CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa personally visited fellow member Kang Minhyuk in order to support him during filming for his first drama.
Despite being in the middle of his own show recording, he immediately rushed over to the studio next door after hearing that Kang Minhyuk was filming SBS’s “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter“.
According to a representative on set, “As his acting senior, Jung Yonghwa looked very much like the group’s sturdy leader and hyung, as he gave Minhyuk any advice he could in order to help him calm down.”
When asked about what type of advice he received, Kang Minhyuk answered, “Yonghwa-hyung told me to do my best in whatever I was doing and make sure that I act with respect. I feel really strong and thankful for Yonghwa-hyung coming to support me despite his busy schedule.”
The drama’s pilot episode will air on November 22nd at 8:50 PM.
Earlier today the boys of CNBLUE released their new Japanese album titled ThankU. From a quick listen the album sounds pretty awesome. The album consists of 12 tracks in total and my favorite track is arigatou, which happens to be the only new track (besides the intro).
The boys took an early flight out to Tokyo on March 20th to start their promotions of this album. Check out some of the selected tracks below and remember to support them by purchasing their album. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
intro
arigatou
Full track list: 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.
Remember the couple mistakes of SNSD’s Seohyun and CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa? Well, it seems like Jung Yong Hwa did not make a mistake on Music Bank!
No wonder! I watched the performance multiple times looking for the slip-up, and eventually left it to CNBLUE hardcore fans to find it for me! But nothing of that sort really happened.
On the 19th, CNBLUE successfully finished performing their debut song, I’m a Loner, without any problems. However, after the performance, many articles saying that ‘Jung Yong Hwa mixed up the lyrics’ or ‘He fumbled the lyrics’ popped up all over the media. Now, after careful review of the performance, it seems like he did not mess up at all!
What actually happened on Music Bank was that the other members confused the lyrics, “Sad because of love (사랑에 슬퍼하고)” and “Hurt because of love (사랑에 아파하고)”. The small mistake was not even a big problem and Jung Yong Hwa, the main subject of the controversy, is innocent!
A representative of CNBLUE said,
“We were shocked by articles saying ‘Jung Yong Hwa’s slip-up’, so we looked into it. He never made a mistake. We believe it was just a happening.”
Fans of CNBLUE are furious because the media mistakenly called Jung Yong Hwa out by saying that he mixed up or fumbled the lyrics during the performance on KBS2’s Music Bank. The fans are calling it a conspiracy against CNBLUE!
So what happened? Did a reporter get paid by We Got Married to stir up the media before the actual airing of the first episode? Was the reporter too eager to find something Seohyun and Jung Yong Hwa had in common? Was the reporter simply experimenting with the rising popularity of the two idols?
I think Jung Yong Hwa should be proud of this incident. It is a sign that even the smallest talk about him will stir up the media. He is now the new ‘issue maker’!
As many of you know by know, SNSD / Girls’ Generation member Seohyun and CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa will become a married couple on the hit show We Got Married. Earlier we wrote about what happened, now you can see what happened.
Filming for the new couple has already begun and they were spotted earlier today at Lotte World, a large amusement park similar to Disney World. I can’t wait to watch this couple on the show, it should be very interesting! Check out some of the photos and fancams below
We previously reported that SNSD’s Seohyun and CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa will be on MBC’s “We Got Married” as a new couple. But surprisingly, I’m not the only one making a huge deal out of this this new couple is already drawing concern from netizens.
With CNBLUE being involved in a lot of controversy lately, from plagiarism to their manager assaulting a fan, some netizens have questioned whether Jung Yonghwa should be on variety shows anymore. Netizens expressed, “Jung Yonghwa is always quiet. This is irrational,” and “He should have stopped at dramas (You’re Beautiful).”
On Seohyun being cast, netizens said, “She has only just graduated from high school and “marrying” at such a young age might give the wrong impression to some people,” and “This is a risky move for the ratings.”
Another thing brought up by netizens is Seohyun’s preference of sweet potatoes to boys! Reactions such as, “I’m completely against this marriage,” and “Rather than this, get married with a sweet potato instead,” have cropped up.
Of course, without a single episode having aired yet, Seohyun’s good image could calm down the raging netizens. On the other hand, not all netizens of the same opinion, some said, “At least watch the first episode.” and “These reactions are uncalled for this early when it hasn’t even aired.”
The “We Got Married” message boards have been flooded with these comments over this already controversial new couple.
So what do you think? Is it fair for netizens to disapprove of this marriage before it’s even begun? Are their reasons legitimate? Let us know in the comments.
New boy band CNBLUE is in the middle of yet another controversy as their manager is being accused of physically assaulting fans who were gathered around the group’s vehicle.
It all began when a video surfaced on the Korean web a few days ago. The video contained footage of a man, apparently CNBLUE’s manager, wielding his hand into a throng of fans and clearly slapping a girl’s head twice as the group members exited from a parked van. Jong Hyun, who was the first to exit the van, made an awkward smile as he looked into the crowd.
Here is gif from the video. Note: it might take a bit of time to fully load.
As this footage became popular among Korean netizens, CNBLUE’s management company FCN Music quickly responded with a statement.
They explained, “The event happened on the 11th. CNBLUE tried to enter KBS building for a rehearsal but too many fans were in the way. Even with the help of security guards we could not secure the way into the building so the group [CNBLUE] decided to help out. As that was happening, a fan almost tripped Jong Hyun by grabbing on and pulling his hoodie, to which the manager reacted violently.”
They apologized by saying, “Our entire staff apologizes to fans about what had taken place; the manager has been given appropriate punishment and nothing like this will ever happen again.”
As with Jong Hyun smiling, they explained, “Jong Hyun was smiling about the situation where he almost fell down, not at the fans getting beaten. He did not see the beating take place.”
With plagiarism accusations already breathing down their necks, this new boy band is under fire once again. Stay tuned to allkpop for more news on CNBLUE.
Composer Kim Do Hoon, who has recently been suffering from various plagiarism accusations, for songs such as CNBLUE’s “I’m a loner” and Kim Jong Kook’s, “Can’t forget,” has finally released an official statement.
On the 8th Kim Do Hoon stated: “I want to say to all of the music fans and industry professionals that I’m very regretful and sorry to cause everyone such an inconvenience. I was trying to hold back my words, but I couldn’t resist with this crisis. I want everyone to know that the reason I didn’t speak out on these allegations are not because I had nothing to say, or because I was agreeing to the allegations.”
He added: “I debuted in 1995 and in 1998 through Jang Hye Jin’s song “To Eternity (영원으로),” I was able to obtain my first title. Since that for over 10 years I have composed about 300 songs. And out of those songs, about 90 of them were either title songs or follow up songs. Recently, when I read the articles about me, the majority of them are claiming that I made it this far as a plagiarizer. Throughout these 10 plus years, my stance on music has never changed. I have many tracks where there have been no plagiarism allegations. The point I want to make first, is that I didn’t make it this far as a plagiarizer.”
Kim Do Hoon added:
“The plagiarism controversies right now all started from netizen made videos. Right now it’s a trend for people to find similar songs and point it out. Even if it’s not my songs, there are so many videos being created that songs are similar, and out of those videos, there are songs that may be real issues as well as ones that are just the opinions of an individual. But out of those songs, the ones that become a successful song are the only ones that become news articles. It’s the opinion of one person and their video that starts an issue and it becomes a news article, which turns into a plagiarism controversy. Furthermore, the reports make it seem as if the song was deemed plagiarized and that the composer is guilty.”
In addition:
“The song that has been in the news lately, ‘I’m a loner (외톨이야),’ has only one word that is similar. And the news reports that claimed the chords were the same were inaccurate, nor was the intro the same. Even the chorus melody where it goes, ‘Wae Tol Ee Ya Wae Tol Ee Ya (외톨이야 외톨이야),’ is not similar at all. Only the part where it goes, ‘Dari Diri Daram Do’ is similar, but that melody is also in Country Kko Kko’s ‘Oh Gani’ and Park Sang Min’s ‘Mediterranean Sea (지중해)’. In addition, that melody is also in a song I composed for Ha Dong Kyoon, called ‘Far Far (멀리멀리)’.”
Kim Do Hoon also stated:
“In Davichi’s ‘8282′ there’s only a similarity in the very beginning of the song, everything after that is totally different. In Kim Jong Kook’s ‘Can’t forget’, there are no similarities in the song, only a slight similarity in the intro. If my words do not make sense, please listen to the tracks again and make a better informed decision. There are so many songs that have a similar word/portion. Even many famous American songs have songs that have the same word or similar sounding portions. If I wanted to kill myself trying to find similar songs, I would be able to find even more songs that are a lot more similar than what the netizens are uploading.”
He added:
“Beyond the current controversy surrounding ‘I’m a loner’, there have been many reports that other tracks made by me were similar and plagiarized. Moving forward, if people keep saying songs are plagiarized so easily and uploading videos of small parts that sound similar, it’s not just me but all of the other composers who will not be able to compose freely. Right now there are so many cases of plagiarism that are stirred up by netizens. These issues should be analyzed by a professional and a plagiarism case should only be determined by them. But trying to create and stir an issue using the internet without solid evidence to destroy a composer, I don’t think that’s the right thing to do.”
Kim Do Hoon finally stated:
“I really hope there won’t be anymore cases where composers are cornered into a wall, just because some people think a song is similar sounding. Finally, to all the music fans who have showed interest and love in my songs and to the industry professionals, to all of you, again, I am sorry to have worried and inconvenienced you.”
Wow that was long! But to those who took the time to read through everything, please share your thoughts and opinions on this matter as well as all of the other plagiarism allegations going on. With that said though, Kim Do Hoon’s response and explanations make a lot of sense, perhaps we can put this all behind us now and finally move on.
A few days ago, the K-pop idol band CNBLUE made an appearance on Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time Radio and one of the questions they were asked was, between older women and younger women, which do you prefer? Surprisingly, all 4 members responded by saying that they prefer older women.
Bassist Lee Jung Shin said that he’s afraid that a younger woman wouldn’t be able to take the lead role in the relationship, but he has confidence that an older woman would. Lead guitarist Lee Jong Hyun revealed that all the girls he’s dated in the past were older than him and that his perfect woman is someone who has an adult-like maturity that he can count on in time of need. Drummer, and the band’s maknae, Kang Min Hyuk explained that he naturally favors older women because he has an older sister that treats him well. He went on to say that older women are better because they make good money and they could afford to buy him good food, since he doesn’t have that much money. CNBLUE’s leader, guitarist and lead vocalist Jung Yong Hwa, responded by saying that honestly he doesn’t prefer one (older women) over the other (younger women) but, for the sake of the team, and in an effort to not be the odd man out, he chose older women.
Don’t worry younger CNBLUE fangirls. Although his final answer was “older women,” it looks like Yong Hwa gave you one ray of hope in your dream of becoming a CNBLUE girlfriend. Good luck with that.
When the members of CNBLUE were asked what type of woman they could see themselves falling in love with at first sight, they again, all gave the same reply by saying a “very feminine” woman. Yong Hwa elaborated on his answer and said that she would have to be feminine, but she’d also have to give off an aura of cuteness. Jung Shin then added to his answer as well and said that in addition to being feminine, she would need to look like the type of woman that has a strong set of principles.
Lastly, CNBLUE was asked who they thought the best looking member of the band was, and they agreed that it was lead guitarist Lee Jong Hyun. However, hypothetically speaking, they also chose Jong Hyun as the member that seemed to be a connoisseur of porn movies.
I guess that’s one of the few downfalls of being a lead guitarist. When in doubt, blame the porn on the guy that vigorously runs his hand up and down the shaft of a guitar all day. Tough luck buddy, I feel your pain.
Going back to the subject of older women, I just want to let it be known that I don’t discriminate. I myself like women of all ages, as long as that age is 18 and above. I also want to let you know, ladies, that I don’t have a girlfriend. Honest. However, I do have a girl that I spend a lot of “quality time” with who would kick my ass from here to eternity if she heard me say that “I don’t have a girlfriend.” She also has the uncanny ability to sense when I’m up to no good…wait…I think I heard something outside… Oh, it’s nothing. It’s just some random crazy girl, who I swear I don’t know, screaming, “I know you’re thinking naughty thoughts, and they’re not about me! If you don’t get your ass out here right now then I’m not buying you that keg for the Super Bowl!” (Dammit. Why now?) Well. Um. I’ve got to go. I forgot to wash the trash and take out the dishes (Pray for me).
CNBLUE’s given us a fresh taste of pop rock and live music with their performance of I’m a Loner on various music shows. On this evening’s episode of SBS Inkigayo, the young men performed their hit track yet again to a receptive crowd.
It’s great to see that CNBLUE’s fan following hasn’t wavered since the recent plagiarism accusations broke out against the band’s management company FNC Music. Even though the whole situation is muddled up, you can’t deny that CNBLUE’s performing a great track.
2AM triumphs with Won’t Let You Go Even if I Die on Inkigayo!
2AM has become quite the fan favorite with their comeback track Won’t Let You Go Even if I Die, and there’s little question why – each member of this group is seriously talented! Many music fans believed that powerhouse girl group SNSD would take the Mutizen on this week’s episode of SBS Inkigayo, but 2AM came out on top, winning a Mutizen for the first time in their career.
Clad in white & silver and swamped with fog up to their knees, the 2AM boys pulled off yet another great performance:
This week’s Take 7 nominees were SNSD for Oh!, CNBLUE for I’m a Loner, 2AM for Can’t Let You go even If I Die, HyunA for Change, SeeYa, Davichi & T-ara for Wonder Women, Kim Jong Kook for This is the Person and Gavy NJ for Sunflower. Unfortunately, HyunA could not perform due to 4minute’s promotions in the Philippines. Well, CNBLUE’s short-lived reign lasted just a week with 2AM taking the lead tonight. Congrats to them!
Upon their victory, the boys visibly choked up. I swear, these guys are way too precious…
Seulong & Changmin: Firstly, we’re grateful for Director Hong and our hyung who’s now in America. Secondly, we’re thankful for Young Goon hyung. Thirdly, we’d like to thank our Yang Yang Salon hair stylists. Kwonnie is crying… Kwon, you should say something. Jo Kwon: Everyone, thank you. Thank you to the Lord and thank you to my parents. Changmin: Yes, thanks to our I AM’s. We will continue to persevere as 2AM. I love you mom & dad!
Although we’ve seen 2AM perform this track a few times already, this ballad is hard to get tired of; I’m sure many fans still have this song on repeat. Congrats to the members for their well-deserved and hard-won victory!
Boy group U-Kiss held their final round of comeback stages on today’s Inkigayo! As the roars from the fangirls get louder with each performance, the boys continue to step up their routine each time.
Round and Round is a track produced by Brave Brothers, the same mastermind behind their Man Man Ha Ni hit in ‘09. These two kpop powerhouses are definitely a great combination when it comes to bringing hit tracks back to kpop! Check out their performance below.
SNSD has been extremely sucessful ever since they made their comeback. They hit the 30k mark in album sales, grabbed 1st place on portal music sites and won Music Bank’s K-Chart victory a couple of days ago. Today, the girls performed on Inkigayo with an awesome stage of Oh!… Check out the performance below!
The dust has yet to settle after CNBLUE fell under fire with plagiarism accusations regarding their debut album I’m a Loner, and the media has announced that the unsolved matter will officially be taken to the court. However, it looks like FNC Music, CNBLUE’s label, might soon have a second controversy to clear up against Ynot, the indie band that claims to be the victim in this issue. A number of netizens now believe that FNC Music has not only plagiarized the track itself, but also their album title; some people have noticed an uncanny similarity between the two names.
As many already know, CNBLUE’s album is entitled Bluetory, and the track of the alleged original album by Ynot is titled Bluebird. Obviously the word ‘blue’ is used in both titles. Now, some may argue that this alone isn’t enough to make a plagiarism case, since ‘blue’ is such a common word. However, it turns out ‘tory (とり)’ actually means bird in Japanese, making both titles essentially identical.
FNC Music has made a statement regarding this allegation:
“The album was personally titled by the president of our agency. It’s a combination of the word ‘blue’, a reference to CNBLUE, and ‘tory (토리),’ a pure Korean word [terminology commonly used in literature, not everyday language] that refers to the musical individualism that each region of a country has. Together, ‘Bluetory’ refers to the idea that CNBLUE will show their own color of music to the audience.”
“Show their own color”? How ironic…
Perhaps an album title isn’t enough to generate an independent lawsuit of its own, but it certainly isn’t helping CNBLUE’s absolute denial of having any relation or knowledge of Ynot.
It’s time for you guys to be the judges again – Bluetory vs Blue Bird. Do you think FNC Music’s title was inspired by Ynot, or is this an unfortunate coincidence?
Netizens accuse CNBLUE & FNC Music for plagiarism yet again
Only hours have past since the album-title controversy has surfaced over the web, and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any better. Well this time, it’s a song title.
After discovering the shocking similarities between the two titles between Bluetory and Blue Bird by CNBLUE and Ynot, various netizens have brought up another accusation against FNC Music, CNBLUE’s agency. The third song of CNBLUe’s Bluetory album is entitled Y, Why…. Coincidentally or not, ‘Ynot’ and ‘Y, Why…’ not only both include the letter Y in the title, but they are used identically to define the word ‘Why’. Neither side of the conflict has yet to bring up any statements toward this accusation.
In my opinion, the number of plagiarism accusations that have been made regarding these two fellow indie bands is becoming ridiculous. Although it’s pretty common for artists to condense a word into a single letter (for example, U Got It Bad by Usher) to bring out the crafty effect in their titles, after being pointed out for numerous other “coincidences” CNBLUE had in relations to Ynot, no excuses seem like they will get FNC Music out of trouble now.
It’s disappointing to see such a talented band getting swamped by issues with their company that have nothing to do with the members’ talents. Do you think this accusation was taking it a step too far or are the netizens on to something this time?
Well, as most of you guys know, CNBLUE, specifically their composer of I’m a Loner, Kim Do Hoon, was accused of plagiarizing Ynot’s Blue Bird. The issue has gotten to a point where some netizens have started accusing that even their album’s title BLUETORY is plagiarized.
Well, another plagiarism controversy has started and this time it’s not really related to CNBLUE, but their composer Kim Do Hoon and Kim Jong Kook’s Can’t Forget from his latest 6th album.
Can’t Forget was composed by Kim Do Hoon and Kim Ki Bum, and the arrangement of the song was done by Kim Do Hoon. The song in which he is being accused of plagiarizing is Usher’s Love in this Club. After listening to both songs, there are definitely similarities… what do you guys think?
can't forget
Love in club
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time he has been accused of plagiarizing. Lee Seung Gi’s Let’s Break Up, SG Wannabe’s Sin and Punishment and Davichi’s 8282 were all also accused of plagiarism.
On February 4th, CNBLUE was spotted performing their entire debut album Bluetory on the streets of HongDae for about 30 minutes.
The four members of CNBLUE, Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Jong Hyun, Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jung Shin are scheduled to be on a new Mnet reality show called CNBLUETORY!
The show will consist of performances and surprise events that the members have planned out and directed themselves. The guerilla concert in HongDae was the guitarist/vocal Lee Jong Hyun’s idea, and the other members will be coming out with their ideas for different street performances later. Now, we all know that CNBLUE did many street performances in Japan before their debut, so this will Korea’s chance to see them in action!
Meanwhile, street performances were not the only events that these boys planned. The team even had a small fan meeting, and also visited a small cafe to do some solo performances!
SNSD finally made their comeback last week with their second album and a peppy music video. With explosive first day sales, the nine girls performed their addictive hit track Oh! on KBS Music Bank!
The girls definitely know how to liven up the stage and get the crowd going with their cute outfits, wonderful choreography and long slender legs. We’ve still got a follow-up music video with a new concept to look forward to, so enjoy this colorful cheery mood while it lasts as a dark and sexy one will be coming your way soon!
And that was not all and you must have expected this when the SNSD girls had announced their comeback earlier.
The competitors for the first K-Chart of February 2010 were 1-time winner CNBLUE with I’m a Loner. 2AM with Won’t let you go even if I die and SNSD with Oh!.
And it was the girls who came out on top with an amazing overall score of 23,077 points (new record!), far surpassing the amount garnered by CNBLUE and 2AM. Will they go on a super run like Gee in 2009? Well, we will just have to wait and see.
But it looks like they just might! One down, 8 more to equal Gee’s record ----------------------------------------------------- CNBLUE performs “I’m a Loner” + special stage on Music Bank!
After their special stage with Kim Jang Hoon last week on Inkigayo and a victory at Music Bank, CNBLUE is back on Music Bank with yet another special performance!
CNBLUE’s special stage was for the 20th anniversary memorial of Korea’s popular singer Kim Hyun Shik, who passed away on 1990 from cirrhosis while he was finishing up his 6th album. The boys performed Kim Hyun Shik’s hit track Love Love Love (사랑 사랑 사랑) from his 6th album. Check out their terrific performance below!
Love Love Love
As usual, CNBLUE also performed their hit track I’m a Loner
----------------------------------------------------------- 2AM performs Won’t Let You Go Even If I Die + special performance on Music Bank
Ever since they performed their first comeback stage, 2AM has been sucessful with their title track Won’t let you go even if I die. Today on Music Bank, the boys performed their hit track once again, but this time they also had a special performance!
2AM’s special stage was for the 20th anniversary memorial of Korea’s popular singer Kim Hyun Shik, who passed away in 1990 from cirrhosis while he was finishing up his 6th album. One of the 6th album’s tracks, My Love By My Side (내 사랑 내 곁에), later became a huge hit the year after his death. 2AM performed Kim Hyun Shik’s My Love By My Side and they had an awesome stage. Check out their two performances below!
Newbie indie rock group CNBLUE celebrated their very first win on yesterday’s Music Bank, and what a win it was! With almost double the amount of points as their competitors, this group had a practical clean sweep in the competition.
The group has been receiving lots of love since their debut earlier this month and it clearly shows with their success on the charts and on music shows. With their polished performances and mastery of musical instruments, CNBLUE definitely knows how to set themselves apart from the rest. Check out their performance of I’m a Loner below!
C.N Blue stands for Code Name Blue. Members Information:
