Cool (band)

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

Cool
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop dance ballad
Years active	1994–2005 2008–2014
Members	Lee Jae-hoon Yuri Kim Sung-soo (singer) [ko]
Past members	Yoo Chae-yeong Choi Joon-yeong

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 [2]
The Reason I Wanted You (너이길 원했던 이유)	Released: July 1, 1994 Label: Warner Music Korea Format: CD, cassette	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	Released: July 1, 1997 Label: Samsung Music Format: CD, cassette
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 Entertainment, Fandango!, LKPOP, smtrax Format: CD, cassette	6	KOR: 582,584[6]
First Whisper	Released: December 6, 2001 Label: Ono Entertainment, 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	KOR: 93,304[10]
Forever	Released: July 15, 2005 Label: YBM Seoul Records, Sky Entertainment Format: CD, cassette	1	KOR: 52,745[11]
Cool Returns	Released: July 25, 2008 Label: Cool Music, Mnet Media Format: CD	6	KOR: 20,193[12]
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

• ^ Many of the albums are referred to by number and not by name on the Music Industry Association of Korea album chart.

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.

   • "Misery charting". Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Cool 5 charting". Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "6ix charting". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "First Whisper charting". Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "7even charting". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Second Whisper charting". Archived from the original on February 28, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Let's See What's Happening Now charting". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Forever charting". Archived from the original on January 15, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Cool Returns charting". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
   • "Cool 11 charting".
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.