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What Turns You On?
Regular edition cover
Studio album by
CNBLUE
ReleasedAugust 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)
Recorded2012–2013
GenreRock
Length40:21
LanguageJapanese English
LabelWarner Music Japan
CNBLUE chronology
Re:Blue
(2013) 		What Turns You On?
(2013) 		Present
(2013)
Singles from What Turns You On?
  1. "Robot"
    Released: December 19, 2012
  2. "Blind Love"
    Released: April 21, 2013
  3. "Lady"
    Released: July 31, 2013

What Turns You On? (stylized What turns you on?) is a Japanese studio album by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE. It was released on August 28, 2013 as the group's fourth Japanese album[1] and their second major album under Warner Music Japan.[2]

Background

The album was announced on July 12, on the group's official website, along with the first details about it. On July 23, jacket covers of all editions of the album were revealed, along with a promotional photo. Track listing of the album was revealed on July 31, containing, in total, eleven songs.[3]

Editions

The album was released in four editions:

  • Limited Edition A (WPZL-30682/3): The limited edition type A includes the CD with 12 songs and a DVD, including three live videos from the concert "a-nation musicweek Charge Go! Weider in Jelly Rock Nation @ Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium", held on August 12, 2012, the music video of the song "One More Time" and making-of from the music video. This edition includes a bonus track, an English version of the song "Robot".[4]
  • Limited Edition B (WPZL-30684/5): The limited edition type B includes the CD with standard track list and a DVD, including the special concert "Odaiba United States presents Kira Kira Winter Live", held on December 25, 2012.[5]
  • Regular Edition (WPCL-11589): The regular edition of the album includes the CD itself with standard track list.[6]
  • FamilyMart and famima.com Limited Edition (WPCL-11590): The FamilyMart and famima.com edition includes the same contests of the regular edition but in an LP-sized package, including a poster of same size. This edition was only sold at FamilyMart stores and at famima.com online store.[7]

Composition

The album comes with eleven songs, three singles, three songs already released on the singles and five new songs. Most part of the songs included on the album were composed and written by the members Jung Yong-hwa and Lee Jong-hyun. Yong-hwa wrote and composed the songs "Lady", "One More Time", "Change", "Don't Care", "Greedy Man", "Robot" (both Japanese and English versions) and "Let Me Know", while Jong-hyun wrote and composed the songs "Blind Love", "Crying Out", "I Can't Believe" and "Starlit Night".

Singles

Three songs from the album were released as singles:

The first single, "Robot", was released on December 19, 2012. The song was originally written by the member Yong-hwa, with Japanese translation by Kosuke Oba. The physical single ranked number 2 on Oricon's singles chart, selling 42,563 in its first week and charted for seven weeks.[8] The song "Starlit Night", one of the b-sides included of the single, was included on the album as track #10. An English version of the song was included as bonus track of the limited edition type A.

The second single, "Blind Love", was released on April 24, 2013. The song was written by Jong-hyun and composed by Jong-hyun and Vinyl House. The physical single ranked number 4 on Oricon's singles chart, selling 47,577 copies in its first week, charting for nine weeks.[9] The song "Greedy Man", one of the b-sides of the single, was included on the album as track #6.

The third and final single of the album, "Lady", was released on July 31, 2013. The song was written by Yong-hwa with Kosube Oba and composed by Yong-hwa and Park Hyun-woo. The physical single ranked at number 4 on Oricon's singles chart, selling 42,169 in its first week.[10] The song "Don't Care", first b-side of the single, was included on the album as track #5.

Track listing

Standard Track list[11]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lady"Jung Yong-hwa, Kosuke ObaJung Yong-hwa, Park Hyun-woo3:21
2."One More Time"Jung Yong-hwa, Kosuke ObaJung Yong-hwa, Ryo3:12
3."Change"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Ryo, Vinyl House3:16
4."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl House4:04
5."Don't Care"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa3:27
6."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang3:27
7."Robot"Jung Yong-hwa, Kosuke Oba (Japanese translator)Jung Yong-hwa, Kosuke Oba3:19
8."Crying Out"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Ryo3:47
9."I Can't Believe"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Kim Jae-yang3:22
10."Starlit Night"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun5:30
11."Let Me Know"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Ryo, Vinyl House3:37
Total length:40:21
Limited Edition Type A bonus track:[12]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Robot" (English version)Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kosuke Oba3:17
Total length:43:37
DVD (Limited Edition type A): a-nation musicweek Charge Go! Weider in Jelly Rock Nation @ Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium 2012.8.12[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Hey You" 
2."Kimio" 
3."In My Head" 
4."One More Time" (Music video) 
5."One More Time" (Music video - Special feature) 
DVD (Limited Edition type B): Odaiba United States presents Kira Kira Winter Live 2012.12.25[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Have a Good Night" 
2."Wake Up" 
3."Where You Are" 
4."The Way part 1 ~One Time~" 
5."Robot" 
6."Time is Over" 

Chart performance

Oricon

Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
Daily Albums Chart 2 26,921 43,492+
Weekly Albums Chart 2 43,492

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan August 28, 2013 CD,[1] Digital download Warner Music Japan

References

  1. ^ a b "「Ｗｈａｔ ｔｕｒｎｓ ｙｏｕ ｏｎ？」 ＣＮＢＬＵＥ / オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  2. ^ "JAPAN MAJOR 2nd ALBUM発売決定！！" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  3. ^ "CNBLUE、シングルに続いてロックなニューアルバム発表" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  4. ^ "CNBLUE 「What turns you on？（初回限定盤A）」 / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  5. ^ "CNBLUE 「What turns you on？（初回限定盤B）」 / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  6. ^ "CNBLUE 「What turns you on？（通常盤）」 / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  7. ^ "ＣＮＢＬＵＥ／Ｗｈａｔ ｔｕｒｎｓ ｙｏｕ ｏｎ？【ファミリーマート＆ｆａｍｉｍａ．ｃｏｍ盤】: CD・DVD・ゲーム - famima.com" (in Japanese). famima.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  8. ^ "「Ｒｏｂｏｔ」 ＣＮＢＬＵＥ / オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  9. ^ "「Ｂｌｉｎｄ Ｌｏｖｅ」 ＣＮＢＬＵＥ / オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  10. ^ "「Ｌａｄｙ」 ＣＮＢＬＵＥ / オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  11. ^ "Amazon.co.jp： What turns you on?(通常盤): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  12. ^ a b "Amazon.co.jp： What turns you on?(初回限定盤A): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  13. ^ "Amazon.co.jp： What turns you on?(初回限定盤B): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
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