Thank U is the first studio album and Japanese release by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE. It was released on March 20, 2010 in Japan. The majority of the songs were sung in English, with the exception of "voice" and "a.ri.ga.tou." Several of the songs on this album were later released in Korean on the band's debut Korean album, First Step. This is the first of the two indie albums CNBlue released before signing with Warner Music Japan for their major Japanese debut on October 19, 2011. The album sold over 10,237 copies.
Composition Several songs were written by leader, lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Jung Yong-hwa and lead guitarist and vocalist Lee Jong-hyun. All of the tracks with the exception of "Intro" and "a.ri.ga.tou" were previously released on their EPs Now or Never and Voice. The Korean versions of "Just Please," "Wanna Be Like U," and "a.ri.ga.tou" were later included in the band's debut Korean album, First Step. "One of a kind" was also included as a bonus track. "a.ri.ga.tou" was changed to the name "Thank You" (고마워요; Gomawoyo).
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from album liner notes.
CNBLUE: Jung Yong-hwa - vocals, guitar Lee Jong-hyun - guitar, vocals Lee Jung-shin - bass Kang Min-hyuk - drums Instrumental Staff: OWL - additional instruments Yoshihiko Chino - all additional instruments and programming, additional guitars Hirofumi Sasaki - all additional instruments and programming Hiroyuki Teneda - additional guitars Choi Yoon-jeong - producing Shusui (Stock Room International) - sound producing and directing OWL - directing Ryo-ta Fukuoka - directing Han Seung-hoon - directing Naoki Ibaraki (Muku Studio) - recording Yutaka Yamamoto - recording Ken Mataucks - recording Kazuya Kikkai - recording Lee Yu-jin - recording and mixing Naoki Ibaraki - mixing
Choi Hyo-young (Sonic Korea) - mastering Takshiro Uchida (Flair) - mastering Technical adviser: Genpachi Sekiguchi - drums Hiroyuki Taneda - guitar Ryo-ta Fukuoka - guitar Ryota Kanbayashi - bass Daiki - bass Sound Crew Studio - recording studio Muku Studio - recording studio CtoX Sound Studio - recording studio F&C Music Studio - recording studio Seoul Studio - recording studio Cho Dae-young - art direction & design Kim Jung-kyeum - photographer AI Entertainment Inc. - artist promotion Masahide Asso - artist manager Yumi Fukuda - label desk Ayumi Tsuji - label desk Choi Yoonjeong - executive producer
Chart performance Oricon Chart PositionWeekly Albums Chart 90
References
External links on Warner Music Japan