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Re:Blue (stylized Re:BLUE) is the fourth Korean mini-album (seventh overall) by the South Korean rock pop band CN Blue. It was released on January 14, 2013 with the track "I'm Sorry" as the promotional single.[1]

Background and release

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] In 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] In January 9, a photo teaser was released. The photoshoot of the album was made in the streets of London. The group's agency, FNC Music, 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] In January 11, the second music video teaser was released.[10] In 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

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 and composed by Yong-hwa and Han Sung-ho. "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]

Promotions

The promotions of the song "I'm Sorry" will start in January 17, 2013 on Mnet's show M! Countdown. They are also planning to promote on the shows Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.

Tracklisting

Tracklist[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I'm Sorry"Jung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-hoJung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-hoHan Sung-ho3:50
2."Coffee Shop"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-ho3:28
3."Na Geudaeboda" (나 그대보다; "You Over Me")Han Sung-ho, Kim Jae-yangKim Jae-yang, Lee Jong-hyunKim Jae-yang3:49
4."Naram Namja" (나란 남자; "Side-by-Side Man")Jung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-hoJung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-hoJung Yong-hwa, Vinyl House3:29
5."La La La" (라라라)Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Han Sung-ho3:38
6."Where You Are" (English version)Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwaTamai Kenji, Momota Rui3:43
Total length:21:56

Chart performance

In Janaury 12, it was revealed that the album was gained a lot of interest in South Korea and Japan, the mini-album 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.[13] In its first day of release, the title track "I'm Sorry" topped all the South Korean music portal charts.[14][15]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
South Korea January 14, 2013 CD, Digital download FNC Music

References

  1. ^ a b "(EP) Re:Blue / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum" (in Korean). Daum Communications. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  2. ^ "씨엔블루, 내년 1월 14일 컴백 '연기자에서 가수로'" (in Korean). Naver. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. ^ "CNBLUE releases teaser images for their comeback". 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  4. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Yong Hwa ver. - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Jong Hyun ver. - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  6. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Min Hyuk ver. - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  7. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Jung Shin ver. - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  8. ^ "씨엔블루 재킷 공개, 영국 도심 속 이국적 남성미" (in Korean). Nate. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  9. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Re:BLUE) 1st BLUE Teaser - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  10. ^ "CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Re:BLUE) 2nd BLUE Teaser - YouTube". CN Blue's official YouTube account. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  11. ^ "씨엔블루, 컴백 무대 올라이브 '아 임 쏘리'" (in Korean). Nate. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "씨엔블루 신곡, 티저 100만뷰-日 선 예약 1위 '반응 후끈'" (in Korean). 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  14. ^ "씨엔블루, 신곡 'I'm sorry' 음원차트 1위 '화려한 컴백'" (in Korean). Nate. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  15. ^ "CNBLUE achieves an all-kill on music charts with "I'm Sorry"". 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
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