Turtles (South Korean band)
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Turtles | |
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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2001–2008 |
Members | Z-E, Keum Bi |
Past members | Subin, Turtleman |
Turtles | |
Hangul | 거북이 |
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Revised Romanization | Geobugi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŏbuki |
Turtles (Hangul: 거북이) 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, "Turtleman" (born Lim Sung-hoon), died of a heart attack on April 2, 2008; he was found by his manager at his apartment at 2:30pm.[2]
On 2008-09-04, the remaining members (Keum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment. On April 18, 2011 they announced they will be returning on April 28, with a new male member and single.[3]
Contents
Members
- Turtleman (터틀맨, rap & vocals) [Deceased as of April 2, 2008 due to a heart attack] (1970–2008)
- Z-E (rap & vocals)
- Geum Bi (금비, vocals)
- SuBin (수빈, vocals) [Former member, left after first album)
- Lee Kang (rap & vocals) [Joined in 2011]
Discography
Albums
- Go! Boogie!, 2001
- Turtles 2, 2003
- Turtles 3, 2004
- Turtles 4, 2006
- 오방간다(OhBangGanDa), 2008
Mini Albums
- Turtles: Digital Single - Christmas Mix, 2006
- Turtles: 4.5 - Remake Single, 2007
- Turtles: Digital Single - 분홍빛 크리스마스, 2007
Compilations
- Turtles Best, The Land of Turtles, 2006
- Turtles Special Album, The Unfinished Story, August 14, 2008, in memory of Lim Sung-hoon
Awards
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year | Category | Work | Result |
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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
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- ↑ 거북이 '터틀맨' 임성훈 사망 / Turtles: Im Sung-hoon “Turtleman” Dies. Chosun.com. April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
- ↑ 거북이 ‘눈물의 해체’ / Turtles: Disbandment in Tears. kyunghyang.com. September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
- ↑ "2002 MMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ↑ "2004 MKMF part 1". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
External links
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