The Band With Idol-like Popularity NELL and The Idol With Band-like Musicianship CNBLUE

NELL is a band that has members in their mid-thirties and has played together for 14 years. Their music is distinct but popular. CNBLUE is an idol group that's been together for 5 years with musical talents that are shown through their instruments.

NELL and CNBLUE are two very different groups, but they are also strangely similar. For example, both groups' leader is the main vocal and arranges the songs. The other three members play the guitar, bass, and drums. Their shared ability to recreate a distinct flavor of music unique to themselves is also similar.

Their albums were released within three days of each other. NELL released their sixth album Newton's Apple on February 27th, while CNBLUE released their mini album Can't Stop just three days earlier on February 24th.

NELL is going strong with their title song "The Earth Revolving Around The Sun Four Times" despite the comebacks of idol superstars Girls' Generation and 2NE1. MelOn charts have them within the top 20 since the album's release, and critics gave the album a near perfect 4.7 out of 5. As the final part of their "Gravity" series, music lovers and fans were all very satisfied with their album.

They were even invited to perform in Austin, Texas for the "South by Southwest - K-Pop Night Out". In a pool of some 1000 international pop stars, NELL joined HyunA, Jay Park, Ideotape, Jambinai, and Crying Nut.

NELL will continue their run and hold their album release concert "NELL's Season 2014 - NEWTON'S APPLE" on April 3rd through 6th in Seoul's Blue Square Samsung Card Hall. NELL states, "We want to be closer to our fans than on music programs, and this upcoming concert gives us that opportunity."

CNBLUE's newest mini album were all written and arranged by the members. Their title song "Can't Stop" was written by leader and main vocalist Jung Yonghwa. "Can't Stop" reached the top spot instantly after release and is still enjoying a popularity that keeps them in the top 10 spots on most music charts.

"Can't Stop" also was revealed to be the top song on Gaon's Social Chart, which gauges how popular the song is on social networks. They also placed 9th on the United World Chart which tallies international album sales. It shows their popularity outside of Korea.

CNBLUE is joining their fellow FNC artists for their concert "2014 FNC Kingdom in Japan" in Budokan, Japan. They will also have a concert for their album, "2014 CNBLUE Live - Can't Stop" in April.

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