Marronnier (마로니에) is a South Korean pop/ballad project group mostly active in the 1990s. Their song "Cocktail Love" was sung by guest singers Shin Yoon-mi, Choi Sun-won and Kim Shin-woo of Marronnier's third album released in 1994. "Cocktail Love" got huge popularity right after its release. However, The improvised group performed lip syncing with songs by Shin Yoon-mi and Choi Sun-won. The group in the Cocktail Love music video didn't sing at all on Marronnier's third album. There was a legal dispute between the record label because they stole Shin Yoon-mi's voice and arrangement rights. Shin Yoon-mi sang "Cocktail Love" live in court to prove her rights. Shin Yoon-mi won a copyright lawsuit against record label and regained 'Moral Rights of singers' and 'copyright for chorus arrangement'.
Shin Yoon-mi and Kwon In-ha appeared on the 11th episode of "
Two Yoo Project Sugar Man
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" in 2020.
"Cocktail Love" has been covered by
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, Seo Young-eun featuring Kim Youn-woo, and
GFriend
GFriend (stylized in all caps; ) was a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music in 2015. The group consisted of six members: Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji. They debuted with the extended play (EP) '' Season of Glass'' on Jan ...
.
Members
* 1st Album: Kim Seon-min (김선민), Kwon In-ha (권인하), Shin Yoon-mi (신윤미)
* 2nd Album: Hwang Chi-hoon (황치훈), Kim Sa-mi (김사미), Lee Yun-seon (이윤선), Yu Ju-hui (유주희)
* 3rd Album: Shin Yoon-mi (신윤미), Choi Sun-Won (최선원), Kim Shin-Woo (김신우)
* 4th Album: Kim Min-kyoung (김민경), Kim Ji-young (김지영), Sin Yu-sang (신유상), Won Woo-hyuk (원우혁)
* 5th Album: Kim Min-kyoung (김민경), Kim Ji-young (김지영), Won Woo-hyuk (원우혁), Lee Hyeon-uk (이현욱)
* 6th Album: Kim Min-kyoung (김민경), Kim Ji-young (김지영), Lee Hyeon-uk (이현욱)
* 7th Album: Kim Ji-young (김지영), Yang Jun-seok (양준석), Lim Seung-seon (임승선)
Discography
Albums
* ''비를 기다리는 사람들 / 동숭로에서···'', 1989
* ''혼자 남는 법/안개꽃 꽃말은 슬픔'', 1992
* ''마로니에 3 - Cocktail Love'', 1994
* ''마로니에 '95 - 진실게임'', 1995
* ''마로니에 '96 - 큐피트의 화살'', April 1996
* ''마로니에 '97'', May 1997
* ''마로니에 '98'', 1998
Compilations
* ''마로니에 - The best'', December 2002
References
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South Korean pop music groups