I'm a Loner explained

I'm a Loner
Type:single
Artist:CNBLUE
Album:Bluetory
Genre:Funk rock
Label:FNC
Next Title:Love Light
Next Year:2010

"I'm a Loner" (; Oetoriya) is a song by South Korean pop-rock idol band CNBLUE. It is the debut and lead single to the band's first mini-album Bluetory. Written by Han Seong-ho and Amen, the funk-rock track was released under FNC Music on January 14, 2010. Upon its release, CNBLUE achieved immediate commercial success; the song earned the band its first two music show wins on Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) Music Bank and Seoul Broadcasting System's (SBS) Inkigayo. Unprecedented at the time, CNBLUE held the record for shortest period between debuting and earning a music show win for four and a half years. The song also peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.

The composers Kim Do-hoon and Lee Sang-ho faced a lawsuit filed by indie rock band Ynot? two months after the release of "I'm a Loner". The band accused the two of plagiarizing one of its songs; a judge would later dismiss the charges.

Composition

"I'm a Loner" is classified as a funk-rock track.[1] The song was written by Han Seong-ho and Amen, and composed and arranged by Kim Do-hoon and Lee Sang-ho;[2] it is composed in the key of D minor using common time with a tempo of 105 beats per minute.[3] Writing for Newsen, reporter Cha Yeon described the track as a "modern funk-rock song" with an "addictive" and "strong" melody. She noted that the guitar riffs and chord progression produced a "refined charm", which offered an alternative to the hook songs of other idol groups at the time.[4]

Release and promotion

"I'm a Loner" was made available on online music stores on January 14, 2010.[4] The following day, CNBLUE began promoting the song by performing it on weekly music chart shows, beginning with KBS' Music Bank and following with SBS' Inkigayo.[5] [6] On the January 29 broadcast of Music Bank, "I'm a Loner" ranked number one on the program's music chart and earned the band its first music show win.[7] CNBLUE won the Mutizen Song award on Inkigayo two days later, the band's second and final win.[8] At the time, CNBLUE's win two weeks into its debut was unprecedented.[9] It held the record for shortest amount of time to win a music show award from debut until Winner won its first music show with "Empty" on August 17, 2014, five days into its debut.[10]

Commercial performance

On the chart dated January 10–16, 2010, "I'm a Loner" debuted at number five on the Gaon Digital Chart.[11] The following week, it rose to its peak at number two.[12] "I'm a Loner" ranked at number 31 on the 2010 Comprehensive Digital Top 100 chart. By the end of the year, it was the eighth best-selling song in South Korea with 2,959,800 digital downloads and ranked at number ten on the Streaming Chart for accumulating 27,564,498 streams.[13]

Plagiarism lawsuit

In March 2010, indie rock band Ynot? filed a civil lawsuit against Kim Do-hoon and Lee Sang-ho. In "I'm a Loner", the band accused the songwriters of plagiarizing "Bluebird" from its mini-album GreenApple (2008); Ynot? reportedly asked for in compensation. Kim and Lee denied the accusations and stated, "only one bar... is similar, but the chord progression is different, the intro part is not at all similar and main chorus melody 'Alone, alone' is completely different."[14] Rock musician Shin Hae-chul wrote a scathing post in response to the plagiarism accusations, saying, "If the song is not plagiarism, plagiarism will disappear in the world." He continued by criticizing the idol band, stating, "If CNBLUE is an indie band, a fly is a bird. If it's a real band, I will retire."[15] In April 2011, a court found in favor of the songwriters and dismissed the charges of plagiarism.[16]

Charts

Weekly

Chart (2010–16)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)2
South Korea (Gaon Mobile Chart)[17] 1
South Korea (Gaon Noraebang Chart)[18] 95

Year-end

Cover versions

"I'm a Loner" was covered by R&B singer Kim Bum-soo on the July 10, 2011 broadcast of MBC's singing competition program I Am a Singer.[19] His version debuted and peaked at number 22 on the Gaon Digital Chart dated July 10–16, 2011.[20] It went on to sell 632,941 digital downloads by the end of the year.[21] Musical theatre actor Kang Dong-ho covered the song, which was re-titled to "I'm a Loner (A Train to the World)", on the March 6, 2016 episode of King of Mask Singer.[22]

Charts

Year-end

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Eun-jeong. ko:씨엔블루 "할아버지 밴드 되기로 약속했죠". http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/culture/2010/01/12/0901000000AKR20100112183200005.HTML. Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap. November 8, 2016. ko. January 13, 2010. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108200409/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/culture/2010/01/12/0901000000AKR20100112183200005.HTML. live.
  2. Bluetory. CNBLUE. 2010. FNC Music. 1021955933. liner notes.
  3. Web site: 상세페이지 :: 악보나라. Akbonara. November 8, 2016. ko. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021508/http://www.akbonara.co.kr/home/sub02.php?mid=27&uid=27207&cate=1. live.
  4. Web site: Cha. Yeon. ko:'정용화 밴드' 씨엔블루 데뷔곡 '외톨이야' 세련미+중독성 '대박예감'. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001141611341002. Newsen. November 8, 2016. ko. January 14, 2010. July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084049/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001141611341002. live.
  5. Web site: Lee. Un-hyeok. ko:'정용화그룹' 씨엔블루 '외톨이야' 화이트 댄디룩 꽃미남밴드 '반색'. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001151907251002. Newsen. November 8, 2016. ko. January 15, 2010. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195131/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001151907251002. live.
  6. Web site: Lee. Mi-hye. ko:‘데뷔’ 정용화밴드 씨엔블루, 연주실력+강렬보컬 수준급 감탄. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001171658201001. Newsen. November 8, 2016. ko. January 17, 2010. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021145/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001171658201001. live.
  7. Web site: Kim. Hyeong-woo. ko:씨엔블루 '외톨이야' 데뷔 보름만에 뮤뱅 1위 기염 '최강신예 돌풍'. http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001291955301002. Newsen. November 8, 2016. ko. January 29, 2010. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021324/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201001291955301002. live.
  8. News: Hong . Lucia . CNBLUE tops TV music charts . November 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104024642/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010020111270833673 . November 4, 2013 . Asia Gyeongje . February 1, 2010 . dead .
  9. Web site: Kang. Seung-hun. ko:씨엔블루, 데뷔 2주만에 KBS '뮤직뱅크'서 1위. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010012921052052682. Asia Gyeongje. November 8, 2016. ko. January 29, 2010.
  10. Web site: Yoon. So-hee. ko:[TF별별이슈] 위너•블랙핑크•씨엔블루, 최단기 1위 기록 TOP3. http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1652799.htm. The Fact. November 8, 2016. ko. August 22, 2016. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195130/http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1652799.htm. live.
  11. Web site: ko:2010년 04주차 Digital Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195502/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. live.
  12. Web site: ko:2010년 05주차 Digital Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=05&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021226/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=05&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. live.
  13. Web site: ko:2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 . http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36 . Gaon Music Chart . November 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110213045903/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36 . February 13, 2011 . ko . February 8, 2011 . dead .
  14. News: Kim. Lynn. Ynot? to take legal action against CNBLUE song. November 8, 2016. Asia Gyeongje. March 11, 2010. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051207/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010031016231233223. live.
  15. Web site: Cho. Jae-hyon. Shin Hae-chul Spews Venom Against CNBLUE. The Korea Times. Hankook Ilbo. November 8, 2016. February 8, 2010. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021357/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/02/178_60513.html. live.
  16. News: Kim. Jessica. CNBLUE song cleared of plagiarism charges. November 8, 2016. Asia Gyeongje. April 13, 2011. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060535/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011041316504127649. live.
  17. Web site: ko:2010년 06주차 Mobile Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/mobile.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S2020&targetTime=06&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195422/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/mobile.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S2020&targetTime=06&hitYear=2010&termGbn=week. live.
  18. Web site: ko:2011년 03주차 노래방 Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/karaoke.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S3010&targetTime=03&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021047/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/karaoke.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S3010&targetTime=03&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. live.
  19. Web site: Choi. Yun-jin. ko:'나가수' 김범수 '외톨이야'로 3위, 히든 카드는?. http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201107106512q. Korea Economic Daily. November 8, 2016. ko. July 10, 2011. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109021101/http://hei.hankyung.com/hub02/201107106512q. live.
  20. Web site: ko:2011년 30주차 Digital Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. January 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190115102942/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=30&hitYear=2011&termGbn=week. live.
  21. Web site: ko:2011년 Download Chart. http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year. Gaon Music Chart. November 8, 2016. ko. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195403/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?pageNo=4&nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=2011&hitYear=2011&termGbn=year. live.
  22. Web site: Park. Seon-min. ko:'복면가왕' 강동호, 듬직한 어깨라인 '외톨이야' 열창…"전역 후 첫 무대 대박이야!". http://www.fnnews.com/news/201603071847514253. The Financial News. November 8, 2016. ko. March 7, 2016. November 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195113/http://www.fnnews.com/news/201603071847514253. live.

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