Turtles (South Korean band)

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Turtles
OriginSouth Korea
GenresHip hop
Years active2001–2008, 2011
LabelsEnter One Music
Past members
  • Turtleman
  • Z-E
  • Geum Bi
  • Lee Kang
  • SuBin
Turtles
Hangul
거북이
Revised RomanizationGeobugi
McCune–ReischauerKŏbuki

Turtles (Korean거북이) was a South Korean hip-hop group which debuted in 2001. The single "Airplane" (bihaengi) from their fourth album topped the KBS chart in September 2006.[1]

The lead singer and rapper of the group, "Turtleman" (born Lim Sung-hoon), died of a heart attack on April 2, 2008; he was found by his manager at his apartment.[2]

On September 4, 2008, the remaining members (Geum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment.[3] On April 18, 2011, they announced they would be returning on April 28, with a new male vocalist and single.

Members[]

  • Turtleman (터틀맨, rap and vocals, 2001–2008)
  • Z-E (지이, rap and vocals) (2001–present)
  • Geum Bi (금비, vocals) (2001–present)
  • Su Bin (수빈, vocals, 2001)
  • Lee Kang (이강, rap and vocals, 2011)

Discography[]

Albums[]

  1. Go! Boogie!, 2001
  2. Turtles 2, 2003
  3. Turtles 3, 2004
  4. Buy Turtles, 2006
  5. 오방간다 (OhBangGanDa), 2008
  6. 아이고 (Aigoo), 2011
  7. 주인공 (protagonist), 2011

Mini albums[]

  1. Turtles: Digital Single – Christmas Mix, 2006
  2. Turtles: 4.5 – Remake Single, 2007
  3. Turtles: Digital Single – 분홍빛 크리스마스, 2007

Compilations[]

  1. Turtles Best, The Land of Turtles, 2006
  2. Turtles Special Album, The Unfinished Story, August 14, 2008, in memory of Lim Sung-hoon

Awards[]

Mnet Asian Music Awards[]

Year Category Work Result
2002 Best New Group "4 Seasons" (사계)[4] Nominated
2004 Best Group Video "Come On"[5] Nominated
2006 Best Dance Performance "Airplane"[6] Nominated
2007 Best Mixed Group "It's Been A Long Time"[7] Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "거북이 (Turtles)" (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. ^ 거북이 '터틀맨' 임성훈 사망 / Turtles: Im Sung-hoon “Turtleman” Dies. Chosun.com. April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  3. ^ 거북이 ‘눈물의 해체’ / Turtles: Disbandment in Tears. kyunghyang.com. September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  4. ^ "2002 MMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  5. ^ "2004 MKMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  6. ^ "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk – Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! – Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  7. ^ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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