What Turns You On? Explained

What Turns You On?
Type:studio
Artist:CNBLUE
Cover:CNBLUE - What Turns You On album cover.jpeg
Caption:Regular edition cover
Recorded:2012–2013
Genre:Rock
Length:40:21
Language:Japanese English
Label:Warner Music Japan
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Present
Next Year: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:

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 Oricons 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 Oricons 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 Oricons 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.

Chart performance

Oricon

Oricon chartPeakDebut salesSales total
Daily Albums Chart 226,92143,492+
Weekly Albums Chart243,492

Notes and References

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