Goodbye Turtleman, Goodbye Turtles

3-member group Turtles‘ official declaration of the dissolution of the band was held on 4th September. And the remaining member Geum Bi and Ji Ah was seen in tears at the declaration ceremony.

Turtles debuted in 2001 and member Turtleman passed away in April 2008. The last album they released was their 5th album and the last single they promoted together was “Sing Lala”.

The absence of the late Turtleman felt so strongly at the conference that day, the 2 other members were in tears.

Geum Bi and Ji Ah said, ” The name Turtles started out with oppa’s name ‘Turtleman‘. Now with oppa gone, there is no more meaning to Turtles anymore.”

“Our previous songs are composed by oppa. Even if we are to sing new songs in the future as Turtles, there will no longer be the Turtles’s feel anyway.”

“We hope that everyone will not forget the smiles that Turtles‘ music brought to them. We will work hard and live well in the future. We cannot be together with Im Seong Hoon (Turtleman) but we will be together with him in our hearts”.

A special 6th album “Turtles: Stories untold” in commemorance of the late Turtleman was released on 24th August.

Here’s the MV of the single they last promoted together “Sing Lala”

Geum Bi and Ji Ah lost much weight. It must have been hard for them. Turtleman has always been the frontman whom they rely on..

Turtles will always be remember ㅠ.ㅠ

RIP Turtleman