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In March, the band started preparations for their first full-length independent album Thank U in Japan. It was released on March 20 with several tracks co-written and co-composed by Jung Yong-hwa. The album peaked at number 90 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts.

CNBLUE headed back to Korea and released their next single, "Love Light" on May 10, in precedence of their next album. On May 19, their second extended play Bluelove was released and peaked at number three on the Gaon Album Chart. CNBLUE held their comeback performance on Mnet's M! Countdown the following day. It was promoted with the track "Love", which peaked at number two on Gaon, matching the success the band found earlier with "I'm a Loner". The band eventually won on first place on M! Countdown on June 10 and Inkigayo on June 20.

After their success in Korea, the band headed back to Japan. They released their first single "The Way" on June 23. For the first time, they charted in Oricon's Top 40 at number 26. The release was followed by their second single "I Don't Know Why" on September 16. The song reached number eight on the Oricon Daily Chart, marking the first time the band made it inside the top 10. The band then embarked on a small tour across Japan in order to promote the single.

The same year, Kang Min-hyuk and Lee Jong-hyun made their acting debut in the omnibus film Acoustic. They released a song for the movie's OST on October 7, entitled "High Fly".

FNC Entertainment released teasers for a CNBLUE comeback in February 2011. However, the release date was later changed to March 21. The teaser was noted for having "more of the same departure from their pop rock sound into a heavier concept". CNBLUE released their first full-length album First Step with the lead single "Intuition" on March 21. The song earned the band a total of 7 music show wins, with three wins each on Mnet's M! Countdown and KBS Music Bank, thus marking the first time the band won "triple crown" on the shows. After wrapping up promotions of "Intuition" on April 24 on SBS' Inkigayo, they followed up with promotions of the song "Love Girl" from their special EP First Step +1 Thank You, beginning April 29 on Music Bank and ending on May 22. Thank You did well in the Taiwanese market as well, topping five charts locally and selling 70,000 copies.

In April, it was announced that Jung Yong-hwa and Kang Min-hyuk were cast in the MBC drama Heartstrings, which started airing on June 29. Yong-hwa sang three of the OSTs in Heartstrings, titled "You've Fallen for Me", "Because I Miss You" (composed by himself), and "Comfort Song", while Min-hyuk sang one OST titled "Star". They first performed the songs in their BLUESTORM concert on September 17 at the Olympic Hall, Seoul.

After wrapping up promotions in Korea, CNBLUE made a comeback in Japan with the release of their second and last independent album 392 on September 1. They also announced that they would make their major debut in Japan on October 19, 2011, under Warner Music Japan. The band released their debut single "In My Head" on October 19, composed by Jung Yong-hwa. The single peaked at number four on the Oricon Weekly Chart with 70,000+ units sold in its first week. It was later chosen as the theme song for . In November, "In My Head" claimed a gold record accreditation according to the RIAJ, meaning that the album sold over 100,000 copies within a month of going on sale.

CNBLUE and fellow label-mates F.T. Island performed in America for the first time at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater on March 9.

On March 26, the band released their third Korean EP, Ear Fun. The single "Still in Love" was released on March 16, ahead of the EP's release, and peaked at #3 on the Gaon Singles Chart; while the title song "Hey You" peaked at #1. The band wrapped up promotion with 4 music show award wins on April 22 with a goodbye performance on SBS' Inkigayo.

After completing their EP promotions, the members held their first fan meeting in Seoul on May 5. They also started preparing for their upcoming Japanese activities.

Their 3rd Japanese single "Come On" was released on August 1 and debuted at number five on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 38,000 copies sold. The song was composed by Lee Jong-hyun and written by Jung Yong-hwa in Korean, and later translated into Japanese. This was followed by the release of their Japanese debut album Code Name Blue on August 29 which placed number one on both the daily and weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling a total of 57,744 copies at the end of its nine-week run. They became the first Korean group to achieve that feat with a debut album.

On September 22, they held their first exclusive concert, CNBLUE Live in London at IndigO2 in the UK. They performed 22 songs in front of over 3000 fans.

The concert ended in Seoul, South Korea on December 15 and 16 marked the band's fourth concert in Seoul, all of which were sold out in 10 minutes. On December 19, CNBLUE released their 4th Japanese single "Robot", which placed number two on both the daily and weekly Oricon Singles Chart, selling 45,640 copies.

CNBLUE's long-awaited South Korean comeback was officially announced at their 2012 CNBLUE Live BLUE NIGHT in Seoul concert on December 17. The release date for their fourth EP, , was set to be January 14, 2013. The first teaser was released on January 3, 2013 All individual video teasers were released on January 7. On January 9, a photo teaser was released for their photoshoot of the album made on the streets of London. The first music video teaser was released on January 10 along with a second one released one day later.

In 2012, all of the members received recognition for their acting endeavors, and CNBLUE was said to be the band that has conquered the year-end acting award ceremonies with their nominations.http://www.topstarnews.net/n_news/news/view.html?no=20824 At the KBS Drama Awards, Kang Min-hyuk and Lee Jung-shin were nominated for the "Rookie Actor" award for their roles in My Husband Got a Family and Seoyoung, My Daughter respectively. Jung Yong-hwa was awarded the "Hallyu Star" award at the APAN Star Awards for his lead role in the 2011 drama Heartstrings due to its popularity in Asia. At the SBS Drama Awards, Lee Jong-hyun was awarded the "New Star" award for his role in A Gentleman's Dignity.

Re:Blue ranked #1 on the Billboard World Album Chart, Japan's Tower Records Chart. According to Taiwan's music site 'Omusic', the album and title track "I'm Sorry" ranked #1 on the single and album charts, respectively even before the official release in the country. After its official release in Taiwan, the album topped 8 different charts. The single "I'm Sorry" also ranked #1 in the MYX daily chart in the Philippines.

On January 22, FNC Entertainment announced CNBLUE's Blue Moon World Tour, stating that "They won't be going to just Asian countries such as China, Singapore, and Hong Kong, but also Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. The label confirmed stops for Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, and Australia, and is in the process of planning America and Europe stops. Taiwan will be the first stop for the world tour starting on April 6, making them the first South Korean rock band to hold a world tour of this kind.

On April 20, FNC had announced that CNBLUE will be going on a ZEPP Tour in Japan with their first stop at Sapporo in Hokkaido on July 24 and 25, and the last stop at Namba in Osaka on August 14 and 15. There was a total of 10 concerts in 5 cities. This was held while the Blue Moon world tour was still ongoing. It was later revealed that the ZEPP Tour is titled Lady Zepp Tour after announcing the name of their upcoming 6th Japanese single titled Lady on June 18.

On April 24, CNBLUE released their fifth Japanese single, "Blind Love", written and co-composed by Lee Jong-hyun. The physical single debuted at number two on Oricon Daily Single Chart with 35,773 copies sold, the highest first day sale for CNBLUE's Japanese releases.

On July 17, the official music video for CNBLUE's sixth Japanese single "Lady" was released. The physical single was later released on July 31, 2013, and ranked at number 4 on Oricon Singles Chart, selling 42,169 copies in its first week.

CNBLUE had also participated in the annual two-day Japanese rock festival Summer Sonic 2013 as one of the line-ups along with their labelmate F.T. Island and rock bands like Linkin Park, Metallica, and ONE OK ROCK. This was held at Tokyo and Osaka on August 10 and 11 respectively

On August 13, they released the music video of "One More Time" for their upcoming second Japanese studio album What Turns You On?. On August 28, the studio album was released. It includes the previous three singles, "Robot", "Blind Love" and "Lady". It debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold 43,492 copies.

On November 26, CNBLUE released their first ever "best-of" album in Korea, titled Present with the Korean version of the band's Japanese songs. All of the members reportedly took part in the translation of the lyrics.

After finishing their promoting activities in Korea, CNBLUE released a new Japanese single "Truth" on April 23, 2014. The band then embarked on their 2014 CNBLUE LIVE- Can't Stop Tour, which kick-start in Daegu on May 24. On August 20, they released their 8th Japanese single, "Go Your Way".

CNBLUE released "Radio" on September 8, as a Music download in precedence of their third Japanese studio album Wave. Released on September 17, Wave debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart. By the end of its chart run, Wave sold 42,080 copies in the country. The band then embarked on the CNBLUE 2014 Arena Tour: Wave from October to November in Aichi, Tokyo, Osaka, Miyagi, and Fukuoka.

On October 4, the band performed at the closing ceremony of 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

On December 6, CNBLUE was the only Korean artist to participate at the 2015 iQiyi in Beijing, China, where they received the "Best Asia Group" award.

CNBLUE's song "Can't Stop" was the 17th most tweeted song of 2014, according to the news website Mashable. They were the highest ranked Korean artist (followed by Girls' Generation's "Mr. Mr" at number 18 and Infinite's "Last Romeo" at number 48) on a list of "Twitter's 50 Most-Tweeted Songs of 2014" which included worldwide artists like John Legend, Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Pharrell Williams, Lady GaGa, Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, Coldplay and One Direction Billboard K-Town included the EP on their list of the "10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2014" at #9, calling the tracks "Can't Stop" and "Like a Child" "some of the most accessible Korean rock tunes to come out of the scene this year," and "Cold Love" a "gritty ballad" and "Diamond Girl" a feisty rock jam.

After an absence of domestic band promotions in one year and seven months in, CNBLUE released their second studio album 2gether and lead single "Cinderella" on September 14. The album debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and went on to top the chart the following week. The single peaked at number 10 on the Gaon Digital Chart, ultimately earning the band five music show wins.

2gether was met with generally favorably reviews from music critics, particular for its use for electronic elements. Jung Min-jae of online magazine IZM noted the band for "adhering to a wide-range of pop rock genres", and that the band's "signature smooth melodies and waving grooves are more attractive than ever". Jung Hae-wook of News Tomato complimented the band on the mixture of electronic rock and being able to form a distinct sound between the tracks, as well as their effort to experiment in order to establish its musical identity. Jeff Benjamin of Billboard stated that in spite of the change in direction of the band's music on the album, their "sentimental songwriting" and "vivacious energy" persisted.

CNBLUE released "Supernova" on September 9 as a music download in precedence of CNBLUE's fourth Japanese studio album Colors. Released on September 30, the album debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, selling 31,000 copies in its first week. It is the first time the band topped the chart since Code Name Blue, released three years and one month prior. The band embarked on the CNBLUE 2015 Arena Tour: Be a Supernova from November 3 to December 3. The concerts took place at the Big Hat arena in Nagano, the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Aichi, the Sun Dome in Fukui Prefecture, and the Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka.

CNBLUE released their fifth Japanese album Euphoria on October 19. Euphoria debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. By the end of its chart run, the album sold 36,074 copies in the country.

The band embarked on their fifth anniversary arena tour, Our Glory Days from November 2 to November 29, 2016. The concerts took place at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, the Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Aichi Prefecture, the Marine Messe Fukuoka arena in Fukuoka, and the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Performing 22 songs at each concert, the tour accumulated 75,000 attendees in total. The November 18 show in Aichi was recorded and is scheduled to air on WOWOW on January 15, 2017.

CNBLUE released their 14th single, "Shake" on May 10, 2017. It debuted on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart at number five. The band then embarked on the CNBLUE Spring Live 2017 "Shake! Shake!" arena tour. They held two concerts each in Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka, starting from May 17 to June 22.

The band also held their 2017 CNBLUE Live: Between Us concert tour on six countries from July 1 to December 9. The initial pair of shows took place between June 3 and 4 in Seoul.

CNBLUE released their sixth-major label Japanese studio album, Stay Gold. It debuted at number three on Japan's national weekly Oricon Albums Chart. The band embarked on the CNBLUE 2017 Arena Tour Live "Starting Over" from November 3 to December 1.

On August 28, 2019, Jonghyun announced he was leaving CNBLUE due to his connections with the Burning Sun scandal and backlash over inappropriate messages towards a YouTuber.

CNBLUE launched a reality-variety show, Secret Tour: Don't Call My Name to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary. The show aired every Friday from November 13 to November 20, 2020 on tvN.

CNBLUE released their 15th single, "Zoom" on June 23, 2021.

CNBLUE released their ninth mini-album, Wanted and its lead single "Love Cut" on October 20.

On August 8, 2022, CNBLUE joined the Weverse platform.

On August 5, CNBLUE announced a new Asia tour titled 'VOYAGE into X,' which was scheduled to be held in five countries: South Korea, China (Macau), Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.

On September 30, CNBLUE officially announced the release of CNBLUE's 10th mini album, X, which was scheduled for October 14.

On January 23, 2025, CNBLUE announced its first concert tour to North America since 2014, as part of Voyage Into X. The tour includes stops in Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.