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Phantom (Korean: 팬텀) was a South Korean hip hop boy band consisting of three members: Kiggen, Sanchez and Hanhae. They were managed by Brand New Music and Rainbow Bridge World. The group released numerous single albums and two mini-albums: Phantom City and Phantom Theory. In 2014, the group released its first full-length album, Phantom Power.[1][2] After two years of inactivity, Phantom disbanded in 2017.[3]
Phantom 팬텀 | |
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_from_acrofan.jpg) Phantom in April 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2011–2015 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | Kiggen Sanchez Hanhae |
Kiggen began his career as an underground producer and composer. He released his first solo album, a hip-hop and jazz hybrid called Pianissimo, in 2007.[4] That same year, he started an electronic music project called HybRefine. The group's only album, 2010, was released in 2010 and featured Sanchez on the single, "Cosmo Dance."[5][6] Hanhae was a trainee under Stardom Entertainment and an original member of k-pop group Block B. He left the group before its debut and released his own mixtape, Eargasm, in 2011.[7][8]
After joining Brand New Music, all three artists appeared in the music video for label mate Verbal Jint's single, "You Look Good," in 2011.[9] As Phantom, they released several videos that year on YouTube, including "19 Song," a medley of songs that had been banned by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family,[10] and "Freddie 'Phantom' Mercury Singing The Boys", which featured Sanchez emulating Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury while singing the song "The Boys" by girl group Girls' Generation.[11]
On 25 November 2011, Phantom released their first single album, Hole In Your Face (얼굴 뚫어지겠다).[12] The music video teaser was released the same day on their official YouTube channel.[13] The video, which depicted a girl being shot in the head by a gun, was immediately controversial due to its graphic nature, and the group released a censored version soon after.[14]
Phantom was awarded "Rookie of the Month" at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards for December 2011, despite the fact that the group hadn't yet made its official debut.[15] However, they made many performances over the next few months, appearing alongside popular artists including Verbal Jint, Bizniz, Swings, and Mighty Mouth.[16][17][18][19] The group also appeared in music videos by Verbal Jint, Absalute Music, and Skull.[20][21][22]
In August 2012, Phantom released the ballad, "Seaweed Soup".[23] They followed up with their first mini-album, Phantom City, a few days later,[24] reaching #10 on the Gaon Album Chart.[25] Phantom made their music show debut with the album track, "Burning", which they performed on M! Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core, and Inkigayo.[26][27][28][29] The group won Best New Artist at the Korean Culture Entertainment Awards that year.[30]
In January 2013, Phantom released their second mini-album, Phantom Theory, which debuted at #12 on the Gaon Album Chart.[31] They also released a music video for the single "Like Cho Young Pil".[32]
Phantom released their first full-length album, Phantom Power, in May 2014. The album featured guest artists San E, Verbal Jint, Navi, and Ga In, the last of whom featured on title track, "Seoul Lonely".[33] The album debuted at #16 on the Gaon Album Chart.[34]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [35] | |||
| Phantom Power |
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16 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [35] | |||
| Phantom City |
|
10 |
|
| Phantom Theory |
|
13 |
|
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [39] | ||||
| "Hole in Your Face" (얼굴 뚫어지겠다) | 2011 | 90 | — | Phantom City |
| "Ice" (하이트광고음악) | 2012 | — | ||
| "Seeweed Soup" (미역국) | 56 |
| ||
| "Burning" | 33 |
| ||
| "Like Cho Yong-pil" (조용필처럼) | 2013 | 45 |
|
Phantom Theory |
| "Come As You Are" (몸만와) feat. Verbal Jint |
18 |
|
Phantom Power | |
| "I Already Know" (다알아) | 17 |
| ||
| "New Era" (신세계) feat. Navi |
34 |
| ||
| "Seoul Lonely" (오늘따라) feat. Gain |
2014 | 23 |
| |
| "Fly" (날아올라) | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "A Story About My Ex" (이제 보니까) | 79 |
| ||
| "Could You Be Mine" (확신을 줘) | 2015 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "얼굴 뚫어지겠다 (Hole in Your Face)" | Cyworld Digital Music Awards | December 2011 Rookie of the Month[50] | Won |
| 2012 | Phantom | Korean Culture Entertainment Awards | Best New Artist[30] | Won |
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