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Turtles (South Korean band)

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Genres
  
Hip hop

Past members
  
Subin, Turtleman

Origin
  
South Korea (2001)

Years active
  
2001–2008

Genre
  
Hip hop music

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Members
  
Turtleman, Geum Bi, Z-E, Subin, Lee Gang

Albums
  
Go! Boogie!, Turtles:3, Turtles 2

Nominations
  
Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year

Similar
  
Epaksa, Kim Kyung Jin, Jung Hana, Youkyung, Yoon Hyun‑min

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.

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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.

On 2008-09-04, the remaining members (Keum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment. On April 18, 2011 they announced they will be returning on April 28, with a new male member and single.

Members

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

    1. Go! Boogie!, 2001
    2. Turtles 2, 2003
    3. Turtles 3, 2004
    4. Turtles 4, 2006
    5. 오방간다(OhBangGanDa), 2008

    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

    Songs

    4 SeasonsGo! Boogie! · 2001
    It's Been A Long Time2007
    Come OnTurtles 2 · 2003

    References

    Turtles (South Korean band) Wikipedia