Turtles (South Korean band)

Turtles
Origin South Korea
Genres Hip hop
Years active 2001–2008, 2011
Past members
  • Turtleman
  • Z-E
  • Geum Bi
  • Lee Kang
  • SuBin
Turtles
Hangul 거북이
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 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 member and single.[3] However, no releases have been made as of 2008.

Members

  • Turtleman (터틀맨, rap & vocals) [Deceased as of April 2, 2008 due to a heart attack] (1970–2008)
  • Z-E (rap & vocals) (1980–)
  • Geum Bi (금비, vocals) (1982–)
  • SuBin (수빈, vocals) [Former member, left after first album) (1983–)
  • Lee Kang (rap & vocals) [Joined in 2011] (1981–)

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". Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  5. ↑ "2004 MKMF part 1". 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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