New boy band CNBLUE is in the middle of yet another controversy as their manager is being accused of physically assaulting fans who were gathered around the group’s vehicle.
It all began when a video surfaced on the Korean web a few days ago. The video contained footage of a man, apparently CNBLUE’s manager, wielding his hand into a throng of fans and clearly slapping a girl’s head twice as the group members exited from a parked van. Jong Hyun, who was the first to exit the van, made an awkward smile as he looked into the crowd.
As this footage became popular among Korean netizens, CNBLUE’s management company FCN Music quickly responded with a statement.
They explained, “The event happened on the 11th. CNBLUE tried to enter KBS building for a rehearsal but too many fans were in the way. Even with the help of security guards we could not secure the way into the building so the group [CNBLUE] decided to help out. As that was happening, a fan almost tripped Jong Hyun by grabbing on and pulling his hoodie, to which the manager reacted violently.”
They apologized by saying, “Our entire staff apologizes to fans about what had taken place; the manager has been given appropriate punishment and nothing like this will ever happen again.”
As with Jong Hyun smiling, they explained, “Jong Hyun was smiling about the situation where he almost fell down, not at the fans getting beaten. He did not see the beating take place.”
With plagiarism accusations already breathing down their necks, this new boy band is under fire once again.
fan's question: Tell me which musician affected you most.
YongHwa: My favorate genre has been changed often since I was a child.
Then I heard Bon Jovi's 'Everyday' and 'Always', I just realized 'Ah a band is such a cool stuff'
Since then, I've loved Bon Jovi till now.
Beomsoo: Bon Jovi has been about 30 years already. But they are still in Billboard top ten when they release new song.
Do you want to be that old band?
Yonghwa : Yes, our goal is to be a grandpa band.
Beomsoo: Grandpa band, You can do it definitely.
Yonghwa : Thank you.
JungShin: You may think I'm grotesque. My favorite song is Mr. Big - Daddy brother lover little boy.
My friends recommended their live video, so I watched it.
They played guitar and bass by pick put on drill machine.
That was my first time hearing hard rock. I learned there was this kind of music in the world.
It was hard, but I loved it. I was attracted by band music. A band has power.
Since then, I wanted to be the band.
Beomsoo: You have such pretty looking face, then attracted by playing guitar by pick put on drill machine, you're scary.
Many guitarists are attracted by playing by teeth or playing with leaning your head back.
Yonghwa : People are hooked by those things at first.
JongHyun: I like bands but the musician I admire for my whole life is Eric Clapton.
Beomsoo: Do you know Eric Clapton in your age?
JongHyun: I had fallen in blues for long time.
Beomsoo: You have such depth. Which part was most attractive to you?
JongHyun: He was aged, he was sitting and singing with just a guitar. He was the most adorable person I've ever seen.
Beomsoo: You were that adorable just before.
JongHyun: That is an overstatement.
Beomsoo: Famous dance singer visited Korea not long ago, and said 'The most important thing to a musician is music.'
CNBLUE has solid musical base, it makes your handsome outlook glitter more.
MinHyuk: I also had prejudice and preconception against band music. I thought band music is just hard, rock or metal music.
And I got to hear Maroon 5, and it made me realize that a band music can also make my body excited.
What I heard often was 'She will be loved', 'This love' and 'Wake up call'.
These songs are what made me learn the diversity of band music.
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Min Hyuk said he lost his egg shaker, he asked viewers if anyone see blue egg shaker, bring it to him.
In the show SNSD’s Hyoyeon, T-ara’s Eunjung, and comedian Jung Joori all chose Jung Yong Hwa as the person they would want to introduce to their parents on New Year’s Day. Hyoyeon complimented, “He looks handsome and acts well too.” Eunjung agreed with Hyoyeon and added, “He looks like the type to sing and play the guitar for you.”
Meanwhile, Jung Joori commented, “My parents already know about SHINee’s Onew, 2AM’s Jinwoon, and MBLAQ’s Lee Joon. This year I want to introduce my parents to new idols that catch my attention,” sending waves of implication to the CNBLUE member.
However, Jung Yong Hwa showed no interest in the three girls as he only had eyes for SNSD’s Tiffany, saying that “Tiffany is the epitome of cuteness. I want to drink coffee with her sometime.”
C.N.Blue's Jung Yonghwa expressed, "I wish to wipe away the memories of the Public Nuisance MC."
Jung Yonghwa spoke of the subject on the upcoming broadcast of KBS 2TV "Star Golden Bell" on February 13.
The music industry's greatest anticipation in 2010, CNBlue's Jung Yonghwa revealed that he was given the nickname, 'Public Nuisance MC'.
At the recording, MC Jun Hyun Moo asked, "Does Jung Yonghwa have something he would like to discard after debuting?" The received reply was, "The nickname, Public Nuisance MC, from a music festival."
The dizzy memories of newbie Jung Yonghwa as an MC at the last SBS Music Festival were brought up. He willingly disclosed, "I was so nervous I couldn't find the cameras and that came on screen," causing the guests to burst into laughter.
"When there are 2 parts to a show, cue cards of the first half should be left behind. However, I brought both the first and second to stage. I couldn't find the right page and broke out into cold sweat as a result," Jung Yonghwa said, causing a sea of laughter at the recording studio.
This episode will be broadcasted on February 13 at 5:15PM.
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Rookie band C.N. Blue previously released news of their Japanese concert next month. Right after releasing this news, the ticket sales were sold out. With just coming fresh out of the music scene, they had already swept various charts and their popularity is only increasing.
Even before debuting, C.N. Blue had been holding street performances in Japan to showcase and improve their skills. This will be their first official performance in Japan and the group’s company stated that they will continue on their live performances in Japan for at least one more year. That’s great news to all Japanese fans out there!
Tickets were opened again by today until February 14th. Don’t let it get away! There is still a chance to watch this rookie group in their first official concert.
Plagiarism has again emerged as a hot issue in the Korean music scene after star composer Kim Do-hun was accused of plagiarizing a song by an indie band.
Netizens accuse Kim of having copied parts of the song “Blue Bird” by indie band Ynot for his song “I’m a loner,” which he composed for the indie band CNBLUE. To support their claims, they have uploaded text and clips of the two songs to the Web.
Meanwhile, a group of netizens has started gathering signatures for an online petition urging Kim to leave the music industry because, they say, he has built his career with plagiarized songs.
“Kim wrote a song titled ‘Lie’ for Gavy NJ and it was pretty much the same as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Brave,’” a person with the screen name Rasmus wrote on the site Agora, a major online debate forum operated by local search engine Daum. “There were also similarities between Kim’s ‘8282’ [sung by Davichi] and Mika’s ‘Happy Ending.’ The list goes on.”
Rasmus launched the signature campaign against Kim. As of yesterday morning, 3,181 netizens had signed on.
Another of Kim’s songs, “Can’t Forget” sung by Kim Jong-kook, is said to have an introduction that is similar to that of Usher’s “Love in This Club.”
Kim refuted the allegations in a statement issued earlier this week.
“There are so many similar songs because they all belong to the same genre,” the statement said.
Kim began his career in 1995 and since then has composed songs for many of the nation’s A-list singers, including Lee Hyo-ri, Lee Seung-ki, SES, SG Wannabe, Big Mama and Fly to the Sky.
In his statement, Kim also implored netizens to stop making assumptions about his work.
The songwriter of the hit song by four-member group CNBLUE, has denied the allegations that he copied the indie band Ynot's song "Blue Bird".
"I have not deceived my conscience," said composer Kim Do-hoon in an interview with the Hankook Ilbo. "I have never heard of the song `Blue Bird.' I did not plagiarize it."
He said Ynot sent him a letter to claim that CNBLUE's "I'm a Loner" is similar to its song in melody and rhythm ― a usual step needed before filing a suit.
Yet, Kim denied the accusations, saying the two songs are different in rhythm and melodies as a whole.
"Those who know music will be able to easily figure out that the two songs are in the same genre but are completely different," he said.
He said the plagiarism accusation is not based on logical evidence.
"The fame I have built over the last 15 years collapsed in a moment. The singers are damaged but the biggest victim is the songwriter,"Kim said.
He said a professional copyrights institute needs to be established to determine the truth of plagiarism allegations.
"I hope there will be countermeasures to make sure there will be no victims like me going forward."
Kim said he does not understand why Ynot has not yet filed a suit.
The noise surrounding the plagiarism accusation is getting louder as it pits the supporters of indie bands against those backing the rising band and established music groups.
Some Internet users are holding an online campaign to boycott the composer, claiming that it is not the first time that he has been involved in plagiarism disputes.
Thousands of netizens have signed the online campaign to evict Kim from the music scene at portal Daum's Agora Web site.
Rocker Shin Hae-chul has added fuel to the disputes by posting comments that slam CNBLUE for alleged plagiarism. "If the song ("I'm a Loner'') is not plagiarism, plagiarism will disappear in the world,'' Shin said.
CNBLUE, which is sweeping music charts with its debut song, is comprised of guitarist and lead singer Jung Yong-hwa, guitarist and vocalist Lee Jong-hyun, drummer Kang Min-hyuk and bass guitarist Lee Jung-shin.
