Turtles (South Korean band)

South Korean hip-hop group

Not to be confused with The Turtles.

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Turtles

Origin| South Korea
Genres| Hip hop
Years active| 2001–2008, 2011
Labels| Enter One Music
Past members|

* Turtleman
* Z-E
* Geum Bi
* Lee Kang
* SuBin

Turtles

Hangul|

거북이

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.[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

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* 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

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### Albums

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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

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1. Turtles: Digital Single – Christmas Mix, 2006
2. Turtles: 4.5 – Remake Single, 2007
3. Turtles: Digital Single – 분홍빛 크리스마스, 2007

### Compilations

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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

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### Mnet Asian Music Awards

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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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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" Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
5. ^ "2004 MKMF part 1" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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.

## External links

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* Turtle in empas people

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