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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 2001–2008, 2011 |
Labels | Enter One Music |
Past members |
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Hangul | 거북이 |
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Revised Romanization | Geobugi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kŏbuki |
Turtles (Korean: 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.
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.
On September 4, 2008, the remaining members (Geum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment. 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
- Go! Boogie!, 2001
- Turtles 2, 2003
- Turtles 3, 2004
- Buy Turtles, 2006
- 오방간다 (OhBangGanDa), 2008
- 아이고 (Aigoo), 2011
- 주인공 (protagonist), 2011
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) | Nominated |
2004 | Best Group Video | "Come On" | Nominated |
2006 | Best Dance Performance | "Airplane" | Nominated |
2007 | Best Mixed Group | "It's Been A Long Time" | Nominated |
References
- "거북이 (Turtles)" (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- 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" Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- "2004 MKMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
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