Bluelove

Bluelove
Bluelove cover
EP by CN Blue
Released	May 19, 2010
Recorded	FNC Entertainment Studio
Genre	pop, pop rock
Length	20:53
Language	Korean
Label	FNC Entertainment Warner Music Taiwan
Producer	Han Seong-ho, Han Seung-hun, Kim Jae-yang
CN Blue chronology
Thank U (2010) Bluelove (2010) The Way (2011)
Singles from Bluelove
"Love Light" Released: May 10, 2010 "Love" Released: May 19, 2010

Bluelove is the second Korean mini album of South Korean rock band CN Blue. It was released on May 19, 2010 by FNC Entertainment and distributed by Mnet Media.^[1] Before the album was release "Love Light" (Korean: 사랑 빛) was released as the first digital single on May 10, 2010. After it was released "Love" was promoted as the lead single. The album contain five new tracks plus previously released English track, "Let's Go Crazy" from their debut Japanese EP, Now or Never.

The album was released in Taiwan in June 2010 by Warner Music Taiwan in two versions: import limited edition and commemorate edition.

Promotion and reception

Upon release the album took number one spots on various online charts and peaked at number three on South Korean Gaon Album Chart.

They held their comeback stage on MBC Show! Music Core, performing "Love" and "Black Flower". They won first place on Mnet music show M! Countdown on June 10, 2010,^[2] Mutizen award on SBS's Inkigayo on June 20^[3] and again on July 4.^[4] "Love" placed #20 on KBS Music Bank 2010 Year End K-Chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Love"	Han Seong-ho	SEI, KOZI	SEI, KOZI	3:48
2.	"Sweet Holiday"	Han Seong-ho, Kang Min-hyuk	Kim Jae-yang	Kim Jae-yang	3:13
3.	"Black Flower"	Han Seong-ho	Han Seung-hun, Jeon Geun-hwa	Han Seung-hun, Go Jin-young	2:56
4.	"Tattoo"	Jung Yong-hwa	Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hun	Jung Yong-hwa, Han Seung-hun	3:43
5.	"Love Light" (Korean: 사랑 빛)	Jung Yong-hwa	Jung Yong-hwa	Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang	3:13
6.	"Let's Go Crazy" (sung in English)	Shusui, Family Business	Shusui, Family Business	Yoshimiko Chino	4:00
Total length:					20:53

Release history

Country	Date	Distributing label	Format
South Korea	May 10, 2010	FNC Entertainment	digital download ("Love Light")
	May 19, 2010		CD, digital download
Taiwan	June 9, 2010	Warner Music Taiwan	import limited edition (CD)[5]
	June 15, 2010		commemorate edition (CD)[6]

Charts performance

Chart	Peak position
	"Love"	"Love Light"
Gaon Weekly Single Chart[7]	2	10
Gaon Monthly Single Chart (June)[7]	2	16
Gaon Yearly 2010 Top100 Digital Comprehensive Chart[8]	20	37
Gaon Yearly 2010 Top100 Download Chart[8]	15	40
Gaon Yearly 2010 Top100 Streaming Chart[8]	16	54
Gaon Weekly Album Chart[9]	3
Gaon Weekly Domestic Album chart[9]	3
Gaon Yearly 2010 Top100 Album Chart[8][9]	15

Sales

Chart	Amount
2010 Gaon physical sales[8]	71,468
2011 Gaon physical sales[10]	29,665
Total Sales (copies)	101,133

References

1. "Bluelove album info" CN Blue discography (cnblue.co.kr) May 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23 (Korean)
2. Kim, Jessica (June 10, 2010). "CNBLUE take crown on Mnet M! CountDown". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
3. Hong, Lucia (June 21, 2010). "SS501 and CNBLUE shine on TV music programs". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
4. Hong, Lucia (July 5, 2010). "IU and CNBLUE rocks televised music shows". 10 Asia. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
5. "Bluelove import edition (CD) album info" Warner Music Taiwan. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-23 (Chinese)
6. "Bluelove commemorate edition (CD) album info" Warner Music Taiwan. June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-23 (Chinese)
7. "This links to current week - select the year/month/week from drop down menu". Gaon Singles Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
8. "2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" (in Korean). Gaon. February 8, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
9. "Gaon Search - CNBLUE" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
10. ":: 가온차트와 함께하세요 ::" [Gaon Chart Yearly Album Sale]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

External links

• CN Blue official YouTube channel