Phantom (band)

South Korean hip-hop group

Phantom

Phantom in April 2013

Background information
Origin| South Korea
Genres| Hip hop
Years active| 2011–2015
Labels|

* Brand New Music
* Rainbow Bridge World

Past members| Kiggen
Sanchez
Hanhae

Phantom (Korean: 팬텀) was a South Korean hip hop boy band consisting of three members: Kiggen, Sanchez and Hanhae. They were managed by Brand New Music and Rainbow Bridge World. The group released numerous single albums and two mini-albums: Phantom City and Phantom Theory. In 2014, the group released its first full-length album, Phantom Power.[1][2] After two years of inactivity, Phantom disbanded in 2017.[3]

## Career

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### Beginnings and YouTube covers

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Kiggen began his career as an underground producer and composer. He released his first solo album, a hip-hop and jazz hybrid called Pianissimo, in 2007.[4] That same year, he started an electronic music project called HybRefine. The group's only album, 2010, was released in 2010 and featured Sanchez on the single, "Cosmo Dance."[5][6] Hanhae was a trainee under Stardom Entertainment and an original member of k-pop group Block B. He left the group before its debut and released his own mixtape, Eargasm, in 2011.[7][8]

After joining Brand New Music, all three artists appeared in the music video for label mate Verbal Jint's single, "You Look Good," in 2011.[9] As Phantom, they released several videos that year on YouTube, including "19 Song," a medley of songs that had been banned by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family,[10] and "Freddie 'Phantom' Mercury Singing The Boys", which featured Sanchez emulating Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury while singing the song "The Boys" by girl group Girls' Generation.[11]

### Hole In Your Face and Rookie of the Month award

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On 25 November 2011, Phantom released their first single album, Hole In Your Face (얼굴 뚫어지겠다).[12] The music video teaser was released the same day on their official YouTube channel.[13] The video, which depicted a girl being shot in the head by a gun, was immediately controversial due to its graphic nature, and the group released a censored version soon after.[14]

Phantom was awarded "Rookie of the Month" at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards for December 2011, despite the fact that the group hadn't yet made its official debut.[15] However, they made many performances over the next few months, appearing alongside popular artists including Verbal Jint, Bizniz, Swings, and Mighty Mouth.[16][17][18][19] The group also appeared in music videos by Verbal Jint, Absalute Music, and Skull.[20][21][22]

### Phantom City and Phantom Theory

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In August 2012, Phantom released the ballad, "Seaweed Soup".[23] They followed up with their first mini-album, Phantom City, a few days later,[24] reaching #10 on the Gaon Album Chart.[25] Phantom made their music show debut with the album track, "Burning", which they performed on M! Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core, and Inkigayo.[26][27][28][29] The group won Best New Artist at the Korean Culture Entertainment Awards that year.[30]

In January 2013, Phantom released their second mini-album, Phantom Theory, which debuted at #12 on the Gaon Album Chart.[31] They also released a music video for the single "Like Cho Young Pil".[32]

### Phantom Power

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Phantom released their first full-length album, Phantom Power, in May 2014. The album featured guest artists San E, Verbal Jint, Navi, and Ga In, the last of whom featured on title track, "Seoul Lonely".[33] The album debuted at #16 on the Gaon Album Chart.[34]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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KOR
[35]
Phantom Power |

* Released: May 19, 2014
* Label: Rainbow Bridge World, Brand New Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 16  |

* KOR: 1,369[36]

### Extended plays

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales

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KOR
[35]
Phantom City |

* Released: August 16, 2012
* Label: WA Entertainment, Brand New Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 10  |

* KOR: 3,000[37]

Phantom Theory |

* Released: January 17, 2013
* Label: WA Entertainment, Brand New Music
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 13  |

* KOR: 2,825[38]

### Singles

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#### As lead artist

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Album

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|

KOR
[39]
"Hole in Your Face" (얼굴 뚫어지겠다)  | 2011  | 90  | —  | Phantom City
"Ice" (하이트광고음악)  | 2012  | —
"Seeweed Soup" (미역국)  | 56  |

* KOR: 51,053[40]

"Burning"  | 33  |

* KOR: 275,294[41]

"Like Cho Yong-pil" (조용필처럼)  | 2013  | 45  |

* KOR: 157,846[42]

| Phantom Theory
"Come As You Are" (몸만와)
feat. Verbal Jint | 18  |

* KOR: 242,102[43]

| Phantom Power
"I Already Know" (다알아)  | 17  |

* KOR: 132,005[44]

"New Era" (신세계)
feat. Navi | 34  |

* KOR: 95,148[45]

"Seoul Lonely" (오늘따라)
feat. Gain | 2014  | 23  |

* KOR: 231,353[46]

"Fly" (날아올라)  | —  |

* KOR: 25,137[47]

| Non-album singles
"A Story About My Ex" (이제 보니까)  | 79  |

* KOR: 25,323[48]

"Could You Be Mine" (확신을 줘)  | 2015  | —  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

#### Collaborations

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Album

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KOR
[39]
"Mistletoe" (미슬토우)
with Geeks, Esna | 2013  | 24  |

* KOR: 98,228[49]

| Non-album single

## Awards

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Year  | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result

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2011  | "얼굴 뚫어지겠다 (Hole in Your Face)" | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | December 2011 Rookie of the Month[50] | Won
2012 | Phantom | Korean Culture Entertainment Awards | Best New Artist[30] | Won

## References

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1. ^ "PHANTOM Albums". Brand New Music. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
2. ^ "Phantom reveal preview for upcoming 1st full-length album 'PHANTOM POWER'". Allkpop. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
3. ^ Park, Young-woong (December 21, 2017). "'한해·키겐·산체스' 그룹 팬텀, 6년만에 해체..22일 마지막 무대". X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
4. ^ "KIGGEN(키겐) 피아노 기반 연주앨범 'pianissimo' 리뷰". HipHoper Magazine (in Korean). Retrieved April 17, 2016.
5. ^ "KIGGEN". Brand New Music (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
6. ^ "일렉트로닉 그룹 하이브리파인, 오늘(17일) 정규1집 앨범발매". Newsen (in Korean). August 17, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
7. ^ "Underground artist Hanhae releases solo mixtape feat. Block B's Zico". All Kpop. May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
8. ^ "[Interview] Phantom's Hanhae on Leaving Block B, Solo Album '365' and More". Mwave. January 31, 2015. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
9. ^ "Phantom (팬텀)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
10. ^ "New project trio 'Phantom' releases a medley of banned love songs, "19 Song"". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. September 7, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
11. ^ "'19금송' 팬텀, 소시 'The Boys'에 퀸 프레디 머큐리 재림 '화제'". NATE News (in Korean). November 16, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
12. ^ "Phantom releases track for 'Hole In Your Face'". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. November 24, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
13. ^ "New hip hop trio Phantom releases teaser for 'Hole In Your Face'". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. November 24, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
14. ^ 팬텀 티저 머리 관통 총격신, 잔혹성 논란. TVREPORT (in Korean). November 25, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
15. ^ 팬텀, 정식데뷔 전에 싸이월드 신인상 수상. NAVER (in Korean). January 3, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
16. ^ 버벌진트, 돌발공연 '감사감사' 개최…경쟁률이 10대 1?. Nate NEWS (in Korean). December 12, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
17. ^ 버벌진트, 전국투어 티저영상 공개. Hip Hop Playa (in Korean). March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
18. ^ "스윙스, 'PLK III', 수록곡 추가 공개". Hip Hop Playa (in Korean). March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
19. ^ "Cosmo Bikini Festival 2012" (in Korean). Cosmopolitan. June 7, 2012.
20. ^ "Verbal Jint releases "Thank You" music video feat. Yeonjin". Allkpop. 6Theory Media. December 14, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
21. ^ "앱살루트, 단체곡 'Let's get it poppin' 공개". Hip Hop Playa (in Korean). March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
22. ^ "스컬, 새 싱글 '쓰레기(Feat. 옥상달빛)' M/V 공개". Hip Hop Playa (in Korean). March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
23. ^ 브랜뉴뮤직의 팬텀, 미니앨범 선 공개곡 '미역국' 발표. Hip Hop Playa (in Korean). August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
24. ^ "Phantom release 1st EP, "Phantom City" + "Burning" MV". Koreaboo. August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
25. ^ "Gaon Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association (in Korean). August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
26. ^ "Phantom makes a "Burning" debut on 'M! Countdown'!". All Kpop. August 16, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
27. ^ "Phantom makes a "Burning" debut on 'Music Bank'!". All Kpop. August 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
28. ^ "Phantom makes a "Burning" debut on 'Music Core'!". All Kpop. August 18, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
29. ^ "Phantom makes a "Burning" debut on 'Inkigayo'!". All Kpop. August 19, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
30. ^ a b "팬텀 '10대 신인가수상 수상'" [Phantom Wins Best New Artist]. eNews 24 (in Korean). February 15, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
31. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, January 20-26, 2013". Gaon. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
32. ^ "Phantom Releases Full MV of "Like Cho Young Pil"". Soompi. January 18, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
33. ^ "Phantom Releases "Phantom Power" Album and Title Track "Seoul Lonely" Featuring Ga In". Soompi. May 18, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
34. ^ "Gaon Album Chart, May 25-31, 2014". Gaon. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
35. ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
* "Phantom City charting".
* "Phantom Theory charting".
* "Phantom Power charting".
36. ^ "2014년 05월 Album Chart".
37. ^ "2012년 08월 Album Chart".
38. ^ "2013년 01월 Album Chart".
39. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
* ""Hole in Your Face" charting".
* ""Seeweed Soup" charting".
* ""Burning" charting".
* ""Like Cho Yong-pil" charting".
* ""Come As You Are" charting".
* ""I Already Know" charting".
* ""New Era" charting".
* ""Seoul Lonely" charting".
* ""A Story About My Ex" charting".
40. ^ "2012년 33주차 Download Chart".
41. ^ Cumulative sales of "Burning":
* "2012년 08월 Download Chart".
* "2012년 37주차 Download Chart".
* "2012년 38주차 Download Chart".
42. ^ Cumulative sales of "Like Cho Yong Pil":
* "2013년 01월 Download Chart".
* "2013년 07주차 Download Chart".
* "2013년 078주차 Download Chart".
43. ^ Cumulative sales of "Come As You Are":
* "2013년 03월 Download Chart".
* "2013년 04월 Download Chart".
44. ^ "2013년 08월 Download Chart".
45. ^ "2013년 11월 Download Chart".
46. ^ Cumulative sales of "Seoul Lonely":
* "2014년 05월 Download Chart".
* "2014년 06월 Download Chart".
47. ^ "2014년 32주차 Download Chart".
48. ^ "2014년 47주차 Download Chart".
49. ^ "2013년 12월 Download Chart".
50. ^ "Phantom wins 'Rookie of the Month' award before official debut". Allkpop. January 3, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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Former|

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