Leessang

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Leessang
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hip Hop, Pop
Years active 2002–present
Labels Jungle Entertainment
Associated acts Jung In, Drunken Tiger, Yoon Mi Rae, Big Mama King, Hwayobi
Website Official Website
Members
Garie
Gil
Leessang
Hangul 리쌍
Revised Romanization Rissang
McCune–Reischauer Rissang
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Leessang (Hangul: 리쌍; stylized as LeeSsang) is a South Korean Hip-hop duo, composed of Kang Hee-gun ("Garie") and Gil Seong-joon ("Gil"). Formed in 2002, Leessang is known for its collaborations with Drunken Tiger, Yoon Mi Rae, Big Mama King, Hwayobi, and many others. Leessang is composed of one vocalist and one rapper.[1][2] The duo has released seven albums to date: two self-titled records in 2002 and 2003, Library of Soul in 2005, Black Sun in 2007, Baek-a Jeolhyeon (백아절현) in 2009, Hexagonal in late 2009, and Asura Balbalta in 2011.[3][4][5]

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[edit] Career

[edit] Present: Asura Balbalta

They returned after a two-year hiatus with the album Asura Balbalta. It was extremely successful, with 13 of the album's tracks charting in the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100.[6][7] Two songs from the album, "Turn Off the TV" and "Reminiscence", made it to the top 3 of the Melon Chart for September.[8][9][10]

[edit] Members

Garie

  • Birthname: Kang Hee-gun (Hangul: 강희건)
  • Date of Birth: February 24, 1978 (1978-02-24) (age 33)
  • Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Gil

  • Birthname: Gil Seong-joon (Hangul: 길성준)
  • Date of Birth: December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) (age 34)
  • Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album Information Tracklist
Leessang Of Honey Family [11]
再,啓發 (재, 계발) [12]
Library of Soul [13]
Black Sun [14]
伯牙絶絃 (백아절현) [15]
Hexagonal [16]
Asura Balbalta (2011) [17]

[edit] Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref
2002 M.net KM Music Video Festival Best Hip-hop "Rush" N/A
2007 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Song Of The Month Won N/A
2009 Mnet Asia Music Awards Best Hip-hop "Can't Breakup Girl" N/A
Best Picture "Can't Breakaway Boy" N/A
Cyworld Digital Music Awards Bonsang Won N/A
Melon Music Awards Sudden Rise of the Year Won N/A
Mnet 20's Choice Hot Variety Star Gil N/A
MBC Broadcasting Awards Newcomer - Men's Division Gil N/A
2010 Cyworld Digital Music Awards Bonsang Won N/A
Best Collaboration "Rush" featuring Jung In N/A
2011 Melon Music Awards Top 10 Artist Won N/A
Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Rap Performance Won N/A

[edit] The Movement

Leessang is part of the Movement,[citation needed] a Korean hip-hop crew, which includes several other well-known hip-hop artists:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Naver People Search – Leessang, Naver. (Korean)
  2. ^ Nate Search – Leessang, Nate. (Korean)
  3. ^ Naver Search – Leessang Discography, Naver. (Korean)
  4. ^ "리쌍, 이하늘형은 장례식서 육개장 나르는 사람", Naver, 8 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  5. ^ "리쌍, 힙합은 아직도 배고프다.", Naver, 14 November 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  6. ^ Billboard Korea Staff (September 2, 2011). "Love Ballads Sweep Into the K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/love-ballads-sweep-into-the-k-pop-hot-100-1005338222.story#/news/love-ballads-sweep-into-the-k-pop-hot-100-1005338222.story. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
  7. ^ "리쌍, 목마른 자들의, 그들을 위한 노래", Star Today, 29 August 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011. (Korean)
  8. ^ "Leessang tops the Melon Charts with Turned off the TV", Allkpop, 3 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Leessang talks about their success with AsuRA BalBalTa", Allkpop, 27 August 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Gaon Chart History", Gaon". Retrieved 28 October 2011. (Korean)
  11. ^ "Leessang Of Honey Family', Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  12. ^ "재, 계발", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  13. ^ "Library of Soul", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  14. ^ "Black Sun", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  15. ^ "伯牙絶絃 (백아절현)", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  16. ^ "Hexagonal", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)
  17. ^ "Asura Balbalta", Naver. Retrieved 18 October 2011. (Korean)

[edit] External links
Executives
Seo Jung-kwon (Founder)  · Cho Sun-oh (CEO)
Current Roster
Solo
Yoon Mi Rae  · Bizzy · Jung In  · Cho Moon Geun  · Loptimist  · Teby
Group
Drunken Tiger · Leessang  · M.I.B
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