Before becoming a band with GMM Grammy, So Cool had performed on more than 100 stages and competed in many music contests in their province, including the Asian Beat Band Competition, one of the greatest music competition in Thailand. The winner of the competition would represent Thailand to compete in Malaysia. They put in a substantial effort to practice after school and eventually won the 1st prize and the 'Best Performance' prize from the contest. Unfortunately, the contest in Malaysia was cancelled due to Terrorism on 11 September.