Years active 1994-present | Origin South Korea (1994) | |
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Genres K-pop, dance, dance-pop Labels KT Music (official publisher) Past members Yoo Chae-yeong
Choi Joon-yeong Albums 8ight, First Whisper, Summer Story, Second Whisper Nominations Mnet Asian Music Award for Song of the Year Members Lee Jae Hoon, Yuri, Kim Sung Soo, Yoo Chae‑yeong, Choi Jun‑Young | ||
Cool (Korean: 쿨) is a South Korean K-pop group.
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Cool is a trio of Korean mixed groups. The album includes genres such as dance songs and ballads, but most of the title songs and popular songs are cool dance songs and are considered to be the representative "summer song" group in Korea in conjunction with the group name "Cool".
He 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 song was not difficult and uncomplicated, so it was easy for the general public to love it, and it was also found that Cool's song was recorded the most in 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 the disband, 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
Songs
SorrowCOOL 4 · 1998
All For You2000
Understanding Men and Women2000