Balming Tiger

Balming Tiger
(From left to right) San Yawn, bj wnjn, Mudd the student, Omega Sapien
(From left to right) San Yawn, bj wnjn, Mudd the student, Omega Sapien
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsYG Plus
Members
Past membersJang Seok-hun
Websitebalmingtiger.com

Balming Tiger is a South Korean musical collective founded in 2018 in Seoul. The group consists of director San Yawn, rapper Omega Sapien, DJ Abyss, music video directors Jan'Qui and Leesuho, singer-songwriters Sogumm, Wnjn, and Mudd the Student, and editor Henson. In 2018, they released their first single, "I'm Sick".

Balming Tiger describe themselves as a “multi-national alternative K-pop group” and refuse to be limited or defined by one specific genre.[1]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[2] 		US
Dig.
[3]
"I'm Sick" 2018 — — Non-album singles
"Armadillo" 2019 — —
"Kolo Kolo" 2020 — —
"Just Fun!" 2021 — —
"Loop?" — —
"Sexy Nukim" (섹시느낌)
(featuring RM of BTS)[4] 		2022 33 30

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee(s) of the award, award category, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Berlin Music Video Awards 2020 Most Trashy "Kolo Kolo" Nominated [5]
Korean Hip-hop Awards 2019 Music Video of the Year "I'm Sick" Nominated [6]
2020 "Armadillo" Won [7]
2023 Collaboration of the Year "Sexy Nukim" (with RM) Won [8]
Music Video of the Year Won

References

  1. ^ Oré, Michella (April 6, 2020). "The international collective revealing K-pop's alternative side". i-D. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Digital Song Sales (Week of September 10, 2022)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 1, 2022). "BTS' RM Joins Korean Musical Collective Balming Tiger for 'Sexy Nukim'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Russian Rave Band Little Big Won «Most Trashy» Award on Berlin Music Video Awards 2020". Oreanda. June 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Park, Kyung-soo (October 28, 2019). 제 3회 '한국 힙합 어워즈 2019' 후보 리스트가 발표됐다. [The list of nominees for the 3rd 'Korea Hip Hop Awards 2019' has been announced.]. Bbangya News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Kim, Soo-kyung (March 5, 2020). '2020 한국힙합어워즈', 수상 명단 공개...'올해의 아티스트'는 염따 ['2020 Korea Hip-Hop Awards', winners list revealed... 'Artist of the Year' is YumDDa]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (March 11, 2023). 박재범, '한국 힙합 어워즈' 올해의 아티스트…바밍타이거 2관왕 [Park Jae-beom, Artist of the Year at the "Korea Hip-Hop Awards"...Balming Tiger won two awards]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Naver.