Balming Tiger

Balming Tiger is an alternative K-pop music collective and band formed in Seoul, South Korea, in 2018. The group is composed of rappers, singer-songwriters, producers, video directors, creative director, visual artist, A&R, and editors. The founding members were San Yawn, Abyss, No Identity, and Byung Un. After the departure of No Identity and Byung Un, the group expanded its creative spectrum with the addition of new members in the following order: Jan'Qui, Unsinkable, Sogumm, Omega Sapien, Henson Hwang, BJ Wnjn, Mudd the student, Leesuho, and Hong Chanhee.

Balming Tiger
From left to right: Hong Chanhee, Omega Sapien, Mudd the student, Sogumm, BJ WNJN
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Years active	2018–present
Labels	YG Plus, AWAL
Members	San Yawn Omega Sapien Abyss Jan'Qui Sogumm BJ Wnjn Unsinkable Mudd the student Henson Hwang Leesuho Hong Chanhee
Past members	Byung-Un No Identity
Website	balmingtiger.com

Members

Band members

• Kim Hanjoo – music director, guitar and keys (2024–present)
• Mulsoo – band master, bass (2024–present)
• Schepes – keys (2024–present)
• Jin Sil – guitar (2024–present)
• Iljun Jeon – drums (2024–present)
• Leesuho – FX (2024–present)

Balming Tiger live in the UK

Other members

• San Yawn – producer, creative director (2017–present)
• Abyss – A&R, DJ (2017–present)
• Jan'Qui – video director (2018–present)
• Unsinkable – producer, DJ (2018–present)
• Sogumm – singer-songwriter, vocalist (2018–present)
• Omega Sapien – rapper (2018–present)
• Henson – marketing manager, editor (2018–present)
• BJ Wnjn – singer-songwriter, producer (2019–present)
• Mudd the Student – singer-songwriter, producer (2019–present)
• Leesuho – video director, producer (2021–present)
• Hong Chanhee – visual director (2021–present)

Past members

• Byung-Un – rapper (2017–2019)
• No Identity – producer (2017–2019)

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		JPN Over. [1]	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
"Wo Ai Ni" (with Yaeji)	2025	18	—	—

BT in Glastonbury Festival, UK

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