Hippy Was Gipsy | |
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Origin | South Korea |
Genres | R&B |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Stoneship |
Members |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 히피는 집시였다 |
Revised Romanization | Hipineun Jipsiyeotda |
McCune–Reischauer | Hip'inŭn Chipsiyŏtta |
Hippy Was Gipsy (Korean : 히피는 집시였다) is a South Korean R&B duo consisting of members Jflow and Sep. [1] They debuted in 2016 with the EP Island, and have since released three full-length albums: Tree (2017), Language (2018), and Empty Hands (2018). [2] Tree won awards for best R&B album at both the 2018 Korean Music Awards [3] and the 2018 Korean Hip-hop Awards. [4]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [5] | ||
Tree (나무) |
| 99 |
Language (언어) |
| 64 |
Empty Hands (빈손) |
| — |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [5] | ||
Island (섬) |
| — |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | R&B Album of the Year | Tree | Won | [4] |
Collaboration of the Year | "Fall" (지네) (with Kim O Ki) | Nominated | [6] | |
2019 | R&B Album of the Year | Language | Nominated | [7] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best R&B & Soul Album | Tree | Won | [3] |
Best R&B & Soul Song | "Dot" (점) | Nominated | [8] | |
2019 | Best R&B & Soul Album | Language | Nominated | [9] |
Best R&B & Soul Song | "Bed" (침대) | Nominated |
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