C . N B L U E
IN JAPAN
( Part 2 )
CNBLUE went to Japan in 2008 to study music without any particular plan and performed in streets and in small live halls so that they could improve their live performance. As a result, here come 4 members of CNLBUE who sparkle their passion and effort at this stage.
CNBLUE released their 2nd Japanese single “I Don’t Know Why” on 16th September and performed live at a concert in Osaka, followed by Nagoya concert. The 3rd and last performance they for Japan’s “Listen to the CNBLUE” live tour was at Shibuya-ax, Tokyo on 20th.
CNBLUE performed 23 pieces including ‘Love Revolution’ ‘Now or Never’ and ‘Love’. The 2nd single title song, “I Don’t Know Why” composed and written by CNBLUE leader, Jung Yong Hwa and “Lie” composed by Lee Jung Hyun captivated all the fans.
During the interview, Jung Yong Hwa revealed,” We were passing by Harajuku police station, the place where we were put into jail due to the unauthorized street performance last year and we were telling people ‘Please buy a lot of our cds’. So we were so glad to hear that the 2nd single reached 7th place in Oricon because of the love and support of our fans.”
“I still remembered vividly, as if it was only yesterday how nervous we were 1 year ago to perfume a 1-hour one man live concert in September. But we felt so much achievement after the concert. We will not forget those memories and will do our best to be a better and improved band. Please stay with us always.”
The fans in the concert celebrated Jungshin’s 19th birthday with cake and birthday song. There was an announcement saying that CNBLUE will hold the first fan meeting in Japan and it made the fans happy and shout for joy.
Due to the fact that their concert tickets were sold out all the time whenever purchase of tickets were open, fans called the concert “cannot-be-attended-even-though-wanted”, there were many fans waiting and queuing with a huge line at the concert hall to watch CNBLUE’s performance and 300 fans who couldn’t purchase the tickets were waiting outside to support them.
In the press interview right before the concert, CNBLUE said, “The new single album is the process of finding our style of music, which makes the album to be more attached to us,”
and they gave their opinion, “We are surprised by reaching the 7th spot in Oricon and appreciate all the fans who love our music and will put our effort to do better”.
“We want to perform live in streets and live hall like old days and as a band, we will do the best in our live performances and will put our endless effort to be the most anticipated band for the future.”
CNBLUE will debut their new 2nd Japanese single ‘I don’t know why’ and they will have their tour in Japan with the songs of these albums! This album will convey the real voice of the 4 boys.
Beginning with the first concert held in their mother town, Korea, they then went to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and some parts of China to have their Asia tour…
Although they have only debuted for about half a year, they already have their Asia tour. Seeing from the size of this function, we can discover the gigantic possibilities in their world of music. ‘I don’t know why’ of their new single just proves us that they are not chained by any styles of music. Besides, we can also appreciate their beautiful melody and vocals there. No matter they are to perform pop or rock, they are still preforming charmingly… Combining all these advantages in their music born their hit songs.
May show how they are impatient towards ‘love’
Reporter: I don’t know why’ aroused great attention from the public since it seems like adding all the essence of music styles in 1 song. The production of the song should be unforgettable, right?
Yong Hwa: We are concerned about how much fans like this song since we have taken up a great challenge in composing this song. (laugh) Since we have been using the electronic sound synthesizer lately, we tried to input the electric sounds into the system then came out such kind of effects that you hear from the song.
– Adding percussion with guitar will give out an atmosphere of Latin which can easily impress people since the melody is ever-changing…
Reporter: Besides minding the sounds which varies, what do you still have to pay attention for performing this song?
YongHwa: I have mentioned that the playing of the prelude and the main melody are the parts which worth paying attention to. Moreover, we are band, but since we also want to produce ‘that’ kind of music, I also try writing songs with more notes. I think this kind of songs can represent what I am striving for now.
Jonghyun: Me too. Whenever I hear the melody coming from the speaker, I would feel delighted. I perform with great care. Although sometimes I am worried about whether I can perform the songs well, I am still happy that I can embrace new challenges.
Reporter: ‘I don’t know why’ was written in English while ‘Lie’ was written in Japanese, you tried to write your songs in different languages. Is it a challenge too?
Yonghwa: Although it is difficult to compose songs with languages other than mother tongue but we can be free in expression if we do that. We feel that the area of our expression has broadened. It is easy to express the sense of an album with English.
Jonghyun: When I am composing, I will first fill the Japanese lyrics in and Yonghwa will fill in the English one. In this way, our melody seems to be more vivid.
Reporter: To show the image of the song faithfully. It seems that your current style suits the taste of the fans!
Yonghwa: Usually I cannot express what I feel very well. For this reason, I want to express my view towards’ love’ in this song and how impatient I am when I cannot express it well… There are a lot of my views in the lyrics and I don’t feel nervous anymore. (laugh)
The sounds which are not existed in Korean are very difficult to pronounce
Reporter: The melody of ‘Lie’ seems to be very elegant but at the same time how you handle the details of the song is just like what CNBLUE will do. In composing this song, how did you get the inspiration?
Jonghyun: Since I like J-POP and I always listen to it, I am wondering whether it is affected by JPOP songs. Moreover, ‘Lie’ was written by me and as a guitarist, I added a phrase of guitar solo (laugh). I always want to depict a picture in my head and sing it when I am composing… This song is just like what I depicted in my head, I feel satisfied.
Yonghwa: In fact, this is the first song that I sang in Japanese. Therefore, at the very beginning, I could not catch the feeling and had to redo it again and again. The sounds that are not existed in Korean, like’ tsu’, ‘zu’ and ‘je’ are too difficult. Although I had prepared to redo many times until I have done the best… I still complained as ‘there is still a long way to go’ and I felt a bit upset (laugh). I will work hard on Japanese!
Reporter: About the live show that you are going to give in September, I think fans are anticipating the list of songs that you are going to sing, Please express your love to the fans who are longing for your show!
Yonghwa: Since this is also the time when we released our 2nd Japanese single, we are really happy about it. And we will of course sing the latest songs in the live show!
Jonghyun: I have been thinking about… What I want to get from the Japanese live. And there is nothing better than learning. Therefore I will try my best to learn and enjoy wholeheartedly.
Jungshin: There are a lot of our pre-debut memories in Japan. Therefore, I am more used to performing in Japan than in Korea to some extent. The place for our live show is special too. This is the first time that we had our tour in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. And it is also the time that we released the second single. There are so many meanings that made me a bit nervous… Since a day before the live in Osaka will be my birthday, I wish that I can perform the live relaxingly and get the praises from you.
Minhyuk: I think it is because we had a lot of live experience in Japan, so we can have the Asia tour now. And it was just different from the live show that we had in Japan before. We will grow continuously and I hope that we can hold more live shows in more places. We will perform our new songs and please show your support!
Korea,Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan and China
‘I feel so good to see people coming from different countries come and listen to our music’ (Yonghwa)
‘I am surprised to see there are people outside Korea to listen to our music and I feel happy too. The feeling is superb!’ (Jonghyun)
‘Since this is our first Asia tour, we are anticipating but nervous. Although we have just finished the concert in Singapore, we still have to practice more! (Jungshin)
‘Yes, that is so true. I feel half anticipating and half nervous because this is my first time to go to some countries. We hope the fans can see our charming performance. We are now performing happily and please enjoy our remaining shows!’ (Minhyuk)
And now about CN BLUE Shibuya AX Concert, Yong Hwa who before can’t gave 100% of his strength because of his throat’s condition, said that 「today i will do my “revenge”!」 and definitely show his “Power of Voice”. The truly incomparable voice. He is a great vocalist.
On other Korean artists, there are lots of my favorite korean songs, but for CN BLUE personally i like more their Japanese edition songs. Today from “Teardrops in the rain” to “The Way Part 3 ~ eclipse~” were flowed and i was impressed.
Yong Hwa is great, but Jong Hyun’s sincerity voice also awesome, no matter how many times i listen to it. When those two voices are overlapping each other, i think it’s really a miracle that these two persons can be in one band.
The drummer Min Hyuk is looks like tapping lightly but actually he did thick and dynamic drumming. Jung Shin’s additional raps are tight, it’s give the exquisite “spice”. And Jung shin looks like a model, with high stature and small face, he is so cool. ^^
Thank you for lots of replies for my impression of CN BLUE tonight! I’m sad because unable to get a close look, but my feelings to want to share more about them with many people is getting stronger. (laugh)
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