"Blind Love" | ||||
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![]() Regular Edition cover | ||||
Single by CNBLUE | ||||
from the album What Turns You On? | ||||
B-side |
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Released | April 24, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lee Jong-hyun | |||
Producer(s) |
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CNBLUE Japanese singles chronology | ||||
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"Blind Love" is a Japanese-language song by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE, written and produced by Lee Jong-hyun and Vinyl House. It is their fifth major single in Japan under Warner Music Japan and their eighth overall. It was released on April 24, 2013, in 3 different editions.[1]
Background
[edit]The single was announced by the group's Korean label, FNC Media, on March 1, via their official Japanese website.[1][2] On March 27, details about the single were revealed. It will be released in three different editions: two limited with a DVD and a regular CD only edition. Track list and jacket covers were also revealed.[3]
Editions
[edit]The single was released in three editions. Every edition comes with a different instrumental, different enclosed card with a serial code and a lottery ticket for a special event.
- Limited edition type A: This edition includes the CD single, a DVD with the live concert "Music for All, All for One", held at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium on December 24, 2012, music video of "Blind Love" with a special feature from the recording of the music video, one lottery ticket for a special event and a serial code type A. This edition includes the instrumental of the song "With Your Eyes".[4]
- Limited edition type B: This edition includes the CD single, a DVD with the special release event of the single "Robot", held in TFT Hall on December 23, 2012, two lottery tickets for a special event and a serial code type B. This edition includes the instrumental of the song "Greedy Man".[5]
- Regular edition: This edition includes the CD single only and the instrumental of the song "Blind Love". First press editions of the single includes three lottery tickets for a special event and a serial code type C.[6]
Composition
[edit]The song was written by the member Lee Jong-hyun who also composed the song with Vinyl House. Lee Jong-hyun also wrote and composed the first b-side of the single, the song "With Your Eyes". The member Jung Yong-hwa wrote the second b-side of the single, "Greedy Man", and composed the song with Kim Jae-yang.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Blind Love" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl House | Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun | 4:04 |
2. | "With Your Eyes" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun | 3:28 | |
3. | "Greedy Man" | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang | 3:27 | |
4. | "Blind Love" (instrumental) | Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl House | Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun | 4:02 | |
Total length: | 15:01 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Blind Love" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl House | Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun | |
2. | "With Your Eyes" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun | ||
3. | "Greedy Man" | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang | ||
4. | "With Your Eyes" (instrumental) | Lee Jong-hyun |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Blind Love" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl House | Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun | |
2. | "With Your Eyes" | Lee Jong-hyun | Lee Jong-hyun | ||
3. | "Greedy Man" | Jung Yong-hwa | Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang | ||
4. | "Greedy Man" (instrumental) | Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Where You Are" | |
2. | "Get Away" | |
3. | "Have a Good Night" | |
4. | "Wake Up" | |
5. | "Robot" | |
6. | "Time is Over" | |
7. | "In My Head" | |
8. | "Blind Love" (music video) | |
9. | "Blind Love" (music video – special feature) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Robot" | |
2. | "Get Away" | |
3. | "The Way part 1 ~one time~" | |
4. | "Where You Are" | |
5. | "Time is Over" | |
6. | "In My Head" |
Charts
[edit]In its first day of release the physical single debuted at number two in Oricon's daily chart with 35,773 copies sold, the highest first day ever from CNBLUE Japanese releases.
Oricon
[edit]Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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Daily Singles Chart | 2 | 35,773 | 54,003+ [7] | 9 weeks |
Weekly Singles Chart | 4 | 47,577 | ||
Monthly Singles Chart | 9 | 50,141 |
Other charts
[edit]Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] | 7 |
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[9] | 4 |
Release history
[edit]Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan | April 24, 2013 | CD single,[6] digital download | Warner Music Japan |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CNBLUE、2013年第一弾となる5thシングルリリース決定" (in Japanese). CNBLUE Japan. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "CNBLUE、たまアリライブDVD / BDの翌月に5thシングル" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "4月24日(水)発売の5th SINGLE「Blind Love」のジャケット写真&収録曲の情報を公開! / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤A): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤B): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Blind Love CNBLUEのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "【周榜单】2013/06/24付周榜单(单曲top200)" (in Japanese). Oricon via baidu. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
External links
[edit]- Official Japanese website (in Japanese)