Mid-Air Thief

Mid-Air Thief
Also known as	Hyoo Gongjoong Doduk Shadow Community Bird's Eye Batang
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Folktronica
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	Foundation

Mid-Air Thief
Hangul	공중도둑
Revised Romanization	Gongjungdoduk
McCune–Reischauer	Kongjungdoduk

Mid-Air Thief (Korean: 공중도둑; RR: Gongjungdoduk) is a pseudonymous South Korean folktronica musician. They have released two albums: Gongjoong Doduk (2015) and Crumbling (2018),[1] the latter of which won Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2019 Korean Music Awards.[2]

Career

Mid-Air Thief started their career in 2012 using the stage name Hyoo (휴). In 2015, the project changed its name to Gongjoong Doduk (공중도덕) and released its self-titled debut album,[1] which was nominated for Best Modern Rock Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.[3] Their name would change again to Mid Air Thief (공중도둑) after rappers Dok2 and The Quiett released a song called "공중도덕" as part of the 2016 South Korean reality competition show, Show Me the Money 5.[1]

In 2018, Mid-Air Thief released their second album, Crumbling, which features vocals by South Korean singer Summer Soul.[4] The album gained attention from online music communities.[5][6] Crumbling was nominated for both Album of the Year and Best Dance & Electronic Album at the 2019 Korean Music Awards, and won Best Dance & Electronic Album.[2]

In 2021, Mid-Air Thief contributed to the soundtrack for the anime series Sonny Boy.[7]

In 2022, Mid-Air Thief released their third album, Flood Format (손을 모아), via their Bandcamp page and under the name Bird's Eye Batang (새눈바탕).

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Gongjoong Doduk (공중도덕; Gongjungdodeog)	Released: February 9, 2015 Label: Foundation Format: Digital download, streaming, CD
Crumbling (무너지기; Muneojigi)	Released: July 31, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP
Flood Format (손을 모아; Soneul Moa)	Released: May 12, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Korean Music Awards	Best Modern Rock Album	Gongjoong Doduk	Nominated	[3]
2019		Best Dance & Electronic Album	Crumbling	Won	[2]
		Album of the Year		Nominated	[8]

References

1. Lee, So-hui (2018-08-09). "[이소희의 B레이더] 공중도둑, 이상하고 쿨한 세계". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
2. Kim, Su-jeong (2019-02-27). "BTS, 한국대중음악상 '올해의 음악인' 수상… "상 의미 잘 안다"". No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-03-11.
3. 수상후보: 장르분야. Korean Music Awards 2016 (2016-01-11). Retrieved on 2018-12-16.
4. "[INTERVIEW] 공중도둑 (Mid-Air Thief)". Poclanos (in Korean). 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
5. Ghosh, Sayan (21 October 2018). "Sayan Ghosh: Mid-Air Thief accrues online following". The Michigan Daily. University of Michigan. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
6. St. Michel, Patrick (2019-01-15). "Hidden Gems: Mid-Air Thief, "Crumbling"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
7. Loo, Ergan (2021-06-17). "Madhouse's Sonny Boy Sci-Fi Anime Posts New Video, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
8. "Nominees: 종합분야". Korean Music Awards 2019 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-03-11.

External links

• Mid-Air Thief on Bandcamp