Jonghyun celebrated his upcoming birthday with 7,000 fans in Hong Kong! CNBLUE held the Hong Kong leg of their ‘Blue Moon World Tour‘ on May 10 and 11 at the AsiaWorld-Arena. During the concert that took place on the 11th, Yonghwa, Minhyuk, and Jungshin brought out a birthday cake for Jonghyun, an early birthday surprise as he will officially celebrate his birthday on May 15. Jonghyun was incredibly surprised and [...]
FNC Entertainment idol bands CNBLUE and FT ISLAND have been added to the line-up of one of Japan's biggest music festivals. Summer Sonic is an annual two or three day rock festival which is held at both Osaka and Chiba at the same time. FT ISLAND and CNBLUE will be playing the Rainbow Stage in Tokyo on August 10th, and will be heading to Osaka for a performance on the [...]
The members of CNBLUE were appointed as ambassadors for the international relief organization, Food for the Hungry, to help bring awareness to child poverty. CNBLUE were all smiles as they showed up to bring some light onto the bleak situation of underprivileged families. The group has been active as ambassadors who bring awareness on the plight of children around the world on issues such as receiving proper education, poverty, and [...]
CNBLUE gave fans something to remember during their world tour by making bracelets then donating the profits from the merchandise to charity. CNBLUE attended their press conference at Bangkok’s Siam Discovery Center on the 3rd. At the press conference, they announced their donation of the profit from selling their handcrafted bracelets to a charity organization in Thailand. The bracelets feature the members’ initials and were made by the members themselves. CNBLUE shared, [...]
It’s Wednesday and that means a brand new edition of your favorite, my favorite, everyone’s favorite, Way Back Wednesday! Today we take a short ride back to 2005 and focus on a group that I don’t think has ever been featured in this column before, Buzz. Before there was F.T. Island and CNBLUE, Buzz was one of the first hybrid idol/bands on the K-pop scene. The group had some early [...]
Following the last ‘Eye Candy: Short & Cute‘ selected by a few of our staff members, our ‘Eye Candy‘ series continues with the satoori speaking idols! Most of the idols speak in the Seoul dialect, but we know that doesn’t apply for everyone. If the idol grew up in an area such as Daegu or Busan, there’s a high chance they might have the same dialect and accent as their [...]
Although it was reported that CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa had been confirmed for upcoming SBS drama, ‘Heirs‘, it turns out the idol actor has had a change of heart, as he has turned down the lucrative role. “Yonghwa has decided to turn down his impending role on the new SBS drama, ‘Heirs’,” FNC Entertainment said. The reason? “The agency and the production company couldn’t reach an agreement regarding the character Yonghwa would play,” [...]
CNBLUE celebrated the release of their 5th Japanese single “Blind Love” with no one other than their BOICEs! Only 100 lucky fans were able to meet and greet CNBLUE during their fan meeting, ‘Only 100 fans! Recochoku’s exclusive premium event‘. Japanese music download site Recochoku invited 100 fans who downloaded CNBLUE’s new single ‘Blind Love’ to the event held in Tokyo on the 21st. CNBLUE shared, “We wrote the lyrics [...]
Labelmates F.T. Island‘s Jonghun, CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa, and AoA‘s Jimin joined together as the leaders of their respective groups for FNC Entertainment‘s ‘the FNC‘ magazine. Jonghun, Yonghwa, and Jimin proved to fans and haters alike why they’re meant to be leaders through their charisma and confidence. The trio showed who’s boss with the military concept and left fans hoping to see a collaboration from the three leaders soon. You can check out the [...]
Juniel has invited fans to her upcoming ‘Pretty Boy Party‘ and hinted on bringing her ‘cute friends’ who happen to be her label mates, F.T. Island‘s Hongki and CNBLUE! Hongki showed off his invitation on Twitter, “Juniel is calling out all of the pretty boys on the 25th. I should also go…”, answering the call for pretty boys like him to join the party. CNBLUE also tweeted, “We heard that [...]
