Cooking? Cooking!
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| Released | June 5, 2008 |
| Recorded | 2008 |
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| Language | Korean |
| Label | SM |
| Producer | Lee Soo-man |
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Cooking? Cooking! (요리왕; Yoriwang), is the only EP by South Korean boy band Super Junior-H, sub-unit of Super Junior. It was released on June 5, 2008, by SM Entertainment. The mini album sold close to 2,000 copies within one day of release. It was also released in Taiwan by Avex Taiwan on July 11, 2008.
Background
[edit]Super Junior-H is Super Junior's fourth official sub-unit after Super Junior-K.R.Y, Super Junior-T, and Super Junior-M. They debuted on June 7, 2008, with the performance of their first promotional dance single, "Cooking? Cooking!", at the 2008 Dream Concert.[1]
The subgroup released their second single, "Pajama Party" on August 3, 2008, on SBS's Popular Songs. The music video was released on August 4, 2008.[2] "Pajama Party" promotions only lasted a month, and promotions for the EP officially ended on September 7, 2008.[citation needed]
Composition
[edit]Their EP contains a total of five tracks, all of which display exhilarating music with cheerful dances, bringing happiness to listeners. Bubbly and blissful with playful and chatty lyrics, the title track "Cooking? Cooking!" is widely known to be reserved as the "Best Summer Song of the Year" by SM Entertainment.[citation needed] The lyrics deal of a fun episode that took place while eating the food a girlfriend cooked.[3]
Other tracks, such as "Pajama Party", "You&I", and "Sunny" are other samples of the same bubbly genre, however, each song differ in style because of the unique sounds that are incorporated into each different track.[1]
"You&I" is influenced by modern jazz/swing music while "Sunny" is an influence from retro, disco dance. The last track, "Good Luck!!" is a medium-tempo ballad with vocal harmonization, which also includes a brief a cappella performance by the members.[1]
The EP's jacket photoshoots are also included in the album, compressing them into a 28-page long booklet. The themes of the photoshoots contain a variety of different themes, such as a fun pajama party, a pillow fight, and a cooking party.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Cooking? Cooking!" (요리왕; yoliwang; lit. 'Cooking king') | Roz | Roz | Lee Yong-min | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Pajama Party" (파자마 파티; pajama pati) | Lee Seung-ho | Park Hae-won | Park Hae-won | 3:32 |
| 3. | "You&I" (둘이; dul-i; lit. 'Two people') |
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| Sung Jin | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Sunny" (꿀단지; kkuldanji; lit. 'Honey pot') | Kim Jung-bae | Kenzie | Kenzie | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Good Luck!!" (잘해봐; jalhaebwa; lit. 'Do you best') | Roz | Roz | Roz | 3:33 |
Charts
[edit]Monthly album sales (South Korea)
[edit]Derived from both offline and online sales.[5]
| Month | 1 (June) |
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| Position | 4 |
| Sales | 24,013 |
| Total | 24,013 |
Chart positions
[edit]South Korea
[edit]| Chart | Country | Peak position | Notes |
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| Hanteo Charts | South Korea | 1 | |
| MIAK K-pop Charts | 4 | ||
| G-Music Combo Charts | Taiwan | 4 | |
| G-Music J-Pop Charts | 1 | 11–17 July 2008 21.02% sales[6] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| South Korea | June 5, 2008 | — | ||
| Various | ||||
| Taiwan | July 11, 2008 |
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Avex Taiwan | [7] |
| September 12, 2008 |
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 슈퍼주니어-해피, 첫 미니 앨범 '요리왕' 발매 [Super Junior-Happy releases their first mini album 'Cooking King']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Myung-shin (August 4, 2008). 슈퍼주니어, MTV '아시아 어워드 2008' 최고인기아티스트상 수상! [Super Junior wins MTV 'Asia Awards 2008' Most Popular Artist Award!]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Hyung-woo (June 7, 2008). 슈주 해피 신동-은혁 잠실전 시구 시타 나선다 [Shūju Happy's Shindong and Eunhyuk to throw the ceremonial first pitch in the Jamsil game]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ Official site Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "무제 문서". Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2008
- ↑ (in Chinese) "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine G-Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart. Retrieved 2011-11-16
- ↑ "Super Junior-Happy". Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
