1. C.N. Blue’s success unfazed despite plagiarism scandal for “Oetoriya” — they won the top spot for Music Bank last Friday and Mutizen for Inkigayo yesterday! I’m really really happy for them. It’s been said that my boys created a new record for Music Bank for having bagged the #1 spot 3 weeks after their debut. The numbers were amazing. Combined stats for viewer votes, album sales, and other criteria reached almost 12000 points — a very big landslide if you compare them to the other 2 contenders (JoKwon/Gain and Time For Women) because C.N. Blue’s score is almost the combined score of the aforementioned performers. I was literally shrieking in ecstacy and I almost cried. I hope they’re able to keep their top spots next week, but if they can’t, it’s OK. This is already in itself a very big accomplishment for the band!!!
2. Hongki, come to Noona — SpinManila, the organizers for the FT Island showcase happening on March 6th, has already confirmed thru e-mail that they received my scanned deposit slip. I’m just waiting for my seat number, which I should be getting before February 3rd. And then on the 6th, I’ll be claiming my ticket!!!
3. Bonding time with fellow Minoz — we’ll be watching 4Minute on Saturday after claiming our FT Island showcase tix. Yay!!!
1. C.N. Blue Now Or Never mini-album
2. C.N. Blue Voice mini-album
3. C.N. Blue Bluetory mini-album
4. You’re Beautiful Director’s Cut DVD package
5. FT Island Showcase ticket
6. Super Junior Supershow 2 Super VIP ticket
Yes, I’ve been vocal about being dubious with Yonghwa as the new leader for C.N. Blue. But then I saw this post and my heart just melted. And then all the doubts I’ve had just went away….
Hello. This is CNBLUE leader Jung Yong Hwa.
Isn’t it very cold? But I don’t think I can feel it at the thought of being inside your love and interest.
Firstly, we believe CNBLUE had its successful debut stage thanks to your love and expectations.
Of course, we regret not having shown our 100%.
But we thank you further because it gave us a chance to work harder.
We also know your expectations for us are very high so we are practicing harder.
As a leader, I’m also spending each day wondering about how to make our team shine brighter.
I’m so happy to be having this blissful concern. ^^
Most of you might remember as drama ‘You are Beautiful’ Kang Shin Woo
but I am giving my all and practicing hard to become a singer Jung Yong Hwa
so I ask for your lots of love and support.
And myself, Jong Hyun, Min Hyuk and Jung Shin will do our best to create our individual color and come together to create CNBLUE’s own music.
Thank you so much for everyone who love us
and we’ll become CNBLUE, and Jung Yong Hwa who will pay back all of your expectations, interest and love.
C.N. Blue stands for Code Name Blue. I don’t really get it though. But Yonghwa says, and I quote: “It sounds cool, don’t you think?”
Wanna introduce you to the rest of C.N. Blue:
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Jonghyun was the former leader of the group. Well, Yonghwa’s my favorite, but I honestly didn’t feel the need to change the leader to Yonghwa. I think Jonghyun did a pretty great job with the band back in Japan, even without Yonghwa (he was in Korea shooting “You’re Beautiful”). I can just imagine the pressure of squeezing four roles into three — but Jonghyun was able to help his bandmates wing it. I’m not really sure what F&C (management company handling C.N. Blue, and yes, the already-famous FT Island) had in mind, but I’m sure they had a good talk with Jonghyun and the other members about it. Anyways, back to Jonghyun, he rarely smiles, and when he does, I feel like I’ve struck a gold mine. He needs to smile more often. ^^
Minhyuk — oh, jeong mal keopta! ^^ He looks really babyish, although I’m pretty sure he’s not the youngest (I think Jungshin’s the maknae in the band). And he does know how to play the drums!!!
He’s really adorable during their performances. I love the way he sings along even while drumming; there are times when he just sings “tah-tah-tah” in synchrony to the drumbeat. Sooooo sexy.
Jungshin strikes me as a baaaad boy underneath a quiet guise. I admit that I was definitely intrigued when he said during a radio interview that he never lasts 100 days in a relationship because he gets tired of women easily. Hah! My heart hammers wildly when the camera focuses on him. He acknowledges the camera by raising his eyebrow ever so slightly. Eeek!!!
Haha, Yonghwa also has these cute flirty faces he makes at the camera. My knees turn to jelly everytime he does that, especially when he does that little pointy finger shake at “mam molla” in the chorus for “Oetoriya”.
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I did mention a few paragraphs earlier that C.N. Blue first debuted in Japan. Well, the reason is this — the band would only be allowed to debut in Korea after having completed a certain number of hours (200? I can’t seem to remember) worth of performance at Japan. Yeah, it’s like OJT or something. C.N. Blue has even gone as far as performing in the streets of Japan. That’s one of the biggest reasons I’m so proud of them. Yonghwa said they even spent a night in jail for that, having been mistaken as illegal immigrants. It would’ve sucked back in the day, but I’m sure that would make their success taste sweeter now that they’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback regarding their Korean debut.
Their music is addictive. Their 2 Japanese albums are in English, save for one Japanese song on their second mini-album. Yonghwa even introduced me to the word “compunction” — if it weren’t for the song “Just Please” which he wrote, I would never have found out that such a word existed. But now that their album release have some of their English songs in Korean, I’m not really sure which version I like. I do love the fact that they’re able to sing in almost-fluent English, but there’s something about them singing in their native tongue that drives me even crazier about them.
Here are three more of their songs, this time from their second mini-album: One of a Kind – best song I’ve heard from them so far ^^ Y, Why – Yonghwa co-wrote this. Some of the lyrics don’t make much sense but you won’t notice that unless you see the lyric sheet. The vocals are beautifully sung, the music well-played. Never Too Late – Jonghyun co-wrote this song. It’s kinda soothing to the ears despite the fast beat, imo.
For someone who’s eagerly and anxiously anticipated their debut for months, I’m thrilled to say that C.N. Blue has taken South Korea by storm for bringing something fresh to the Korean music scene. I’m hoping that they’ll maintain (if not increase) their level of success even after releasing several albums.
Ooh, before I go, I found this interesting number of theirs at Shibuya. Only goes to show how great of a leader Jonghyun is to have them sound as good as this even with one member lacking. Oh, Yonghwa-ssi, I’m sorry. You know I love you, guess I’ll just have to wait and see how well you’ll be able to lead your bandmates.
One perfectly boring Monday afternoon last November, I was lying flat on my tummy facing my sister’s laptop while waiting for technicians from Skycable to arrive with the digibox I had requested. I was running out of things to watch do; I remember feeling a bit pissed off at that day’s episode of Strong Heart because Lee Seungki was somehow flirting with Yoona from SNSD. Yeah, it’s for publicity, it’s all scripted, but the fan girl in me got hurt, so I was looking for another show/series to watch. And then I came across an episode recap by Javabeans for “You’re Beautiful”.
The cast initially didn’t really catch my eye. I first came across Park Shinhye as the young Jungsuh in “Stairway to Heaven” and instantly liked her but then she played a villain in “Goong S” and I kind of hated the way she acted in that series. Jang Geunseok was cute but I never really liked him so I wasn’t really keen on watching his shows. Lee Hongki, I only know he’s part of the band FT Island, and I didn’t really like their music back then, so I kinda dismissed that tidbit as well. And then, there was Jung Yonghwa… The name didn’t ring a bell. He looked okay, just not that striking, so yeah, it was kind of a fleeting moment as well. Anyways, the plot looked cutely intriguing. Park Shinhye’s character was a nun who would remind us of Maria in “A Sound of Music” who had to pretend to be her twin brother in order to save his budding career as a member of the fictional idol band A.N.Jell while he recovers from plastic surgery gone wrong in the States. So there I went and started watching.
Somewhere along the way, Jung Yonghwa’s character Kang Shinwoo started catching my interest. It was similar to Kim Hyun Joong’s Yoon Ji Hoo in Boys Over Flowers, but a little more dynamic and less weird clothing . Until one day, I realized that I was in love with the character he played. And who wouldn’t? Try watching this:
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or this:
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or this:
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Okay, enough before this turns into a video spam post.
He’s earned a lot of nicknames. Towel Guy, Milk Guy (you’d know the reason for these if you’ve watched the drama)… but there’s one nickname that I think suits him perfectly. Park Shinhye has invented it: “Bolmae-Jung”, which roughly translates to “The more you look at him, the more attractive he becomes”. Meaning, he’s more than just a pretty face; he’s definitely work the second look; the more you see of him, the more you discover his charismatic side.
A lot of people who hated Hyunjoong’s “Ji Hoo” in BBF roughly found Shinwoo the same. I wouldn’t say he’s a great actor, since he only has YB for his acting resume for now, but having watched the entire series, he really nailed it as a hopeless romantic suffering from unrequited love. But then, he’s not just a budding actor, he’s also a singer. He’s the lead-vocalist-turned-leader for the Korean indie rock band C.N. Blue, and you’d get to see the real him shining radiantly when he’s onstage performing.
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Dang, wish I was that lucky guitar pick…
There’s not much about listed about him or his bandmates. This definitely piques my interest even more. I’m hooked to the music C.N. Blue makes — they’re a breath of fresh air to the Korean music scene. I’m currently faltering between all four members — yeah, I’m really having a hard time sticking to Yonghwa… but all of them are unique and charismatic in their own way. In any case, I’m still very happy I’ve discovered Bolmae-Jung that one Monday afternoon. ^^
PS: I’m really jealous of f(x)’s Sulli — she appears to be Yonghwa’s ideal girl. T_T
I tried to break my laziness spell, especially when it comes to blogging because I don’t wanna waste the space and bandwidth that Marie is paying for, so I thought I’d blog.
And besides, I did say I was going to do a proper Jung Yong-hwa tribute… so let me go ahead and do that now. ^^
With the busy schedule and sh*t, I wanted to wait until the Christmas holiday so I could make a proper A.N.Jell Jung Yong-hwa tribute, but I just got so excited about what I found out today. **jumping up and down excitedly**
Recently I had a wishlist post, and it looks like #3 might (Oh please please please, dear Lord) come true, albeit in a different but better packaging. Jung Yong-hwa was allegedly seen at the set of “Kang Shim Jang” (I know, it’s Seung-ki’s show, which makes it all the more exciting) — it’s not confirmed yet but if he does really have a guest appearance, it’ll be aired early January. (Thanks to klaritia @ soompi for this wonderful tip).
I would’ve chosen a more “flower-boy” pic to conclude this post, but I wanted to show off Jung Yong-hwa’s endearingly candid side first. So heartwarming. Aaaaah!!!
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) may have already passed but nobody ever said it’s too late to wear a hanbok. ^^ After all, we should be thankful everyday for everything, right?
I’m really really happy for them. 
It’s been said that my boys created a new record for Music Bank for having bagged the #1 spot 3 weeks after their debut. The numbers were amazing. Combined stats for viewer votes, album sales, and other criteria reached almost 12000 points — a very big landslide if you compare them to the other 2 contenders (JoKwon/Gain and Time For Women) because C.N. Blue’s score is almost the combined score of the aforementioned performers. 
