Cool (Korean: 쿨) is a South Korean co-ed K-pop group that debuted in 1994.[1]
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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, dance, ballad |
Years active |
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Members | Lee Jae-hoon Yuri Kim Sung-soo |
Past members | Yoo Chae-yeong Choi Joon-yeong |
They debuted in 1994 as "Why You Wanted to Be". In the 1st album, Kim Sung-soo, Lee Jae-hoon, Yu 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."
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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1 | The Reason I Wanted You (너이길 원했던 이유) |
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No data | No data |
2 | The [Ku:l] : Love Is..., Waiting |
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3 | Destined For The Best |
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3.5 | Summer Story |
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4 | Sorrow |
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4.5 | Misery |
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5 | Cool 5 |
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6 | 6ix |
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6 |
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6.5 | First Whisper |
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2 |
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7 | 7even (Truth) |
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1 |
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7.5 | Second Whisper |
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4 |
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8 | 8ight |
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8.5 | Third Whisper |
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9 | Let's See What's Happening Now |
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2 |
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10 | Forever |
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1 |
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10.5 | Cool Returns |
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6 |
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11 | Cool 11 |
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8 | No data |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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2002 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Mixed Group[13] | "Truth" | Nominated |
Golden Disc Awards | Album of the Year[14] | 7even (Truth) | Won | |
2009 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Mixed Group[15] | "Reporting Reporting" (보고보고) | Nominated |
Golden Disc Award Grand Prize Winners | |||||||
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Disc Daesang / Album of the Year |
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Digital Daesang / Song of The Year |
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