Blind Love (song)

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"Blind Love"
CNBLUE-BlindLove-regularcover.jpeg
Regular Edition cover
Single by CNBLUE
from the album What Turns You On?
B-side
  • "With Your Eyes"
  • "Greedy Man"
ReleasedApril 24, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreRock
Length4:04
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Lee Jong-hyun
Producer(s)
CNBLUE Japanese singles chronology
"Robot"
(2012) 		"Blind Love"
(2013) 		"Lady"
(2013)

"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[]

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[]

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 in 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[]

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[]

Regular edition[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun4:04
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun 3:28
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang 3:27
4."Blind Love" (instrumental) Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun4:02
Total length:15:01
Limited edition type A[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun  
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
4."With Your Eyes" (instrumental) Lee Jong-hyun  
Limited edition type B[5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun  
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
4."Greedy Man" (instrumental) Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
DVD – limited edition type A: "Music for All, All for One" Live @ National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium 2012.12.24[4]
No.TitleLength
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) 
DVD – limited edition type B: "Robot" Release Live @ TFT Hall 2012.12.23[5]
No.TitleLength
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[]

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[]

Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
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[]

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 7
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[9] 4

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label
Japan April 24, 2013 CD single,[6] digital download Warner Music Japan

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤A): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤B): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  7. ^ "【周榜单】2013/06/24付周榜单（单曲top200）" (in Japanese). Oricon via baidu. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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