CNBlue returns with Japanese album ‘Full Circle’

Rock band CNBlue released its eighth Japanese full-length album “Full Circle,” its agency FNC Entertainment said Wednesday.

The album marks the band's first release in nine months since its third Korean full-length album “3LOGY,” put out in January.

“[The latest Japanese album] reflects on the band's journey through countless encounters and farewells, moments of joy and regret and years of music and performances, while expressing its determination to move forward together into the future,” the agency said in a press release.

“Full Circle” features 10 tracks, including the lead track “360°,” B-side tracks such as “Devil,” “Ender” and a Japanese version of the band's 2024 Korean song “A Sleepless Night.”

The lead track “360°” conveys the band's determination to move forward while reflecting on its journey so far, the agency said.

Jung Yong-hwa, who serves as the band's vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player, also took part in creating the lead track.

CNBlue debuted in 2010 with the EP “Bluetory” and is known for hits including “Alone” (2010) and “I'm Sorry” (2013). The three-member band consists of Jung, drummer Kang Min-hyuk and bassist Lee Jung-shin.

CNBlue will kick off a concert tour in Tokyo on Nov. 2, followed by stops in Aichi and Osaka in Japan.

The band will also share the stage with popular Japanese rock band UVERworld at LaLa Arena Tokyo Bay in Chiba, Japan, on Nov. 26.

BY KIM JI-YE [[email protected]]