Turtles (South Korean band) explained

Turtles
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	South Korea
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	2001–2008, 2011
Label:	Enter One Music
Past Members:	Turtleman Lee Kang SuBin

Hangul:	거북이
Rr:	Geobugi
Mr:	Kŏbuki

Turtles 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

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

External links

• Turtle in empas people

Notes and References

1. Web site: 거북이 (Turtles). Daum. 26 December 2011. Korean.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080405181815/http://spn.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/04/02/2008040201503.html 거북이 '터틀맨' 임성훈 사망 / Turtles: Im Sung-hoon “Turtleman” Dies
3. http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200809042142546&sec_id=540301&sk_id=08 거북이 ‘눈물의 해체’ / Turtles: Disbandment in Tears
4. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6490 "2002 MMF part 1"
5. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6496 "2004 MKMF part 1"
6. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=9552 "2006 MKMF Part 1 : I Love Punk – Haerang + Lee SungWoo/ Break Through-SS501/ The Queen Is Back! – Cocoboys and Dodogirls + Um JungHwa"
7. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=75123 "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1"