History Music / CNBlue

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Jonghyun and Minhyuk in their segment in the ''Acoustic'' movie where they played two broke brothers. They also have their own OST for it called "Fly High".

* DistaffCounterpart: To newer labelmate [[{{AOA}} AOA Black.]]

* {{Fanboy}}: Yonghwa for famous Korean skater Kim Yuna.
** Yonghwa for BrunoMars. [[{{Adorkable}} He even called him "Mars-hyung" once]] and was very excited going to his concert.

* FunWithAcronyms: '''C'''ode '''N'''ame Blue.

* GratuitousEnglish: Infamous for their first two indie minis being 100% Engrish. Many prefer the Korean versions because of this.

* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]]: Jungshin, one of the tallest male idols in kpop at 187cm.

*** Although [[http://kpopkfans.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/jung-yonghwas-pretty-legs.html this]] had '''many''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny people doing a double take.]]

* MisplacedRetribution: There's some notable differences in how FNC treats FTIsland and CN Blue, however some Primadonnas would rather [[HateDumb bash and rain on the the latter's success especially Yonghwa instead of properly blaming FNC 100% like they should.]]

* PutOnABus: Rapping-wise; Jungshin also rapped in their indie days but stopped briefly after he got braces. He surprised a few people unaware of this when he went back to rapping sometime after their Korean debut.

* ShipTease: Jonghyun and Juniel, who had the same guitar teacher (with [[FTIsland Seunghyun]] too) and have their own subunit Romantic J. The single promoted is a typical love song and in the MV they are high school lovers.
** Minhyuk and {{Fx}}'s Krystal, who were the {{Adorkable}} couple on The Heirs. Outside of it Minhyuk also fondly talks of her. CEO Han seems to ship it.
* SingingSimlish: A lot of their songs. There's the ''Dara diri dara du'' lines in "I'm A Loner" and ''Duruduru durudu Blah blah Duruduru durudu'' in "Hey You".

* TranslatedCoverVersion: A good deal of the songs on their 1st and 3rd Korean albums were their Japanese indie songs translated to Korean.

Their debut was very successful in Korea, scoring a win with their debut song "I'm A Loner" after 15 days thus currently making them the boy band with the quickest music show win. Similar to their labelmate FTIsland who debuted before them, they won everyone with their personalities (charming and dorky), good looks and their unique appeal as a band, something rare in kpop. They also made their official Japan debut in 2011 and, in contrast to their lacking indie sales, they have also proven to be great success there.

** ''In My Head'' (2011), ''Where You Are'' (2012), ''Come On'' (2012)

* SimilarSquad: both idol-rock bands and inspiring-songwriters from FNC, and member counterparts follow as Hongki/Yonghwa, Jonghun/Jonghyun/sometimes Seunghyun, Minhwan/Minhyuk and Jaejin/Jungshin. Amusingly, fans have even pointed out the similarity in some of their names. FNC has toyed with this a few times, and [[CrowningMomentofHeartWarming each pair seem to be particularly good friends too, especially 2GtJH and the bassists.]]

** [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome Yonghwa also helped produce B-sides]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming for younger labelmates]] Music/{{Juniel}} and {{AOA}} - "Babo" and "Love Is Only You".

* SimilarSquad: both idol-rock bands and inspiring-songwriters from FNC, and member counterparts follow as Hongki/Yonghwa, Jonghun/Jonghyun/sometimes Seunghyun, Minhwan/Minhyuk and Jaejin/Jungshin. Amusingly, fans have even pointed out the similarity in some of their names. FNC has toyed with this a few times, and at least each pair seem to be particularly good friends too, especially 2GtJH and the bassists.

* SingerSongwriter: Everyone, notably Yonghwa and Jonghyun.

* UnfortunateNames: ''What Turns You On"''... really FNC?

* ''The Way'' (2010), ''I Don't Know Why'' (2010), ''Re-maintenance'' (2011)

* ''[[SelfTitleAlbum Code Name Blue]]'' (2012) (first major album)

* AffectionateParody: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHIjfoJKHeo A phone CF]] features heavy metal CN Black, country musicians CN Green and girl group CN Pink.

* UnfortunateNames: "What Turns You On?"... really FNC?

The are now still pretty popular and one of the most well-known kpop bands along with FT Island, as well as amongst kpop artists. Despite their idol name they have begun writing and composing many of their songs, especially Yonghwa who is one of the most respected idols for writing countless good tunes. They are currently continuing to work towards their goal as true artists and show idol-wary people just how capable they are as a band

* DistaffCounterpart: To labelmates FTIsland who debuted beforehand and newer labelmate [[{{AOA}} AOA Black.]]
** In particular, members with FT island members of their respective instruments and roles; Jonghun/Jonghyun/sometimes Seunghyun, Jaejin/Jungshin, Minhwan/Minhyuk, Hongki/Yonghwa. Fans have hilarious pointed out the similarity in some of their names too.

** [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome Yonghwa also helped produce B-sides]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming for younger labelmates]] {{Juniel}} and {{AOA}} - "Babo" and "Love Is Only You".

** Jonghyun as the male {{Juniel}}; he covered "Illa Illa" in his drama and got to sing it with her in a special performance ar an awards show.

-->'''Yonghwa''': .. Your name is Myungsoo?!

** UpToElevem for some characters he plays such as the drummer in Heartstrings.

* Kang Minhyuk: Drummer. Wasthe His image is "Lovely".

* MisplacedRetribution: There's some notable differences in how FNC treats FTIsland and CN Blue, however some Primadonnas would rather [[HateDumb bash the latter especially Yonghwa instead of properly blaming FNC 100% like they should.]]

* RecordProducer: Yonghwa and Jonghyun; they even have their own recording rooms now.

A South Korean idol rock band who made their indie debut in Japan before making their official Korean debut in 2010. Short for Code Name Blue, they are under FNC Entertainment (FNC Music when they debuted in Korea). The band comprises:
* Jung Yonghwa: leader, main vocalist, rapper, rhythmic guitarist, keyboardist. Also the oldest.
* Lee Jonghyun: Lead guitarist, subvocalist.
* Lee Jungshin: Bassist, rapper. Also the maknae. He replaced former bassist Kwon Kwangjin, who went back to training and has debuted under FNC's new band N.Flying, yet to make their Korean debut.
* Kang Minhyuk: Drummer.

* GratuitousEnglish: Infamous for their first two indie minis being 100% Engrish.
* Yonghwa runs on this. Really runs on this.

* Mondegreen: According to the members, some people have frequently misheard "I'm A Loner" as the Korean phrase for "I'm an ashtray".