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.
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.거북이 '터틀맨' 임성훈 사망 / Turtles: Im Sung-hoon “Turtleman” Dies. Chosun.com. April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
On September 4, 2008, the remaining members (Geum Bi and Z-E) announced their official disbandment.거북이 ‘눈물의 해체’ / Turtles: Disbandment in Tears. kyunghyang.com. September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008. On April 2, 2011, the group released "Aigoo", a posthumous single found on Turtleman's computer. On April 18, 2011, they announced they would be returning on April 28, with a new male vocalist and single titled "Protagonist".
Members Turtleman (터틀맨, rap and vocals, 2001–2008; his death) Z-E (지이, rap and vocals) (2001–2008) Geum Bi (금비, vocals) (2001–2008) Su Bin (수빈, vocals, 2001) Lee Kang (이강, rap and vocals, 2011)
Discography
Albums Go! Boogie!, 2001 Turtles 2, 2003 Turtles 3, 2004 Buy Turtles, 2006 오방간다 (OhBangGanDa), 2008
Singles Turtles: Digital Single – Christmas Mix, 2006 Turtles: 4.5 – Remake Single, 2007 Turtles: Digital Single – 분홍빛 크리스마스, 2007 아이고 (Aigoo), 2011 주인공 (protagonist), 2011
Compilations Turtles Best, The Land of Turtles, 2006 Turtles Special Album, The Unfinished Story, August 14, 2008
Awards Mnet Asian Music Awards Year Category Work Result 2002 Best New Group "4 Seasons" (사계)"2002 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-17. 2004 Best Group Video "Come On""2004 MKMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved 2014-08-25. 2006 Best Dance Performance "Airplane""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. 2007 Best Mixed Group "It's Been A Long Time""2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
References
External links Turtle in empas people