Untouchable (South Korean band)
Untouchable 언터쳐블 | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | Hip-hop |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | TS Entertainment (Korea) |
Associated acts | Secret, B.A.P, Jiggy Fellaz |
Website | Official Korean website |
Members |
Sleepy D.Action |
Untouchable (Korean: 언터쳐블) is a South Korean hip hop duo managed by TS Entertainment. The group released their first single on August 24, 2006, but made their official debut on October 10, 2008 with their hit single "It's Okay" ft. Hwayobi.
History
2008–2010: Debut & success
Untouchable made their official debut on November 10, 2008 with their single "It's Okay" ft. Hwayobi. They released their first full album entitled "Quiet Storm" on January 8, 2009. Their single "Tell Me Why" ft. Hwa Young became a hit and topped online music charts. They followed this with the song "Oh", which was featured in their mini album "Untouchable", released June 9, 2009.
On February 4, 2010 their 2nd mini album "Untouchable: 2nd Mini Album" was released, featuring the vocals of Brown Eyed Girls' Narsha in the song "Living in the Heart."[1] On February 9, Untouchable's "Living in the Heart" topped online music charts.[2]
Untouchable's second album was postponed in 2010 due to the Yeonpyeong Island tragedy.[3] The album "Who's Hot" was released in December with the title track "Make a fuss".[4]
2011: "You you" release & military enlistment
Untouchable released their digital single "You you" on May 4, 2011.[5]
Both members started their mandatory military service in August 2011.[6][7]
2013: "Trips" and release from military
They returned from military service on May 1st and took a break before making their music comeback at the end of the year. They released Vain featuring Koonta of Rude Paper in November and followed up with a second track Trip which was released on their agency YouTube page on the 5th of December.
2014: "Take out"
The duo returned in July with Take out featuring Mayson the Soul.
2015: "Cigarette & Liquor", "Mask On", "Crayon", collaborations & solo debut
On January 16, 2015, Untouchable released their 8th digital single album titled Cigarette & Liquor. On February 24, 2015 they made their comeback with a digital single called Mask On. On March 18, 2015 they released their 5th mini album titled HEIIVEN, the track Crayon served as the title track. On June 16, 2015, Sleepy collaborated with his labelmate SECRET's Song Jieun on a track called Cool Night. On October 20, 2015 Sleepy released his first digital single titled Kibuntat ft. Baek Ah Yeon. On September 8, 2015, D.Action released his first mixtape accompanied by 2 music videos.
2016: "Check it out"
On January 19, 2016, D.Action released a music video for a track titled Check it out.
Member profiles
- Sleepy (Korean: 슬리피; born February 21, 1984),[8] birth name Kim Sung Won (Hangul: 김성원)
- The Action/D.Action (Korean: 디액션; born January 14, 1985),[9] (also known as Jiggy Action)[10] birth name Park Kyung Wook (Hangul: 박경욱)
Discography
Studio albums
Album | Album details | Track list |
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Quiet storm |
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Who's HOT |
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EPs
Album | Album details | Track list |
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Untouchable: First Mini Album |
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Untouchable: Second Mini Album |
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Untouchable: Third Mini Album |
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Untouchable: Fourth Mini Album 'TRIP' |
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Singles
Album | Album details | Track list |
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Ready to Shot |
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It's Okay |
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Love Song |
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Merry Christmas |
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Merry Go Around |
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Jiggy Get Down |
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You You |
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Call Me |
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Take Out |
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References
- ↑ Untouchable To Release 2nd Mini Album This Week Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ Untouchable Is #1 On Music Charts Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/11/brown-eyed-soul-and-untouchable-postpone-album-release-due-to-yeonpyeong-island-tragedy
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2010/12/untouchable-releases-new-album-and-reveals-mv-for-to-make-a-fuss
- ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2011/05/untouchable-releases-comeback-single-you-youblank
- ↑ http://news.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201106211820151001&code=100200
- ↑ "Hip hop duo Untouchable enlists for the army". Allkpop. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ Untouchable MySpace Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ Untouchable MySpace Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ↑ http://instagram.com/jiggyaction
External links
- Official Korean website by TS Entertainment (Korean)