- Turtles (group)
infobox musical artist
Name=Turtles
Background=group_or_band
Origin=South Korea
Genre=hip hop
Years_active=2001 —
Current_members=Turtleman ,Z-E ,Keum Bi Turtles (거북이) was a K-hip-hop group who debuted in 2001. The single "Airplane" (bihaengi) from their fourth album topped the KBS chart in September 2006. [http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/enter/music_top.htm?Rank_Date=2006-09-03]
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. [ [http://spn.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/04/02/2008040201503.html 거북이 '터틀맨' 임성훈 사망 / Turtles: Im Sung-hoon “Turtleman” Dies] . "Chosun.com". April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.]On
2008-09-04 , the remaining members (Keum Bi and Z-E) announced the official disbandment. [ [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] . "kyunghyang.com". September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.]Members
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Turtleman (터틀맨, rap) [Deceased as of April 2, 2008 due to a heart attack] (1970-2008)
*Z-E (rap & vocals)
*Keum Bi (금비, vocals)
*SuBin (수빈, vocals) [Former member, left after first album)Discography
Albums
# "Go! Boogie!", 2001
# "Turtles 2", 2003
# "Turtles 3", 2004
# "Turtles 4", 2006
# "오방간다(OhBangGanDa)", 2008Mini Albums
# "Turtles: Digital Single - Christmas Mix", 2006
# "Turtles: 4.5 - Remake Single", 2007
# "Turtles: Digital Single - 분홍빛 크리스마스", 2007Compilations
# "Turtles Best, The Land of Turtles", 2006
# "Turtles Special Album, The Unfinished Story", August 14 2008, in memory of Lim Sung-hoonExternal links
* [http://people.empas.com/people/info/tu/rt/turtle/ Turtle in empas people]
* [http://www.kpopwiki.com/Turtles_(group) kpopwiki: Turtles]
* [http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/enter/music_artists_detail.htm?No=10328 KBS Profile]References
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