Cool () was a South Korean co-ed group that debuted in 1994.
History
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
The Reason I Wanted You (너이길 원했던 이유)Released: July 1, 1994 Label: Warner Music Korea Format: CD, cassetterowspan="5" rowspan="4" The [Ku:l] : Love Is..., WaitingReleased: October 1, 1995 Label: Warner Music Korea Format: CD, cassetteDestined For The BestReleased: November 1, 1996 Label: Warner Music Korea Format: CD, cassetteSummer StoryReleased: July 1, 1997 Label: Samsung Music Format: CD, cassetteCool 4Released: April 1, 1998 Label: Samsung Music, Orange Popular Format: CD, cassetteKOR: 789,016Cool 4.5Released: January 1, 1999 Label: Ono Entertainment, Synnara Music Format: CD, cassette1 KOR: 339,570Cool 5Released: April 1, 2000 Label: Ono Entertainment, Synnara Music Format: CD, cassette1 KOR: 680,2946ixReleased: July 4, 2001 Label: Ono Entertainment, Fandango!, LKPOP, smtrax Format: CD, cassette6KOR: 582,584First WhisperReleased: December 6, 2001 Label: Ono Entertainment, Fandango!, LKPOP, smtrax Format: CD, cassette2 KOR: 368,1647even Released: July 4, 2002 Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music Format: CD, cassette1 KOR: 647,052Second WhisperReleased: December 1, 2002 Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music Format: CD, cassette4KOR: 317,8158ightReleased: July 4, 2003 Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music Format: CD, cassette —Third WhisperReleased: December 18, 2003 Label: Ono Entertainment, Woongjin Music, Plyzen Format: CD, cassette — 9th Performance: Let's See What's Happening NowReleased: July 4, 2004 Label: YBM Seoul Records, Sky Entertainment Format: CD, cassette2KOR: 93,304ForeverReleased: July 15, 2005 Label: YBM Seoul Records, Sky Entertainment Format: CD, cassette1KOR: 52,745Cool ReturnsReleased: July 25, 2008 Label: Cool Music, Mnet Media Format: CD6KOR: 20,193Cool 11Released: July 20, 2009 Label: Cool Music, Mnet Media Format: CD8 "—" 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 Awards1998SKC Popularity AwardSorrow2001Album Bonsang (Main Prize)6ixAlbum Daesang (Grand Prize)2002Album Bonsang (Main Prize)7even (Truth)Album Daesang (Grand Prize) 2003Album Bonsang (Main Prize)8ightAlbum Daesang (Grand Prize)KBS Music Awards1997Singer of the Year (Bonsang)Cool19982002 Korea Entertainment Arts Awards1999Youth Mixed Singer AwardMnet Asian Music Awards2002Best Mixed Group"Truth" "2002 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved August 17, 2014. 2009"Reporting Reporting" "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1" . MAMA. Retrieved December 18, 2014.SBS Gayo Daejeon1997Main Prize (Bonsang)Cool199820012002
Notes Many of the albums are referred to by number and not by name on the Music Industry Association of Korea album chart.
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