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Who are they?

Code Name Blue, is a South Korean idol 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 13th of 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, C.N.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, ThankU . 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, 2010in Japan. The single will contain three tracks.

Career in South Korea
It was revealed in January 2010 that C.N.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 10th and then the MV teaser of his official single called "Love" was released on their official site on May 12th. They made their comeback stage on M! Countdown on the 20th.



Members

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

In October 2009, Yonghwa made his acting debut as Kang Shinwoo in the successful Korean idol-drama, You're Beautiful. He is currently starring in We Got Married with SNSD's Seohyun. He is also currently a host of Inkigayo with F(x)'s Sulli and 2AM's Jokwon.


Jong Hyun
Full Name: Lee Jong Hyun (이종현)
Japanese Name: ジョンヒョン
Date of Birth: May 15, 1990 (1990-05-15) (age 20)
Position: Main Vocalist, Guitarist [B: Burning]

Jonghyun was the former leader of the group. However, the title was switched to Yonghwa around the same time they debuted in Korea. When he was four years old, he moved to Japan with his parents and stayed for four years. He graduated from high school in February 2010.

Min Hyuk
Full Name: Kang Min Hyuk (강민혁)
Japanese Name: ミンヒョク
Date of Birth: June 28, 1991 (1991-06-28) (age 19)
Position: Vocalist, Drummer [L: Lovely]

Minhyuk was featured in Orange Caramel's music video for "Magic Girl".


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

He is the youngest, but tallest of the group.


Discography

Japan


Albums


ThankU
Released: March 20, 2010
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English, Japanese
Tracklisting


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.

Mini-albums



Now or Never
Released: August 19, 2009
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English
Tracklisting



1."Now or Never"
2."Let's Go Crazy"
3."Love Revolution"
4."Just Please"
5."Teardrops in the Rain


Voice
Released: November 25, 2009
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: Japanese, English
Tracklisting


1."Voice"
2."Wanna Be Like U"
3."Never too Late"
4."Y, Why..."
5."One of a Kind"


Singles



The Way
Released: June 23, 2010
Publisher: Ai Entertainment Inc
Language: English
Tracklisting


1.～one time～
2.～Ready N Go～
3.～eclipse～
4.～one time～ (Instrumental


Korea

Mini-albums

Bluetory
Released: January 14, 2010
Publisher: Mnet Media
Language: Korean
Singles: 외톨이야 ("I'm a Loner"

Tracklisting

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...")

Bluelove

Released: May 19, 2010
Publisher: Mnet Media
Language: Korean

Tracklisting

1.LOVE [Title]
2.Sweet Holiday
3.Black Flower
4.Tattoo
5.사랑 빛 ("Love Light")
6.Let's Go crazy





Awards

2010 GaOn Charts Awards: Rookie Award
2010 January 29, KBS Music Bank (I'm a Loner 외톨이야 )
2010 January 31, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen (I'm a Loner 외톨이야 )
2010 June 10, MNet M!Countdown (LOVE)
2010 June 20, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen (LOVE)
2010 July 01, MNet M!Countdown (LOVE)
2010 July 04, SBS Inkigayo Mutizen (LOVE)

Source: Wikipedia