''Cooking? Cooking!'' ( ko, 요리왕), is the first EP by

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Super Junior-H Super Junior-H ( ko, 슈퍼주니어-해피, also known as Super Junior-Happy or Suju-Happy), is the fourth official sub-unit of South Korean boy band Super Junior with consists of five Super Junior members: Leeteuk, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, ...

, sub-unit of

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. It was released on 5 June 2008 by

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. The mini album sold close to 2,000 copies within one day of release. It was also released in Taiwan by

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on 11 July 2008.

Overview

Super Junior-H is

's fourth official sub-unit after

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Super Junior-T Super Junior-T ( ko, 슈퍼주니어-트), an initialism for Super Junior-Trot is the second official sub-group of South Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first idol group known for capitalizing trot music, the oldest form of Korean pop ...

, and

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. They debuted on 7 June 2008 with the performance of their first promotional dance single, " Cooking? Cooking!", at the 2008 ''Dream Concert''. 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

. The lyrics deal of a fun episode that took place while eating the food a girlfriend cooked. 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. "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

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, which also includes a brief

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performance by the members. 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.Official site

Track listing

Charts

Monthly album sales (South Korea)

Derived from both offline and online sales. Retrieved July 22, 2008

Chart positions

South Korea

References

External links

SM Entertainment's Official SiteSuper Junior-Happy's Official Site
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