Kpop Group Information

1994: Cool, DJ DOC, Roo'ra and Two Two

COOL:

Cool (Korean: 쿨) is a South Korean mixed gender K-pop group that debuted in 1994.

Origin: South Korea
Genres:
• K-pop
• Dance
• Ballad
Years active: 1994–present
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 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."

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DJ DOC:

DJ D.O.C. is a South Korean hip-hop trio consisting of members Kim Chang-yeol, Lee Ha-neul and Jung Jae-yong. DJ D.O.C. stands for Dream Of Children. DJ DOC released their first album, Sorrow of Superman, in 1994. During a time when Korean hip hop was still largely underground, they went on to experience great commercial success and many of their singles, including "Dance with DOC" (1997) and "Run to You" (2000) are now considered well-known iconic K-pop songs

Origin: South Korea
Genres:
• Korean hip hop
• K-pop
Years active:
1994–present
Members:
• Lee Ha-neul
• Jung Jae-yong
• Kim Chang-yeol
Past members:
• Park Jung-hwan

Initially an underground group, DJ DOC became known to mainstream audiences for the satirical content of their lyrics, which often criticized societal injustices and overtly used profanity. It garnered them both popularity and criticism during the mid to late 1990s; their songs became well-known to a younger generation already disgruntled with the government's strict censorship rules regarding free speech but was also censored by radio and television stations for the provocative lyrics.

History:

The original band debuted with Park Jung-hwan, but he left the group after the release of the first album due to disagreement between the members. After his departure, he started his own car dealership.

On November 11, 2011, Park Jung-hwan formally filed a lawsuit against DJ DOC for defamation after comments made by Lee Ha-neul regarding his departure on a television appearance aired November 3, 2011 on Happy Together Season 3.

Despite several apologies made by Lee Ha-neul, the lawsuit was not rescinded. On February 22, 2012, DJ Doc was cleared of the defamation charges for lack of evidence.

During periods of hiatus, Lee and Kim have been engaged in solo activities. Kim hosts the popular radio show Old School (ko) on SBS Love FM. On August 9, 2013, Lee became a judge for season 5 of South Korean television talent show Superstar K. In 2015 they made a guest appearance in the music video of "Tell Me One More Time", the comeback single of their counterparts Jinusean.