Cooking? Cooking! (), is the only EP by South Korean boy band Super Junior-H, sub-unit of Super Junior. It was released on June 5, 2008, by SM Entertainment. The mini album sold close to 2,000 copies within one day of release. It was also released in Taiwan by Avex Taiwan on July 11, 2008.
Background Super Junior-H is Super Junior's fourth official sub-unit after Super Junior-K.R.Y, Super Junior-T, and Super Junior-M. They debuted on June 7, 2008, with the performance of their first promotional dance single, "Cooking? Cooking!", at the 2008 Dream Concert.
The subgroup released their second single, "Pajama Party" on August 3, 2008, on SBS's Popular Songs. The music video was released on August 4, 2008. "Pajama Party" promotions only lasted a month, and promotions for the EP officially ended on September 7, 2008.
Composition Their EP contains a total of five tracks, all of which display exhilarating music with cheerful dances, bringing happiness to listeners. Bubbly and blissful with playful and chatty lyrics, the title track "Cooking? Cooking!" is widely known to be reserved as the "Best Summer Song of the Year" by SM Entertainment. The lyrics deal of a fun episode that took place while eating the food a girlfriend cooked.
Other tracks, such as "Pajama Party", "You&I", and "Sunny" are other samples of the same bubbly genre, however, each song differ in style because of the unique sounds that are incorporated into each different track.
"You&I" is influenced by modern jazz/swing music while "Sunny" is an influence from retro, disco dance. The last track, "Good Luck!!" is a medium-tempo ballad with vocal harmonization, which also includes a brief a cappella performance by the members.
The EP's jacket photoshoots are also included in the album, compressing them into a 28-page long booklet. The themes of the photoshoots contain a variety of different themes, such as a fun pajama party, a pillow fight, and a cooking party.Official site
Track listing
Charts Monthly album sales (South Korea) Derived from both offline and online sales. Retrieved July 22, 2008 Month1(June)Position4Sales24,013Total24,013
Chart positions South Korea Chart Country Peak position Notes Hanteo Charts South Korea 1 MIAK K-pop Charts 4 G-Music Combo Charts Taiwan 4 G-Music J-Pop Charts 1 11–17 July 200821.02% sales "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart. Retrieved 2011-11-16
Release history + Release history for Cooking? Cooking! Region Date Format Label Ref South Korea June 5, 2008 — Various TaiwanJuly 11, 2008Avex TaiwanSeptember 12, 2008
References
External links SM Entertainment's Official Site Super Junior-Happy's Official Site