You're So Fine (CNBLUE song)

"You're So Fine"
Single by CNBLUE
from the album Blueming
ReleasedApril 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
Recorded2015–16
GenrePop rock
Length3:52
LabelFNC Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Jung Yong-hwa
CNBLUE singles chronology
"Supernova"
(2015) 		"You're So Fine"
(2016) 		"Puzzle"
(2016)

"You're So Fine" (이렇게 예뻤나; Ireoke Yeppeonna) is a song by South Korean pop rock band CNBLUE. It is the lead single to the band's sixth mini-album Blueming and was released on April 4, 2016.

Composition

"You're So Fine" is an "upbeat" pop rock track.[1] The song was written and composed by vocalist Jung Yong-hwa, and is composed in the key of A♭ major using common time with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.[2][3] Jung began working on the song while conceiving "Cinderella"; the song lyrics were written in 2016.[4] In crafting the lyrics, Jung paid special attention to detail in order to capture "the warm feeling of brass" in order to portray his personality.[5] He was inspired by the title of a news article which read "Was she this pretty?" to write the song. He felt that it "sounded very nice" when he sang the phrase, which emitted a "warm feeling".[6]

Release and promotion

"You're So Fine" was simultaneously released alongside Blueming on April 4, 2016.[7] CNBLUE began promoting the song on three days later on Mnet's music chart show M Countdown,[8] followed by subsequent comeback performances on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank,[9] Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's (MBC) Show! Music Core,[10] Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) Inkigayo,[11] SBS MTV's The Show,[12] and MBC Music's Show Champion.[13] On April 12, "You're So Fine" earned its first music show win on The Show.[12] It was followed by back-to-back wins on Show Champion, M Countdown, and Music Bank on the subsequent days.[13][14][15] It went on to earn second consecutive wins on both The Show and Music Bank, earning a total of six music show wins.[16][17] CNBLUE also performed the song during the Show! Music Core special 2016 Incheon Sky Festival.[18]

Music video

Two music video teasers were released on March 31 and April 3, respectively.[19][20] The full music video was released on the following day.[1] Produced by Surplus X Production and directed by Lee HJ, it stars CNBLUE and actress Jung Hye-sung.[1][2]

Critical reception

Writing for Fuse, columnist Jeff Benjamin compared CNBLUE's musical expansion to that of American band Maroon 5. Describing "You're So Fine" as a "disco-tinged" song, he noted that the band integrates "feel-good brass and horns" in which Jung's vocals "fits... like a glove". Benjamin pointed out at the "soulful sound" was already present in K-pop, but expressed that "CNBLUE finds a way to make it sound fresh compared to its contemporaries". He also highlighted similarities with "Hold My Hand" from the band's previous album 2gether (2015).[21] Critic Kim Ji-ha of TV Daily expressed surprise that CNBLUE returned "with a sweet" song.[22]

"You're So Fine" earned CNBLUE a nomination for Best Rock Song at the 2016 Melon Music Awards.[23] It earned the Best Band Performance award at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards,[24] where it was also nominated for Song of the Year.[25]

Commercial performance

"You're So Fine" debuted at number 19 on the Gaon Digital Chart,[26] selling 101,215 downloads and accumulating 1,553,112 streams in its first week.[27][28] By the end of April, the song sold 200,056 downloads and accumulated 4,781,408 streams.[29][30]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Gaon Digital Chart 19

References

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  2. ^ a b Blueming (liner notes). CNBLUE. FNC Entertainment. 2016. 1049358336.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "상세페이지 :: 악보나라" (in Korean). Akbonara. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ 이렇게 예쁜DATE with CNBLUE (April 3, 2016). V (in Korean). Naver Corporation. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Jung, UK (April 4, 2016). "Interview with CNBLUE: The Reason why Jung Yonghwa is so Thorough about his Private Life". KpopBehind. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Jang, Jin-ri (March 28, 2016). '컴백' 씨엔블루, 이번에도 정용화 자작곡 '이렇게 예뻤나'. 10asia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  7. ^ 씨엔블루, '이렇게 예뻤나' MV 공개…"봄향기 물씬". Herald Corporation News (in Korean). Herald Corporation. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. ^ Park, Yun-jin (April 7, 2016). '엠카' 씨엔블루, 봄에 어울리는 경쾌한 팝록 '이렇게 예뻤나'. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Jung, Yu-jin (April 8, 2016). '뮤뱅' 씨엔블루 컴백, 봄꽃처럼 만개한 음악성..'독보적'. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Jang, Yeong-jun (April 9, 2016). '음악중심' 씨엔블루, 그토록 기다렸던 컴백 무대. MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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  14. ^ Jung, So-yeong (April 14, 2016). 씨엔블루, '엠카'서도 1위..벌써 3관왕 "팬분들 덕분". Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  15. ^ Jung, Seul-gi (April 15, 2016). '뮤직뱅크' 씨엔블루, 4월 셋째 주 1위 "여러분들은 늘 이뻐요". 10asia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Kang, Seo-jeong (April 22, 2016). [뮤직톡톡] 씨엔블루, 음방 올킬로 유종의 미 노린다. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  17. ^ Shin, So-won (April 22, 2016). 씨엔블루, '뮤직뱅크' 1위…6관왕 달성 "멋진 상 감사해". MyDaily (in Korean). Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Nam, U-jung (September 10, 2016). '쇼음악중심' 씨엔블루, 오랜만에 완전체로 뭉쳤다…'훈훈'. MBN Star (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  19. ^ Kwak, Gyeong-min (March 31, 2016). 씨엔블루, '이렇게 예뻤나' MV 티저 오픈..감각적 영상미 '눈길'. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  20. ^ Park, So-yeong (April 3, 2016). 씨엔블루, 이번엔 컬러풀..봄향기 머금은 비주얼밴드. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  21. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (April 6, 2016). "CNBLUE Expands Music Palette With Grooving 'You're So Fine' Single, 'Blueming' EP". Fuse. Fuse Network. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  22. ^ Kim, Han-gil (April 10, 2016). 로맨틱펀치·라붐·DJ IT·씨엔블루·씨소울, 봄내음 물씬 [이번주 뭐 들었니?]. TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  23. ^ "Melon Music Awards". Melon (in Korean). LOEN Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  24. ^ Mun, Wan-sik (December 3, 2016). 엑소, 2016 MAMA 4관왕..방탄·트와이스 2관왕(종합). Starnews (in Korean). Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  25. ^ "Vote now - Vote for 2016 best KPOP singers, songs and albums". Mwave. CJ E&M. pp. 3, 5. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  26. ^ 2016년 15주차 Digital Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  27. ^ 2016년 15주차 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  28. ^ 2016년 15주차 Streaming Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  29. ^ 2016년 04월 Download Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  30. ^ 2016년 04월 Streaming Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

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