Cnblue Career Biography

CNBLUE CAREER BIOGRAPHY

Dreaming of the World’s Street Corners

The Streets.

This is where this band of four fresh faced young men started out in early 2009. On the streets of Japan, braving the falling temperatures of the harsh winter, having to live like renegades on the run. CNBLUE started at rock bottom with just a basic grasp of the language, little money in their pockets, no hand-phones, and no family around them, all they had was each other and their music. Their company FNC was trying a new formula, sending them to Japan to train not just as rookies but as nobodies. To prepare them for an official debut but were unsure whether to have them start out as an indie band in Japan or wait a few months more to break through to the Korean market as a band in their homeland. In the meantime, they held impromptu jam sessions at train stations, singing covers of popular artists’ songs, while quietly working on their own compositions and patiently waiting for their turn to shine. Their street tours in Japan gave them the experience and confidence they needed and helped to build a solid fan-base there. They used their natural musical talents and visual appeal to their advantage, thus enabling them to begin as indie artists in what was a foreign country to them. Now feeling empowered to co-create their own music alongside some of Japan’s greatest composers, CNBLUE started their journey.

During their time in Japan, their company finally decided to debut CNBLUE as an indie band. They made their formal debut with their English language first mini album, ‘Now or Never’ on August 19, 2009. Subsequently, on November 25, 2009, the band released their second mini album titled simply, ‘Voice’. Both albums failed to make an impact on the music charts and sales counts, but they helped to put the band on the map and people were beginning to take note. CNBLUE promoted their new music by booking performances in live clubs and continuing to hold their street lives...