# Re:Blue

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***Re:Blue*** (stylized ***Re:BLUE***) is the fourth Korean [extended play](/source/Extended_play) (seventh overall) by South Korean [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [CNBLUE](/source/CNBLUE). It was released on January 14, 2013 with the track "I'm Sorry" as the promotional single.[1]

## Background and release

The group's comeback in South Korea was officially announced on December 17, 2012 via their concert *Blue Night*, held in [Seoul](/source/Seoul). The mini-album's release date was scheduled for January 14, day of the group's third Korean anniversary and also third anniversary of the group's first Korean mini-album *[Bluetory](/source/Bluetory)*.[2] The first teaser was revealed on the group's website on January 3, 2013 with screencaps of the drama video teaser. The image also revealed 8 blank spaces (″___ _____″) that speculated if it was the name of the promotional track or of the mini-album's title.[3] On January 7, the first video teasers were released. The teasers are emotional versions of the members expressing sadness or fury after a girl break up with them and says "I'm sorry". All individual video teasers were released on the same day.[4][5][6][7] On January 9, a photo teaser was released. The photoshoot of the album was made in the streets of [London](/source/London). The group's agency, [FNC Entertainment](/source/FNC_Entertainment), revealed: "*We worked hard to find a location that showcases London’s exotic aura. Although the filming was delayed due to the rainy weather, everyone passionately participated in the photoshoot.*"[8] One day later, on January 10, the first music video teaser was released.[9] On January 11, the second music video teaser was released.[10] On January 14, along with the group's third Korean anniversary celebration, the mini-album and music video of "I'm Sorry" were released at the same time.[11]

## Composition

The mini-album is composed by six tracks, five Korean and an English track. A major part of the tracks were written by the member [Jung Yong-hwa](/source/Jung_Yong-hwa). The tracks "I'm Sorry", used as title track of the mini-album, and "Naram Namja" were written by Yong-hwa and Han Sung-ho and composed by Yong-hwa and Han Seung-hoon. "Coffee Shop" and "La La La" were written and composed by Yong-hwa. "Na Geudaeboda" was written by Han Sung-ho and Kim Jae-yang, who also composed the song along with the member [Lee Jong-hyun](/source/Lee_Jong-hyun). The English version of the song "[Where You Are](/source/Where_You_Are_(CN_Blue_song))" was written and composed by Yong-hwa. The song was originally recorded in Japanese and first released on the Japanese album *[Code Name Blue](/source/Code_Name_Blue)* as a bonus track of the CD+DVD edition.[12]

## Promotion

The promotions of the song "I'm Sorry" started on January 18, 2013 on [KBS](/source/Korean_Broadcasting_System)' show *[Music Bank](/source/Music_Bank_(TV_series))*.[13] They are also promoting on the shows *[Music Core](/source/Show!_Music_Core)*,[14] *[Inkigayo](/source/The_Music_Trend)*[15] and *[Show Champion](/source/Show_Champion)*. Three songs of the mini-album were also performed during the first week of promotions: the song "Myself More Than You" on *Music Bank* on January 18, the English version of "[Where You Are](/source/Where_You_Are_(CN_Blue_song))" on *Music Core* on January 19[16] and "Coffee Shop" on *Inkigayo* on January 20. At the date, the song won 5 TV show awards, three on *Show Champion*: on January 30,[17] February 6 and on February 13 and also won two on *Music Bank* on February 1.February 8[18] The promotions ended on February 24, on [SBS](/source/Seoul_Broadcasting_System)' *Inkigayo*.

## Chart performance

On January 12, it was revealed that the album gained a lot of interest in South Korea and [Japan](/source/Japan), it topped the number one spot on Japan's [Tower Records](/source/Tower_Records) pre-order albums. The mini-album also surpassed the 100,000 mark only with pre-orders in South Korea.[19] In its first day of release, the title track "I'm Sorry" topped all the South Korean music portal charts.[20][21] The album also dominated the Gaon Charts for 2 weeks in a row.[22]

### Album

Chart Peak position Japan Oricon Weekly album chart[23] 21 South Korea Gaon Weekly album chart[24] 1 South Korea Gaon Weekly domestic album chart[24] 1 South Korea Gaon Monthly album chart[24] 3 South Korea Gaon Monthly domestic album chart[24] 3 Billboard World Albums Chart[25] 1 Billboard Heatseekers Albums[25] 22 Taiwan G-Music Weekly Top 20 Combo Chart [26] 8 Taiwan G-Music International Chart [27] 2 Taiwan G-Music Asia Album Chart [28] 1

### Singles

Song Peak chart position KOR Gaon Top200[29] KOR Billboard[30] weekly monthly 2 5 2 46 118 75 41 100 48 48 107 72 56 136 83 122 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

### Album sales

Country Chart Period Peak position Sales Accumulative sales Japan Oricon physical sales 21 11,783+ South Korea Gaon physical sales 1 126,287+

## Release history

Country Date Format Label South Korea January 14, 2013 CD, Digital download FNC Entertainment Worldwide Digital download[31] South Korea February 4, 2013 (special limited edition) CD[32] Taiwan February 20, 2013 CD,[33] Digital download [33] Warner Music Taiwan March 8, 2013 (special limited edition) Version A (CD+A4 Folder),[34] Version B (CD+DVD)[35] Philippines April 20, 2013 CD Universal Records

## References

1. ["(EP) Re:Blue / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum"](http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=670330) (in Korean). [Daum Communications](/source/Daum_Communications). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["ko:씨엔블루, 내년 1월 14일 컴백 '연기자에서 가수로'"](http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=073&aid=0002204684) (in Korean). [Naver](/source/Naver). 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE releases teaser images for their comeback"](http://www.allkpop.com/2013/01/cnblue-releases-teaser-images-for-their-comeback). 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Yong Hwa ver. – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaxkKjqO0X4). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Jong Hyun ver. – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqsGDAIQIE). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Min Hyuk ver. – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV9NKPa_Ma0). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Emotional Teaser) Jung Shin ver. – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlR_OfvLxQs). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["ko:씨엔블루 재킷 공개, 영국 도심 속 이국적 남성미"](http://news.nate.com/view/20130109n16015) (in Korean). [Nate](/source/Nate_(web_portal)). 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Re:BLUE) 1st BLUE Teaser – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrCS2iSiO58). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE 4th Mini Album (Re:BLUE) 2nd BLUE Teaser – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWSwa4FFv4). [CN Blue](/source/CN_Blue)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["ko:씨엔블루, 컴백 무대 올라이브 '아 임 쏘리'"](http://news.nate.com/view/20130114n03550) (in Korean). [Nate](/source/Nate_(web_portal)). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["8月29日発売；メジャー1stアルバムタイトル＆収録曲決定！！"](http://www.cnblue.jp/cnblue/jp/contents/notice.php?ptype=view&idx=18547&page=1&code=notice&no=316) (in Japanese). FNC Music. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["ko:'뮤직뱅크' 씨엔블루 컴백, 부드럽게-시크하게 '2色 매력'"](http://news.nate.com/view/20130118n28858) (in Korean). [Nate](/source/Nate_(web_portal)). 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

1. ["음악중심 : CNBLUE – I'm Sorry, 씨앤블루 – 아임 쏘리, Music Core 20130119 – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5-Ud1x5I_Y) (in Korean). MBC K-pop's [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

1. ["CNBLUE (씨엔블루) (Coffee shop / I'm sorry) @SBS Inkigayo 인기가요 20130120 – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfc-CW672Ew) (in Korean). SBS Music's [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

1. ["음악중심 : CNBLUE – Where You Are, 씨앤블루 – 아임 쏘리, Music Core 20130119 – YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQsA_MH1_E) (in Korean). MBC K-pop's [YouTube](/source/YouTube) account. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

1. ["ko:(나눔포토) 정용화-강민혁, 완전 기분 좋아! 1위 !"](http://www.nanumnews.com/sub_read.html?uid=51067&section=sc208&section2=%BD%BA%C5%B8%BC%D2%BD%C4) (in Korean). Nanum News. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

1. ["ko:'뮤직뱅크' 씨엔블루, 소시 누르고 1위 '폭풍 팔굽혀펴기' 세레모니"](http://news.nate.com/view/20130201n30033) (in Korean). [Nate](/source/Nate_(web_portal)). 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.

1. ["ko:씨엔블루 신곡, 티저 100만뷰-日 선 예약 1위 ‘반응 후끈’"](http://www.eto.co.kr/news/outview.asp?Code=20130112000522913&ts=72111) (in Korean). 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["씨엔블루, 신곡 'I'm sorry' 음원차트 1위 '화려한 컴백'"](http://news.nate.com/view/20130114n28432) (in Korean). [Nate](/source/Nate_(web_portal)). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["CNBLUE achieves an all-kill on music charts with "I'm Sorry""](http://www.allkpop.com/2013/01/cnblue-achieves-an-all-kill-on-music-charts-with-im-sorry). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

1. ["\[News\] CNBLUE Continues Success on Gaon Chart | CNBLUESTORM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521141150/http://cnbluestorm.com/2013/02/18/news-cnblue-continues-success-on-gaon-chart/). *cnbluestorm.com*. Archived from [the original](http://cnbluestorm.com/2013/02/18/news-cnblue-continues-success-on-gaon-chart/) on 2013-05-21.

1. ["2013年01月14日～2013年01月20日のCDアルバム週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly album chart for January 28th)"](http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2013-01-28/) (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-01-24.

1. ["Gaon Albums Chart"](http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/album/list.gaon?nationGbn=T) (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

1. ["CNBLUE's 'Re:BLUE' reaches #1 on Billboard's World Albums Chart"](http://www.allkpop.com/2013/01/cnblues-reblue-reaches-1-on-billboards-world-albums-chart). [Allkpop](/source/Allkpop). 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

1. ["Weekly Top 20 Combo Chart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060428042748/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx). G-Music. 2013-02-21. Archived from [the original](http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx) on 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2013-02-25.

1. ["International Chart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105044108/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx). G-Music. 2013-02-21. Archived from [the original](http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx) on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-02-25.

1. ["Taiwan continues to show love for CNBLUE's 'Re:Blue'"](http://www.allkpop.com/2013/02/taiwan-continues-to-show-love-for-cnblues-reblue). [Allkpop](/source/Allkpop). 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

1. ["Gaon Singles Chart"](http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon) (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

1. ["Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120403101600/http://billboard.co.kr/v1/chart.php?t=3&query=Korea+Hot+100). [Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)). 2011-09-08. Archived from [the original](http://www.billboard.co.kr/v1/chart.php?t=3&query=Korea+Hot+100) on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-03-25.

1. ["iTunes – Music – Re:BLUE – EP by CNBLUE"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140922232215/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/re-blue-ep/id593397473). [iTunes Store](/source/ITunes_Store). 2013-01-14. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/re-blue-ep/id593397473) on September 22, 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

1. ["CNBLUE special limited edition – Re:BLUE (CD + DVD + Photobook) (Part 1: Kang Min Hyuk)"](http://www.yesasia.com/global/cnblue-special-limited-edition-re-blue-cd-dvd-photobook-part-1-kang/1032326289-0-0-0-en/info.html). Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

1. ["CNBLUE's 'Re:BLUE' sweeps Taiwanese music charts"](http://www.allkpop.com/2013/02/cnblues-reblue-sweeps-taiwanese-music-charts). [Allkpop](/source/Allkpop). 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

1. ["CNBLUE Mini Album Vol. 4 – Re:BLUE (version A) (CD + A4 folder) (Taiwan limited edition)"](http://www.yesasia.com/global/cnblue-mini-album-vol-4-re-blue-version-a-cd-a4-folder-taiwan-limited/1032344125-0-0-0-en/info.html). Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-25.

1. ["CNBLUE Mini Album Vol. 4 – Re:BLUE (version B) (CD + DVD) (Taiwan limited edition)"](http://www.yesasia.com/global/cnblue-mini-album-vol-4-re-blue-version-b-cd-dvd-taiwan-limited-edition/1032344126-0-0-0-en/info.html). Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-02-22.

## External links

- ["*I'm Sorry*" music video](https://www.youtube.com/4p3cKsDCA0Y) on YouTube

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