010). "CNBLUE's new single storms to No.1". 10 Asia. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kim, Lynn (March 11, 2010). "Ynot? to take legal action against CNBLUE song". 10 Asia. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kim, Jessica (April 13, 2011). "CNBLUE song cleared of plagiarism charges". 10 Asia. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bluetory Version A (CD+DVD) album info" Warner Music Taiwan. August 10, 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-22 (Chinese)
  7. ↑ "Bluetory Version B (CD) album info" Warner Music Taiwan. August 10, 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-22 (Chinese)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "This links to current week - select the year/month/week from drop down menu". Gaon Singles Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "This links to current week - select the year/week from drop down menu". Gaon Album Charts (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  10. ↑ "2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [Gaon Chart 2010 Top 100 Charts]. Gaon News (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. February 8, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  11. ↑ "This links to the current week - search for year/week at the bottom of page" J-Pop/K-Pop Chart (G-Music). Retrieved 2011-11-16 (Chinese)
  12. ↑ "J-Pop/K-Pop Chart Week 32 ( August 6-12, 2010)" Five Music Chart. Retrieved 2012-05-22 (Chinese)

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