Untouchable (Korean: 언터쳐블) was a South Korean hip hop duo managed by TS Entertainment. The group released their first single, "Ready To Shot", on 24 July 2006, but made their official debut on October 10, 2008, with the hit single "It's Okay".
Untouchable | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Years active | 2006–2019 |
| Labels | TS Entertainment |
| Past members | Sleepy D.Action |
History
edit2008–2010: Debut & success
editUntouchable 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[citation needed]. 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
editUntouchable 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
editThey returned from military service on May 1, 2013 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 December 5.
2014: "Take out"
editThe duo returned in July with Take out featuring Mayson the Soul.
2015: "Cigarette & Liquor", "Mask On", "Crayon", collaborations & solo debut
editOn 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.
2019: Disbandment
editOn September 14, 2019, it was announced that Sleepy left TS Entertainment via lawsuit, and the duo disbanded.
Former Members
edit- Sleepy (슬리피)
- D.Action (디액션)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [8] | |||
| Quiet Storm |
|
— | — |
| Who's Hot |
|
43 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [8] | |||
| 1st Mini Album |
|
— | — |
| 2nd Mini Album |
|
16 | |
| 3rd Mini Album |
|
56 | |
| Trip |
|
49 | |
| Heiiven |
|
38 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Charted singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [9] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Live in the Heart" (가슴에살아) feat. Narsha |
2010 | 6 | — | 2nd Mini Album |
| "Merry Go Round" (회전목마) | 16 | Non-album single | ||
| "Make a Fuss" (난리 브루스) feat. Vasco |
48 | Who's Hot | ||
| "Only You" (단 한사람) feat. Mellow |
34 | 3rd Mini Album | ||
| "You You" feat. Oh Jin-seok |
2011 | 45 |
|
Non-album single |
| "Call Me" (연락 좀 자주 해) feat. Andrew Choi |
2013 | 17 |
|
Trip |
| "Vain" (배인) feat. Koonta |
27 |
| ||
| "Take Out" feat. Mayson The Soul |
2014 | 38 |
|
Non-album single |
| "I See The Path" (길이 보여) feat. Vasco, Giriboy |
— |
|
Heiiven | |
| "Smoke" (거꾸로 문 담배) feat. Outlaw |
2015 | — |
|
Non-album single |
| "Crayon" (크레파스) | 55 |
|
Heiiven | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Untouchable To Release 2nd Mini Album This Week Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ^ Untouchable Is #1 On Music Charts Retrieved February 12, 2010
- ^ "Brown Eyed Soul and Untouchable postpone album release due to Yeonpyeong Island tragedy".
- ^ "Untouchable releases new album and reveals MV for "To make a fuss"".
- ^ "Untouchable releases comeback single, "You You"".
- ^ "힙합듀오 언터쳐블 디액션-슬리피 8월 동반입대". 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Hip hop duo Untouchable enlists for the army". Allkpop. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "2011년 05월 Download Chart".
- ^ "2013년 07월 Download Chart".
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Vain":
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Take Out":
- ^ Cumulative sales of "I See The Path":
- ^ "2015년 05주차 Download Chart".
- ^ "2015년 13주차 Download Chart".