Cool
OriginSouth Korea
Genres
Years active
  • 1994–2005
  • 2008–2014
MembersLee Jae-hoon
Yuri
Kim Sung-soo
Past membersYoo Chae-yeong
Choi Joon-yeong

Cool (Korean: 쿨) was a South Korean co-ed group that debuted in 1994.[1]

History

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They debuted in 1994 as "The Reason I Wanted You". In the 1st album, Kim Sung-soo, Lee Jae-hoon, Yoo Chae-young and Choi Jun-myung were four, but from the second album, Yoo Chae-young and Choi Jun-myeong withdrew and while female member Yuri joined them, Kim Sung-soo and Lee Jae-hoon together acted as a three-member group.

Vocal Lee Jae-hoon's steady singing skills, fun songs and images continued to be popular. Cool's songs were simple and easy to sing, so it was easy for the general public to love it. Their songs were often in the top sung songs in Korean karaoke. They mainly performed in dance and ballad music. In 2002, they received the Golden Disk Award, recording their seventh album as the year's best-selling album.

On August 2, 2005, they announced their disbandment, but on July 25, 2008, they started activities again after releasing the 10.5 "I Want to Love" album. In summer 2009, they released the 11th regular album. In 2014, they celebrated 20th anniversary with the release of "Goodbye" and began touring with broadcasting activities such as "Hidden Singer" and "Infinite Challenge."

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[2]
The Reason I Wanted You
(너이길 원했던 이유) 		No data No data
The [Ku:l] : Love Is..., Waiting
  • Released: October 1, 1995
  • Label: Warner Music Korea
  • Format: CD, cassette
Destined For The Best
  • Released: November 1, 1996
  • Label: Warner Music Korea
  • Format: CD, cassette
Summer Story
Cool 4
  • Released: April 1, 1998
  • Label: Samsung Music, Orange Popular
  • Format: CD, cassette
  • KOR: 789,016[3]
Cool 4.5
  • Released: January 1, 1999
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Synnara Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 339,570[4]
Cool 5
  • Released: April 1, 2000
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Synnara Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 680,294[5]
6ix
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: Ono Entetainment, Fandango!, LKPOP, smtrax
  • Format: CD, cassette
 6
  • KOR: 582,584[6]
First Whisper
  • Released: December 6, 2001
  • Label: Ono Entetainment, Fandango!, LKPOP, smtrax
  • Format: CD, cassette
 2
  • KOR: 368,164[7]
7even
  • Released: July 4, 2002
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
 1
  • KOR: 647,052[8]
Second Whisper
  • Released: December 1, 2002
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
 4
  • KOR: 317,815[9]
8ight
  • Released: July 4, 2003
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
 — —
Third Whisper
  • Released: December 18, 2003
  • Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music, Plyzen
  • Format: CD, cassette
 — —
9th Performance: Let's See What's Happening Now
  • Released: July 4, 2004
  • Label: YBM Seoul Records, Sky Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
 2
Forever
  • Released: July 15, 2005
  • Label: YBM Seoul Records, Sky Entertainment
  • Format: CD, cassette
 1
Cool Returns
  • Released: July 25, 2008
  • Label: Cool Music, Mnet Media
  • Format: CD
 6
Cool 11
  • Released: July 20, 2009
  • Label: Cool Music, Mnet Media
  • Format: CD
 8 —
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Cool
Award-Giving Body Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Golden Disc Awards 1998 SKC Popularity Award Sorrow Won [13]
2001 Album Bonsang (Main Prize) 6ix Won [14]
Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated
2002 Album Bonsang (Main Prize) 7even (Truth) Won [15]
Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Won
2003 Album Bonsang (Main Prize) 8ight Won [16]
Album Daesang (Grand Prize) Nominated
KBS Music Awards 1997 Singer of the Year (Bonsang) Cool Won
1998 Won
2002 Won
Korea Entertainment Arts Awards 1999 Youth Mixed Singer Award Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2002 Best Mixed Group "Truth" Nominated [17]
2009 "Reporting Reporting" Nominated [18]
SBS Gayo Daejeon 1997 Main Prize (Bonsang) Cool Won
1998 Won
2001 Won
2002 Won [19]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "쿨(COOL) 소개" [Cool Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "March to August 1998 Total Record Sales". Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "April 1999 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "2000 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "September 2001 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "March 2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 26, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "2002 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "April 2003 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "August 2004 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "August 2005 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "August 2008 K-pop Album Sales Volume". Music Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "「아무도 ...」 영상음반대상 골든비디오대상 수상" [「Nobody...」 Awarded the Golden Video Award at the Video and Music Awards]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. December 5, 1998. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "god 골든디스크 '대상'" [god wins Golden Disk 'daesang']. The Korea Times. December 14, 2001. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  15. ^ Hong, Je-seong (December 14, 2002). "제17회 골든디스크상 대상에 그룹 쿨" [Group Cool wins at the 17th Golden Disk Awards]. SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "조성모 골든디스크 대상" [Jo Sung-mo wins at Golden Disc Awards]. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. December 5, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  17. ^ "2002 MMF part 1" Archived August 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  18. ^ "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" Archived December 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "'2002 SBS 가요대전" 대상은 보아" [BoA wins '2002 SBS Gayo Daejeon' Grand prize]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Daum. December 30, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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